3 What does it feel like to have a brain-computer transplant?
Jeffrey Keefer, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, agreed to have the device temporarily applied to the surface of his brain. (WSJ$)
+ Former Neuralink employees believe the company is taking unnecessary risks. (sound)
+ How does it feel to have a life-changing brain implant removed? (MIT Technology Review)
4 Tragic news story leads readers to donate thousands of dollars
The only problem was that the victim didn't exist. (NBC News)
+ Surveillance company Flock Safety claims to have solved 10% of reported US crimes. Did you really do that? (404 media)
5 We are still waiting for AI to pay for itself.
We like playing around with generative AI, but we don't want to fork out to use it. (Bloomberg $)
6 British-Italian company claims to have discovered a better way to mine Bitcoin.
But cryptocurrency experts smell a rat. (FT$)
+ Ethereum has switched to proof-of-stake. Why not Bitcoin? (MIT Technology Review)
7 brands that rely on TikTok are feeling anxious.
In fact, there is no other app or platform that can generate the same kind of sales. (NYT$)
+ US lawmakers are being targeted by angry TikTok followers. (WP$)
+ Nvidia is selling its own version of the viral Stanley cup. (Insider $)
8 Care robots didn't live up to the hype.
In some cases, it can be more of a hindrance than a help. (Atlantic $)
+ Inside Japan's long experiment in automating elderly care. (MIT Technology Review)
9 Reality theory is seriously confused
But some of them are much more important than others. (New Scientist $)
+ What is death? (MIT Technology Review)
10 How Pixar's Software Changed Filmmaking Forever
We start with a very chill classic, Toy Story. (IEEE spectrum)