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🧠 Neuralink successfully implants brain chip in second patient
💸 Crypto market crash wipes out billions
🖋️ OpenAI has a 'highly accurate' ChatGPT text detector, but won't release it for now
⚖️ Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman again
🛰️ China launches first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink
🎁 + 7 other news you might like
🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools
🧠 Neuralink successfully implants brain chip in second patientLINK
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface startup, Neuralink, has commenced its second human trial, revealing that the implant is successfully functioning with about 400 electrodes providing signals. Musk claimed that Neuralink could bestow exceptional abilities such as thermal and eagle vision, and potentially restore blindness and cure neurological disorders in humans. Despite some initial problems and federal investigations into animal testing practices, Neuralink has over 1,000 volunteers for further trials and plans to implant chips in up to eight more patients by the end of 2024.
💸 Crypto market crash wipes out billionsLINK
The cryptocurrency market lost around $367 billion in value over 24 hours as bitcoin and ether saw significant drops, driven by investors selling off risky assets. The selloff coincided with a broader decline in global equities, particularly in Asia-Pacific markets, influenced by Japan's interest rate hike and poor performance in U.S. tech stocks. Other major cryptocurrencies also experienced significant losses, with the overall market dropping to $1.85 trillion amid fears of a global recession and financial market downturn.
🖋️ OpenAI has a 'highly accurate' ChatGPT text detector, but won't release it for nowLINK
OpenAI has an AI-detection tool that is highly effective at identifying AI-generated text, but the company hesitates to release it to avoid upsetting its user base.
The tool, reportedly 99.9% effective, is much more accurate than previous detection algorithms and utilizes a proprietary watermarking system to identify AI-created content.
Despite its potential to aid educators in spotting AI-generated homework, OpenAI is concerned about potential deciphering of their technique and biases against non-native English speakers.
⚖️ Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman againLINK
Elon Musk has filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman, accusing them of breaching the company's founding mission to benefit humanity with artificial intelligence.
The lawsuit alleges that Altman and Brockman manipulated Musk into co-founding OpenAI by promising it would be safer and more transparent than profit-driven alternatives.
Musk previously withdrew a similar lawsuit in June, but the new suit claims that OpenAI violated federal racketeering laws and manipulated its contract with Microsoft.
🛰️ China launches first satellites of constellation to rival StarlinkLINK
On Monday, a Chinese state-owned enterprise launched the initial batch of satellites for a megaconstellation aimed at competing with SpaceX's Starlink, according to a state-backed newspaper.
This launch is part of SSST's "Thousand Sails Constellation" initiative, which began last year with the goal of deploying over 15,000 low Earth orbit satellites by the end of the decade.
The project aims to deploy 108 satellites this year, 648 by 2025, achieve global network coverage by 2027, and reach 15,000 satellites before 2030.
Other news you might like
AI startup Groq raises $640 million to challenge Nvidia's dominance in AI chips.LINK
Apple is readying a plastic Watch SE model for kids.LINK
Mercedes gets greenlight for high level self-driving tests in Beijing, ahead of Tesla’s FSD.LINK
Apple stock is tanking after falling out of favor with Warren Buffett.LINK
CrowdStrike says it’s not to blame for Delta’s days-long outage.LINK
Apple started paying out its $50 million settlement over MacBook's defective butterfly keyboards.LINK
A rocket that has spent 15 years in space looks 'remarkably similar' to when it launched.LINK
Latest research and tools
Age: a secure and user-friendly file encryption tool that supports encrypting files for multiple recipients, passphrase protection, and hardware tokens like YubiKeys.LINK
Kindle as E-ink Monitor project: utilizes jailbreaking and custom scripting to repurpose a Kindle device as an E-ink monitor for displaying computer screen content wirelessly.LINK
Buster: a browser extension that automatically solves CAPTCHA challenges by using speech recognition to complete reCAPTCHA audio challenges, aiming to improve user experience on the web.LINK
Qub: a framework utilizing the QB64 language to simplify the process of building and hosting websites through a command-line interface, targeting users familiar with QBasic.LINK
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