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🔬 Scientists build DNA-based computer solving chess problems
🇧🇷 Elon Musk's X is now banned in Brazil
🤖 Amazon acqui-hires Covariant for robotics models and AI talent
💼 OpenAI may expand 'capped for-profit' to attract big investors
🚖 Uber revives robotaxi plans with new partnerships
🎁 + 6 other news you might like
🔮 + 3 handpicked research papers and tools
🔬 Scientists build DNA-based computer solving chess problemsLINK
Scientists created a computer from DNA that can solve basic chess and sudoku puzzles, marking a significant advancement towards practical DNA computing systems.
Using synthetic cellulose material increased the stability and storage capacity of DNA strands, enabling these DNA computers to store about 1,000 terabytes per cubic centimeter.
The researchers utilized an enzyme to transcribe DNA into RNA, preventing the destruction of the original data and allowing the system to solve simplified chess and sudoku problems on a 3x3 grid.
🇧🇷 Elon Musk's X is now banned in BrazilLINK
A judge in Brazil has ordered the suspension of social media platform X after Elon Musk failed to appoint a new legal representative for the country.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes instructed the National Telecommunications Agency to restrict access to X within 24 hours and directed Apple and Google to remove the app from their stores within five days.
Brazil will impose daily fines of $50,000 Brazilian real (~$8,900 USD) on individuals attempting to access X via VPN, and Musk claims this action undermines free speech and democracy.
🤖 Amazon acqui-hires Covariant for robotics models and AI talentLINK
Amazon is hiring three co-founders from AI startup Covariant, including CEO Peter Chen, and securing a non-exclusive license to the company's AI models.
Amazon's hiring arrangement includes about a quarter of Covariant's employees moving to its Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics team, with Covariant continuing to operate independently.
This deal is similar to one Amazon made in June with Adept, involving founder hiring and AI model licensing, and follows a trend among tech giants to acquire AI talent through strategic hires.
💼 OpenAI may expand 'capped for-profit' to attract big investorsLINK
OpenAI is reportedly looking to modify its corporate structure to appeal more to large investors, preparing for another funding round with an estimated valuation surpassing $100 billion.
Talks are underway for OpenAI to remove profit caps, which would provide investors with full profit access, per sources cited by the Financial Times.
The planned funding round may see significant investments from Thrive Capital, Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia, positioning OpenAI to attract substantial financial backing.
🚖 Uber revives robotaxi plans with new partnershipsLINK
Uber is reigniting its robotaxi ambitions by forming strategic partnerships with former competitors working on autonomous vehicles.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced new alliances with Wayve, Cruise, and Waymo, alongside plans to integrate 100,000 electric vehicles from Chinese company BYD onto Uber's platform.
The renewed focus on robotaxis comes as interest in the technology grows, with Tesla set to reveal a robotaxi model later this year, posing potential competition for Uber.
Other news you might like
Google is rolling out more election-related safeguards in YouTube, search and AI.LINK
Coinbase sees its first crypto transaction between AI agents.LINK
CrowdStrike executive to testify on IT outage before US Congress.LINK
Scientists discover simple charging trick that can dramatically improve battery lifespan.LINK
Tesla Considers Warner Bros Studio For Highly Anticipated Robotaxi Unveiling Event: Report.LINK
North Korean hackers exploited Chrome zero-day to steal crypto.LINK
Latest research and tools
StatiCrypt: enables the encryption of static HTML pages using AES-256 and WebCrypto, creating password-protected content that is decrypted in the browser, ideal for secure sharing over static hosting platforms.LINK
Architectural Effects on Maximum Dependency Lengths of Recurrent Neural Networks: the paper explores how different architectures of recurrent neural networks influence their ability to handle long-distance dependencies in data.LINK
Radiance Cascades: a novel high-resolution solution for multidimensional non-local thermodynamic equilibrium radiative transfer problems.LINK
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