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Cyborgs

The first thing we all need to accept is that we're officially living in a sci-fi movie after that Neuralink demo dropped.

Noland Arbaugh was paralyzed in an accident but now he's out here playing chess and video games like Civilization VI telekinetically. It's wild!

Obviously, the tech behind this is next-level, but I was surprised by how simple the core concept is.

Neuralink basically wove a bunch of sensor threads directly into Noland's motor cortex to read his neural firing patterns when he thinks about movement.

Each of those threads contains high-density electrodes capable of detecting electrical brain activity, aka brainwaves. The N1 chip alone has 1,024 electrodes distributed across 64 threads - that's 16 electrodes per thread jammed into Noland's head. Crazy stuff.

With all those sensors embedded in the region controlling body movement, Neuralink can recognize specific brainwave signatures when Noland thinks about actions like "move mouse right." They then matched those neural patterns to the intended cursor movements so his thoughts translate directly into computer controls.

I know what you're thinking - an evil AI corp is gonna hack our brains and leave us braindead while they mine Dogecoin with our neurons. But it's just a one-way data stream, so Neuralink can't control us... yet.

But this is just the beginning - brain-computer symbiosis is about to hit serious strides over the next decade.

Hold onto your cerebrum, folks, the future is looking telepathic AF!

The Big Picture: What once seemed like fringe science fiction is now becoming mainstream reality. The Neuralink demo was our official wake-up call that we've entered the brain-computer interface era - a paradigm shift towards fusing human brains and machines.

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TECH

• Stability AI’s CEO Resigns as his focus shifts to decentralized AI.

• The US Department of Justice is suing Apple, 4 internal emails helped build the case.

• Google and Apple are in talks to bring Gemini to iPhones.

• China is producing more AI talent than the USA.

AI

• Peer-reviewed publications and scientific journals are littered with AI-generated text.

• Runway is partnering with MusixMatch to create AI-generated lyric videos.

• Nvidia announces Blackwell, the world’s most powerful chip for AI.

• Financial Times (FT) uses decades of data to create its own AI model.

SCIENCE

• Boom is working to create supersonic commercial jets

• New “fluffy” beetle discovered in Australia

• Neuralink enables a paralyzed patient to play chess with his mind

• NTU Singapore researchers create an ultra-thin semiconductor that can be used for creating smart wearable electronic clothes

CRYPTO

• MicroStrategy now owns about 1% of all Bitcoin.

• Bitcoin slipped to $64K as large outflows continued.

• Hopes for an Ethereum ETF look dim.

• Anthropic is selling FTX stake.

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