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TESLA CLAIMS IT PRODUCED THE FIRST BUIL=
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Tesla claims to have produced the first builds of its new, more
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affordable electric car models in June. Volume production has been
planne=
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Meta Unveils Wristband for =
Controlling Computers With Hand Gestures (7 minute read)
Meta's wristband reads the electrical s=
ignals that pulse through the muscles when people move their fingers. It us=
es a technique called electromyography to gather electrical signals from mu=
scles in the forearm. These signals can reveal what people are about to do =
even before they do it. With enough practice, people using the wristband ca=
n control devices simply by producing the right thought.
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Neuralink Sees $1 Billion o=
f Revenue by 2031 in Vast Expansion (4 minute read)
Neuralink expects to put its chips in 2=
0,000 people a year and generate at least $1 billion in annual revenue by 2=
031. It plans to have about five large clinics in operation and at least th=
ree versions of its device available. The company's figures assume a conser=
vative reimbursement of $50,000 per surgery. Several other brain companies =
are building and testing similar devices. No brain-computer interfaces have=
yet been commercially approved for permanent implantation by the US FDA - =
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Why Amazon Wants an AI Brac=
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Bee's wearable bracelet transcribes use=
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nto searchable history. The company's chief executive recently announced th=
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evice could gather could help Amazon build more advanced AI models. Amazon =
hasn't provided any official details on its motivations for acquiring the c=
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Jeff Bezos weighing possibl=
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Jeff Bezos has signaled his interest in=
buying CNBC. The network would serve as a credible 'neural voice' in his m=
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lans to spin off its struggling cable assets by the end of the year. CNBC w=
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