November 17, 2023

The Devices That Will Read Your Brain–and Enhance It

(Wall Street Journal) – But wearable brain-sensing devices—as opposed to implanted—could offer a broader swath of consumers cognitive feedback and other brain enhancements. That’s already happening in university and company labs. Several recent studies using simulators have shown that wearable … Read More

November 8, 2023

Amazon to Offer Lower-Cost Primary Care to Prime Members in Latest Healthcare Push

(Wall Street Journal) – Amazon is turning to Prime members to bolster its healthcare business, an industry where the company has sought to expand for years. The tech giant on Wednesday revealed plans to offer its millions of Amazon Prime … Read More

November 7, 2023

Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Startup Is Ready to Start Surgery

(Bloomberg) – Elon Musk is preparing for the most consequential launch of his career. But this one isn’t rocket science–it’s brain surgery. Musk’s company Neuralink Corp. is seeking a volunteer for its first clinical trial, meaning it’s looking for someone … Read More

November 6, 2023

‘ChatGPT Detector’ Catches AI-Generated Papers with Unprecedented Accuracy

(Nature) – A machine-learning tool can easily spot when chemistry papers are written using the chatbot ChatGPT, according to a study published on 6 November in Cell Reports Physical Science1. The specialized classifier, which outperformed two existing artificial intelligence (AI) … Read More