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2024-02-02 20:55:29

Neurotech startup Synchron is ramping up production of its flagship brain-computer interface to prepare for commercial demand, as the company inches closer to bringing its device to market.
Synchron, a competitor of Elon Musk’s Neuralink, announced Thursday that it has acquired a minority equity stake in the German manufacturer Acquandas, which has the unique ability to layer the metals that make up one component of the company’s implant.
Synchron’s BCI allows people with limited physical mobility to operate technology like smart home devices and cursors with their mind.

2024-02-02 20:52:56

Amazon on Thursday announced Rufus, a shopping assistant that uses generative artificial intelligence to help users search for products.
CEO Andy Jassy has said the company plans to incorporate generative AI across all of its businesses.
Amazon will report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/892ab9bd6666531a9ea951ee52c4a179801fcf2f27beea1fbb4e4b68e686de59/files/1706907160246-YAKIHONNES3.webp

2024-02-02 20:49:10

AI-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating — a 185% increase from 2022, according to federal lobbying disclosures analyzed by OpenSecrets on behalf of CNBC.
The spike in AI lobbying comes amid growing calls for AI regulation and the Biden administration’s push to begin codifying those rules.
Companies that began lobbying in 2023 to have a say in how regulation might impact their businesses include TikTok owner ByteDance, Tesla, Palantir, Nvidia, OpenAI and more.

2024-02-02 20:43:34

Kids aren’t safe on social media, lawmakers say. Tech CEOs are back in DC to pledge (again) that they’ll handle it
https://youtu.be/JHpSwXUM9Os

2024-02-02 20:34:37

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Apple employees greet customers who arrive to buy Apple's Vision Pro headset at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., February 2, 2024. https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/892ab9bd6666531a9ea951ee52c4a179801fcf2f27beea1fbb4e4b68e686de59/files/1706906061143-YAKIHONNES3.webp

2024-02-02 20:22:42

Meta shares jumped on Friday after profit tripled in the fourth quarter and the company issued its first-ever dividend.
Revenue rose 25% in the quarter for Meta, marking the fastest rate of growth for any period since mid-2021 as the online ad market rebounded.
Investors praised Meta’s decision to issue a dividend, a rare step for a high-growth technology company.

2024-02-02 20:18:25

Three people were indicted for an identity theft conspiracy that allegedly included the $400 million hack in late 2022 of doomed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, court records show.
Robert Powell, the alleged ringleader of the SIM-card swapping group, is due to appear in federal court in Chicago.
Also charged in the case are Carter Rohn, an Indianapolis resident, and Colorado resident Emily Hernandez, according to the indictment, which was issued in mid-January by a grand jury in federal court in Washington, D.C.

2024-02-02 20:10:41

The recent slump in Tesla stock threatens its place in an elite grouping of companies that powered a surge in U.S. markets in recent years, experts said, while triggering chatter of an AI-linked replacement for the electric automaker. https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/892ab9bd6666531a9ea951ee52c4a179801fcf2f27beea1fbb4e4b68e686de59/files/1706904546240-YAKIHONNES3.avif

2024-02-02 20:05:40

Short sellers targeting shares of a group of U.S. regional banks, including New York Community Bancorp , were up about $1.04 billion in paper profits over the last two sessions, according to data and analytics company Ortex. https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/892ab9bd6666531a9ea951ee52c4a179801fcf2f27beea1fbb4e4b68e686de59/files/1706904315145-YAKIHONNES3.avif