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While Musk's Neuralink drills into skulls, China's BrainCo bets the future of brain tech is wearable
Companies around the world, especially in the U.S. and China, are racing to build brain-computer interfaces – some through invasive implants, others by skipping surgery altogether. Investors and industry players say the market for…
5 Deeply Discounted CEFs Paying Up To 10.2%
The Taiwan Fund (TWN) is a perfect example of how CEFs let us buy even white-hot assets for less than they're worth. Nomura Asset Management's Sky Chen is tasked with building a portfolio of stocks listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange that represent…
Kurdistan looks to follow Israel's lead and become the next Start-Up Nation
The Kurdistan Region is trying to change its image in the world. For decades, outsiders have focused on Saddam Hussein, genocide, ISIS, oil, and security. All of this is significant to Kurdistan's past and present. But if a place is known mostly…
Energy and climate deals of the week
• Quaise Energy, a developer of geothermal energy drilling tech, raised $144m in Series B funding led by Prelude Ventures. Go deeper • Oxylabs, a Lithuanian data infrastructure platform, raised $130m from Warburg Pincus at a $3.6b…
When Uncle Sam Turns Venture Capitalist, What Could Go Wrong?
The battery recycler Ascend Elements was riding high in 2023, flush with hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. The seed money provided to the Massachusetts company, which launched in 2017, was one of several large bets the Biden…
Stop hiring for the résumé. Start hiring for obsession
Over the past four years, I've interviewed thousands of candidates and extended offers to about 40 people. I'm 27 years old and to this day, I have never been on the other side of the job interview. Instead, I've started two companies and…
The New Cold War: America Invents, China Deploys
SpaceX remains pioneer of reusable launch. But the question is no longer whether China can participate On Friday, off the coast of Hainan, a Long March-10B booster separated from its upper stage, descended vertically over the South China Sea, and…
Inside Ukraine's game-changing drone industry
By Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Viktor Koziuk, and Ilona Sologoub If necessity is the mother of innovation, Ukraine's military technology industry, particularly drone production, is Exhibit A. When Russia first attacked Ukraine in 2014, drones were used…
A Luxury Fashion Retailer in Bahrain Launches Its Own AI Personal Stylist
Bahrain-based Brands Seekers, a global luxury fashion retailer, is launching an AI personal stylist that can give personalized recommendations in 38 languages from a catalog of over 350 brands, including Balenciaga, Armani and Lacoste. Called the…
UK's 'best place to live' is pretty market town packed with 80 independent shops
The pretty town with lots of independent shops One charming market town in Hampshire doesn't force you to pick between countryside, coast or city. Here, you get access to all three, with a vibrant selection of independent retailers included. On the…
Google's SensorFM Reveals Where AI Takes Wearable Health
Close-up of arm of a man wearing a Fitbit Versa smart watch displaying sleep tracking data, a recently expanded capability of several Fitbit products, San Ramon, California, September 12, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Google's…
Measuring Is Not Enough Anymore - LessWrong
Is measuring general AI capabilities a good strategy to reduce AI existential risk, compared to other strategies? A disclaimer upfront: To answer that, one organization in particular will serve as an example, but the argument that we'll be making…
Financials Up Ahead of Earnings - Financials Roundup
Shares of banks and other financial institutions rose ahead of earnings in the sector. Shares of Circle Internet Group rose after the firm received approval from federal banking regulators to establish a national trust bank, a regulatory milestone…
Berlin's CDU-SPD government turns German capital into a centre of war production
On September 20, Berliners will elect the House of Representatives, the city-state's parliament. Governing Mayor Kai Wegner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) heads a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Behind the…
Rivian Just Did What Investors Despised Lucid for. How Bad Is It?
When investors are considering young electric vehicle (EV) stocks, Rivian Automotive (RIVN 3.34%) and Lucid Group (LCID 4.80%) often pop up. Both Rivian and Lucid have proved capable of developing compelling vehicles, albeit at lofty prices…
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