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☆ China's Didi Global unveils robotaxi concept car called Didi Neuron
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

HONG KONG, April 13 (Reuters) - Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global showed off a robotaxi concept car it called "Didi Neuron" during a company event broadcast online on Thursday, which has robotic arms that can help passengers pick up bottles of water or carry their luggage. The blue and white vehicle was unveiled by Didi Autonomous Driving COO Meng Xing. Reporting by Josh Ye, writing by Brenda Goh; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi developing own driverless taxis, plans to roll them out in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi debuted the DiDi Neuron, a concept robotaxi. DiDi is working with Chinese carmakers to develop its own autonomous taxis which it is aiming to put into service in 2025. DiDi Global on Thursday said it is developing its own self-driving taxis alongside Chinese carmakers and it plans to roll them out in 2025 on its ride-hailing service. The Chinese giant's autonomous driving unit also showed off a concept robotaxi, or driverless taxi, called DiDi Neuron. DiDi set up its autonomous driving unit in 2016 and spun it off into a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2019.

☆ U.S. FDA approves Acadia's Rett syndrome drug
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The approval comes months after the FDA declined to approve expanded use of Acadia's drug Nuplazid to treat psychosis related to Alzheimer's disease. Acadia said it plans to make the drug available to patients by the end of April. He forecast peak U.S. trofinetide sales of $487.2 million by 2035. After the FDA declined to approve the expanded use of Nuplazid, Acadia said it would not pursue that indication for Nuplazid further. Improvement of symptoms was measured according to the assessment scales Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire and the Clinical Global Impression of Improvement.

☆ U.S. FDA approves Acadia's genetic Rett syndrome drug
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc's (ACAD.O) drug for the treatment of Rett syndrome, a genetic brain disorder, the company said on Friday, making it the first approved drug for the condition. The approval comes months after the FDA declined to approve expanded use of Acadia's drug Nuplazid to treat psychosis related to Alzheimer's disease. Acadia said it plans to make the drug available to patients by the end of April. He forecast peak U.S. trofinetide sales of $487.2 million by 2035. Improvement of symptoms was measured according to the assessment scales Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire and the Clinical Global Impression of Improvement.

☆ A new study reveals how psychedelics can physically reshape our brains to help fight depression
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A study published in Science shows how psychedelics can physically change brains. The study showed that psychedelics helped grow the "branches" of brain cells, when tested in animals. Brain cells look something like a tree, and the branches that each cell has are called dendrites. Dendrites are responsible for receiving signals from other brain cells and play an essential role in how our brain functions. Further research should study how exactly psychedelics work inside cells to foster the regrowth of brain cells and what effect these changes have on brain function, it said.

☆ Why can't some people smell months after catching Covid? Their immune response could be the answer
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. He Can Be Reached At Evan.Bush Nbcuni.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The researchers took biopsies deep inside the nasal cavities of patients struggling to regain their smell months after coming down with Covid. Millions of people around the world lost their smell for at least six months after contracting Covid. Goldstein and Jafari also said the study’s findings could provide clues to how cases of long Covid are affecting other body systems, too. “There’s not a lot of studies that have obtained biopsies of organs affected by long Covid,” Goldstein said. “Are there immune cell mechanisms … involved in other long Covid problems?”

☆ Elon Musk has been taking digs at AOC and cracking jokes while thousands of Twitter employees grappled with looming layoffs and sent each other well-wishes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk started fights with celebrities and cracked jokes as thousands of Twitter staff waited for layoff notices. Twitter employees shared heartfelt farewells on Slack and across social media over the past few days. Twitter employees have received zero communication from Musk since he took over the company. After a week of zero communication with Twitter employees from leadership following Musk's takeover, staff received a memo on Thursday confirming that layoffs would commence on Friday. Meanwhile, Twitter staff was flooding the company's Slack channels with heart emojis and salutes, tech newsletter writer Casey Newton reported.

☆ Wall Street is being shortsighted on Meta Platforms, ignoring things that can go right
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Club holding Meta Platforms (META) seems to be a hated stock on Wall Street no matter what it does. The stock hit a new 52-week low Wednesday, one day after the company unveiled its new Quest Pro headset at its 2022 Meta Connect conference. Quest Pro Starting with the Meta Quest Pro, at $1,500, the headset is targeting a different audience than its Meta Quest 2 counterpart, which starts at $400. Tools and partnerships While the Quest Pro is impressive in its own right, what makes it really intriguing are the tools and partnerships that were announced with it. The Meta Quest Pro headset during the virtual Meta Connect event in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

☆ DOC/ Textul propunerii Guvernului privind instituirea stării de urgență pe un termen de 60 de zile: Nu stabilește noi măsuri restrictive
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-31 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Textul propunerii Guvernului privind instituirea stării de urgență pe un termen de 60 de zile a fost tramis Parlamentului R. Moldova. Documentului nu stabilește noi măsuri restrictive pentru perioada stării de urgență. „Inițiativa nu menționează nici o restricție suplimentară și nici o măsură adițională de susținere a business-ului sau a populației. Hotărârea Guvernului cu privire la propunerea declarării stării de urgență în R. Moldova, adoptată la 30 martie, a fost publicată miercuri, 31 martie, în Monitorul Oficial. Cabinetul de miniștri a votat marți, 30 martie hotărîrea de Guvern, care presupune transmiterea Parlamentului a unui raport al Comisiei pentru Situaţii Excepţionale, privind necesitatea declarării stării de urgenţă.

Persons: Dan Perciun Organizations: Facebook, Guvern, Partidului Locations: Moldova

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