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☆ Elon Musk said he plans to get the Neuralink brain implant for himself when it's available
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said he plans to implant a Neuralink device in his brain once it's available to humans. The billionaire said on Wednesday that he expects Neuralink will start human trials in the next 6 months. The startup aims to create brain implants that can read and write brain activity. "You could have a Neuralink device implanted right now and you wouldn't even know. The founder of the brain computer startup reiterated his pledge to get an implant of the device on Twitter.

☆ Elon Musk's brain-chip startup shares video it says shows a monkey telepathically 'typing'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk shared a video he said showed a monkey with a brain chip selecting letters with its mind. The demo video was shown at Neuralink's show-and-tell event on Wednesday night. In the demo video, the monkey appears to type out words on a screen using only his mind, thanks to an implanted brain chip. Last year, Neuralink shared a demo video that appeared to show a monkey playing the video game "Pong," using only its mind. The year before, Neuralink shared footage that appeared to be neural readouts from a chip that had been implanted in a pig.

☆ Elon Musk’s Neuralink Set to ‘Show and Tell’ Latest Brain-Computer Advances at Event
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Daniela Hernandez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Elon Musk‘s neuroscience startup Neuralink Corp. is expected to give a progress report on its brain-implant technology in a highly anticipated streamed event Wednesday night. In a tweet last week, the company teased a demo for the event, which begins at 9 p.m. New York time, with a short video that slowly spelled out the message “please join us for a show and tell.” Some outside researchers said the video may indicate that a Neuralink device has been used to decode brain signals to type words on a screen, although they speculated that it would most likely be through a monkey or a wearable device.

☆ Elon Musk’s Neuralink Begins ‘Show and Tell’ Event About Brain-Computer Advances
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Daniela Hernandez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Elon Musk‘s neuroscience startup Neuralink Corp. is expected to give a progress report on its brain-implant technology in a highly anticipated streamed event that began Wednesday night. In a tweet last week, the company teased a demo for the event with a short video that slowly spelled out the message “please join us for a show and tell.” Some outside researchers said the video may indicate that a Neuralink device has been used to decode brain signals to type words on a screen, although they cautioned that it would most likely be through a monkey or a wearable device.

☆ Amazon used AWS on a satellite in orbit to speed up data analysis in 'first-of-its kind' experiment
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon's cloud computing division successfully ran a software suite on a satellite in orbit, in a "first-of-its-kind" experiment, the company announced Tuesday. AWS, or Amazon Web Services, conducted the prototype satellite software demonstration through partnerships with Italian company D-Orbit and Swedish venture Unibap. The experiment was conducted over the past 10 months in low Earth orbit, using a D-Orbit satellite as the test platform. AWS' software automatically reviewed images to decide which were the most useful to send to the ground. Peterson added that the experiment also showed that AWS can help companies perform "insight operations on the satellite, instead of having to wait until you can downlink back to Earth."

☆ I make $1,000 a month by promoting Amazon products on social media. It only takes 5 hours per week — here's how I set up my side hustle.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She earns commission by promoting beauty products to online shoppers via livestreams and lists. By encouraging her TikTok followers to buy products from her Amazon lists, she earns $1,000 a month. I make at least $1,000 in affiliate commissions a month by sharing my favorite beauty products on Pinterest, TikTok, and my blog. I've also started doing Amazon Live and it's been quite lucrativeAmazon Live allows you to create branded livestreams featuring any products you like. I like doing Amazon Live because it's a fun way to interact with viewers and showcase products.

Apple's Emergency SOS via Satellite service allows you to contact emergency services while outside of cellular or Wi-Fi range. How to demo Apple's Emergency SOS via SatelliteEmergency SOS via Satellite starts from the phone app if you don't have cell service while calling 911. What it's like to try Emergency SOSThe Emergency SOS via Satellite feature asks you a few simple questions that you answer with preset options to avoid typing and wasting too much time. Once you're connected to emergency services with the Emergency SOS via Satellite feature, you can add finer details about your situation. That's why the Emergency SOS via Satellite demo mode is such a key feature.

☆ NASA's inflatable heat shield could land humans on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The inflatable aeroshell looked to be in great condition after recovery, proving it can survive the rigors of atmospheric entry. The result: “a pretty resounding yes,” said Trudy Kortes, director of technology demonstrations at NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. The mission aims to test the inflatable heat shield technology that could also land larger robotic missions on Venus or Saturn’s moon Titan or return hefty payloads to Earth. But an inflatable aeroshell could circumnavigate that dependency — and open up sending heavier missions to different planets. A double rainbow appeared across the sky over the LOFTID heat shield as it was transferred at port in Hawaii.

☆ Apple invested $450 million in a satellite-powered SOS system. We tested it out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The free feature promises to let iPhone users contact dedicated dispatchers in emergency situations via satellites when a cell phone network is unavailable. During my test with an iPhone 14 provided by Apple, I attempted to call 911 but was automatically redirected to Emergency SOS via Satellite dispatchers for the purposes of the demo. On Tuesday, Apple will launch the Emergency SOS with Satellite feature for those with an iPhone 14 in the United States and Canada. Apple said because the user may be in a distressed state, a questionnaire helps to gather critical information more quickly. For now, Emergency SOS via satellite only works in English, Spanish, and French, although the dispatchers have professional interpretation services available for many more languages.

☆ 'The Santa Clauses' review: Tim Allen loads up the sleigh again for Disney+ series
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —“The Santa Clauses” doesn’t bother trying to reinvent the sleigh, but it does splash a new coat of paint on it, in mostly agreeable and mildly clever ways. After three movies over a 12-year span beginning in 1994, Tim Allen is back in a Disney+ series that, at six half-hour episodes, puts some additional cheer in holiday streaming. Still, producer/showrunner Jack Burditt (a veteran of “Modern Family” and “30 Rock”) does fill his bags with some surprises, and “The Santa Clauses” does a nifty job of cliffhanging its episodes, even the ones that drag a bit, to pull the audience along from one into the next. “The Santa Clauses” extends that relationship, in a festive package that’s bright, colorful and unburdened by loftier pretensions – just the kind of easy lift that should deliver a few good nights. “The Santa Clauses” premieres November 16 on Disney+.

☆ Apple rolls out iPhone emergency SOS satellite alert service for when you're off the grid. Here's how it works
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

AppleApple is trying to give iPhone users a measure of safety even when they're in a place without cell service. Using emergency SOS via satellite on iPhone 14Emergency Text via Satellite. How to demo emergency SOS via satelliteTo try out emergency SOS via satellite, Apple has a demo option. Tap Emergency SOS. For now, emergency SOS via satellite is only available in the U.S. and Canada.

☆ Meet the 19 Y Combinator group partners and visiting advisors coaching the famed incubator's Winter 2023 startup class
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Y Combinator assigns a group partner or visiting group partner to founders in its cohorts. YC group partners are expert advisors from many fields like biotech, fintech, and data analytics. Here are 19 group partners and visiting group partners coaching founders in the Winter '23 lineup. Visiting group partners, who work with Y Combinator on a temporary basis, also advise the startups. Many group partners and visiting group partners have gone through the accelerator themselves in past years as startup founders.

☆ Zoom calls will soon work in Teslas
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Tesla drivers will soon be able to take a video call directly from their vehicle’s touchscreen dashboard, Zoom announced Tuesday. The video call provider announced on Tuesday during its annual Zoom (ZM)topia conference, where it typically teases new features to support remote calls, that its software is coming to Tesla (TSLA)’s built-in infotainment center. In a pre-recorded demo video shown at the event, a Tesla (TSLA) driver is seen taking a Zoom (ZM) call while recharging her vehicle. The Zoom news comes as Tesla faces growing competition in the electric vehicle market from established automakers such as Volkswagen, Ford and General Motors. SpaceX, for example, banned its employees from using Zoom in April 2020 over “significant privacy and security concerns.”

☆ Foxconn electric vehicle alliance plans boxy three-seater
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Sarah Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Foxconn-led (2317.TW) electric vehicle consortium MIH announced plans on Tuesday for its first car, a boxy single row three-seater which it hopes will be popular with one-child families in Asia. Betting on strong demand in Asian markets for smaller electric cars, MIH Consortium plans to build its first car, which it calls Project X, in 2023 and start mass production the following year, though no customers have been confirmed, the company said. "Build your own vehicle with Project X," Cheng said, referring to the car's modular design. MIH is eyeing not only Taiwan, but also India, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan as prospective markets for the three-seater. "The American market tends towards large cars," Cheng told reporters, adding that this model would suit a single-child family.

☆ When he's not starring on Love is Blind, Berkeley Haas' Sikiru 'SK' Alagbada likes to invest in startups. Here's what he looks for.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Love Is Blind" contestant Sikiru "SK" Alagbada got into UC Berkeley's MBA program in 2021. Alagbada worked as a data engineer and is now the co-chair of LAUNCH, the UC startup accelerator. "It's almost like a mini-YC," he said, referring to the famous Silicon Valley startup accelerator, Y Combinator. He looks for startups that have a clear "founder-market fit," whether it's in terms of technical expertise or a strong network, Alagbada told Insider. When it comes to his personal investing, Alagbada prioritizes startups based in Africa.

☆ Investing in Space: NASA and SpaceX need each other
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, left, speaks to NASA astronaut Bob Behnken at the launch tower of Kennedy Space Center's LC-39A complex on Mar. CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Indeed, early in its history, SpaceX won a crucial contract from NASA to deliver cargo to the International Space Station — before it even made it to orbit. Put another way, SpaceX is currently the sole path for NASA astronauts to get to and from orbit. NASA," Nelson said.

☆ At Elon Musk's Twitter, a leaked memo shows engineers are being told to work with 'maniacal' energy and pitch ideas to the tech billionaire directly
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Kali Hays | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a note to staff, a director urged "maniacal" work and a willingness to suggest ideas to Musk. Engineers were also told to reach out to Musk directly with "cool product" pitches for the platform. Engineers now working for Elon Musk at Twitter are being urged to work hard and bring their ideas for the platform to him directly. The worst case scenario in pitching Musk is being "asked to stop work and work on something else." "Engineers/XFN partners who can get stuff done are the most important people at the company," the director added.

☆ How a hospitality startup founder hooked Google's VC firm to lead its $5.8 seed round with a 4-minute pitch
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Ellen Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jason Shames founded Skipper in 2020 and raised $5.8 million in seed funding this August. Before raising an official seed round for the company, Shames received investments from family, friends, and Pear, an early-stage venture fund based in California. After the presentation, Shames told Insider, 70 lead firms reached out — including an investor at Gradient Ventures, Google's venture fund focused on early-stage companies primarily in the AI space. Wen-Wen LamIn August, Skipper announced a $5.8 million seed round led by GV. Shames knew Lam from his days running the travel company Jetaport.

☆ I'm a professional pumpkin carver whose creations resemble celebrities, famous artwork, and characters like Paddington. They take up to 20 hours to make and can costs thousands.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Marc Evan started Maniac Pumpkin Carvers with his childhood friend after graduating from college. I run Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, which I started in 2008 with my childhood friend Chris Soria after graduating from college. We were really taking a nostalgic pastime like pumpkin carving that we did at home as kids and elevating it into an art form. Courtesy of Maniac Pumpkin CarversWord about us got out after Wired did an article on us in 2009. Courtesy of Maniac Pumpkin CarversThe farmers market Union Square Greenmarket in downtown Manhattan was home base for us for a very long time.

☆ For the first time in years, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter are 'weak' and VCs are eager to back alternatives, they say.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

VCs see an opportunity to back the next big social network and take on existing giants. "Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, they're weak, and they're just losing that edge," one investor said. And there may be room for even more young social media companies to rise. For her, identity verification and responsible content moderation are non-negotiable in any new social platform that she backs. "There is a sense of decline for some of these large social media platforms," Lee said.

☆ Why is Mark Zuckerberg so obsessed with building the metaverse? It has a lot to do with Apple.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It proved a huge blow to ad-dependant social platforms, Facebook top among them, which said it lost $10 billion because of the change. Zuckerberg insisted that "fortifying" Facebook's business against the likes of Apple is not the only reason he's investing heavily in building the metaverse. Zuckerberg sees four platforms in Facebook's futureRight now, the metaverse stack as Zuckerberg envisions it is based on "four major platforms" being developed. The first is Horizon Worlds, with user avatars making it more akin to a "social metaverse platform," he said. Zuckerberg seems keen to give Apple a taste of its own medicineBeyond trying to give his company a path away from being hit by the decisions of Apple, Zuckerberg also seems keen to give Apple a taste of its own medicine.

☆ How 32-year-old Katherine Homuth built the Y Combinator-backed startup behind the 'indestructible' Sheertex tights that are taking the hosiery industry by storm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Homuth had to find a brand new fiber and build her own supply chain to create Sheertex tights. At least that's what SRTX founder and CEO Katherine Homuth, whose core product line is Sheertex tights, thought back in 2017. Before founding SRTX, Homuth had gained tons of supply chain experience starting another company in 2011 called ShopLocket, which focused on ecommerce sales support. It took another year-and-a-half, but by the end of 2019, Sheertex tights were finally as comfortable as Homuth had originally intended. These days, Homuth is focused on expanding SRTX's product line, so that the company is known for more than just making Sheertex tights.

☆ The new iPad Pro is Apple's best iPad, but it's overkill for most people
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sofia PittI've been testing Apple's new 12.9-inch iPad Pro for the past several days. Unlike the entry-level iPad, the iPad Pro's price didn't increase from last year's model, the 11-inch iPad Pro starts at $799 and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro starts at $1,099. Here's what you need to know about Apple's new 12.9-inch iPad Pro. 2022 iPad Pro and iPad. iPad Pro Apple Pencil Hover experience.

☆ I got to play an exclusive demo of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Here's everything I learned about the newest games in the series.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( William Antonelli | Tech Reporter For Insider Reviews | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the newest entries in Nintendo's long-running RPG series, are set to release on November 18. And Nintendo is kicking off Pokémon's ninth generation with Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, both releasing on November 18, 2022. Here's a rundown of everything that I learned from that session, along with my first impressions of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: GameplayLet's start with the most important topic: What are Scarlet and Violet like to play? The games struggle to run smoothlyMy Pokémon Scarlet demo didn't play well.

☆ Anti-Defamation League urges Adidas to sever ties with Ye's Yeezy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Anti-Defamation League is urging Adidas to sever ties with Ye, calling out his recent hateful comments in a letter to Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted and Chair Thomas Rabe. In the interim, though, the retailer said it would "continue to co-manage the current product" from Ye's Yeezy brand, according to an Oct. 6 statement. In recent days, Ye's comments have escalated to include threatening and hateful comments about Jewish people. The ADL complied a list of what it deemed harmful recent comments by Ye. Morningstar analyst David Swartz estimates Yeezy sales for Adidas to be around $2 billion annually, potentially making up 10% of Adidas's total sales.

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