Science Corporation, the startup from former Neuralink president and co-founder Max Hodak, has enlisted a top neurobiologist to lead the first U.S. human trials for its biohybrid brain-computer interface. Dr. Murat Günel, chair of Yale Medical School’s Department of Neurosurgery, has signed on as a scientific adviser after two years of discussions. His goal is … Read More “Max Hodak’s Science Corp. is preparing to place its first sensor in a human brain” »
Two weeks ago, I hosted The Pragmatic Summit in San Francisco, a few days after attending a 50-person workshop entitled The Future of Software Development in Deer Valley, Utah. Each event attracted experienced software engineers, leaders, and deep thinkers to share thoughts about the state of the software engineering industry today and in the future. … Read More “The Future of Software Engineering with AI: Six Predictions” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon has announced plans to merge its Amazon LEO satellite service with Globalstar to bring direct-to-device satellite services to mobile devices. Amazon LEO is expected to begin limited LEO internet access this year, though its D2D services aren’t expected until 2028. Amazon has a long way to go if … Read More “Amazon will offer direct-to-device sat in 2028” »
At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, amid plenty of insider film industry news, Sony announced that it’s making an animated film adaptation of Bloodborne, a cult classic horror action game from the makers of Dark Souls and Elden Ring. Sony didn’t reveal much about the animated film, keeping plot details under wraps and offering no information … Read More “Sony Is Making a Bloodborne Animated Movie With YouTuber JackSepticEye” »
Full specs for the Osmo Pocket 4 Pro aren’t known yet, but the camera is rumored to pair an ultrawide lens with a telephoto lens offering optical zoom capabilities, according to New Camera. It could be announced alongside the standard version of the Osmo Pocket 4 later this week, but rumors seem to point to … Read More “Leaked images reveal a dual-lens pro version of DJI’s next Osmo Pocket camera” »
YouTube announced this week that it will now hold back ads during livestreams if chat engagement is at its peak, and if users show support with Super Chat, Super Stickers, or gift purchases. Until now, the only way to avoid seeing ads was by paying for a YouTube Premium subscription. The Google-owned platform said in … Read More “YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe” »
Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on lattes, ramen, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Language models don’t have very fixed beliefs and you can change their minds:…If you want to change an LLM’s mind, just talk to it for a while…Here’s some … Read More “Pragmatic AI personhood; SPACE COMPUTERS; and global government or human extinction;” »
Motorola is rumored to be working on not one, not two, but three new Edge 70 series devices, and one of them is the Edge 70 Pro. This device has already been certified in Brazil a while back, and it started leaking a lot in the past few days. We’ve seen it in a promo … Read More “Motorola starts teasing the Edge 70 Pro, confirms its colors and finishes” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini sidebar in Chrome for desktop is getting “Skills” for repetitive prompts. If you use the same prompt repeatedly, you can now save it as a Skill, so you don’t have to retype it entirely again. In addition to custom Skills, you can also browse the set of available … Read More “Gemini in Chrome gets a productivity hack that you must absolutely try” »
Huawei’s new extra-wide foldable phone was revealed on Monday, and it’s already drawing comparisons to the next big thing from Apple. Little is known about the Pura X Max, teased on China’s Weibo social network, but the internet is buzzing over its uncommon proportions, wide aspect ratio and similarities with the rumored iPhone Fold expected to … Read More “Huawei Teases a Wider Foldable, and the Timing Feels Very Apple-Adjacent” »
