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When Dong Hui sat in the court of his house in the Chinese province of Henan last October, he decided to hold a pen in his hand. Six years after he was paralyzed from his neck by a car accident, he slowly wrote his name, “thanks” and the date. The breakthrough was made possible by a brain implant called NEO. In March, it was approved as the world's first invasive brain computer interface for use beyond clinical trials. It is expected that China's propulsion will accelerate to become the world leader in brain implants. – Du Xiaoying

The mandatory reading

I've searched the internet to find the funniest, most important, scariest and most fascinating stories about technology for you. 1 Nvidia launches its first AI chip for personal computers

The RTX Spark becomes laptops from Dell, HP, Microsoft and power others. (BBC)

+ They were specially designed for the execution of AI agents. (WSJ $)

+ The first devices are to be installed in autumn Windows- PCs are on the market. (CNBC)

+ The move challenges Apple and Intel. (FT $)

2 The USA stops exporting AI chips to Chinese companies abroad

It has closed a gap that allows exports to Chinese subsidiaries. (Reuters $)

+ What may have enabled unlicensed access to Nvidia chips. (Al Jazeera)

+ Export restrictions have led China to redesign its chip industry. (MIT Technology Review)

3 surgeons have transplanted pig livers and kidneys to a living person

The organs of the clinically dead recipient worked for almost five days. (nature)

+ pork organs could alleviate the transplant deficiency. [groans]

+ Putin says organ transplants could give immortality. (MIT Technology Review)

4 The USA, Australia and Great Britain will defend seabed cables with underwater drones

They develop the vehicles via the Trilateral AUKUS Defense Pact. (CNN)

+ Undersea Internet cables are exposed to increasing threats. (BBC)

5 A new study revealed the manipulative “dark patterns” of chatbots

It turned out that they exploit emotions to promote harmful behavior. (404 media)

+ You can also influence voters better than political ads. (MIT Technology Review)

6 Apple plans to revolutionize the traditional eyewear market

His data glasses are aimed at the wider spectacle industry. (Bloomberg $)

+ Intelligent spectacles are also enjoying increasing popularity in the warfare. (MIT Technology Review)

7 AI Super PACs duel at midterms

They are between Anthropic and OpenAI split and fight for the design of the AI regulation. (NYT $)

8 SoftBank overhauled Toyota as Japan's most valuable company

The AI boom increased the market value of SoftBank to over $305 billion. (Bloomberg $)

9 In Europe a botnet with more than 17 million devices has been disassembled

The Dutch authorities linked the network to a Russian proxy service. (Ars Technica)

10 technology leaders unite around a transhuman vision for AI

They work on a posthumane agenda. [groans]

Quote of the day

“It was only pushed in secret. And that makes her angry.”

– The legendary environmental activist Erin Brockovich tells in “The Jim Acosta Show” why citizens are upset about the expansion of data centers into their communities. Another

What happens if you donate your body to science? Rebecca George has nothing against the vultures. At the corpse farm of Western Carolina University, forensic anthropologists monitor donors – sometimes for years – while they become nothing more than bones. Every year, around 20,000 people donate their bodies to scientific research and education. In anatomy laboratories and body farms, they help to train doctors, advance research and teach scientists more about the human body long after death. But what happens after a body has been donated? Read the whole story to find out. —A.W. Ohlheiser

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