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Elon Musk shows off futuristic Neuralink and the robot that implants it Elon Musk

Elon Musk shows off futuristic Neuralink and the robot that implants it

As promised, Elon Musk held a conference today detailing Neuralink, an implantable device that would, according to Musk, solve certain problems related to brain and spine function. As an implant — and unlike many prototypes of similar concepts we’ve seen over the years — Neuralink will be entirely implanted within…
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August 29, 2020
Elon Musk demonstrates Neuralink’s tech live using pigs with surgically implanted brain-monitoring devices Elon Musk

Elon Musk demonstrates Neuralink’s tech live using pigs with surgically implanted brain-monitoring devices

Elon Musk -founded Neuralink has made headlines over the past many years around its efforts to develop a new kind of interface between the human brain and computing devices. On Friday, the company provided a demo of the technology, and Musk kicked it off by saying that the purpose of…
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August 29, 2020
Digital health startup GoodRx is going public, and we dug through the 185-page filing to find 6 crucial details about the company’s plans to provide affordable, direct-to-consumer care NASDAQ

Digital health startup GoodRx is going public, and we dug through the 185-page filing to find 6 crucial details about the company’s plans to provide affordable, direct-to-consumer care

GoodRx CEOs Doug Hirsch and Trevor Bezdek. GoodRx This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. GoodRx, a digital health company that offers low-cost, mailed prescriptions, filed in August to go public. GoodRx is just the latest in a larger startup parade…
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August 29, 2020
‘The darkest of dark horses’: How America’s underdog team hopes to stage a coup at the Tour de France Doping in Cycling

‘The darkest of dark horses’: How America’s underdog team hopes to stage a coup at the Tour de France

The US-based EF Pro Cycling team at the 2020 Tour de France start in Nice on Thursday. Stuart Franklin/Getty Images The heavy favorites to win the Tour de France, which starts Saturday, are Egan Bernal of Team Ineos Grenadiers and Primož Roglič of Team Jumbo-Visma.No one's really talking about the…
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August 29, 2020
NASA-NOAA satellite nighttime imagery tracks Tropical Depression Laura over US NOAA

NASA-NOAA satellite nighttime imagery tracks Tropical Depression Laura over US

This animation of nighttime imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite shows track of Hurricane Laura from the landfall northeast over Louisiana to the Mississippi Valley from Aug. 23 to 28, 2020 (0000 UTC). Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) A new animation of nighttime imagery…
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August 28, 2020