China beats Elon Musk’s ‘Jesus-level technology’ to launch world’s first commercial brain chip

China has moved ahead of Elon Musk‘s ‘Jesus-level technology’ Neuralink in the race to commercialise brain-computer interface technology, approving what is being described as the world’s first commercially available brain chip after successful clinical trials.The coin-sized implant, called NEO, has become the first surgically implanted brain-computer interface (BCI) device to clear clinical testing for commercial … Read more

Why Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board for an AI startup?

Reid Hoffman, the venture capitalist and co-founder of LinkedIn, has announced his departure from Microsoft’s board of directors later this year, citing a desire to dedicate his attention to a new artificial intelligence-focused drug-discovery venture. The announcement is a significant shift in Hoffman’s portfolio of responsibilities and marks the end of a seven-year tenure at … Read more

Sebi bans Rajesh Exports’ CMD for fin irregularities

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday banned Rajesh Mehta, CMD of Rajesh Exports from dealing in the shares of the company till further orders. In its interim order, Sebi also directed Rajesh Exports to cooperate with the regulator’s investigating officer and forensic auditors to look into the books of the company.Sebi’s initial investigations showed that the … Read more

SoftBank to Invest Some €75 Billion in AI in France, Reports Say

SoftBank Group Corp. plans to invest as much as €75 billion ($87 billion) to build artificial intelligence data centers in France, La Tribune and the Financial Times reported. The Japanese group is set to invest the first €45 billion to construct two data centers in Le Bosquel and Dunkirk, which will become operational in 2028 … Read more

Anthropics valuation surges to $965 billion, surpassing OpenAI

Anthropic said on Thursday it has raised $65 billion at a post-money valuation of $965 billion, as it aims to bolster computing capacity to meet growing demand for chatbot Claude and scale its products. The new valuation after the series H funding round puts Anthropic ahead of OpenAI, last valued at $852 billion post-money in … Read more