Elon Musk wants to connect your brain directly to a computer, and investors are ready to make that science fiction a reality. Musk’s startup Neuralink has raised the $26.96 million of a technically still-open funding round that could grow to $100 million, according to a new SEC filing. However, Musk himself tweets that Neuralink is no longer raising cash.
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Some Uber investors are demanding that the company inspect its records to find evidence of Benchmark Capital leaking confidential information to employees and others. On the heels of yesterday’s motion to intervene in the Benchmark lawsuit, Â lawyers for Uber investors Shervin Pishevar and Stephen Russell, have submitted a “Rule 220 demand,” which we’ve obtained.… Read More
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Price comparison websites for insurance products have been around for many years. However, typically, people buy from these based just on price, with zero customisation based on the person. What’s required is a much more tailor-made service, changing the culture from strictly price-only focused to the “best cover for you”. That’s the pitch of UK startup Sherpa, which… Read More
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Uber seems to be looking to make amends to the tech industry in light of its tumultuous year that kicked off with former engineer Susan Fowler’s allegations of sexual harassment and management issues at the company. Just yesterday, Uber offered $125,000 to Black Girls Code, but the organization turned it down, Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant told TechCrunch. “My decision… Read More
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We’ve rounded up the best deals at 50 percent off or more so you can score major savings on some of the most popular products. Enjoy up to 80 percent off on a handful of highly rated tech devices.
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Corpus Christi, a critical port for the Texas oil and gas industry, is also one of the most vulnerable places in America when it comes to coastal flooding.
Source: Wired
On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, we run down the news on Samsung’s latest bigphone.
Source: Wired
AMD is reportedly suffering from some manufacturing issues pertaining to its Radeon RX Vega series of graphics cards, and the situation may make the GPUs difficult to find until at least October.
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In our new podcast we talk about books we think you’ll like, from science and technology to sci-fi and thrillers. In this episode, author Jeff VanderMeer calls in to talk about his new post-apocalyptic novel, “Borne.”
Source: CNET
Amazon’s new streaming comedy sends up today’s super-serious superheroes.
Source: CNET