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  • 157. Neuralink’s FDA Approval, Plastic Digesting Microbes, AI Destroys a Superbug
    Headlines:
    Elon Musk's Neuralink wins FDA approval for human study of brain implants | Reuters (01:17)
    Scientists Working to Generate Electricity From Thin Air Make Breakthrough | Vice (07:25)
    Newly discovered microbes can digest plastic at room temperature | BrighterSide News (13:45)
    Virgin Galactic aces final test spaceflight, eyes start of commercial service in June | Space.com (18:44)
    AI discovers drug that destroys one of the world’s deadliest superbugs | StudyFinds (23:38)
    33 min
  • 156. Walking With Spinal Implant, AI Combating Cybercrime, Reversing Brain Waves to Treat Depression
    Headlines:
    First-ever spinal implant enables paralyzed people to walk again | Brighter Side News (01:08)
    ChatGPT officially comes to iPhone with new app | Ars Technica (06:30)
    Meet 'DarkBERT:' South Korea's Dark Web AI could combat cybercrime | Interesting Engineering (10:02)
    Spacetop AR laptop puts the screen on your face | New Atlas (13:58)
    Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way | Stanford Medicine (20:11)
    26 min
  • 155. Microsoft Bets on Nuclear Fusion, In The Womb Brain Surgery, Gentle Brain Electrode Deployment
    Headlines:
    Microsoft just made a huge, far-from-certain bet on nuclear fusion |The Verge (01:04)
    miLens contact lens could soon be keeping an eye on glaucoma patients | New Atlas (07:58)
    Doctors perform 1st-of-its-kind brain surgery on a fetus in the womb | Live Science (12:20)
    iPhone killer? New AI-wearable Humane hopes to make smartphones obsolete | Interesting Engineering (16:55)
    Six-Legged Robot Electrode Can Be Gently Deployed Across the Brain’s Surface | Technology Networks (21:09)
    27 min
  • 154. Europe’s Starlink Competitor, Make Eyes Young Again, AI in Medicine Manufacturing
    Headlines:
    Europe’s major satellite players line up to build Starlink competitor | Ars Technica (01:17)
    New drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's | New Scientist (08:04)
    Gene therapy reverses vision loss in primates — by making their eyes young again | Free Think (15:10)
    Researchers develop tiny hydraulic haptics for touchscreen notifications you can physically feel | TechCrunch (22:48)
    Researchers develop novel AI-based estimator for manufacturing medicine | Phys.org (27:49)
    34 min
  • 153. Brain Pathway to Anxiety, Regenerate Hearing, Shredding Brain Cancer Cells
    Headlines:
    First discovery of genetic brain pathway a relief for anxiety sufferers | New Atlas (01:08)
    Newfound 'brain signature' linked to multiple psychiatric disorders | Live Science (08:32)
    Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing | Futurism (14:57)
    German giant Bosch to invest $1.5 billion in US chip manufacturing facilities | TechSpot (19:37)
    Nano-robotic scalpel swarm shreds brain cancer cells from the inside | New Atlas (23:53)
    33 min
  • 152. Fight Cholesterol & Cancer Together, Reprogramming Heart Scar Tissue, Use Ocean for Carbon Capture
    Headlines
    Cholesterol-lowering drug fights cancer, major study finds | BrighterSide News (01:02)
    Student discovers 3D printable ink that 'everyone was looking for,' says physics professor | Phys.org (07:08)
    Technique reverses heart attack damage by reprogramming scar cells | New Atlas (13:02) 
    Key Protein of Hippocampal Neurogenesis Discovered | Neuroscience News (19:34)
    California researchers attempt ocean climate solution | NBC News (24:03)
    31 min
  • 151. Apple’s Recycling Plan, Amazon Enters AI Space, Peptide Key to Reversing Alzheimer’s
    Headlines:
    Apple Plans to Use More Recycled Materials by 2025 | CNET (00:48)
    Protocol predicts Alzheimer's 10 years in advance with 80% accuracy | New Atlas (07:25)
    With Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI race | TechCrunch (12:20)
    SpaceX Launch Begins Startup's Plan: 'Cell Towers in Space' | CNET (18:28)
    “Remarkable” Brain Boosting Peptide: Reversing Alzheimer’s Disease | SciTechDaily (23:55)
    32 min
  • 150. Mach 9 Passenger Jet, Microsoft Tech Boost for Farming, AI School Tutors
    Headlines
    A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach 9? Sure, why not | Ars Technica (00:58)
    Millimeter Wave Radar System Keeps Drivers Safe on the Road | IEEE Spectrum  (06:24)
    Microsoft plants seeds in the agriculture industry | Emerging Tech Brew (14:29)
    Deep learning model estimates cancer risk from breast density | MedicalXPress (18:18)
    Silicon Valley Private School Giving Kids "AI Tutors" Quietly Created by OpenAI | Futurism (23:16)
    31 min
  • 149. Gut Toxin Triggers MS, Toxic Fruit = Anti-Aging Skin, Slow Down Heart Age With Light
    Headlines:
    Bacterial Toxin May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis Onset and Relapse - Neuroscience News (00:57)
    This iridescent coating could cool your house without air-conditioning | FastCompany (06:20)
    This Toxic Fruit Could Hold an Anti-Aging Skincare Breakthrough | Inverse (12:28)
    "Smart" bandage could one day monitor and medicate chronic wounds | New Atlas (16:55)
    Light therapy could be the key to slowing down heart aging | Interesting Engineering (21:57)
    29 min
  • 148. MetaHumans iPhone Animation, Cosmic Concrete, Mozilla Enters the AI Game
    Headlines:
    Epic’s hyperrealistic MetaHumans can soon be animated using an iPhone | The Verge (01:04)
    Cheap, fast induction tech enables unlimited-size 3D metal printing | New Atlas (04:55)
    Scientists develop 'cosmic concrete' to construct habitats on Mars | Interesting Engineering (10:53)
    New “Biohybrid” Neural Implant Could Restore Function in Paralyzed Limbs | SciTechDaily (16:22)
    Mozilla launches a new startup focused on ‘trustworthy’ AI | TechCrunch (20:39)
    28 min

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