Brain-computer interface (BCI) startup Neuralink is set to host a "show & tell" event at 9 p.m. ET tonight, Nov. 30. The neuroscience company, co-founded and run by Elon Musk, teased the event with a short video that some said may suggest that its brain implants can now translate brain signals into typed words. More: - Musk, who previously delayed this year's event by a month, hasn't disclosed what the show and tell might feature.
- During its last event in April 2021, Neuralink released a video of a Macaque monkey playing the game "Pong" as the device translated the animal's brain activity into commands.
- Musk, who has described the BCI device as "a Fitbit in your skull," said initial goals include curing neurological conditions like Alzheimer's and dementia.
Zoom Out: - The FDA has yet to sign off on the technology for trials.
- The BCIs could one day sync human brains with advanced AI to control computers, prosthetic limbs, and more.
- Neuralink's device will ultimately intend to address the "existential risk associated with digital superintelligence," Musk has said.
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U.S. government funding to support chip design is "critical" to maintain the country's leadership in the market, according to a new report from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Boston Consulting Group. Without public funding, the U.S. share of chip design revenue could fall from 46% in 2021 to 36% by 2030 as global competition for market share rises. More: - Semiconductor design, or the mapping of a chip's circuitry, is "essential" to sustain U.S. leadership in chips and downstream technologies, the report says.
- To maintain dominance, the report recommends a federal chip design and R&D investment of $20B to $30B through 2030.
- This includes $15B to $20B for an investment tax credit.
Other findings: - While the U.S. private sector invests more in design R&D than anywhere else, public support for R&D trails that of other nations.
- Both stakeholders must encourage more U.S. workers to enter the chip design field, which faces a shortage of 23,000 workers by 2030.
- The report noted that America’s share of overall chip industry revenues has fallen from 50% in 2015 to 46% in 2020.
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Twitter has once again delayed the relaunch of its Blue subscription service to a now-indefinite date, according to a Platformer report. Contrary to prior reports, the verified service may not be available as an in-app purchase on iOS as Twitter works to circumvent Apple's 30% cut of App Store purchases. More: - Previous reports said Blue was slated to roll out this Friday and only on Apple's iOS, which appears to no longer be true.
- The delay could give Twitter time to figure out how to bypass Apple's 30% fee on developers for in-app purchases.
- The update comes after Twitter owner Elon Musk took aim at Apple's slice of App Store sales, referring to it as "a secret 30% tax."
- He also accused Apple of threatening to remove Twitter from its App Store.
Zoom Out: - Blue was relaunched earlier this month but experienced a flood of fake verified accounts impersonating celebrities and other high-profile figures.
- When the service does roll out, it's expected to cost $8, up from $7.99, and require users to verify their phone numbers, according to Platformer.
- The service includes a check mark for verification and other features. It will now have three types of verification, which are a blue check for individuals, a gold check for companies, and a gray check for governments.
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Samsung is set to announce its next flagship phone, the Galaxy S23, in the U.S. in early February, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily publication. The Korean tech giant is expected to reveal the new phone lineup during an Unpacked event in San Francisco. More: - The date coincides with previous launches. This year, Samsung launched the current Galaxy S22 lineup on Feb. 9.
- The Galaxy S23 series is now rumored to launch during the first week of February 2023.
- The lineup is expected to include the standard S23, S23 Plus, and S23 Ultra, all powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphone system-on-a-chip.
- The highest-end Ultra handset will reportedly have a 200-megapixel camera sensor, up from this year's 108 megapixels, and also come with a built-in stylus.
- High global inflation means the phones will likely cost more than their Galaxy S22 counterparts, according to Korea JoongAng Daily.
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DoorDash announced it will lay off 1,250 employees, or 6% of its workforce, after overhiring during the pandemic. While its business continues to grow, DoorDash's operating expenses would eventually outgrow revenue without cuts, according to CEO Tony Xu. More: - While the e-commerce company will continue to reduce non-workforce operating expenses, "that alone wouldn't close the gap," Xu said.
- Both U.S. and non-U.S. based employees will be affected by the layoffs. DoorDash is offering 13 weeks of compensation and a four-week lump-sum severance payment.
- In the third quarter, DoorDash's revenue rose by 33% YoY to $1.7B. Order volumes jumped by 27%.
- DoorDash claims 59% of the U.S. food delivery market compared to 24% for Uber Eats.
- Other tech companies that have cut jobs in recent weeks include Amazon, Meta, Twitter, Redfin, HP, Asana Salesforce, and Lyft.
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OnePlus has now pledged four major Android updates and five years of security updates for some of its upcoming smartphones. The promise matches Samsung's software commitments for many of its phones. It's also more than Android maker Google's pledge of three and five years, respectively, for Pixel phones. More: - That means a OnePlus phone released in 2023 on Android 13 will get Android 17 in 2027.
- The phone will also receive security patches until 2028.
- OnePlus said the OS upgrade commitment is only for "selected devices," likely referring to its flagship premium phones, launched in 2023 and later.
- The OnePlus 10 Pro, which came out in March, is set to receive three major OS version updates and four years of security updates.
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- YouTube Music is now rolling out its 2022 Recap displaying a user's most-streamed artists, songs, and more for the year.
- San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to authorize the use of potentially lethal remote-controlled robots when "risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers are imminent."
- Web3 and DeFi are still leading in emerging tech investment compared to biotech and fintech.
- Researchers claim a new AI model can predict a patient's risk of death from a stroke or heart attack within the next 10 years.
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 |  | Beth is a writer and editor at Inside.com covering artificial intelligence and daily technology news. You can reach her at Beth.Duckett@inside.com. |   | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
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