🧠 Neuralink's Human Trial Success, Tab Theft, ChatGPT Faces EU Privacy
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Elon Musk's Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time. Elon Musk's neurotech startup Neuralink implanted its device in a human for the first time on Sunday, and the patient is "recovering well," according to a post on X. Neuralink began recruiting patients for its first in-human clinical trial in the fall after it received approval from the FDA to conduct the study back in May. By Ashley Capoot via CNBC
𝕏: The first @Neuralink product is called Telepathy - Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too. Last week, I turned on my PC, installed a Windows update, and rebooted to find Microsoft Edge automatically open with the Chrome tabs I was working on before the update. I don't use Microsoft Edge regularly, and I have Google Chrome set as my default browser. Bleary-eyed at 9AM, it took me a moment to realize that Microsoft Edge had simply taken over where I’d left off in Chrome. I couldn’t believe my eyes. By Tom Warren via The Verge
𝕏: Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too. Microsoft Edge has a data import feature that's misbehaving for some Windows users. - Tom Warren (@tomwarren)
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ChatGPT is violating Europe's privacy laws, Italian DPA tells OpenAI. OpenAI has been told it’s suspected of violating European Union privacy, following a multi-month investigation of its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, by Italy’s data protection authority. Details of the Italian authority’s draft findings haven’t been disclosed. But the Garante said today OpenAI has been notification and given 30 days to respond with a defence against the allegations. By Natasha Lomas via TechCrunch
𝕏: Following a multi-month investigation of ChatGPT, OpenAI has been notified by Italy’s DPA 🇮🇹 that it is suspected of violating the EU 🇪🇺 data protection regime and given 30 days to respond - Clayton Rice, K.C. (@WiretapLawyer)
Yelp adds AI summaries, budgeting tools in push to aid businesses. Yelp, the leading business reviews platform, has just introduced its Winter product release, adding more than 20 new features that enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities. The features help businesses reach more customers and optimize their spending, building on Yelp’s previous AI innovations that focused on user and business needs. By Shubham Sharma via VentureBeat
Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers. There are more than four million electric vehicles on American roads, but fewer than 1,000 of them are heavy-duty trucks. On Tuesday, the three largest truck makers plan to announce a push to remedy that deficit by calling on governments and utilities to help them build many more places to charge big rigs. By Jack Ewing via The New York Times
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