Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:China’s Baidu secures permits for a fully driverless commercial robotaxi service in Chongqing and Wuhan that will operate largely in zones with revamped roads — Chinese internet giant Baidu has secured permits to offer a fully driverless commercial robotaxi service, with no human driver present …
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VR is as good as psychedelics at helping people reach transcendence
Fifteen years ago, David Glowacki was walking in the mountains when he took a sharp fall. When he hit the ground, blood began leaking into his lungs. As he lay there suffocating, Glowacki’s field of perception swelled. He peered down at his own body—and, instead of his typical form, saw […]
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Illinois-based Sibel Health, which offers wearable sensors, AI-enabled data analytics, and cloud software for remote patient monitoring, raised a $33M Series B (Sean Whooley/MassDevice)
Sean Whooley / MassDevice:Illinois-based Sibel Health, which offers wearable sensors, AI-enabled data analytics, and cloud software for remote patient monitoring, raised a $33M Series B — IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — FROM MEDICAL DESIGN & OUTSOURCING — Blue Spark’s TempTraq catches fevers faster. Fever prediction is next.
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MSI Pro AP242
The MSI Pro AP242 is an all-in-one desktop that is only really functional for the most basic of tasks, and it not the kind of machine you can push too hard in just about any direction.
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Cyberattack on Albanian government suggests new Iranian aggression
Tehran-linked hack of a NATO member is a significant escalation.
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Corruption is sending shock waves through China’s chipmaking industry
China’s chipmaking industry descended into chaos last week, with at least four top executives associated with a state-owned semiconductor fund arrested on corruption charges. It’s an explosive turn of events that could force the country to fundamentally rethink how it invests in chip development, according to analysts and experts. On […]
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Voyager will begin processing customer cash withdrawals on August 11 after getting court approval on August 4; customers can withdraw up to $100K each 24 hours (Aislinn Keely/The Block)
Aislinn Keely / The Block:Voyager will begin processing customer cash withdrawals on August 11 after getting court approval on August 4; customers can withdraw up to $100K each 24 hours — – Voyager on August 4 received approval to honor cash withdrawals with the funds held in custody at Metropolitan […]
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PDF Candy
PDF Candy is a free online PDF editing and converting platform with almost 50 tools.
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“Huge flaw” threatens US emergency alert system, DHS researcher warns
Hackers can disrupt legit warnings or issue fake ones of their own.
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This startup wants to copy you into an embryo for organ harvesting
In a search for novel forms of longevity medicine, a biotech company based in Israel says it intends to create embryo-stage versions of people in order to harvest tissues for use in transplant treatments. The company, Renewal Bio, is pursuing recent advances in stem-cell technology and artificial wombs demonstrated by […]