Elon Musk’s Neuralink unveils device to connect your brain to a smartphone
"A monkey has been able to control a computer with its brain," Musk said, referring to tests of the device.
17 July, 2019
Neuralink
- Neuralink seeks to build a brain-machine interface that would connect human brains with computers.
- No tests have been performed in humans, but the company hopes to obtain FDA approval and begin human trials in 2020.
- Musk said the technology essentially provides humans the option of "merging with AI."
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Stephen Hawking believed humans should go to moon before Mars, says Buzz Aldrin
The Apollo 11 astronaut was recently awarded the Stephen Hawking Medal for Lifetime Achievement.
01 July, 2019
- Buzz Aldrin is an Apollo 11 astronaut who was the second man to walk on the moon.
- NASA currently plans to send humans back to the moon and establish a "deep space gateway" that would eventually send astronauts to Mars.
- Meanwhile, private companies, such as Mars One and SpaceX, are planning voyages to the Red Planet.
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SpaceX catches Falcon Heavy nosecone with net-outfitted boat
It marks another milestone in SpaceX's long-standing effort to make spaceflight cheaper.
25 June, 2019
- SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy into space early Tuesday morning.
- A part of its nosecone – known as a fairing – descended back to Earth using special parachutes.
- A net-outfitted boat in the Atlantic Ocean successfully caught the reusable fairing, likely saving the company millions of dollars.
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Tesla driver seen asleep at the wheel. Is self-driving tech ready for sleeping drivers?
A passenger on a California freeway shot a video of a Tesla driver dozing off at the wheel.
17 June, 2019
- The video shows a man sleeping at the wheel of his Tesla. Another driver said that the driver traveled more than 30 miles asleep at the wheel.
- It's not the first time a Tesla driver has been spotted dozing off at the wheel.
- In April, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said its cars would achieve full autonomy by the end of 2019, though it's unclear whether that's a realistic timeline.
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Elon Musk reveals Tesla has designs for a submarine car
The Tesla Motors CEO has plans for a James Bond-like car that drives on and under water.
14 June, 2019
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- Elon Musk said at a shareholder meeting that Tesla has designed a car that drives under water.
- The design was inspired by a James Bond movie.
- There are no immediate plans for the car's production.
You knew that sooner or later, Elon Musk, the closest person we have to a James Bond villain or Tony Stark, would attempt to build some new, next-level gadgetry straight from the movies. Not one to disappoint when it comes to making outlandish ideas become reality, Musk revealed that Tesla Motors has designs for a submarine car.
Yes, this car will be able to drive on roads, but also on and under the water. At least that's what Tesla CEO Musk said at an annual shareholders meeting in California. When asked by a shareholder whether Tesla thought about building a submarine car, Musk answered in the affirmative. Not only that, his company actually has designs for just such a vehicle (electric, of course).
Musk was inspired by the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Love Me," saying that he thought the car in that movie (inspired by Lotus Esprit) "was like the coolest thing." In fact, he loved it so much that he bought it for £616,000 (close to $800K).
When can you get such a fantastic vehicle? Not so fast, said Musk. He thinks it's technically feasible but the market for such a car isn't quite robust enough yet.
"I think the market for this would be small—small, but enthusiastic," Musk explained.
Who knows maybe the expression of our collective enthusiasm upon reading such articles will make this car a reality.
Check out the submarine car sequence from the “Spy Who Loved Me” here:
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