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Canada’s University Health Network said its Toronto Western Hospital would be the first non-US site of a trial for a device created by Neuralink Corp., Elon Musk’s brain-implant company. “We are incredibly proud to be at the forefront of this research advancement in neurosurgery,” UHN Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith said in an announcement. He also said UHN would be the “first and exclusive” site for the trial in Canada, but did not say when it would begin.On Wednesday, Neuralink said that it had received approval from regulators in Canada to launch clinical trials for its device in that country.“Health Canada…
Elon Musk recently highlighted one of the most notable innovations that have been developed by The Boring Company, his tunneling startup. As per Musk, the Boring Co.’s technologies allow tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to start digging with no prior site preparation. Earlier this month, The Boring Company posted an image of its Prufrock-3 TBM undergoing final checks on “The Monster,” which was already tilted downwards. The Monster is a machine that is capable of launching and retrieving Prufrock, allowing The Boring Company to start excavating tunnels very quickly. As noted by Elon Musk in his recent post, the capability to…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Solana has faced relentless selling pressure since late January, wiping out over 40% of its value after reaching all-time highs. Price action remains bearish, with SOL struggling to find strong support as the broader market experiences volatility. Investors are increasingly cautious, fearing that further declines could follow if key levels fail to hold. Related Reading However, analysts believe Solana could see a swift recovery if it manages to maintain its current structure. Top analyst Daan shared a technical analysis on X, revealing that Solana is still hanging around above a key diagonal trend…
The Taaleri SolarWind 3 Fund has invested in 129MW Finnish solar park Hallanvahti. The project, located in Joroinen, approximately 300km northeast of Helsinki, has reached ready-to-build status, with construction ongoing and full operations expected by mid-2026. The Hallanvahti project was developed by Etec Automation and its subsidiary, 3Flash Finland, together with the Taaleri Energia team. The solar farm will consist of bifacial panels and single-axis trackers, generating an estimated annual electricity production of around 140GWh. This is enough to supply around 18,000 households and facilitate the reduction of approximately 29,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually throughout its operating life.…
Tesla and xAI CEO Elon Musk has voiced his support for a California AI safety bill, expected to introduce increased oversight and regulation into the emerging industry. In a post on X on Monday, Musk said that California bill SB 1047 should “probably pass,” amidst arguments in Silicon Valley over whether the AI safety bill could hamper development of the technology or is a necessary safeguard. “This is a tough call and will make some people upset, but, all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill,” Musk wrote. “For over 20 years, I…
Signatures of Ice-Free Ancient Ponds and Lakes Found on Mars by Lori Dajose Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Researchers have discovered two sets of ancient wave ripples on Mars, signatures of long-dried bodies of water preserved in the rock record. Wave ripples are small undulations in the sandy shores of lakebeds, created as wind-driven water laps back and forth. The two sets of ripples indicate the former presence of shallow water that was open to the Martian air, not covered by ice as some climate models would require. Ripples are one of the clearest indicators of…
An Estee Lauder counter is seen on the floor of a department store in Brooklyn on Feb. 5, 2025 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesSeveral beauty stocks posted major losses this week, as companies such as E.l.f. Beauty and Estee Lauder reported disappointing earnings and cut guidance.E.l.f. closed out its worst week since August 2018, with shares cratering nearly 29% over the five-day period. The cosmetics brand on Thursday posted a revenue beat for its fiscal third quarter, but missed on adjusted earnings per share and cut its full-year guidance to between $1.3 billion and $1.31 billion in…
For the fourth year in a row, SpaceX will be holding its Hyperloop Pod Competition. The event, which features teams of students from universities across the globe, is expected to raise the game this year, with returning champion TUM Hyperloop (formerly WARR Hyperloop) from the Technical University of Munich looking to hit half the speed of sound with its upgraded pod. TUM has been competing in SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Competitions since the first tournament was held in 2015. The team has created a reputation for creating incredibly quick pods over the years, even beating the 240 mph record set by…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks in, President Donald Trump keeps cranking out executive orders designed to remake the government while billionaire Elon Musk hunts for more ways to upend the federal workforce.Trump also provoked — then called off — trade wars with Canada and Mexico but allowed one with China to move forward. He seemingly made light of potentially thorny political issues while insisting he was serious about the United States seizing Gaza, emptying out its residents and redeveloping the area into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” It was an idea that friend and foe alike around the world…
Until recently, Elon Musk seldom posted about the U.S. Agency for International Development on X, where he is wont to share his thoughts on nearly every subject. Then on Sunday came a flurry of posts wherein the world’s richest person, the Trump-appointed head of the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, described USAID, the foreign humanitarian assistance agency, as “a viper’s nest of radical-left marxists who hate America,” “evil” and “a criminal organization.””Time for it to die,” Musk posted.Musk’s sudden — and consequential — interest in USAID did not emerge from a vacuum: The agency has long been a target…