Paradromics, a neurotech startup rivaling Elon Musk's Neuralink, successfully implanted and removed its brain-computer interface device during human surgery, marking a major milestone as it prepares for broader clinical trials to help people with severe motor impairments like paralysis.
Anthropic has launched Claude Explains, a blog featuring AI-generated content with human oversight, showcasing its Claude model's writing abilities while emphasizing collaboration between AI and human expertise to create educational resources across diverse topics.
Salesforce has quietly acquired Moonhub, a startup building AI tools for talent recruitment, evaluation, and hiring, with the entire Moonhub team joining Salesforce to advance its AI strategy, accelerating Moonhub's mission in the rapidly growing AI-powered HR tech space.
Neurotech startup Paradromics has achieved a major milestone by successfully implanting its brain-computer interface in a human for the first time, paving the way for a clinical trial later this year to study the long-term safety and use of its technology.
Digg's founders Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian aim to build a social platform focused on authentic human connections in the AI era by verifying users' humanity, compensating creators and moderators, and using AI for moderation while avoiding its misuse for manipulation.
In a groundbreaking medical milestone, Paradromics, a brain-computer interface startup, successfully implanted and safely removed its brain implant, Connexus, from a human patient for the first time, paving the way for restoring speech and communication for those with paralysis.
Apple is reportedly planning to overhaul its operating system naming conventions, aligning them with years instead of version numbers, starting with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26, to be announced at WWDC 2025 alongside a design revamp inspired by the Vision Pro's visionOS.
The Browser Company grapples with the future of Arc Browser, plagued by complexity and lack of cohesion, while shifting focus to developing Dia, an AI-powered browser poised to revolutionize the industry.
IBM laid off 8,000 employees, mainly from HR, as its AI platform AskHR automated 94% of routine tasks, but the company's total workforce grew as it reinvested in areas requiring human skills like engineering and sales, signaling a strategic pivot toward AI integration and workforce realignment.
Anthropic rolls out a beta voice mode for its Claude chatbot apps, allowing users to have spoken conversations with the AI assistant and enabling hands-free interactions while displaying key points on-screen and offering voice response options.