Musk Finds a Way Around Brazil's X Ban – The New York Times

Elon Musk’s social network used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it. Regulators expected to restore the block soon.
In his continuing fight with the Brazilian authorities, score one for Elon Musk — at least briefly.
On Wednesday, his social network, X, suddenly went live again for many across Brazil after three weeks of being blocked under orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court.
The reason? X made a technical change to how it routes its […]
Musk Finds a Way Around Brazil's X Ban – The New York Times

Rage against machine learning driven by profit – Nature

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The current boom in artificial intelligence (AI) would probably not exist were it not for work that began in academia. Many of the techniques that are now being used on an everyday basis, such as machine learning and natural-language processing, are underpinned by academic work into […]
Rage against machine learning driven by profit – Nature

Musk's X working again in Brazil after finding a way around ban – BBC News

Some X users in Brazil have said they can once again access the social media platform, the BBC has learned.
This comes after the service, formerly known as Twitter, was banned in the country at the end of August.
The change was made possible after the firm, which is owned by technology billionaire Elon Musk, moved to servers hosted by Cloudflare, according to ABRINT, the country's leading trade group for Internet Service Providers (ISP).
A spokesperson for X told the BBC that the […]
Musk's X working again in Brazil after finding a way around ban – BBC News

FDA gives special designation to Neuralink brain chip designed to allow blind to see – NY1

A device that could potentially allow blind people — even those born without the sense of sight — to see has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “breakthrough device” designation. 
Neuralink, the brain chip company founded by Elon Musk, announced the approval Tuesday. The FDA program is for medical devices that offer more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions. 
The designation aims to give […]
FDA gives special designation to Neuralink brain chip designed to allow blind to see – NY1

Artificial intelligence helping JVS students | News, Sports, Jobs – The Herald Star

NEW AI MANNEQUIN HELPING STUDENTS — Brooke Scharfenberg, Kaylee Sandy and Daelynn Cordle, all seniors in the health technologies program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, are learning some valuable life-saving skills with the new Hal 3000 patient simulator. The interactive mannequin is very realistic and can be programmed with a variety of ailments for students to diagnose and treat. Instructor Tammy Sismondo said Hal was funded through an estimated $65,000 grant from the Mary Jane […]
Artificial intelligence helping JVS students | News, Sports, Jobs – The Herald Star

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites 'blocking' view of the universe – BBC

Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around the world, are interfering more with radio telescopes than earlier versions, they say.
The thousands of orbiting satellites are “blinding” radio telescopes and may be hindering astronomical research, according to Netherlands Institute for Radio […]
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites 'blocking' view of the universe – BBC

CyberLink Pioneers Cloud to Edge Integration, Empowering Boundless Creativity and Innovation Through its Suite of Creative Software Solutions

Partnering with Intel, Processing Speed for Promeo, CyberLink’s AI Creative Studio for Next Gen AI PCs, Nearly Doubles
TAIPEI, Taiwan, September 19, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a leading provider of digital creative software at the forefront of AI PC innovation, is excited to announce the latest feature updates for Director Suite, its innovative family of creative software.
With global shipments of AI PCs doubling in 2024, making up 14% of the total market by the second […]
CyberLink Pioneers Cloud to Edge Integration, Empowering Boundless Creativity and Innovation Through its Suite of Creative Software Solutions

Elon Musk's PAC is spending nearly half a million dollars to boost Rep. Michelle Steel in CA-45

Overall, America PAC reported spending around $2.1 million in 14 House races all in favor of the Republican candidate. The PAC, funded by wealthy investors, including Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Shaun Maguire and Douglas Leone, has already spent millions of dollars to elevate former President Donald Trump in his bid for another term in the White House, per FEC data.
In California, Steel’s campaign received the second-highest amount of money from America PAC. Musk’s PAC shelled out […]
Elon Musk's PAC is spending nearly half a million dollars to boost Rep. Michelle Steel in CA-45

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Announce …

Commerce and State to co-host convening to advance global cooperation toward the safe, secure, and trustworthy development of artificial intelligence
Following Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s announcement of the launch of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes during the AI Seoul Summit in May, the U.S. Commerce Department and U.S. State Department shared today that they will co-host the inaugural convening of the Network on November 20-21, 2024, in San Francisco, […]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Announce …

FICO's Educational Analytics Challenge Visits Bowie State University

MEDIA CONTACT: David Thompson, dlthompson@bowiestate.edu, 301-860-4311
(BOWIE, Md.) – Bowie State University recently hosted FICO, a global analytics software leader, for their Educational Analytics Challenge. More than 50 Bowie State students were educated on how machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are being used to fight financial fraud, which cost U.S. consumers more than $10 billion in 2023.
“The FICO Challenge is a great opportunity for students to begin developing a […]
FICO's Educational Analytics Challenge Visits Bowie State University