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NO.1 Musk Announces Neuralink’s Next Product will be“Blindsight”

Elon Musk stated on Thursday that following their “Telepathy” product, Neuralink’s next innovation will be “Blindsight,” a device designed to help the blind regain vision. Musk had previously shared a video from Neuralink showing their first brain chip implant recipient playing chess and video games with their mind. Musk’s fans shared a clip of him saying, “Even if someone has never had vision, like being born blind, we believe we can still restore sight with Neuralink.” Musk confirmed, “Blindsight is the next Neuralink product after Telepathy.”

Commentary: If Neuralink truly launches the “Blindsight” product, it could bring the company into a broader medical audience.

NO.2 DeepMind Develops “AI Football Coach”

This week, Google’s AI team DeepMind introduced their “AI Football Coach” TacticAI on their website. Developed in collaboration with the premier league club Liverpool, TacticAI can now provide corner kick advice to coaches, claiming to have mastered all tactical variations of corner kicks. TacticAI is a complete AI system that combines predictive and generative models to analyze past games and suggest adjustments for more favorable outcomes.

Commentary: DeepMind’s collaboration with Liverpool on the AI football coach TacticAI could change the competitive landscape of the sports industry and enhance tactical analysis.

NO.3 “Little NVIDIA” Astera Labs Shines in Stock Market Debut

Astera Labs, known as “Little NVIDIA,” saw its stock soar over 72% on its IPO day. Founded in 2017, Astera Labs develops AI hardware to improve data center performance. Analysts note that every NVIDIA H100 chip requires Astera Labs’ products due to the high demands on data transfer speed and efficiency. Data centers need Astera Labs’ connectivity technology to fully utilize the capabilities of high-performance GPUs.

Commentary: Astera Labs’ successful IPO highlights the market’s strong recognition of AI hardware and reflects the urgent need for data center technology development.

NO.4 Japanese Company Invents New “AI Evolution” Method

Japanese AI startup Sakana AI claims to have invented a new method for creating generative AI models, drawing inspiration from “evolution and natural selection.” The company uses a “model merging” technique to combine existing AI models into a new one, iterating through hundreds of generations. The most successful models from each generation are then selected as the “parents” for the next.

Commentary: Sakana AI’s “AI Evolution” method could accelerate AI development, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

NO.5 CRISPR Gene Editing Technique Could Eliminate HIV

A study published this week by the Amsterdam University Medical Center shows that the latest CRISPR-Cas gene editing technique can eliminate all traces of HIV from infected cells in the lab, offering new hope for curing AIDS. Researchers say that CRISPR acts like “molecular scissors,” cutting DNA to remove or deactivate damaged gene segments.

Commentary: The breakthrough in eliminating HIV with CRISPR technology could bring revolutionary progress to medical treatments and shine a light on curing AIDS.

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