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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Has Implanted Its First Chip in a Human Brain. What’s Next?
Source: Scientific American The wealthiest person on Earth has taken the next step toward a commercial brain interface.
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Top Harvard Medical School Neuroscientist Accused of Research Misconduct
Source: The Harvard Crimson Top Harvard Medical School neuroscientist Khalid Shah allegedly falsified data and plagiarized images across 21 papers, data manipulation expert Elisabeth M. Bik said Sunday.
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The Philips CPAP nightmare exposes shortcomings in medical device regulation
Source: Stat News The Philips CPAP nightmare exposes shortcomings in medical device regulation.
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Nobel laureates call on EU to relax rules on genetic modification
Source: The Guardian Open letter says lawmakers must ‘reject fearmongering’ and allow scientists to develop crops that can withstand ‘climate emergency’.
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How my academic sabbatical offered a chance to hit the restart button on my career
Source: nature Time away from his daily responsibilities taught Brandon Brown that he is replaceable — and that’s a good thing.
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Apple joins AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) at request of White House
Source: 9to5Mac Apple is one of more than 200 companies and other organisations to join the US AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), at the request of the White House.
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Study Reveals Only 16% of Faculty is Ready for GenAI in Higher Education
Source: Diverse: Issues In Higher Education As artificial intelligence seeps further into higher education, institutions are entering uncharted territory, creating a unique set of challenges for students, faculty and trustees.
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This hospital system just bought 30 Vision Pro units and launched a new ‘Spatial Computing Center of Excellence’
Source: 9to5Mac A new report from The San Diego Union-Tribune today offers a fascinating look at how the San Diego hospital system’s new “Spatial Computing Center of Excellence.”
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Reducing gaps between paper and practice requires more than a technical alignment
Source: ScienceDirect The way work is done often differs from the way work is imagined. An enduring difference between practice and prescription is considered undesirable, from both the organisational and academic point of view.
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Unethical studies on Chinese minority groups are being retracted — but not fast enough, critics say
Source: nature Campaigners who want scrutiny of biometrics research on Uyghurs, Tibetans and other groups are frustrated by slow progress.
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Prioritizing Work Health, Safety, and Wellbeing in Corporate Strategies: An Indicative Framework
Source: MDPI As a prominent organizational issue, there was limited evidence in the literature regarding the relationship between organizational strategy, workplace health, safety, and wellbeing, and performance measurements that demonstrate a measurable impact on organizational performances.
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