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Ukraine says speed limits on Starlink are still hampering military efforts to fight off Russian drones, days after a surprise network slowdown that Kyiv called deliberate and Washington denied ordering.
At Stanford University, researchers managed to grow human brain tissue in the brain of genetically modified mice, to occupy more than 90% of the released cortical space. This feat was published in the journal "Nature" on October 8. The objective: to understand the development of the brain and certain neurological diseases.
Artificial intelligence insiders are quitting their jobs, saying the technology could mean the end of humanity. Pope Leo in France warned of a “paradise of machines”. And the New York Times reported this week that one of AI firm Anthropic’s co-founders spent months lobbying religious thinkers on the possibility that AI could be conscious.
You'll no doubt have seen the coverage of singer Céline Dion's return from illness and her Paris residency. But here's a different angle: the audio technology keeping her stage quiet, and the artificial intelligence isolating her voice from the noise of a 30,000-seat stadium.
Insider warnings, hacking scares during tests and a US-China race have split the industry and Washington.
