Neuralink plans a UK clinical study to test how its chips let patients with severe paralysis control devices with thoughts, marking its entry into the country
Using Her Mind James Tozer / Daily Mail : Elon Musk's brain chip company Neuralink to test implants in UK Matthew Field / Telegraph : British patients to get Musk's Neuralink brain chip implants Blues...
How University of California doctors used brain implants and AI to help an ALS patient speak again; the implants recognize words, and AI replicates his voice
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A look at Apple's Personal Voice, an accessibility feature that lets ALS patients digitize their voices through an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, set to release in 2023
Among the many challenges people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) face is its impact on their speech.
Apple unveils new cognitive, vision, and speech accessibility features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, like an AI voice that sounds like the user's, coming in 2023
If done well, this could be excellent for live music fans and support for Maps guides makes sense. … Blake E. Reid / @blakereid@mastodon.lawprofs.org : It won't get nearly as much attention, but the ...
Microsoft partners with Tobii to add native eye-tracking support, in beta, to Windows 10, helping users with ALS and other disorders
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Second Bitcoin user Hal Finney dies at 58 after battle with ALS, has body cryonically frozen
Bitcoin's Earliest Adopter Is Cryonically Freezing His Body To See The Future — Some bitcoin enthusiasts have used their cryptocurrency to travel the world. Others have spent it on a trip to space.
Apple wearable to be revealed September 9 won't ship until early 2015
Code/red: Apple Wearable Won't Ship Until Next Year — // HAPPENING TODAY — The 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters. — Beloved cryptographer Hal Finney is being cryopreserved following his recent, tra...
Samsung couldn't resist turning the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge into an ad
It had to be done. Some unscrupulous marketer was always going to try and capitalize on the global popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge — whose goal is to raise money to fight amyotrophic lateral s...
Tech executives Zuckerberg, Nadella, Costolo, Schiller, and others take “ice bucket challenge” to raise ALS awareness
Ice Bucket Challenge: Zuckerberg, Nadella and More — The “ice bucket challenge,” a campaign to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …