Neuralink Monkey, Starlink in Oz, Spotify's Car Thing

Elon Musk shows off his brain-computer interface tech with a monkey playing Pong with its mind, Starlink arrives in Australia, AI writes and performs a Nirvana song, and Spotify road tests a hardware device.

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Episode 169. Recorded Thursday 15 April 2021.

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Show notes & links:

• Show notes | Notion
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink scientists are not the first to get a monkey to control a computer with its mind | Business Insider
• Elon on the first Neuralink product | @elonmusk tweet
• Elon Musk’s Starlink is now live in Australia. Will it really deliver faster internet, and to whom? | ABC news
• Hear How AI Software Wrote a ‘New’ Nirvana Song | Rolling Stone
• Over The Bridge non-profit org | overthebridge.org
• NSynth Super | withgoogle.com
• Say hi to Car Thing. The smart player from Spotify that fills your car with music, news, entertainment, talk, and more | spotify.com
• Australia’s NBL is considering its own NFT marketplace | Business Insider

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