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Last update: 12 hours agoConsciousness Research: Baylor College of Medicine reports the brain can keep processing and predicting language even when a patient is unconscious under general anesthesia, using neuron-level recordings during epilepsy surgery. AI Infrastructure Push: Big Tech is exploring ways to turn suburbs into distributed AI power and computing hubs, including small systems hosted in homes alongside energy storage. Identity & Payments: Visa rolls out “Tap to Confirm” and “Tap to Activate” to make card-based identity verification simpler for consumers and small businesses. Markets Hit by Macro: Stocks slid off records as higher oil prices and bond-market jitters cooled AI-fueled momentum, dragging names like Nvidia. Green Industry: Australia’s Laverton steel mill becomes the first to run on mostly renewable electricity, aiming for 100% renewables by 2030. Health Tech & Policy: A new study suggests tech-powered contact lenses could match Prozac-like depression improvements in mice, while Southwest adds a rulebook ban on humanoid robots in cabins. Finance & IPOs: LiveRamp posts strong results ahead of its planned acquisition by Publicis for $2.5B.
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