Dr Tom Oxley

Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.

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'Alexa, hook up my brain': Synchron hits major 'medical milestone'

Australian neurotech firm Synchron reported year-long trial results showing its brain implant was safe in six US patients, including one who used Amazon's Alexa by thought alone, keeping it ahead of Musk's Neuralink.

From brain implants to super-intelligent humans: will we become homo ex machina?

Analysis of the technological singularity concept, covering brain-computer interface work by Neuralink and Synchron, expert predictions about artificial general intelligence, and worries over unregulated AI. Republished from The Conversation.