From TLDR 2025-05-14

APPLE TO SUPPORT BRAIN-IMPLANT CONTROL OF ITS DEVICES (3 MINUTE READ) [5]

Apple is taking early steps to enable people to control their devices
with brain-computer interfaces. It is working on a new standard with
Synchron, a company that makes a stent-like device that is implanted
in a vein on top of the brain's motor cortex to read brain signals.
Early testers have been able to use the technology to control iPhones,
iPads, and Vision Pro headsets. Synchron's device has been tested in
10 people since 2019.

FLEXIBLE BRAIN IMPLANT TAKES MAJOR LEAP FORWARD (11 MINUTE READ) [7]

Brain-computer interfaces are systems that allow direct communication
between the brain and external machines. Precision Neuroscience has a
device thin enough that it can be implanted into the motor cortex of
the brain through an incision less than 1 millimeter wide. The device
has been cleared by the FDA for commercial use in patients for up to
30 days. The approval will allow Precision to collect a lot more brain
data, which will help the company develop the algorithms it needs to
translate users' thoughts into commands for machines. Precision plans
to start clinical trials for a fully implanted system in 2026.

TESLA SHARES VIDEO OF ITS OPTIMUS ROBOT CATCHING UP TO COMPETITION (3
MINUTE READ) [8]

Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot looks like it's catching up to the
competition. CEO Elon Musk has been telling shareholders that the
robot is a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity for the company. Tesla is
already using robots in its factories. The company has released a new
video showing an Optimus prototype dancing. The video is available in
the article along with videos of another humanoid robot from Unitree,
a competitor.

MICROSOFT LAYING OFF ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE, OR 3% OF ITS WORKFORCE (2
MINUTE READ) [15]

Microsoft's largest round of layoffs since the elimination of 10,000
roles in 2023 is not related to performance, but aimed at reducing
layers of management.

NFT PHENOM CRYPTOPUNKS WAS JUST SOLD TO A NONPROFIT (1 MINUTE READ) [21]

Yuga Labs, the creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club and other notable
NFTs, has sold CryptoPunks to the NODE Foundation, a nonprofit focused
on preserving digital art.

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[5] https://links.tldrnewsletter.com/l5pUSv
[7] https://www.freethink.com/biotech/precision-neuroscience-bci?utm_source=tld rnewsletter
[8] https://electrek.co/2025/05/13/tesla-shares-video-optimus-robot-catching-up -competition/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[15] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/microsoft-is-cutting-3percent-of-workers-a cross-the-software-company.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[21] https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/nft-phenom-cryptopunks-was-just-sold-to- a-nonprofit/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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