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NHTSA opens audit of Tesla Cybercab certification on launch day
Same day Cybercab rides began, NHTSA opened AQ26002 into Tesla’s FMVSS certification paperwork.
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Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson writes for the Breaking desk at The Gold Standard, with 21 stories so far, 17 of them Breaking stories on science, energy, space and trade. Recent stories include the FDA's approval of the Autus heart valve that grows with a child, and Fervo's Cape Station starting to sell enhanced geothermal power. Earlier pieces covered brain-implant trials such as Blindsight for the Tech desk and Apple's M5 Max MacBook Pro for Computing.
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KIER sets a 26.7% record for a perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell
The Korea Institute of Energy Research has a Fraunhofer-certified 26.7% perovskite and CIGS tandem solar cell, beating the previous record of 26.3%.
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Anthropic says it has computer-checked Fermat's Last Theorem
Anthropic says it built the first complete computer-checked proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, in 11 days. Mathematician Kevin Buzzard confirmed it.
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Blue Origin gets the Mars radio
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract worth up to about US$700 million for the Mars Telecommunications Network. The orbiter's due by 31 December 2028.
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Nepal glacier collapse: 788 dead and about 2,500 missing
Nepal's disaster agency counted 788 dead and about 2,500 missing on Sunday after Wednesday's glacier collapse. China reported 16 dead in Tibet.
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Musk: Neuralink's Blindsight human implants six to 12 months out
Elon Musk says Neuralink's Blindsight human implants are six to 12 months out. There are still no human Blindsight implants on the public record.
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Neuralink's VOICE speech trial is recruiting at UT Southwestern
Neuralink's VOICE speech trial is recruiting at UT Southwestern, with enrolment listed as six. It's a separate product from Telepathy's cursor control.
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Neuralink says 21 people are now in its human trials
Neuralink says 21 people are now in its human trials worldwide, and its Telepathy post reports zero serious device-related events.
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NASA and SpaceX are go for Roman at 7:26 a.m. Eastern
NASA and SpaceX are go to launch the Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy from 39A on Sunday 30 August, with the weather odds at 50 percent.
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Apple puts M5 Max on the MacBook Pro
Apple's M5 Max MacBook Pro has an 18-core CPU, a 40-core GPU and up to 128 GB of memory. The 35.6 cm Max starts at US$3,599.