From Elon Musk committing a Twitter purge, to AI predicting Parkinson’s Disease and buildings being laid on a foundation of seaweed bricks

?? Commence the purge: Elon Musk announces that Twitter accounts with no regular activity will be permanently removed from the platform: https://tinyurl.com/2p85ndhk?

?? Environmental groups are suing the FAA over a failed SpaceX Texas rocket launch that blew up and scattered debris mid-flight: https://tinyurl.com/2m236run?

??? ChatGPT, watch out: Google has released PaLM 2, its newest large language model, which will power its updated Bard chat tool: https://tinyurl.com/2p94cb8n?

?? The search for the elixir of life: Desperate to find liquid water in our solar system, NASA scientists have set their eyes on an unassuming location… the large moons of Uranus: https://tinyurl.com/yc776p6t??

?? Stalker alert: Apple is teaming up with Google to combat the misuse of its AirTag technology by bad actors, with the Android maker already implementing new countermeasures: https://tinyurl.com/mrxrck8x?

?? Building on a foundation of… seaweed? A US company is creating an interlocking, buoyant brick system composed primarily of kelp biomass to contribute to more sustainable construction at sea: https://tinyurl.com/7yfhchnr?

?? Crime doesn’t pay: British 23-year-old hacker who hijacked over 130 Twitter accounts in 2020 as part of a Bitcoin scam has been extradited to the US, could face 70 years in prison: https://tinyurl.com/5n76nju2?

?? Was US Congress right about TikTok? A UK journalist discovered she was tracked by TikTok employees in China and the US, who also viewed her personal data without her consent: https://tinyurl.com/3wmrf229???

?? Troll and scammer crackdown: Social media users in Vietnam will soon have to verify their identities to continue using these platforms: https://tinyurl.com/3uhd7t37?

?? ?? AI plays doctor: Scientists have created machine learning software that can predict the onset of Parkinson's disease, which could prove to be a medical breakthrough: https://tinyurl.com/8v2vdrej?

?? Scientists in Switzerland have revealed a tiny flower-shaped flexible electrode that can be deployed inside the skull without damaging the brain: https://tinyurl.com/2p73d3nh?

Thanks for reading this week's newsletter. I've had a busy but inspiring week talking to transhumanists, biohackers, and futurists from around the world. I've got a stack of new books to dive into, and I'm excited to keep learning and exploring.?

Have a great weekend ahead!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR, BRIAR PRESTIDGE:

Based between New York and Dubai, Briar Prestidge is a serial entrepreneur, CEO, trusted advisor and author.

Briar founded?Prestidge Group, a leading personal branding, PR and speaker relations agency managing HNWI, C-level executives, tech experts, celebrities, government officials and investors.

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Briar sits on the Advisory Board for the Metaverse Fashion Council, and she is also a Strategic Advisor for Scopernia, specialized in future proofing organizations by preparing them for Web3. In 2022, she?produced the documentary '48 Hours in the Metaverse'?where Briar travelled to 33 virtual worlds and interviewed 21 metaverse experts and VR build builders.

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