Cybernetic 8 — Volume 15

8 interesting things from a cybernetic world

What is this all about?

This newsletter is an irregular collection of the most interesting news from the tech and startup world I came across in the last couple of weeks, prepared and bite-sized for your reading pleasure.

It will mostly cover topics around #technology #startups #deeptech #neurotech #ai #robotics #decentalization #lifescience #healthtech #complexity #cybernetics #constructivism and #futurism, but also include some funny or otherwise noteworthy stuff from time to time.

Why cybernetic 8? Learn more about this worldview here, here or here.

Here we go → your Cybernetic 8

• It looks like the #european automotive giants are slowly waking up to #autonomous driving. #Daimler just acquired Torc Robotics to focus on autonomous #trucks, which is a very compelling use case imo — LINK

Source: pexels.com

• The The Financial Times has an article on the recent developments in gene editing with #technologies like #CRISPR and how #AgTech is shaping our nutrition — LINK
• Not only our food will have a positive impact on how old we get (wile being healthy). Check out this great article by Alexandra Sifferlin on a #longevity #biotech startup that fights aging — LINK
• I am not sure if I already posted this, but it is anyways relevant enough to double-post. The AI Now Institute published 10 recommendations for the regulation of #AI. A must read, imo — LINK
• Did you ever wonder how the #internet backbone looks like and how your #data travels across the globe? Then check out this great Piece by The New York Times — LINK
• Of course I have to throw in the obligatory #robot video:

• It is no surprise that #China wants to rule the digital world. Find out how they are taking over the Indian app ecosystem right now — LINK
• In a boader sense, the “Asian Century” is set to begin, according to this article in The Financial Times and the graph below. — LINK

Anything else?

For your shot of gigantomania, check out this video of the Maersk Triple E, the worlds biggest container ship: