Issue #73 H Weekly

This week – a massive investment in the world's first neural prosthetic for human intelligence enhancement, Chinese version of DARPA's Grand Challenge, MIT is ready for Halloween with a horror AI, the self-driving truck delivered a precious cargo of 50 000 beers and more! Bryan Johnson announced he's investing $100M dollars into Kernel, a company that built the world's first neural prosthetic for human intelligence enhancement. Bryan said he did it "in an effort to enhance human intelligence and reimagine our future. Unlocking our brain is the most significant and consequential opportunity in history -- and it's time sensitive." Wired takes a closer look at three teams that were competing at the first Cyborg Olympics – one from exoskeleton race, one from arm prosthetic competition and one that was stimulating paralyzed muscles in a cycling race.