⚡️ Microsoft reveals "Project Silica"

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Microsoft is developing virtually indestructible glass data plates that can preserve info for over 10,000 years.

Is this an eternal memory solution for the digital age? Let’s dig in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• 💾 Microsoft’s glassy data storage solution

• 🦾 Revolutionary bionic hand fuses with woman's body

• 🛠️ 8 New products

• 📰 7 quick stories

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TODAY’S HEADLINES

MICROSOFT

💾 Microsoft’s glassy data storage solution

The Rundown: Microsoft's "Project Silica" stores data in glass plates that could last up to 10,000 years without degradation, providing extremely durable long-term storage.

The details:

• Data is encoded in 3D pixels within glass using lasers, and stored passively.

• A small disc could store millions of songs or thousands of films with no electricity needed.

• Retrieval involves robots scanning plates with microscopes and decoding the voxels.

• A Global Music Vault is already using the glass plates to indefinitely preserve recordings.

The relevance: As technology advances and data explodes, creative solutions for archiving info are needed — and laser-engraved glass might be just the solution. Who will be the first to encode a ‘Rick Roll’ to prank future humans?

TOGETHER WITH MASTERWORKS

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MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS

🦾 Revolutionary bionic hand fuses with woman's body

The Rundown: A new prosthetic hand with embedded electrodes is helping a Swedish woman regain function and ease phantom pain — connecting directly to her bones, muscles, and nerves.

The details:

• The bionic hand allowed precise finger movements with an impressive 95% success rate.

• Electrodes embedded in the hand improved sensory signals compared to conventional prosthetics.

• Implants in the arm bones provide a stable anchor for the robotic hand, reducing the patient's phantom pain and need for medication.

Our thoughts: This fusion of biology and robotics is a huge upgrade for amputees — and wider availability could be truly life-changing.

NEW PRODUCTS

💡 DeNote - Level up your creative ad workflow (link)

🗳️ Told - Collect user feedback with in-product surveys (link)

🎨 DesignStudio - Unlock AI magic for elevated customer engagement (link)

📝 Otter AI - Voice meeting notes & real-time transcription (link)

🔐 SecureFrame - Automated security compliance for your business (link)

🎓 Monic AI - Learn anything faster with AI (link)

🎥 Munch- Extract engaging and impactful clips from long-form videos (link)

🗣 Speechify - transcribe everything into audio for you to listen to (link)

Browse the most popular tools ever featured with our tool database.

SNIPPETS

X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly considering exiting the EU entirely, with Elon Musk reportedly frustrated with EU disinformation rules.

Amazon has started testing Agility Robotics' humanoid robot Digit in its warehouses to potentially automate repetitive tasks like recycling totes.

New York's attorney general sued Gemini crypto exchange run by the Winklevoss twins, along with Genesis and its parent DCG, for allegedly misleading investors and causing $1.1B in losses.

Amazon and Microsoft are collaborating with India to crack down on tech support scams, with call centers tricking thousands globally into paying for fake services while posing as the companies' reps.

Startup Vital3D wants to help address the organ transplant shortage by 3D printing intricate human organs like kidneys with its bioprinting tech called FemtoBrush.

YouTube is launching an immersive news watch page on mobile, which consolidates live streams, podcasts, Shorts, and videos from authoritative sources.

WhatsApp is testing a new ‘View Once’ mode for voice messages on mobile that makes them self-destruct after being listened to once, providing an extra layer of privacy.

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