In this next chapter of the Neuralink odyssey, Musk and his team must maintain a strong commitment to research integrity and patient care.

Yesterday’s deluge of briefings to incoming ministers contained a few juicy tidbits but also gave some insights into where the nation’s policy wonks think the country is heading.

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“There is an obvious gender imbalance in STEM study choices in our country with female students dropping from 41.5% in Year 12 to only 19.8% in higher (tertiary) education. Postgraduate and Masters/PhD show an even more dramatic decrease, with only 4.6% and 2.4% of women respectively.”

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Apple hopes the new device will redefine personal computing, like the iPhone did 16 years ago, and Macintosh did 40 years ago. But if it succeeds, it will also redefine concerns about privacy, as it captures enormous amounts of data about users and their environments, creating an unprecedented kind of “biospatial surveillance”.

With artificial intelligence set for widespread take-up in 2024, business leaders are eyeing how their organisations can gain data-driven insights, as well as develop their generative AI and digital skills training.