Neuralink Monkey Plays Pong, Amazon Wins Union Vote, Box Secures $500M
Today's top tech news features a Neuralink monkey playing Pong with its mind, a decisive union vote loss in Alabama, and a massive $500 million investment into Box by KKR. App usage also hits record highs as users spend an average of 4.2 hours daily on mobile applications.
A monkey equipped with Elon Musk’s Neuralink device plays a game of Pong using only its brain, demonstrating the progress of brain-computer interface technology. Meanwhile, counting strongly favors Amazon in its Alabama warehouse union vote, dealing a significant blow to labor organizing efforts. In the enterprise sector, KKR invests a massive $500 million into Box, signaling strong confidence in the cloud content management company.
Major social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experience severe outages that temporarily disrupt service for millions of global users. On the financial front, crypto trading on Robinhood spikes dramatically to 9.5 million customers in the first quarter. Additionally, consumers now average 4.2 hours per day in mobile apps, marking a 30 percent increase from 2019 levels.
The ongoing legal battle between Epic Games and Apple heats up as Epic cries monopoly over Apple’s secret "Project Liberty" effort that provoked the Fortnite ban. In other innovations, TAE Technologies claims a landmark in fusion energy with hopes for commercialization by 2030, and Rocket Lab prepares to recover the booster from its next Electron launch to pursue reusability. Furthermore, the global chip shortage continues to force GM to idle more of its North American manufacturing plants.