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AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China’s rise

An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the U.S. to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing “AI-enabled” weapons – something that Google itself has shied away from on ethical grounds.

Elon Musk teases Starlink speed will double later this year

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teased in a tweet on Monday that the company's satellite internet service, Starlink, will double customers' internet speeds to about 300 megabits per second. In addition, Musk said that latency, the time it takes to send data from one point to the next, will drop to about 20 milliseconds later this year. 

Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced Monday that the 29-year-old physician assistant — a former patient hired last spring — will launch later this year alongside a billionaire who’s using his purchased spaceflight as a charitable fundraiser. 

IBM explores sale of Watson Health

International Business Machines Corp. is exploring a potential sale of its IBM Watson Health business, according to people familiar with the matter.

Boston Dynamics expands Spot robot product line

Since launching Spot a little over a year ago, Boston Dynamics has worked on bringing the only robot in the world that can go where you go, "offering a way to automate data capture and get eyes on worksites that have complex terrain," CEO Robert Playter said.