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Elon Musk may reveal human trials for brain computer tech this week

Elon Musk is all set to reveal a key update on his brain-machine interface company Neuralink this week and may announce human trials for the technology that has been successful on mice and even apes

Apple iMac gets SSDs across variants, Retina 5K display, and other upgrades

The 27-inch iMac, 21.5-inch iMac and iMac Pro now starts at Rs 169,900, 99,900 and Rs 464,900, respectively. These products will be available in Apple Authorised Resellers later in August

Lawrence Tesler, Silicon Valley inventor of 'cut, copy and paste', dies

Silicon Valley on Wednesday was mourning a pioneering computer scientist whose accomplishments included inventing the widely relied on "cut, copy and paste" command. Bronx-born Lawrence "Larry" Tesler died this week at age 74, according to Xerox, where he spent part of his career. "The inventor of cut/copy & paste, find & replace, and more was former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler," the company tweeted. "Your workday is easier thanks to his revolutionary ideas. Larry passed away Monday, so please join us in celebrating him." A graduate of Stanford University, Tesler specialized in human-computer interaction, employing his skills at Amazon, Apple, Yahoo, and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). The cut and paste command was reportedly inspired by old time editing that involved actually cutting portions of printed text and affixing them elsewhere with adhesive. "Tesler created the idea of 'cut, copy, & paste' and combined computer science training with a counterculture

Nidhi Aggarwal & Susan Thomas: Making sense of algorithmic trading

It calls for careful thinking by regulators in terms of the impact on their functions

Growth of PC and smartphone shipment in slow lane

Need to expand the market for better sales in future

PC shipments in Q1 of CY16 slip 20.8% quarterly: IDC

India PC market will be looking to revive in due course of time