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The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in medicine, clean energy, social media and audio cell technology. Here are the top innovation headlines for this week.
1. There is a New Cure for Children Born Deaf
Using gene therapy, doctors in the UK have cured a young baby girl of deafness. The treatment was infused in her ear (just before her first birthday), to replace the Otof gene mutation—a type of DNA common to those with inherited deafness. The successfully treated child in the UK is part of a bigger trial recruiting patients from the U.S. and Spain. The gene therapy treatment was developed by Regeneron, a leading biotech company.
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2. Go Ahead, Create your own Live Sports Channel
Spiideo, a Swedish startup is on a mission to expand live sports broadcasting. Through its automated AI camera system and analytics tech, Spiideo makes it possible to create high-quality, legacy TV “network-level” streaming for games (15 types of sports). You don’t have to be part of a major league to use Spiideo. Though, the platform is already being used by certain franchises in the NBA and NHL, Italy’s Series A (for football/soccer), as well as England’s Premier League. To date, over 6.000 venues and 4000 teams use the platform.
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3. Xcimer Raises $100M to Advance Laser-Based Fusion Energy
In the tech venture landscape, fusion power isn’t exactly AI trendy. Yet, Xcimer (an energy startup) has managed to secure some serious investment coin ($100 million) for its fusion power concept, pre-revenue. Xcimer plans to use the capital to develop laser beams that can ultimately deliver carbon-free, low-cost, nuclear fusion energy to power grids all over the world. More details here.
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4. Nokia CEO Makes World’s First ‘Immersive’ Phone Call
On Monday, Nokia announced that its CEO Pekka Lundmark made the very first live immersive video and audio call in the world. This basically means that 3D spatial audio is used instead of the flatter, 2D sound found on most cell phones. The live immersive technology developed by Nokia is meant to be seamless. The goal is to feel as if you and the caller could be speaking directly to each other, in the same space. The groundbreaking call was made to Stefan Lindström, Finland’s Ambassador of Digitalization and New Technologies. Kudos to Nokia for not rushing to announce and market yet another AI tool. See how it works here.
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5. New York Bans Social Media Platforms from using “Addictive” Algorithms on Children
New York lawmakers have approved a bill that would restrict social media companies like Meta (which owns Instagram and Facebook) from showing “addictive” content feeds or send overnight push notifications to children under 18 without parental consent. NY Governor Kathy Hochul announced on X (formerly Twitter), that she was “Grateful to @NewYorkStateAG and our partners in the Legislature for working with us to advance the SAFE for Kids Act and the New York Child Data Protection Act.” The companion bill (NY Child Data Protection Act) will also stop social media platforms from collecting, using or selling the personal data of minors. According to a Harvard University study, social media companies generated an estimated $11 billion from advertising to minors in 2022.
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