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Tech Leaders Spend $800M to Build a New City
A group of Silicon Valley tycoons have been quietly buying land near San Francisco’s Bay Area. Their goal is to create a brand new city, complete with residential neighborhoods, a performing arts center, and orchards with over a million trees planted. Key investors include Reid Hoffman (the CEO of LinkedIn), Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. The development project is being carried out by Flannery Associates, led by Jan Sramek a former finance whiz kid and Goldman Sachs trader. Over the past five years, the firm (created by the investor group) has been purchasing land near San Francisco and Silicon Valley in Solano County.
The GGD Hit List: Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Women to Speak, Google’s New AI Assistant and more
The top innovations in science and tech transforming our world this week .
A Flying Taxi Service Takes Off in China
In China’s major cities, flying cars will soon be just another part of busy traffic. SinoJet recently made a deal with Aerofugia, a flying car manufacturer to purchase 100 vehicles for its air taxi service.
New AI Tool Fakes Live Eye Contact
Nvidia Broadcasting’s new Eye Contact feature lets a user fake eye contact during live-streams or video conferences. Will you try it?
Visual 06: The HeLa Cell Line
For 70 years, the cells of Henrietta Lacks have been used without her consent. HeLa cells are special because they can divide indefinitely. The data visual above highlights some of the many medical breakthroughs achieved through the HeLa cell line. “The Mother of Modern Medicine,” is inspired by Kadir Nelson’s painting of the same title.