DevNews S1E5 — Neuralink, Nvidia, Samsung’s Mobile Memory Breakthrough, and a Terrible TikTok Trend 😞
Tags: discuss, meta, news, podcast
Published: 2020-09-03 16:43:10

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title: DevNews S1E5 — Neuralink, Nvidia, Samsung’s Mobile Memory Breakthrough, and a Terrible TikTok Trend 😞
series: DevNews-Season-1
published: true
description: New episode of the show about the latest topics in the world of tech — hosted by Saron Yitbarek, Vaidehi Joshi, and myself!
tags: discuss, meta, news, podcast
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### Check out the latest episode of DevNews today!

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**_This week, [Saron](https://dev.to/saronyitbarek) and I talk about a few developing tech news stories that I think you'll find relevant:_** 
- A horrible, insensitive, and disheartening "trend" on TikTok that is certainly in violation of any decent Code of Conduct.** 
- Nvidia's new graphics cards, which are based on their new Ampere GPU architecture.
- Samsung's emerging memory chip, which is made using extreme ultraviolet lithography — possibly a real breakthrough in the field! 
- Elon Musk's "skull FitBit", Neuralink, which was recently presented via a demo wherein the brain-monitoring device was used on three pigs. 

While the Neuralink news does sound a bit like a dystopian version of the Three Little Pigs, it does have the potential to be a real game-changer. To shed some more light on this news and its impact, **Saron and I were joined by [AJ Keller](https://twitter.com/andrewjaykeller), co-founder of Neurosity, a neurotech company.**  

** _Note: I encourage everyone to take a moment to read [this letter](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/08/9987054/new-teacher-challenge) from the woman affected by yet another abusive, ableist “trend” on TikTok. We included it in the show notes for today's episode._  


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_Thanks to @levisharpe for producing & mixing the show, my co-host in this episode, @saronyitbarek, and @vaidehijoshi for editorial oversight. Catch Vaidehi hosting with me in [last week's episode](https://dev.to/devnews/s1-e4-typescript-4-0-gitee-chromium-and-apple-drama)._

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