This scientist rewarmed and studied pieces of his friend’s cryopreserved brain

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MIT Technology Review's daily digest covers a cryobiologist's research on his deceased friend's preserved brain and its implications for organ transplantation. The newsletter also highlights OpenAI shutting down Sora, Arm entering the chip market, and Meta being ordered to pay $375M for endangering children. Additional stories touch on space exploration, AI regulation, and a NASA nuclear-powered Mars mission planned for 2028.

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✓Cryobiologist Greg Fahy rewarmed and studied pieces of his late friend L. Stephen Coles's preserved brain, with findings pointing toward viable cryopreservation for organ transplantation.
✓OpenAI is shutting down AI video generator Sora, forfeiting a $1 billion Disney deal as it trims side projects ahead of an expected IPO.
✓Arm entered the chip market for the first time with data center AI chips, sending its stock up 13%, while NASA announced a nuclear-powered Mars mission for 2028.

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Cryopreservation and brain reanimation

While Greg Fahy believes the preserved brain could be revived one day, other experts are less optimistic about reanimation as a realistic outcome.

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