From TLDR 2025-03-05

ON A QUEST TO REVIVE THE WOOLLY MAMMOTH, COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES HAS
CREATED A WOOLLY MOUSE (2 MINUTE READ) [7]

Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered mice to have
mammoth-like fur using CRISPR. The mices' fur is of a color, texture,
and thickness that resembles a mammoth's fur. The woolly coat may
enable the mice to survive in cold climates. While the company
believes that it will be eventually possible to re-create the woolly
mammoth, there are still a lot of technical hurdles ahead.

WAYMO, UBER LAUNCH DRIVERLESS RIDE-HAILING IN AUSTIN (4 MINUTE READ) [12]

Waymo has officially launched driverless taxis in Texas with the help
of Uber. People in Austin can now take a driverless Waymo robotaxi
using the Uber app. The launch comes as Tesla is expected to debut
Unsupervised Full Self-Driving services in the city later this year.
There will be no additional costs for accessing Waymo robotaxis.
Riders will be able to use the Uber app to unlock the vehicle, open
the trunk, and activate the trip.

MELBOURNE START-UP LAUNCHES 'BIOLOGICAL COMPUTER' MADE OF HUMAN BRAIN
CELLS (9 MINUTE READ) [15]

The CL1 is a biological computer filled with hundreds of thousands of
lab-made neurons that can learn from digital inputs.

EERILY REALISTIC AI VOICE DEMO SPARKS AMAZEMENT AND DISCOMFORT ONLINE
(9 MINUTE READ) [18]

AI startup Sesame released a demo for its Conversational Speech Model
in late February - it intentionally creates imperfections to achieve
'voice presence', a magical quality that makes spoken interactions
feel real, understood, and valued.

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[7] https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/04/on-a-quest-to-revive-the-woolly-mammoth-c olossal-biosciences-has-created-a-woolly-mouse/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[12] https://www.teslarati.com/waymo-uber-driverless-ride-hailing-austin/?utm_s ource=tldrnewsletter
[15] https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-03-05/cortical-labs-neuron-brain- chip/104996484?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[18] https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/users-report-emotional-bonds-with-start lingly-realistic-ai-voice-demo/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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