Musk says Neuralink expects human trials to begin in about six months pending FDA approval, and unveils work on implants to treat paralysis and improve vision (Ashlee Vance/Bloomberg)

Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Amazon unveils AWS SimSpace Weaver, a spatial computing service for developers to run real-time city-sized simulations across multiple instances  —  At this morning’s Re:Invent keynote in Las Vegas, Amazon unveiled AWS SimSpace Weaver, a computing service that allows developers to run city-sized simulations at scale in the cloud.

Rachael Levy / Reuters:
Sources: the US Department of Agriculture is probing Neuralink for potential animal welfare violations after complaints that its animal testing is being rushed  —  Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid …

Bloomberg:
AWS announces a new Graviton3E chip for high-performance computing tasks like weather forecasting and gene sequencing, competing with Intel, Nvidia, and others  —  Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud-computing unit is rolling out new chips designed to power the highest-end of computing …

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
A look at Alphabet-owned Verily’s opioid addition rehab clinic in Dayton, Ohio, which has largely taken a low-tech approach to treat ~5,200 patients  —  Christopher Boggs started smoking pot in his teens, moved on to cocaine, and finally settled on opioids, which allowed him to evade …

Rebecca Heilweil / Vox:
A profile of Akili, which makes a US FDA-cleared game designed to treat ADHD in children; Akili raised $160M+ after going public via a SPAC deal in August 2022  —  The future of video games is about more than just fun.  —  On the frosty planet of Frigidus, a virtual world full of icy caverns …

Adnan Bhat / Rest of World:
Experts: India’s TikTok clones like Moj and Josh have failed to replicate TikTok’s success, and Instagram and YouTube will take over India’s short-video segment  —  Creators are instead gravitating toward Instagram and YouTube, which may eventually be the winners in the Indian short-video segment.