Neurosurgeons at University of Michigan Health completed the first-in-human implant of a Paradromics Inc., wireless brain-computer interface, or BCI, as part of a national clinical trial for patients with difficulty speaking. The clinical trial will focus on the device’s long-term safety, and it will also assess whether the BCI can restore the participant’s communication through synthesized text and speech, and help them control a computer.

The team built an AI forecasting tool that predicts the likelihood of staff resigning, giving managers an early warning system to intervene before someone leaves

MDPI, the open access publisher, has today announced the full deployment of its in-house AI-powered research integrity system, Ethicality. The tool is now being used to automatically screen all manuscripts submitted to the publisher—in the region of 2,000 submissions from authors worldwide per day. 

Terraxy, a KAUST spinout specializing in soil‑regeneration and carbon‑capture technologies for desert environments, has raised $3 million in a Seed‑2 round led by Wa’ed Ventures with participation from KAUST. The funding accelerates Terraxy’s shift from pilot operations to full industrial production, including a 30,000 m² commercial facility in Al Zulfi. Terraxy’s Carbosoil technology enhances plant growth in sandy soils by up to 70% while enabling long‑term CO₂ storage. Supported by MEWA’s Regulatory Sandbox and KAUST’s innovation ecosystem, Terraxy is emerging as a key enabler of Saudi Arabia’s sustainability, land‑rehabilitation, and carbon‑management goals under Vision 2030.