Neuranics Lab is developing a blood counting device that functions based on the analysis of a sample obtained by pricking a finger. In India, a complete blood count is one of the most frequently requested medical tests, but in many regions, the process requires sending a vial and waiting for results.
Existing machines for this analysis are expensive, imported, and require a qualified operator, making them inaccessible in small clinics and primary healthcare centers. Patients in such locations may only receive results the next day, or sometimes not at all, which can be too late in some cases.
The company was established in Delhi in March 2021 with the goal of accelerating this process. The founders are Ashutosh Patra and Praveen Kumar, and their product is called MorphX. The company's development was supported by several public research incubators, including Venture Center in Pune and Atal Incubation Centre at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad.
The device's concept is to be compact and usable directly where the patient is located. It uses a finger-prick sample instead of a drawn vial, provides results in minutes rather than hours, and is designed to operate without a highly qualified specialist.
The sample is placed into a microfluidic cartridge—a small plastic component with channels that performs preparatory steps usually done manually in a laboratory. For this reason, Neuranics calls its platform a 'cartridge lab.'
Analysis is performed using multispectral imaging combined with deep learning. Instead of counting cells electrically, as traditional analyzers do, the system photographs them at multiple wavelengths and interprets the resulting images. The company claims this allows for the analysis of over 20 parameters, including morphology, which refers to the shape and appearance of cells that a pathologist would examine under a microscope.
The claimed functionality covers areas difficult for automated counters, including low platelet counts, differential counts, malaria parasites, erythrocyte nuclei, and atypical cells. These descriptions were provided by the company itself and an associated pathologist and have not been independently published.
A clinical trial comparing MorphX with an existing imported analyzer has been registered with the Indian Clinical Trials Registry. According to available data, it is marked as not yet recruiting participants, so results are unavailable.
Financial information is ambiguous. Databases provide three different total figures for the company, ranging from $700,000 to $1.48 million across up to four rounds. The most confirmed single event is a seed round of $700,000 announced in December 2024, led by Inflection Point Ventures. At that time, the company stated the funds were intended for technology development and clinical validation.
Its investors include Inflection Point Ventures, the Pontaq fund (UK-India), Venture Center in Pune, Atal Incubation Centre at CCMB in Hyderabad, as well as the HDFC Parivartan grant, which is a corporate social responsibility program, not an investment.
The company has between 17 and 21 employees, depending on the source, and does not publicly disclose revenue, orders, or adoption rates. Funding has come from public research institutions and early-stage funds, rather than large venture capitalists, which is common practice for medical device companies that spend years in development before the first sale.
The device was presented at a hematology conference, and a comparative trial is registered. Next steps include obtaining regulatory approvals and the first commercial deployment, neither of which has been announced yet. For a diagnostic device, performance demonstration compared to a recognized analyzer is a key part of the evidence base required for regulatory review, alongside other validation and quality requirements.
Changing your Gmail password is a fundamental procedure to ensure the protection of your Google Account, and it can be done through a direct link, the Gmail app, the Google app, or by using a browser on a computer. In all these four procedures, the password change is centralized in a single point, which guarantees the safeguarding of the entire digital environment.
After changing your Gmail password, the system has the ability to automatically end all active sessions on various devices and browsers, thus preventing unauthorized access. Additionally, it is essential that the new access credential is updated in password managers and third-party applications.
Below, we detail the step-by-step process for changing your Gmail password on different platforms.
The direct link feature is best suited for users who are already logged into their Google Account and know the current password. This method simplifies the process by immediately directing the user to the security page designated for resetting the password.
For those who prefer to manage their Google Account on mobile devices, the password can be changed using the app. This app speeds up verification by leveraging the existing login to make security changes.
Using the Google app to modify the email password is recommended for those who wish to centralize Google Account security but choose not to use the native Gmail app. This tool consolidates settings in one place, facilitating the user experience.
Changing the Google Account and Gmail password through a PC browser is indicated for those seeking a complete interface with advanced features, offering a broad view of the security dashboard. To do this, you must access gmail.com in the PC browser, click on the profile picture in the upper right corner, and select the 'Manage your Google Account' option.
Next, you must choose the 'Google Password' option, located in the left sidebar, to proceed. It is necessary to enter the current credential or use one of the available login methods to access the account access code change functionality. After typing the new password in the designated field and confirming it, the process is finalized by clicking the 'Change password' button.
If you need to recover your Gmail password, you must access the Google Account login page and select the 'Forgot password?' option. The system will initiate an identity verification process, sending a code via SMS, alternative email, or notification on the registered Android phone. Only after validating the identity in this recovery flow will the system display the screen to change the Gmail password with a new code. Finally, it is crucial to remember to update this new password in your password manager to prevent issues with future Gmail access.
Various protections are automatically applied when changing your Gmail and Google Account password. When modifying the Gmail password, the configured passkey is not deactivated or removed from the Google Account. This is because the access key depends on the device's own biometrics or PIN, functioning independently of the traditional password. The only observed change is the automatic termination of active sessions on other devices, aiming to protect the profile. Thus, access via passkey remains practical on the main device, while the new password serves as a secure login alternative.
There is no distinction between the Gmail password and the Google Account password, as both use exactly the same access credential. Due to the integrated ecosystem, a single code allows direct access to email and services such as Drive, YouTube, and Photos. Consequently, when the password is reset in Gmail, the change is automatically synchronized across all related products. The only exception occurs when using specific application passwords for older software, but the main login remains centralized in the Google Account.
Tesla and SpaceX have confirmed the development of Terafab, a large semiconductor factory located in Texas, which will receive an initial financial injection of $16.8 billion, equivalent to about R$ 86 billion. This undertaking aims to establish its own infrastructure to meet the growing demand for chips destined for artificial intelligence.
According to information released by the Texas government, the unit will be installed in Grimes County, near Houston, and will feature an area exceeding 100 million square feet dedicated to semiconductor manufacturing. Terafab is expected to generate employment for at least 3,000 people in the region, centralizing various stages of chip production in one location, including fabrication, assembly, and testing of advanced components.
SpaceX stated that the facility was designed to 'build new computing capabilities on an unprecedented scale and speed.' The chips produced there will be used in technologies developed by the company, such as the Optimus robots, Cybercab autonomous vehicles, and future space data centers.
Among the main purposes of Terafab is the ambition to achieve an annual production exceeding 1 terawatt of computing capacity. If implemented as planned, this project has the potential to become one of the largest private chip manufacturing initiatives ever announced, demonstrating Tesla and SpaceX's desire to participate in both AI product development and the essential infrastructure for its operation.
Although the announcement has been made, Terafab is still in the initial phase. The initial investment of $16.8 billion is less than the $25 billion (approximately R$ 128 billion) mentioned in the original project launch. However, SpaceX communicated that future expansion phases could significantly raise the total cost, citing in previous documents a plan that could reach $119 billion (about R$ 609 billion).
Currently, Tesla relies on third-party suppliers, such as Samsung and TSMC, for its chips. The creation of Terafab constitutes a strategic attempt to reduce this dependence in the future. Furthermore, SpaceX informed that it will use water from the Gibbons Creek reservoir, which previously served to cool a coal power plant decommissioned in 2018, aiming to avoid using local underground reserves.
This project fits into Elon Musk's strategy to expand the computational power available to his companies. Tesla emphasized that 'both Tesla and SpaceX will need far more chips than current and future global production can provide.'
When the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission set off for the first human landing on the Moon in 1969, they carried technology that seems unimaginable today. The computer responsible for the ship's navigation had less computational power than the cheapest modern smartphones, yet it played a decisive role in one of the most complex missions in the history of space exploration.
The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) only had 4 KB of RAM and 72 KB of permanent storage, which is less than many modern calculators. In comparison, a basic smartphone available today might have 4 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. The difference in memory capacity reaches approximately a million times, and even more if considering available data storage space.
Thanks to this, a modern smartphone could execute the Apollo 11 navigation software. Nevertheless, this comparison overlooks a fundamental point: the lunar mission computer was not supposed to be as powerful as a modern device, but it had to be exceptionally reliable.
The AGC was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Instrumentation Laboratory and manufactured by Raytheon. The equipment operated with a processor of about 2 MHz and was designed to function in much harsher conditions than any electronic device used on Earth. Furthermore, the Apollo 11 computer did not operate in isolation; the most complex trajectory calculations were performed by large computers installed in NASA control centers in Houston.
The Saturn V rocket also had its own computer in the instrument bay. The lunar and command modules had their own AGC units. Thus, the mission utilized a network of specialized systems, not just one computer. During the flight, the AGC was responsible for critically important tasks such as aiding navigation, managing operations, and providing real-time information to the astronauts. Its main advantage lay not in memory volume, but in its ability to perform vital functions with high accuracy.
A modern smartphone has greater speed, but it is designed for a different purpose. The AGC functioned with a highly predictable control system designed to ensure critical tasks were completed on schedule. While modern systems like Android and iOS are designed to provide the user with a broader experience by balancing multiple processes simultaneously, they do not possess the same level of precision in controlling every operation.
Another important aspect was resilience. The Apollo computer was designed to withstand intense vibrations during launch and radiation exposure in space—conditions that could damage ordinary electronic equipment. This reliability was tested during the Apollo 11 descent to the lunar surface. The computer showed error signals 1201 and 1202, indicating processing overload, but the system managed to restart, discard less important tasks, and continue controlling the spacecraft. The software development was led by engineer Margaret Hamilton.
The comparison between modern phones and the Apollo 11 computer is often used to dispute the fact of the moon landing. However, there is independent evidence confirming the landing. The Apollo missions left reflectors on the lunar surface that bounce laser beams sent from Earth. Observatories in various countries still use these devices today to accurately measure the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Furthermore, images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have captured the landing sites, the modules left by the astronauts, and traces of their activity on the surface. The difference can also be seen in daily life: a single photo on a phone, about 4 MB in size, takes up dozens of times more space than the entire permanent memory of the computer that helped humanity reach the Moon.
In Brazil, the historical broadcast of Apollo 11 to a significant portion of the population was made possible because Embratel opened the Tanguá ground station in Rio de Janeiro several months prior, allowing the reception of satellite signals. More than half a century later, a regular phone continuously receives satellite signals to calculate its location using the Global Positioning System (GPS). This comparison demonstrates not only technological progress but also the outstanding engineering behind the computer that, despite minimal resources, helped achieve one of humanity's greatest accomplishments.
