Twitter owner Elon Musk has plans for his social media platform that extend far beyond social networking. In recent months, Musk has been outspoken about his intention to turn Twitter into “X,” an “everything app” that offers a variety of services—like messaging, networking, shopping, financial services, and more—in just one interface. His goal? Advancing civilization,…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Gets FDA Approval to Study Brain Implants in Humans
Elon Musks’s neurotechnology company Neuralink announced on Thursday it has obtained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out a clinical study of brain implants in humans. It marks the first in-human clinical study for the company. “This is the result of incredible work by the Neuralink team in close collaboration with…
Musk’s Neuralink Promising for Disabled, ‘Ethical Concern’ for Masses, Experts Say
The Neuralink implant that aims to allow a person to control a computer with thoughts has good potential to achieve its initial goal of helping paralyzed people communicate. It may, at least to some extent, help restore vision for the blind. It may, to a significant degree, restore limb control for those with spine injuries,…
Gates, Bezos Invest in Australian-Designed Brain Implant
December 16, 2022
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Billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are betting on the New York-based Synchron as the answer to Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Founded by Australian professors Tom Oxley and Nick Opie, the company on Dec. 16 announced it had closed a $110 million Series C funding round involving Bezos Expeditions, Gates Frontier, and ARCH Venture Partners. The Synchron…
Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Startup Neuralink Holds ‘Show and Tell’ Recruitment Drive
Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink hosted a “show and tell” on Wednesday aimed at recruiting new talent. The event was held at 9 p.m. ET after previously being delayed, and live-streamed on YouTube. It featured a demonstration of a monkey operating a virtual keyboard as the firm showcased its technology. In the description box of…
Is the US Government Creating Brain Hacking Technology?
Commentary In July 2016, the new CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk, launched Neuralink, a neurotechnology company specializing in manufacturing implantable brain-machine interfaces. Musk describes the technology, designed to help people with disabilities, as a “Fitbit” for the skull. Others have said that the entirely hackable technology could pose an “existential threat” to society. Giving artificial…
Neuralink’s ‘Show & Tell’ Delayed by One Month, Elon Musk Says
Billionaire Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday pushed back by a month the date for Neuralink’s “show & tell” event to Nov. 30 and did not provide further information. The chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Inc. and rocket developer SpaceX said in August that the event would be held on Oct….
Elon Musk’s Brain-Chip Company Neuralink Gets Overtaken in US by Australian Startup
Australia-based startup Synchron planted its fifth brain-computer device and the first into the brain of a U.S. patient, emerging as a potential rival to Tesla Inc’s CEO Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which is yet to receive a regulatory nod. What Happened Doctors at the Mount Sinai West medical center in New York, on July 6, implanted Synchron’s first 1.5-inch device into the brain of…
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