brain implants

Neuralink implant lets quadriplegic man play chess and Civilization VI using his mind Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp. livestreamed an update with its first brain implant patient Wednesday, showing a quadriplegic man who was able to play video games and online chess using his mind. Neuralink is a...

First human gets Neuralink brain implant Elon Musk said that the first human patient has received a brain implant from his startup Neuralink Corp., a significant step forward for the company that aims to one day let humans control computers with their minds. In a post on X, formerly Twitter...

Neuralink implants have not killed any monkeys — Musk Elon Musk has reasserted his statement that his brain implant startup Neuralink Corp. had never caused the death of a monkey, which while may be technically true, skirts around the fact that at least a dozen monkeys died after receiving chip...

Neuralink now accepting human trial patients Neuralink Corp., the brain implant startup led by billionaire Elon Musk, is recruiting patients for a clinical trial, a long-awaited step that brings the science fiction-esque technology closer to human reality. In a blog post, the company said it...

Neuralink scores $280 million in latest funding round Neuralink Corp., Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, has raised $280 million (R5.26 billion) in new funding from investors to develop its technology. The startup announced the funding round in a post on Musk’s X social network, formerly...

Neuralink transported contaminated devices from sickened primates without proper procedure — Animal rights group The US Transportation Department is investigating Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink Corp., after an animal rights group said it obtained emails suggesting the startup did...

Neuralink under federal investigation over animal welfare issues Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink Corp. is under federal investigation for allegedly violating the Animal Welfare Act amid staff complaints its animal testing is being rushed, Reuters reported. The probe was opened in...