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...
US regulator rejected human trials for Elon Musk's brain implant startup Neuralink
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected an application by Elon Musk's company Neuralink to conduct human trials with its medical implants in 2022, Reuters reports.
The publication learnt about the...
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...
Neuralink planning first human trials within 6 months
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp. aims to start putting its coin-sized computing brain implant into human patients within six months, the company announced at an event at its Fremont, Calif. headquarters on Wednesday evening.
Neuralink has been...
Neuralink raises $27 million to build a brain-computer interface
Neuralink, the startup co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has taken steps to sell as much as $100 million in stock to fund the development of technology that connects human brains with computers.