Elon Musk has offered to invest in Synchron, a brain chip implant developer that recently beat Musk’s Neuralink to human trials in the U.S. — reports Reuters. According to the publication’s sources, Musk has approached Synchron founder and CEO Thomas Oxley about a potential investment in the Neuralink competitor. Whether Musk simply wants to invest […]
Neuralink shared a statement and video detailing its commitment to animal welfare on Monday, following a wave of criticism after reports surfaced of the company’s mistreatment of monkeys. Reports unfolded last week saying that UC Davis and Neuralink’s test treatment monkeys faced “extreme suffering” throughout experiments after animal rights activists lodged a lawsuit against the […]
Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink showed off a monkey using the technology to play ping pong with its mind last year, and a new report shows that the company is inching closer to beginning trials with humans. Neuralink is currently hiring for a clinical trial director, signalling the company could be nearing plans to begin […]
Funding will likely allow for more banana smoothies for the monkey, Pager Elon Musk’s Neuralink announced on Thursday it has raised a Series C funding round of $205 million USD. The funding round was led by led by Vy Capital, with participation from Google Ventures, DFJ Growth, Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, and […]
On Thursday evening, Elon Musk retweeted a video from his company Neuralink, showing off what he describes as, “monkey plays Pong with his mind.” “A monkey is literally playing a video game telepathically using a brain chip!!”, said an ecstatic Musk. Monkey plays Pong with his mind https://t.co/35NIFm4C7T — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2021 […]
The modern world is strange, and there’s no way around it – Neuralink is a great example of today’s craziest if you haven’t heard of them before. Neuralink released its summer 2020 progress update Friday, which depicts an updated deep brain implant developed by the neural engineering company which supposedly can be applied minimally-invasively, and […]
