Neuralink

AI generated image of a brain implant on a brain
By  Jessica Hagen 02:13 pm December 16, 2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reopened an investigation into Elon Musk's brain-computer implant company Neuralink, according to a letter Musk posted on X penned by his attorney and directed at SEC chair Gary Gensler.  Musk also mocked the SEC in a post saying it was "just another weaponized institution doing political dirty work." The letter, published on Dec. 12, also...
Digital image of two hands touching each other through a data screen
By  Jessica Hagen 02:08 pm November 27, 2024
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink announced on X that it received approval to launch a new feasibility study, CONVOY, which will test the use of its wireless brain-computer interface (BCI), or N1 implant, to control an investigational assistive robotic arm. "This is an important first step towards restoring not only digital freedom, but also physical freedom. More...
Healthcare provider in scrubs
By  Jessica Hagen 05:59 pm November 22, 2024
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink has received approval from Health Canada to perform a clinical trial on its N1 brain implant and R1 robot, which is used to place the implant into the brain. The "Canadian Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface" (CAN-PRIME) study will be performed by the University Health Network (UHN) hospital at its Toronto Western...
Blind person standing on a train station platform
By  Jessica Hagen 11:41 am September 19, 2024
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink has received FDA breakthrough device designation for Blindsight, an implant that aims to restore vision in individuals who are blind. Blindsight implants a microelectrode array into the visual cortex of a person’s brain. The array then activates neurons, which then provide the individual with a visual image. According to Musk, the...
By  Dave Muoio 03:04 pm August 31, 2020
Hogwash, or a brain activity breakthrough? Friday evening came with a long-awaited look at the work of Neuralink, Elon Musk's ambitious brain-computer interface implant startup. In the streamed progress update, Musk ran down a PowerPoint overview of the technology's capabilities, which he likened to "a Fitbit in your skull." The coin-shaped implant will read and wirelessly transmit brain signals...