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Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip company says it now has FDA approval for human testing

Brain chip firm has reportedly killed about 1,500 animals, including over 280 sheep, pigs and, monkeys

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's futuristic brain chip startup Neuralink gets FDA approval for human testing that 'represents an important first step'

Musk has pitched his startup and its technology, which requires drilling into patients' skulls, as potentially helping people with paralysis.

Fortune

Elon Musk reportedly planning to launch AI rival to ChatGPT maker

Tesla and Twitter boss said to be bringing together team, weeks after co-signing letter demanding pause in AI research

The Guardian - UK

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We've been connecting brains to computers longer than you’d expect. These 3 companies are leading the way

Since it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has had its moments in biotech news.

The Conversation

Who Owns Your Brain Data?

Nita A. Farahany's The Battle for Your Brain shows how neurotech can help, or hurt, human liberty.

Reason

Futurists predict a point where humans and machines become one. But will we see it coming?

Most people are familiar with the deluge of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that seem designed to make us more efficient and creative. We’ve got apps that take text prompts and generate art, and the controversial ChatGPT, which raises serious questions about originality, misinformation and plagiarism.

The Conversation

No, Elon Musk can’t put chips into people’s brains: Regulators rejected Neuralink’s device due to safety risks, report says

Neuralink’s human brain chip trials have been put on hold after the FDA rejected the startup’s application owing to safety issues, Reuters reported Thursday.

Fortune

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink probed over shipment of ‘contaminated’ devices from ‘infected’ monkey brains

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink is being probed over its shipping methods after an animal rights group contacted the U.S. Department of Transportation

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's Neuralink probed over material shipments

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink is being probed over its shipping methods after an animal rights group contacted the U.S. Department of Transportation

The Independent UK

U.S. investigating Elon Musk's Neuralink over hazardous pathogens

The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it is investigating Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink over the potentially illegal movement of hazardous pathogens.

Reuters

Can we ethically justify harming animals for research? There are several schools of thought

Neuralink, the biotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been accused of animal cruelty and is under federal investigation in the United States for potential animal welfare violations.

The Conversation

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are making bets on brain interface company Synchron as Elon Musk's Neuralink faces controversy and a Federal investigation

Synchron's investment win comes as Musk's Neuralink faces a federal probe into its animal-testing practices that could set it back.

Fortune

A major medical ethics group just asked the FDA to disqualify data from Elon Musk's Neuralink animal experiments: 'We want the FDA to proactively launch an investigation'

Musk’s brain implants company, Neuralink, is already the subject of a federal investigation.

Fortune

Musk's company is on a killing spree

Around 1,500 lab animals have died in tests at Neuralink, Elon Musk's medical device implant company

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Musk's Neuralink under US investigation for treatment of animals, Reuters reports

The brain-computer interface company Neuralink, owned by Elon Musk, is under investigation by the US Department of Agriculture for its treatment of animals, Reuters has revealed. FRANCE 24's tech editor Peter O'Brien tells us more about the allegations.

Fortune

Musk's Neuralink staff claim his demands to rush brain implant trials led to the needless deaths of 1,500 animals

The company is being probed for potential violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces federal investigation after ‘killing 1,500 animals in testing’

The US Department of Agriculture is investigating the firm following complaints that its animal testing is being rushed and causing needless suffering and deaths

The Guardian - US

Musk’s Neuralink faces federal inquiry after killing 1,500 animals in testing

Brain-implant company accused of causing needless suffering and deaths amid pressure from CEO

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The Independent UK

Federal authorities investigating Elon Musk’s Neuralink for ‘hack job’ treatment of test animals: report

The company has been accused of maiming test monkeys in the past

The Independent UK

Musk's company aims to soon test brain implant in people

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his Neuralink company is seeking permission to test its brain implant in people soon

Fortune

Elon Musk says he will test out his own brain implant as he makes major Neuralink announcement

Elon Musk wants to try Neuralink as soon as it is ready, but the company has delayed human trials several times.

Inverse

Elon Musk's Neuralink demo promised miracles — but a neuroscientist says the tech is decades behind

The brain-computer interface technology touted by Neuralink has been around for several decades.

The Guardian - US

Musk says brain chip to begin human trials soon – and plans to get one himself

World’s richest man says human trials will begin within six months during presentation at health tech company Neuralink

Evening Standard

Elon Musk wants to put Neuralink implants in people’s brains within 6 months

Would you let Elon Musk’s company put a computer chip in your brain?

The Conversation

Here’s what Elon Musk's language teaches us about his ambitions

Elon Musk is known for his inventions. He’s the founder of rocket firm SpaceX, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla. But with his purchase of Twitter, his proclivity for inventing and using new words and phrases has come under fierce scrutiny.

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