Shivon Zilis quietly had a third child with Elon Musk earlier this year, Bloomberg reported. Business Insider first reported that Musk quietly had twins with Zilis, born in November 2021. Zilis, 38, is a director at Neuralink and has had a successful career in venture capital and AI. Elon Musk quietly had another child with Shivon […]
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Who is Shivon Zilis? Meet the Neuralink exec and AI expert who reportedly had a third child with Elon Musk
Shivon Zilis quietly had a third child with Elon Musk earlier this year, Bloomberg reported. Business Insider first reported that Musk quietly had twins with Zilis, born in November 2021. Zilis, 38, is a director at Neuralink and has had a successful career in venture capital and AI. Elon Musk quietly had another child with Shivon […]
Elon Musk quietly had a third child with his Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis
Elon Musk quietly had a third child with Neuralink’s Shivon Zilis, Bloomberg reported. Musk has at least 11 children, including five with his first wife and three with Grimes. Musk has faced scrutiny over his relationships with female employees at SpaceX. Elon Musk quietly had another child with an executive at one of his companies. Neuralink’s […]
Neuralink employee was scratched by monkeys infected with herpes and fired after she became pregnant, suit claims
A former employee at Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink alleged that a monkey infected with the Herpes B virus scratched her and that she was fired after informing her superiors that she was pregnant, according to a lawsuit. Lindsay Short, who started working at Neuralink as an animal care specialist in August 2022, accused […]
Former Neuralink Staffer Sues After Scratches From Herpes Monkey
(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk’s brain-implant startup Neuralink Corp. forced an employee to work with monkeys that carried the Herpes B virus in conditions in which the animals scratched her bare skin, according to a complaint filed Friday in state court in California. Most Read from Bloomberg The employee, Lindsay Short, said that once she transferred […]
First Neuralink Patient Alarmed as Device Starts Glitching
Earlier this year, Noland Arbaugh became the first human patient to have a brain-computer interface chip implanted by Elon Musk’s Neuralink. The 29-year-old Texas native — who became paralyzed after a diving accident eight years ago — was initially amazed at the results, learning to move a cursor with his mind alone and using those […]
Exclusive-Musk’s Neuralink has faced issues with its tiny wires for years, sources say
By Rachael Levy (Reuters) – Neuralink’s disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue the Elon Musk company has known about for years, according to five people familiar with the matter. The company knew from animal testing it had conducted ahead of […]
Implant by Elon Musk’s Neuralink suffers setback after threads retract from patient’s brain
Elon Musk’s brain technology startup Neuralink said Wednesday that an issue cropped up with the company’s first human brain implant weeks after it was inserted into a patient. The company revealed in a blog post that in the weeks following the patient’s surgery in January, a number of the implant’s connective threads retracted from the […]
Exclusive-Synchron, a rival to Musk’s Neuralink, readies large-scale brain implant trial
By Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Synchron Inc, a rival to Elon Musk‘s Neuralink brain implant startup, is preparing to recruit patients for a large-scale clinical trial required to seek commercial approval for its device, the company’s chief executive told Reuters. Synchron on Monday plans to launch an online registry for patients interested in joining […]
First brain chip patient of Elon Musk’s Neuralink shown playing online chess
The first patient to have a computer chip implanted into their brain by Elon Musk’s Neuralink has been shown using the device to control a PC. In a livestream posted to X, formerly Twitter, 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh showed how he could move a computer cursor using just his mind to play chess online. Mr Arbaugh […]
Several companies are testing brain implants – why is there so much attention swirling around Neuralink? Two professors unpack the ethical issues
Putting a computer inside someone’s brain used to feel like the edge of science fiction. Today, it’s a reality. Academic and commercial groups are testing “brain-computer interface” devices to enable people with disabilities to function more independently. Yet Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink, has put this technology front and center in debates about safety, ethics and […]
Elon Musk’s Neuralink moves legal home to Nevada after Delaware judge invalidates his Tesla pay deal
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has moved its legal corporate home from Delaware to Nevada after a Delaware judge struck down Musk’s $55.8 billion pay package as CEO of Tesla. Neuralink, which has its physical headquarters in Fremont, California, became a Nevada company on Thursday, according to state records. Delaware records also list the […]