Tag: Neuralink

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]