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Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing chess | Science & Tech News
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The first patient to receive a brain chip from Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has appeared to play online chess. Neuralink released a nine-minute video in which the patient, who is paralysed below his shoulders, appears to move a cursor across a laptop screen with nothing but his thoughts. The video shows him playing chess and…
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, saying company putting profit over the public good | Business News
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Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire owner of Tesla and X, is suing artificial intelligence company OpenAI, accusing the firm of prioritising profit over developing AI for the public good. Mr Musk is bringing the suit against OpenAI, which he co-founded, and its chief executive, Sam Altman, for breaching a contract by reneging on its pledge to…
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Human implanted with Neuralink brain chip ‘can control computer mouse just by thinking’, Elon Musk says | Science & Tech News
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The first human patient implanted with a brain chip from Elon Musk’s company Neuralink can control a computer mouse “just by thinking”, the billionaire has said. Musk – who started the company in 2016 – said the patient seems to have fully recovered and the company is now trying to get as many mouse button…
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Elon Musk ordered to appear before regulators for a third time as they probe his £35bn Twitter takeover | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has been ordered to testify for a third time in the probe into his takeover of Twitter, now known as X. US magistrate judge Laurel Beeler issued an order on Saturday night after Musk failed to appear before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the arranged date. The judge said Musk “did…
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Elon Musk cannot keep $55bn Tesla pay package, judge rules | US News
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Elon Musk must give up a compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55bn (£43.4bn), a judge has ruled. The Delaware court decision comes five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted the Tesla chief executive and the directors. The company is incorporated in the state, with oversight for…
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Elon Musk’s brain chip technology heralds the age of the cyborg | Science & Tech News
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You could say the age of the cyborg has dawned. Brain chips are increasingly being tested in paralysed people to help them move. The chips “read” electrical signals from neurons that determine movement and then reroute the instructions around a spinal injury to control the muscles or a robotic arm. Last year, Gert-Jan Oskam demonstrated…
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First human patient receives brain chip from Elon Musk’s Neuralink company | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has announced the first human patient to receive a brain chip from his company Neuralink is recovering well. The billionaire also revealed he hoped the product – called ‘Telepathy’ – will eventually allow users with disabilities like Stephen Hawking to “communicate faster than an auctioneer”. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Mr…
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Elon Musk’s X facing landmark EU investigation | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s X is being investigated by the EU over its efforts to combat disinformation and harmful content. The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, is the first to be probed under the bloc’s Digital Services Act. It came into force in November 2022 and requires large online companies to do more to tackle…
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Alex Jones: Conspiracy theorist set to have X account reinstated after poll by Elon Musk | Science & Tech News
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to have his account on X – formerly Twitter – reinstated after a poll by the platform’s owner, Elon Musk. Jones was banned from the social media website – under its previous ownership – in 2018 for breaching its rules on abusive behaviour. However, on Saturday night, Musk launched…
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Elon Musk: A timeline of his most recent controversial moments | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has apologised for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, admitting it may have been “literally the worst and dumbest post I’ve ever done”. The apology came amid a fiery rant against advertisers who have stopped promoting on his social media platform X. The advertising row, which has seen Disney and Warner Bros pull their…