Elon Musk says Neuralink plans to start “high-volume production” of brain-computer interface devices and move to an almost automated surgical procedure in 2026
Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink will start “high-volume production” of brain-computer interface devices …
Grok's chatbot on X says Elon Musk is superior at almost anything, including drinking urine; Musk says Grok was “manipulated by adversarial prompting”
I feel sorry for billionaires. Each election season … Charles Fitzgerald / Platformonomics : Platformonomics TGIF #109: November 21, 2025 Miles Klee / Rolling Stone : Grok Claims Elon Musk Is More At...
Sources: Sam Altman's brain-computer interface startup Merge Labs hires Mikhail Shapiro, who works on noninvasive techniques for neural imaging and control
The hire suggests that Merge is taking a much less invasive approach than Elon Musk's Neuralink. Also: Sources IRL and reactions to yesterday's Snap scoop.
Leaked audio: Apple nears a deal to acquihire computer vision startup Prompt AI; it was approached by other potential suitors, including xAI and Neuralink
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How VC firm 1789 Capital hit $1B+ in assets with Donald Trump Jr. as a partner; its recent deals include investments in SpaceX, xAI, Neuralink, and Perplexity
& has now topped $1 billion. #WasteFraudAbuse https://www.reuters.com/... Bluesky: Wendy Siegelman / @wendysiegelman : 1789 Capital tops $1 billion in assets - firm was founded by Omeed Malik, Chris B...
Sam Altman says OpenAI “totally screwed up some things” on the GPT-5 rollout and confirms plans to fund a brain-computer interface startup to rival Neuralink
Over dinner, OpenAI CEO's addressed criticism of GPT-5's rollout, the AI bubble, brain-computer interfaces, buying Google Chrome, and more.
Sources: OpenAI is preparing to back Neuralink rival Merge Labs, co-founded by Sam Altman, that aims to raise $250M at an $850M valuation, including from OpenAI
OpenAI in talks to invest in brain implant start-up that would compete with Musk's company — OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman …
Neuralink plans a UK clinical study to test how its chips let patients with severe paralysis control devices with thoughts, marking its entry into the country
Using Her Mind James Tozer / Daily Mail : Elon Musk's brain chip company Neuralink to test implants in UK Matthew Field / Telegraph : British patients to get Musk's Neuralink brain chip implants Blues...
Neuralink filed on April 24 as a “small disadvantaged business” that could give it preferential access to federal opportunities, before being valued at $9B
Elon Musk's health tech company Neuralink labeled itself a “small disadvantaged business” in a federal filing …
Elon Musk's Neuralink raised a $650M Series E from ARK, Founders Fund, G42, Human Capital, Sequoia, Thrive, and others, reportedly at a ~$9B pre-money valuation
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