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Neuralink raises $280M

Neuralink, the company started by Elon Musk to work on a generalized brain interface, has raised $280 million in a Series D funding round.

The FDA will apparently let Elon Musk put a computer in a human’s brain — The Verge

Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink says it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to launch its first in-human clinical study, writes Sean Hollister and Jay Peters.

Neuralink demonstrates its next-generation brain-machine interface — VB

Scientists at Elon Musk-backed Neuralink gave a progress update during a conference streamed online from the company’s headquarters in Fremont, California; writes Kyle Wiggers. Here...

Brain-computer interfaces are developing faster than the policy debate around them — The Verge

Facebook hasn’t ruled out using brain activity for advertising purposes at some point in the futureHere is the link, writes Casey Newton. https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/7/31/20747916/facebook-brain-computer-interface-policy-neuralink