CNBC February 20, 2024
Arjun Kharpal

Key Points

– A patient implanted with Neuralink’s brain technology can now control a computer mouse just by thinking, the company’s founder Elon Musk said.

– The billionaire’s startup says it has developed a brain implant to help humans use their neural signals to control external technologies.

– Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla, said Neuralink is trying to get “as many button presses as possible from thinking” from the patient.

A patient implanted with Neuralink’s brain technology can now control a computer mouse just by thinking, the company’s founder Elon Musk said.

“[The] patient seems to have made a full recovery with no ill effects that we are aware of and is able to control the mouse,...

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