CNBC July 10, 2024
Key Points
– Elon Musk said during a livestream on Wednesday that his brain tech startup Neuralink is hoping to implant its second human patient within “the next week or so.”
– Neuralink’s goal is to help patients by using breakthrough paralysis-control technology.
– The company implanted its first human patient this winter, but executives said Wednesday that only around 15% of the implant’s channels are working.
– Neuralink executives said they are making changes to address the hardware problems.
Elon Musk said Wednesday that his brain tech startup Neuralink hopes to implant its system in a second human patient within “the next week or so.” Executives also said the company is making changes to address the hardware problems it...