September 25, 2024

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus

(Wired) – Neurable’s MW75 Neuro is an everyday brain-computer interface that aims to boost your productivity. It also raises questions about data privacy. Today, Boston-based company Neurable announced the launch of its smart headphones, dubbed the MW75 Neuro, which use … Read More



 
 

September 17, 2024

Neuralink’s ‘Breakthrough Device’ Clearance from FDA Does Not Mean It Has Cured Blindness

(Tech Crunch) – Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, on Tuesday received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean the outfit has developed a cure for blindness, no matter what Musk might say. The breakthrough … Read More



 
 

September 16, 2024

This Brain Implant Lets People Control Amazon Alexa With Their Minds

(Wired) – Neuralink rival Synchron is connecting its brain–computer interface with consumer technologies to allow people with paralysis more functionality. Mark, a 64-year-old with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, uses Amazon Alexa all the time using his voice. But now, … Read More



 
 

September 9, 2024

Amazon Wants Your Palm and TSA Wants Your Face. What Saying Yes Will Mean.

(Wall Street Journal) – More companies and government agencies out in the wild want to read our body parts. The Transportation Security Administration, for example, started scanning passengers’ faces instead of checking IDs. These groups say the biometric processes are … Read More



 
 

August 22, 2024

Second Patient in Trial for Elon Musk’s Neuralink Uses Design Software, Videogames

(Wall Street Journal) – In March, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink introduced its first human trial participant, a quadriplegic who showed the world how he could control a computer cursor with just his thoughts.  On Wednesday, the company said … Read More