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Elon Musk launches Neuralink to connect brains with computers

Startup from CEO of Tesla and SpaceX aims to implant tiny electrodes in human brains

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Neuralink is pursuing ‘neural lace’ technology, implanting tiny brain electrodes that may one day upload and download thoughts. Photo: Reuters

Rolfe Winkler
Building a mass-market electric vehicle and colonizing Mars aren’t ambitious enough for Elon Musk. The billionaire entrepreneur now wants to merge computers with human brains to help people keep up with machines.

The founder and chief executive of Tesla Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has launched another company called Neuralink Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. Neuralink is pursuing what Mr. Musk calls “neural lace” technology, implanting tiny brain electrodes that may one day upload and download thoughts.

Mr. Musk has taken an active role setting up the California-based company and may play a significant leadership role, according to

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