Neuralink knew years ago that wires from its brain chip could retract and cause it to malfunction, report says

• Neuralink's brain-chip implant malfunctioned in its first human patient weeks after it was inserted.
• Wires retracted from the patient's brain, which impacted its effectiveness, but it was later fixed. 
• Reuters reported the company knew of the risks that wires could retract from the brain years before.

Neuralink was aware of the risks of its brain-chip implant malfunctioning in its first human patient years before it was inserted, Reuters reported.