A high schooler's award-winning algorithm could help Elon Musk's company Neuralink and pave the way for neural implants that never need replacing

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Canadian high school student Anush Mutyala with the headset he used as part of his neural implant science fair project.

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Elon Musk's plan to implant chips into people's brains is eerily similar to a 2015 British spy movie featuring an eccentric billionaire played by Samuel L. Jackson

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Elon Musk and Samuel L. Jackson.

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Elon Musk's claim that no monkey died as a result of Neuralink implants contradicts records that show how the animals experienced brain swelling, paralysis, seizures, and other health effects, letter to SEC alleges

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Elon Musk in June 2023 at the Viva Tech conference.

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