'CyberGuy' Kurt Knutsson shares his tips on reducing daily internet usage after an eye-opening poll reveals Americans spend nearly half their day online on'Fox & Friends.' Audrey Crews hasn't written her name in over 20 years, that is, until now. Thanks to a brain chip from Elon Musk's Neuralink, Crews used only her thoughts to scribble "Audrey" on a laptop screen. She shared the photo on X, stunning millions across the internet and earning a shoutout from Musk himself. At age 16, Crews lost all motor function. Now, at 39, she's part of Neuralink's PRIME Study, which tests brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in humans.

British patients are set to receive Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chips as part of the first UK clinical trial. Neuralink is partnering with University College London Hospitals Trust and Newcastle Hospitals for the project, the company said in an announcement. Seven participants who cannot walk will be fitted with an implant about the size of a 10p coin, allowing them to control a smartphone with their mind. Those living with paralysis due to conditions such as spinal cord injuries and a nervous system disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis qualify for the study, the company revealed in a post on X. This comes after a paralysed woman in the US revealed the shocking effect the brain implant has already had on her life. Audrey Crews, who has been paralysed since she was 16, became one of five people in the US who have already been implanted with the brain chip.

A woman who has been fully paralyzed for the last 20 years has regained the ability to use a computer, marking a world-first for Elon Musk's company, Neuralink. Thanks to Neuralink's revolutionary implant, Audrey Crews revealed on X how she was able to write her name on a computer screen. 'I tried writing my name for the first time in 20 years. Lol,' Crews posted on X while showing the world her first attempt at a signature since 2005. Using the brain-computer interface (BCI), the implant recipient chose a purple-colored cursor pen to write the name'Audrey' on the screen in cursive script.

Gabe Newell, co-founder and CEO of Valve, has been working on a new brain-computer interface project through his Starfish Neuroscience company for several years. The company just announced that it plans to launch its first brain chip by the end of 2025, reports The Verge. This chip isn't a complete implant solution, but a specially designed "electrophysiological" component that can both read and stimulate brain activity. Unlike competitors, such as Elon Musk's Neuralink, Starfish aims to create a less invasive solution that doesn't require a battery and can reach multiple brain regions at once using wireless energy transfer. Starfish is also developing technology to treat neurological disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, as well as a method to destroy tumors using targeted heat.

Black Mirror is more than science fiction – its stories about modernity have become akin to science folklore, shaping our collective view of technology and the future. Each new innovation gets an allegory: smartphones as tools for a new age caste system, robot dogs as overzealous human hunters, drones as a murderous swarm, artificial intelligence as new age necromancy, virtual reality and brain chips as seizure-inducing nightmares, to name a few. It is a must-watch, but must we take it so seriously? Black Mirror fails to consistently explore the duality of technology and our reactions to it. It is a critical deficit.

The moment that Black Mirror fans have been waiting for finally arrived last night, as Netflix released the highly anticipated trailer for Season 7. However, it was a'mind-expanding' brain chip that really caught fans' attention. In the trailer, several characters can be seen sporting a small, white chip on the side of their faces. 'They call it mind expanding. It alters your neuronal structure,' Peter Capaldi's character ominously explains.

Neuralink has successfully implanted in a second patient its device designed to give paralyzed patients the ability to use digital devices by thinking alone, according to the startup's owner Elon Musk. Neuralink is in the process of testing its device, which is intended to help people with spinal cord injuries. The device has allowed the first patient to play video games, browse the internet, post on social media and move a cursor on his laptop. Musk, in comments made during a podcast released late on Friday that ran more than eight hours, gave few details about the second participant beyond saying the person had a spinal cord injury similar to the first patient, who was paralyzed in a diving accident. Musk said 400 of the implant's electrodes on the second patient's brain are working.

The first patient living with Elon Musk's Neuralink'brain chip' implant wants the world to know how'amazing' and'rewarding' his clinical trial with the tech has been. Just four months ago, 30-year-old Noland Arbaugh went under the knife for the experimental surgery that would allow him to control computers with his mind. 'I'm really excited to keep going,' Arbaugh, who has been paralyzed from his neck's fourth vertebra down since college, said of his role in Neuralink's human trial. But while the tech company's brain-computer interface has allowed him to race his stepfather in Nintendo's Mario Kart, navigate a computer cursor and more -- all with just his thoughts alone -- technical hurdles still plague the brain chip's functioning. A report on Arbaugh's Neuralink trial said that approximately 85 percent of the chip's tendril-like connections to his brain have come loose, forcing Neuralink staff to retool the system on its software side, as FDA approves trials on a second patient.

Elon Musk's Neuralink has been given a green light to implant its brain chip in a second patient after fixing issues that struck during the first human trial. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the next person on Monday, signing off on the company's planned updates that included embedding some of the device's ultrathin wires deeper into the brain. Neuralink revealed this month that some of 64 threads detached from the first patient's brain, causing the chip to malfunction - nearly ending the trial that began in January. A report by Reuters cited'five people familiar with the matter' had claimed that this issue had been'known about for years' from animal testing. This is a developing story... more updates to come.

Neuralink's first human trial nearly came to an end after the patients endured a potentially life-threatening condition shortly after the implantation surgery. A new report has claimed that air became trapped inside Nolan Arbaugh's skull during the operation, a condition known as pneumocephalus that can cause seizures, brain abscess and death if untreated. The incident reportedly raised concerns among staff who discussed removing the brain implant entirely - but the issue does not appear to be impacting Arbaugh's health. However, it may have caused the brain chip to malfunction, which Neuralink said Wednesday happened when some of the 64 threads that attach the chip to the brain retracted - resulting in a decrease in the number of effective nodes. Neuralink's first human trial nearly came to an end after the patients endured a potentially life-threatening condition shortly after the implantation surgery.