This was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. This comes after the company recently received a fundraise of $6 billion in a Series B round. The company said in a statement that the funding saw participation from several key investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Kingdom Holding, and others.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday (October 29) that Neuralink, the company he co-founded, should look to develop a brain implant which would alleviate neck and back pain. Neuralink develops makes Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) which can be implanted in human brain. Musk’s latest comment came in a post he made on X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform he owns.
I am increasingly convinced that @Neuralink should prioritize making an implant that can eliminate back & neck pain.
Would greatly improve people’s happiness while awake, as well as enhance quality of sleep.
Tesla added more market value Thursday than the combined valuations of top U.S. competitors Ford and General Motors.
Humanoid robots are on the cusp of mass adoption. And Elon Musk’s Tesla bots aren’t the only game in town.
Elon Musk, Tesla and Warner Brothers Discovery are being sued by “Blade Runner 2049” production firm Alcon Entertainment for alleged copyright infringement, which accused them on Monday of “a massive economic theft.”
The big picture: Alcon alleges the defendants used an AI-generated image like the one from “Blade Runner 2049” to promote Tesla’s robotaxi concept at Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio lot in Burbank, California, earlier this month after it denied their request to use “an iconic still” from the 2017 movie at the event.
Zoom in: The production company alleges in the suit, filed on Monday in federal court in Los Angeles, that the event used an image that was reminiscent of a scene involving Ryan Gosling’s character looking into an apocalyptic world in the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic “Blade Runner.”
78K likes, — ianthebroker on October 12, 2024: ‘Talking to Tesla’s Optimus robot feels like the future is NOW! 🤖🚀 This ultra-realistic robot just got unveiled, and it’s already blowing minds. Elon Musk says this could be the biggest product ever created, and after seeing it in action, I believe it. Imagine robots seamlessly interacting with humans in everyday life—what a time to be alive! 🔥 #Tesla #OptimusRobot #ElonMusk #TeslaAI #FutureTech #RoboticsRevolution #TechInnovation #AI #TheFutureIsNow #AutonomousRobots #TeslaUnveiled #irobot #werobot’
Predicting it could drive the carmaker towards a $25 trillion valuation.
Experts believe this ambitious claim is within the realm of possibility. Optimus is still in development but will enter production next year, with Musk stating that Tesla could have “a few thousand” units working in its factories, reaffirming his earlier timeline.
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Elon Musk’s brain technology startup, Neuralink, reported that its implant is functioning well in a second trial patient, identified as Alex. This implant is designed to help paralyzed patients control digital devices through thought alone. Unlike the first patient, Noland Arbaugh, who experienced thread retraction issues post-surgery, Alex has not faced similar problems. Neuralink implemented new measures to prevent such complications, including reducing brain motion during surgery. Both patients have been able to use the implant to perform tasks like playing video games, browsing the internet, and even designing 3D objects.
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At Tesla’s We, Robot Cybercab event, Elon Musk unveiled a surprising appearance by Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus. A group of these robots walked alongside the reveal of the new Robovan. Optimus bots were shown in a video performing daily tasks such as delivering packages and watering plants, with Musk emphasizing that these robots could soon do nearly anything—from walking your dog to babysitting kids. With a long-term price between $20,000 to $30,000, Musk claims that Optimus could be Tesla’s biggest product yet, eventually transforming civilization.
