The OpenAI CEO is adding a well-funded brain-computer interface startup to his growing portfolio of ambitious bets.

Medtronic will integrate Precision Neuroscience’s Layer 7 cortical interface with its StealthStation surgical navigation ...

OpenAI (OPENAI) announced on Thursday that it has invested in brain computer interface startup Merge Labs, which includes ...

Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read ...

Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they’ve lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals from the brain and decipher the ...

California-based Cognixion is launching a clinical trial to allow paralyzed patients with speech disorders the ability to communicate without an invasive brain implant. Cognixion is one of several ...

Modern treatments for depression have been evolving throughout the past few decades. In the historical context, it wasn’t long ago when hospitals were performing lobotomies on patients, but these days ...

Whether it’s jacking into the Matrix or becoming a Na’avi in Avatar, connecting brains to computers is a science-fiction trope that I never thought I’d see become a reality. But increasingly, BCIs ...

Elon Musk has long touted the potential for brain computer-interfaces (BCIs) to give humans the ability to control machines with their minds. But communication is a two-way street. What happens when ...

Fallout season two is kicking off with a bang… Literally, if you’re one of a few unlucky people who cross paths with Mr. House or Hank MacLean. But what is that’s making people’s heads go bang? We ...

In August, the Financial Times reported that OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is part of Merger Labs’ founding team ...

Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” ...