According to Reutes, Elon Musk has started negotiations with the president of the… synchronousa company competing with Neuralink in the race for the former brain-computer interface.
neural link it does not produce the desired results. The first tests of a brain implant in men are due to start in 2020, but the research phase is moving much slower than hoped by the richest man in the world.
According to some rumors published by the Reuters agency, Elon Musk he would set his sights on a rival company, always active in the neural implant industry. Musk could acquire the startup or at the very least acquire a significant stake. It is not clear whether in order to incorporate the latter within Starlink or rather keep the two companies separate and in a context of mutual cooperation and rivalry. There is a third option: Musk will not acquire shares, but will limit himself to entering into some form of partnership, perhaps with the aim of obtaining some patents from the rival company.
The company in question is called Synchron. According to Reuters, Elon Musk has already started a series of fruitful conversations with the company’s president and founder. At the moment we do not know the details of the possible agreement, nor the possible costs of the operation. It is not the first time Musk has turned his attention to the competition: he had considered investing in Paradromics in 2020, but was unable to reach an agreement.
Source: Lega Nerd
