Elon Musk’s brain-implant firm Neuralink did its first tests in 2024

Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink grabbed headlines this year with the announcement of its first human trial in January, followed by its second in August. The firm aims to mass-produce a tiny, implantable chip that will initially allow people with paralysis to control computers with their mind, before a wider rollout for anyone who might want it.

The company’s first subject, Noland Arbaugh, said that the device was “like using the Force [from Star Wars] on the cursor”. He had a coin-sized…