While Elon Musk was still tweeting about monkey telepathy, China quietly approved the world’s first commercial brain implant that lets paralyzed patients grab bottles and drink by themselves. Their NEO chip sits politely on top of the brain instead of stabbing it like Neuralink, and it even seems to help the nervous system heal itself. Thirty-two patients are already out here living their best cyborg lives. Sorry Elon, the future just called — and it’s speaking Mandarin.
China Beat Elon Musk’s Neuralink to Approve the World’s First Commercial Brain Implant
