Elon Musk start-up wants to implant computer in human brain in six months

Elon Musk start-up wants to implant computer in human brain in six months

Discussions with the US Food and Drug Administration have gone well enough for his company Neuralink to set a target of its first human trials within the next six months,the billionaire says.

  • byAshlee Vance

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No signal,no problem:Apple trying to conquer one of smartphone’s final frontiers
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No signal,no problem:Apple trying to conquer one of smartphone’s final frontiers

It’s a project shrouded in mystery but satellite connectivity is rumoured to be on the horizon for Apple’s iPhone,which would let people make calls and send texts wherever they are in the world.

  • byMatthew Field
‘I don’t feel like a millionaire’:A father-son duo’s secret to success

‘I don’t feel like a millionaire’:A father-son duo’s secret to success

While Cedar Anderson and his father Stuart’s honey-extraction invention became a global success,the secret to a sweet life,they say,remains a simple one.

  • byJennifer Johnston
The August 27 Edition
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The August 27 Edition

Design&Innovation issue:Electric cars charge up| Our unhealthy obsession with starchitects| Father’s Day gift and reading guides

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From Pac-Man-like ‘living machines’ to mind-control devices:Freaky and fab new tech

From Pac-Man-like ‘living machines’ to mind-control devices:Freaky and fab new tech

From biodegradable cling-wrap to microscopic robots made of stem cells:the next inventions that could change the way we live.

  • byTony Davis
Embracing failure to change Australia:Five things we learned at The Age’s Innovation Summit

Embracing failure to change Australia:Five things we learned at The Age’s Innovation Summit

At The Age Innovation Summit in Melbourne on Thursday,panels of experts discussed challenges and opportunities for businesses and governments in the quest to transform the economy.

  • byTim Biggs
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet moves a step closer to reality

‘Son of Concorde’ jet moves a step closer to reality

The planned faster-than-sound jets will carry 65 to 80 passengers at speeds twice those of conventional aircraft.

  • byHoward Mustoe
‘Very appealing’:US vaccine giant looks to amp up Australian trials

‘Very appealing’:US vaccine giant looks to amp up Australian trials

Novavax’s chief medical officer says the company is looking to bring more R&D to Australia,including trials of its combined coronavirus and influenza vaccine.

  • byEmma Koehn
Trust me,you won’t use that new function on your iPhone
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Trust me,you won’t use that new function on your iPhone

Why do phone makers and other tech companies keep adding more and more features that the world doesn’t need?

  • byShira Ovide
Inside Maxar,the eyes in the sky that bear witness to Russia’s aggression

Inside Maxar,the eyes in the sky that bear witness to Russia’s aggression

With the latest images,governments are able to act “on the basis of facts instead of on the basis of fears,” said the satellite company’s technology officer.

  • byJamie Johnson
The myth of the genius tech inventor is holding us back
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The myth of the genius tech inventor is holding us back

Great ideas are almost never enough on their own. Strong leaders need pragmatism,obsessive business savvy and other skills beyond dreaming.

  • byShira Ovide