Experts predict that by 2040, people will control smart devices with their thoughts due to advancements in “smartbrain” technology. A smartbrain, or Brain-Machine Interface (BMI), is a wearable or implanted device that directly links the human brain to smart devices like phones, computers, and robotic limbs. It would allow people to navigate the internet, send texts, and adjust thermostats by... 

Elon Musk’s Neuralink company has threatened to start implanting its brain implant microchips into human skulls within six months. Bloomberg reports that Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface firm, said at a Wednesday event at its headquarters that it is almost ready to begin putting its coin-sized computing brain implant into human patients. The news comes despite the fact that an... 

This is totally normal. The BBC reporting on people getting implanted with microchips in their arms in order to buy things. The article reads like an advert for the company Walletmor, which is offering to put the chips literally in people’s hands for just $300. “The implant can be used to pay for a drink on the beach in Rio, a coffee in New York, a haircut in Paris – or at your local grocery... 

Putting electronics in our body so that it circulates together with the red blood cells to monitor and map biological signals, support and enhance physiological functions, and treat diseases is something increasingly desirable in the world of medicine. Implantable medical devices are transforming healthcare and improving the quality of life for millions of people. Now, researchers at Columbia Engineering...