A new brain implant stands to transform human-computer interaction and expand treatment possibilities for neurological conditions such as epilepsy, spinal cord injury, ALS, stroke, and ...

OpenAI Group PBC has invested in Merge Labs Inc., a startup developing hardware that will enable users to control computers with their thoughts. Merge Labs is building a brain-computer interface, or ...

When someone loses the ability to speak because of a neurological condition like ALS, the impact goes far beyond words. It touches every part of daily life, from sharing a joke with family to simply ...

Scientists at Stanford University have taken a major step toward helping people “speak” without moving a muscle—by decoding the silent voice inside the mind. In a study published in the journal ...

Forget science fiction — the race to wire computers directly into the human brain is well underway, and it is moving fast. Neuralink grabbed the early headlines, but other innovators are entering the ...

June 2 (UPI) --Paradromics, a competitor of Neuralink, announced Monday it safely implanted a brain-computer interface into a human patient and recorded neural activity, before removing it 10 minutes ...

OpenAI is continuing its push into healthcare by investing in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup co-founded by its CEO, Sam Altman. Merge Labs is a new competitor to Elon Musk’s Neuralink, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. At CES 2026, LumiMind presented its brand new closed-loop EEG sleep ...