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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Elon Musk has launched a startup called _________ which will work to merge computer with human brain
A
Cotopaxi
B
Dolly
C
Neuralink
D
Curalate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Neuralink is Musk’s neural-interface-technology company. It’s developing a device that would be embedded in a person’s brain, where it would record brain activity and potentially stimulate it.

Detailed explanation-2: -WHAT IS NEURALINK DEVELOPING? Founded in 2016 by Musk and a group of engineers, Neuralink is building a brain chip interface that can be implanted within the skull, which it says could eventually help disabled patients to move and communicate again, and also restore vision.

Detailed explanation-3: -"First Neuralink product will enable someone with paralysis to use a smartphone with their mind faster than someone using thumbs, ” Musk said in April 2021. Neuralink also believes its device will eventually be able to restore neural activity inside the body, allowing those with spinal cord injuries to move limbs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Early Life And Coding At this point in his life, he became fascinated by a 5GB memory computer called a Commodore VIC-20. Elon had asked his father for the computer, and luckily for him, his father gifted it to him. Soon after, Elon used the computer manual to learn the BASIC computer pogramming language.

Detailed explanation-5: -Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink Corp. should be ready to test its technology on humans in six months, the entrepreneur said Wednesday during a live-streamed update about progress the company has made with its brain-implant technology.

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