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Julia SIEGER

US FDA approves Neuralink's brain chip implant for second patient

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The US startup Neuralink, which recently implanted one of its chips into the brain of a young quadriplegic man for the first time, has been forced to halt the trial. The company, co-founded by Elon Musk, encountered issues just a few weeks after the operation but has already received FDA approval to find a second test subject. FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger tells us more.

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