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• [New] One trial in the U.K. will test an implant using ultrasound to adjust neural clusters for mood enhancement, depression treatment, or therapeutics for OCD, addiction, or epilepsy. Dxb News Network
• [New] There's huge potential for Autodesk Assistant to grow into a true AI agent while neural CAD foundation models will continue to evolve, handling greater complexity, and blending text, speech and sketch inputs to further slash design times. AEC Magazine
• [New] The headline development is 'neural CAD', a completely new category of 3D generative AI foundation models that Autodesk says could automate up to 80-90% of routine design tasks, allowing professionals to focus on creative decisions rather than repetitive work. AEC Magazine
• [New] Some headphones and earbuds now integrate EEG sensors to enable neural signal monitoring, a feature that could soon appear in future generations of AirPods, following Apple's recent patent. Tech Policy Press
• [New] Brain health conditions currently cost the global economy $1 trillion annually in lost productivity, a figure projected to exceed $16 trillion by 2030. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Neuralink plans an October clinical trial to convert thoughts into text for speech-impaired individuals, building on its brain implants for paralysis patients. WebProNews
• UniSA scientists will use a $2.9 million Federal Government grant to uncover the genetic drivers of diffuse midline glioma (DMG), the most devastating paediatric brain cancer that kills around 25 children in Australia every year. Home
• AI tool speeds up stroke care across England, tripling recovery rates, New brain stimulation helmet could transform treatment for Parkinson's and depression. The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News |
• Neural data collected today could, in ten years, be mined for information that is unimaginable now, like glimpses of a person's stray thoughts. The Record
• Neuralink, one of Elon Musk's companies, will launch a clinical trial of its human brain implant in the US in October. Notebookcheck
• Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink is preparing to launch a new clinical trial in the U.S. in October 2025 that will focus on reading speech from thoughts. TeslaNorth.com
• Elon Musk's Neuralink, a company developing brain implants, plans to begin clinical trials in the US in October, aiming to use its device to translate thoughts into text, potentially opening up new communication possibilities for people with speech impairments. UNN
• Neuralink's journey began with animal experiments, including implants in pigs and monkeys, to demonstrate that ultra-thin electrode threads could reliably record neural spiking activity. Applying AI
• Neuralink's upcoming trial represents a revolutionary step in brain-computer interfaces, offering hope to patients with severe speech and motor impairments. The Times Of India
• Regulatory challenges are equally daunting: the FDA's Breakthrough Device program expedites review but does not guarantee approval for nonmedical uses, which may require entirely new frameworks Musk's Neuralink Plans Speech Trial, Nonmedical Brain Implant. Ainvest
• Risks include unproven long-term biocompatibility, neural data privacy concerns, and uncertain regulatory pathways for nonmedical use, with critics questioning Musk's aggressive timeline. Ainvest
• Several labs have demonstrated promising prototypes combining the pattern recognition strengths of neural networks with the logical precision of symbolic AI, suggesting commercial applications by early 2026. AGI Agent
• State-of-the-art, surgically implanted BCI devices can translate brain signals into commands, but the benefits they currently offer are outweighed by the risks and costs associated with neurosurgery to implant them. EurekAlert!
• AI, machine learning, and the brain-computer interface will undoubtedly have a dramatic effect on battlefields of the future, and hence potentially on global balances of power. The European Financial Review

Last updated: 12 October 2025