"Healthy, happy & indistinguishable from ordinary pigs." Elon Musk on the condition of his new startup's test subjects. This time he is experimenting on the biological level. He presented the first results to the public in person. & he showed live several animals with microchips implanted into their skulls.

It is claimed to be quite successful. With the help of small devices, the pigs' brains were connected to a computer. & in this way it was possible to study the nervous system of the animal. According to the billionaire, the purpose of the technology is purely medical. Musk assures that this is happening very soon. But he is careful not to give an exact date.

The implants could be used to treat various brain diseases in the future. So, he is going to move on from the cloven-hoofed animals to humans. It is planned that the chip can be changed & upgraded, just like any gadget. According to Musk, at first, the service will be incredibly expensive, but then the price will fall "to a few thousand dollars."

So, the beginning of the presentation. But something isn't going according to plan. The test subject, Gertrude, behaves strangely: she won't come out to people. The billionaire is surprised: she has never been so shy before.

But soon Gertrude reveals herself to the world. Two months ago she had an electronic chip implanted in her brain. Several other pigs were fitted with as many as two. Now scientists can literally see what the animals are sniffing. & even predict their movements.

The device is being developed, of course, not for pigs. The Neuralink is a "puck" 23 mm in diameter. It is inserted into the skull in the place of the drilled area. It has a wireless communication channel, for example, the chip can be linked to the phone. &  it is charged at night also in wireless mode.

The device makes contact with the brain through a thousand very thin wires, which are poked into the neurons by a special robotic surgeon.

"This is a very modern development in terms of its technological sophistication. It is a task that has been done many times, & many more electrodes have been always connected. But those were always stationary devices only. & everything revolves around making it a gadget," said Timofei Glinin, a neurobiologist and the leader of the neurostimulator project.

The technology has caused controversy in the scientific community. Doctors admit that it has enormous potential. Neuralink can not only read, but also send signals to neurons. This means that the device can help people who, due to age or illness, have lost the ability to use certain parts of the brain.

This in itself is not a sensation. These days, even paralyzed patients can be taught to walk by medics. But there is a catch: the miracle is always short-lived. Sooner or later - usually after a few months - the nervous system rejects the implants. Musk, on the other hand, is confident that this will not happen with his chip.

Another advantage: the interface has a wide range of applications. After all, depending on where to drill, doctors can reach any part of the cerebral cortex. Even the one that controls the patient's behavior!

But it is also obvious that the technology is dangerous. Experts say: everything can be hacked. & this chip is no exception. Data can be intercepted, jammed, or even reconfigured to the detriment of the wearer.

"One of the biggest threats to humanity for the next century is social engineering. When a person receives some commands in the brain, even on a subconscious level. Which can lead to any desired reaction. That is, there are a lot of problems," warns Alexei Malnev, head of the Information Security Incident Monitoring & Response Center at Infosystem Jet.

& the technology looks even more ominous in light of Elon Musk's future plans. The billionaire is very afraid of artificial intelligence. He believes that when the computer brain appears, we will be so inferior to its capabilities that "we will become its pet Labradors". &, they say, the only salvation is for us to turn into machines ourselves. According to Musk's plan, the chip in the future should become a carrier of its own artificial intelligence, which would multiply our mental abilities. & in order to do this, the vulnerable to the hacking system would have to transfer access to all of the brain's resources.

Anyway, now Neuralink is moving towards clinical trials on humans. True, it is not clear: how can one be sure that the implant will not reject? Two months of the existence of the cyber pig Gertrude is obviously not enough to draw such conclusions. In addition, the robotic surgeon has yet to refine the human brain. It's much more complex compared to the brain of a pig.

Elon Musk showed chipped pigs connected to a computer. When to expect human experiments. & what's it all for?

Elon Musk Demonstrated A Neuralink Brain Implant In A Live Pig

According to sources, Elon Musk noted that "Teslas are not affordable" during a recent conference call with investors. With the launch of Model 3, which starts at $37,990 USD, Musk has another idea to make his electric car and renewable energy business available to everyone. 

"It's about making the car affordable. The aspect that bugs me the most about where we are right now is that our cars are not affordable enough. We need to improve that, we need to get that fixed," he said. "We want to make the cars as affordable as possible and to optimize production." 

Musk's solution is to build the Tesla Model 2 which theoretically would be a lower-end vehicle developed and produced in Germany. Taking on the "hatchback of European style," the car will be a direct competitor to the lightweight hybrids that currently compete at the lower end of the price spectrum. Tesla recently opened a new Gigafactory in Germany, adding some validity to what Elon Musk said, and the production there will go after the European market the company had been seeking. 

Tesla is ranked as the best-selling plug-in and battery electric passenger car manufacturer in 2019 after having spent 11 years on the market, both as a company and by the automotive industry, with a market share of 17 percent of the plug-in segment and 23 percent of the electric battery segment. Tesla's global vehicle sales rose from 245,240 units in 2018 to 367,849 units in 2019 by 50 percent. In 2020, the company surpassed the one million mark of produced electric cars. The Model 3 ranks as the all-time best-selling plug-in electric car worldwide, with more than 500,000 supplied. 

On 1 July 2020, Tesla achieved a US$206 billion market capitalization, surpassing Toyota by market capitalization to become the world's most successful automaker.

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The “Model 2” could be designed and built in Germany at its new Gigafactory.

Elon Musk & his company Neuralink will inform the world on its progress. The company was founded in 2016 with the goal of creating a computer-brain interface to help people keep up with the ongoing artificial intelligence revolution. Now Elon wants to find a way to stream music directly into one's mind without headphone stoppage through wiring thinner than human hair, which would be connected directly to the brain through implants. 

The Tesla CEO announced back in July 2019 that positive experiments have been carried out on mice & apes & he intends to start studying human subjects. He explained Neuralink's mission statement in a series of tweets revisited by Complex: "When you can't. Beat em, join em" obviously referring to humanity trying to keep up with modern machine learning innovations. Elon also referred to a variety of questions, suggesting Neuralink would help avoid the rapid firing in neural networks for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) diagnoses. Users also have been brainstorming about adding serotonin & other chemicals for those in need. 

Elon Musk appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 where he explained his computer-brain interface in greater detail.

Neuralink recruited several high-profile neuro-scientists from various universities since its establishment. By July 2019, it had raised $158 million in investment, $100 million of which was from Musk & hired 90 employees. Neuralink announced at that time it was working on a "sewing machine-like" tool capable of implanting very thin (4 to 6 μm in width) threads into the brain, demonstrating a system that reads information from a lab rat through 1,500 electrodes & anticipated starting human experiments by 2020.

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Elon Musk Will Start Streaming Music Directly To Your Brain

Tesla's stock rally has taken CEO Elon Musk closer than ever to the second tranche of his $2.4 billion compensation package. 

Tesla's average trailing market capitalization must meet or exceed $150bn over 30 days and six months to unlock the second tranche. 

For a while, Tesla's average trailing market cap has been above $150 billion, and it's set to hit the six-month average soon as well. 

Tesla's searing stock rally takes its CEO Elon Musk closer than ever before to the second payout in his $2.4 billion moonshot compensation package. 

Tesla's shares have risen more than 275 percent year-to-date, backed by better-than-expected results, strong product deliveries, and a slew of upgrades from Wall Street analysts. Also, the soaring stock price has pushed the company's market capitalization to over $290 billion, making it the world's highest-valued automaker. 

Now, Musk's CEO compensation package is set to hit another milestone — the six-month average trailing market capitalization is close to $150 billion. Once the threshold is met, Musk, who could sell the shares to reap a $2.4 billion gain, would be unlocking 1.69 million stock options. 

Last year's Tesla rally raised Musk's net worth to $70.5 billion, meaning he is currently richer than Warren Buffett, and now ranks seventh on the Bloomberg Billionaire's Index. 

Next, investors will track the second quarter of Tesla's 2020 results, which are expected to be reported on July 22. If the company reports its fourth consecutive quarterly profit, a key milestone will have been reached to be considered for inclusion in the S&P 500 index. 

Musk's mega-compensation package is made up of 20.3 million Tesla options divided into 12 tranches linked to specific goals such as sales targets, Ebitda, and market capitalization. 

According to Tesla, if Musk unlocks all the tranches the total payout would be worth more than $55 billion. Musk will not consider the car maker's any other salary. 

Tesla's board of directors confirmed in a May SEC filing that Musk was unlocking the first tranche of the compensation package.

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ELON MUSK IS CLOSER THAN EVER TO A $2.4 BILLION PAYOUT

Tesla CEO Elon Musk released the first tranche of his stock options back in May, valued at $706 million USD at the time. Now, Musk is close to unlocking his second tranche that, in combination with his first tranche, can be sold at a $3.5 billion profit. 

The impressive figure is made possible due to Tesla's 500 percent stock price rise over the past year, fuelled primarily by the launch of its Cybertruck as well as the increased sales of its Model Y sedan. If Tesla's six-month estimated market capitalization hits $150 billion, the second of 12 tranches will be released, and the current figure stands at $138 billion USD, a record high for the American EV manufacturer. Both tranches allow Musk to buy 1.69 million Tesla shares at $350.02 each, a substantial discount from the current stock price of $1.397 USD. 

As Tesla's CEO, Musk takes no salary and is only paid within the negotiated compensation package via the options. When first advertised, Tesla announced that if no new shares were issued, Musk could potentially gain as much as $55.8 billion USD. Although that was not the case, as new shares were issued to compensate employees, it still stands that a full payout of all 12 tranches would make Musk the highest-paid American executive in history.

The Tesla Cybertruck is a full-electric, battery-powered, light commercial vehicle introduced by Musk's Tesla Inc. Three different models have been announced, with EPA range estimates of 250–500 miles (400–800 km) and an estimated 2.9–6.5 seconds 0–60 mph time, depending on the model. 

The base price for the rear-wheel drive model will be US$ 39,900, with all-wheel drive (AWD) models beginning at US$ 49,900. Production of dual-motor AWD and tri-motor AWD Cybertruck is expected to begin in 2021, with the rear-wheel drive model added in 2022.

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Close to unlocking his second tranche worth $1.8 billion USD.

ELON MUSK'S STOCK OPTIONS NOW VALUED AT $3.5 BILLION USD

Tesla 's shares, fuelled by more-than-expected car deliveries, have risen by over 40% in the past seven sessions raising the market capitalization of the company to $259 billion. More significant for Musk's personal finances, Tesla's average six-month market capitalization has hit record $138 billion. 

Reaching a six-month average market capitalization of $150 billion will cause the second vesting of the twelve tranches of options given to the billionaire to purchase Tesla stock as part of his 2018 paycheck. In Musk's first tranche vested after Tesla's average six-month stock market value hit $100 billion in early May.

Musk has already achieved objectives related to Tesla's financial growth, which is also a requirement to achieve in order to vest the approaching options tranche. 

Every tranche gives Musk the option of buying 1.69 million Tesla shares at $350.02 each. Currently, at Tesla's current share price of $1,397, Musk theoretically could sell shares in relation to the tranche which vested in May and also the next tranche for a combined profit of more than $3.5 billion, or $1.8 billion per tranche. 

Musk's first tranche in May was worth about $700 million, but since increased together with the stock price of Tesla. 

Tesla has surged 500% over the past twelve months as the company has increased the sales of its Model-3 sedan. 

Tesla last week has reported a higher-than-expected 2nd-quarter vehicle deliveries, defying plummeting sales in auto industry as the coronavirus lockdown has slammed global economical situation. 

The solid delivery numbers raised the expectations of a profitable second quarter, which would be marking four consecutive profitable quarters, the first for Tesla, and a key hurdle to be added to the S&P 500 index. 

Musk, who is at the same time the main owner and CEO of the SpaceX rocket maker, gets no salary, except the options in his pay package. A complete payoff of all tranches would surpass anything previously granted to U.S. executives. 

When Tesla unveiled Musk’s pay package, it announced he could in theory reap as much as $55.8 B if no new shares were issued. However, Tesla has since issued shares to compensate employees, and also sold shares in secondary offers, including a $2 billion stock sale in February.

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Tesla Inc's blistering stock rally is putting Chief Executive Elon Musk in reach of a payday potentially worth $1.8 billion, his second jackpot from the electric car maker in about two months.

TESLA'S ELON MUSK REACHES A $1.8 BILLION BONANZA

After surpassing Toyota Motor Corp as the most successful car manufacturer in the world & impressive with forecast-beating deliveries, Tesla Inc took the time out to poke fun at the company's naysayers - with red satin shorts sales. 

“Limited edition short shorts now available," tweeted Tesla's CEO Elon Musk on Sunday. 

Musk had often taken umbrage at short-sellers & sent a package of shorts in 2018 to hedge fund owner & short-seller of Tesla, David Einhorn. 

On the Tesla shop website, the "Short Shorts" feature gold trim & gold "S3XY" across the back, which also happens to be created from the model names of Tesla. 

The shorts price is $69,420, the last three digits is an apparent reference to Musk's infamous 2018 tweet that he was considering taking Tesla private for $420 per share, with 420 also a code word for marijuana. 

The tweet has landed Musk in hot water with the U.S. securities regulator & would cost him his position as chairman of Tesla. 

However, the Silicon Valley car manufacturer has reason to crow. Its stock has nearly tripled to just over $1,200 per share this year, & in the second quarter, it sold more than 90,000 of its electric vehicles, opposing a trend of plummeting sales to other auto makers affected by coronavirus lockdowns. 

The product summary says "Run like the wind or entertain like Liberace," adding: "Feel exceptional comfort from the closing bell." It will ship in two-four weeks. 

Now Tesla is expected to announce earnings results for the quarter of April-June, with analysts saying the second-quarter deliveries raised expectations that it will report four consecutive quarters of profit for the first time in its history.

Celebrate summer with Tesla Short Shorts. Run like the wind or entertain like Liberace with the red satin & gold trim design.

New Tesla S3XY Red Short Shorts Have Been Released

It looks like Grimes and Elon Musk found a fairly creative workaround for the name of their baby. 

They revealed earlier this month that they called their newborn son X Æ A-12, which Grimes broke down by stating that X is the unknown element, Æ is her "elven spelling of Ai (love &/or artificial intelligence)," and A-12 referred to the predecessor of the couple 's favorite aircraft, the SR-71. 

Yet aside from the well-being of Musk's justification for his partner, the pair also encountered a little legal snag after experts revealed that the California state would probably not recognize the term. 

"In California, you can only use the English language's 26 characters in your baby's name," David Glass, a family law attorney, has confirmed. "And you can't have numbers, Roman numerals, accents, umlauts or any other symbols or emojis. But an apostrophe is appropriate for a name like O'Connor.'" 

And although Roman numerals are legally not approved, they have chosen to circumvent this problem by replacing the number 12 in his name with the letters "xii." 

The musician had taken to her Instagram on Sunday to explain the decision. In response to a poster who asked if they modified the name to follow the law of California, Grimes simply said they chose Roman numerals because it "looks better tbh." 

That said, there is no word yet as to whether or not they actually settled on the correct pronunciation of X Æ A-Xii's name — seeing as Grimes said that it was "like you said the letter A then I," while Musk said it was "Ash" — but yeah, at least the legal stuff is out of the way now.

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Elon Musk found the way to get around the Californian law to give a desired name to his and Grime's newborn son.

ELON MUSK CHANGES HIS NEWBORN SON X Æ A-12'S NAME

The last condition for the release of infamous Elon Musk's first 12 tranches was met on Tuesday thanks to Tesla's stock price, providing the CEO with a historic payday worth $706 million USD. 

The payout is part of Musk's contract with Tesla's board of directors, which provided him with 12 tranches, each released upon reaching a set of predetermined milestones. The final challenge for the billionaire was to hit $100 billion USD for the total market capitalization of Tesla over the past six months, a feat accomplished earlier this week. The other three conditions, involving a trailing market value of $100 billion over 30 days, $20 billion in revenue from the company, as well as $1.5 billion in earnings, have all been met beforehand. 

Musk has now acquired 1.69 million stock options, which he can buy at just $350.02 USD per share. With the current stock price of the electric vehicle manufacturer at $768.21 USD, the CEO may potentially sell his shares immediately to make up $706 million USD, the largest amount ever paid to any executive in U.S. history at once. 

Musk already holds a fortune of USD $38.5 billion at the age of 48.

In addition to his main businesses, Musk has envisioned a high-speed transportation system known as the Hyperloop, and has proposed a vertical jet-electric aircraft with electric fan propulsion, known as the Musk electric jet, to take off and land. Musk has said SpaceX, Tesla and SolarCity's goals revolve around his vision of "changing the world and helping humanity." His aims include reducing global warming by generating and using renewable energy, and raising the possibility of human extinction by creating a human colony on Mars.

Two years ago, Elon Musk revealed that his SpaceX aerospace company is sending two tourists out on a moon trip. Thanks to his Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto x SpaceX sneaker idea, designer Clement Fernandes made us look cool as we went out into space, towards Mars in particular. The Y-3 x SpaceX was created with a nylon upper paired with carbon nanotubes.

The final challenge for the billionaire was to hit $100 billion USD for the total market capitalization of Tesla over the past six months, a feat accomplished earlier this week.

ELON MUSK HAS UNLOCKED HIS RECORD OF $706 MILLION USD PAYOUT

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