China approves brain chip devices to rival Elon Musk’s Neuralink

    The Beinao-1, a semi-invasive brain-computer interface system, is displayed during a press conference at the Chinese Institute for Brain Research on 19 March, 2026 in Beijing, China (Getty) Chinese authorities have launched a major push towards developing brain-computer interfaces (BCI) similar to Elon Musk’s Neuralink, according to local reports. Several brain chip startups have already…

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    How China's rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink are betting on taking neural tech to mass market with tech that won’t require opening the skull at all and Chinese government's ...

      How China’s rival to Elon Musk’s Neuralink are betting on taking neural tech to mass market with tech that won’t require opening the skull at all and Chinese government’s …

      As Elon Musk’s Neuralink continues to make headlines for surgically implanted brain chips, China’s emerging rivals are taking a different route and betting that the future of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) will not need opening the skull at all. According to a report by CNBC, the Chinese government has designated BCI as ‘future industry’ in its…

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