Jon Morrow
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Jon Morrow
@jonmorrow
Born paralyzed. Hundreds of broken bones. Pneumonia 16 times. Built a business using a lip operated mouse. Traveled the world. You have no excuses.


The cost of sponsorships on my channel have gone up by a lot over the past year, despite my videos getting less views than they used to. The agency who sells for me keeps telling me that they’re not buying views, they’re buying the trust you’ve built with your audience. I still have a hard time accepting it.


NEURALINK 2025: - Received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its speech restoration technology targeting severe speech impairments. - Launched its first clinical trial in the Middle East (UAE-PRIME) at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in partnership with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi. - Raised $650 million in Series E funding, led by investors including ARK Invest, Sequoia Capital, and Founders Fund, valuing the company at approximately $9 billion. - Launched clinical trials in the United Kingdom in partnership with University College London Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals. - Performed its first procedures outside the United States, implanting devices in two patients with cervical spinal cord injuries at Toronto's University Health Network in Canada. - Completed two surgeries in Canada, marking the first non-US procedures. - The first UK participant, Paul, received an implant and controlled a computer with thoughts hours after surgery at University College London Hospitals. - Convoy project testing with participants controlling robotic arms with their BCIs. - Introduced an upgraded next-generation surgical robot with improved electrode thread insertion time of 1.5 seconds per thread, greater insertion depths over 50mm, enhances compatibility with 99% of anatomical variations globally, and lowers manufacturing costs for needle cartridges by 95%. - Announced goals for faster LASIK-like implant procedures in minutes and emphasized flexible electrode threads for safer neuron placement. - As of now it is estimated that Neuralink as 20 participants. Know are Noland Arbaugh (@ModdedQuad), Alex Conley (@Bcidesign), Bradford Smith (@ALScyborg), Michael Melgarejo, RJ Tanner, Rob Greiner (@greiner_ro52817), Jake Schneider (@PairedWith_P7), Nick Wray (@Telepath_8), Audrey Crews (@NeuraNova9), Paul, and Jon L. Noble (@CheckCanopy).

















