Neuralink did not respond to a request for comment. The FDA acknowledged the company’s announcement.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Business, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Closing of Waterville grocery store is ‘going to hurt,’ employee says
Workers at Save A Lot on The Concourse in downtown Waterville will lose their jobs when the store closes for good Thursday, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs
The alleged smuggler told investigators that a friend had paid him to travel from Taiwan to Nicaragua to pick up the eggs.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Rhode Island attorney general sues manufacturers of ‘forever chemicals’
Rhode Island joins other states, including Maine, that say companies sold hazardous chemicals for decades despite knowing the risks.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Debt ceiling talks teeter on the brink, as lawmakers leave town for weekend without a deal
Meanwhile, Fitch Ratings agency placed the United States’ AAA credit on ‘ratings watch negative,’ warning of a possible downgrade.
Posted inBusiness
Threat of U.S. credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks
With one of three major rating agencies warning that America’s AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation’s debt limit.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Antitrust ruling won’t change American Airlines’ summer plans in Northeast, exec says
The case, which struck down American’s alliance with JetBlue, won’t impact customers this summer, CO Devon May said.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to space
Six of the company’s employees took the short up-and-down flight that included a few minutes of weightlessness.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights
Lawmakers proposed loosening child labor laws in at least 10 states over the past 2 years.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Expect big crowds for the summer travel season – and big prices, too
Airfare and lodging rates are on the rise, while the national average price for a gallon of regular gas is down from this time last year, according to AAA.