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When will the US FDA grant Neuralink permission to sell and implant a brain-machine interface device into general consumers?
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Oct 2034
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Opened:Aug 13, 2020
Closes:Jan 1, 2050
Scheduled resolution:Jan 1, 2050
Spot Scoring Time:Aug 15, 2020
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