- A patient with ALS in the United States is the first person in the world to use Amazon Alexa via an implantable brain computer interface to interact with and control his environment. NEW ...

A man with ALS now controls Alexa using only his thoughts thanks to a new invention. Synchron, a company that works on brain-computer technology, revealed this on Monday, Sept. 16. The 64-year-old now ...

We all remember those commercials from the 1980s where someone says, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” While those devices still exist, many people now rely on their smartphones to call for help. But ...

Mark, a 64-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now controls Amazon Alexa using his mind, thanks to a brain implant. ALS is a disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and ...