TBT: Here's how Elon Musk plans to put a computer in your brain

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.23.20 Elon Musk doesn't think his new endeavor will end all human suffering. Just a lot of it. Eventually. His company Neuralink is working on a product that could change everything: a tiny computer chip attached to ultrafine, electrode-studded wires, stitched into living human brains by a clever robot. Read more about how Elon plans to stitch a computer into your brain, plus the best WIRED stories from this month a year ago below.   Here's How Elon Musk Plans to Put a Computer in Your Brain To hear Musk tell it, Neuralink's hardware is either a state-of-the-art tool for understanding the brain, a clinical advance for people with neurological disorders, or the next step in human evolution The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year Depression and the Solace of 'Grinding' in Online Games The imitation of forward movement in games like Destiny 2 is catnip to a mind stuck in neutral. What Is Credential Dumping? Modern network intrusions thrive on a counterintuitive trick: stealing passwords from computers that hackers have already compromised. Now We Know How the Zombie Ant Gets Its Bite Scientists solve part of the mystery of how a murderous fungus orders an ant to bite onto a twig, sealing its fate. Every Movie Referenced by Stranger Things WIRED asked the Duffer brothers to break down their inspirations, from Alien to The Thing. Did you catch all of these? Here's the Malware You Should Actually Worry About For all the attention on sophisticated nation-state attacks, the malware that's most likely to hit your phone is much more mundane. How Elite Tennis Players Crank Out Serves at 150 MPH Serve speeds have been climbing for decades—topping out at 163.7 mph. Here's how players store all that energy in their bodies to release it in a coordinated strike.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions