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Musk brain implant company violated US hazardous material transport rules -documents (news.yahoo.com)

submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink was fined for violating U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rules regarding the movement of hazardous materials, according to records from the federal agency reviewed by Reuters.

During inspections of the company's facilities in Texas and California in February 2023, DOT investigators found the company had failed to register itself as a transporter of hazardous material, the agency's records show.

They also found improper packaging of hazardous waste, including the flammable liquid Xylene. Xylene can cause headaches, dizziness, confusion, loss of muscle coordination and even death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DOT fined the company a total of $2,480, an amount lower than what was initially assessed because the company agreed to fix the problems, the records show.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 51 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If Elon isn't first in line once Neuralink bribes their way into approval for their torture chips, I think we'll all know why.

Similarly, have you noticed Elon hasn't taken a single ride on a SpaceX rocket even though he says he wants to go to Mars?

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 13 points 9 months ago

Not to defend the muskrat, but they’ve said they’re focusing on things like spinal injuries and ALS at first, so he definitely won’t be first in line.

From that standpoint, I get it. If I was paralyzed, I’m not sure what kinds of crazy gambles I’d make to get my body back.

Now, the Elon fanboys that just wanna dive headfirst into the upcoming dystopia… I don’t get that, and I think sci-fi done fucked up by making cyberpunk dystopias look cool.