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Jun 11
For most of medical history, treating a stroke meant dissolving a clot with medication and hoping for the best. Until physicians figured out how to send a device into the brain, grab the clot and pull it out.
"If you do that within a few hours, it's the most incredible thing you'll see in medicine."
Full conversation with @tomoxl on the @JuanBenet Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
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Jun 15
What if we could redesign AI to mirror biology’s efficiency?
@TRReardon & the @flourishailabs team are exploring exactly that. By mapping neural connections in the human brain, they aim to develop biology-inspired AI that is radically more energy-efficient.
wired.com/story/jeff-bezos-i…
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Jun 17
@iroh_n0 is literally re-writing the internet - proud to back such an ambitious project at @plcapital
Dial Keys, not IPs. After 4 years and more than 65 versions, iroh 1.0 is here to give you the direct connections you deserve.
We can’t wait to see what you will build!
iroh.computer/blog/v1
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Jun 16
For someone who can't use their hands or voice, getting back into their own phone is a huge return of independence. Working with Apple's accessibility team, Synchron developed a small set of reliable gestures that let a user control an Apple device directly from the brain.
@tomoxl on the @JuanBenet Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
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Jun 16
The @JuanBenet Podcast: conversations on the future of neurotech, computing, intelligence, and more.
Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify 🎧
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Jun 15
What if the promise of BCIs isn’t just restoring lost function—but helping us understand ourselves?
@tomoxl on childhood, memory, and why brain-computer interfaces might one day illuminate parts of the mind that are hard to reach.
Full conversation on the @JuanBenet Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
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Jun 15
We backed the team behind @iroh_n0 because the internet shouldn't be a tangle of brittle IPs and middleboxes. Dial a key, get a secure, direct connection anywhere, over anything. After 4 years of building in the open, 1.0 is here. The future of connectivity is peer-to-peer, and this makes it production-grade.
Dial Keys, not IPs. After 4 years and more than 65 versions, iroh 1.0 is here to give you the direct connections you deserve.
We can’t wait to see what you will build!
iroh.computer/blog/v1
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Jun 12
Science CEO @maxhodak_ joined @semafor Tech Editor @ReedAlbergotti on stage at First Principles for a wide-ranging conversation on longevity, Science's PRIMA retinal prosthesis and Vessel organ perfusion programs, and the philosophy of identity and BCI.
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Jun 12
“At that point we get to levels of self-knowledge, interaction, communication and positivity that we couldn't do before.”
@tomoxl argues BCIs could become a new tool for human expression.
Full conversation on the @JuanBenet Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
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Jun 12
New episode of the @JuanBenet Podcast: @tomoxl of @synchroninc on building a BCI that reaches the motor cortex via a blood vessel — without opening the skull.
The device lets people operate phones and computers through thought and could restore independence to people who've lost the ability to control their devices.
Jun 11
New neuro episode with Dr. Tom Oxley (@tomoxl), co-founder and CEO of Synchron (@synchroninc). Synchron has built a BCI called the Stentrode, which reaches the motor cortex via a blood vessel — leveraging the approach of cardiovascular stents, without having to open the skull at all!
15 million people live with motor impairment. The Stentrode lets people operate their phones and computers through thought, and could restore independence to people who've lost the ability to control their devices. Tom sees BCIs as a major technological leap that will help human flourishing, by enabling better communication, decoding and conveying emotions, and enabling us to leverage the great capabilities of our computing infrastructure.
This was a great, wide-ranging conversation. We discuss the origins of Synchron, the endovascular approach and its benefits, their next-gen system designed for high-channel-count recordings across distributed brain regions, the longer-term possibilities of helping people communicate better, how Tom developed as a founder and how he leads the company, how BCIs could unlock powerful mental states similar to psychedelics and meditation, how neurotech will transform humanity in the 2030s and 2040s, and why Tom thinks the US will lose the BCI race to China unless the US greatly accelerates. Hope you enjoy!
Other links to this episode and references below.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:18 Carl Jung, stroke surgery, and the road to BCI
00:06:58 The endovascular approach: reaching the brain without surgery
00:10:37 Getting Synchron off the ground
00:17:23 Reading the brain: channels, signal, and noise
00:36:41 The numbers: 15M patients, FDA, and Medicare
00:43:17 Cognitive AI: foundation models, the data economy, and the 2040s
00:52:55 Consciousness, psychedelics, and the extended self
01:02:51 Agency, addiction, and geopolitics
01:06:51 The optimistic vision: unlocking the subconscious
01:10:49 Building a company: 696 no's
01:21:30 Losing the BCI lead to China
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Jun 12
The PL Network Hub in NYC has been in full swing this week with collaboration, connection, and conversations across the ecosystem.
If you're in the area today, come stop by: luma.com/protocol-4ae0
📍Oasis by Workville, NYC
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Jun 11
What if your brain could tell you what you’re feeling before you could put it into words?
@tomoxl on the possibility that future brain-computer interfaces could help us better understand our own emotional states.
Full conversation on the @JuanBenet Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
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Jun 11
New neuro episode with Dr. Tom Oxley (@tomoxl), co-founder and CEO of Synchron (@synchroninc). Synchron has built a BCI called the Stentrode, which reaches the motor cortex via a blood vessel — leveraging the approach of cardiovascular stents, without having to open the skull at all!
15 million people live with motor impairment. The Stentrode lets people operate their phones and computers through thought, and could restore independence to people who've lost the ability to control their devices. Tom sees BCIs as a major technological leap that will help human flourishing, by enabling better communication, decoding and conveying emotions, and enabling us to leverage the great capabilities of our computing infrastructure.
This was a great, wide-ranging conversation. We discuss the origins of Synchron, the endovascular approach and its benefits, their next-gen system designed for high-channel-count recordings across distributed brain regions, the longer-term possibilities of helping people communicate better, how Tom developed as a founder and how he leads the company, how BCIs could unlock powerful mental states similar to psychedelics and meditation, how neurotech will transform humanity in the 2030s and 2040s, and why Tom thinks the US will lose the BCI race to China unless the US greatly accelerates. Hope you enjoy!
Other links to this episode and references below.
Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:18 Carl Jung, stroke surgery, and the road to BCI
00:06:58 The endovascular approach: reaching the brain without surgery
00:10:37 Getting Synchron off the ground
00:17:23 Reading the brain: channels, signal, and noise
00:36:41 The numbers: 15M patients, FDA, and Medicare
00:43:17 Cognitive AI: foundation models, the data economy, and the 2040s
00:52:55 Consciousness, psychedelics, and the extended self
01:02:51 Agency, addiction, and geopolitics
01:06:51 The optimistic vision: unlocking the subconscious
01:10:49 Building a company: 696 no's
01:21:30 Losing the BCI lead to China
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Jun 10
With a $500M war chest at a $2.5B valuation, @flourishailabs is on a mission to crack the brain’s core algorithm and usher in an era of low-power general intelligence inspired by biology. If anyone can pull it off, it’s this team. Proud to be an early backer.
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Jun 10
⚽ Our @ImpulseAI_ agent built a model for the @FIFAWorldCup! Same agent we used for the NBA and NHL apps.
Here's where we land against @GoldmanSachs, @OptaAnalyst, @Kalshi, and @Polymarket on the contenders ↓
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Jun 10
Founders are the most optimistic people I know.
They look at impossible odds, limited resources, constant rejection, and somehow conclude:
"Yeah, I think we can make this work."
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Jun 10
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Auditware × @ProtocolLabs OpSec workshop in NYC yesterday 🫂
If you attended or want to dig into these topics:
Workshop Slides: canva.link/eo2u3yczkv20blz
Free 1-hr OpSec Training (tailored to your team): calendly.com/joe-auditware/o…
Full OpSec Audit to go deeper on your security posture: auditware.io/audits/opsec
Questions? Reply or DM us 💜
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Jun 10
A few moments from #NYTechWeek.
From the PL Network Hub and FIL Dev Summit 8 to rooftop conversations across the ecosystem, it's already been a great few days of new connections and thoughtful discussions.
The PL Network Hub is open all week: luma.com/protocol-4ae0
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