"Neuralink has been based out of Fremont, but Musk had previously said he planned to build a new Neuralink office and manufacturing center for the company in Del Valle, Texas, outside Austin, near Tesla's headquarters there. (Tesla also still has a plant in Fremont.) Musk made a big stink about moving Xitter out of San Francisco last year, even though he was saddled with a long-term lease at the former Twitter building that he still hasn't fully offloaded via sublease agreements."
"He spuriously claimed that employees were threatened by an axe murderer, and also said he was moving the company to Texas because he opposed a California law intended to protect trans kids who come out at school but don't want to want to come out to their families. Musk is very vocal in his transphobia, and has admitted that his shift toward right-wing politics was highly motivated by the fact that his oldest child came out as trans."
Neuralink leased a 144,209-square-foot building at 499 Forbes Boulevard in South San Francisco, joining a hub of biotech companies. The company develops brain-computer interfaces—experimental implants that allow people to communicate with computers hands-free, especially benefiting quadriplegics and people with severe physical disabilities. Founded in 2016, Neuralink has implanted its experimental chip into 12 clinical trial patients and reported 10,000 people expressing interest in trials. Neuralink has been based in Fremont but previously planned a new office and manufacturing center in Del Valle, Texas, near Tesla’s headquarters. Elon Musk previously announced moves out of San Francisco, retained a long lease at the former Twitter building, and has publicly opposed California trans protections, citing his oldest child's transition as influencing his politics.
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