Welcome to August 2025, where your brain is increasingly being targeted and invaded by our tech overlords, and your genes are set to receive a remix from Big Pharma, whether you like it or not.
Given the developments of the past decade, we are ALL in dire need of a wake-up call to what’s in store for us.
Companies like Neuralink, Blackrock Neurotech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Palantir are turbocharging the journey towards transhumanism, the push to fuse humans with machines for “enhancement.“
It’s sold as empowerment, but let’s face facts for a moment: the merging of man with machine is a slippery slope to corporate control over your thoughts, your biology, and your personal freedoms.
In this article we’ll unpack the latest developments, the road ahead, and, crucially, how everyday folks like you can call a halt and stay off the road to transhumanism.
Skeptical? You should be.
The Current State of “Play:” Brain Chips and Gene Edits Are Deep in Human Trials
Forget the hype videos, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are already implanted in human brains.
As of late June 2025, seven quadriplegic patients sport their Neuralink implants, up from three earlier this year.
The first patient Noland Arbaugh, 18 months post-surgery, reports his life transformed. He’s controlling devices with thoughts at speeds that let him game and communicate freely. Trials were expanded to Canada in December 2024 and now the UK in August 2025, with at least two more implants slated by year’s end.
But while all eyes are on Elon Musk’s Neuralink, Blackrock Neurotech is the real under-the-radar leader of this sector, having implanted over 50 of its BCIs since 2004, including Neuralace (unveiled in 2022,) which is a high-channel Brain Computer Interface for precise neural recording. Backed by a $200 million crypto injection from Tether in 2024 for majority control, Blackrock Neurotech tops the 2025 BCI rankings with technology that restores motor skills, like typing or composing music via thought.
Their ‘Move Again’ system enables patients to decode thoughts into actions at 90 characters per minute.
But It’s Not Just About Cyber Implants
Over the past five years the gene-editing sector of the transhumanist movement has quietly advanced in leaps and bounds.
Moderna’s mRNA pipeline is positively bursting. Their mNEXSPIKE COVID “vaccine” got US approval in June 2025, marking their fifth “vaccine” approval success, while European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2025 data proudly showcases mRNA advances in immuno-oncology and rare diseases.
The mRNA “therapeutics” market hit $20.83 billion this year, projected to double by 2034.
And Then There’s AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca’s ePsCas9 and eSpOT-ON CRISPR enzymes, licensed to Synthego in January 2025, boost editing precision for rare disorders, with trials showing near-complete gene knock-ins.
CRISPR trials overall surged in 2025, per the Innovative Genomics Institute.
And Palantir…
Unseen, Palantir lurks in the shadows, integrating AI with biotech for surveillance-heavy ops.
Their Foundry platform powers clinical trials for over 25,000 oncology patients and partners like Velocity Clinical for AI-driven payments.
But Amnesty International warns Palantir’s tools, alongside Babel Street‘s, threaten pro-Palestine protesters and migrants via AI Open Source Intelligence (OSINT.)
As you can see, our brains are now beta testers for Musk’s matrix, while Palantir’s AI is turning into Big Brother with your biopsy results.
Are you living the dream yet?
So What’s Next?
The Cyborg Pipeline Is Overflowing Already
By 2026, Blackrock’s Neuralace hits research labs, paving the way for consumer BCIs by 2030. If you’re unclear about what that means, think thought-controlled homes or jobs.
Neuralink eyes 20-30 more implants in 2025, with Blindsight being its poster-child for vision restoration.
Moderna’s mRNA offerings are evolving for protein replacement and cell therapies, per a June 2025 review.
Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) surged by 71% in Q1 2025 revenues, fueling AI-pharma integrations for “predictive health surveillance.”
Non-invasive technologies, like Neurable’s EEG headsets analyze your brain function so you can “work smarter not harder,” while Kernel’s helmets quantify your mind for data brokers… thus normalizing the march to transhumanism with society at large.
Are you ready for “Neural Upgrade 2.0” subscriptions? How about gene-edited kids as the new status symbol? The future’s bright, if you’re not allergic to dystopia.
What Dystopia?
The simple fact is that all this tech is a double-edged sword, which brings benefits today and technological population control tomorrow.
Will BCIs be hackable?
The prospect of Israel or China scanning your brain are child’s play compared to the potential of ransomware being deployed on your neurons.
Genetic castes?
CRISPR’s precision hides risks like structural variations and reduced genome integrity, per an August 2025 Nature study.
Palantir’s tools pose an “invisible danger” in AI surveillance, which threaten privacy rights globally, says The Guardian.
And regulation is only catching up slowly.
By mid-2025, just three US states (Colorado, California, and Montana) enacted neural data privacy laws, amending consumer protections in an attempt to keep pace with emerging technologies.
The Neurorights Foundation’s pushing Montana legislation and highlighting privacy gaps in neurodevices. But Neuralink’s transparency dodges this legislative push as fast as it’s being made, and animal welfare scandals persist.
So in effect we’re in the process of handing our neural data to the same folks who brought us endless ads. Privacy? That’s soooo 2024.
But There Are Solutions
Don’t Just Scroll, Act. Arm Yourself Against the Biotech Onslaught
Here’s the start of your toolkit to safeguard your mind and genes, updated for 2025’s emerging realities.
Push for Neurorights Laws
With three states on board already, demand action at the federal scale.
Actionable: Use eff.org templates to email lawmakers this week; back Neurorights Foundation for Montana pushes.
Back Open-Source Tech
Counter proprietary traps from Big Tech with community BCIs.
Actionable: Donate to OpenBCI to democratize brain tech and keep development and advances in the public domain.
Limit Your Data Footprint
Palantir thrives on leaks: starve it.
Actionable: Audit your devices today; switch to Signal, Tor, or one of Back To Freedom’s upcoming tools for comms and browsing.
Spread Awareness
Counter hype with facts.
Actionable: Share this article, do your own research, and work to host a group discussion within a month.
Choose Analog Living
Skip elective mods and don’t carry your devices with you everywhere you go.
Actionable: Vet any new upgrades you’re offered (both device and medical) through independent organizations, not company sites.
Organize Locally
Build resistance networks.
Actionable: Launch a “Surveillance Capitalism” group and meeting. Host community workshops on “Surveillance Awareness.” Create a community newletter on “Biotech Overreach.”
Promote Digital Detox
Reclaim your personal autonomy.
Actionable: Join Screen-Free Week in 2026. Shield areas of your home to build “No Tech Zones.” Cultivate offline skills, like gardening, carpentry, analog mechanics, or anything that fosters independence from the “AI Symbiosis” being thrust on you.
Monitor Local Laws
Track legislative neural privacy expansions or intrusions.
Actionable: Follow FPF.org blogs for updates and local developments.
Or you could just queue up for your complimentary brain hack, because who needs freedom and sovereignty when AI’s got your back?
BCIs and Gene Edits Aren’t Hypothetical Sci-Fi
Big Tech is already implanting, editing, and surveilling at scale. Neuralink’s seven patients, Blackrock’s Neuralace, Moderna’s mNEXSPIKE, AstraZeneca’s CRISPR licenses, and Palantir’s AI pharma actions are signalling a transhumanist tipping point.
Glowing promises of regained abilities and autonomy clash with hacked minds and data dystopias, while legislative responses and safeguards are slow in catching up with biotech developments and overreach.
The time to act and push back against the intrusion into your biological sovereignty is now, so step up while you’re still able to.
Your unplugged brain will thank you for it.