https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/09/24/facebook-buys-brain-computing-startup-ctrl-labs/ > Facebook said on Monday it bought New York-based CTRL-labs, a start-up that is exploring ways for people to communicate with computers using brain signals, in a deal that CNBC said was valued at $1 billion. > Facebook Vice President of AR/VR Andrew Bosworth announced the deal in a Facebook post.