Sam Altman
The Gap store in San Francisco's Marina district has quietly installed an Orb, a biometric verification device from Sam Altman's cryptocurrency project World. This addition, unnoticed in initial coverage of the store's November reopening, aims to authenticate human users amid rising online bot concerns. The partnership highlights an unusual blend of retail and crypto technology.
Reported by AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is launching a new brain-computer interface startup called Merge Labs. The venture, which aims to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out from the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Forest Neurotech. Details come from a source familiar with the plans.
October 04, 2025 00:44