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New Neurotech Startup Emerges to Rival Sam Altman's Merge Labs

Original: A New Neurotech Startup Launches to Rival Sam Altman’s Merge Labs https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/br

A new brain-computer interface startup has launched with the stated aim of competing with Merge Labs, the neurotechnology venture backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. The company, covered by Wired, enters a field where Altman's venture has drawn attention for its ambitions around merging human cognition with artificial intelligence. The launch signals growing investor interest in neurotech as a next frontier in the AI race.

Why now: Sam Altman's involvement in Merge Labs makes any direct competitor in the neurotech space newsworthy amid intense AI industry competition.

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• A New Neurotech Startup Launches to Rival Sam Altman’s Merge Labs https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/bridge-neurotech-startup-rival-sam-altman-merge-labs/ · wired.com@web.brid.gy · 5

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