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OpenAI invested in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup using ultrasound to read and modulate brain activity.
Merge Labs plans non-implantable interfaces that use ultrasound and molecules to interact with neurons.
Merge Labs is a spinoff of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit, with Forest continuing as a nonprofit entity.
OpenAI will collaborate on scientific foundation models and frontier tools to accelerate Merge’s progress.
Other investors include Bain Capital and notable backers, with Merge Labs raising $252 million.
Merge Labs is exploring applications related to mental health disorders and brain injury.
The startup aims to create interfaces that AI can interpret and adapt to individual users.
Merge Labs’ leadership includes researchers Mikhail Shapiro and Tyson Aflalo, among others.
The venture is positioned alongside competitors like Neuralink and Synchron in the brain-computer interface space.
OpenAI’s investment signals a continued push into neurotechnology and AI-enabled interfaces.

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US special forces are linked to a cybersecurity startup called Blackpanda.
Gen. Yu announced the partnership as part of broader cyber defense initiatives.
The collaboration aims to bolster national security through private‑public cyberspace efforts.
Blackpanda focuses on innovative cyber solutions with potential government backing.
The article provides context on leadership, funding, and partnership scope.
Analysts view the move as potentially shaping future cyber threat responses.
The piece emphasizes the strategic overlap between defense and private tech.
No specific program details were disclosed in the excerpt.
The article is centered on the implications of military–tech collaborations.
Readers are prompted to consider how such partnerships affect security policy.

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