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Ex-Apple Face ID Engineer Raises $52 Million to Build AI That Reads Brain Signals

Brain AI startup Hemispheric raised $52 million to build a model that reads EEG signals and could help diagnose PTSD, depression and more.

OpenAI employees backed a rival AI super PAC, escalating the AI super PAC fight over regulation, elections and industry influence.

OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is reportedly launching an AI drug discovery startup, signaling soaring investor interest in biotech AI.

OpenAI is reportedly building AI hardware: a screenless, moving home speaker that syncs with ChatGPT and could act as a companion.

Hinge founder Justin McLeod raised $18M for Overtone, an AI dating startup using voice and curated introductions to challenge swipe apps.

Reflection AI signs a $1B compute deal with Nebius, underscoring the growing importance of compute deal spending in the open-model AI race.

The AI talent shift is pulling top founders and executives back into hands-on roles at Anthropic and new startups as the race intensifies.

Nous Research is reportedly raising at least $75M at a $1.5B valuation as demand for AI agents and Hermes heats up.

A Danish study shows quantum computing can improve an AI peptide discovery model, hinting at faster vaccines and immunotherapies.

AI spending may need $3 trillion in revenue to pay off, as cheaper models and rising infrastructure costs strain the business case.