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🧠🔌 Reports indicate that Sam Altman may soon take his rivalry with Elon Musk from AI to brain chips. Altman is reportedly co-founding Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup aiming to let people control devices with their thoughts, directly competing with Musk’s Neuralink. Merge Labs is seeking an $850M valuation, with Altman betting AI can give his tech an edge. (Source: Bruce Gil - Gizmodo)

📺🕹️ Welcome to the booming world of VTubers. Think live-streamers but as real-time virtual cartoon characters or avatars. COVER Corporation’s Hololive agency leads the charge with 87 talents and over 80M subscribers, blending anime aesthetics with real human personalities. CEO Motoaki Tanigo says VTubing frees creators from social limits, while fans join their journeys. From sold-out stadiums to virtual worlds, Hololive is betting big on the future of digital idols. (Source: Steven Asarch, Mashable)

📈 The latest crypto surge isn’t being fueled by meme coins and hype, it’s Wall Street money pouring in ahead of a likely September Fed rate cut. Ether is up nearly 10% and closing in on its all-time high, with altcoins from Solana to Dogecoin riding the wave. Institutional investors are betting big that cheaper money will send digital assets soaring. (Source: Luc Olinga, Gizmodo)

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