Sam Altman, OpenAI will reportedly back a startup that takes on Musk’s Neuralink

Sam Altman is reportedly co-founding Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup valued at $850 million, with funding expected from OpenAI's ventures team. The company will compete directly with Elon Musk's Neuralink, which recently raised $600 million at a $9 billion valuation and is currently conducting trials with paralyzed patients. This development represents another front in the ongoing rivalry between Altman and Musk, who previously worked together at OpenAI before their relationship deteriorated.