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A New Neurotech Startup Launches to Rival Sam Altman’s Merge Labs

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What happened

Bridge Neurotech is planning to build a wearable brain-computer interface that uses ultrasound.

Key facts

  • Reported by WIRED and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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