Sam Altman’s World Accelerates US Biometric Tech Rollout

April 30, 2025, 10:20 pm

Sam Altman’s innovative venture, World, is rapidly advancing its eye‐scanning technology in the US. The project now unveils its flagship orb device alongside a mobile verification gadget, and announces a strategic partnership with Match Group to bolster digital identity verification services. All steps push biometric innovation into mainstream use—with a dash of futuristic whimsy.

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wired.com / Sam Altman's Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US

At a high-profile event in San Francisco, World announced it is launching a series of Apple-like stores, as well as a partnership with dating giant Match Group.

theverge.com / Sam Altman’s eye-scanning project launches cryptocurrency in the US

Over the past few years, what sounds like an episode of Black Mirror has been unfolding in real life: millions of people around the world have agreed to let metallic orbs scan their eyes in exchange for receiving blockchain-based ID and a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin. Beginning this week,…

bloomberg.com/technology / Altman-Backed Startup Rolls Out Eyeball-Scanning Tech Across US - Bloomberg

Altman-Backed Startup Rolls Out Eyeball-Scanning Tech Across US Bloomberg

techcrunch.com / World partners with Tinder, Visa to bring its ID-verifying tech to more places

World, the biometric ID company best known for its eyeball-scanning Orb devices, on Wednesday announced several partnerships aimed at driving sign-ups and demonstrating the applications of its tech. World is partnering with Match Group, the dating app conglomerate, to verify the identities of…

techcrunch.com / Sam Altman’s World unveils a mobile verification device

Tools for Humanity, the startup behind the World human verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, unveiled Wednesday a mobile device designed to help people determine the difference between a human and an AI agent. Rich Heley, Tools for Humanity’s Chief Device Officer and a former…

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