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Gizmodo: Layoffs Reportedly Hit Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Startup. “Since launching in 2023, World has failed to reach its ambitious goal of scanning a billion people or about an eighth of the world’s population. As of April, the company says it had verified nearly 18 million people via its Orb device. That’s less than 2 percent of its goal. Now, it seems the company is […]

Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Orb Startup Has Only Scanned 2 Percent of Its Ideal Number of Eyeballs. “Business Insider notes that, so far, World claims it has scanned about 17.5 million people. Now, I will admit that’s about 17.5 million more people than I would have ever imagined might be interested in Altman’s weird project. Still, the company clearly has a long, long way to go before […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/12/gizmodo-sam-altmans-creepy-orb-startup-has-only-scanned-2-percent-of-its-ideal-number-of-eyeballs/