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Tools for Humanity, the iris-scanning company co-founded by Sam Altman that was building the World Digital Identity Network, formerly branded WorldCoin, has begun laying off staff. An internal email sent to employees on Monday positioned the layoffs as part of a strategic reset, with details promised at Tuesday’s town hall. The company, valued at $2.5 billion and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures, employs more than 500 people, although it remains unclear how many positions will be affected. Shrinking lands as an Orb, a device that scans your iris and mints it in airdrop form. $WLD Rewards have yet to prove to be a permanent revenue model for networks.
This staffing decision unfolded against the backdrop of increasing regulatory pressure on identity projects. South Korean authorities have imposed a fine of 1.1 billion won (approximately $830,000) on the company for allegedly violating personal data collection and transfer practices. Separately, Brazil’s national data protection authority ordered the company to stop paying residents in exchange for iris tests. These interventions further exacerbate the commercial challenges facing Orb hardware. Orb hardware must satisfy privacy regulators across multiple jurisdictions while expanding validation coverage. A briefing scheduled for Tuesday is expected to provide clarity on the extent of the cuts and where remaining resources will be focused as the network reprioritizes its operations.
While the global network was shrinking, Altman’s main business was moving in a decidedly opposite direction. OpenAI has confidentially filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the first formal step toward an initial public offering. The creators of ChatGPT made the move public on social media, noting that they expected the documents to be leaked. The company emphasized that no timeline has been set and said it could remain private for even longer as certain initiatives are easier to pursue away from the public markets. The confidential route allows for flexibility in timing by allowing regulators to review filings before detailed financial information is made public.
OpenAI’s filing comes amid increasing competition among artificial intelligence developers to enter the public market. The company’s latest round closed in March at a valuation of $852 billion, making it one of the world’s most valuable private companies, and Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley reportedly advised on the draft. Rival Anthropic filed its own secret S-1 about a week ago after overtaking OpenAI and completing a $65 billion raise at a $965 billion valuation. SpaceX leads the group, targeting a June 12 Nasdaq debut, with reported demand of nearly $150 billion against a $75 billion goal, and the company’s order book closes this week.
Beyond the race to go public, OpenAI is reportedly preparing a major overhaul of its product, which is codenamed internally Aria. The aim is to convert nearly 1 billion mostly free ChatGPT users into paying customers ahead of a potential service launch. The plan is to rebuild ChatGPT into a so-called super app that bundles coding tools, AI agents, image generation, and third-party integrations into a single interface loosely modeled on WeChat. The company’s Codex coding product has reportedly grown six-fold since the launch of its desktop application in February, with more than 5 million weekly active users, most of whom are paying. Changes to our website and mobile app are expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks.
$WLDThe price trend reflects the vortex of catalysts and changes in sentiment. Maelstrom co-founder Arthur Hayes sold his holdings in WorldCoin days after his company labeled the token as one of the cleanest alternatives to the AI investment theme. $WLD It could reach $5 by August. The token briefly peaked above $0.60 on June 5, but has since fallen to near $0.40, with Hayes citing a pre-IPO plunge in the perpetual chart as the reason for the withdrawal. The reversal reflects his recent pivot to bets on other altcoins and has led to a growing debate among his followers over the timing of the sale.
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