RT TBPN (@tbpn)Worldcoin is integrating with Tinder.On the one hand, people are definitely creating fake profiles with AI, and buffing them with fake profiles elsewhere. Proof of human is useful.On the other hand, if you have a Worldcoin verified badge, you might be seen as a nerd. https://t.co/E2XNT1JI7b ...

Market Performance - U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow up 0.83% to 46,328.48, the NASDAQ rising 0.45% to 22,484.92, and the S&P 500 gaining 0.62% to 6,645.73 [1] - Energy shares increased by 1.4%, while information technology stocks fell by 0.4% [1] Commodity Prices - Oil prices rose by 1.7% to $66.10, gold increased by 0.9% to $3,805.00, silver was up 1.8% to $45.945, and copper fell by 0.4% to $4.7390 [5] European Market Trends - European shares showed positive performance, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 gaining 0.66%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index rising 1.28%, London's FTSE 100 up 0.71%, Germany's DAX 40 gaining 0.66%, and France's CAC 40 climbing 0.78% [6] Asian Market Trends - Asian markets closed lower, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.87%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng declining 1.35%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 0.65%, and India's BSE Sensex down 0.90% [7] Company News - MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. shares surged 106% to $2.9791 after announcing plans to deploy Orb across 100 Japanese relaxation studios [9] - bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. shares increased by 73% to $5.92 following the release of additional case studies demonstrating the effectiveness of CyPath Lung in detecting Stage 1A lung cancer [9] - Datavault AI Inc. shares rose 55% to $1.2890 after securing a $150 million investment in Bitcoin to build a supercomputer [9] - Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd shares dropped 53% to $0.9718 after entering a registered direct offering to sell 5 million shares at $1.20 per share [9] - Kuke Music Holding Limited shares fell 36% to $0.7507 after acquiring a controlling interest in Naxos Music Group [9] - Lexaria Bioscience Corp. shares decreased by 27% to $1.1187 after pricing a $4 million registered direct offering at $1.50 per share [9] Economic Indicators - U.S. personal spending rose by 0.6% month-over-month to $21.112 trillion in August, while personal income increased by 0.4% to $26.280 trillion [11] - The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 2.7% year-over-year in August, marking the highest reading since February 2025 [11] - The University of Michigan consumer sentiment was revised lower to 55.1 in September from a preliminary reading of 55.4 and down from 58.2 in August [11]

Proof of human in an AI world is one of the world's most urgent issues... so on today's JourneyMan, I sit down with @tiagosada from @worldcoin to discover what this is all about. As ever, I hope you enjoy and find it useful. https://t.co/R6k2lUX28K ...

Proof of Humanity & World ID - The company believes its proof of humanity solution will work and integrate into World ID [1] - The company is not solely focused on orb technology, but sees it as the only way to achieve scale, inclusivity, and function in a world with increasingly powerful AI [1] Competition & Alternatives - The company anticipates competitors emerging with alternative hardware solutions like palm-based or face-based systems [2] - The company views government ID as the only other alternative, but considers it conceptually risky [2]