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Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
1 week ago

How Peter Thiel's Relationship With Eliezer Yudkowsky Launched the AI Revolution

Sam Altman, influenced by Peter Thiel, champions ambitious tech pursuits, shifting from being a millennial optimist to a guide for hard technology investments.
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

TechCrunch Week in Review: Coinbase gets hacked | TechCrunch

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed a significant data breach, with hackers stealing customers' personal information, including government IDs, leading to a ransom demand of $20 million.
NYC startup
#startups
Startup companies
fromDigitalfrontier
2 months ago

Digital Frontier | Y Combinator turns 20: 'They call it an accelerator for a reason'

Y Combinator accelerates startup growth significantly, enabling companies to achieve milestones far quicker than traditional routes.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is ready to pay $1M to hire three AI agents as employees | TechCrunch

Firecrawl is focused on employing AI agents to improve its web scraping service and customer support efficiency.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets Act | TechCrunch

Y Combinator urges support for Europe's Digital Markets Act to enhance competition and innovation in the U.S. tech ecosystem.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

10 startups to watch from Y Combinator's W25 Demo Day | TechCrunch

Y Combinator's Winter 2025 Demo Day revealed a strong focus on AI agent support tools among its 160 showcased startups.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

YC-backed food supply startup Vendease restructures employees' salaries | TechCrunch

Vendease has replaced traditional salaries with performance-based pay in an effort to improve profitability.
Startup companies
fromDigitalfrontier
2 months ago

Digital Frontier | Y Combinator turns 20: 'They call it an accelerator for a reason'

Y Combinator accelerates startup growth significantly, enabling companies to achieve milestones far quicker than traditional routes.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is ready to pay $1M to hire three AI agents as employees | TechCrunch

Firecrawl is focused on employing AI agents to improve its web scraping service and customer support efficiency.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets Act | TechCrunch

Y Combinator urges support for Europe's Digital Markets Act to enhance competition and innovation in the U.S. tech ecosystem.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

10 startups to watch from Y Combinator's W25 Demo Day | TechCrunch

Y Combinator's Winter 2025 Demo Day revealed a strong focus on AI agent support tools among its 160 showcased startups.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

YC-backed food supply startup Vendease restructures employees' salaries | TechCrunch

Vendease has replaced traditional salaries with performance-based pay in an effort to improve profitability.
more#startups
European startups
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Y Combinator says Google is a 'monopolist' that has 'stunted' the startup ecosystem | TechCrunch

Y Combinator accuses Google of stifling startup innovation in AI and web search due to its monopolistic practices.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Palantir exec defends company's immigration surveillance work | TechCrunch

Palantir faces criticism for its contract with ICE, but company executives defend its contributions to public safety.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Techstars increases startup funding to $220,000, mirroring YC structure | TechCrunch

Techstars increases investment to $220,000 for startups, closely matching Y Combinator's terms, enhancing competition for startup funding.
#startup
NYC startup
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

SF tech startup's launch video ridiculed as 'bad SNL sweatshop skit'

Automated surveillance of workers by tech tools can provoke significant backlash and misinterpretation of intent.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces and $4.3M from a tweet | TechCrunch

Engineering team created a cost-effective drone tech that uses a camera and Google Maps to navigate in GPS-denied environments.
NYC startup
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

SF tech startup's launch video ridiculed as 'bad SNL sweatshop skit'

Automated surveillance of workers by tech tools can provoke significant backlash and misinterpretation of intent.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces and $4.3M from a tweet | TechCrunch

Engineering team created a cost-effective drone tech that uses a camera and Google Maps to navigate in GPS-denied environments.
more#startup
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

Y Combinator Backed Theya Announces Bitcoin Solutions For Businesses

With Theya for Business, we've built more than a vault-it's your company's Bitcoin operating system.
Startup companies
#tech-startups
Growth hacking
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

A quarter of startups in YC's current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generated | TechCrunch

AI is significantly changing the coding landscape, with 25% of Y Combinator's startups having 95% of their code generated by AI.
Growth hacking
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

A quarter of startups in YC's current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generated | TechCrunch

AI is significantly changing the coding landscape, with 25% of Y Combinator's startups having 95% of their code generated by AI.
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#entrepreneurship
Startup companies
fromFast Company
3 months ago

What is Y Combinator now? Critics say the famed accelerator is having an identity crisis

Y Combinator's first-ever Fall batch showed mixed results, with a predominance of AI startups and increased criticism of the program's dilution.
Startup companies
fromFast Company
3 months ago

What is Y Combinator now? Critics say the famed accelerator is having an identity crisis

Y Combinator's first-ever Fall batch showed mixed results, with a predominance of AI startups and increased criticism of the program's dilution.
Growth hacking
fromForbes
2 months ago

Posting For Millions: The New Marketing Playbook For Silicon Valley

Social media engagement presents untapped potential for businesses to build trust and community.
Companies can significantly benefit from open sharing of milestones and journeys on social media platforms.
more#entrepreneurship
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

'Vibe coding' lets 10 engineers do the work of a team of 50 to 100, says CEO of Silicon Valley incubator

'Vibe coding' enables startups to operate leaner by leveraging AI for coding tasks, allowing small teams to achieve substantial revenue.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral | TechCrunch

Optifye.AI's demo facing social media backlash highlights concerns regarding AI surveillance in factory settings, leading Y Combinator to delete the video.
#demo-day
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
7 months ago

9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2 | TechCrunch

AI continues to dominate Y Combinator's Summer 2024 Demo Day, with innovative applications across various industries.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

The four startups from YC's Fall batch that enterprises should pay attention to | TechCrunch

Y Combinator's Fall cohort features a striking 87% of startups focused on AI, emphasizing innovation in customer service and application monitoring.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
7 months ago

9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2 | TechCrunch

AI continues to dominate Y Combinator's Summer 2024 Demo Day, with innovative applications across various industries.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

The four startups from YC's Fall batch that enterprises should pay attention to | TechCrunch

Y Combinator's Fall cohort features a striking 87% of startups focused on AI, emphasizing innovation in customer service and application monitoring.
more#demo-day
fromTechCrunch
6 months ago

Encore is an AI-powered search engine for your thrifting needs | TechCrunch

"The entire secondhand shopping market is really fragmented. There are hundreds of resources out there, such as Depop, Mercari, ThredUp, eBay, Craigslist, and more. It's hard for consumers to sift through them all to try and get to the product you are looking for. So we wanted to remove that friction for users," Ruber said on a call with TechCrunch.
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