Thursday, June 5, 2025

Y Combinator

For the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker

Generative AI comes in many forms. Increasingly, though, it’s marketed the same way: with human names and personas that make it feel less...

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

On February 18, 2024, Ian Laffey posted on X that he and two others he’d just met built a cheap drone at a...

Browser Use, the tool making it easier for AI agents to navigate websites, raises $17M

We may not have an agreed-upon definition of AI “agent” yet, but a multitude of startups want to create “agentic” tools to automate...

YC-backed food supply startup Vendease restructures employees salaries

Y Combinator-backed Nigerian food procurement startup Vendease has changed its employee pay structure and is seeking fresh capital, TechCrunch has learned. This...

Y Combinator founders raising less money signal a vibe shift, VC says

Silicon Valley has been captivated by the prospect of AI, not only as a productivity enhancer but also as a catalyst for creating...

OpenAI launches GPT-4.5, its largest model to date

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re diving into OpenAI’s newest, biggest model GPT-4.5, Microsoft pulling the plug on Skype, how...

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