Tokens for Equity: Inside Sam Altman’s Open Offer to Every Y Combinator Startup
Sam Altman has proposed a unique deal to the newest Y Combinator cohort: OpenAI will trade computing power for a stake in their companies.
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The High Stakes of the Five Second Hook
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Clear Sight: How Pin-Mirror Optics Are Solving the AI Glasses Puzzle
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Stilta and the High Cost of Forgetting What You Own
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Moving Beyond the Scroll: How Generative AI is Turning Social Media into a Playable World
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Beyond the Spam Filter: How Agentic AI is Redefining Email Security
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A* Closes $450 Million for Fund III: What It Means for Seed-Stage Founders
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The Specialized Stage Strategy: Why TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is Admitting the Generalist Era is Dead
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