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@alexrkonrad
Founder and editor of @upstartsmediaco, a new tech publication focused on the startup ecosystem. Previously @Forbes senior editor. Email: tips@upstartsmedia.com
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Upstarts Media reports that SF Compute operates GPU clusters and helps buyers resell excess compute capacity.
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Upstarts Media reports SF Compute signed a $245 million AI-lab agreement and helps buyers resell excess compute capacity.
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Alex Konrad says the episode will discuss why someone would have to be “stupid” to compete with SF Compute.
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Alex Konrad says he and Evan Conrad will also discuss competing with SF Compute's business.
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RuntimeWire reports Axiom CEO Carina Hong said no one outside the company had independently rebuilt and checked the proof yet.
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Axiom calls the formalization complete and computer-verified, describing original work of about 15,000 pages.
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WIRED reports Warhound expects its first puppies in early 2027; Anduril's protective gear remains a plan.
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Zhan says Sequoia, Jeff Dean, Sachin Katti and Philip Wong will be among the fund’s limited partners.
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Techmeme, citing Upstarts Media, says Watchtower uses AI and simulation software to help U.S. forces make logistics decisions.
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Co-founder Dennis Crowley faults Foursquare’s final leadership but accepts partial responsibility for how it ended.
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Upstarts Media puts monthly use at about 250,000 people; Tolan’s first free tier remains a plan.
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A reporter says USV, Khosla Ventures and Homebrew invested; the app’s 250,000 users are mostly outside Silicon Valley.
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Alex Konrad reports Tolan's AI app is used by 250,000 people, mostly outside Silicon Valley.
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A user said it felt like half the replies on any given post were crypto bots, worse than ever.
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A reporter says Stripe's Link team worked with about 70 AI assistant or agent apps as of September.
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A reporter clarified that Stripe's Link team worked with about 70 AI assistant or agent apps as of September.
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A user jokes that agents discovered a market niche while they slept and would deposit earnings in a USDT wallet.
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The Justice Department says the engineer allegedly hid an encrypted recorder in an executive conference room.
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OpenAI says its models helped identify the employee who planted the device; the FBI made an arrest.
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Techmeme, citing Alex Konrad at Upstarts Media, describes Scuba’s “context engine” as shared memory for human workers and AI agents.
