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The California tax proposal that has billionaires gaming for ‘economic 9/11’ in secret group chats

The proposed tax has divided Democrats, prompted a primary challenge against a star congressman, and previews the complicated dynamics around Big Tech heading into the 2028 election, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Vanta hits $300 million ARR as ‘shadow AI’ explodes across corporate America

As companies struggle to control unsanctioned AI tools, the unicorn security startup has tripled revenue in two years and now serves 16,000 customers.

Fortune

Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO is a former Google intern who just inked a $60 billion deal with SpaceX

From Google intern at 18 to a billionaire at 25, Cursor CEO Michael Truell’s rise is one of Silicon Valley’s fastest.

Fortune

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₹4 Crore Job Rejected: IIT Grad’s Risky AI Bet Now Grabbing Attention

In today’s startup ecosystem, some stories gain attention not just for success, but for the bold decisions behind them. One such story emerging from India’s AI landscape is that of Varun Vummadi—a young founder who walked away from lucrative opportunities to build something of his own. What began as a…

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‘Almost a sociopathic lack of concern’: 5 biggest revelations fromThe New Yorker’s deep dive intoSam Altman

A deep dive into OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is raising serious questions. Here are the 5 biggest revelations from the New Yorker’s investigation.

Tom’s Guide

Just like Gen Z, a young Mark Zuckerberg ‘had no concept of small talk’ and would ‘just stare at you,’ the VC behind Airbnb and Reddit says

“I didn't realize how important small talk was until I met the lack of it,” Y Combinator’s Paul Graham said about his first meeting with Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg.

Fortune

YC-Backed Planbase Bets AI Agents Can Solve Healthcare's Staffing Problems

With telehealth usage remaining high and home-based care continuing to expand, healthcare in the U.S. is increasingly delivered outside traditional facilities.

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California’s billionaires pour cash into elections as big tech seeks new allies

As Gavin Newsom departs, ultra-wealthy flex wealth and influence to fight regulation and keep the boom going

The Guardian - US

Famed startup incubator Y Combinator will let founders receive funds in stablecoins

The move is significant since, in the past, generally just crypto VC firms have let startups receive funding in the form of digital assets.

Fortune

Silicon Valley sounds the alarm on deadly Minneapolis shooting. ‘And it’s only a matter of time before they show up in force here in the Bay Area’

“Just the latest in a year of horrors. Is all the crypto and AI money in the world really worth this?”

Fortune

NVIDIA Linked Company to Build First Hotel on The Moon – Social Media Mocks £330k Rooms

An NVIDIA-linked startup plans the first hotel on the Moon, with rooms allegedly costing £330,000, sparking awe, doubt and online mockery.

International Business Times UK

Y Combinator-Backed Model ML Raises Massive $75M To Kill Junior Banker Grunt Work Forever

AI workflow automation platform Model ML announced on Nov. 24 that it raised $75 million in Series A financing to eliminate the formatting grunt work that haunts junior bankers. The funding comes just six months after its seed round and only 12 months after launch.

Benzinga

Meet 'Chad: The Brainrot IDE,' The Product People Dismissed as a Prank Is Solving One Problem 'Nobody's Talking About': 'This Isn't a Joke'

A new Y Combinator–backed product that people initially thought was deliberately unserious and gimmicky, dubbing it "rage bait" rather than a real tool, has big ambitions for helping developers increase productivity.

Benzinga

Alexis Ohanian ignored Paul Graham’s warning that Reddit’s ‘terrible’ name would be ‘poison’. Now it’s a $38 billion business

“Disregarding that advice was definitely one of the things I got right,” Ohanian said.

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Meet the power broker of the AI age: OpenAI's 'builder-in-chief' helping to turn Sam Altman's trillion-dollar data center dreams into reality

Greg Brockman is OpenAI's master builder, steering a $1.4 trillion infrastructure buildout with stakes that go far beyond the tech sector.

Fortune

Reddit’s CEO has just become a billionaire—a staggering 20 years after co-founding the company fresh out of college with $12,000

It’s been exactly two decades since Huffman founded the company in 2005 with friend and college roommate Alexis Ohanian.

Benzinga

Reddit Wouldn't Exist If ICE Had Grabbed My Mother, Says Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian: Undocumented Immigrants Can Have 'Pretty Productive' Kids

Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham are among a growing number of people condemning the Donald Trump administration's 2025 ICE deportation operations.

Fortune

Exclusive: EvenUp raises $150 million Series E at $2 billion valuation as AI reshapes personal injury law

After getting rejected at least 3 times by Y Combinator, the founders of EvenUp have become legal tech leaders.

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This multimillionaire once cleaned meat trucks for $7 an hour, but a coffee shop encounter proved 'You're just one move away from changing your life'

Jesse Itzler, who ultimately sold his $5 billion-in-sales private jet business to Warren Buffett, says the world doesn’t reward perfect plans, "it rewards action."

Benzinga

Psychedelics Without the Trip? Heavyweights Like Neuralink, Coinbase, Twitch Back AI Startup Developing 'Least Psychedelic Psychedelic' Drug

Mindstate Design Labs is developing drugs that aim to deliver psychedelic benefits without a trip, drawing funding from Y Combinator and the founders of OpenAI, Neuralink, Instacart (NASDAQ:CART), Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), and Twitch, according to Wired.

Benzinga

Teen Founders, Tap The Brakes: Paul Graham Says Curiosity Beats Companies In High School — Despite YC Wins With Airbnb, Reddit, And Sam Altman At 19

The co-founder of Silicon Valley’s most influential startup accelerator is delivering a reality check to ambitious teenagers everywhere. Paul Graham, whose Y Combinator has funded giants like Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB), Stripe, Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX), and Reddit (NYSE:RDDT), is warning high schoolers to pump the brakes on their entrepreneurial dreams.

Radio France Internationale

What the rise of ChatGPT mastermind Sam Altman reveals about AI, tech and power

Since dropping out of Stanford University, Sam Altman has become one of the world's most influential tech entrepreneurs – at the helm of OpenAI and its artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT. The author of a new biography of Altman tells RFI what his ascent reveals about AI, Silicon Valley and how…

Fortune

YC co-founder who backed Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit says high school isn’t the time to launch a startup

One of the leaders behind Silicon Valley’s biggest start-ups is advising high school students to embrace learning in class before jumping into their dream business.

Benzinga

Amazon And Microsoft Engineers Quit At 23 To Launch AI Startup Bluejay, Raise $4 Million With Y Combinator And Floodgate

At just 23 years old, Rohan Vasishth and Faraz Siddiqi left jobs at Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to pursue a risky bet.

MarketBeat

Here's What Separates Oklo From the Rest of the Nuclear Startups

Nuclear stocks are flying high this year. But one pre-revenue startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman could produce enormous gains over the long-term.

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