Y Combinator was scoring over 100,000 founders globally through Paxel, which had a vulnerability allowing score forgery due to an unvalidated HMAC. After disclosing the issue, Y Combinator quickly patched it and invited the hacker to attend Startup School in San Francisco.

Predatory coding startups are promoting generative AI as a pathway to quick success, often misleading young people about the potential for financial gain. Many of these companies resemble multi-level marketing schemes, offering false hope rather than viable career opportunities.

Two of our worst VC stories: 1. A Sequoia partner passed on Cloudflare because he didn’t think a woman could lead a security infrastructure company. Seriously. 2. I got introduced to . Meeting got scheduled for a Monday, which should have been a clue. I thought it was Comentar GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg I was once pitching in a board room at a top 3 VC firm for a $15M Series A. 12 people in the m...

A startup has restructured its operations due to advancements in AI tools like Claude Code and Codex. The new rule implemented is that no coding occurs before 10am, reflecting a shift in engineering culture.

RentAHuman is a platform where AI agents hire humans to perform physical tasks in the real world. Launched in early February, it allows individuals to engage in gig work on behalf of virtual bots.