This Week in Startups

How AI splits startups into winners and losers | E2322

Airtable’s 80% off value crash: VCs explain why it’s still a win | E2321

How Bespoke faked AI until it actually worked (w/ Akemi Tsunagawa) | E2320

Why AI has no taste and how to fix it (w/ Thais Castello Branco) | E2319

Large language models often struggle with subjective tasks like design and cultural critique because they prioritize statistical averages over unique, high-quality output. Thais Castello Branco, founder of Taste Labs, addresses this by integrating human "TasteMakers" to provide preference data and nuanced feedback, eff...

Banning Chinese robots isn’t regulatory capture | E2318

While other cultivated meat companies are collapsing, this one turned a profit | E2317

Why quantum has been “10 years away” for 30 years | E2316

Why this longevity startup raised in Japan, not Silicon Valley | TWiST Tokyo | E2315

The AI Securing Your Workforce Before a Mistake Ever Becomes a Breach | E2314

The dawn of surgery bots + buy a home for $250 (w/ Andromeda & Mogul) | E2313

A Startup Is Trying to Buy PayPal… Craziest Deal of 2026! | E2312

Jason turned $11 and one tweet into 1.1M views | E2311

Danny Bernstein left Big Tech to fund farm-bots | E2310

Data Is the Next $1 Trillion Market

$100T is managed by “human duct tape” | E2308

Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307

Chamath on why young people need more agency, risk, and adventure

Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305

Why the Future of Video Games is Moving Back to the Dinner Table

The hottest running app has nothing to do with speed | E2303