What Basic Game Theory Teaches Us About Startups

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Robot-Use Agents: Why General-Purpose Models May Win in Robotics

One of the biggest surprises in AI over the last few years has been how well coding agents generalize beyond software. In a recent essay, MIT professor Philip Isola argued that we may be entering the era of robot-use agents: general-purpose models that can control different robot ...  Show more

The State of Startups in 2026

YC works with thousands of founders every year, which gives us an early look at how startups are changing. Right now, the shift is striking: startups are moving from bits to atoms, nearly one in five YC companies has a solo founder, and companies are reaching meaningful revenue f ...  Show more

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