Y Combinator

Investments

Silicon Valley Incubator Backs Its First Defense Company

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Y Combinator is backing Ares Industries, a defense company that builds “low-cost cruise missiles.” It previously avoided the defense market.

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Autos

California May Introduce Electric Vehicle Rebates if Federal Tax Credit Axed

Gavin Newsom said the Golden State “will intervene” and provide rebates to residents on its own if the tax credit goes the way of the Fisker.

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Patent Drop

Meta To Try Out AI Business Tools as Enterprise Market Heats Up

A patent for AI chip architecture from Meta could make model development more robust as it builds AI tools for businesses.

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Patent Drop

Why Salesforce Might Be Eying AI Image Generation

The tech could make graphics generation more intuitive as the company continues its push towards AI agents.

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