16 of the most interesting startups from YC W’26 Demo Day
From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overflowing YC cohort.
Google Translate’s real-time headphone translations feature expands to iOS and more countries
The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it’s easier to follow the conversation and tell who’s saying what.
OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode
It’s only the latest of several side projects that the AI startup has ditched over the past week.
Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills
Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.
Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after U.S. Air Force deal
In one year, Shield AI’s value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril’s Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force.