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A buzzy AI "cheating" app tried to host an illegal party outside the offices of Y Combinator — and the stunt got the attention of the fuzz.
Artificial Intelligence

Police Shut Down AI Startup’s Party as CEO Screams That “Aura Is Just Too Strong!”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A shocking startup pitch backed by Y Combinator is causing a firestorm for its depiction of human workers as anonymous drones.
Artificial Intelligence

Y Combinator Pulls Support for AI Startup After Video of Boss Barking at Human Worker, Calling Him “Number 17”

By Joe Wilkins

As more details are revealed about the drama at OpenAI, insiders are coming forward with messy anecdotes from Sam Altman's past.
OpenAI

This Apparently Wasn’t the First Time Sam Altman Was Dramatically Fired

By Noor Al-Sibai

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Renewable Energy

Y Combinator Is Turning Its Attention to Carbon Removal

By Kristin Houser

Y Combinator's basic income trial still doesn't have the funding it needs, so the company is pushing the program's launch to 2019.
Universal Basic Income

Y Combinator’s Basic Income Experiment Is off to a Slow Start

By Kristin Houser

Included in Y Combinator's 2018 batch of companies is the Good Food Institute (GFI), a non-profit focused on accelerating the adoption of clean meat.
Future Society

We’re About to Get Many More Meat Alternatives

By Kristin Houser

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Health & Medicine

A New Experiment Aims to Cure Aging Once and for All

By Claudia Geib

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Blockchain

Y Combinator is Helping People Invest in Startups Using Blockchain

By Brad Jones

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Universal Basic Income

People in Two U.S. States Will Get $1,000 a Month in a New Basic Income Trial

By Brad Jones

Another Silicon Valley Exec Joins the Ranks of Universal Basic Income Supporters
Universal Basic Income

Another Silicon Valley Exec Joins the Ranks of Universal Basic Income Supporters

By Patrick Caughill

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Future Society

These Six Startups From Y Combinator’s Demo Day 1 Are Ready to Transform Our World

By Dom Galeon

This Startup Plans to Revolutionize Quantum Computing Technology Faster Than Ever
Quantum Computing

This Startup Plans to Revolutionize Quantum Computing Technology Faster Than Ever

By Abby Norman

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Robots and Machines

The Most Futuristic Companies That Just Launched at Y Combinator Demo Day 1

By Dom Galeon

Y Combinator S16 Demo Day 1: The 10 Most Remarkable Startups
Future Society

Y Combinator S16 Demo Day 1: The 10 Most Remarkable Startups

By June Javelosa

Update: Basic Income Project Set to Take Place in Oakland, California
Universal Basic Income

Update: Basic Income Project Set to Take Place in Oakland, California

By Charmaine Caparas

Universal Basic Income Hits the U.S—Citizens Will Get Paid Just For Being Born
Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income Hits the U.S—Citizens Will Get Paid Just For Being Born

By Todd Jaquith