🦺 Being careful is in again: Geoff Ralston, who spent years at Y Combinator, has launched a new fund called Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund dedicated to funding startups that "enhance AI safety, security, and responsible deployment." That means not backing startups that build things like autonomous weapons. Read More
🌊 Dealing with an unruly world: Trump's tariffs have put the spotlight on the growing geopolitical risk that all businesses face. A startup called Hence AI wants to help with an AI business advisor that scans thousands of sources to provide you with a tailored daily briefing to manage that risk. Read More
💴 Buy > build: Talk of OpenAI buying Windsurf has raised some eyebrows. After all, if the ChatGPT maker wanted to buy an AI coding company, why not just buy out Anysphere, one of its portfolio companies? Apparently, OpenAI did approach Anysphere at least twice, but the talks failed. Read More
🌏 Not for the planet: Petrochemical giant Occidental has bought its second direct air capture startup in two years, Holocene. But Occidental's interest in carbon capture is less about the environment and more about using the captured CO2 to get more oil out of wells. Read More
➕ Taking advantage of DOGE: Expense management startup Ramp hopes to take advantage of DOGE's promise to update the government's tech. The company told TC that it's being considered for a charge card pilot program by the General Services Administration. Read More
