Hacker News with Generative AI: Startups

Bezos-backed Slate Auto unveils affordable EV truck (nbcnews.com)
Slate Auto, a firm backed in part by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is unveiling a low-cost electric truck that can also change into an SUV.
Electric Vehicles, Automobiles, Startups, Amazon, Jeff Bezos
5 points by SirLJ 15 hours ago | 0 comments
Things I learned about software and startups by playing video games (ghost.io)
In 2005, Steve Jobs told the graduating class of Stanford a now-famous story about connecting the dots - a story about the calligraphy courses he took in his college years, which later influenced the industry-leading digital fonts that shipped with the Macintosh.
Software, Startups, Video Games, Personal Development
15 points by mprast 15 hours ago | 4 comments
Bezos-backed Slate Auto debuts analog EV pickup truck (techcrunch.com)
A new American electric vehicle startup called Slate Auto has made its debut, and it’s about as anti-Tesla as it gets.
Electric Vehicles, Startups, Automotive, Technology
7 points by jermaustin1 21 hours ago | 6 comments
Show HN: I used OpenAI's new image API for a personalized coloring book service (clevercoloringbook.com)
Upload your memories - we print and send a physical personalized coloring book for just $23.99.
OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Creative Projects, Business
216 points by darajava 23 hours ago | 111 comments
A $20k electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto (arstechnica.com)
In one of the strangest launches we’ve seen in a while, Slate Auto, the reportedly Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup, unveiled its first EV, the Slate Truck.
Electric Vehicles, Startups, Automotive Industry, Technology
61 points by mixmastamyk 1 day ago | 113 comments
One-Second Deploys? We Didn't Believe It Either (railway.com)
Let me introduce you to someone: they just released a new app, they started to tell people about it, and now they find themselves checking their Postgres database every 15 minutes to see if anyone has signed up. The thought of setting up Zapier or Mixpanel for a few simple product alerts puts them in physical agony.
Software Development, Deployment, Startups
3 points by mooreds 2 days ago | 0 comments
Figma sent a cease-and-desist letter over the term 'Dev Mode' (techcrunch.com)
We may be witnessing the makings of a new tech industry feud between competitors. Figma has sent a cease-and-desist letter to popular no-code AI startup Lovable, Figma confirmed to TechCrunch.
Legal Disputes, Software, Startups, AI
3 points by benterix 3 days ago | 0 comments
Ruby Rails: The One-Person Framework in Practice (bramjetten.dev)
In early 2022, when we counted our ARR at PlanGo, my co-founder and I shared a moment that we couldn't believe. We just crossed the magical €1M ARR milestone, something that felt unreal for a company built on one Rails codebase and one developer (me).
Startups, Software Development, Case Studies
14 points by ksec 3 days ago | 3 comments
Supabase raises $200M Series D at $2B valuation (yahoo.com)
Funding, Startups, Valuation, SaaS
340 points by baristaGeek 4 days ago | 337 comments
Launch HN: Infra.new (YC W23) – DevOps copilot with guardrails built in (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN, we’re Caleb, Michael, and Josh, the founders of infra.new (https://infra.new/), a DevOps Copilot that can configure and deploy apps on AWS, GCP, and Azure using Terraform and GitHub Actions.
DevOps, Cloud Computing, Startups, YC
55 points by TankeJosh 4 days ago | 35 comments
Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M (techcrunch.com)
On Sunday, 21-year-old Chungin “Roy” Lee announced he’s raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures for his startup, Cluely, that offers an AI tool to “cheat on everything.”
Artificial Intelligence, Education, Startups, Fundraising
39 points by jnord 4 days ago | 23 comments
Ask HN: Were early stage products always so buggy? (ycombinator.com)
I help startups roll out tools for their go-to-market teams. These days, I keep coming across different products with small teams, the backing of notable VCs, and lots of potential, but then when I go to use them the UIs are just littered with bugs which prevent them from functioning. And often it has nothing to do with prompting, hallucination, or anything like that. It's simple things like "when I hit save, my data disappears."
Startups, Software, User Experience, Product Development
9 points by AbstractH24 4 days ago | 14 comments
Launch HN: Magic Patterns (YC W23) – AI Design and Prototyping for Product Teams (ycombinator.com)
Alex and Teddy here. We’re launching Magic Patterns (https://www.magicpatterns.com), an AI prototyping tool that helps PMs and designers create functional, interactive designs and websites.
AI, Product Development, Design, Startups, YC
184 points by alexdanilowicz 5 days ago | 114 comments
Show HN: I built a tool that texts you if your server goes down (yourserverisdown.com)
Stop losing customers to server issues.
Server Monitoring, Web Development, Tools, Startups
21 points by SantiagoVargas 5 days ago | 48 comments
AI researcher launches startup to replace all human workers everywhere (techcrunch.com)
Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere
Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Labor, Automation, Controversy
20 points by dxs 6 days ago | 18 comments
Ziroh Labs Launches CPU Powered AI to Rival GPUs (precedenceresearch.com)
Kompact AI, an AI framework, has been launched by Indian company Ziroh Labs, which promises to eliminate the need for advanced and costly GPUs for running large-scale AI models.
Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Startups, India
3 points by mpweiher 6 days ago | 0 comments
The Ukrainian startup making walkie-talkies caught the attention of US Military (aol.com)
Himera is a Ukrainian tech startup that makes electronic warfare-resistant walkie-talkies.
Ukraine, Startups, Military, Technology, Communications
9 points by giuliomagnifico 7 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: I built a tool to find pain points in questions and generate SaaS ideas (painpointfinder.com)
Identify pain points faster and discover innovative SaaS ideas to solve them..
Software, Startups, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Product Development
11 points by carlosov 7 days ago | 7 comments
Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul Payments Program (propublica.org)
Four days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, financial technology startup Ramp published a pitch for how to tackle wasteful government spending.
Politics, Startups, Government Spending, Technology
8 points by petethomas 8 days ago | 0 comments
OpenAI looked at buying Cursor creator before turning to Windsurf (cnbc.com)
OpenAI, Acquisitions, Technology, Startups, Artificial Intelligence
130 points by mfiguiere 9 days ago | 116 comments
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Windsurf for $3B (techcrunch.com)
Windsurf, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant, is in talks to be acquired by OpenAI for about $3 billion, Bloomberg reported.
Artificial Intelligence, Acquisitions, OpenAI, Technology, Startups
4 points by cheptsov 9 days ago | 1 comments
OpenAI in talks to pay about $3B to acquire startup Windsurf (cnbc.com)
OpenAI, Acquisitions, Startups, AI
5 points by kjhughes 10 days ago | 1 comments
Figma sent a cease-and-desist letter to Lovable over the term 'Dev Mode' (techcrunch.com)
Figma has sent a cease-and-desist letter to popular no-code AI startup Lovable, Figma confirmed to TechCrunch.
Legal Disputes, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Startups
16 points by nailer 10 days ago | 2 comments
Launch HN: Jasmine (YC S22) – Automating REC compliance and payouts for solar (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN — we’re Nathalie, Dalton, Vince, and Matt, and we’re launching Jasmine Energy (https://www.jasmine.energy), a tool that helps residential and commercial solar owners automatically register their systems, track energy generation, and get paid for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Startups, Y Combinator, Finance
42 points by mmayberry 10 days ago | 20 comments
Figma sent a cease-and-desist letter to Lovable over the term 'Dev Mode' (techcrunch.com)
Figma has sent a cease-and-desist letter to popular no-code AI startup Lovable, Figma confirmed to TechCrunch.
Legal Disputes, Software, AI, Startups
12 points by coloneltcb 11 days ago | 0 comments
Launch HN: mrge.io (YC X25) – Cursor for code review (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN, we’re building mrge (https://www.mrge.io/home), an AI code review platform to help teams merge code faster with fewer bugs.
Software, Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Startups, YC
221 points by pomarie 11 days ago | 108 comments
CEO Explains How He Faked Results in $300M Meltdown (bloomberg.com)
Agritech venture eFishery was one of Asia’s brightest startups with money from the likes of SoftBank and Temasek. Then it all came crashing down.
Business, Startups, Fraud, Asia, Investments
16 points by bocahrokok 11 days ago | 3 comments
The Whimsical Investor (fi-le.net)
Not many companies around today are both small and publicly traded, as the proportion of private enterprises continues to rise. Not many, indeed, are still brave enough to sail the rough seas of public scrutiny with their tiny little legal vessel, and have managed not to capsize despite everyone on board wishing they had jumped ship before that fateful IPO day.
Investing, Public Companies, Startups
97 points by fi-le 12 days ago | 14 comments
What Happened to the Modos Paper Laptop and Paper Monitor? (goodereader.com)
Modos was a startup with ambitions to release an E INK laptop and disrupt the industry. They announced it in early 2022 and since then, no product ever came out.
Hardware, E Ink, Startups, Technology, Failed Projects
7 points by giuliomagnifico 13 days ago | 0 comments
Cofertility's "Freeze your eggs for free by donating half of them" plan (techcrunch.com)
Cofertility, a startup founded by former Uber executive Lauren Makler and health tech angel investor Halle Tecco, offers women no-cost egg freezing in exchange for donating half the retrieved eggs to those unable to conceive.
Healthcare, Fertility, Business, Startups
6 points by jnord 13 days ago | 3 comments