On the latest episode of This Week in Startups, @hwchase breaks down how AI agents are reshaping the future of work — from automating entry-level tasks to the future of human-in-the-loop systems. You'll also learn how companies like Replit, Klarna, and GitLab are building AI
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Sam Altman’s World Chat App Launches Encrypted Messaging Features
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Sam Altman’s World Network dropped World Chat
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 10 mars 2025
The encrypted mini-app allows users to chat, connect, and send money with verified humans
Available in Beta starting today on the World App!pic.twitter.com/VSOCGrLqEiSam Altman’s World Network dropped World Chat The encrypted mini-app allows users to chat, connect, and send money with verified humans Available in Beta starting today on the World App!
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Luma Labs Releases Ray2 Flash: Faster, Cheaper Video Generation
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Luma Labs released Ray2 Flash, a new version of its top-tier video generation model
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 10 mars 2025
—3x faster than Ray2
—3x more affordable
—Text-to-Video
—Image-to-Video
—Audio with advanced control optionspic.twitter.com/Uc9Fm2yUHrLuma Labs released Ray2 Flash, a new version of its top-tier video generation model —3x faster than Ray2
—3x more affordable
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Ilya Sutskever launches Safe SuperIntelligence with $30B valuation
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Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever reportedly has a *new and totally different direction* for advancing AI
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 10 mars 2025
With just this (no product or revenue yet), his startup, Safe SuperIntelligence Inc. (SSI), is in talks to raise $2B at a $30B valuationpic.twitter.com/xBpbuH7NuCFormer OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever reportedly has a *new and totally different direction* for advancing AI With just this (no product or revenue yet), his startup, Safe SuperIntelligence Inc. (SSI), is in talks to raise $2B at a $30B valuation
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Most Functional AI Agent Company Emerging Soon
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I think we're going to be hearing a lot about this company over the coming weeks. As far as AI agents go, this one appears to be the most functional.
— Matt Wolfe (@mreflow) 9 mars 2025
Excited to eventually get my hands on it. https://t.co/ArZm4QamijI think we're going to be hearing a lot about this company over the coming weeks. As far as AI agents go, this one appears to be the most functional. Excited to eventually get my hands on it.
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Lovable reaches $10M ARR in 60 days with AI-powered app builder
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Building Lovable: $10M ARR in 60 days with 15 people
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 9 mars 2025
Anton Osika (@antonosika) is the co-founder and CEO of @lovable_dev, an AI-powered app-building tool that turns a description into working products without requiring any coding knowledge. They are building what they describe… pic.twitter.com/L2fCbisqZwBuilding Lovable: $10M ARR in 60 days with 15 people Anton Osika (
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X for Y Analogies: Marketing Tool, Product Design Liability
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Thinking in “X for Y” analogies is great for marketing and horrible for product.
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Reflection AI Launches Autonomous AI Coding Agents for Workflow Automation
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longer form conversation with @Reflection_AI coming out of stealth to build reliable, super intelligent autonomous systems! https://
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AI Finds Best SF Neighborhoods for Ambitious Tech Entrepreneurs
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Next, I decided to test something a bit more practical: Top rental spots in SF with
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 7 mars 2025
– Low crime
– Lots of AI activity
– High density of ambitious young entrepreneurs
I got a full detailed report with 4 options that were spot on (SF locals, feel free to chime in here if not) pic.twitter.com/YIcHnvJtm0Next, I decided to test something a bit more practical: Top rental spots in SF with – Low crime
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China’s Manus AI Agent: DeepSeek Moment in AI Evolution
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I think China's second DeepSeek moment is here.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 7 mars 2025
This AI agent called 'Manus' is going crazy viral in China right now.
Probably only a matter of time until it hits the US.
It's like Deep Research + Operator + Claude Computer combined, and it's REALLY good. pic.twitter.com/nnPvDNKaYBI think China's second DeepSeek moment is here. This AI agent called 'Manus' is going crazy viral in China right now. Probably only a matter of time until it hits the US. It's like Deep Research + Operator + Claude Computer combined, and it's REALLY good.