AI is compressing engineering work by 100x, reshaping who gets to build: a quarter of YC startups now have 95% of their code written by AI, with some hitting $10M in revenue with fewer than 10 people. The constraint has shifted from writing software to knowing what to build—and the infrastructure to support it, from persistent AI memory to grid-scale power, is still catching up. YC is responding in real time, pivoting toward hard tech and energy, opening new application paths, and betting that the next great founder might be an English major.
AI agents are flooding the information landscape. Building your own OSINT defenses isn't optional anymore.
A landmark study proves what YIMBYs knew: zoning boards in SF and NYC cost the entire country trillions.
The San Jose mayor who actually cut homelessness 23% wants to bring his results-first approach statewide.
The numbers prove SF is the undisputed capital of innovation. So why are California politicians hellbent on driving it away?
California Forever just brokered the largest construction labor agreement in American history. YIMBY is winning.
Former supporters organize against the congressman as his wealth tax crusade threatens to tank the Bay Area economy.
Business and labor unite for the largest construction agreement ever—now they're calling California's bluff to break ground in 2026.
Founders are already planning their escape routes. YC's strategy: leave after Series B, go distributed. "Suboptimal, but we know how to do this."
San Jose's mayor is weighing a run—and his track record of actually fixing homelessness has founders begging him to go statewide.
The YIMBY ringleader is running for Congress on housing wins, tough-on-crime bills, and a decade of fighting for algebra.