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New in CodeRabbit Secure:
Deep Scan now follows a vulnerability across your linked repos, then replays the exploit in a throwaway sandbox to prove it's real before it flags anything.
Hendrik walks through this and everything else in the new update:
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A familiar name in your inbox can feel reassuring.
But is it really who you think it is?
Attackers exploit trusted identities and everyday workflows. Making verification a habit is an important way to protect ourselves.
@MSFTIssues link bit.ly/4i7ihdb v @antgrasso
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Computer use is becoming faster than humans, and cheaper too
OpenAI's Ari Weinstein: "We've gotten computer use now to a place where it's faster than the average human at using a computer, and I think we're getting really close to a place where it is superhuman."
And it already costs a fraction of human labor per hour of back-office work:
- Computer-use agent: $6-8
- Offshore outsourced talent: ~$10
- US back-office labor: $30-45
OpenAI's computer-using agents can now operate almost any app the way a person does, clicking and typing through software that never got an API, and the team building them says they're close to beating expert humans on speed.
Ari Weinstein works on OpenAI's consumer computer use products, and James Sun works on the enterprise side. Both were startup founders before joining OpenAI.
They join a16z's Seema Amble and Fabrizio Serafini to discuss what OpenAI's Astra model changed for computer use, the controls enterprises need for agents they can no longer watch, why computer use works as a universal API for legacy ERPs and finance systems, and why they think cheap software will push UI to get better and more personal.
0:50 What Astra changed for computer use
3:23 Consumer vs. enterprise computer use
5:43 How James runs his workday with Dots
8:06 When computer use becomes superhuman
10:01 How much autonomy to give agents
11:36 What agents mean for ad-supported sites
13:51 Computer use as the universal API
17:21 Getting enterprises to trust agents
20:22 Why the best use cases are the boring ones
25:37 Why UI isn't going away
32:38 Advice for founders building on agents
37:31 Making computer use feel coherent
40:57 Computer use's scaling moment
YouTube: youtu.be/9v42ZOdiBJY
@AriX @JamesZmSun @OpenAI @seema_amble @fabserafini
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Replit's Amjad Masad with Gagan Biyani on how agents will reshape the way companies work: bureaucracy runs in the background, people get true autonomy, and eventually the company runs itself.
Amjad: "In Silicon Valley there's been so many experiments to try to change the nature of firms, of how companies work... But I think it was a technology problem."
"Now you can have agents kind of function as the glue within these organizations and have the bureaucracy be this invisible thing that's happening by machines in the background, and the people have true autonomy to work on the things that they find most interesting."
"I see it in our company where I've changed how I run the company, and we call it this idea of a self-driving company. Eventually the company will run itself."
Gagan: "The thing I feel very certain about is it's all gonna change. It's gonna change a lot faster than you think. And if you're not natively understanding of it, it's gonna be hard to make that shift."
Amjad: "If you're learning the ways of the past, then you're kind of locked into a way of thinking and a way of working that actually will put you at a fundamental disadvantage in the future."
@amasad @Replit @GaganBiyani
Software ate the world, now it's learning to run it. View article
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Keeping up with the market means knowing which AI platforms work best for different tasks and training our teams to use them effectively.
Source @VisualCap via @antgrasso
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No, WebMCP isn't replacing MCP.
MCP connects agents to your services.
WebMCP connects agents to your website while it's open and the user's in the loop.
Here's how they fit together ⤵️
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If you use AI, do not stop using your brain. An AI suggestion is one possible option, not a decision already made for you
An answer may sound convincing and still leave something out. Give it the same attention you would give any advice affecting your work
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Before accepting a recommendation, check what it is based on.
Does the system have enough information about your situation?
Would you accept the same advice from a colleague without asking a question?
Explore another option, even when the first suggestion seems reasonable. You can ask AI to propose alternatives, then compare them with what you know.
If the original recommendation still makes sense, follow it.
There is no need to disagree with AI just to prove you are in control.
But keep the possibility of changing your mind.
When new information arrives, reconsider the decision. What would make you choose differently today?
AI can suggest a direction.
You should remain free to take another one.
#HumanCenteredAI #AIDecisionMaking
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Anthropic Files Registration Statement, Will Trade on Nasdaq Under Ticker ANT dlvr.it/TW3yNv
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Z_One Fund, the Italian #venture #capital fund managed by Eureka! Venture has announced the first close at more than €35 million, with a total #fundraising target of €60 million. 🇮🇹 💶 🤖 🏙️
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Sonexos, a Lausanne-based #DeepTech company, has raised approximately €5.4 million in new #equity financing to take its solid-state #noise control from working #prototypes to industrial production.🇨🇭🔇 🌀
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Phantom Begins Gradual US Rollout of Kalshi Prediction Markets After CFTC Relief dlvr.it/TW3cc5
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One bottleneck for the AI buildout is skilled labor
US manufacturers are working existing staff longer and paying up for new ones:
- Hours per worker are outpacing headcount growth in 7 out of 10 sectors
- Workers who switch jobs are getting ~10% pay increases, about double the ~5% for those who stick around
Charts of the Week: a16z.news/p/charts-of-the-we…
Since 2019, imports of AI hardware have grown faster than US production in every category
US production vs. imports:
- Computers: +46% vs. +366%
- Comms equipment: +87% vs. +175%
- Semis: +76% vs. +131%
- Grid & electrical equipment: -7% vs. +69%
Charts of the Week: a16z.news/p/charts-of-the-we…
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Tony Xu of @DoorDash on getting rejected by investors, competing against rivals with thousands of times more capital, and how founders can tell conviction from delusion:
"I had over 100 rejections in a span of over 1,000 days where the company almost constantly ran out of money... I couldn't raise a dime, and we were running out of capital."
"Companies like Amazon or Uber were in the space who had way more capital than we had. Hundreds of times, maybe thousands of times of capital deployed versus the amount that we raised. So then the question becomes, well, how are you gonna win this cash-burning machine?"
"This is where you as the founder have to finely tune that line between delusion and knowing that you have something that others don't understand. What are the customers telling you?"
"We the founders did deliveries for almost virtually every day the first three years of the company's life... And so we had strong points of view on each side of our marketplace that could explain what was happening in the numbers."
"When you have one set of facts, which is your customers, you have another set of facts, what are called opinions and perceptions, you gotta trust the facts. That's ultimately what kept us going."
@t_xu w/ @speedrun GP @andrewchen
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Angel investing is about more than deals and returns.
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Who decides whether a Bitcoin payment is valid? Not a bank.
Independent nodes check it against shared rules, while miners add blocks.
That allows BTC to move without a central operator, but protecting your private keys remains your responsibility.
Microblog by @antgrasso
