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Building the First Data Centers in Space

Building the First Data Centers in Space

Philip Johnston, co-founder and CEO of StarCloud, discusses their pioneering efforts to build data centers in space to address AI's energy demands and terrestrial constraints. He details StarCloud-1's groundbreaking mission, which launched an Nvidia H100 GPU into orbit, and the engineering challenges overcome, such as thermal management and radiation hardening. The conversation covers their ambitious plan for a 88,000-satellite constellation, the shift in investor sentiment towards hard tech, and key advice for deep tech founders.

What Actually Makes A Startup Durable

What Actually Makes A Startup Durable

YC partners discuss how founders should navigate the AI era, emphasizing the rapid decrease in AI costs, the evolving definition of a 'hard problem' for startups, the critical importance of human connection and co-founders, and practical advice on building AI-native loops, pivoting, and achieving distribution in a world where software is easy to build.

Human Neurons are 1M x Energy Efficient than Digital AI Processors | Dr. Ewelina Kurtys | FinalSpark

Human Neurons are 1M x Energy Efficient than Digital AI Processors | Dr. Ewelina Kurtys | FinalSpark

Dr. Ewelina Kurtys of FinalSpark explains their pioneering work in building biocomputers from living human neurons, which are up to one million times more energy-efficient than traditional silicon chips. The conversation covers the technology of reprogramming skin cells into neurons, the company's growth strategy, and the profound ethical and philosophical questions, such as potential 'Matrix' scenarios, that arise from merging biology with AI.