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Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era; plus, after Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests
2026/10/06 | 7 mins.
Founded by two sisters, Hot Girl Hotline uses AI to give young women personalized dating and relationship advice, with an emphasis on safety and avoiding emotional dependency.

Also, days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post.
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Photon held a funeral for mobile apps; plus, Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup
2026/10/05 | 6 mins.
Photon helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.

Also, Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of Mandiant, has a new startup that is using agent swarms to test and protect enterprises.
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World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months; plus, turning idle car inventory into rental revenue
2026/10/02 | 6 mins.
Fervo Energy completed its first power plant in less than two years. The next phases promise to connect to the grid even quicker.

Also, MyMonthlyCar is a platform that lets dealers rent out their idle used cars month to month (with an option to buy), and it's now one of the startups showing off at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt, running October 13 to 15 in San Francisco.
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Factory CEO just accused his VC board adviser of spying for Cognition
2026/10/01 | 7 mins.
VC Chris Degnan and former board advisor to Factory AI has taken a job as chief revenue officer for Cognition.
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Ex-Tesla team raises $12.5M to put supply chains on autopilot; plus, EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B
2026/09/30 | 6 mins.
Atomic's agentic supply chain software is now being used by companies like DoorDash and HelloFresh.

EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation in a year.
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