The most interesting startups of the moment want to make you forget your phone

While the AI fundraising machine continues to break its own records, some founders build in the other direction.

Mirror founder Brynn Putnam has just collected money for board, a startup that focuses on bringing people together through personal games and social experiences. Cyberdeck developers go viral by creating scurry DIY computers that literally encourage users to touch grass. Unlike the AI-free browsers, this not only feels like a counter-reaction, but it also feels like people really feel attracted to things that feel more human.

Look at the equity podcast moderators Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha and Sean O’Kane, who deal with the headlines of the week, from the “Together Tech” wave to the importance of Anthropic’s confidential stock exchange, against the background of the 80-billion-dollar AI increase of alphabet and the question whether the money is completely left behind.

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