Max Fan

BREAKING: Leopold Aschenbrenner tells investors he will keep investing in stocks but stop using leverage.

I messed up. At our YC afterparty, we offered free tattoos and said we’d be happy to interview anyone who got one. What I thought would be a fun, memorable way to meet people was, in reality, reckless, and instead came across as tying a permanent tattoo to job opportunity, which showed poor judgement. Even though participants chose their own tattoos and no one was asked to get our logo, I should have understood the pressure and power dynamic created by connecting tattoos to hiring. Regardless of said intent, turning a celebration of personalized art into a company stunt was poorly exercised judgement. We’ve taken the posts down and have spoken to everyone who participated. We’re also ready to cover associated removal costs with anyone facing any delayed regret. I’m sorry to the people we put in that position, and to everyone who expected better from me. There’s no clever explanation here. I got carried away, and I was wrong. For the facts: interviews were available to everyone regardless.

NEW: California startup Satyress unveils a 2 meter tall centaur robot designed to enter disaster zones too dangerous for humans.

We are committed to pushing the model frontier across cost efficiency, capability, and speed. Starting today, we are reducing prices for GPT-5.6 Luna by 80% and GPT-5.6 Terra by 20% , and offering a faster option for GPT-5.6 Sol in the API. Luna and Terra’s lower prices are reflected in how usage is counted in Codex and ChatGPT Work, so your usage goes further.

BREAKING: Leopold Aschenbrenner forced to sell all stock positions

Holy crap. This is possibly the most insane job posting I've seen. Founders School is hiring a "Simulation Game Director" for $400,000 a year. That's just the base salary. If you haven't heard of Founders School, they're a radical new high school launching in New York City this fall. The promise: students build a business that generates $1,000,000 in profit by graduation or the full tuition is refunded. Tuition runs $150,000 a year. But not every family can afford that. Which is exactly why they're building "simulation games." The goal is to build the first business simulation game where progress is gated by mastering real entrepreneurship skills. As young players advance in the game, they learn the practical skills to go build a business in real life. For this role, they want a game director to ship the first playable sim within 12 months. Like Sims or RuneScape, but the skill tree is actually building a company. Crazy opportunity for anyone who believes in entrepreneurship and loves games.