Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Protecting Small Companies through Cyber Security, Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
This session is designed for people working in electronics, IT, SaaS, and tech-enabled services who want a clearer understanding of how real-world tech errors and omissions can impact both their business and their clients.
Robotaxi Company Waymo Is Eyeing Portland, PBOT Director Says
“As you may have heard, there is interest from Waymo in bringing autonomous vehicles to the city of Portland,” Millicent wrote. “While AVs may bring safety benefits, they may also have significant impacts on our local transportation system. They may add additional miles driven on our streets, cause curb zone conflicts during pickups and drop-offs, present challenges for first responders, and more.”
MIXED* — A Hybrid Film Showcase · Luma
A first-of-its-kind film showcase celebrating human storytelling in all its evolving forms—cinematic craft, generative AI, and the messy middle in between.
Thoughts on the job market in the age of LLMs
Every engineer needs to learn how to design systems. Every researcher needs to learn how to run a lab. Agents push the humans up the org chart.
Chat is Going to Eat the World - Dead Neurons
Chat is the logical endpoint of this trajectory: you just say what you want, in ordinary language, and things happen. The interface disappears almost completely.
10 Charts That Explain the AI Era - by Deb Liu
Today, at a time when AI is moving faster than any technology before it, it can feel like a runaway train of progress. Data provides much-needed grounding, and charts can help us demystify the buzz and also offer clarity.
Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
The hottest project in AI right now is Clawdbot, renamed to Moltbot, renamed to OpenClaw. It’s an open source implementation of the digital personal assistant pattern, built by Peter Steinberger to integrate with the messaging system of your choice. It’s two months old, has over 114,000 stars on GitHub and is seeing incredible adoption, especially given the friction involved in setting it up.
A peek inside Physical Intelligence, the startup building Silicon Valley's buzziest robot brains | TechCrunch
There are obvious questions, including my own, about whether anyone actually wants a robot in their kitchen peeling vegetables, about safety, about dogs going crazy at mechanical intruders in their homes, about whether all of the time and money being invested here solves big enough problems or creates new ones.
How DoorDash and Other Food Delivery Apps Are Reshaping Mealtime in the U.S. - The New York Times
In 2024, almost three of every four restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant, according to data from the National Restaurant Association. The number of households using delivery had roughly doubled from 2019, just before the pandemic, the group said. And in a survey last year, about one-third of American adults told the association that they ordered food for delivery at least once a week.
A Simple Superpower: Closing the Loop | by Mary Grove | Bread and Butter Ventures | Jan, 2026 | Medium
This simple but effective approach builds strong relationships over many months and years and helps motivate people to continue helping on your journey. We take this advice to heart as well and strive to close the loop personally and professionally as much as possible.
DHM survey finds Oregonians unhappy with economy, Kotek - Portland Business Journal
Most of the 600 respondents agreed that problems facing the state, chiefly the cost of living and housing affordability, are worsening, and they gave elected leaders low ratings for job performance.