YC partners say AI founders are closing huge deals fast by taking a page out of Palantir's early playbook

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Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator, is gesticulating with his hands and is mid-speech. He is wearing a smart watch with an orange band, a black collared button up, and blue jeans. He is sitting in a grey chair in front of a background with text that reads,
Garry Tan, an early Palantir employee, said AI founders should embed with customers.

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  • AI founders should see themselves as "forward-deployed engineers," said Y Combinator partners.
  • The term, popularized by Palantir, refers to engineers who embed themselves with clients.
  • Founders have closed "six, seven seven-figure deals" by being forward-deployed
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Scott Bessent dismisses Jamie Dimon's debt concerns, saying none of his past predictions have been right

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Oval Office of the White House; JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon doing an interview in New York.
"I've known Jamie a long time and for his entire career he's made predictions like this. Fortunately, none of them have come true," Scott Bessent said of Jamie Dimon.

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  • Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan's CEO, predicted the US is headed for a "crack in the bond market."
  • But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Dimon is wrong.
  • Bessent said Dimon has
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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for June 2, 2025

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A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the

Sports, Style

Here's how Uber's product chief uses AI at work — and one tool he's going to use next

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Sachin Kansal, Uber CPO
Sachin Kansal uses ChatGPT and Gemini to summarize research reports.

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  • Uber's product chief said he uses AI to summarize lengthy reports and do research before launches.
  • Sachin Kansal uses ChatGPT and Gemini to understand Uber's performance in overseas markets.
  • He plans to add Google's NotebookLM to his AI suite.

Uber's chief product officer has one AI tool on his to

Business

Samsung Wallet gets Tap to Transfer in the U.S.

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Samsung has launched the "Tap to Transfer" feature for Samsung Wallet in the U.S., enabling users to send money directly from their debit cards to friends and family via NFC technology.
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Miley Cyrus says getting older changed how she sees her parents

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Miley Cyrus.
Miley Cyrus says she now sees her parents as individuals outside their parent-child relationship.

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  • Miley Cyrus says she now sees her mom and dad as individuals outside their parent-child relationship.
  • "I'm being an adult about it," the "Flowers" singer said about her parents' new relationships.
  • Rumors of a Cyrus family feud have swirled since her parents finalized their
Business, Environment

How to view the Northern Lights in the U.S. this week

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The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, glows on the horizon over the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch on June 1, 2025.

The Northern Lights are back once more, heralding summer with a beautiful light show along the U.S.-Canadian border. Here's how to watch the aurora borealis this week.

According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the Northern Lights are expected to appear across northern U.S. states on June 1. The display may linger until

Wordle today: Answer, hints for June 2, 2025

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Wordle game on a smartphone

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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NYT Strands hints, answers for June 2

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A game being played on a smartphone.

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for June 2, 2025

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Connections game on a smartphone

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you

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