The Startup Building An Operating System For Biotech AI

Building an AI infrastructure for biotech. Bacteria that munch on cancer. How to best make a cold brew. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

AI could make humans less selfish, or at least fix our self-driving cars

Can AI reduce selfish behavior? Researchers tested artificial agents in a cooperation experiment and found surprising results.
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iGarden’s Swim Jet X Series turns any backyard pool into an AI-powered fitness lane and a family water park

iGarden’s Swim Jet X brings AI-powered resistance swimming and family-friendly water play to any backyard pool with a simple clamp-on design and no installation required.
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Anthropic gives its retired Claude AI a Substack 
Anthropic gives its retired Claude AI a Substack 

In January, Anthropic “retired” Claude 3 Opus, which at one time was the company’s most powerful AI model. Today, it’s back – and writing on Substack. The newsletter, called Claude’s Corner, will give Opus 3 space to publish its “musings, insights, or creative works,” Anthropic said in a blog post. The model will post weekly […]

Viture Closes Second $100 Million Round As Display Glasses Category Finds Its Footing

Viture raises $100 million led by Legend Capital, topping $200 million in six months, as IDC ranks it No. 1 in U.S. XR glasses shipments amid ongoing Xreal patent litigation

Trace raises $3M to solve the AI agent adoption problem in enterprise

Trace is launching with $3 million in seed funding, including investment from Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Goodwater Capital, Formosa Capital, and WeFunder.

Figma partners with OpenAI to bake in support for Codex

Figma is integrating OpenAI’s coding assistant Codex a week after it announced a similar integration with Anthropic’s Claude Code.

Exhibit in Boston’s startup ecosystem at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026

On June 9, 1,000+ founders, investors, and decision-makers will gather for TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. This isn’t just foot traffic. It’s a full day of concentrated deal flow. An exhibit table turns that energy into measurable growth. You don’t nee…

5 Ways To Fix The Classroom In The AI Age (That Actually Work

Sal Khan shares 5 urgent shifts schools must make for the AI age: master basics, confront cheating, teach writing, build agency, and strengthen human skills