Garry Tan

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President & CEO @ycombinator —Founder @Initialized—designer/engineer who helps founders—SF Dem accelerating the boom loop—haters not allowed in my sauna

Failing Upwards: Ex‑Oakland Mayor Named CEO Despite Record
SocialApr 15, 2026

Failing Upwards: Ex‑Oakland Mayor Named CEO Despite Record

The Bay Area Council just named former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf as CEO. Her record: a gutted police force, fleeing businesses, and a successor indicted on federal charges. This is a classic example of failing upwards. https://t.co/ETSqR9TMOC

By Garry Tan
OpenClaw: Neutral Innovation Facing Disinformation Attacks
SocialApr 15, 2026

OpenClaw: Neutral Innovation Facing Disinformation Attacks

OpenClaw is the most significant innovation since ChatGPT and Claude Code It’s the third shockwave that will be felt by all

By Garry Tan
Simaril Delivers SOTA LLM Prompt Injection Defense for Enterprises
SocialApr 14, 2026

Simaril Delivers SOTA LLM Prompt Injection Defense for Enterprises

Simaril (YC Spring 2026) is SOTA prompt injection defense for LLMs. This is the missing link for OpenClaw for Enterprise and all agents working on mission-critical data and workflows. The cofounders were the team that stopped billions of dollars worth...

By Garry Tan
YC Backs Stablecoins, Reshaping Finance Beyond ACH
SocialApr 14, 2026

YC Backs Stablecoins, Reshaping Finance Beyond ACH

YC will invest in any YC company in stablecoins The new financial rails of the revolution will not be over ACH or wire

By Garry Tan
Major Security Patches Released for GStack and GBrain
SocialApr 13, 2026

Major Security Patches Released for GStack and GBrain

Big wave of security fixes for GStack and GBrain today Open Source is incredible. Big thanks to the contributors doing God's work https://t.co/jz7vFjiL50

By Garry Tan
Force OpenClaw to Generate Tests, Even if It Doesn't
SocialApr 12, 2026

Force OpenClaw to Generate Tests, Even if It Doesn't

Just because OpenClaw doesn't write tests on its own when it's creating software for you doesn't mean you shouldn't make it make tests for you... https://t.co/TqrgnU71SH

By Garry Tan
New Gemini Live Voice Beats Siri, Alexa
SocialApr 12, 2026

New Gemini Live Voice Beats Siri, Alexa

Coming to GBrain Voice probably by tonight Fully working Gemini Live voice (I think this is the best I have ever seen) with all these skills Now why ask: Why can’t Amazon and Apple can’t ship this in Siri and...

By Garry Tan
Court Blocks Cleanup as Rats Spread Leptospirosis in Berkeley
SocialApr 12, 2026

Court Blocks Cleanup as Rats Spread Leptospirosis in Berkeley

Rats spread leptospirosis — a tropical disease — through Berkeley's Harrison encampment . Courts blocked cleanup. This is what "protecting" unhoused people looks like. https://t.co/YObL8rvtIt

By Garry Tan
Gemini Live 2.5: Best, Fast, Smart Voice Agent
SocialApr 12, 2026

Gemini Live 2.5: Best, Fast, Smart Voice Agent

It’s official, Gemini Live 2.5 voice agent is the best It’s smart, it’s fast, it has large enough context Coming to GBrain Voice shortly

By Garry Tan
New Frontier Models Democratize AI for Everyone
SocialApr 12, 2026

New Frontier Models Democratize AI for Everyone

We love the best frontier models but it’s worth noting there are a lot of new ones and they can also be good and useful too, especially when it comes to bringing the capabilities to more people I think about the...

By Garry Tan
Coding CEOs Drive Success, Managerial Leaders Fall Behind
SocialApr 12, 2026

Coding CEOs Drive Success, Managerial Leaders Fall Behind

Aggressive prediction: the CEOs like @jack and @tobi who are slinging code and open source and all the way at the edge are leading from the front. Their companies will make it Others still in manager mode? Oof maybe less so

By Garry Tan
GBrain 0.9.0 Launches Personalized AI Software
SocialApr 12, 2026

GBrain 0.9.0 Launches Personalized AI Software

GBrain 0.9.0 just dropped. Just ask your Claw/Hermes to upgrade if you're already on. Every change I make to my Claw, you get too. And your Claw works with you to pick up the things you want, and custom configure...

By Garry Tan
AI Set to Supercharge CAD Engineering by 100×
SocialApr 12, 2026

AI Set to Supercharge CAD Engineering by 100×

More of this please Actually if you believe computer aided design and engineering is about to become 100x more awesome thanks to AI, it might just happen now

By Garry Tan
GBrain Adds Clickable Private Supabase File Redirects
SocialApr 11, 2026

GBrain Adds Clickable Private Supabase File Redirects

Day 2 of Agentic Engineering GBrain from the poolside of the Rosewood Kona Village Hawai’i Right now added improved GBrain file storage so that private Supabase Files linked from markdown can be clicked through via Supabase Edge Function temp redirects All...

By Garry Tan
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