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Pricing
GPU rents doubled to $8.08 an hour while token prices fell
Tomasz Tunguz puts the reconciliation down to efficiency. For anyone pricing an AI product on token costs, the useful number is gross profit per GPU-hour.
№ 294 · 1 October 2026
Startup news
UK government backs Shetland spaceport with £30m for two launchpads
The grant is conditional on due diligence, and SaxaVord says it triggers a matching £30m from private investors. No rocket has yet reached orbit from Unst.
№ 213 · 10 September 2026
Founder tips
Build or buy: TaskRabbit rebuilt, Midi Health refused
Two founders, two opposite infrastructure calls. Leah Solivan paid for a full platform rebuild at TaskRabbit. Joanna Strober decided Midi Health's best engineering decision was the one it never made.
№ 204 · 8 September 2026
AI costs
Six large firms cut AI bills by routing work to open models
Uber, Stripe, Coinbase and three others have dropped proprietary models for parts of their workload. The reported saving is around half.
№ 196 · 7 September 2026