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The Founder Gazette
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Developer builds recorder after agent claimed tests passed

Rashomon keeps its own log of what a coding agent does, then sets it beside what the agent says it did. Its maker says his audits found the two did not always match.

№ 310 · 8 October 2026
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Cambridge spinout sells frontier model firms can host themselves

Flower Labs says its Endeavor model matches OpenAI and Anthropic on task completion, and can run inside a customer's own systems. The price has not been published.

№ 175 · 2 September 2026
Startup news

Hugging Face's robotics team prices a 25cm walking duck at $399

Pollen Robotics opens pre-orders for Microduck on 27 August 2026, with 15 motors, a grasping beak and an hour of battery life. First deliveries are targeted before Christmas.

№ 157 · 28 August 2026