Three startups launch out of YC's Fall 2026 batch

Three companies launched out of Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch: Nodus, an intelligent execution layer for AI workloads; Workers IO, selling deterministic virtual machines; and The Subvocal Company, which lets users talk to a computer without talking. Dwarkesh Patel published "The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations," an account of the OpenAI/Hugging Face story.