defense
The Future of American Defense
The request calls for low-cost interceptors, sensors, drones, resilient logistics, and manufacturing that plug into modular open defense systems.
Topics
Infrastructure
All requests, analysis, and articles related to infrastructure.
Requests
02 03 developer tools
A Cloud for Small Software
Agents make bespoke tools easy to create, while deployment, permissions, and secure sharing remain needlessly difficult.
05 compute
Compute at Sea
Modular compute fleets at sea could route around the land, power, cooling, and permitting constraints facing AI data centers.
Analysis
01 AI Leaves the Chat Box
The batch moves AI from knowledge work into education, care, defense, sensing, robotics, and infrastructure.
Open analysis05 New Compute and Financial Rails
The batch looks beneath applications toward new runtimes, compute locations, and programmable financial infrastructure.
Open analysis
Magazine
Jul 24, 2026 · 5 min
Open Platforms as an AI Strategy
Andrew Ng's case for open access meets the infrastructure questions in YC's Fall 2026 batch.