... Combinator has posted the topics (products) it wants to cover and support. Here is a list of them: The Primer  AI education with personalised learning The Future of American Defense (Drones, sensors, interceptors,...) A Cloud for Small Software Multiplayer AI (Teams collaborating with shared AI agents) Compute at Sea (Offshore data centres) AI-Powered Consumer Products for 1 Billion People AI for the Ageing Population New Operating Systems for the Physical World The Best Time to Build in Crypto ...

... Integration with existing business workflows? Limited technical expertise? Something else entirely? I'd especially love to hear from founders, engineers, product managers, or anyone who's worked with robotics, computer vision, or autonomous systems. Have you used AI-powered drones in a real-world project? If so, what surprised you the most ...

... each bad hire costs over 200k. must have problem for HR. three. the 92 percent of work that linkedin never covered. plumbers, nurses, electricians have never had a portable record. that is the most must have segment because the alternative is no record at all. when receipts replace resumes, all three solve at once. that is the wedge. @anna_ludwinowski   Comment from Anders T.(@atherkildsen): @anna_ludwinowski   Comment from Anders T.(@atherkildsen ... ... more than any UI polish did. So yeah, I d say naming the problem is the actual unlock. The demo just has to not get in the way of it. Comment from Viraj Parab(@viraj_parab): StartupHQ to organize competitor

... feature I'm most excited about. You know the problem with most TTS tools: they free up your eyes, but your brain still can't keep up. Hit a dense doc or a hardcore explainer and the voice just drones on word for word by the end your head's mush and you're rereading it yourself anyway. Slow and exhausting. That's the part I wanted to fix, so CastReader now has a Read & Explain mode. Instead ...

... surface is what dies. And that distinction has teeth commercially: the moment your product becomes infrastructure someone else operates, you usually lose the customer relationship the agent owns the user now, you're just a backend it picks. 'Visible vs infrastructure' isn't only UX, it's who gets to own the demand. Which is why I think a lot of today's app companies will quietly fight NOT to become infrastructure, even when it's the better experience ... ... acquaintances, anonymous strangers and capturing the moments we share. On the health side, I think wearables like watches and rings will keep spreading. (Glasses, though, I see exactly like you do.) In logistics and military, AI-driven tech like drones

... overconfident conspiracy theorist playing Minecraft every normal thing gets an increasingly ridiculous theory. No breaking character." So I typed that personality in and Wallie became it. Fully committed, zero breaks, the whole run: Villagers? Government agents, obviously. Creepers? Surveillance drones sent to watch him. The Ender Dragon? Final boss of a secret underground organization. A normal sunset? "They're testing the lighting system on us." The unhinged confidence is the part that kills me. It never once doubts itself ...

... G kalp(@gokalp): Make the AI become a wildly overconfident conspiracy theorist and play Minecraft. Every time something completely normal happens, it has to invent an increasingly ridiculous theory about what's "really" going on. Villagers? Government agents. Creepers? Surveillance drones. The Ender Dragon? The final boss of a secret underground organization. No breaking character for the entire ...

... size in orbit Est. valuation: ~$100M+ Byteport next-gen file transfer protocol Est. valuation: ~ $30M Hex Security AI agents that continuously hack your system to find vulnerabilities (Rev.: $1M+ run-rate in 8 weeks) Est. valuation: ~$100M+ Grazemate autonomous drones that herd cattle, track weight, and monitor land Est. valuation: ~ $30M GRU Space moon factory turning lunar soil into buildings (starting with a moon hotel) Est. valuation: ~$100M+ Luel marketplace for real-world human data (video/audio) to train AI models ...

... usually where good startups come from). The Jarvis for chaotic updates structured tasks and the VPN reliability one stand out to me. Both are painful daily problems, not nice-to-haves . Which of these came from real user conversations vs personal pain? That usually changes which one s worth building first. Comment from Boris Glen(@borisglen): Another new problem: Constantly forgetting minor tasks due to the impulsive habit of swiping reminders away. Needs a tool that breaks this behavioral pattern ... ... consumer markets. You need to be pretty fast to deliver something fresh (and especially when you do not want to use many chemicals) + have some special storing techniques. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @gostroverhov  Maybe those Amazon Drones

... Terra Industries, a Nigeria-based defence startup founded by 22-year-old Nathan Nwachuku and 24-year-old Maxwell Maduka, raised $11.75M to build autonomous defence systems that help African governments protect critical infrastructure . The company focuses on drones, surveillance systems, and real-time intelligence software to reduce reliance on foreign defense intelligence and strengthen Africa s security sovereignty. Do you see more potential in this opportunity? How do you approach innovation like these? (tho we all want peace ...

... happy to have such a great supporting community! :) TY! Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @sheraz_abdul_hayee  Which Middle East Region do you mean now? Because we now have the struggle related to drones among Russia, Belarus, and Poland. That is really close ...

... dreams. At Lucid Bots, I led our Friday AI sessions, where I d showcase useful tools for every department (a few of them even came from Product Hunt!). Before that, I studied Biology, helped build and fly drones at Lucid Drone

... possible to "see through walls" using Wi-Fi, detecting breathing patterns or even posture using AI + Wi-Fi . Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @angelinashv  I also heard something in the sense that they use AI for drones and even have an upper hand in this field in the military (even the US started being interested in their solutions). Comment from Tasos V(@cryptosymposium): @busmark_w_nika i know right. i dont want to put labels ... ... things . so could you make the question more clear? Comment from Angelina Shevchuk(@angelinashv): AI has been used in many ways to benefit military operations against russia during the war in Ukraine. AI-powered systems help analyze satellite imaginary, drones

... self-driving cars, etc. BUT the more difficult the work for the robot, the longer it will take to make them. To move progress forward, it is necessary for all cities to have delivery robots, self-driving cars, flying drones... this is not yet the case and therefore humanoids will not replace people anytime soon, at least not in the near future. ;) Comment from Mark Lemuel M(@kilopolki): 70 years from now, especially if it's bargain price made ...

... What are your thoughts on the potential use of drones for delivery, surveillance, and disaster relief ...