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Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

FULU Foundation – Fighting for Digital Ownership Rights

FULU was born out of the Right to Repair movement and the assertion that if you can’t fix something, you don’t own it. But it doesn’t stop there. If manufacturers get to dictate how long you get to use your device or what software you run on it, you don’t own it. If companies can start charging subscriptions to use the features that you bought your gadget for, you don’t own that gadget. Enough is enough.

A smattering of events taking place throughout the week. Whether you’re interested in tech, business, or simply socializing, you’re sure to find something to do, this week.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

Oregon Entrepreneurs Network: Angel Oregon Tech

Join us for the Angel Oregon Technology (AOTech) Investment Announcement Mixer, to be held in person on Monday, August 17, 2026, 4:00 – 7:00 pm at McMenamins Mission Theater in Portland. A special evening celebrating innovations across the full technology spectrum.

Portland firmware and supply-chain security company Eclypsium has launched InfraTrust, a global hardware infrastructure security knowledgebase making mission critical infrastructure security data available faster. It’s searchable, continuously updated, and it aggregates security advisories and risk data from major enterprise hardware vendors into one place — which, if you’ve ever tried to run down a firmware advisory across a dozen vendor sites, sounds like a genuine relief.

A few weeks back, I mentioned that Chain React 2026 — the US React Native conference — is coming to Portland, July 29–31, 2026. Maybe you’re attending. Maybe it’s your first time in Portland. So I figured the hospitable and neighborly thing to do would be to help you make the most of it while you’re here. So if you’re one of the developers flying in for three days in the Pearl District… Hello. Welcome! Consider this your cheat sheet. Some how to get around, where to caffeinate, where to eat, where to grab a beverage, and what to see when the talks let out. Portland is yours for a few days. Hopefully this helps you actually enjoy it.

I’ve worked in, on, and around startup accelerators for nearly 20 years. And when it comes to the best in the business, Y Combinator is consistently the top program. Not only for the program itself. But for the connections to the YC community and access to Bookface and all of that jazz. So if you think you’re onto something compelling and you truly want to take it to the next level, you might want to consider applying to YC.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

Unprecedented hack of tech firm by AI model raises new safety concerns – The Washington Post

OpenAI and Hugging Face, the company hacked by the AI model, did not release full technical details from the incident that would allow outsiders to fully reconstruct what happened. Hugging Face said in a company blog post that it had fixed vulnerabilities exploited in the attack but was still working to assess whether customer data was affected.