July 24, 2026

Happy Friday Photon Community,

This week at Photon: Murph launched its health AI on iMessage and Telegram, and today we're throwing the best parties at YC Startup School: a GoKart Rally, a Black-Tie Yacht Gala, and a Founder Rooftop Gala on Monday to close it out.

Community Highlights

Murph Goes Live on iMessage and Telegram

Murph, the health AI built on Photon, just launched on iMessage and Telegram, with more channels coming soon.

• Works right in your group chat: build healthier habits with friends and family

• Referees health challenges, sets fair baselines, and calls the winner

• Photon is bringing your health AI Agent to you with multiple channels

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Community Highlights

Photon GoKart Rally @ YC Startup School

Today, 10 AM, Fisherman's Wharf. Two GoKart routes across San Francisco, come to chat with us by the Ferries on Fisherman's Wharf.

• 600+ signups in 3 days, the fastest-filling event of the week

• Route runs from the Presidio out to Baker Beach and Lindley Meadow, plus a second leg to Pier 32 and the SkyStar Wheel for photos, merch, and boba

• Guests joining from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, SpaceX, Y Combinator, and 20+ YC founders and builders

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Ship 2 Prod: YC AI SUS Black-Tie Yacht Gala

Today, 7 PM, Pier 40. Cohosted by Photon with Jason Xu, Ethan Yip, Katie Chen, Yuqi Hou, GMI Cloud, Soma Capital, and Red Bull.

• 2,000+ signups and counting, the biggest guest list of any party this week

• Black tie, on the water, spots open for the 100 coolest guests

• YC founders plus leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI

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Community Highlights

Founder Rooftop Gala: YC Startup School Afterparty

Mon, Jul 27, 6 PM. The official Day 1 afterparty for Startup School: happy hour and bites first, then an Afrobeats, Jazz House, and open-format DJ set as the sun goes down.

• Free and open to Seed-Series B founders, RSVP required

• Every guest walks away with a mini succulent or a personalized keychain, because resilience is built one day at a time

• Founders spend all day growing companies. Tonight, grow something else.
  
  

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That's all for this week.

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