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AI wrapper startups get sherlocked out of existence by the labs they sit on top of

TechCrunch, Aug 17 · read the original

Relay, an AI workflow startup built as a Zapier alternative, announced it would shut down completely by September 14 after Google rehired its founder to build the same features into Chrome, one case in a wave of AI wrapper startups folding as foundation models absorb their features.

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