Meta’s AI agent Muse stole the spotlight this week, but would you trust Meta with your entire digital life? The Equity crew looks at the company’s consumer AI ambitions and why some users (like Sean) might prefer to hand that information to another provider Listen to the full episode:

Is the next era of cybersecurity machine vs. machine? Shardul Shah of Index Ventures tells Equity that as AI-powered attacks get faster and cheaper, human-in-the-loop defense won’t be enough. The result could be an entirely new security stack.

Bootstrapping forces founders to get creative. FarmboxRx founder Ashley Tyrner-Dolce shares how she managed cash flow, made payroll, and kept building without venture funding. Watch the full episode of Build Mode: