News Summary

• A startup called Pig.dev was working on AI agentic tech to control a Microsoft Windows desktop.
• In May, the founder announced he was abandoning the tech and pivoting his company to something entirely different.
• Another company — and another YC alum — that is tackling that for the browser is called Browser Use.
• It essentially scans the buttons and elements of a website to turn them into a more digestible, “text-like” format for agents, helping the AI understand how to navigate and use the website.