Okay, well I definitely wondered what the hell the star of Gremlins and Drop Dead Fred was getting up to.
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2026
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Phoebe Gates cofounded Phia, an AI shopping assistant, with her Stanford University roommate Sophia Kianni. The shopping assistant plugs into browsers like Chrome and Safari to compare prices and surface deals across tens of thousands of retail and resale sites in real time. It essentially serves as your own personal deal finder: say you’re looking at a $200 dress from Anthropologie, Phia can find and compare prices at second-hand sellers to help customers find a better price.
That's actually a neat premise. Fashion isn't my cup of tea, but otherwise that sounds useful (albeit not very unique; shopping assistants are a dime a dozen).
Anyone here old enough to remember froogle?
Ehhhh. Bah! I’m gonna take a nap.
Ah yes, I remember a browser extension about finding coupon codes for the sites you're on that absolutely didn't end up being disgusting shit. 🤣
Where does the AI come into the picture though?
Well if AI doesn't have to be artificial intelligence, I guess it doesn't matter
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ah yes stanford, along with other well known UNIVERSITIES, that produces elitists graduates, she says she doesnt want to be "Associated with having a famous parents that paid for everything, including her AI company.
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Did she go to the island? That's my question.