May 2026 Summaries

Zo Computer is a consumer-focused personal cloud platform founded by Ben Guo and Rob Cheung after they pivoted from Substrate, an AI inference platform for developers, to build tools for nontechnical users such as Guo’s biologist mother. Each user receives a cloud computer and editable website that can run services, store information, analyze data, and support code or projects through conversational interaction. To make AI feel more immediate and persistent than a conventional chat interface, Zo gives users an iMessage identity powered by Linq’s API, allowing them to text their AI assistant from a familiar, always-available blue-bubble conversation while it continues working in the background. The company emphasizes the channel’s reliability, speed, and security, and sees texting as an entry point to a broader vision of personalized online spaces where users can create, share, and interact with agent-powered experiences reminiscent of the early web’s customizable personal pages.