Show HN: Fount – Verifiably private AI for your spreadsheets and documents
Fount uses TEEs through Tinfoil ( https://tinfoil.sh/ ) to provide provably confidential AI office agents. Think Cursor + Microsoft Office + Privacy.
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2026-11-05 12:45:24.966Z
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What changed
Source account: Fount uses TEEs through Tinfoil ( https://tinfoil.sh/ ) to provide provably confidential AI office agents. Think Cursor + Microsoft Office + Privacy.
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Source votes: 1 votes (Nov 5, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 1 (Nov 5, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Show HN: A Modern Agentic LaTeX Editor” (Hacker News, Nov 5, 2026); “Show HN: Northmeadow – encrypted shared memory for local AI agents and people” (Hacker News, Nov 5, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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