Photon Datum
Fast as light. Grounded in fact.
We build focused software products with AI that's governed, private and verified, and we open our AI workspace to collaborators who want to work the same way.
Two ways to work with us
For businesses
Build a product with us
Software engineering, product and project management, and leadership support inside the project, from a small team that owns delivery.
Our servicesFor collaborators
Work on our platform
Collaborate in Datum Core, our private, governed AI workspace, with Git hosting soon and project management and a knowledge index on the way. One login covers it all.
Signal from the industry
Industry News
“Most apps never make it off localhost”: Cursor takes on Lovable and Replit with fully managed app deployment
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In Other News: Trezor Implant, LLMJacking Bills Hit $1M, SAP Flaws Weaponized Within Days
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Edera's Object Capability Bounded Authority Promises to Isolate Credentials From AI Agent Workloads
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Meet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices
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Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder.
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HumanLayer just got acquired by Factory. But it gave users a way out first.
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Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
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Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist
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How we work
Governed, private, verified
Private by default
Our AI services run on infrastructure we operate. Local models come first; cloud models are used only when a project allows it.
Governed AI
A person approves the plan before work starts. Decisions are recorded, and claims are checked against sources rather than assumed.
Small team, full ownership
The people who scope the work are the people who build and deliver it.
We use what we offer
Our project tracking, AI tooling and working method are what we run our own work on, every day.
Honest status
Everything we describe is labelled Available soon, In development or Roadmap.
What's live, what's coming
Member services
- Single sign-onOne login for every member service.Available soon
- AI agent workspaceA private chat and agent workspace. Early access.Available soon
- Git hostingPrivate repositories on our own Git server.Available soon
- Synod for Visual Studio CodeAn AI chat and agent panel in your editor, on infrastructure you control. Comes with the Developer membership.In development
- Project managementProjects, tasks and decisions, with a full audit trail of every change.In development
- Knowledge IndexIndexed knowledge in three tiers, public, protected and private.Roadmap
- Collaboration toolsFurther shared-work tools for members.Roadmap