Anthropic launches a new AI=
model that =E2=80=98thinks' as long as you want (5 minute read)
Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet model is =
designed to 'think' about questions for as long as users want it to. It can=
give both real-time answers and more considered, thought-out answers to qu=
estions. The model is rolling out to all users and developers, but only pre=
mium users will have access to its reasoning features. It will cost $3 per =
million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens, making it more expe=
nsive than OpenAI's o3-mini and DeepSeek's R1.
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Perplexity teases a web bro=
wser called Comet (2 minute read)
Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine=
company, has launched a sign-up list for its upcoming browser, Comet. Ther=
e are few details on what the browser will do or what it looks like, but th=
e company calls it 'a browser for agentic search'. Perplexity's product por=
tfolio is growing at a rapid pace - it recently released a 'deep research' =
product, an AI-powered assistant for Android, and an API for AI search. It =
has reportedly raised over $500 million in capital from VCs and is said to =
be valued at $9 billion.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Space mission aims to map w=
ater on surface of the moon (4 minute read)
Lunar Trailblazer is set to begin its t=
wo year mission when it is blasted into space on a SpaceX Falcon rocket on =
Thursday. The probe's goal is to seek out water on the lunar surface. Scien=
tists have recently uncovered strong hints that there are significant quant=
ities of water on the surface of the moon. This water could potentially be =
turned into hydrogen to be used as fuel and oxygen for humans to breathe.
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SpaceX targeting Friday for=
next test of Starship megarocket (2 minute read)
SpaceX is targeting a launch window tha=
t opens at 5:30 PM on Friday for its next Starship megarocket test flight, =
pending regulatory approval. The previous test flight ended with Starship's=
upper stage disintegrating, prompting cleanup and recovery efforts for fal=
len debris. SpaceX has implemented numerous upgrades to the upper stage for=
the upcoming flight to enhance reliability and performance. The mission is=
expected to last just over an hour and will include another attempt to cat=
ch the booster stage using the launch tower.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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Claude Code Research Previe=
w (GitHub Repo)
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool t=
hat lives inside the terminal. It understands code bases and helps develope=
rs code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and han=
dling git workflows, all through natural language commands. Claude Code can=
edit files, fix bugs, execute and fix tests, search through git history, r=
esolve merge conflicts, create commits and PRs, and more.
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JSON has become today's mac=
hine-readable output format on Unix (2 minute read)
JSON has a bunch of pragmatic virtues i=
n a modern UNIX system. It provides a clear and basically unambiguous way t=
o represent text and most numeric data, and it's also generally extensible.=
There are increasingly more tools to deal with and process JSON and it can=
generally be transformed to various other formats if needed. Designing a m=
achine-readable output format is somewhat more complicated than it looks - =
using JSON means that people writing programs don't have to design their ow=
n formats.
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What to expect from Amazon'=
s big Alexa event this week (6 minute read)
Amazon is holding a press event this we=
ek where it will launch its new generative AI-infused Alexa. The event, whi=
ch will be hosted by Amazon's new devices and service chief, Panos Panay, i=
s scheduled for 10 AM on Wednesday in New York City. There will likely be n=
ew hardware launched at the event, including an updated Amazon Echo speaker=
and possibly even smart glasses. This article provides an overview of the =
rumors so readers know what to expect and what not to expect from the event=
..
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Apple exec Phil Schiller te=
stifies that he raised concerns over App Store commissions on web-based sal=
es (3 minute read)
Phil Schiller, the executive in charge =
of leading Apple's App Store, testified in court that he had originally rai=
sed concerns about the 27% commission that Apple planned to charge app deve=
lopers on purchases made outside the App Store. He had claimed that it woul=
d be a potential compliance risk and that the fee would create an antagonis=
tic relationship between Apple and developers. It would also require Apple =
to have audit rights to check whether companies owe Apple money for transac=
tions that took place outside the App Store. Apple's pricing committee ulti=
mately decided to charge the commission despite Schiller's concerns.
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Fast Cash vs. Slow Equity (=
3 minute read)
Cash businesses print money, often imme=
diately, but may have limited long-term value, while equity businesses are =
more like planting a tree - it takes considerably longer to replace your sa=
lary, but once you do, those earnings are more durable and the business oft=
en has some value of its own.
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