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MUSK, TESLA CHAIR SLAM REPORT SAYING ITS BOARD WANTS=
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CEO (4 MINUTE READ) [9]
Elon Musk and Tesla's cha=
ir have denied a report that the company's
board had launched a search pr=
ocess for a new CEO. The report said
that Tesla's board had reached out t=
o several executive search firms
to work on a process for finding Tesla's=
next chief executive. Musk
criticized the Wall Street Journal for publis=
hing the article, saying
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beforehand. The outlet had reported that Musk had not=
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Musk, Te=
sla chair slam report saying its board wants to replace him as CEO (4 minut=
e read)
Elon Musk=
and Tesla's chair have denied a report that the company's board had launch=
ed a search process for a new CEO. The report said that Tesla's board had r=
eached out to several executive search firms to work on a process for findi=
ng Tesla's next chief executive. Musk criticized the Wall Street Journal fo=
r publishing the article, saying that Tesla's board of directors had unequi=
vocally denied its claims beforehand. The outlet had reported that Musk had=
not responded to requests for comment. |
Google Eyes Gemini-iPhone A=
I Deal This Year, Pichai Tells Court (2 minute read)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during co=
urt proceedings that he hopes that Google Gemini will be added as a built-i=
n option for iPhones this year. Pichai has held a series of conversations w=
ith Apple CEO Tim Cook and hopes to have a deal completed by the middle of =
this year. Apple's annual developer conference will be held on the week of =
June 9 - if a deal is agreed to, it will likely be announced then.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Sam Altman's World unveils =
a mobile verification device (3 minute read)
Tools for Humanity, the startup behind =
the World human verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, h=
as unveiled a mobile device designed to help people determine the differenc=
e between humans and AI agents. The Orb Mini looks like a smartphone, but i=
t has two large sensors on the front to scan users' eyeballs. The data is u=
sed to create a unique identifier on the blockchain to verify that users ar=
e human. It is still unclear what the ultimate functionality of the Orb Min=
i will be, but its current main purpose is to verify more people.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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Dataframely (GitHub Repo)=
strong>
Dataframely is a Python package for val=
idating the schema and content of 'polars' data frames. It is aimed at maki=
ng data pipelines more robust, by ensuring that data meets expectations, an=
d more readable, by adding schema information to data frame type hints. It =
can be used to declaratively define schemas as classes with arbitrary inher=
itance structures, specify column-specific validation rules, validate data =
frames, integrate schemas with external tools, and much more.
|
Best practices for using Cu=
rsor (2 minute read)
This thread contains a list of best pra=
ctices for using Cursor, an AI-powered code editor. It contains advice such=
as using .cursorrules to tell broad rules, encouraging chain of thought in=
prompts, using git to version control frequently, and more. The list is de=
signed to ensure developers are not overwhelmed by complexity.
|
|
Judge Rebukes Apple and Ord=
ers It to Loosen Grip on App Store (4 minute read)
A US federal judge has ruled that Apple=
must loosen its grip on its App Store and stop collecting a commission on =
some app sales. Apple was previously ordered to allow apps to provide users=
with external links to pay developers directly for services to avoid the 3=
0% commission Apple charges. The company instead created a new system that =
forced apps with external sales to pay a 27% commission to the company and =
also created pop-up screens that discouraged customers from paying elsewher=
e. Apple is now restricted from taking commissions from sales outside the A=
pp Store and from displaying messages discouraging users from making extern=
al purchases. It is being investigated for criminal contempt.
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Something Alarming Is Happe=
ning to the Job Market (5 minute read)
Labor conditions for recent college gra=
duates have deteriorated noticeably in the past few months. Unemployment no=
w stands at an unusually high 5.8%. This could be the signal of short-term =
economic drag, medium-term changes to the value of a college degree, or lon=
g-term changes to the relationship between people and AI. Today's graduates=
are entering into an uncertain economy where some businesses are so focuse=
d on tomorrow's profit margin that they're less willing to hire workers who=
will take time to learn on the job.
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