Microsoft Is Key Holdout fo=
r OpenAI Restructuring Plan (3 minute read)
Microsoft has still not yet approved Op=
enAI's plans for restructuring. The conversion will also need the approval =
of the state attorneys general of California and Delaware. Microsoft wants =
to make sure that any changes to OpenAI's structure adequately protects its=
investment. It is still actively negotiating the details of OpenAI's propo=
sal. OpenAI will move forward with the effort to restructure its for-profit=
division as a public benefit corporation, but the overall business will re=
main under the control of its nonprofit.
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Waymo ramps up robotaxi pro=
duction at new Arizona factory (2 minute read)
Waymo currently has more than 1,500 com=
mercial robotaxis in operation. It is working with Magna to build more than=
2,000 autonomous I-Pace vehicles at a new factory in Arizona. The factory =
is strategically located in one of Waymo's robotaxi markets and close to it=
s other service areas. Vehicles will be able to pick up their first public =
passengers less than 30 minutes after leaving the factory. The plant will b=
e capable of building tens of thousands of fully autonomous Waymo vehicles =
per year when operating at full capacity.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Amateur Athletes Are Turnin=
g to Ozempic to Raise Their Game (6 minute read)
Many athletes are taking GLP-1 weight-l=
oss drugs to gain a performance edge. The practice has caught the attention=
of the World Anti-Doping Agency. If the organization finds that semaglutid=
e enhances performance, poses a health risk, or violates 'the spirit of the=
sport', it could end up on its banned list. However, making that determina=
tion is complex, and the drug's effects could have different outcomes depen=
ding on the sport.
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Uber and WeRide set their r=
obotaxi sights on 15 more cities (2 minute read)
Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle tec=
hnology company WeRide plan to bring robotaxi services to another 15 cities=
over the next five years. The expansion will focus on cities outside of Ch=
ina and the United States and include cities in Europe. Uber has more than =
15 partnerships with a wide range of autonomous vehicle technology companie=
s, the highest-profile of which is with Waymo. Uber and Waymo will soon lau=
nch a robotaxi service in Atlanta.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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Google accidentally reveals=
Android's Material 3 Expressive interface ahead of I/O (4 minute read)
Google's next version of Android might =
look quite different. The company recently published and quickly removed a =
blog post that detailed 'Material 3 Expressive', a redesign expected to be =
revealed at I/O later this month. While the original Material Design did a =
good job of leveraging colors and consistent theming, it made apps look too=
similar. The new interface appears much more varied. Screenshots from the =
deleted blog post are available in the article.
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Feather (GitHub Repo)
Feather is a lightweight DX-first web f=
ramework for Rust. It features a middleware-first architecture, easy state =
management using context, a developer-first experience, great tooling out-o=
f-the-box, and more. The project aims to be the simplest Rust web framework=
to get started with. It focuses on developer experience without sacrificin=
g Rust's safety and performance.
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An Interview with Meta CEO =
Mark Zuckerberg About AI and the Evolution of Social Media (68 minute read)=
This is a transcript of an interview wi=
th Mark Zuckerberg where he discusses the broader themes that place Llama i=
n Meta's historical context. The interview covers Meta's platform ambitions=
over the last two decades, the evolution of social networking, and how Zuc=
kerberg has changed his thinking about both. Zuckerberg talks about the Lla=
ma API and the tension between GPU opportunity cost and leveraging training=
costs, and why he thinks that the latter is worth paying for. He also disc=
usses why Meta AI may actually bring many of his oldest ideas full circle, =
how that ties into Reality Labs, and why Meta ended up being the perfect na=
me for the company.
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I'd rather read the prompt =
(12 minute read)
People shouldn't let computers write fo=
r them. Their original thoughts are far more interesting, meaningful, and v=
aluable than whatever a large language model can transform them into. Writi=
ng should be a medium for communicating original thoughts - if it's not wor=
th writing, it's not worth reading. Language models are great for making no=
nsense and not so great for anything else - it's probably better to just re=
ad the prompt.
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LLMs as Unbiased Oracles (2=
minute read)
Large language models can be used in au=
tomated black box testing, not just as a post-hoc verification step, but as=
a foundational driver for the code generation process itself.
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