Subj : Android Desktop ¨, Gemini 2.5 Pro I/O ¨¨, Starship launch approvals ¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Wed May 07 2025 10:42:43 --Hz4uDr1V Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Google is developing its own Samsung DeX-like desktop mode for Android. 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Google is finally building = its own DeX: First look at Android's Desktop Mode (5 minute read)

Google is developing its own Samsung De= X-like desktop mode for Android. Samsung DeX is a software feature that emu= lates a desktop UI that presents a desktop-like interface, allowing users t= o launch multiple apps in floating windows and control everything with a ke= yboard and mouse. The feature is still unfinished and almost certainly won'= t launch by the release of Android 16. This article presents a preview of t= he new desktop mode.
Apps like Kindle are alread= y taking advantage of court-mandated iOS App Store changes (4 minute read)<= /strong>

Amazon's Kindle app for iPhones and iPa= ds wouldn't actually let anyone buy books in the app, until yesterday. The = iOS app still doesn't allow books to be purchased directly in the app, but = users can search Amazon's virtual bookstore inside the app and tap a new bu= tton that automatically pops them over to Amazon's website. Apple plans to = appeal the ruling to allow third-party developers to use alternate payment = processors in their apps - if successful, it could create new potential PR = headaches for Apple as the company would then be taking away something from= developers and users rather than preserving the status quo.
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FAA green-lights Starship l= aunches every other week from Starbase (3 minute read)

The Federal Aviation Administration has= agreed to allow SpaceX to substantially increase the number of annual laun= ches from its Starbase launch site in South Texas. SpaceX will now be able = to conduct up to 25 Starship launches and landings during a calendar year. = It will be required to undertake dozens of actions to mitigate environmenta= l impacts. The company has yet to announce a firm date for its ninth Starsh= ip flight test.
The company with the world'= s largest aircraft now has a hypersonic rocket plane (13 minute read)

Stratolaunch's Talon-A2 reusable hypers= onic rocket plane has already carried multiple experiments and delivered pa= yloads. The company is aiming for monthly flights by the end of the year an= d eventually wants to ramp up to weekly flights. The Pentagon has spent abo= ut $12 billion on hypersonic weapons development and testing since 2018 - n= one of the weapons are operational yet. China's first hypersonic weapon bec= ame operational in 2019, and Russia's government claimed it deployed a hype= rsonic weapon in the same year. The Pentagon's hunger for hypersonic weapon= s will likely fund Stratolaunch for some time to come.
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Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro upd= ate makes the AI model even better at coding (3 minute read)

Google has released early access to a v= ersion of Gemini 2.5 Pro with significantly improved coding capabilities. T= he model is reportedly better at coding tasks such as building interactive = web apps, code transformation, code editing, and creating agentic workflows= .. It was scheduled to debut at Google I/O, but Google released it early in = response to positive feedback. The updated Gemini 2.5 Pro is placed at the = top of the WebDev Arena Leaderboard and scored 84.8% on the VideoMME benchm= ark.
Introducing Hyper =E2=80=94= A simple React alternative (Developer Preview) (10 minute read)

Hyper is a simple markup language for b= uilding user interfaces that enables developers to generate complex UIs wit= h clean syntax. It is a headless view layer focused on rendering. Hyper all= ows developers to ditch the hundreds of frameworks, tools, languages, idiom= s, libraries, and practices that attempt to solve problems within the idiom= atic React stack. This post compares React to Hyper.
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Uber CEO says changing empl= oyee benefits =E2=80=98is a risk we decided to take' (5 minute read)

Uber has announced that it will increas= e its in-office requirements and change benefits. Employees will be require= d to come into the office three days a week starting in June. The eligibili= ty for Uber's month-long paid sabbatical benefit has been raised from five = years at the company to eight years. Some employees who had previously been= approved for remote work will be required to start coming in.
Hacking Group That Wreaked = Havoc on Las Vegas Appears to Be Back (4 minute read)

UK retailers Harrods, Marks & Spenc= er, and Co-op have all reported cyber intrusions in the past two weeks. A g= roup that calls itself Star Fraud (but more widely known as Scattered Spide= r) is suspected to be the culprit of the hacks. The attacks bear all the ha= llmarks of the group's attacks. Other retailers have been warned to harden = their defences as the group usually works its way through a sector.
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Apple hit with class action= suit from developers after App Store ruling (2 minute read)

A class action suit filed on behalf of = developers claims that Apple's actions cost them revenue during the period = it was found to have violated a court order to let developers sell subscrip= tions directly to customers.
Function calling using LLMs= (31 minute read)

Function calling allows large language = models to interact with external systems.
Microsoft introduces Surfac= e PCs that run AI models and cost less than earlier versions (4 minute read= )

Microsoft has introduced a Surface Pro = convertible tablet and a Surface Laptop, both of which can run artificial i= ntelligence models without using the internet.
Outpost (GitHub Repo)

Outpost is a self-hosted infrastructure= that enables event producers to add outbound webhooks and Event Destinatio= ns to their platform.
A new bill would force Appl= e to allow third-party app stores (2 minute read)

The App Store Freedom Act aims to promo= te competition and protect consumers and developers in the mobile app marke= tplace.

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