Subj : Meta's AI glasses ¨, OpenAI poaches Instacart CEO ¨, Postgres 18 ¨¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Fri May 09 2025 10:42:08 --lkgOFH9q Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Meta is working on a 'super sensing' type of facial recognition technolog= y for its smart glasses that will be able to recognize people by name= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Google] [4] TLDR 2025-05-09 JOIN THE = GOOGLE DEVELOPER PROGRAM: GET HANDS-ON WITH GEMINI & AI TOOLS (SPONSOR) [= 4]=20 Join the GOOGLE DEVELOPER PROGRAM [4] and get 35 LEARNING CREDITS= EVERY MONTH to use towards learning in Google Cloud Skills Boost. 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The company= is reportedly working on two new pairs of smart glasses and also re-ev= aluating its privacy policies and potential safety risks associated with = the technology.=20 OPENAI HIRES INSTACART CEO AS HEAD OF APPLICATIONS (= 2 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is joining OpenAI to l= ead its applications business. Simo has served as an OpenAI board member = over the last year. She will remain CEO of Instacart for the next few mon= ths. Simo will focus on enabling OpenAI's traditional company functions t= o scale as it enters its next phase of growth, which will allow CEO Sam A= ltman to increase his focus on research, compute, and safety, which are= critical as the company approaches superintelligence.=20 =F0=9F=9A= =80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY AURORA TO ADD NIGHT DRIVING= , NEW ROUTES AS IT RAMPS DRIVERLESS TRUCKING (3 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 A= urora Innovation plans to expand its driverless trucking route beyond Dal= las to Houston and into El Paso and Phoenix. The company plans to start s= ending its self-driving trucks out at night and during adverse weather co= nditions in the second half of 2025. It already runs freight with self-dr= iving trucks in those conditions, but with a human safety operator behind= the wheel. Running at nighttime would double the company's drive time an= d is a key milestone.=20 ULTRA-RARE 'ASIAN UNICORN' HAS GENOME SEQUENCE= D, AND IT COULD MEAN EVERYTHING (4 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 The saola is a= bovine that hangs out in the mountainous forests of Vietnam and Laos. Th= e species wasn't scientifically described until 1993 and has still never = been seen in person by scientists or studied in the wild. It is a critica= lly endangered species with an estimated population ranging from 50 to up= to a few hundred individuals. An international team of scientists has re= constructed the saola genome, hinting at some potential good news for the= chances of its conservation. The saola are split into two populations wi= th considerable genetic differences, which means there may be enough ge= netic diversity to start working on building a captive breeding program. = =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE POSTGRESQ= L 18 BETA 1 RELEASED! 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Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is joining Ope= nAI to lead its applications business. Simo has served as an OpenAI board m= ember over the last year. She will remain CEO of Instacart for the next few= months. Simo will focus on enabling OpenAI's traditional company functions= to scale as it enters its next phase of growth, which will allow CEO Sam A= ltman to increase his focus on research, compute, and safety, which are cri= tical as the company approaches superintelligence.
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Aurora to add night driving= , new routes as it ramps driverless trucking (3 minute read)

Aurora Innovation plans to expand its d= riverless trucking route beyond Dallas to Houston and into El Paso and Phoe= nix. The company plans to start sending its self-driving trucks out at nigh= t and during adverse weather conditions in the second half of 2025. It alre= ady runs freight with self-driving trucks in those conditions, but with a h= uman safety operator behind the wheel. Running at nighttime would double th= e company's drive time and is a key milestone.
Ultra-Rare 'Asian Unicorn' = Has Genome Sequenced, And It Could Mean Everything (4 minute read)

The saola is a bovine that hangs out in= the mountainous forests of Vietnam and Laos. The species wasn't scientific= ally described until 1993 and has still never been seen in person by scient= ists or studied in the wild. It is a critically endangered species with an = estimated population ranging from 50 to up to a few hundred individuals. An= international team of scientists has reconstructed the saola genome, hinti= ng at some potential good news for the chances of its conservation. The sao= la are split into two populations with considerable genetic differences, wh= ich means there may be enough genetic diversity to start working on buildin= g a captive breeding program.
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The first release of the PostgreSQL 18 = beta is now available for download. It contains previews of all of the feat= ures in PostgreSQL 18, but some of the details of the release may change du= ring the beta period. The update improves performance and the developer exp= erience and introduces new security features. It also adds monitoring and o= bservability tools. This post goes over the new update.
Ask HN: How much better are= AI IDEs vs. copy pasting into chat apps? (Hacker News Thread)

Copying and pasting into chat apps can = be tedious, but assistants like Copilot aren't as smart as the 'thinking' c= hat apps. This makes it clear why AI IDEs exist, but using them can get exp= ensive because of the pay-per-use pricing as opposed to effectively unlimit= ed prompts for a monthly subscription as with thinking apps. This Hacker Ne= ws thread contains a discussion on the current state of AI IDEs and how the= y compare to chat apps. The thread mentions lesser known alternatives to Cu= rsor and Windsurf, such as Roo code and aider-chat, that unlock different w= orkflows.
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Ask HN: What are good high-= information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)? (Hacker News Thread)

It can be difficult to find examples of= good high information density UIs. This Hacker News thread lists resources= for finding these examples and tips for how to find good examples. One of = these methods is to look at programs used by pro creatives - some people re= gularly spend their days using a single such product as their primary work = tool. Another source of good examples of dense information communication ca= n be found in command line system monitoring tools.
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Apple's internal silicon design team, w= hich is behind the creation of the chips used in the Apple Silicon line, is= working on chips for smart glasses.
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Defining, measuring, and actively manag= ing technical debt can benefit any development team.
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AI agents are starting to operate with = real autonomy and becoming decision makers - a future where agents sell sof= tware to other agents is not far off.
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