OpenAI and Microsoft report=
edly renegotiating partnership to allow for potential IPO (1 minute read)
OpenAI and Microsoft are reworking thei=
r partnership to allow OpenAI to move forward with a restructuring plan to =
create a for-profit public benefit corporation controlled by its nonprofit =
parent. Microsoft may take a smaller equity stake in the new entity in exch=
ange for extended access to OpenAI's technology beyond the previously agree=
d-upon 2030 cutoff. OpenAI plans to reduce the percentage of revenue it sha=
res with Microsoft as part of the restructuring. It needs approval from Mic=
rosoft to proceed with its plan.
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Elizabeth Holmes's Partner =
Has a New Blood-Testing Start-Up (6 minute read)
While Elizabeth Holmes is in prison for=
defrauding investors through Theranos, her partner, Billy Evans, plans to =
start his own blood testing company. Evans is trying to raise money for a b=
lood-testing company with a machine that bears more than a passing resembla=
nce to Theranos' infamous blood-testing machine. The company, Haemanthus, i=
s still in stealth, and not much information is available about it. It aims=
to eventually raise more than $50 million. Haemanthus plans to first addre=
ss the pet health care market before progressing to humans.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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China Just Made the World's=
Fastest Transistor and It Is Not Made of Silicon (5 minute read)
A group of scientists at Peking Univers=
ity has created what they claim is the world's fastest and most efficient t=
ransistor. Made with a slender sheet of lab-grown bismuth and a new archite=
cture, the two-dimensional, silicon-free transistor represents a radical re=
thinking of what chips can be and how they can be made. Chinese firms have =
been blocked from buying the latest silicon chip-making equipment due to on=
going US-led export restrictions, forcing researchers to find solutions fro=
m fresh perspectives. The team is now working on scaling up production - th=
ey used existing fabrication platforms, so the barrier to mass production m=
ay not be as high as with other experimental technologies.
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US military taps Rocket Lab=
's new Neutron launcher for =E2=80=98point to point' cargo test flight in 2=
026 (3 minute read)
Rocket Lab and the US Air Force Researc=
h Laboratory have planned a launch and return-to-Earth mission for Rocket L=
ab's Neutron rocket no earlier than 2026. The flight will test Neutron's re=
entry capabilities and the rocket's viability for global point-to-point car=
go transportation objectives. Rocket Lab plans to debut its partially reusa=
ble Neutron later in 2025. The company has been launching its 59-foot-tall =
Electron rocket since 2018 and has significantly increased its launch caden=
ce over the past few years. Neutron will stand at 141 feet tall with a 23-f=
oot diameter.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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React Three (Website)
React Three is a React renderer for thr=
ee.js. It allows developers to build scenes declaratively with re-usable, s=
elf-contained components that react to state, are readily interactive, and =
can participate in React's ecosystem. Everything that works in three.js wil=
l work with React Three. This site allows developers to select React Three =
packages to include into their projects via npm, download, or by creating a=
repository.
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Ask HN: What will tech empl=
oyment look like in 10 years? (Hacker News Thread)
While the role of the coder will likely=
still exist in 10 years, it will probably look very different from what it=
is today. However, it is important to remember that there is still a lot o=
f work to be done before large language models can even replace junior deve=
lopers. The role of debugging will grow as models trained on previous error=
s and methods won't catch bugs. AI is just another technology that claims i=
t will change the world - it hasn't taken over yet, and it might not, just =
like 3D printing didn't ruin manufacturing, blockchain didn't ruin finance,=
and the metaverse hasn't caused mass migrations away from cities.
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The Stealthy Lab Cooking Up=
Amazon's Secret Sauce (9 minute read)
Annapurna Labs was a secretive Israeli =
chip-design startup purchased by Amazon for about $350 million a decade ago=
.. Amazon's entire AI strategy is now built on a foundation of chips designe=
d by Annapurna. The company has planned more than $100 billion of capital e=
xpenditures for this year, mostly on AWS infrastructure required for AI sys=
tems using homemade silicon. This article looks at the history of the start=
up and how a discussion over beer and wine eventually led to one of the mos=
t consequential deals in tech history.
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Former Apple Design Chief J=
ony Ive Reflects on Company Culture, Iconic Products, and a Warning for the=
Tech Industry (3 minute read)
Apple's former Chief Design Officer, Jo=
ny Ive, recently gave a rare interview at Stripe Sessions 2025 that offered=
insights into his design philosophy, his time at Apple, and his current wo=
rk at LoveFrom. In the hour-long conversation, Ive reflected on the experie=
nces that shaped his career, the principles that guide LoveFrom, the uninte=
nded consequences of the work of designers and technologists, and broader c=
oncerns about the technology industry. He did not address his collaboration=
with OpenAI on a new AI-focused hardware project.
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