Subj : OpenAI hardware plan leaks ¨ , Claude 4 ¨, Stripe's dev velocity ¨¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Fri May 23 2025 10:43:25 --DCJJZpXr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OpenAI plans to ship 100 million AI 'companions' that will be capable of = being fully aware of users' surroundings and lives=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=20 =09=09TOGETHER= WITH [NexGen Cloud] [4] TLDR 2025-05-23 THINK OF IT AS AIRBNB F= OR AI HARDWARE=E2=80=94OWN, LEASE, AND EARN FROM SUPERCOMPUTERS POWERING = THE AI BOOM. 30-50% ANNUALISED RETURNS (SPONSOR) [4]=20 InfraHub Comp= ute now lets private investors buy GPU-accelerated servers plugged into o= ur global API, powering 45+ resellers.=C2=A0 [4] Once exclusive to Big= Tech, this first-of-its-kind platform offers hands-off, income-producing= assets. =E2=86=92 Proven 4-year track record=20 =E2=86=92 3=E2=80= =934% revenue per month=20 =E2=86=92 Real-time monitoring portal=20 = =E2=86=92 Open to private investors What Airbnb is to property owners,= InfraHub Compute [4] is to hardware owners. 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The company = claims that Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 define a new standard when = it comes to AI agents. The models can analyze thousands of data sources, = execute long-running tasks, write human-quality content, and perform comp= lex actions. Both models can search the web to complete tasks and alterna= te between reasoning and tool use.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUT= URISTIC TECHNOLOGY EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE CREATION OF HIGH NA, ASML'S = NEW $400 MILLION CHIPMAKING COLOSSUS (13 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 High NA,= which stands for high numerical aperture, is the world's most advanced a= nd expensive chipmaking machine. Costing more than $400 million, the mach= ine took ASML nearly a decade to develop. It is made up of four modules t= hat are manufactured around the world and assembled in the Netherlands. O= nly five of the colossal machines have ever been shipped. This article ta= kes a look at High NA, how ASML plans to deploy the technology, the benef= its that High NA provides, how the technology works, the effects that Chi= na, tariffs, and US growth will have on the technology, and more. A link = to a video showing High NA in action is available at the end of the artic= le.=20 WORLD'S TALLEST 3D-PRINTED BUILDING REACHES A HEIGHT OF 100 FEET= (3 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 The Tor Alva, the world's tallest 3D-printed = building, has been completed in Switzerland. The structure, which the cre= ators liken to an 'ornate layered cake', sits at an impressive height of = 30 meters. It is located in a village that's currently home to just 11 pe= ople. The building took around 900 hours of printing to complete using tw= o construction robots: a 3D printer and a machine used to add steel rei= nforcement. 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OpenAI plans to ship 100 million AI 'co= mpanions' that will be capable of being fully aware of users' surroundings = and lives. The company aims to create a third core device for people to use= on a desk after a computer and mobile device. The device will be unobtrusi= ve and be able to rest in one's pocket or desk. It won't be a phone - one o= f the design goals is to help wean users from screens.
Anthropic launches Claude 4= , its most powerful AI model yet (4 minute read)

Anthropic has launched Claude 4, a new = group of artificial intelligence models. The company claims that Claude Opu= s 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 define a new standard when it comes to AI agents. T= he models can analyze thousands of data sources, execute long-running tasks= , write human-quality content, and perform complex actions. Both models can= search the web to complete tasks and alternate between reasoning and tool = use.
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Exclusive look at the creat= ion of High NA, ASML's new $400 million chipmaking colossus (13 minute read= )

High NA, which stands for high numerica= l aperture, is the world's most advanced and expensive chipmaking machine. = Costing more than $400 million, the machine took ASML nearly a decade to de= velop. It is made up of four modules that are manufactured around the world= and assembled in the Netherlands. Only five of the colossal machines have = ever been shipped. This article takes a look at High NA, how ASML plans to = deploy the technology, the benefits that High NA provides, how the technolo= gy works, the effects that China, tariffs, and US growth will have on the t= echnology, and more. A link to a video showing High NA in action is availab= le at the end of the article.
World's tallest 3D-printed = building reaches a height of 100 feet (3 minute read)

The Tor Alva, the world's tallest 3D-pr= inted building, has been completed in Switzerland. The structure, which the= creators liken to an 'ornate layered cake', sits at an impressive height o= f 30 meters. It is located in a village that's currently home to just 11 pe= ople. The building took around 900 hours of printing to complete using two = construction robots: a 3D printer and a machine used to add steel reinforce= ment. Pictures of Tor Alva are available in the article.
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Anthropic has announced four new capabi= lities on its API that enable developers to build more powerful AI agents. = The code execution tool, MCP connector, Files API, and ability to cache pro= mpts for up to an hour will enable developers to build agents that execute = code for advanced data analysis, connect to external systems through MCP se= rvers, store and access files efficiently across sessions, and maintain con= text for up to 60 minutes without building custom infrastructure. All of th= e features are now available in public beta on the Anthropic API.
On 1,145 pull requests per = day (3 minute read)

Stripe did an average of 1,145 pull req= uests per day in 2024 while having less than a minute of API unreliability = for the entire year. The company is likely in the top 1% in software delive= ry performance. It has a very demanding but advanced engineering culture wi= th a relentless focus on continuously shipping value for users. Shipping sa= fely at this velocity and scale implies heavy investment in automated tests= , deployments, rollbacks, observability, code ownership, and other areas.
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While everyone seems to want to replace= software engineers, AI just isn't there yet. Not everyone can just dive in= to a problem with little context and get started - it takes time to underst= and the problem and ask relevant questions to determine requirements. There= is value in being able to say 'I don't know how to do this', but this is l= ess and less likely to happen now that people are falling back to AI for an= swers when all else fails. People learn by doing something hard - struggle = is part of improvement.
Meta is about to start rati= ng more workers as 'below expectations,' internal memo shows (3 minute read= )

Meta's managers have been instructed to= rank more employees as 'below expectations' in performance ratings. This c= ould set the stage for more performance-based cuts. The review process is s= et to begin on June 16. Conversations between managers and employees on per= formance are scheduled for between July and August.
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Xiaomi's Xring O1 is a custom 3nm chip = that will be initially launched in three devices, including the new 14-inch= Xiaomi Tablet 7 Ultra.
Developers spend most of th= eir time figuring the system out (5 minute read)

Developers should be occupying their en= ergy with solving actual problems - to get there, they need to learn how no= t to read code.
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Jony Ive's Futuristic OpenA= I Device Like a Neck-Worn iPod Shuffle (2 minute read)

According to Apple supply chain analyst= Ming-Chi Kuo, the device OpenAI is working on with Apple's former design c= hief Jony Ive will be slightly larger than Humane's discontinued AI Pin but= as compact and elegant as an iPod Shuffle.

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