The Man Who =E2=80=98A.G.I.=
-Pilled' Google (56 minute read)
Demis Hassabis, the chief executive of =
Google DeepMind, has been dreaming of artificial general intelligence (AGI)=
for years. He was already taking the possibility of AGI seriously when Goo=
gle acquired DeepMind in 2014. Today, he is among a growing number of tech =
leaders racing to build AGI. Hassabis and a colleague received the Nobel Pr=
ize in Chemistry last year for their work on AlphaFold, an AI system capabl=
e of predicting the three-dimensional structures of proteins. This article =
contains a transcript of an interview with Hassabis about his views on AGI =
and the future that follows its arrival.
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Nvidia Pushes Further Into =
Cloud With GPU Marketplace (2 minute read)
Nvidia's DGX Cloud Lepton is a new serv=
ice designed to link artificial intelligence developers with Nvidia's netwo=
rk of cloud providers, including CoreWeave, Lambda, and Crusoe. It provides=
access to Nvidia's graphics processing units, making those chips more wide=
ly accessible to all developers. The platform will have a marketplace of GP=
U cloud vendors that developers can pick from to train and use their AI mod=
els. Developers can choose which cloud provider to work with and even work =
with multiple cloud providers.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Robots Are Starting to Make=
Decisions in the Operating Room (11 minute read)
Autonomous robots aren't being used to =
operate on people yet, but the technology is almost capable of such a feat =
and more autonomy is on the way. The technology could help hospitals meet t=
he high demand for safety and consistency during surgeries, manage routine =
tasks, and prevent mistakes. Future robots will use AI to autonomously mana=
ge movements and decision-making during surgical tasks, reducing the need f=
or constant human input. With the number of surgeons around the world decli=
ning while the number of people who need surgery continues to increase, the=
need for the technology is clear.
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Valve CEO Gabe Newell's Neu=
ralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year (3 minute rea=
d)
Starfish Neuroscience, a brain-computer=
interface startup incorporated by Valve co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell, pl=
ans to produce its very first brain chip later this year. The company is cu=
rrently seeking collaborators to open up avenues for the technology. Starfi=
sh's goal is to create a smaller and less invasive implant than the competi=
tion that can enable simultaneous access to multiple brain regions. Details=
from the chip's current spec sheet are available in the article. The artic=
le also links to a video of a talk from Valve that explains how the technol=
ogy could enhance gaming.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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Stuff I learned at Carta (7=
minute read)
Will Larson worked at Carta as its CTO =
for the past two years. This post contains the most important lessons Larso=
n learned in his time at the company, covering topics such as engineering s=
trategy, large language model adoption, multi-dimensional tradeoffs, creati=
ng software quality, and more.
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OpenAI: Scaling PostgreSQL =
to the Next Level (18 minute read)
Bohan Zhang, a member of OpenAI's Infra=
structure team, recently shared the company's best practices with PostgreSQ=
L at the PGConf.dev 2025 Global Developer Conference. The talk offers a gli=
mpse into the database usage of one of the most prominent unicorn companies=
and demonstrates how PostgreSQL can scale gracefully under massive read lo=
ads. OpenAI utilizes managed databases on Azure, employing a classic Postgr=
eSQL primary-replication architecture without sharding. This article covers=
the content of Zhang's talk along with comments and includes some more det=
ails about OpenAI's infrastructure.
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At Amazon, Some Coders Say =
Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work (12 minute read)
As AI spreads through the labor force, =
many white-collar workers say their work is becoming more routine, less tho=
ughtful, and much faster-paced. Companies seem to be persuaded that AI can =
increase productivity. Teams are getting smaller, but they're being expecte=
d to output the same amount of work by using AI. Managers say that AI can r=
elieve employees of tedious tasks and enable them to perform more interesti=
ng work, but for inexperienced workers, the change resembles the shift from=
artisanal work to factory work in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Ask HN: Go deep into AI/LLM=
s or just use them as tools? (Hacker News Thread)
Large language models are becoming comm=
odities. Many people use them, but few people are developing them from scra=
tch. Developing large language models involves a lot of hardcore computer s=
cience and math - people can use them without having to know any of the int=
ernals. While it might be helpful to understand some of the internals and m=
ath, it's probably best to stick to learning how to get good at using these=
models and integrating what they do into agentic systems.
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F2 (GitHub Repo)
F2 is a cross-platform command-line too=
l for batch renaming files and directories quickly and safely.
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TrailBase (GitHub Repo)
TrailBase is an application server with=
sub-millisecond latencies, eliminating the need for dedicated caches.
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MCP is the coming of Web 2.=
0 2.0 (5 minute read)
MCP could inspire a new generation of d=
evelopers to push for the web to go back towards its natural architecture, =
programmable through janky specs that everybody adopted for the sheer joy o=
f something fun to hack on.
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