Subj : Shopify's stablecoin deal ¨, AMD AI chips ¨, agentic coding recs ¨¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Fri Jun 13 2025 10:44:33 --_VeOVMJw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Shopify is rolling out stablecoin payments. Merchants will be able to set= up their own online marketplaces and accept payments in USDC=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 [TLDR] [4] TLDR 2025-06-13 HOW DELVE G= ENERATED $1M IN PIPELINE FROM JUST 4 TLDR NEWSLETTER ADS (SPONSOR) [4] = Delve ran 4 placements across 2 TLDR newsletters and brought in 66= leads, with a meaningful chunk from enterprise. The result: $1M in att= ributed pipeline and a 52x ROI. The case study breaks down their strat= egy, results, and example ads. Read the Delve case study. [4] = =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS SHOPIFY PARTNERS WITH COINBASE= AND STRIPE IN LANDMARK STABLECOIN DEAL (2 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 Shopif= y is rolling out stablecoin payments to all users on its platform later t= his year. Merchants will be able to set up their own online marketplaces = and accept payments in USDC, a stablecoin issued by Circle. Access will b= e gradually expanded across the US and Europe before being opened up to a= ll users. Shopify worked with Coinbase and collaborated with Stripe to de= velop new payment protocols and integrate stablecoins into its existing s= oftware stack.=20 AMD REVEALS NEXT-GENERATION AI CHIPS WITH OPENAI CEO = SAM ALTMAN (8 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has un= veiled new details about its next-generation AI chips. The Instinct MI400= series will ship next year. They can be assembled into full server racks= with thousands of chips. AMD's rack-scale setup will make the chips look= to users like one system, which is important for most customers who deve= lop large language models.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC = TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL RETINA IMPLANTS GIVE MICE INFRARED VISION (4 = MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Chinese scientists recently built prototype retin= al implants that can replace failing photoreceptors and potentially provi= de infrared vision as a bonus. They work without an external camera or po= wer source. The implants have been tested in mice and non-human primates = - results in mice seemed promising, with the blind mice in the study resp= onding to light and seemingly being able to see near-infrared wavelengths= as well. 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Shopify partners with Coinb= ase and Stripe in landmark stablecoin deal (2 minute read)

Shopify is rolling out stablecoin payme= nts to all users on its platform later this year. Merchants will be able to= set up their own online marketplaces and accept payments in USDC, a stable= coin issued by Circle. Access will be gradually expanded across the US and = Europe before being opened up to all users. Shopify worked with Coinbase an= d collaborated with Stripe to develop new payment protocols and integrate s= tablecoins into its existing software stack.
AMD reveals next-generation= AI chips with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (8 minute read)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has unveil= ed new details about its next-generation AI chips. The Instinct MI400 serie= s will ship next year. They can be assembled into full server racks with th= ousands of chips. AMD's rack-scale setup will make the chips look to users = like one system, which is important for most customers who develop large la= nguage models.
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Experimental retina implant= s give mice infrared vision (4 minute read)

Chinese scientists recently built proto= type retinal implants that can replace failing photoreceptors and potential= ly provide infrared vision as a bonus. They work without an external camera= or power source. The implants have been tested in mice and non-human prima= tes - results in mice seemed promising, with the blind mice in the study re= sponding to light and seemingly being able to see near-infrared wavelengths= as well. The implants let the primates see infrared light, but their norma= l vision appeared unchanged.
Bioengineered tooth "grows"= in place to look and feel like the real thing (4 minute read)

Researchers have developed an artificia= l tooth implant that 'grows' into the gums and fuses with existing nerves t= o mimic the form and function of a real tooth. They can be put in place wit= hout any bone drilling. The artificial tooth features a biodegradable outer= layer that contains stem cells and specific proteins that trigger the cell= s to mature into nerve tissue. This allows the implant to 'talk' to the bra= in, much like a real tooth, allowing the tooth to sense things like food te= xture and temperature.
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Agentic Coding Recommendati= ons (15 minute read)

Agentic coding is evolving rapidly. Thi= s post describes an agentic workflow - while it might be quickly outdated, = it shows how integrating agents in the development processes can unlock sig= nificant productivity gains. While tools and techniques will evolve, the co= re principles remain essential. The goal isn't just to leverage agents to w= rite code faster, but to write better, more maintainable, and resilient cod= e.
Suppressions of Suppression= s (4 minute read)

Developers will sometimes need to suppr= ess rules in build processes because those rules are wrong or unnecessarily= strict. However, as people get used to suppressing rules, they might run i= nto another problem - some rules are really bad to suppress as suppressing = them might cause unforeseen issues. One way to deal with suppressions is to= introduce a lint rule that forbids developers from suppressing some other = lint rules.
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Waymo rides cost more than = Uber or Lyft =E2=80=94 and people are paying anyway (5 minute read)

Waymo's self-driving car rides are cons= istently more expensive compared to offerings from Uber and Lyft. The compa= ny's average price at peak hours is about $11 more expensive than Lyft and = nearly $9.50 pricier than Uber. The price difference shows excitement for t= he technology and a real preference to sometimes be in a car without a driv= er. Shorter trips tend to cost more than longer ones - the pricing gap shri= nks as rides get longer.
visionOS 26 keeps pushing A= pple's newest platform toward the future (7 minute read)

Several substantial feature improvement= s have rolled out to visionOS since its launch. This article looks at these= feature improvements and what it is like to use them. visionOS 26 continue= s to push toward the future of wearable devices, with improved Personas, ge= ographic persistence, Immersive Environments, and more. The update provides= robust evidence that work on the OS remains ongoing.
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Apple plans to bring the revamped Siri = to iOS as part of the iOS 26.4 software update - Apple's '.4' updates are t= ypically released in March.
AOSP isn't dead, but Google= just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers (4 minute read)

Google has made it harder to build cust= om Android ROMs for Pixel phones by omitting device trees and driver binari= es from the latest AOSP release.
macOS Tahoe brings a new di= sk image format (4 minute read)

ASIF allows Apple silicon Macs to achie= ve near-native speeds.
Tape, glass, and molecules = =E2=80=93 the future of archival storage (12 minute read)

DNA and other molecular technologies ar= e still a distant prospect.
Instagram will finally let = you rearrange your grid (3 minute read)

Instagram is also testing a way for use= rs to quietly post to their profiles without having the content appear in u= sers' feeds.
Google Cloud outage brings = down a lot of the internet (2 minute read)

The Google Cloud outage on Thursday aff= ected a range of services, including Cloudflare and Spotify.

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