Subj : Foldable iPhone production ¨, Tesla Robotaxi expands ¨, AI dev at Google ¨¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Fri Jul 11 2025 11:53:29 --CDyfsj0e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple's first foldable iPhone OLED displays have begun production. 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The p= hone is expected to feature an inward-folding OLED display and be refresh= ed annually in the fall, just like the other models. Apple plans to produ= ce six to eight million foldable iPhones in 2026. Samsung Display has sec= ured an agreement to provide Apple with foldable displays as the sole sup= plier for several years.=20 ROBINHOOD CEO'S AI MATH STARTUP VALUED AT= NEARLY $900 MILLION (3 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Harmonic AI is an artific= ial intelligence startup focused on building AI systems that can solve co= mplex math problems. Co-founded by Robinhood's CEO Vlad Tenev, the startu= p recently raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Kleiner= Perkins, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Pa= radigm. Harmonic plans to make its flagship AI model available to researc= hers and the general public later this year. 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Tesla moves to expand Robot= axi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo (3 minute read)

Tesla has applied to test and eventuall= y deploy its robotaxis in Phoenix, Arizona. A decision on the application i= s expected at the end of July. Tesla began a pilot test of its robotaxis in= Austin, Texas, in June. Those vehicles are remotely supervised by employee= s in an undisclosed operations center, and they each include a human safety= supervisor, who rides with the passengers.
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A randomized controlled trial found tha= t developers were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when = they didn't. The results were surprising, as developers thought they were 2= 0% faster with AU tools. The study asked 16 developers with moderate AI exp= erience to complete 246 tasks in large and complex projects on which they h= ad an average of five years of prior experience. A chart showing the result= s of the study is available.
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Lee Robinson joined Vercel in 2020 when= the company had 30 people. Five years later, the company has 650 employees= and over $200 million ARR. During Robinson's time at the company, he went = from IC to VP and worked on DevRel, product, community, docs, and more. Thi= s post contains some of the lessons Robinson learned and how he grew as a l= eader and manager.
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