Subj : Meta's AI pivot ¨, ChromeOS Android merger ¨, AWS agentic IDE ¨¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Tue Jul 15 2025 10:46:49 --eCh-wJh_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A small group within Meta has discussed the option of abandoning the comp= any's most powerful open source AI model in favor of creating a closed = model=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 [Glean] [4] TLDR 2025-07-15 = FAST TRACK IMPACT WITH GLEAN'S WORK AI (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Ready to break= free from slow, drawn-out AI pilot rollouts? 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Israeli researchers have created an mRN= A-based vaccine against Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes bubonic = plague. The researchers hope the technology can be used to combat other let= hal bacteria as well. When tested on animal models, the vaccine achieved 10= 0% protection against pneumonic plague. The success of the study paves the = way for a whole world of mRNA-based vaccines against other deadly bacteria.
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The United States' Defense Advanced Res= earch Projects Agency (DARPA) recently transferred over 800 watts of power = over about 30 seconds with a laser beam across 8.6 kilometers. The estimate= d power efficiency was around 20%. The team used commercial ready-to-use so= lar cells placed within a receiver to turn the laser beam into electricity.= Laser technologies are more suitable than infrared for building an airborn= e power relay network due to their high precision, long-range reach, and li= ghter and smaller equipment required to work.
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AWS previews Kiro IDE for d= evelopers who are over vibe coding (3 minute read)

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Meta CEO Zuckerberg says fi= rst AI data supercluster will come online in 2026 (2 minute read)

Meta plans to invest hundreds of billio= ns of dollars into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure. It aims = to bring its first supercluster online next year. Meta has been on a multib= illion-dollar AI hiring spree in recent weeks. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reported= ly grew frustrated with Meta's progress in AI, so he is revamping the compa= ny's approach to better compete with rivals like OpenAI and Google.
TikTok owner ByteDance is r= eportedly building its own mixed reality goggles (2 minute read)

ByteDance is reportedly working on mixe= d reality goggles designed to layer digital objects over users' view of the= real world to compete directly with Meta's upcoming mixed reality products= .. They will be built by ByteDance's Pico, the creators of the Pico 4 VR hea= dset. Pico will keep the device lightweight by offloading most of the compu= ting work to a puck connected to the goggles over a wire. Current Pico head= sets aren't sold in the US, and ByteDance may face pushback over a US relea= se due to its ownership of TikTok.
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iPhone 17 May See 'Signific= ant' Dynamic Island Changes (1 minute read)

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