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Our AI agent Big Sleep help=
ed us detect and foil an imminent exploit (1 minute read)
Big Sleep is an AI agent developed by G=
oogle DeepMind and Google Project Zero that actively searches and finds unk=
nown security vulnerabilities in software. It recently helped Google detect=
and foil an imminent exploit - possibly a first for an AI agent. Big Sleep=
is being deployed to help improve the security of widely used open-source =
projects. AI cybersecurity agents will help free up security teams so they =
can focus on high-complexity threats, dramatically scaling their impact and=
reach.
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Reflections on OpenAI (20 m=
inute read)
Calvin French-Owen joined OpenAI in May=
2024 and left the company three weeks ago. This post shares a first-hand a=
ccount of what the culture of working at the company actually feels like. I=
t covers how the company operates without giving away any trade secrets. Op=
enAI grew quickly from a group of scientists and tinkerers investigating th=
e cutting edge of science into an organization with the most viral consumer=
app in history and ambitions to sell to governments and enterprises, makin=
g it one of the most fascinating organizations in history at an extremely i=
nteresting time.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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The Secret to Better Airpla=
ne Navigation Could Be Inside the Earth's Crust (6 minute read)
Airbus' Acubed and Google spinout Sandb=
oxAQ are developing an alternative to GPS. Its quantum sensing technology i=
s now inching closer to commercialization. The MagNav quantum-sensing devic=
e uses quantum physics to measure the unique magnetic signatures at various=
points in the Earth's crust. An AI algorithm is then used to match those s=
ignatures to an exact location. The technology could be a promising alterna=
tive to GPS in a time when GPS jamming and spoofing are on the rise.
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NIST Ion Clock Sets New Rec=
ord for Most Accurate Clock in the World (7 minute read)
Researchers at the National Institute o=
f Standards and Technology (NIST) have improved their atomic clock so it ca=
n perform timekeeping with 19 decimal places of accuracy. The aluminum ion =
clock is 2.6 times more stable than any other ion clock. Its accuracy will =
help facilitate new scientific and technological advances, allowing scienti=
sts to explore new concepts in quantum physics and build the tools needed f=
or quantum technology. It could help physicists explore physics beyond the =
Standard Model, such as the possibility that the fundamental constants of n=
ature are not fixed values but actually changing.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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We're releasing the Artific=
ial Analysis AI Adoption Survey Report for H1 2025 (3 minute read)
The Artificial Analysis Adoption Survey=
Report examines trends in AI usage and analyzes adoption rates, primary us=
e cases, and demand across chatbots, coding agents, LLM model families, pro=
viders, and chip companies. The report found companies are starting to use =
AI in production, with engineering and R&D being the clear frontrunner =
use cases. Google, xAI, and DeepSeek have gained share in the first half of=
2025 while Meta and Mistral have lost share. Organizations are open to Chi=
nese models if hosted outside of China.
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To be a better programmer, =
write little proofs in your head (14 minute read)
One trick that helps developers write c=
ode faster and more accurately is to sketch proofs in your head when you're=
working on something difficult. Doing this without interrupting flow takes=
a lot of practice, but once you get good at it, you'll find a surprising a=
mount of code will work on the first or second try. This article demonstrat=
es a few examples of how this technique can be applied.
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The HALO Effect (19 minute =
read)
A new type of deal structure has emerge=
d in AI as an alternative to acquisitions and hiring. It involves hiring th=
e core team from a startup and gaining a non-exclusive license to the start=
up's intellectual property in exchange for substantial licensing fees, whic=
h are distributed as dividends out to investors and employees. These startu=
ps then continue to operate under new leadership. These 'Hire And License O=
ut' (HALO) deals are still new and remain poorly understood.
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