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Microsoft Nears OpenAI Agre=
ement for Ongoing Tech Access (8 minute read)
Microsoft and OpenAI are in advanced ta=
lks over an agreement that would remove a major obstacle to OpenAI's effort=
s to become a for-profit enterprise. The new terms would let Microsoft use =
OpenAI's latest technology even if the startup decides it has reached its g=
oal of building artificial general intelligence. The deal has still not bee=
n finalized and could change.
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SpaceX unveils new version =
of Mars-bound starship (2 minute read)
A new iteration of SpaceX's Starship, V=
2, has been moved to Starbase in Texas for preflight testing. V3 is expecte=
d to launch by the end of this year. The Starship project is the only priva=
tely owned, fully reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle under active dev=
elopment. If successful, the spacecraft could drastically reduce the cost o=
f launching payloads to orbit and enable ambitious missions such as NASA's =
Artemis lunar program and the eventual establishment of a human colony on M=
ars.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Over-the-Air Lasers Aim to =
Solve the Internet's =E2=80=9CMiddle Mile=E2=80=9D (7 minute read)
Startup Taara has a simple alternative =
to fiber-optic cables for crossing cities and tough terrain: free-space opt=
ical lasers. Its technology can reliably deliver 20-gigabit-per-second band=
width across distances up to 20 kilometers. The company is planning to crea=
te a smaller version that can point, track, send, and receive signals at te=
ns of gigabits per second indoors at 60 meters, as well as outdoors at 1 ki=
lometer. Its biggest challenge is weather, but the technology will usually =
work as long as the other side is visible.
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A Pill for Sleep Apnea Coul=
d Be on the Horizon (6 minute read)
Apnimed achieved positive results for i=
ts first oral pill for treating sleep apnea in a Phase 3 clinical trial. Th=
e pill is taken just before bedtime to help keep a person's airway open. It=
could be a game-changer for those with sleep apnea - the current treatment=
involves putting on a face mask connected to a Continuous Positive Airway =
Pressure (CPAP) machine, which keeps airways open by forcing air into them.=
The machines are effective, but they are noisy and can be uncomfortable, s=
o many end up abandoning them, leaving them feeling exhausted, irritable, a=
nd unfocused during the day.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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The 2025 Developer Survey (=
Website)
Stack Overflow's 2025 Developer Survey =
received over 49,000 responses from 177 countries across 62 questions focus=
ed on 314 different technologies. The survey provides a snapshot into the n=
eeds of the global developer community with a focus on the tools and techno=
logies they use or want to learn more about. Topics covered include cloud p=
latforms, AI agents, large language models, AI tools, and job satisfaction.
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Context Engineering for Age=
nts (12 minute read)
Context engineering is the art and scie=
nce of providing agents with just the right amount of information at each s=
tep of a task. It involves providing the right instructions, knowledge, and=
tools to optimize output while reducing token use. There are four common a=
pproaches to context engineering: writing context (saving it outside the co=
ntext window to help an agent perform a task), selecting context (pulling i=
t into the context window to help an agent perform a task), compressing con=
text (retaining only the tokens required to perform a task), and isolating =
context (splitting it up to help an agent perform a task). Understanding an=
d using these patterns is a central part of building effective agents.
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AI Is Wrecking an Already F=
ragile Job Market for College Graduates (15 minute read)
A growing number of employers think tha=
t AI can do the work of a 22-year-old college graduate - some companies hav=
e stopped requesting entry-level staff. As companies hire and train fewer y=
oung people, they may also be shrinking the pool of workers that will be re=
ady to take on more responsibility in five to 10 years. Companies will have=
to rethink how to develop the next generation of talent.
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On the Edge of Competence (=
4 minute read)
Creating a clear circle of competence -=
the zone where you know you are fluent - allows you to make faster and sma=
rter decisions, avoid overconfidence traps, grow in ways that truly matter =
to your organization, and scale your impact through teaching and collaborat=
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