Subj : Nintendo Switch 2 ¨, Blue Origin reaches orbit ¨, Google's internal AI coding ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Fri Jan 17 2025 11:38:06 --GindHpUE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nintendo has unveiled the Switch 2 with a trailer and promo website. 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Or worse, bots att= acks and and brute force attempts? WorkOS Radar [4] can block all this= and more. A simple API gives you advanced device fingerprinting that can= detect bad actors, bots, and suspicious behavior. Your users trust = you. Let's keep it that way. [4] =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUP= S IT'S OFFICIAL: TAKE A FIRST LOOK AT THE SWITCH 2 (3 MINUTE READ) [5= ]=20 Nintendo has unveiled the Switch 2 with a trailer and promo websit= e. The new device has a larger screen, a slightly more rounded edge on = the top and bottom, an additional USB-C port on the top, and a wider kick= stand that can support the system at a number of wider angles. The Joy-Co= ns are significantly larger than those on the original Switch. They have = wider shoulder buttons and a new connector in the center. The Joy-Cons no= w snap in horizontally instead of having to slide in vertically. Pictures= of the device are available in the article.=20 TIKTOK BAN POISED TO BE= DELAYED AS TRUMP EXPLORES WAYS TO EXTEND DEADLINE (2 MINUTE READ) [6] = The ban on TikTok in the US may be delayed as the deadline falls on= the MLK Day holiday weekend. Biden officials see the ban as an issue f= or the Trump administration, so there are no plans to intervene before th= e ban's January 19 deadline. An official has said that users should not e= xpect the social network to shut down on Sunday. The Supreme Court is cur= rently weighing whether to pause the law.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE = & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY BLUE ORIGIN REACHES ORBIT ON FIRST FLIGHT OF = ITS TITANIC NEW GLENN ROCKET (3 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Blue Origin has r= eached orbit for the first time since its founding nearly a quarter of a = century ago. The launch occurred on Thursday morning, a little more than = an hour into its launch window. While the first stage did not successfull= y return to Earth, the debut launch of the New Glenn rocket was a smashin= g success. SpaceX required 19 launches before it finally landed an orbita= l rocket for the first time, so it was unlikely Blue Origin would have su= cceeded on the first attempt.=20 SPACEX CATCHES STARSHIP BOOSTER A SE= COND TIME, LOSES SHIP TO AN =E2=80=98ANOMALY' IN SPACE (3 MINUTE READ) [8= ]=20 SpaceX caught Starship's Super Heavy booster for a second time on= Thursday. However, an anomaly with the upper stage caused it to disapp= ear after eight and a half minutes into the flight. The Federal Aviation = Administration slowed or diverted a number of flights in the area where d= ebris was spotted. SpaceX believes that the incident was caused by an oxy= gen/fuel leak inside Starship that built up too much pressure inside the = cavity of the craft. A link to a video of the debris falling back to Eart= h shared by Elon Musk is available in the article.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 = PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE GOOGLE REPORTS HALVING CODE MIG= RATION TIME WITH AI HELP (5 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 Google computer scien= tists have released a paper describing how the company uses AI for intern= al code migrations. The company's focus is on bespoke AI tools developed = for specific product areas instead of generic AI tools that provide broad= ly applicable services. While humans were needed to double-check the AI's= work, it is estimated that AI helped reduce the time required to complet= e a code migration by 50%. The researchers note that large language model= s should be used in conjunction with other tools to prevent the human rev= iew process from becoming a bottleneck and to reduce costs.=20 FIVE Y= EARS OF REACT NATIVE AT SHOPIFY (11 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 Shopify switch= ed to React Native for three reasons: to stop building the same features = twice, enable devs to work fluently across iOS, Android, and Web, and shi= p more value. The transition was successful, increasing productivity, all= owing teams to do more with the same number of people, and freeing up cap= acity to ship more value. Shopify has now migrated all of its apps to Rea= ct Native. This article discusses the lessons the team learned along the = way.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS TOYOTA'S FUTURISTIC WOVEN= CITY IN JAPAN IS READY FOR ITS FIRST RESIDENTS (6 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 = Toyota's Woven City, a $10 billion project being built on the site of= a former car factory in Japan, is almost ready for its first residents= .. The city is supposed to be a 'living laboratory' where people can live = while testing out futuristic projects. It will allow residents to test ou= t inventors' ideas in a secure real-life setting. Toyota will welcome its= first 100 residents, all of whom will be Toyota employees or its subsidi= ary, Woven by Toyota, to the city in the fall of 2025. The first phase of= the city will eventually house 360 residents. A concept video that detai= ls Toyota's plans is available in the article.=20 HERE'S WHAT NASA WO= ULD LIKE TO SEE SPACEX ACCOMPLISH WITH STARSHIP THIS YEAR (18 MINUTE READ= ) [12]=20 SpaceX's Starship to-do list for 2025 includes the debut of a= larger Starship, the launch of a ship into low-Earth orbit, in-orbit r= efueling, and more. The company aims to fly as many as 25 Starship missio= ns this year. It is building a second launch pad to speed up the launch c= adence. This article discusses the space startup's plans for the year - i= t includes a transcript of an interview with Lisa Watson-Morgan, the NASA= engineer overseeing the agency's contract with SpaceX.=20 =E2=9A= =A1=20 QUICK LINKS REDNOTE MAY WALL OFF =E2=80=9CTIKTOK REFUGEES= =E2=80=9D TO PREVENT US INFLUENCE ON CHINESE USERS (6 MINUTE READ) [13] = RedNote may start segregating US users and other foreign IPs, pote= ntially killing the app for Chinese Americans who actually use the app to= connect with Chinese content, language, and culture.=20 SOME THINGS TO= EXPECT IN 2025 (5 MINUTE READ) [14]=20 This year's predictions include= increasing rates of kernel code written in Rust, another XZ-like backdoo= r attempt coming to light, the launch of one or more foundations aimed at= providing support for maintainers, the failure of several cloud-based pr= oducts, and more fully open hardware being available by the end of the ye= ar.=20 A STANDARDS FIRST WEB FRAMEWORK (13 MINUTE READ) [15]=20 Nue= has now become a standards-first web framework, meaning it will work wit= h browser standards rather than against them, resulting in better product= s with less code.=20 MULLENWEG'S GRIP ON WORDPRESS CHALLENGED IN NEW CO= URT FILING (6 MINUTE READ) [16]=20 WP Engine's lawyers have filed a l= awsuit against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg alleging fifteen claims and = seeking monetary awards along with changes to WordPress.org's governance = structure.=20 PC GAMING HAS BEEN OUTPERFORMING CONSOLE FOR YEARS = =E2=80=93 AND IT'S GETTING STRONGER (3 MINUTE READ) [17]=20 PC games = have become increasingly powerful, generating more content spending and r= evenue than console platforms.=20 IMPLICATIONS OF THE INFERENCE SCALING= PARADIGM FOR AI SAFETY (4 MINUTE READ) [18]=20 Gwern Branwen, best k= nown for their writing about AI scaling, poetry, neural networks, and cry= pto, chimes in with their views in an article about AI safety.=20 Love= TLDR? 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Nintendo has unveiled the Switch 2 with= a trailer and promo website. The new device has a larger screen, a slightl= y more rounded edge on the top and bottom, an additional USB-C port on the = top, and a wider kickstand that can support the system at a number of wider= angles. The Joy-Cons are significantly larger than those on the original S= witch. They have wider shoulder buttons and a new connector in the center. = The Joy-Cons now snap in horizontally instead of having to slide in vertica= lly. Pictures of the device are available in the article.
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SpaceX catches Starship boo= ster a second time, loses ship to an =E2=80=98anomaly' in space (3 minute r= ead)

SpaceX caught Starship's Super Heavy bo= oster for a second time on Thursday. However, an anomaly with the upper sta= ge caused it to disappear after eight and a half minutes into the flight. T= he Federal Aviation Administration slowed or diverted a number of flights i= n the area where debris was spotted. SpaceX believes that the incident was = caused by an oxygen/fuel leak inside Starship that built up too much pressu= re inside the cavity of the craft. A link to a video of the debris falling = back to Earth shared by Elon Musk is available in the article.
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Google reports halving code= migration time with AI help (5 minute read)

Google computer scientists have release= d a paper describing how the company uses AI for internal code migrations. = The company's focus is on bespoke AI tools developed for specific product a= reas instead of generic AI tools that provide broadly applicable services. = While humans were needed to double-check the AI's work, it is estimated tha= t AI helped reduce the time required to complete a code migration by 50%. T= he researchers note that large language models should be used in conjunctio= n with other tools to prevent the human review process from becoming a bott= leneck and to reduce costs.
Five years of React Native = at Shopify (11 minute read)

Shopify switched to React Native for th= ree reasons: to stop building the same features twice, enable devs to work = fluently across iOS, Android, and Web, and ship more value. The transition = was successful, increasing productivity, allowing teams to do more with the= same number of people, and freeing up capacity to ship more value. Shopify= has now migrated all of its apps to React Native. This article discusses t= he lessons the team learned along the way.
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Toyota's futuristic Woven C= ity in Japan is ready for its first residents (6 minute read)

Toyota's Woven City, a $10 billion proj= ect being built on the site of a former car factory in Japan, is almost rea= dy for its first residents. The city is supposed to be a 'living laboratory= ' where people can live while testing out futuristic projects. It will allo= w residents to test out inventors' ideas in a secure real-life setting. Toy= ota will welcome its first 100 residents, all of whom will be Toyota employ= ees or its subsidiary, Woven by Toyota, to the city in the fall of 2025. Th= e first phase of the city will eventually house 360 residents. A concept vi= deo that details Toyota's plans is available in the article.
Here's what NASA would like= to see SpaceX accomplish with Starship this year (18 minute read)

SpaceX's Starship to-do list for 2025 i= ncludes the debut of a larger Starship, the launch of a ship into low-Earth= orbit, in-orbit refueling, and more. The company aims to fly as many as 25= Starship missions this year. It is building a second launch pad to speed u= p the launch cadence. This article discusses the space startup's plans for = the year - it includes a transcript of an interview with Lisa Watson-Morgan= , the NASA engineer overseeing the agency's contract with SpaceX.
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RedNote may start segregating US users = and other foreign IPs, potentially killing the app for Chinese Americans wh= o actually use the app to connect with Chinese content, language, and cultu= re.
Some things to expect in 20= 25 (5 minute read)

This year's predictions include increas= ing rates of kernel code written in Rust, another XZ-like backdoor attempt = coming to light, the launch of one or more foundations aimed at providing s= upport for maintainers, the failure of several cloud-based products, and mo= re fully open hardware being available by the end of the year.
A standards first web frame= work (13 minute read)

Nue has now become a standards-first we= b framework, meaning it will work with browser standards rather than agains= t them, resulting in better products with less code.
Mullenweg's Grip On WordPre= ss Challenged In New Court Filing (6 minute read)

WP Engine's lawyers have filed a lawsui= t against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg alleging fifteen claims and seeking= monetary awards along with changes to WordPress.org's governance structure= ..
PC Gaming Has Been Outperfo= rming Console For Years =E2=80=93 And It's Getting Stronger (3 minute read)=

PC games have become increasingly power= ful, generating more content spending and revenue than console platforms.
Implications of the inferen= ce scaling paradigm for AI safety (4 minute read)

Gwern Branwen, best known for their wri= ting about AI scaling, poetry, neural networks, and crypto, chimes in with = their views in an article about AI safety.

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