The Daily Index — Monday, November 10, 2025 · TLDR Index

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INSIDE CURSOR

There's a lot of mystique about Cursor. This article takes a look inside the company from the perspective of a team member who has been there for two months. The company's leaders are enthusiastic about establishing a new playbook for company building. The employees are focused on the mission - the company has made them wealthy, but there is zero chatter from employees about getting rich.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 38 min

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JENSEN HUANG'S STARK WARNING: CHINA'S 1 MILLION AI WORKERS VS AMERICA'S 20,000

China has a million people working on AI 24/7, while the US has maybe 20,000 in Silicon Valley. US export controls are producing precisely the opposite of their intended effects and accelerating China's development. They have triggered a national mobilization. China is predicted to have more AI compute than the rest of the world combined by 2027.

entropytown.com · 10 min

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"GOOD ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT" IS A FAD

There are always tradeoffs - recognizing them and making them deliberately is one of the highest value things you can do to shape your career.

lethain.com · 14 min

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BLUE ORIGIN WILL ‘MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH' TO HELP NASA REACH THE MOON FASTER, CEO SAYS

China is on course to beat the US back to the Moon with humans.

arstechnica.com · 3 min

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DITHERING

Dithering replaces shades with fewer colors strategically placed to maintain the original look.

visualrambling.space · 4 min

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ZUCKERBERG AND CHAN BET AI CAN CURE ALL DISEASE

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan will refocus their philanthropy to the intersection of biology and AI to help cure disease.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 4 min