TLDR 2023-03-09

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GOOGLE’S PALM-E IS A GENERALIST ROBOT BRAIN THAT TAKES COMMANDS

UNDERGROUND BATTERY

Fervo Energy claims it can create flexible geothermal power plants that can increase or decrease their electricity output as needed. The power plants would serve as a power source in periods of low production and act as a battery. While there are still outstanding questions about whether the system is scalable, affordable, and entirely safe, the technology offers a way to make it cheaper and easier to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from electricity systems.

RESEARCHERS DEVELOP BLOOD TEST FOR ANXIETY

UPTRAIN

UpTrain is a tool that aids machine learning (ML) practitioners in observing and improving ML models for optimal performance. It is a data-secure tool that easily integrates with existing production pipelines. UpTrain's features include data drift checks, data integrity checks, customizable metrics, real-time dashboards to monitor the model's health, edge case signals, AI explainability, and special dashboards to understand model-inferred embeddings. Users can get alerts on Slack when using UpTrain.

TRANCE STACK

Trance Stack is a Remix stack built for AWS Lambda, providing various features such as authentication, security, internationalization, feature flags, and analytics. It is intended to serve as a starting point for Remix projects. The stack offers production-ready Remix applications and allows for customization and modification in accordance with users' preferences.

AI LOOKS LIKE A BUBBLE

THE PERILS OF WORKING ON A CEO’S PET PROJECT

Tech companies have turned to mass layoffs in order to make cuts. Many employees are at risk of losing their jobs due to the failure of long-term projects. Unlike previous years, employees can no longer slip into another position at their company if a project fails. Employees are now much more vulnerable to layoffs. Technology projects that were previously championed by former CEOs, but may be years from profitability, are the most affected by layoffs in recent months.

SAYS PAYPAL MAFIA'S KEITH RABOIS

Rabois says that Google and Meta brought on too many staff to fulfill the vanity metric of hiring.

ADHD STARTUPS ARE EXPLODING, AND NOW THERE EVEN A DEDICATED BROWSER

AMERICANS ARE HAVING MORE BABIES. IS REMOTE WORK THE CAUSE?

Statisticians observed a surprising increase in the number of babies born last year.

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