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Tesla's Giga Train has debuted in Germany. The all-electric battery-powered train can currently transport 500 people, with 120 seats and space for bicycles. It takes passengers to a station located near Tesla's manufacturing facility about 20 miles southeast of Berlin. It's free to ride for regular passengers, not just Tesla employees. The train is expected to eventually transport 4,500 employees to and from the factory. An additional stop will be added once construction in the area is completed.
Apple is reportedly considering developing non-AR smart glasses to rival the Meta Ray-Ban glasses. It was previously renewing its efforts to build augmented reality smart glasses but is now considering less ambitious options. Removing AR features should result in a cheaper bill of materials and less complex development, allowing Apple to bring them to market much faster than AR-equipped specs. Samsung is also working on a pair of smart glasses, expected to be powered by Google software.
SpaceX aims to send its Starship megarocket on Mars missions two years from now. The company will start with uncrewed tests, with the first crewed flights starting in four years. It aims to build a self-sustaining city in about 20 years. Starship's fifth test flight could take place soon - the company has already performed test-fires with the Super Heavy and the Starship that will fly the mission. The next test will involve the first attempt to land Super Heavy back on the launch mount.
Stanford University researchers have discovered a yellow dye that transforms opaque tissue into a transparent window, allowing them to see the inner workings of living animals. Applied to the abdomen of a mouse, the dye allowed scientists to see its liver, small intestine, bladder, and other organs down to the resolution of microns. Rinsing off the dye with water reverses the process. The technology could have many applications, including assisting in the early detection and treatment of cancers. A picture of the transparent mouse abdomen is available in the article.
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Version controlling dotfiles adds a layer of robustness and flexibility to managing system configurations. It gives developers the combined benefit of a consistent environment with an undo command and restore from backup. chezmoi is an app focused exclusively on home directory management. It allows developers to manage configuration files across multiple machines running diverse operating systems. This article discusses how to use chezmoi for dotfile management.
car is a tool that creates and extracts archives without copying data. It uses file system capabilities to reflink data to and from the archive. car requires a file system with reflink support, like BtrFS or XFS. It uses syntax that mimics the tar tool.
It might not be possible anymore to create a broadly horizontal consumer app. Easy growth is mostly over and building an ad-supported business is harder than ever. The next generation of apps may be 'vertical apps' that appeal to a vertical market segment with smaller audiences but higher 'whale' monetization. These apps will be focused on solo, useful interactions and may target productivity/utility use cases.
The punishment for Google's internet search monopoly will be announced by August 2025. The Justice Department will submit a proposal by the end of the year, after which a new trial will be held to hear evidence on how to proceed. The consideration of remedies will include a period of investigation into penalties and hearings. The judge on the case will take into account the swiftly changing technological landscape, including potential new competition from companies like OpenAI and Microsoft.
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Frontier, which has nearly 50,000 processors, can create cutting-edge models of everything, from subatomic particles to galaxies.
The iPhone 16 lineup isn't expected to have many new hardware features - Apple is relying on Apple Intelligence as a main selling point.
Hire juniors who want to learn and seniors who want to teach to create a team that ships constantly, sharing wins and learnings.
People are turning away from dating apps and toward apps that promise to connect them to people with whom they share common interests.
There's a cost to going Founder Mode, which if ignored, will result in CEOs finding themselves more likely to have to intervene as the complexity of the interactions between decisions grows.
At some point, Google will have to give up and realize that it needs to change its business model.