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Apple hopes to release a foldable 18.8-inch creaseless iPad by about 2028. Its industrial design group has reportedly managed to create prototypes of the device. It is unknown whether the device will be able to run Mac apps, but rumors say that iPadOS should be advanced enough to run macOS apps by 2028. A foldable iPhone is still apparently in the works.
Claude has become the chatbot of choice for a crowd of savvy tech insiders. These people claim Claude provides more human-sounding answers and that it is helping them with things such as legal advice, health coaching, and therapy. Claude apparently seems more insightful and good at helping people spot patterns and blind spots. It is roughly comparable to the most powerful models from OpenAI, Google, and others on benchmark evaluations, but its fans say its emotional intelligence sets it apart.
A transatlantic tunnel connecting the UK to the US may be possible, but it would be extremely expensive, with estimates of almost $20 trillion for the project. It would take many years for the 3,000-mile tunnel to be completed - it took six years to build the 23.5-mile Channel Tunnel linking England and France. Developments in vacuum tube technology have made the concept more viable. A vehicle traveling in a hyperloop system could theoretically reach speeds of more than 3,000 mph, making the journey between London and New York barely an hour long.
Scientists will be able to create a microbe that could cause an unstoppable pandemic within a few decades. 38 prominent biologists have issued a warning and called for a ban on research that could lead to the synthesis of such an organism. The molecules that serve as the building blocks of DNA and proteins typically exist in one of two mirror-image forms, but living cells rely on just one form. A 'mirrored' cell would have proteins that are much harder to break down as natural enzymes are targeted at un-mirrored proteins. Scientists have already created mirror proteins and are experimenting with them to create longer-acting drugs. Creating mirror cells would mean creating a second tree of life.
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A good architecture diagram is worth a thousand docs. This best practices guide [9], co-authored by two AWS solution architects, covers:
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard designed by Anthropic for connecting large language models with external tools and data. It lets AI apps connect to local and remote servers that provide access to tools and resources like databases, search engines, and other APIs. MCP provides SDKs in Python and TypeScript. This article reviews the protocol and provides suggestions on how it can be improved.
Write code not documents. Focus and express ideas in code and execute them often. Test ideas, play with variations of them, and make code easy to handle, read, mix, and match. Make errors and failures cheap. All things should move smoothly and tools should be accessible. This allows developers to stay busy all the time with no useless interruptions.
Benchmark Capital started small and aimed to stay small. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) set up shop to do the opposite - raise more money, do more deals, make more noise, and flash more attitude. Over the years, a16z's assets have grown to $44 billion. The gaps between the two firms highlights the divergence in the venture capital industry. This article looks at how the two firms have performed over the years and the implications for the venture capital industry.
Meta is urging California's attorney general to block OpenAI's planned conversion to a for-profit company. It says that allowing OpenAI to become a for-profit company would set a dangerous precedent of allowing startups to enjoy the advantages of nonprofit status until they are poised to become profitable. OpenAI's conduct could have serious implications for Silicon Valley if its business model is proven valid.
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Projects in ChatGPT allows users to organize and customize chats to make it easier for users to complete projects.
AI could create a new mode of interaction where models play the role of computer applications, providing a richer and more powerful computing environment.
TSMC faced some problems adjusting to the US market but it has now overcome them and its plans are nearly back on the original schedule.
Sony's stock has started to break out of a decades-long slump due to its efforts to transition to an original content and entertainment company.
Design docs slow down the process for team members with less disciplined or skilled developers, are usually outdated pretty fast, and teams usually won't discover the real problems until they write code.
This site contains a map of more than 400,000 GitHub projects clustered into 1,100 'countries' of technologies.