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TLDR 2025-06-03

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01GENERAL

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Manual testing on personal devices is TOO SLOW AND TOO LIMITED. It forces teams to CUT RELEASES A WEEK EARLY just to test before submitting them to app stores. And without broad device coverage, issues slip through.

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02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

META AIMS TO FULLY AUTOMATE AD CREATION USING AI

Meta is betting that automation is the future of ads. It plans to enable brands to fully create and target ads from scratch with AI by the end of next year. The company also plans to enable advertisers to personalize ads using AI. For example, companies will be able to generate variations of existing ads that fit users' current locations.

links.tldrnewsletter.com4 min read

HOW MUCH SHOULD THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN GET PAID?

Elon Musk was paid $0 last year for his role as Tesla's chief executive. He has not been paid for several years amid a legal battle over a stock award in 2018. A court has twice thrown out his pay package despite two votes of support from shareholders. The company is now exploring a new compensation package for Musk. This article looks at three possible approaches to paying Musk.

links.tldrnewsletter.com7 min read

03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

ARTIFICIAL BLOOD THAT COULD WORK FOR ALL BLOOD TYPES IN TRIALS

Clinical trials for a universal artificial blood are underway in Japan. The artificial blood is usable for all blood types and can be stored for up to two years. It is a potential solution to critical shortages in blood supplies for emergency and chronic health care worldwide. The scientists are seeking clinical approval and practical rollout of the universal artificial blood by 2030.

newsweek.com4 min read

BLUE ORIGIN LAUNCHES 6 PASSENGERS ON SUB-ORBITAL TRIP TO THE EDGE OF SPACE

Blue Origin's twelfth New Shepard passenger flight blasted off on Saturday carrying an international crew of four men and two women. The crew rocketed to the edge of space, an altitude of nearly 65 miles, before descending in the West Texas desert 10 minutes after liftoff. Blue Origin has now launched 68 passengers, four of whom have flown twice. It is estimated that a seat aboard New Shepard costs upwards of $500,000.

cbsnews.com3 min read

04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

9 LESSONS FROM CURSOR'S SYSTEM PROMPT

This post takes a look at what makes Cursor's prompting so effective. It breaks down the system prompt, the two user prompts, and the tool calling prompts. The prompts from the post were obtained by setting a custom API endpoint in Cursor and reading the payloads. They reveal how Cursor's capabilities aren't magic, they're just the result of incredibly thoughtful and detailed prompt engineering.

byteatatime.dev52 min read

MY AI SKEPTIC FRIENDS ARE ALL NUTS

Large language models can write a lot of the tedious code you'll ever need to write and reduce the number of things you need to Google. While there are many objections to using the technology, it is undeniable that AI can speed up many workflows, even if it makes mistakes sometimes. Developers have always been responsible for what's in their code - AI doesn't change that. They still have to check code for mistakes and to understand how it all works.

fly.io16 min read

05MISCELLANEOUS

OF COURSE WORKERS WANT A FOUR-DAY WEEK. COMPANIES SHOULD TOO

Studies across hundreds of businesses and nonprofits switching to four-day-week pilot programs show that working one day less every week with no reduction in pay results in reduced burnout, better mental health, and improvements in physical health. Organizations saw excellent results in performance metrics such as revenue, absenteeism, and resignations - less than 10% decided to discontinue the four-day week. Companies appear to be able to maintain 100% of their performance despite 20% less time at the workplace. The most common productivity hack used by companies was to cut down on meetings.

links.tldrnewsletter.com5 min read

GOOGLE'S PIXEL 10 PHONES WILL REPORTEDLY LAUNCH ON AUGUST 13TH

Google reportedly plans to launch the Pixel 10 series at a Made by Google event on August 13. The handsets will arrive in stores a week later on August 20. Google is expected to launch four Pixel 10 phones: a regular model, Pro, Pro XL, and Pro Fold. The company will likely announce the Pixel Watch 4 at the same event.

theverge.com2 min read