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TLDR 2025-10-17

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01GENERAL

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02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

DOORDASH WILL USE WAYMO'S ROBOTAXIS FOR DELIVERY IN PHOENIX

DoorDash and Waymo have entered into a partnership that brings Waymo's driverless Jaguar SUVs into DoorDash's delivery fleet. Waymo will deliver orders from DoorDash's DashMart store starting in Phoenix. It plans to add more restaurants, retail, and grocery stores over time. Customers will have to go to the vehicle and unlock its trunk with the DoorDash app to retrieve their orders.

theverge.com2 min read

03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

HELION RECEIVES APPROVALS FOR NEXT PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION OF WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIAL FUSION POWER PLANT

Helion has been granted a Conditional Use Permit to start the next phase of development for its commercial fusion power plant. This clears the way for the construction of the fusion generator building of the company's Orion fusion power plant in Malaga, Washington. Helion plans to deliver electrons to the grid before the end of this decade. The company's approach of rapid iteration and testing has enabled it to make steady progress toward a commercial fusion power plant. It was the first private fusion company to achieve 100 million degrees Celsius plasma temperatures, generally considered the required operating temperature for commercial fusion feasibility.

helionenergy.com3 min read

CHINA OVERCOMES KEY BARRIERS TO UNLOCKING ALL-SOLID-STATE EV BATTERIES WITH 1,000 KM RANGE

Chinese scientists have achieved three breakthroughs that could be key to unlocking all-solid-state batteries. The first is iodine ions, which actively attract lithium ions in the interface between the electrode and the electrolyte, plugging the gaps and enabling a better bond. The second is a polymer material that can be bent 20,000 times and twisted into a twist without breaking. The third is a type of 'shield' on the electrolyte surface that passes needle penetration tests and can handle temperatures of over 120 degrees Celsius. The breakthroughs could result in a 100-kilogram battery pack that delivers over 1,000 kilometers of range.

electrek.co4 min read

04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

CLAUDE SKILLS ARE AWESOME, MAYBE A BIGGER DEAL THAN MCP

Claude Skills are folders that include instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude can load when needed to improve performance on specific tasks. Each skill has a Markdown file telling the model how to do something, optionally accompanied by extra documents and pre-written scripts the model can run to help it accomplish tasks. At the start of a session, Claude scans all available skill files and reads a short explanation for each one, which is very token-efficient. Skills are easy to share - the upcoming Cambrian explosion in Skills will make the MCP rush look pedestrian by comparison.

simonwillison.net11 min read

05MISCELLANEOUS

HOW MUCH CAN TESLA PAY ELON MUSK? DELAWARE'S SUPREME COURT WILL DECIDE

The Delaware Supreme Court heard the latest set of arguments over Elon Musk's compensation package for Tesla on Wednesday. The pay package could hypothetically be worth well over $100 billion as of mid-October. A panel of justices will weigh whether the package was an extraordinary move that reflected undue influence or inadequately informed shareholders, or a properly conducted business decision. Meanwhile, Tesla's board of directors has proposed a new, future compensation package that could make Musk the world's first trillionaire if fully realized.

npr.org11 min read

YOUTUBE JUST ATE TV. IT'S ONLY GETTING STARTED

YouTube has grown from a user-generated circus into the most powerful platform on Earth in two decades. The platform has become a dominant force in media, and there are signs the company is close to breaking through to the other hours people are spending on their TV sets. YouTube has paid out more than $100 billion to its creators, artists, and media partners over the past four years. Sports is in many ways the final frontier for YouTube to conquer.

hollywoodreporter.com34 min read