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01GENERAL

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GOODBYE LOW TEST COVERAGE AND SLOW QA CYCLES

Bugs sneak out when less than 80% of user flows are tested before shipping. However, getting that kind of coverage (and staying there) is hard and pricey for any team.

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02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

EXCLUSIVE-OPENAI LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR JUGGERNAUT IPO AT UP TO $1 TRILLION VALUATION

OpenAI is considering filing for an IPO as soon as the second half of 2026. It is laying the groundwork to raise funds that could value the company at up to $1 trillion. An IPO would help finance the company's plans to pour trillions of dollars into AI infrastructure. The company's annual revenue run rate is expected to reach about $20 billion by the end of the year.

finance.yahoo.com3 min read

NVIDIA BECOMES FIRST $5 TRILLION COMPANY

Nvidia has hit $5 trillion in market value. The company's shares have been boosted by a recent flurry of deals and partnerships with some of the biggest companies in AI and corporate America. Nvidia is now bigger than AMD, ARM, ASML, Broadcom, Intel, Lam Research, Micron Technology, Qualcomm, and TSMC combined. Its value also exceeds entire sectors of the S&P 500.

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03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

EYE PROSTHESIS IS THE FIRST TO RESTORE SIGHT LOST TO MACULAR DEGENERATION

PRIMA is an eye prosthesis that can restore functional sight to patients with advanced macular degeneration. It gives wearers the ability to perceive shapes and patterns, with most wearers regaining the ability to read a year after receiving the device. Wearers can adjust contrast and brightness and magnify their vision up to 12 times. The device currently only provides black-and-white vision, but researchers are working to produce a full range of grayscale.

med.stanford.edu9 min read

AN ALZHEIMER'S PILL APPEARS TO PROTECT SOME IN A HIGH-RISK POPULATION

An experimental drug called valiltramiprosate (ALZ-801) slowed cognitive decline by 52% in people with mild cognitive impairment in a study of more than 300 people aged 50 or older who were genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease. Participants who received the drug experienced about 18% less atrophy in the hippocampus compared to those who received a placebo. ALZ-801 is a twice-daily pill that can be taken at home. It works by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping and forming plaques.

npr.org4 min read

04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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COULD PUBLIC AI TOOLS BE LEAKING YOUR SENSITIVE DATA?

One in three employees uses AI tools without approval, risking data leaks and compliance violations. We love the Enterprise AI Governance Kit from You.com [14]. Its ready-to-use templates help protect your organization, including security checklists, usage policies, and

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WRITER API

Chrome's Writer API helps people create content that conforms to a specified writing task. It can be used to write any kind of content, improve content, or generate ideas for more content. People looking to use the API will have to join the Writer API origin trial running in Chrome 137 to 148.

developer.chrome.com13 min read

UV IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE PYTHON ECOSYSTEM IN A DECADE

uv revolutionizes how easy installing and using Python can be. The tool can install any Python version, install packages, manage virtual environments, and solve dependency conflicts extremely quickly. It is very fast and works on almost any operating system or platform. This post includes a quick guide on how to get started with uv.

emily.space6 min read

05MISCELLANEOUS

AMAZON OPENS $11 BILLION AI DATA CENTER IN RURAL INDIANA AS RIVALS RACE TO BREAK GROUND

Project Rainier, a 1,200-acre site near Lake Michigan, is one of the largest operational AI data centers in the world. Amazon is using the site to train frontier artificial intelligence models entirely on its own chips. Amazon and its competitors have pledged more than $1 trillion towards AI data center projects. They are all racing to build supercomputing sites to meet an expected explosion in demand.

cnbc.com13 min read

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WHITE-COLLAR JOBS ARE DISAPPEARING AS AI STARTS TO BITE

Tens of thousands of newly laid-off white-collar workers in the US are entering a stagnant job market with seemingly no place for them. Investors are pressuring companies to streamline operations. Nearly two million people in the US have been without a job for 27 weeks or more. Meanwhile, opportunities for front-line, blue-collar, and specialized workers are growing.

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