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01GENERAL

02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

LEAK CONFIRMS OPENAI IS PREPARING ADS ON CHATGPT FOR PUBLIC ROLLOUT

OpenAI is now internally testing ads inside ChatGPT. The ChatGPT Android app beta includes new references to an ads feature. The ads seem to be initially limited to the search experience only. ChatGPT has roughly 800 million weekly users, so the move has the potential to disrupt the web economy.

bleepingcomputer.com1 min read

“TESLA RIDE” PROGRAM LETS RIDERS EXPERIENCE FSD AND GROK AI IN REAL-WORLD DEMOS

The new Tesla Ride program brings supervised Full Self-Driving demos and Grok AI-guided experiences to consumers. Participants will be allowed to sit in the driver's seat while a Tesla Advisor rides in the front as co-pilot. The sessions are capped at 45 minutes each, and participants are required to have a valid driver's license and insurance. The program will run at some locations until the end of December.

teslarati.com3 min read

03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

DATACENTERS IN SPACE ARE A TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD IDEA

Putting data centers into space is a terrible idea and makes no sense. The components needed to make a data center work don't work in space. The reality of making space hardware actually function in space is not necessarily intuitively obvious. It is possible, but it would be disproportionately costly compared to Earth-based data centers and would offer mediocre performance at best.

taranis.ie14 min read

ACHIEVING LASTING REMISSION FOR HIV

Researchers have discovered a way to keep HIV under control long-term without constant treatment. Some individuals with long-term HIV eventually produce antibodies that can neutralize the virus. Scientists are now racing to find the most potent broadly neutralizing antibodies and engineer them into a functional cure. Two independent trials have already shown promise, with some participants maintaining undetectable levels of HIV for over a year after treatment without taking antiretrovirals.

arstechnica.com6 min read

04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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HOW GOOD ENGINEERS WRITE BAD CODE AT BIG COMPANIES

For engineers working on self-contained technical projects, the only explanation for bad code is incompetence. Other engineers operate more like plumbers or electricians, working on projects with awkward or surprising parts that are relatively new to them. In these cases, bad code is inevitable, but as long as the overall system works well enough, the project is a success. Engineers don't get to choose the type of work they end up doing - the mistakes made in an unfamiliar system are a deliberate tradeoff being made by the company, not the engineer.

seangoedecke.com10 min read

AGENTS SHOULD BE MORE OPINIONATED

The best agent products are the most opinionated. The goal in agent products is to give users a delightful experience. A good baseline for agents is that everything works reliably without tweaking too many settings. Good product design is the result of creators distilling their vision into an intuitive interface that just works.

vtrivedy.com10 min read

05MISCELLANEOUS

300,000 AI-ANIMATED POSES IN AN INSTANT: MY VISIT TO DISNEY AND THE NEW REALITY FOR CARTOONS

Disney's proprietary AI animation tools allow artists to draw a sketch and control an animation based on the sketch. It brings sketches to life while retaining the unique art style of the animator. Artists can make corrections to any of the AI-generated animations. The AI tools free artists up from repetitive tasks to spend more time on the creative side.

cnet.com7 min read

HP PLANS TO SAVE MILLIONS BY LAYING OFF THOUSANDS, RAMPING UP AI USE

HP plans to lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees in favor of AI deployments. The company claims the move will help save $1 billion in annualized gross run rate by the end of its fiscal 2028. The reductions will affect employees in product development, internal operations, and customer support. HP hopes that AI will accelerate product innovation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost productivity.

arstechnica.com3 min read