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TLDR 2026-03-23

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01GENERAL

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02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

MARK ZUCKERBERG IS BUILDING AN AI AGENT TO HELP HIM BE CEO

Mark Zuckerberg is building a CEO agent to help him do his job. He envisions a future where everyone in the world eventually has their own personal AI agents. His agent is currently helping him get information faster. The use of AI tools has spread quickly through Meta, in part because it is now a factor in employees' performance reviews. The company holds AI tutorial meetings several times a week and hosts frequent AI hackathons.

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AMAZON IS REPORTEDLY DEVELOPING AN AI-CENTRIC SMARTPHONE

Amazon is developing a new smartphone built around its own services. Codenamed Transformer, the phone will make it easy to shop via Amazon and partners and stream content from Prime Video and Prime Music. Transformer will drive usage of Amazon's AI products and may use AI in lieu of app stores. Like any product in development, the project could be canceled over finances or a change in strategy.

arstechnica.com2 min read

03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

TESLA, SPACEX PLAN TO BUILD NEW CHIP FACTORY IN TEXAS

Tesla and SpaceX will team up to build a massive new chip factory in Austin, Texas, to support Elon Musk's plans for AI, robots, and human settlements in space. The Terafab facility will make the chips Tesla will use in its vehicles and Optimus humanoid robots, and chips optimized for use in space. It will be stocked with equipment that will allow the company to run a quick feedback loop and a super-high production rate. Taking on a chip fab is a big undertaking, as the facilities are expensive to build and can take years to fully develop.

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AI MULTIPLIES FOR DRUG DISCOVERY

DeepMind restricted AlphaFold 3 on its launch, forbidding the use of the publicly accessible version for drug discovery. This resulted in criticism from the scientific community - but it also spawned many variants and advances. This article looks at some of the breakthroughs that came about due to restrictions in AlphaFold 3. The hybrid architectures built into AlphaFold-like engines may prove to be the path to more streamlined and accurate methods for drug discovery.

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04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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HOW TO DO AI-ASSISTED ENGINEERING

This post contains advice on AI-assisted engineering based on real-world experiences from 15 experienced engineers and engineering leaders. The contributors come from a variety of backgrounds and a range of company sizes. They include Brian Jenney, Senior Software Engineer at Coupa; Sam Williams, Head of Product Engineering at Pronetx; Owain Lewis, Founder of Gradientwork; and Florijan Klezin, Data Engineer at Samotics. The post is aimed at improving AI-assisted engineering workflows.

newsletter.eng-leadership.com40 min read

THE VISUAL SHIFT: WHY WORDS ARE LOSING

The logic that words force clearer thinking than visual artifacts is outdated, as the production cost of images is now significantly lower. Creating visuals is now easier and faster than writing text. Communication keeps moving towards formats that match how the brain naturally receives and stores information. The future of communication will look like a canvas. While language will remain the right tool for precision and nuance, the primary interface for sharing ideas, leading teams, and moving fast will be visuals.

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05MISCELLANEOUS

APPLE'S HEIR APPARENT STEPS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

Tim Cook, who has run Apple since 2011, probably doesn't expect to stay as CEO for another 15 years. He hasn't indicated any imminent transition, but he has made it clear he wants his heir to come from within the company so he can serve as a mentor. The leading candidate is John Ternus, senior vice-president for hardware engineering. Ternus is younger than many of the company's other senior leaders, meaning he could be in the position longer. He is well-liked among Apple's leadership and has won the support of multiple members of senior staff.

links.tldrnewsletter.com18 min read

SNOWFLAKE JUST CONFIRMED "TARGETED WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS" IN THEIR TECHNICAL WRITING AND DOCUMENTATION TEAMS

Snowflake is reportedly reducing its workforce by about 400 people. The company has been screen recording every documentation session for 8 months, building training datasets from its senior technical writers' workflows. It made its senior writers spend their final six weeks transferring knowledge to the AI system. Snowflake claims documentation quality hasn't dropped. Management is celebrating 300% efficiency gains from the new AI documentation pipeline.

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