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SURPRISING NO ONE, NEW RESEARCH SAYS AI OVERVIEWS CAUSE MASSIVE DROP IN SEARCH CLICKS

Google users are more likely to end their browsing session after seeing an AI Overview.

FONT-SIZE-ADJUST IS USEFUL

font-size-adjust makes fonts comparable.

THE HOLY SHIT GAP

The era of personalized, custom software has arrived, but only for some.

EVERYTHING NEW IN IOS 26 BETA 4

The fourth beta of iOS 26 was released yesterday with new features, including the return of Apple Intelligence Notification Summaries for news.

MORE THAN YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW GAME BOY CARTRIDGES WORK

An easy-to-digest guide on the inner workings of the Game Boy cartridge.

US NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGENCY BREACHED IN MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT HACK

No sensitive or classified information is known to have been compromised in the attack on the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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OPENAI'S NEW CHATGPT AGENT CAN CONTROL AN ENTIRE COMPUTER AND DO TASKS FOR YOU

ChatGPT Agent is a new tool from OpenAI that completes work on users' behalf using its own virtual computer. It is powered by a new unnamed model that OpenAI developed specifically for the product. The model was trained on complex tasks that require multiple tools, like briefing users on upcoming client meetings, planning and purchasing ingredients for a meal, or creating a slide deck based on an analysis of competing companies. ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out to Pro, Plus, and Team users - it will be available to Enterprise and Education users later this summer. There is no rollout timeline for the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

THIS UPCOMING IOS FEATURE WILL MAKE SPAM PHONE CALLS AN ISSUE OF THE PAST

Apple announced two new features to vastly improve the phone calling experience for iPhone users this year at WWDC25: Hold Assist and Call Screening. Hold Assist manages calls for users when placed on hold. Call Screening, designed to deter spam callers, answers calls for users and asks callers for their names and reasoning. iOS 26 will also introduce a screening filter for texts.

IVF BREAKTHROUGH USING 3‑PERSON DNA LEADS TO 8 BABIES BORN FREE OF GENETIC DISEASE

Eight babies were born healthy thanks to a groundbreaking new DNA-enhanced IVF technique aimed at preventing children from inheriting severe, incurable mitochondrial diseases from their mothers. The babies were born to seven mothers at high risk of passing on severe mitochondrial DNA diseases. The novel IVF method utilizes DNA from the mother's egg, the father's sperm, and healthy mitochondrial DNA from a donor. Children conceived via this technique inherit the vast majority of their DNA from their biological parents, but they also receive a minute amount of healthy mitochondrial DNA from a third person, a genetic alteration that will be passed down to future generations.

NASA'S NEW ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE AIMS TO DISCOVER 100,000 COSMIC EXPLOSIONS

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble's. It has the potential to document light from over a billion galaxies over its career. The telescope will help researchers better understand exoplanets, infrared astrophysics, and the nature of dark matter. Roman could potentially find evidence of the very first stars to ever form in the universe. The telescope is scheduled to launch in 2027.

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BUILD WITH VEO 3, NOW AVAILABLE IN THE GEMINI API

Veo 3 is now available in paid preview via the Gemini API and Vertex AI. The model is designed to handle a range of video generation tasks with stunning visuals and audio, including dialogue and sound effects. It can simulate real-world physics for authentic motion. Examples of videos generated by Veo 3 are available in the article.

TYPESCRIPT EXECUTE

TypeScript Execute (tsx) is an enhancement to Node.js that allows it to run TypeScript. It features seamless TypeScript execution and CJS/ESM imports and a Watch mode that lets users re-run their files whenever they save them, allowing them to iterate on their code faster and boost productivity. tsx enhances Node.js with TypeScript support in both CommonJS and ESM modes, allowing users to switch between them seamlessly.

‘UTOPIAN' CITY CALIFORNIA FOREVER ANNOUNCES HUGE TECH MANUFACTURING PARK

California Forever, a project backed by a group of Silicon Valley billionaires, plans to build a massive manufacturing park in its planned 'utopian' city. The Solano Foundry will host 40 million square feet of advanced tech manufacturing space and have over 175,000 homes. The site will offer expedited permitting, transportation for finished goods, and plenty of power from renewable energy. The project aims to attract hardware, engineering, and AI talent from Silicon Valley, which is about 40 miles away.

HOW ANDROID PHONES BECAME AN EARTHQUAKE WARNING SYSTEM

The Android Earthquake Alert system, which is on by default in most Android phones, displays a notification to users when there is an earthquake nearby to warn them to get to a safer location. The system uses accelerometers to detect vibrations - an alert is triggered when there is widespread phone activity that matches the pattern expected for an earthquake. As of the end of March last year, the system has sensed a total of 1,279 events, ranging in magnitude from 1.9 to 7.8, of which only three were false positives.

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FULLY HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION AND THE DAWN OF A TRULY PRIVATE INTERNET

Fully Homomorphic Encryption allows arbitrary computations on encrypted data without needing to decrypt it first.

ROBINHOOD CEO SAYS THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPANY'S NEW CODE IS WRITTEN BY AI, WITH 'CLOSE TO 100%' ADOPTION FROM ENGINEERS

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev claims that it has become difficult to distinguish human-written code from AI-generated code.

AMAZING HAND PROJECT

The Amazing Hand is an open source 3D printable four-fingered robotic hand - this repository contains the code and model for controlling the device.

RUNNING TYPESCRIPT NATIVELY

It is possible to run TypeScript code directly in Node.js (v23.6.0 onwards) without the need to transpile it first, with some limitations.

UBER INKS SIX-YEAR ROBOTAXI DEAL WITH LUCID, INVESTS $300 MILLION IN EV COMPANY

Under the agreement, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid, an electric vehicle maker, and Nuro, an autonomous vehicle startup, will develop self-driving technology that Lucid will use to supply Uber with robotaxis over the course of the deal and receive a multi-hundred-million-dollar investment.

MY FAVORITE USE-CASE FOR AI IS WRITING LOGS

A look at how JetBrains developed a local model that auto-infers log completion from surrounding text.

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TESLA REVEALS MODEL 3 PLUS AND MODEL YL IN CHINA AS PRICE WAR HEATS UP

Tesla has applied for a new sales license with China's Ministry of Information Technology for a longer-range Model 3 Plus sedan. It has also applied for a license for the Model YL, a longer version of the electric SUV with three rows of seats. The new Model 3 Plus features a single motor on the rear axle and an LG-supplied NMC (nickel cobalt manganese) battery. It is expected to have a longer range than the other versions of the electric sedan. The Model YL, which will be available in China this fall, has six seats and is 7 inches longer and over an inch taller than the current Model Y.

OPENAI WORKING ON PAYMENT CHECKOUT SYSTEM WITHIN CHATGPT

OpenAI is planning to integrate a payment checkout system into ChatGPT to take a cut from online product sales made through the chatbot. The move would open up a new source of revenue for OpenAI, which lost around $5 billion last year. OpenAI has been presenting early versions of the system to brands and discussing financial terms. ChatGPT currently displays suggested products and links that take users to online retailers' websites.

INSIDE THE SECRET HQ OF ONE OF NEURALINK'S BIGGEST COMPETITORS

Synchron's Stentrode brain-computer interface has been implanted in 10 people since 2019. The company differentiates itself with a minimally invasive implantation process: the Stentrode does not require drilling into the skull. It is instead inserted into a vein above the motor cortex, so it's near the brain but not directly on it. This article takes a look at the Stentrode and how it compares to Neuralink's N1 implant. It also looks at the wider industry and the state of other related technologies.

DRONES, AI, AND ROBOT PICKERS: MEET THE FULLY AUTONOMOUS FARM

Advances in artificial intelligence mean that the autonomous farm is finally possible. Most of the technology required to power an autonomous revolution in agriculture already exists or is nearly ready for market launch. However, cost and connectivity are still major hurdles to overcome. This article takes a look at some of the essential components in the vision of the autonomous farm.

PGACTIVE

pgactive is a PostgreSQL replication extension for creating an active-active database. PostgreSQL added native support for logical replication in PostgreSQL 10 in 2017, but it still requires additional features to fully support an active-active replication topology. Its design makes it possible to build the necessary components for supporting active-active replication in an extension while the development community continues to add it into the upstream project.

DOCUMENTING WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO SUPPORT (AND NOT)

Sometimes, you just need to write down what you're willing to do and what you're not. This allows you to point to a document that sets expectations. There are issues that aren't worth supporting because it's a waste of time - having a document to refer to allows you to easily explain the reasons for refusing support without seeming rude.

LINUX BREAKS 5% DESKTOP SHARE IN U.S., SIGNALING OPEN-SOURCE SURGE AGAINST WINDOWS AND MACOS

Linux has finally crossed the 5% threshold in desktop market share within the US. The surge in use reflects broader dissatisfaction with dominant players like Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS. It is being driven by factors like privacy concerns, customization demands, and the rising cost of proprietary ecosystems. Advancements in user-friendly distributions such as Ubuntu and Fedora have lowered barriers for non-technical users.

HUMANS ARE SOUNDING MORE LIKE CHATGPT, NEW STUDY SUGGESTS

Humans are increasingly subtly mirroring AI language patterns by using 'GPT words' (common words used by ChatGPT, like 'delve' and 'underscore') in conversation. A new study suggests humans are starting to talk more like AI, a trend that started when ChatGPT came along a couple of years ago. The study tracked the frequency of GPT words in YouTube videos and podcast episodes from before and after ChatGPT's launch. Its results are a reminder that AI's influence extends beyond just tools and into the very fabric of how we communicate.

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SHIPPING WEBGPU ON WINDOWS IN FIREFOX 141

Firefox 141 only enables WebGPU on Windows - there are plans to ship WebGPU on Mac and Linux in the coming months, and finally on Android.

STARLINK SAYS SPACEX TARGETING 2026 FOR LAUNCH OF STARSHIP-READY TERABIT SATELLITES

Starlink's third-generation of satellites can provide over a terabit per second of downlink capacity and over 200 Gbps of uplink capacity.

MKOSI — BUILD BESPOKE OS IMAGES

mkosi is a fancy wrapper around dnf --installroot, apt, pacman, and zypper that generates customized disk images with a number of bells and whistles.

HACKERS EXPLOIT A BLIND SPOT BY HIDING MALWARE INSIDE DNS RECORDS

Hiding malware inside domain name system (DNS) records allows malicious scripts and early-stage malware to fetch binary files without having to download them from suspicious sites or attach them to emails.

ARTISANAL HANDCRAFTED GIT REPOSITORIES

This article discusses how to handmake git repositories without using silly git commands.

PIXEL 10 AND PIXEL WATCH 4 EXPECTED ON AUGUST 20 AT MADE BY GOOGLE EVENT

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold leaks suggest bigger screens, extra battery life, and an IP68 rating.

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OUR AI AGENT BIG SLEEP HELPED US DETECT AND FOIL AN IMMINENT EXPLOIT

Big Sleep is an AI agent developed by Google DeepMind and Google Project Zero that actively searches and finds unknown security vulnerabilities in software. It recently helped Google detect and foil an imminent exploit - possibly a first for an AI agent. Big Sleep is being deployed to help improve the security of widely used open-source projects. AI cybersecurity agents will help free up security teams so they can focus on high-complexity threats, dramatically scaling their impact and reach.

REFLECTIONS ON OPENAI

Calvin French-Owen joined OpenAI in May 2024 and left the company three weeks ago. This post shares a first-hand account of what the culture of working at the company actually feels like. It covers how the company operates without giving away any trade secrets. OpenAI grew quickly from a group of scientists and tinkerers investigating the cutting edge of science into an organization with the most viral consumer app in history and ambitions to sell to governments and enterprises, making it one of the most fascinating organizations in history at an extremely interesting time.