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APPLE TO BEGIN MASS PRODUCTION OF AIRPODS WITH CAMERAS BY 2026

Apple is reportedly planning to begin mass production of new AirPods with camera modules by 2026. The new AirPods will feature an infrared camera that will integrate with Vision Pro and future Apple Vision headsets to enhance the user experience of spatial audio and strengthen the spatial computing ecosystem. The system may detect environmental image changes to enable in-air gesture control. Apple is also exploring other wearable form factors such as smart glasses and a smart ring.

APPLE COULD ANNOUNCE A GOOGLE GEMINI DEAL THIS FALL

Apple will reportedly announce at least one other AI model integration this fall. Possible candidates include Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude models. Meta's Llama models were reportedly rejected as they weren't good enough. Apple may eventually roll out subscription-only Apple Intelligence features.

MONSTER 310-MILE AUTOMATED CARGO CONVEYOR WILL REPLACE 25,000 TRUCKS

The Japanese government plans to connect major cities with automated zero-emissions logistics links. There are plans to complete an initial link between Tokyo and Osaka by 2034. The system will be designed to quietly and efficiently shift millions of tons of cargo while getting tens of thousands of trucks off the road. Japan's population collapse may mean it will have logistics issues by 2030 due to a lack of workers.

TOYOTA TO UNVEIL FIRST ‘FULL' SELF DRIVING EV NEXT YEAR AS IT CHASES TESLA

Toyota is set to unveil its first EV with an advanced self-driving system next year in China. The Bozhi 3X SUV will be launched in a joint venture with China's Guangzhou Automobile Group. It will have advanced driver-assist features that will allow it to drive on roads, avoid obstacles, and park. A picture of the vehicle is available in the article.

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ASK HN: WHAT IS THE BEST CODE BASE YOU EVER WORKED ON? (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

A discussion about the best code bases developers have worked on and what made them so good. Good code bases are well organized and easy to navigate and understand. The process behind developing the code base is important too - a good team and well-thought-out planning process helps a lot in creating good code.

WINDOW.AI

window.ai enables Chrome browsers to access a Gemini Nano AI model. Its use cases include smart auto-completion, error correction and validation, natural language filtering, auto-filling forms, UI suggestions, and much more. The model is tiny and runs on-device at the speed of keystrokes.

THE BEST SOCIAL MEDIA SITE STILL LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE IN THE 1990S

Craigslist has remained largely the same over the years. The site has been extremely profitable throughout its existence - even without implementing sophisticated recommendation algorithms or flooding its pages with third-party advertisements. It remains a household name despite the many newcomers entering the market. This article looks at the site and its unique take on social media.

WHAT SCOTUS JUST DID TO BROADBAND, THE RIGHT TO REPAIR, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND MORE

The administrative state touches everything in the US like net neutrality, climate change, clean air and water, and consumer protections. Since 1984, the administrative state has largely run on one Supreme Court precedent: Chevron USA, Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council. This law enabled federal agencies to deal with issues that legislators have yet to cover. The decision has now been overturned. It is still unclear what the repercussions of this change may result in - it could completely change the ways courts review agency rulemaking.

WARREN BUFFETT'S ESTATE PLANNING SENDS CHARITIES SCRAMBLING

Warren Buffett's plans for charitable giving could dramatically reshape the world of philanthropy.

TIL: 8 VERSIONS OF UUID AND WHEN TO USE THEM

There are eight versions of UUID - while most developers will usually be picking between v4 or v7, there are some occasions where v5 or v8 are more appropriate.

NOTES ON IMPLEMENTING DARK MODE

This post covers commonly missed refinements necessary for developing a great dark mode implementation.

COMMUNICATE WITH ANIMALS, WIN MILLIONS: INSIDE THE WILD NEW WORLD OF AI PRIZES

A British financier is offering $10 million to whoever can pass a kind of modified interspecies Turing Test.

WILL WE EVER GET FUSION POWER?

While a working fusion power reactor appears to be very close, it is uncertain whether the technology will ever be as cheap as other future technologies.

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SPACEX TENDER OFFER SAID TO VALUE COMPANY AT RECORD $210 BILLION

SpaceX will sell insider shares at $112 each in a tender offer that values the company at close to $210 billion. The company was valued at $180 billion in December. The new valuation is a record for an American private company. It puts SpaceX on par with some of the world's largest publicly traded companies by market capitalization. Terms on the tender offer haven't been finalized - the size of the offer could change depending on interest from both insider sellers and buyers.

APPLE DEVELOPING NEW WAY TO MAKE IPHONE BATTERIES EASIER TO REPLACE

Apple is reportedly investigating 'electrically induced adhesive debonding' technology to make iPhone batteries more replaceable. The technology would allow a battery to be dislodged from its chassis with a small jolt of electricity to the battery. It could debut with at least one of the iPhone 16 models this year.

PIPING UP AT THE GATES OF DAWN

Astronomers have found a galaxy that was already shining with intense starlight when the universe was only 290 million years old. The earliest, most distant galaxy yet found, JADES-GS-z14-0 is one of a string of discoveries enabled by the James Webb Space Telescope that challenge conventional models of how the first stars and galaxies formed. The discovery proves that luminous galaxies were already in place 300 million years after the Big Bang and are more common than what was expected. Galaxy formation models will need to address the existence of such large and luminous galaxies so early in cosmic history.

GERMAN FIRM SYNHELION OPENS ‘WORLD'S 1ST' INDUSTRIAL SOLAR FUEL PLANT

DAWN is a project from Synhelion that aims to remove the dependency on fossil fuels from the transport sector, particularly in aviation. It uses a 65-foot-high solar tower surrounded by a mirror field that concentrates solar rays to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat. The tower has an energy storage system that allows it to generate solar fuel even when there's no sunlight. DAWN is scheduled to begin production in the latter half of the year. Synhelion says DAWN will produce several thousand liters of fuel per year.

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CORCEL

Corcel is a collection of PHP classes that provides a fluent interface for connecting and getting data directly from a WordPress database. It allows WordPress to be used as a backend. Corcel can be used with any PHP project that uses Composer.

DORKLY FEATURE FLAGS

Dorkly is a free feature flag system for LaunchDarkly's open source SDKs. It allows developers to implement feature flagging consistently across dozens of languages. Dorkly was designed to fit into existing workflows. It aims to be a simple feature flagging system without the cognitive load of yet another tool.

LEARNING FROM POPUP VILLAGES

Some popup villages have seen hundreds of people from the internet gather for multiple months at a time. These gatherings are long enough to build relationships but short enough to not require permanent relocation. People can join these communities for however long they want, creating an opportunity for a demand-first approach to prototyping permanent places. This essay looks at successful popup villages, why they work, and where they could go next.

OPENAI'S NEW “CRITICGPT” MODEL IS TRAINED TO CRITICIZE GPT-4 OUTPUTS

CriticGPT is a new AI model from OpenAI designed to identify mistakes in code generated by ChatGPT. Based on the GPT-4 family of large language models, it analyzes code and points out potential errors, making it easier for humans to spot mistakes that might otherwise go unnoticed. CriticGPT was trained on a large number of inputs containing deliberately inserted mistakes. Its capabilities extend beyond just code review - it is able to identify errors made by ChatGPT in some other tasks as well. OpenAI plans to integrate CriticGPT-like models into its RLHF labeling pipeline to provide its trainers with AI assistance.

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TIKTOK TO CHALLENGE AMAZON PRIME DAY WITH ITS OWN SALES EVENT IN JULY

TikTok Shop is holding a 'Deals For You Days' sales event in the US starting on July 9.

ON CLAUDE 3.5 SONNET

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is currently the best non-tiny large language model.

MAKER OF RSTUDIO LAUNCHES NEW R AND PYTHON IDE

The Positron IDE, based on VS Code and designed specifically for R and Python, is available in public beta for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

META'S LLM COMPILER IS THE LATEST AI BREAKTHROUGH TO CHANGE THE WAY WE CODE

The Meta Large Language Model Compiler is a suite of models designed to emulate the compiler, predict optimal passes for code size, and disassemble code.

HOW TO THINK ABOUT CREATING A DATASET FOR LLM FINETUNING EVALUATION

This article summarizes the kinds of evaluations needed for a structured data generation task.

I'VE GONE BACK TO MY THINKING ABOUT THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF ALTMAN'S COUP

OpenAI's magic seems to have worn off - the company doesn't have that much of a moat without its people.

SPACEX IS BUILDING A NASA CRAFT TO INTENTIONALLY DESTROY THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AFTER RETIRING

NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build a vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station after its retirement in 2030. The vehicle will effectively destroy the ISS by pushing the station into reentry from orbit. It is unknown whether the vehicle's design will be based on one of SpaceX's existing spacecraft. NASA intends to replace the ISS with private space stations.

AMAZON PLANS TO LAUNCH DISCOUNT STORE IN BID TO FEND OFF TEMU AND SHEIN

Amazon is planning to launch a new section on its site dedicated to low-priced fashion and lifestyle items. The new storefront will allow Chinese sellers to ship directly to US consumers, with items arriving within nine to 11 days. It is an aggressive attempt to fend off competition from Temu and Shein, who have expanded their presence in the US in recent years. Amazon will start accepting products for the storefront this fall. The company has yet to announce when it intends to debut the storefront.

THE BRAIN MAKES A LOT OF WASTE. NOW SCIENTISTS THINK THEY KNOW WHERE IT GOES

Two teams of scientists have published three papers that offer a detailed description of the brain's waste-removal system. Their research suggests that during sleep, slow electrical waves push fluid from around cells deep in the brain to its surface, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream through a sophisticated interface. There is growing evidence that the brain's waste-removal system is impaired in Alzheimer's disease - the new findings could help researchers figure out how to restore the system.

TOYS “R” US RILES CRITICS WITH “FIRST-EVER” AI-GENERATED COMMERCIAL USING SORA

Toys “R” Us partnered with ad agency Native Foreign to create a brand film using OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora. The film uses AI-generated video clips to tell the story of the company's founder. Sora, which was introduced in February, is still not yet available to the public. The video required quite a bit of human post-production work to put together, showing that Sora is not yet a turnkey solution for instantly usable clips. The video, as well as behind-the-scenes footage showing how it was made, is available in the article.

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IF YOU'RE USING POLYFILL.IO CODE ON YOUR SITE – LIKE 100,000+ ARE – REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY

Polyfill.io is being used to infect websites with malware. Websites running any JavaScript code from the domain are advised to remove it immediately. The site previously offered code that added functionality to older browsers. A Chinese organization bought the domain earlier this year. Some popular CDN providers have created mirrors of the domain so sites can continue to use it without having to load the malicious code.

FIGMA ANNOUNCES BIG REDESIGN WITH AI

Figma has announced a major UI redesign, new generative AI tools, and a built-in slide show functionality. The UI redesign includes a new toolbar, rounded corners, and 200 new icons. The new generative AI tools allow users to quickly get started with a design. Figma Slides is a Google Slides-like feature that allows users to build and share presentations inside the app. It has interactive features for audience members and allows designers to present app prototypes right from the deck. Figma Slides is free while the feature is still beta - it will eventually become a paid feature once officially launched.

THE A.I. BOOM HAS AN UNLIKELY EARLY WINNER: WONKY CONSULTANTS

Many businesses think that AI can help them, but they are uncertain about how. Wonky consultants help businesses figure out how generative AI can help them. The management consulting industry in the US is expected to collect $392.2 billion in sales this year. The work that consultants are enlisted to do varies from business to business and the results have been mixed. Many businesses have shut down AI-powered projects after experiencing too many issues, such as the AI giving incorrect information to customers.

SOFTWARE DEFAULTS

Software defaults define the experience for everyone out of the box. Most customers buy something they just want to work - configuration is a drag, not a desire. A company's stock product represents how the company thinks about its product, its customers, and the experience it imagines is the best one. Developers should be careful about the default paths that they choose.

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