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HOW TO MAKE A LIVING AS AN ARTIST

Making art for a living requires running a business, usually alone.

VISUAL STUDIO 2026 IS HERE: FASTER, SMARTER, AND A HIT WITH EARLY ADOPTERS

Visual Studio 2026 is fully compatible with projects and extensions from Visual Studio 2022, so users can upgrade with peace of mind.

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SOFTBANK SELLS ITS NVIDIA STAKE FOR $5.8 BILLION TO FUND OPENAI BET

Softbank has sold its $5.8 billion stake in Nvidia to invest more into OpenAI. The investment group's commitments to OpenAI have been profitable - Softbank reported on Tuesday that its quarterly profit had more than doubled compared to a year earlier. Softbank recently sold part of its stake in T-Mobile's US arm and Deutsche Telekom. It has also loaded up on debt.

GOOGLE SAYS NEW CLOUD-BASED “PRIVATE AI COMPUTE” IS JUST AS SECURE AS LOCAL PROCESSING

Google's Private AI Compute runs on a stack powered by the company's custom Tensor Processing Units, which have integrated secure elements. The new system will allow devices to connect directly to the protected space via an encrypted link. This will mean that not even Google will be able to access the data. The service will be as secure as using local processing while providing enough processing power to use Google's largest and most capable models on any device.

SPACEX'S NEXT PROJECT WILL PRODUCE STARSHIPS AT A LEVEL THAT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE

SpaceX's newest Starbase facility in Texas, the Gigabay, is designed to manufacture up to a thousand Starship rockets a year. It will be one of the largest industrial structures to date. Construction of the facility is expected to be completed in December 2026.

MIT PHYSICISTS OBSERVE KEY EVIDENCE OF UNCONVENTIONAL SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN MAGIC-ANGLE GRAPHENE

'Unconventional' superconductors are materials that exhibit superconductivity in ways that are different from today's superconductors, which require ultra-low temperatures to operate. MIT physicists have created a material that shows a superconducting gap very different from that of the typical superconductor, meaning that the mechanism by which the material becomes superconductive must also be different. Understanding how unconventional superconductors work could unlock the design of superconductors that work at room temperature, the Holy Grail of the entire field.

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VERTICAL INTEGRATION IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS

The inability of developer productivity startups to vertically integrate their offerings has hindered their adoption and utility. Vertical integration refers to a tight integration between different tools in a stack. Being unable to ship the whole stack means limiting the features you can provide. 'Glue code' is what makes this all work.

SCALING HNSWS

The Hierarchical Navigable Small World (HNSW) algorithm is a graph-based approximate nearest neighbor search technique used in many vector databases. This post shares advanced findings on HNSWs. HNSWs are resistant to low latency and high performance, so the post is focused on making them fast enough to allow for a 'Redis' experience. It covers the challenges involved in exposing HNSWs as abstract data structures.

META AI PIONEER HAS DISCUSSED LEAVING TO LAUNCH A STARTUP

Yann LeCun, the AI pioneer who has led Meta's AI efforts for more than a decade, has reportedly recruited colleagues and spoken to investors about possibly creating a startup focused on developing world models. LeCun has become one of the biggest skeptics that large language models could lead to superintelligence. He has advocated for a new type of training for AI models based on real-world data. LeCun believes that within three to five years, world models will be the dominant model for AI architectures and that nobody will use the kind of models we have today.

GALAXY BRAIN RESISTANCE

If your arguments can justify anything, then they imply nothing. Arguments like these are almost always rationalizations. Galaxy brain resistance refers to how difficult it is to abuse an argument. Patterns of reasoning that are very low in galaxy brain resistance are common - this can have some extreme consequences. You can avoid galaxy braining yourself by having principles with a very high bar for considering any exceptions, and setting the right incentives - the easiest way to do this is to not give yourself bad incentives.

HIRING AND THE MARKET FOR LEMONS

The best people in every field will never be in the market.

THE TERMINAL OF THE FUTURE

Terminals are a mess because a lot of the decisions made in the 80s are impossible to reverse.

SPACEX UNVEILS CHEAPEST STARLINK PLAN YET

Starlink's 'Residential 100Mbps' plan costs $40 per month.

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VAL TOWN 2023-2025 RETROSPECTIVE

Val Town is still far from break-even, but that might change in 2026.

THE AI COLD WAR THAT WILL REDEFINE EVERYTHING

The AI race has already helped underpin a worldwide surge in tech spending that is poised to transform industry, society, and geopolitics.

READONLY CHARACTERS ARE A BIG DEAL

You can mark individual substrings read-only in Emacs so that you can edit anywhere except specific ranges.

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ANTHROPIC IS ON TRACK TO TURN A PROFIT MUCH FASTER THAN OPENAI

Anthropic expects to break even for the first time in 2028. OpenAI's operating losses for 2028 are forecasted to swell to about $74 billion - it doesn't expect to turn a profit until 2030. OpenAI is investing far more into its chips and data centers to turn OpenAI into a multitrillion-dollar tech giant. The strategy requires near-constant fundraising, which could backfire if markets cool on the technology or its near-term profitability.

IPHONE AIR SALES ARE SO BAD THAT APPLE'S DELAYING THE NEXT-GENERATION VERSION

Apple will delay the launch of the next-generation iPhone Air that was scheduled to be released with the iPhone 18 Pro. The iPhone Air has faced poor sales and manufacturing cuts. The novel look of the device failed to spark interest, despite its substantial design update. Apple is planning a split launch for the iPhone 18 models - the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and foldable iPhone are planned for the fall of 2026, while the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e will be released in early 2027.

ALTMAN AND MASA BACK A 27-YEAR-OLD'S PLAN TO BUILD A NEW BELL LABS ULTRA

Louis Andre, a 27-year-old who grew up in Europe, recently revealed a new company backed by Sam Altman called Episteme. Episteme is an effort to attract the world's top scientists and have them work on a wide range of breakthrough products. It will allow scientists to do away with fundraising pressures and grant writing and spend most of their time on research. The company will also help scientists deal with intellectual property concerns, tax issues, hiring, and other day-to-day support functions to help them turn their ideas into blockbuster products.

HERE'S HOW ORBITAL DYNAMICS WIZARDRY HELPED SAVE NASA'S NEXT MARS MISSION

NASA's ESCAPADE mission is set to launch tomorrow at 2:50 PM EST on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket. The mission was delayed last year as its rocket wasn't ready to send it to Mars during its appointed launch window. Mars is now more than 220 million miles away from where it was during last year's launch window - this isn't a big deal, as the mission will follow a 'kidney-bean' shaped trajectory to reach the planet. Such techniques are necessary if humans are to send hundreds of spacecraft to Mars, as it would be difficult to launch only within certain timeframes for direct flights.

BECOMING A COMPILER ENGINEER

Compiler engineers are software engineers who implement programming languages. There is very little information online about how to break into this niche - this post aims to help those interested in the field understand what working in the role is like and how to get a job working with compilers. Compiler engineer roles are relatively rare due to limited demand - once a compiler is built, the work is mostly maintenance and optimization, and most companies don't build their own compilers. The job market can be brutal, but it's possible to stand out even without a preexisting network.

GIT-REWRITE-COMMITS

git-rewrite-commits is an AI-powered git commit message writer. It can automatically rewrite entire git commit histories with AI. The tool is perfect for cleaning up commit histories before open-sourcing projects. It can also aid in improving repository maintainability.

META RAY-BAN DISPLAY REVIEW: FIRST GENERATION HEADS-UP MOBILE COMPUTING

Smartphones have become humanity's second cognitive organ, but using the devices harshly disconnects users from the world around them. The only form factor that seems to have a chance to replace the smartphone is AR glasses. Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses are still highly dependent on mobile devices, and they only provide a small display visible to one eye, but they give users a glimpse into what the future may look like. This article provides a detailed review of the device along with the Meta Neural Band that pairs with it. The technology is still very much a first-generation product, but it shows promise.

WORK, ECONOMICS, AUTOMATION

The twenty-first century is starting to build machines and systems that don't need as many humans. Automation is a slow and uneven pressure that makes jobs appear as well as disappear. Right now, the good jobs at the center of the curve are thinning out, and junior entry points are being quietly closed. Graduates are being told to become outliers while competing with systems that learn from everything they do.

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STARTUPS START WITH A MINIMUM EVOLVABLE PRODUCT

Finding your first user is more of a search process than a persuasion process.

TESLA PREPARES TO EXPAND GIGA TEXAS WITH NEW OPTIMUS PRODUCTION PLANT

Elon Musk says Tesla will build 10 million Optimus units every year in Texas.

SEMICONDUCTORS: THE MOST IMPORTANT SECTOR IN THE WORLD

This post presents a comprehensive analysis of the semiconductor industry that covers what chips are, how they are made, who makes them, fabless vs foundries, China's rise, US reshoring, and investment opportunities.

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THE AI-EDUCATION DEATH SPIRAL AKA LET THE KIDS CHEAT

AI cheating shows how the education system today has no value.

IN PRAISE OF DHH

A long reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.

META IS KILLING OFF THE EXTERNAL FACEBOOK LIKE BUTTON

Facebook's Like and Share buttons for third-party websites will be discontinued on February 10.

APPLE PLANS MAJOR NEW SATELLITE-POWERED FEATURES FOR IPHONES

Apple is working on new satellite features, including a satellite framework for third-party apps, satellite-powered maps, richer messaging capabilities, 'natural usage' improvements, and satellite over 5G. Bringing most of these new features to market will require major upgrades to Globalstar's satellite infrastructure. SpaceX acquiring Globalstar would force Apple to rethink its business model and long-term strategy for satellite services. However, it could also bring opportunities - Apple could collaborate with SpaceX on premium satellite features.

TESLA IS LAUNCHING A CRAZY NEW RENTAL PROGRAM WITH CHEAP DAILY RATES

Tesla's in-house Rental program lets people rent vehicles for between three to seven days, starting at $60 per day. It includes free Supercharging and free Full Self-Driving for the duration of the rental. There are no limits on mileage or charging, but renters are not allowed to leave the state from which they rented the vehicle. Customers who purchase their own Tesla within seven days of using the Rental service will receive up to a $250 credit towards their purchase.