Apple to fine-tune Gemini i=
ndependently, no Google branding on Siri, more (4 minute read)
Apple recently announced that it had de=
cided to rely on Gemini to power its AI features. The company will be able =
to fine-tune the model so that it responds in Apple's preferred manner. App=
le's AI won't respond with any branding related to Google or Gemini. Some o=
f the features will launch this spring. More advanced features are expected=
to be announced at Apple's annual developer conference in June.
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Meta Seeks to Double Ray-Ba=
n Glasses Output After Surge in Demand (6 minute read)
Meta and EssilorLuxottica are discussin=
g potentially doubling production capacity to 20 million units or more by t=
he end of the year to capture growing demand and head off rivals. They may =
potentially further establish the capability of producing more than 30 mill=
ion units if demand justifies such a move. No final decisions have been mad=
e yet. The talks signal confidence that smart glasses can move beyond early=
adopters and reach mass-market scale.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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As SpaceX Works Toward 50K =
Starlink Satellites, China Eyes Deploying 200K (4 minute read)
China's Institute of Radio Spectrum Uti=
lization and Technological Innovation has filed a request with the Internat=
ional Telecommunications Union to operate a satellite constellation with a =
total of 193,428 satellites. The request far exceeds the ambitions of other=
current constellation projects. The Chinese constellations plan to use a w=
ide range of radio frequencies and will be deployed across numerous orbits =
from 300 to 600 kilometers, as well as higher objects at around 20,000 kilo=
meters. The US Federal Communications Commission views China's satellite am=
bitions as a national security threat.
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Jony Ive and Sam Altman's F=
irst AI Gadget May Try to Kill AirPods (3 minute read)
Reports from a supply chain leaker indi=
cate that OpenAI's first AI gadget is aimed at taking on Apple's AirPods. T=
he device, codenamed 'Sweetpea', is an audio product that resembles an earp=
iece. It is projected to be released around September. OpenAI has other har=
dware in the works, including a home-style device and a pen.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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How to write a good spec fo=
r AI agents (49 minute read)
Smart specs guide agents clearly, stay =
within practical context sizes, and evolve with projects. Aim to create cle=
ar specs that cover just enough nuance to guide the AI without overwhelming=
it. Break large tasks into smaller ones. Plan first in read-only mode befo=
re executing, and iterate continuously. This post presents a framework for =
spec-writing that keeps AI agents focused and productive.
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Personal Taste Is the Moat =
(3 minute read)
AI should be part of every process, but=
the final filter must be human judgment informed by taste. The hardest dec=
isions aren't reducible to rules. AI can tell you whether something works, =
but only taste can tell you whether it belongs. Personal taste is the moat =
when execution is cheap and correctness is abundant.
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"Hello, Computer." (10 minu=
te read)
The tech world is moving towards voice-=
powered computing. Several companies are building purpose-built hardware fo=
r AI that will be predominantly controlled via voice. This will help set up=
the next wave of technology: robots. Robots will be wholly voice-controlle=
d.
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Headroom (GitHub Repo)
Headroom is a context optimization laye=
r for LLM applications that cuts costs by 50% to 90% without losing accurac=
y.
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