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A bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker has inadv=
ertently leaked
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about Chrome
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Android's full desktop inte=
rface leaks (2 minute read)
A bug report on the Chromium Issue Trac=
ker has inadvertently leaked the Android desktop interface. The bug report,=
which was about Chrome Incognito tabs, was accompanied by two screen captu=
res. They show a taller status bar compared to tablets, a Chrome interface =
that mostly aligns with the current large-screen Android version, and mostl=
y unchanged desktop windowing. The screen captures are available in the art=
icle.
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Tesla to Invest $2 Billion =
in Elon Musk's xAI, Cancel Two EV Models (3 minute read)
Tesla entered into an agreement on Janu=
ary 16 to invest in xAI's Series E funding round. SpaceX also invested $2 b=
illion in xAI. Tesla will end production for its Model S and Model X higher=
-end vehicles, as they have seen sluggish sales compared with other models.=
The Model X and S factory space will be used to manufacture Optimus robots=
..
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Researchers Are Using AI to=
Decode the Human Genome (7 minute read)
AlphaGenome is an AI model that can mak=
e predictions about thousands of genes. It was trained on a vast wealth of =
molecular data, allowing it to predict things like whether a mutation will =
shut off a gene or switch it on at the wrong time. The model is being deplo=
yed for use in things like cancer research, but scientists are still wary o=
f its results. AlphaGenome is still just a prediction tool, so scientists s=
till need to go to the lab to verify its output.
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Video: China's 18 humanoid =
robots emerge from crates in an Ex Machina-like scene (5 minute read)
LimX Dynamics has released a video show=
ing 18 of its full-sized humanoid robots autonomously performing a coordina=
ted routine. The showcase highlights how teams of robots could be deployed =
and operate on future manufacturing floors. LimX's robots run on the compan=
y's newly introduced COSA system, which allows multiple humanoid robots to =
function together autonomously. The COSA operating system unifies perceptio=
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The Five Levels: from Spicy=
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The cost of code is dropping so fast th=
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rs tomorrow. Cashing in on those cheap hours requires understanding how to =
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AI writing most of the code places a di=
sproportionate emphasis on the human's role of owning outcomes, maintaining=
quality bars, and ensuring that tests actually validate behavior. The dang=
er is that the AI succeeds so well that developers stop checking their outp=
uts. AI is an amplifier of development practices. Bad processes will result=
in accumulated debt at an unprecedented speed.
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When faced with a problem, strong candi=
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hypothesis at a time until they zero in on a solution. AI just accelerates =
this process. Weak candidates blindly try things, hoping something sticks. =
Their process remains sloppy when using AI. AI doesn't by default make peop=
le perform better, it amplifies people's existing patterns.
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Amazon laying off about 16,=
000 corporate workers in latest anti-bureaucracy push (4 minute read)
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s to eliminate about 16,000 corporate jobs in its second round of job cuts =
since last October. The layoffs are part of an ongoing effort to strengthen=
the organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bu=
reaucracy. 14,000 employees were let go across Amazon's corporate workforce=
during October's layoffs. Amazon has been cutting costs across its busines=
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