Subj : Gemini screen automation 📱, PayPal's CEO heist 💼 , Xcode + Claude Code 🧑‍💻  To : All From : TLDR Date : Wed Feb 04 2026 11:23 am --5U1D58qm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Google app 17.4 beta contains strings about a 'Get tasks done with Ge= mini' feature. 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Lessons Learned Shipping 50= 0 Units of my First Hardware Product (12 minute read)

Simon Berens left his job as a software= engineer in January 2025 to launch a hardware product, Brighter: the world= 's brightest lamp. Berens had no prior experience in hardware and was count= ing on being able to pick it up quickly with the help of other engineers. T= his article takes a look at the challenges Berens had to overcome, like mak= ing the lamp in the first place, tariffs, and manufacturing issues, and det= ails the lessons that he learned along the way.
Sam Altman Reveals Why Open= AI Is Poised To Make The Biggest Business Bets Ever (23 minute read)

Sam Altman has a tendency to race ahead= with ideas that excite him. While it is a tentpole of his success, it has = gotten him in trouble in the past. Altman's itch to release products quickl= y is informed by his study of Xerox PARC, a legendary Silicon Valley resear= ch lab known for inventing the modern graphical user interface, laser print= ers, and the computer mouse, yet failing to commercialize any of them. Altm= an's reputation for shiny object syndrome can be harmful - OpenAI has been = criticized in the past for releasing products without proper safety testing= and for shipping features that prioritize engagement over psychological we= ll-being.
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Threat of New AI Tools Wipe= s $300 Billion Off Software and Data Stocks (4 minute read)

Anthropic's announcement that it would = add new legal tools to its Co-work assistant resulted in shares of some com= panies that provide legal tools or research databases falling sharply.
Three Lenses on Coordinatio= n (13 minute read)

Staying within spec is easy if more inf= ormation helps rule out possible futures, otherwise, the system will need h= elp.
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Sovereignty Gaps are situations where t= he central structures of society require a function they cannot perform, re= quiring new actors to perform it on their behalf.
Disney Names Parks Chief D'= Amaro as New CEO, Succeeding Iger (5 minute read)

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