Subj : Siri's AI upgrade 🤖, Tesla Supercharger chaos ⚡, AI engineer burnout 👨💻
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Safari, Spotlight Search, and Siri will gain significant AI-related
enhan=
cements. Apple's AI model will generate basic responses entirely
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=
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of=
messages in a simplified way. Apple's AI model will generate basic
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READ THE WILD EMAIL TESLA IS SENDING TO SU=
PPLIERS AMID SUPERCHARGER
CHAOS (8 MINUTE READ) [6]=20
Tesla sent out=
an email to suppliers showing how chaotic the
decision-making leading up=
to the company firing its entire
Supercharging team was. The email shows=
there was a lack of structure
and consideration in the decision to fire =
the team. It mentions that
suppliers are expected to be paid, suggesting =
that Tesla is behind on
its payment obligations. The email asks suppliers=
to continue
construction on active projects but to hold on breaking grou=
nd or
doing pre-construction site walks. A copy of the email is available=
in
the article.=20
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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY=
THE TEENS MAKING FRIENDS WITH AI CHATBOTS (12 MINUTE READ) [7]=20
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Many young users have discovered AI companions. While chatbots have
b=
een described as helpful, entertaining, and supportive, some users
descri=
be feeling addicted to them. This is raising questions about how
AI is im=
pacting young people and their social development and what
would happen i=
f society becomes more emotionally reliant on bots.=20
WORLD'S 1ST 'TOO=
TH REGROWTH MEDICINE' TO BE TESTED IN JAPAN FROM
SEPT. 2024 (2 MINUTE REA=
D) [8]=20
Trials of the world's first tooth regrowth medicine are set t=
o
commence in September at Kyoto University Hospital. The researchers
b=
ehind the medicine hope to start selling it in 2030. There have been
no m=
ajor side effects confirmed in animal studies to date. The
medicine deact=
ivates a protein called USAG-1, which inhibits the
growth of teeth. The m=
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TLDR
Safari, Spotlight Search, and Siri will gain significant AI-related enha=
ncements. Apple's AI model will generate basic responses entirely on-d=
evice.
Siri for iOS 18 to gain mas=
sive AI upgrade via Apple's Ajax LLM (7 minute read)
Safari, Spotlight Search, and Siri will=
gain significant AI-related enhancements with the release of iOS 18. One o=
f the key features in the works for Safari is text summarization. Siri will=
also receive a similar update, allowing it to generate responses to relay =
the content of messages in a simplified way. Apple's AI model will generate=
basic responses entirely on-device. More advanced replies or text summarie=
s will need server-side processing.
|
Read the wild email Tesla i=
s sending to suppliers amid Supercharger chaos (8 minute read)
Tesla sent out an email to suppliers sh=
owing how chaotic the decision-making leading up to the company firing its =
entire Supercharging team was. The email shows there was a lack of structur=
e and consideration in the decision to fire the team. It mentions that supp=
liers are expected to be paid, suggesting that Tesla is behind on its payme=
nt obligations. The email asks suppliers to continue construction on active=
projects but to hold on breaking ground or doing pre-construction site wal=
ks. A copy of the email is available in the article.
|
|
Science & Futuristic Technology
|
The teens making friends wi=
th AI chatbots (12 minute read)
Many young users have discovered AI com=
panions. While chatbots have been described as helpful, entertaining, and s=
upportive, some users describe feeling addicted to them. This is raising qu=
estions about how AI is impacting young people and their social development=
and what would happen if society becomes more emotionally reliant on bots.
|
World's 1st 'tooth regrowth=
medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024 (2 minute read)
Trials of the world's first tooth regro=
wth medicine are set to commence in September at Kyoto University Hospital.=
The researchers behind the medicine hope to start selling it in 2030. Ther=
e have been no major side effects confirmed in animal studies to date. The =
medicine deactivates a protein called USAG-1, which inhibits the growth of =
teeth. The medicine is currently targeted at patients congenitally lacking =
a full set of teeth.
|
|
Programming, Design & Data Science
|
Figma's journey to TypeScri=
pt (20 minute read)
This article discusses how the team at =
Figma automatically migrated Skew, a custom programming language, to TypeSc=
ript without disrupting a single day of development. Figma created Skew to =
squeeze additional performance out of its playback engine. Using Skew made =
it difficult to onramp new hires. Skew couldn't easily integrate with the r=
est of Figma's code base and it was missing a developer ecosystem outside o=
f Figma. Using TypeScript enabled streamlined integration, modern JavaScrip=
t features, and seamless onboarding.
|
How I got promoted as a sta=
ff software engineer (6 minute read)
This article discusses how a senior fro=
ntend engineer and team lead decided to take on more responsibilities at th=
eir existing company and worked to get promoted as a staff software enginee=
r. Before asking for more responsibilities, they demonstrated to their CTO =
that they were excelling at their current role. They then asked for more re=
sponsibility and then doubled down on their efforts and shipped more things=
.. The engineer was eventually able to demonstrate undeniably that they were=
capable of working at a higher level than their current role and pushed fo=
r a promotion, which was granted.
|
|
AI engineers report burnout=
and rushed rollouts as 'rat race' to stay competitive hits tech industry (=
15 minute read)
Accelerated timelines, competition, and=
a lack of concern from superiors about real-world effects are themes commo=
n across a broad spectrum of the biggest effect companies. Engineers are in=
creasingly saying that a large part of their jobs is focused on satisfying =
investors and not falling behind in the competition rather than solving act=
ual problems for users. Some have been switched over to AI teams to help su=
pport fast-paced rollouts without adequate training, even if they are new t=
o the technology. The immense pressure, long hours, and constantly changing=
mandates are causing burnout.
|
The business of wallets (33=
minute read)
This article discusses digital wallets =
- electronic systems that hold money. It covers the regulations surrounding=
them, their history, different types of wallet products, and more. The art=
icle details the various revenue streams that wallets use to make wallet pr=
oviders money.
|
|
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