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Bill that could ban TikTok =
in the U.S. gains momentum in Congress (5 minute read)
A new bi-partisan legislation may force=
ByteDance to divest TikTok or risk having it banned in US app stores. The =
bill, dubbed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled App=
lications Act, creates a process for identifying certain social media appli=
cations under the control of foreign adversaries as national security threa=
ts. Apps deemed a risk would be banned from online app stores and web hosti=
ng services unless they sever ties with entities under the control of forei=
gn adversaries within 180 days of the designation. There are concerns that =
TikTok could be used by the Chinese government to access personal data from=
its users and show them videos that could influence their views on particu=
lar issues.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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The next Starship mission h=
as a tentative launch date: March 14 (4 minute read)
SpaceX has posted a link to watch Stars=
hip's third flight test on X. The flight is scheduled for 7:30 am ET on Mar=
ch 14. SpaceX has yet to receive its launch license from the FAA. The next =
test aims to achieve nominal first-stage performance, Starship separation f=
rom the first stage using 'hot staging', Starship reaching an orbital veloc=
ity and engine shutdown, early-stage testing on in-space refueling technolo=
gy, and a controlled splashdown of Starship in the Indian Ocean. SpaceX int=
ends to launch Starship at least nine times this year.
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Company that plans to bring=
back the mammoth takes a key step (10 minute read)
Colossal, a company that plans to take =
extinct species and restore them through the use of DNA editing and stem ce=
lls, has announced the production of the first elephant stem cells. The pro=
cess, which is a part of the company's plan to revive the mammoth, turned o=
ut to be extremely difficult. Colossal has released a draft manuscript desc=
ribing the process on a public repository. Besides being part of the proces=
s to revive the mammoth, the techniques used to produce these stem cells co=
uld also be used to conserve existing species.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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Daytona (GitHub Repo)
Daytona is a development environment ma=
nager. It can set up development environments on any infrastructure using a=
single command. Daytona automates the entire process. It features configur=
ation file support, IDE support, Git provider integration, a multiple proje=
ct workspace, reverse proxy integration, and more.
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Open-sourcing our progress =
on Tailwind CSS v4.0 (11 minute read)
The first public alpha of Tailwind CSS =
is now available, with a stable release planned for later this year. This b=
log details some of the updates in the release, which include a new engine =
built for speed, composable variants, zero-configuration content detection,=
and more. v4 removes deprecated utilities and makes a handful of other low=
-level implementation changes.
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Meta is building a giant AI=
model to power its =E2=80=98entire video ecosystem,=E2=80=99 exec says (4 =
minute read)
Part of Meta's technology roadmap, whic=
h goes on to 2026, involves developing an AI recommendation model to power =
both the company's Reels short video service and more traditional, longer v=
ideos. The company currently uses separate models for each of its products.=
The new recommendation system will provide more engaging and relevant cont=
ent to users. Meta's massive stockpile of GPUs will be used to help its bro=
ader generative AI efforts, including the development of digital assistants=
and more sophisticated chat tools.
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To comply with DMA, WhatsAp=
p and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocol (4 minute rea=
d)
Meta plans to make WhatsApp and Messeng=
er interoperable with third-party messaging services as required by the Dig=
ital Markets Act. Engaging with third-party chats will be an opt-in experie=
nce for users. Third parties have been asked to use the Signal protocol, bu=
t they will be allowed to use other protocols as long as they are able to d=
emonstrate that the protocol offers the same security guarantees as Signal.=
Third parties that connect to Meta will be responsible for hosting any fil=
es their client apps send to Meta's users. They will need to sign an agreem=
ent with Meta before the company will enable interoperability.
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Niquests (GitHub Repo)
Niquests is a simple HTTP library that =
allows Python developers to send HTTP requests extremely easily - it is des=
igned as a drop-in replacement for Requests, which is under a feature freez=
e.
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Elodin (GitHub Repo)
Elodin is a platform for designing, tes=
ting, and simulating drones, satellites, and aerospace control systems.
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