Unity 6 Is Here: See What's New
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Unity 6 gives developers access to faster rendering, advanced lighting options, seamless multiplayer workflows, enhanced AI capabilities, and improved support for mobile web runtimes.
I'm Peter Roberts, Immigration Attorney Who Does Work for YC and Startups. AMA (Hacker News Thread)
5 days ago
Peter Roberts' advice can be incredibly helpful in ensuring people's continued ability to live and work in the US.
OpenVMM is a modular, cross-platform, general-purpose Virtual Machine Monitor.
Interesting Startup Idea: Benchmarking Cloud Platform Pricing
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Spare Cores is a startup that helps compare prices between AWS, GCP, Azure, and Hetzner by monitoring offerings in close to real time.
Google Reshuffles AI Teams to Speed Up Development
5 days ago
Google has decided to reshuffle some of its departments to further speed up its AI development. The Gemini app team will be absorbed by DeepMind. Prabhakar Raghavan, SVP of search and ads, is changing roles to become Google's chief technologist. Nick Fox will be taking over Raghavan's old position a
Scientists Claim Breakthrough to Bringing Back Tasmanian Tiger from Extinction
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Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based company, claims to have extracted a thylacine DNA sequence that is 99.9% the same as the original from a 108-year-old specimen preserved in alcohol at a museum in Melbourne, Australia. The company aims to eventually bring back the thylacine, along with other spec
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Becomes World and Shows New Iris-Scanning Orb to Prove Your Humanity
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Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto project has changed its name to just 'World', potentially signaling the project's interest in expanding its identity beyond its original cryptocurrency mission. Tools for Humanity, the startup behind the project, has unveiled the next generation of its iris-scanning 'Or
Amazon AWS CEO: Quit If You Don't Want to Return to Office
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AWS CEO Matt Garman suggested during an all-hands meeting for AWS that employees who did not wish to work for Amazon in-office five days a week should quit. The new 5-day-per-week in-office policy takes effect in January. Many Amazon employees have expressed concerns about the policy.
Meta Fires Staff for 'Using Free Meal Vouchers to Buy Household Goods'
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Meta has reportedly fired about 24 staff at its Los Angeles offices for using their meal credits to buy household goods. Some workers were found to be abusing the system, including sending food home when they were not in the office. Employees who had only occasionally broken the rules were reprimand
Building TLDR to 5 Million+ Subscribers (Podcast)
5 days ago
A podcast appearance on Permission to Shine discussing the origins of TLDR and the future of media. Available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Automattic Offered Employees Another Chance to Quit Over WordPress Drama
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Automattic offered employees nine months of pay if they disagreed with the WP Engine dispute.
AI Videos Are Getting More Realistic
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These clips are still a little dreamy, but it’s WILD how realistic AI videos are getting. Some of these shots (like the ones with the Pelican and Manatee) FEEL real, especially because they look like they could’ve been taken by a smartphone. And if us young’uns here at The Neuron are having problems
Here’s what you need to know about AI today:
- We break down what everybody wants in AI right now.
- Meta partnered with Blumhouse to test its Movie Gen video generator.
- NotebookLM announced you can now “customize” your AI podcasts.
- Sam Altman's Worldcoin launched a bunch of features.
If you want to understand where the future of AI is going, you gotta look at what the major players are doing—or more importantly, what they need. Anthropic needs more money. OpenAI needs more power. And Google apparently needs to switch up its org structure. Google moved the company’s Gemini chatbo
The U.S. Treasury Department used AI to recover over $4B in potential fraud last year. This included $2.5B from preventing high-risk transactions, $1B from foiled check-fraud schemes, and $500M from enhanced 'risk-based' screening. Losses from online payment fraud could hit $362B by 2028.
New AI Tools and Developments
5 days ago
Various new AI tools and developments were highlighted including features from companies like NotebookLM, Perplexity, Worldcoin, and more. These developments range from podcast customization to blockchain and iris-scanning technology.
AI Mediation and Military Drones
5 days ago
Researchers at the University of Oxford trained an AI to act as a mediator, which helped in finding common ground and reducing division. Anduril introduced military drones with a kamikaze mode, sparking debates on AI making lethal decisions in combat.
The Best Advice for How to Win on the Internet (If You’re Ordinary)
5 days ago
Winning on the internet is life-changing. It means you either build an audience, build a reputation, or earn all your income online. If all three happen then you’ve got a trifecta. I’ve done all three, but I’m not that impressive. I have no business degree. I’m not an entrepreneur, salesy content tu
Elon Dreams and Bitter Lessons
5 days ago
By 2020, SpaceX had significantly reduced costs and transformed the space industry. Elon Musk's vision for fully autonomous, low-cost Tesla vehicles that rely on AI and camera technology, which contrasts with competitors like Waymo's more hardware-reliant approach, aims to revolutionize cities and a
The Messy Inbox Problem: Wedge Strategies in AI Apps
5 days ago
Millions of small businesses waste time sorting unstructured data to qualify customers. LLMs are now solving this 'messy inbox' problem by automating data synthesis, streamlining top-of-funnel tasks, and initiating downstream workflows, reducing the need for manual work.
A Culture of Good Decision-Making
5 days ago
This article outlines techniques for improving decision-making processes in organizations, including the ACID model for defining decision roles, the 'disagree and commit' approach, and avoiding outcome bias by judging decisions based on the information available at the time, not their results. It al
When the Data and the Anecdotes Disagree, the Anecdotes are Usually Right
5 days ago
Anecdotes and direct experience should be prioritized over aggregate data in decision-making. Park Conrad of Rippling and Jeff Bezos of Amazon both show how digging into specific instances and ground-level truths often reveals insights that data might miss, helping correct flawed metrics and uncover
Navigating the Stages of the Product Life Cycle
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Understanding your product stage is essential for strategy, team organization, and goal-setting. After achieving market fit, focus on growth while maintaining a fast learning pace. During maturity, prioritize retention as competition intensifies, and prepare for the next phase by introducing new off
The Only Measure of PM Success is the Success of Your Product
5 days ago
Many product managers emphasize 'outcomes over output' but often focus more on processes than results. True success comes from delivering user, customer, and business value. Product managers should prioritize outcomes, adapt processes to their context, and ensure their work drives product success.
Why Founders Should Understand the Worldview of Bureaucrats
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Bureaucrats who prioritize job security and risk aversion can hinder innovation, particularly for startups or leaders pushing new ideas. To succeed in selling to them, it's essential to use social proof, minimize the perception of risk, and understand that their decisions are often driven by defensi