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> Speaking of adapters, what you won’t find in Qualcomm’s images here is the power brick: it’s got an external 180W AC adapter.

Microsoft's Strategy and Products:

Microsoft is shifting away from Intel chips, favoring Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X Elite processors. The new Qualcomm chips boast better performance, power efficiency, and battery life, aiming to compete with Apple Silicon. Microsoft is launching Copilot Plus PCs, featuring built-in AI hardware for enhanced performance.

Surface AI Announcements:

Major updates to the Surface lineup. Introduction of a new era of AI-driven PCs.

Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507):

Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X-series processors. Features 45 TOPS of neural processing power for AI-driven programs. Thinner chassis and display bezels compared to previous models.

DaVinci Resolve AI Features:

Uses Copilot Plus PCs’ neural processing unit for AI color corrections. CPU and GPU offload tasks to the NPU.

Acer Swift 14 AI:

Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Supports new AI features in Windows 11. Configurable with up to 32GB of memory and 1TB of SSD storage.

HP Laptop Lineup:

Streamlining of product lines to OmniBook (consumer-focused), EliteBook, and ProBook (corporate-oriented).

Dell Qualcomm Laptops:

Announcing five Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops, including XPS 13 (9345), Inspiron 14, and Latitude models. Offers multiple display options and up to 64GB of memory.

Lenovo Laptops:

Introducing Yoga Slim 7x 14 Gen 9 and a new ThinkPad with Snapdragon processors. Features include up to 32GB of memory, 1TB SSD storage, and a 14.5-inch OLED touch display.

Adobe Creative Cloud on Arm64:

Full Creative Cloud suite available for new Copilot Plus laptops. Native Arm64 versions of Photoshop, Lightroom, Firefly, and Express.

Microsoft Real-time Translation:

New translation feature available across any video calling or entertainment app. Demonstrated real-time translation capabilities.

New Surface Pro:

First Surface Pro with an OLED display. Capable of producing perfect blacks and HDR output. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors, up to 90% faster than previous models.

Surface Laptop:

Arm-based Surface Laptop with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite or Plus chip. Configurable with up to 64GB of RAM and 1TB SSD storage. Available in multiple colors.

Copilot Plus PCs:

New branding highlighting built-in AI hardware and support for AI features across Windows. Supported by major laptop manufacturers including Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, HP, Acer, and Asus.

Copilot Assistant:

Upgraded to GPT-4o. Demonstrated guiding a player through Minecraft using GPT-4o for real-time interaction.

Recall Tool:

AI-powered tool that logs and retrieves everything you see and do on your PC. Can track activities in apps, meetings, and web research.

Opera Browser for Windows on Arm:

Native version for Snapdragon-powered Windows devices. Promises over double the speeds of emulated versions.

Dell's Future XPS Plans:

Confidential document leak reveals detailed specs and future plans for XPS 13 variants. Includes multiple display options and Snapdragon X Elite chips.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus Processor:

Entry-level laptop chip with 10 cores and 45 TOPS NPU for AI applications. Competes with Apple, Intel, and AMD on speed.

scientific facts are being distorted for political reasons, especially on certain controversial topics, several examples:

1. Major medical associations now claim sex is "assigned at birth" rather than being a biological reality determined at conception. The author argues this is scientifically inaccurate but is being asserted to defend transgender rights.

2. Some researchers investigating statistical differences in human traits by sex or race have faced campaigns to cancel them and damage their careers. This has a chilling effect on academic freedom and open debate.

3. In New Zealand, indigenous Maori knowledge was granted equal status to science in the curriculum. Some argued it has "equal value" to scientific knowledge. The author sees this as an example of postmodernist ideas entering education policy.

4. There are growing calls to "decolonize" science curricula and "decenter whiteness." The author argues the proper focus should be on the universal truths of science and math themselves, not exaggerating their history.

5. The journal Nature announced it could refuse to publish articles that undermine the "rights and dignities" of human groups. The author fears this vague standard enables ideological censorship.

here are the key facts of what happened:

1. Oz Ramos developed an open source project called Handsfree.js starting in 2018 to help make computing more accessible, inspired by helping someone at a homeless shelter recovering from a stroke.

2. Around 1-2 years ago, Laurence Moroney from Google asked Oz about using Handsfree.js for accessibility. Oz showed him demos of Handsfree.js and related projects like a gesture mapper.

3. Oz asked Laurence for support and collaboration, but felt Laurence ghosted him after getting information about his projects.

4. Google later released Project Gameface, which has similarities to Oz's work in using computer vision for accessibility. Oz felt Google stole his ideas instead of supporting him.

5. Oz posted about this publicly on GitHub, accusing Google and Laurence of stealing his work when they could have supported his open source efforts while he struggled with poverty and mental health issues.

6. The post gained attention on social media and Hacker News. Many criticized Google based on Oz's account.

7. Laurence responded stating Project Gameface was inspired by Lance Carr, not Oz's work. He explained Handsfree.js did not solve a specific technical problem he inquired about.

8. Laurence said he could not directly financially support Oz the way he requested, and directed him to Google's formal processes for charitable giving and support.

9. Oz apologized for accusing Laurence of literal theft and the emotional tone of his posts. He explained he was struggling and felt validation-seeking from their interaction.

10. Laurence accepted the apology but noted the severe reputational damage and harassment he faced from the public accusation.

11. Oz deleted his repos and expressed regret over the harm caused. A professor retracted his earlier criticism of Laurence.

The day before the mass firings, Tesla charging chief Rebecca Tinucci met with Elon Musk about the charging network's future.

Tinucci had recently cut 15-20% of Supercharger staff as part of wider Tesla layoffs.

In the meeting, Musk was displeased with Tinucci's presentation and wanted more layoffs. When Tinucci pushed back, saying deeper cuts would undermine the charging business, Musk fired her and her entire 500-member team.

the people you need for the revolution are not the same you need after the revolution.

The author has a very specific twitter feed. I would not generalize based on that.

The feeling of stress comes from an inability to choose between obligations - greatly put

It’s not the same on the phone. It’s async in the chat, whereas on the phone, the picking up is already accepting the conversation start.

This.

enshitification

I got 2 Chromebooks 8-10y ago and never looked back. No maintenance calls, ever.

Hi, i’m doing something similar but rewriting books with 40-60% reduction. We should talk.

Last time i build a real time news service i used the paid API of Inoreader, where i'd manage my own RSS feeds on their platform, and i'd poll their API every once in a while. Inoreader API would cost ~100 per year, not month. To directly answer your question: they use RSS.

In this repo: https://github.com/Jrbiltmore/UniversalBankAndTrust looks like he's talking to chatgpt to generate the code. It appears someone let an AI run on the internet.

This is great and all but notion is slow. After being a paying user for a number of years, i pulled the plug because of its atrocious performance.

I use my own RAG implementation to learn with. Contact me for a tool demo.

And in non EU countries.

It's asked to rewrite following certain guidelines.

Updated link: https://filebin.net/29yn8bqtq6cx34ii

Summaries are easier to generate, but making it shorter, still having the author's voice, is more appropriate for my goals. I've tried a lot of summary iterations and it turns out i don't want to read ABOUT the text.

It's still reading it, just by the time you get to 50% of the book, you could have finished it, with more details than a summary. A summary can be as short as 5-20%.

My description does not capture what the output is really, check the rewrite and see if you miss anything critical.

Here's an example of 53% reduction of Walden, for your kindle: https://file.io/ynZg5xEzxAhD

Let's give it a go, send me your book and i'll send you back the output. Or title and maybe i can find it online somewhere.

I've built something that takes chunks of a book, in order, like 2-3 pages, and rewrites them in a more condensed format, like 40-60% of the original. Is this something useful to you?

I have similar interests, lets talk.

used langchain but for this implementation i used llamaindex. bsturza@duck.com

bsturza@duck.com

yes, generating embeddings. i can share more: bsturza@duck.com

> It was jerky, but we were like, that comes with the territory of” new technology, Bass said. “We knew the technology had to learn, and we were willing to be part of that.”

-> we were willing to make anyone on the road part of that without asking them