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Apple's AI efforts have resulted in a Google partnership, management
changes, and two new versions of Siri. The company had considered
partnering with OpenAI or Anthropic, but Anthropic wanted too much
money, and OpenAI was actively poaching Apple engineers. Google was
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ChatGPT's worldwide traffic declined in January as Google's Gemini's
traffic increased. The shift marks a significant acceleration of
competitive pressure. ChatGPT had a commanding share last year, but
its dominance eroded over the course of the year. Gemini's growth
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The next launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket will carry an AST SpaceMobile large communications satellite into low-Earth orbit. The
mission will use a refurbished booster from New Glenn's second
mission. It will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station no
earlier than late February. Blue Origin's turnaround time for the
rocket (less than four months) is impressive, even for a
well-capitalized program.
HARMFUL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS CUT IN HALF WITH ONE-TIME GENE EDITING
DRUG IN EARLY TRIAL (6 MINUTE READ) [8]
A new experimental drug uses CRISPR to manipulate a single gene in
the liver that normally boosts cholesterol levels. The approach works
after one dose, helping people lower their levels of cholesterol and
other fats in the blood permanently. While a Phase 1 clinical trial
showed that the treatment is effective, its long-term safety is
unknown. There are already safe and effective medications that can
control cholesterol and fats, but patients tend to stop using them
within a year due to side effects.
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Gas Town is a provocative piece of speculative design, but its design
is too poorly thought through to persist. The problems with Gas Town
will undoubtedly show up in the next generation of development tools. Thoughtful design, critical thinking, user research, and planning and coordination within teams will become more important as the pace of
software development speeds up. The most valuable tools will help
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CLAUDE CODE TEAMMATETOOL - SOURCE CODE ANALYSIS (12 MINUTE READ) [12]
TeammateTool is an existing-but-hidden functionality found in the
Claude Code v2.1.19 binary. While it is fully implemented, it is gated
behind feature flags. The tool could potentially be used to review PRs
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MISCELLANEOUS
THE WARNER BROS. BIDDING WAR IS OVER (11 MINUTE READ) [13]
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and
streaming business in an all-cash deal for $27.75 a share. The deal
has been unanimously approved by Warner Bros.' board, and shareholders
will vote on it in the next couple of months. The deal could be
blocked by regulators, and Paramount could still increase its offer,
but it previously said that the last bid was final.
TESLA KILLS AUTOPILOT, LOCKS LANE-KEEPING BEHIND $99/MONTH FEE (4
MINUTE READ) [14]
Tesla will start to charge $99 per month for its Full Self-Driving
(FSD) subscription starting on February 14. The capability can be
bought for a one-time fee of $8,000 until then. The $99 per month
price will rise as FSD's capabilities improve. Tesla's falling profit
margins, declining sales, and loss of emissions credits may be pushing
the company to find other sources of regular income.
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