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The Gentle Singularity - Sam Altman https://blog.samaltman.com/the-gentle-singularity

Ahead of its developer conference, Apple is reportedly facing a challenging year while announcing updates to its operating systems, including an 'adaptive power' mode in iOS 26 and a new wrist gesture with an AI 'Workout Buddy' for watchOS 26. In company acquisitions and expansions, Qualcomm is purchasing Alphawave Semi for $2.4 billion, a deal that includes dozens of Israeli employees, while the...

Episode 42 - "The Illusion of Thinking" — Thoughts on This Important Paper https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/233-the-illusion-of-thinking-thoughts?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=82387&post_id=165483519&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=1vvwvv&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts · The Fly Blog https://fly.io/blog/youre-all-nuts

AI company Anthropic has released a custom chatbot for classified spy work and is also being sued by Reddit for allegedly using posts to train its Claude model without authorization. In the wider AI industry, Meta is reportedly in talks to invest $10 billion in the startup Scale AI, while Elon Musk is prohibiting competing companies from training their models on content from X. The technology is a...

This is how Microsoft is combining Windows and Xbox for handheld PCs https://www.theverge.com/news/682011/microsoft-windows-xbox-pc-combination-features-rog-xbox-ally-devices

The biggest changes coming to your iPhone with iOS 26 | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/683738/apple-iphone-ios-26-changes-liquid-glass-wwdc-2025

Apple WWDC 2025: the 13 biggest announcements  https://www.theverge.com/news/682769/apple-wwdc-2025-biggest-announcements-ios-26

Apple targets “more personal and expressive” iOS 26 with new Liquid Glass design - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/apple-aims-for-more-personal-and-expressive-ios-26-with-new-liquid-glass-design

The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code. Bill Benter did the impossible https://pastebin.com/uZsZX72p

Cyc – Yuxi on the Wired https://yuxi-liu-wired.github.io/essays/posts/cyc

The role of developer skills in agentic coding https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai/13-role-of-developer-skills.html

The Best Programmers I Know | Matthias Endler https://endler.dev/2025/best-programmers

Google’s nightmare: How a search spinoff could remake the web - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/06/googles-nightmare-how-a-search-spin-off-could-remake-the-web

Qualcomm is acquiring Autotalks for hundreds of millions of dollars, a year after a previous deal was canceled. In AI developments, Google released its updated Gemini 2.5 Pro model, claiming it is the most intelligent yet, while Anthropic's CEO opposes a decade-long freeze on state AI laws. A review of Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and 5060 graphics cards describes them as mid-range. Another ar...

Ree, an automotive company, is laying off 100 employees, which is half of its workforce. Cybersecurity startup MIND has raised $30 million to prevent data leaks. Scytale is acquiring Israeli startup AudITech for approximately $15 million. Samsung is partnering with Glance to use facial recognition in AI-generated lock screen advertisements. WASM is predicted to replace containers. A blog post disc...

Software development topics I've changed my mind on after 10 years in the industry - Blogomatanohttps://chriskiehl.com/article/thoughts-after-10-years

The Copilot Delusion https://deplet.ing/the-copilot-delusion

Why Cline Doesn't Index Your Codebase (And Why That's a Good Thing) - Cline Bloghttps://cline.bot/blog/why-cline-doesnt-index-your-codebase-and-why-thats-a-good-thing

Ask HN: Is anyone finding it difficult to get useful results from coding LLMs? | Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44095189

Hugging Face is planning to release a $3,000 humanoid robot. Google's Gmail app will automatically generate AI summaries. Amazon Fire Sticks are facilitating significant streaming piracy. Microsoft is introducing rules for PC OEMs to address USB-C confusion and is also laying off hundreds of employees in the US, following previous cuts. Venture capital funds are abandoning traditional investment m...

Apple is reportedly planning to shift to year-based version numbers, potentially jumping straight to iOS 26. AI video technology has made significant advancements in realism, raising concerns. An Israeli startup, Bilducs, raised $45 million to develop AI solutions for the construction industry. Gemini in Google Drive is improving with video analysis capabilities. Advice is given on how to tactfull...

Apple blocked $2 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions in 2024. eBay is closing its operations in Israel, laying off over 200 employees. WhatsApp is launching an iPad app after 15 years. Cyber entrepreneur Pavel Gurvich raised $32 million for a new company. Snyk is launching a security solution for AI-written code. Samsung drops Android 16 beta for Galaxy S25 with more AI. Google Photos tur...

War story: the hardest bug I ever debugged https://www.clientserver.dev/p/war-story-the-hardest-bug-i-ever

Tracing the thoughts of a large language model \ Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/research/tracing-thoughts-language-model