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Big Tech & Startups

DeepMind Claims its Next Chatbot will Rival ChatGPT

DeepMind's Gemini, a large language model, can plan, solve problems, and analyze text. Using techniques from AlphaGo, the Gemini model is the first AI system to defeat a professional human player in the board game Go. Gemini's development was spurred by the failures of Bard, Google's chatbot project. Read more here.

Amazon will now Pay your Coffee Shop to Deliver Packages

Amazon is now partnering with small businesses in the United States to expand their package delivery network. Participating businesses only need to have a physical location and be available for delivery seven days a week. No long-term contracts are required, and businesses must bring their staff, vehicles, and devices. Amazon aims to partner with 2,500 drivers operating out of these small businesses by the end of the year. Interested small businesses can apply to become an Amazon Hub Partner online. Read more here.

Science & Futuristic Technology

These 'Chip-Scale' Atomic Clocks Extend Timing Beyond GPS limits

Researchers at NIST and Georgia Tech have developed chip-scale beam clocks, a type of miniature atomic clock that promises better timing over weeks and months compared to existing chip-scale atomic clock systems. Learn more here.

This drug can give us an Edge in the Bacteria-Antibiotics Arms Race

A drug commonly used as a topical antiseptic significantly slows the evolution of bacteria and makes cipro, the second most prescribed antibiotic in the US, much more effective at fighting infection. Baylor College of Medicine's scientists discovered this new finding in the ongoing fight against bacteria that can evolve genetic survival tactics much faster than new drugs to kill them are found. Read more here.

Programming, Design & Data Science

Mycelite - GitHub Repo

The Mycelite project aims to make it easy for developers to build local-first applications that sync across devices. Mycelite only supports one-way synchronization at the moment, but two-way synchronization integration is in progress. Check out the GitHub repo here.

A Senior Engineer's Guide to FAANG Interviews

This guide from interviewers for FAANG candidates covers the processes of former and current FAANG interviewers. The authors spent hundreds of hours compiling the guide to inform potential candidates for FAANG engineering positions. Reserve some time to read the guide here.

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