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Fakespot shut down permanently on July 1, 2025.

It was acquired by Mozilla in 2023 and integrated into Firefox as the Mozilla Review Checker.

Fakespot used AI to detect unreliable reviews on Amazon, eBay, and Walmart with about 90% accuracy.

A new coding challenge called JS1024 limits JavaScript submissions to 1024 bytes.

Participants can create visual effects, generative art, tiny games, or synths with raw JS.

The challenge is a modern successor to the JS1k and 4k demoscene events.

Sam Altman urged researchers to remain at OpenAI in response to Meta’s AI recruiting spree.

He warned that Meta’s talent-poaching approach could create deep cultural problems and contrasted mercenary hires with mission-driven work.

OpenAI is evaluating compensation for its entire research organization to retain top talent.

Developed a proof-of-concept for real-time bidirectional editing between a code editor and a GUI using an LSP server and WebSockets.

Focuses on enabling users to work in their preferred text editor rather than an in-browser textarea.

Demonstration shows live updates flowing both ways: editing code updates the GUI and vice versa.

Figma filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC to propose an initial public offering.

Figma plans to list its Class A common stock on the NYSE under the ticker "FIG".

The number of shares and price range have yet to be determined and depend on market conditions.

PlanetScale launched a private preview of its managed Postgres hosting platform.

Early access to PlanetScale for Postgres is available via a waitlist.

Benchmark tests show it outperforms major Postgres providers even with twice the resources.

JobsByReferral uses your professional connections to find job openings at companies where you have contacts.

You can import your network data via an archive or CSV file formatted with first name, last name, company, and position.

Optional fields include profile URL, email address, and connection date.

The thread compiles active job openings from various companies worldwide in July 2025.

Posters must be direct company representatives and specify remote, hybrid, or onsite work details.

Roles range from senior to staff-level engineers in cloud, data, AI, security, and full-stack development.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s cube labeled as $1,000,000 actually contains 102 × 8 × 19 bundles of $1 bills, totaling $1,550,400.

Calvin Liang built a simple web tool called Dot Counter to click and count items in images to verify the cube’s contents.

Peeling away one outer layer of bundles reduces the total to approximately $1,020,000, close to a true cube shape.

The study evaluates two advanced propulsion concepts for a mission to Sedna: a Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) rocket and a solar sail using thermal desorption with a Jupiter gravity assist.

The DFD system, operating at 1.6 MW with constant thrust and high specific impulse, could enable orbit insertion around Sedna and reach the dwarf planet in about 10 years, including 1.5 years of thrusting.

The solar sail concept, relying on thermal desorption and a flyby trajectory, could complete the Earth‐to‐Sedna journey in approximately 7 years but only allow a flyby rather than orbit insertion.