News from the AI industry and academia; AI-related updates such as new papers, new models, or new services from big tech companies including OpenAI, Google, DeepMind, Meta, and Amazon; news on big deals between AI companies (acquisitions, partnerships); news about large-scale foundation models; and news about major talent acquisitions by big tech companies.
JS1024 coding challenge launched with a strict 1024 byte JavaScript limit.
You can submit visual effects, generative art, tiny games, or synths.
It is a modern successor to JS1k and the 4k demoscene.
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Sam Altman publicly criticized Meta’s AI talent‐poaching spree and warned it could cause deep cultural problems at Meta.
Altman contrasted OpenAI’s mission-driven “missionaries” with Meta’s mercenary recruiting tactics.
OpenAI is evaluating compensation for its entire research organization to retain top talent.
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Bidirectional editing allows geometry changes in a GUI to update source code and vice versa in real time.
A proof-of-concept uses an LSP server and WebSockets to sync edits between a code editor and a web-based GUI.
The system preserves comments, handles formatting concerns, and avoids reliance on in-browser text areas.
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Figma filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock.
The company plans to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FIG.
The number of shares to be offered and the price range have not yet been determined and are subject to market conditions.
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JobsByReferral analyzes users’ professional networks to find job openings at companies where they have connections.
Users can get referred by existing contacts to increase their chances of landing interviews.
The app accepts a CSV file with required fields: First Name, Last Name, Company, and Position.
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PlanetScale has launched the private preview of its new Postgres hosting platform called PlanetScale for Postgres.
Early users like Convex are migrating their production databases to PlanetScale for Postgres with promising results.
Customer demand following the PlanetScale Metal release drove the decision to support Postgres hosting.
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Monthly “Who is hiring? (July 2025)” thread on Hacker News invites direct company representatives to share open roles with location and remote status.
Posts must include location (onsite or remote), one post per hiring company, and commitment to respond to applicants.
The thread spans diverse full-time and contract positions from startups to established firms in cloud, AI, healthcare, gaming, FinTech, and infrastructure.
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The Fed’s Chicago Money Museum shows a cube said to contain $1,000,000 in $1 bills.
The author built a web tool “Dot Counter” to count stacks in images by clicking.
Using the tool, they found the cube holds 102×8×19 stacks of 100 bills, totaling $1,550,400.
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The study compares a nuclear fusion rocket engine and an advanced solar sail for a mission to Sedna.
The Direct Fusion Drive could insert a payload into Sedna orbit in about 10 years with 1.5 years of thrusting.
A solar sail, using Jupiter gravity assist and thermal desorption, could complete a flyby of Sedna in about 7 years.
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Between June 2024 and January 2025, US honey bee colonies suffered a record 62% die-off, surpassing the previous winter’s 55% loss.
USDA scientists detected viruses spread by varroa mites in nearly all dead colonies.
Every varroa mite tested showed resistance to amitraz, the last effective miticide available.
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