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Over the weekend, Elon Musk's X has rolled out a highly controversial feature that shows every account's country of residence.

The roll out didn't exactly go smoothly, with the company seemingly pulling then re-instating the feature which was shown to be very imprecise.

Still, many users are worried. While some used it for "detective," work, revealing where this or that account is based in, others



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In July 2024, Magdalena Robinson was laid off from her job as a vice president of talent acquisition at a media agency. The news came as a shock — by all accounts she was doing well — but she saw a silver lining: Maybe it was finally time for a career break. She took the rest of the year off, soaking in the extra time with her husband and teenage daughter. Then she


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Michael Burry, investor of "The Big Short" fame.
  • Michael Burry of "The Big Short" has pivoted from investing to financial writing.
  • Burry's first two posts on his new Substack discuss his history as a blogger and skepticism of AI.
  • The market veteran warns of overinvestment and says Nvidia is the Cisco of this tech boom.

Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame has pivoted from


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Two developers watch the launch of a prototype with the Kreuger-100XR's sensors.
NAD has been testing various components of the Kreuger-100XR by launching with a rudimentary catapult. The final product is also designed to be as simple to launch.
  • A Swedish startup is making a low-cost interceptor to counter drone swarms.
  • The single-propeller Kreuger-100XR, designed to loiter in the sky, costs just a few thousand dollars.
  • Nordic Air Defense was recently selected

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LingGuang, Ant Group's fast-rising coding app, gained so much popularity that its flash program tool briefly crashed.
  • LingGuang, Ant Group's vibe coding app, got so popular that its function briefly crashed.
  • The Chinese AI coding assistant surged to over 2 million downloads in six days, the company said.
  • The app hit its first million downloads faster than OpenAI's ChatGPT and

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Max Altman said that tech became too focused on mission.
  • Max Altman urged tech workers to prioritize joining the fastest-growing companies.
  • He criticized tech's past focus on mission over business growth.
  • Today's tech companies emphasize efficiency, lean teams, and rapid growth.

Max Altman's career advice: Focus on picking the fastest-growing company.

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Tesla is hiring engineers for its AI chip team, and Elon Musk says he's "deeply involved" in the design work, meeting with engineers twice a week.
  • Elon Musk is urging engineers to apply to Tesla as the company ramps up efforts for its AI chips.
  • Tesla's open jobs on its AI hardware team include design engineering roles.
  • Musk said he's "deeply involved" in Tesla's

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