I’m really looking forward to OpenAI Dev Day.”
TECHNOLOGY
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AI stethoscope detects heart conditions 3x faster than standard methods
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Big leap in medicine: A new AI-powered stethoscope can detect heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and valve disease in just 15 seconds – faster, cheaper, smarter. In a UK trial: 2× more heart failure found 3× more AFib Nearly 2× more valve disease diagnoses
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Science Fiction Predictions Technology Impact Gap Analysis
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Saw a good TikTok about that yesterday, making the point that science fiction often predicts what future technology can do but rarely predicts the impact it will have
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Meta Display Glasses: AR Wearables Finally Mature After 12 Years
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The Meta Display glasses look like they might actually be great. I picked up my Google Glass @ Google HQ…12 years ago. Feels surreal to see the whole thing finally come full circle.
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Physics Foundation Model: Transformer Learning Dynamics from PDEs
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4. Towards a Physics Foundation Model A transformer-based “neural differentiator + numerical integrator” that learns governing dynamics from short spatiotemporal prompts and predicts next states across varied PDE systems.
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China’s Gig Economy Leapfrogs Traditional Worker Rights Models
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China’s 200 million gig workers are a classic case of leapfrogging. They never had all the rights Western workers take for granted, so China jumped straight to a more efficient Internet-based economy.
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AI Economic Impact: Plow Analogy and Technological Disruption
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That's very funny. Two things to push back on: 1) Plow development absolutely reshaped the human economy and displaced work, but it happened over a long time (moldboard plows came late, etc.) as tech development was slow 2) Whether AI is a normal technology is open to debate
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User impressions on Air hardware purchase decision
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I ordered it right away too, but I held the Air in store and was really impressed. Need some time to decide
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Tor Anniversary: 23 Years of Anonymous Communications Technology
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23 years ago today Tor was launched by MIT students for anonymous communications: https://
bit.ly/4e4maef