OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny (2 minute read)
Microsoft and Apple will no longer have representatives in non-voting observer roles on OpenAI's board. Microsoft withdrew from the role while Apple opted not to take the position. OpenAI plans to update business partners and investors through regular meetings instead of board representation. The changes are likely a reaction to regulators in the EU and US increasing their scrutiny of Big Tech's investments in AI startups due to concerns about stifling competition.
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Samsung launches the Galaxy Ring — a first-of-its-kind product for the tech giant (4 minute read)
Samsung has launched its first foray into smart rings. The Galaxy Ring is a lightweight ring equipped with sensors designed for health monitoring 24 hours a day. It uses AI software to offer a comprehensive picture of wearers' health. The ring, which weighs between 2.5 grams and 3 grams depending on the size, has a battery that can last up to seven days. It comes in three colors and will be available on July 24 starting from $399.99.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Musk says next Neuralink brain implant expected soon, despite issues with the first patient (2 minute read)
Neuralink plans to implant its system into a second patient within the next few weeks. The company is aiming to implant its device in 'high single digits' of patients this year. While only around 15% of the channels in the first patient are still functional, the patient is still about to use the device to watch videos, read, and play chess or other video games, sometimes up to 70 hours per week. Neuralink will be making changes to address the hardware problems it encountered with its first participant, with a focus on mitigating retraction.
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New HIV Prevention Drug Shows 100% Efficacy in Clinical Trial (7 minute read)
A twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug was shown to provide young women total protection from HIV infection in a large clinical trial performed in South Africa and Uganda. The drug, lenacapavir, works by interfering with the protein shell that protects HIV's genetic material and the enzymes needed for replication. Gilead Sciences plans to submit the drug for approval with a number of country regulators within the next couple of months. It will offer licenses to companies that make generic drugs to help get prices down.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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How to Interview and Hire ML/AI Engineers (21 minute read)
Hiring well requires running effective interviews. Interview systems should be reliable, valid, and contain minimal noise. This article discusses how to interview candidates for machine learning and AI roles. It covers what technical and non-technical qualities to assess and how to calibrate phone screens, run the interview loop, and debrief. It also provides tips for interviews and hiring managers and looks at what traits make for a good hire.
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Posting (GitHub Repo)
Posting is an HTTP client that can be used over SSH. It enables efficient keyboard-centric workflows. Posting stores requests locally in simple, easy to read and version control YAML files. Notable features include jump mode navigation, an environment/variables system with autocompletion, syntax highlighting powered by tree-sitter, Vim keys, and more.
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Interviewing Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on the Metaverse, VR/AR, AI, Billion-Dollar Expenditures, and Investment Timelines (47 minute read)
Meta's CTO Andrew Bosworth joined Facebook in 2006 as the company's ~10th engineer. He helped build the original News Feed, Messenger, Groups, and many early anti-abuse and infrastructure systems. Bosworth ran the Ads and Business Platform product group and he is currently also the Head of Reality Labs. In this interview, Bosworth discusses Meta's metaverse strategy, VR/MR headset sales, the specs of his dream headset, Meta's spending on Reality Labs, and much more.
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Big tech jobs are not what they were (2 minute read)
Today's big tech job options offer great compensation, incredible platforms for scale and impact, and slow but consistent growth over time. However, the kind of growth most companies experienced over the last few decades simply cannot happen again, rocket-ride careers are largely over, and there is increasing bureaucracy in the industry. Most of big tech is still laying off or not hiring and there is increasing return to office pressure. Working with big tech would suit people looking for stability, new graduates, and those looking for a path to retirement. Those who can afford higher risk, people who have already received credentials from a big tech job, and anyone who cannot stand being part of a large, slow system should look elsewhere.
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The Perpetual Quest for a Truth Machine (14 minute read)
While humans have an amazing ability to make meaning from the world, create stories to construct understanding, and search for patterns that may reveal larger truths, these mental efforts are often flawed, arbitrary, and incomplete.
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