🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
There are over 58 million dogs in the US
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French AI startup Mistral launched Devstral 2, an advanced AI coding model. It also announced Mistral Vibe, a command-line interface enhancing code automation through natural language. Mistral aims to compete with bigger AI labs by offering context-aware tools and focusing on production-grade workflows.
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AI's role in reshaping cognition is profound; economist Ines Lee highlights dependency risks and proposes new strategies for productive AI use. MIT research shows higher cognitive engagement when users think first before using AI. Methods include framing problems, using AI as a coach, and ensuring articulation of ideas, thereby maintaining critical thinking skills.
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Anthropic's launch of Claude Code in Slack allows developers to delegate and automate coding tasks directly from chat threads, enhancing productivity without leaving the collaboration tool. This reflects a broader shift towards integrating AI into existing team workflows rather than standalone IDEs.
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ChatGPT may be influencing human language and behavior. Researchers have identified new vocabulary trends on YouTube and anecdotal evidence from Reddit moderators and UK MPs demonstrates AI's impact. This mingling of human and AI language blurs detection and alters communication norms.
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A newly discovered Pompeii site confirms that ancient Romans used "hot mixing" with quicklime in their concrete, which contributed to self-healing properties. These findings align with recent MIT studies, despite differing from historical descriptions by Vitruvius.
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🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: Pytorch
(PyTorch is an open source machine learning library based on the Torch library, used for applications such as computer vision and natural language processing.)
Why: Simple task to understand codebase and logging without deep domain knowledge.
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⭐ 5727, 🖖 528
Shadcn table with server-side sorting, filtering, and pagination.
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⭐ 149, 🖖 4
Octopii, a runtime for writing distributed applications in Rust
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⭐ 2190, 🖖 93
Automatically discover and visually document network infrastructure.
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⭐ 1847, 🖖 62
Kaiju – General purpose 3D/2D game engine in Go and Vulkan with built in editor
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⭐ 30516, 🖖 1082
A scalable, distributed, collaborative, document-graph database, for the realtime web
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