🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
The 3 most valuable brand names on earth are Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser (in that order).
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A UK survey reveals that one-third of employers use "bossware" to monitor employee activities, such as emails and web usage. The Chartered Management Institute notes increasing computerised surveillance, raising trust and privacy concerns among workers and managers.
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Foundation models in AI, like OpenAI and Anthropic, are seen more as commoditized tools rather than irreplaceable assets. Startups now focus on customizing and post-training AI for specific tasks. The competitive edge has shifted towards application layers and interface design.
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Newly restored images from the Gemini missions, commemorating their 60th anniversary, vividly capture early U.S. space exploration's drama and milestones. Highlighted in Andy Saunders' book, "Gemini & Mercury Remastered," these photos underline the monumental risks and achievements of those pioneering astronauts.
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The UK and US have agreed on deals to rapidly expand modular nuclear reactors, including constructing 12 reactors in Hartlepool, generating 2,500 jobs. This "landmark nuclear partnership" aims to bolster energy security, economic growth, and streamline reactor safety checks, reducing licensing times.
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🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: TensorZero
(TensorZero creates a feedback loop for optimizing LLM applications — turning production data into smarter, faster, and cheaper models.)
Why: Clear steps provided, allowing a junior contributor to see the full integration process.
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⭐ 2173, 🖖 164
An unofficial Copilot plugin for Emacs.
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⭐ 2403, 🖖 100
High-performance reverse proxy and container orchestrator for self-hosters
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⭐ 3434, 🖖 484
A live stream development of RL tunning for LLM agents
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⭐ 786, 🖖 28
Pgstream: Postgres streaming logical replication with DDL changes
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⭐ 43, 🖖 0
Cex.C – Comprehensively EXtended C Language
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