🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
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DeepMind's AlphaProof AI almost matched the top performers at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad but required substantial computational resources and human support to translate problems into a formal language, highlighting its current limitations for independent use in advanced mathematics.
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Klarna's AI-driven efficiency improvements have halved its workforce from 5,527 to 2,907 since 2022, largely via natural attrition. This move enabled a 60% rise in average staff compensation. Despite increasing revenues by 108%, Klarna reported a $95 million loss due to new US accounting standards.
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Intuit has inked a $100 million multi-year deal with OpenAI to integrate its financial tools—including TurboTax and QuickBooks—into ChatGPT, enhancing user capabilities in tax estimation, credit review, and financial management through sophisticated AI-generated responses backed by Intuit’s data and expertise.
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This article highlights the increasing gaps in traditional knowledge as generative AI becomes a dominant information source. It discusses personal experiences and academic insights on the imbalance of digitized knowledge, which often favors Western, English-language sources while marginalizing indigenous wisdom and low-resource languages like Hindi and Tamil.
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Microsoft is integrating AI agents directly into Windows 11 taskbar, transforming it into an "agentic OS." These agents, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, can automate tasks, provide insights, and function in the background. Users can opt-in to these AI features.
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🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: Pharo
(A dynamic reflective pure object-oriented language supporting live programming inspired by Smalltalk.)
Why: Great for learning code organization and refactoring basics.
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⭐ 3430, 🖖 190
A context-aware AI assistant for your desktop. Ready to respond intelligently, seamlessly integrating multiple LLMs and MCP tools.
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⭐ 2238, 🖖 121
The third-party Telegram android app.
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⭐ 4365, 🖖 117
A repository for Skyline, Strato, Vita3K and Yuzu Android compatible Adreno drivers.
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⭐ 6483, 🖖 336
Rapidly build AI apps in Python
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⭐ 65105, 🖖 7932
🙌 OpenHands: Code Less, Make More
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