Tesla's Giga Train has debuted in Germany. The all-electric
battery-powered train can transport 500 people, with 120 seats and
space for bicycles.

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¨ DRATA AND LEADING AUDITORS ANNOUNCE NEW CODE OF ETHICS FOR FAIR, TRANSPARENT, AND QUALITY-DRIVEN AUDITS (SPONSOR) [4]

For an audit to be trustworthy, customers need to be assured of the
integrity, objectivity, professionalism, transparency, and high
quality of the firm performing the audit. However, standards in this
area have traditionally been lax.

The newly-announced Code of Ethics [4] outlines principles and
guidelines that member firms of the Auditor Alliance are expected to
follow. It ensures a fair, transparent, and quality-driven audit
process [4] for customers seeking compliance with standards,
regulations, and frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR,
PCI, and others.

Read more on the Drata blog  _Announcing Our Code of Ethics
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BIG TECH & STARTUPS

TESLA LAUNCHES WORLD'S FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC 'GIGA TRAIN' WITH
MIND-BLOWING PASSENGER CAPACITY Ä AND IT'S FREE TO RIDE (2 MINUTE
READ) [5]

Tesla's Giga Train has debuted in Germany. The all-electric
battery-powered train can currently transport 500 people, with 120
seats and space for bicycles. It takes passengers to a station located
near Tesla's manufacturing facility about 20 miles southeast of
Berlin. It's free to ride for regular passengers, not just Tesla
employees. The train is expected to eventually transport 4,500
employees to and from the factory. An additional stop will be added
once construction in the area is completed.

APPLE IS THINKING ABOUT A RIVAL TO META RAY-BAN GLASSES (2 MINUTE
READ) [6]

Apple is reportedly considering developing non-AR smart glasses to
rival the Meta Ray-Ban glasses. It was previously renewing its efforts
to build augmented reality smart glasses but is now considering less
ambitious options. Removing AR features should result in a cheaper
bill of materials and less complex development, allowing Apple to
bring them to market much faster than AR-equipped specs. Samsung is
also working on a pair of smart glasses, expected to be powered by
Google software.

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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

SPACEX WILL START LAUNCHING STARSHIPS TO MARS IN 2026, ELON MUSK SAYS
(3 MINUTE READ) [7]

SpaceX aims to send its Starship megarocket on Mars missions two
years from now. The company will start with uncrewed tests, with the
first crewed flights starting in four years. It aims to build a
self-sustaining city in about 20 years. Starship's fifth test flight
could take place soon - the company has already performed test-fires
with the Super Heavy and the Starship that will fly the mission. The
next test will involve the first attempt to land Super Heavy back on
the launch mount.

COMMON FOOD DYE LETS SCIENTISTS SEE THROUGH SKIN (2 MINUTE READ) [8]

Stanford University researchers have discovered a yellow dye that
transforms opaque tissue into a transparent window, allowing them to
see the inner workings of living animals. Applied to the abdomen of a
mouse, the dye allowed scientists to see its liver, small intestine,
bladder, and other organs down to the resolution of microns. Rinsing
off the dye with water reverses the process. The technology could have
many applications, including assisting in the early detection and
treatment of cancers. A picture of the transparent mouse abdomen is
available in the article.

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PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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MANAGING DOTFILES WITH CHEZMOI (7 MINUTE READ) [10]

Version controlling dotfiles adds a layer of robustness and
flexibility to managing system configurations. It gives developers the
combined benefit of a consistent environment with an undo command and
restore from backup. chezmoi is an app focused exclusively on home
directory management. It allows developers to manage configuration
files across multiple machines running diverse operating systems. This
article discusses how to use chezmoi for dotfile management.

CAR - COPY-ON-WRITE ARCHIVE (GITHUB REPO) [11]

car is a tool that creates and extracts archives without copying
data. It uses file system capabilities to reflink data to and from the
archive. car requires a file system with reflink support, like BtrFS
or XFS. It uses syntax that mimics the tar tool.

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MISCELLANEOUS

THE END OF THE 1 BILLION ACTIVE USER AD-SUPPORTED CONSUMER STARTUP -
AND WHY HIGHLY-MONETIZING, USEFUL, VERTICAL APPS ARE THE NEXT THING (6
MINUTE READ) [12]

It might not be possible anymore to create a broadly horizontal
consumer app. Easy growth is mostly over and building an ad-supported
business is harder than ever. The next generation of apps may be
'vertical apps' that appeal to a vertical market segment with smaller
audiences but higher 'whale' monetization. These apps will be focused
on solo, useful interactions and may target productivity/utility use
cases.

JUDGE SETS 2025 TIMELINE FOR REMEDIES TO GOOGLE'S SEARCH MONOPOLY (3
MINUTE READ) [13]

The punishment for Google's internet search monopoly will be
announced by August 2025. The Justice Department will submit a
proposal by the end of the year, after which a new trial will be held
to hear evidence on how to proceed. The consideration of remedies will
include a period of investigation into penalties and hearings. The
judge on the case will take into account the swiftly changing
technological landscape, including potential new competition from
companies like OpenAI and Microsoft.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTER (18 MINUTE
READ) [15]

Frontier, which has nearly 50,000 processors, can create cutting-edge
models of everything, from subatomic particles to galaxies.

APPLE LOOKS TO AI TO END IPHONE SLUMP (5 MINUTE READ) [16]

The iPhone 16 lineup isn't expected to have many new hardware
features - Apple is relying on Apple Intelligence as a main selling
point.

YOUR COMPANY NEEDS JUNIOR DEVS (6 MINUTE READ) [17]

Hire juniors who want to learn and seniors who want to teach to
create a team that ships constantly, sharing wins and learnings.

GOODBYE TINDER, HELLO STRAVA: HAVE `HOBBY' APPS BECOME THE NEW
SOCIAL NETWORKS? (5 MINUTE READ) [18]

People are turning away from dating apps and toward apps that promise
to connect them to people with whom they share common interests.

THE FOUNDER MODE TRADEOFF (4 MINUTE READ) [19]

There's a cost to going Founder Mode, which if ignored, will result
in CEOs finding themselves more likely to have to intervene as the
complexity of the interactions between decisions grows.

A POST-GOOGLE WORLD (21 MINUTE READ) [20]

At some point, Google will have to give up and realize that it needs
to change its business model.

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