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BIG TECH & STARTUPS

YOUTUBE HYPE GIVES SMALLER CREATORS A PLACE TO SHINE (6 MINUTE READ)
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YouTube's new Hype feature is aimed at growing smaller channels and
helping people discover and share new creators. It introduces a new
button for hyping a video - the most hyped videos will appear on a platform-wide leaderboard. Leaderboards are specific to each country.
YouTube wants to make sure the leaderboard changes a lot and that
people feel invested in each thing they type. Users will receive a
summary of the videos they hyped and how well they performed every
week.

HERE'S HOW GREEN BUBBLES ARE GETTING UPGRADED IN IOS (4 MINUTE READ)
[8]

iOS 18 introduces RCS support for messaging, enabling chats between
iPhone and Android users to have many features core to other messaging
apps. Cross-platform chats will now support high-resolution media,
typing indicators, read receipts, and more reliable group messaging.
Not all carriers support RCS on iPhone yet. Apple's RCS support
doesn't include cross-platform end-to-encryption between iOS and
Android.

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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

WORLD-FIRST ADHD HEADBAND TREATS SYMPTOMS IN 20 MINUTES PER DAY (5
MINUTE READ) [9]

Neurode is an Australian startup with a device that treats ADHD using non-invasive light electrical brain stimulation delivered by a
headband worn for just 20 minutes a day. It helps manage focus,
memory, and impulse control and can measure brain activity and track
changes over time through an app. The headband and app feature an AI
assistant to help users reduce overwhelm and help form personalized
to-do lists. It is unclear how much it will cost or how effective it
is, but those in the US who are curious can now sign up to
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HUMANOID ROBOTS HEAD TO HOMES: MEET THE NEO BETA (2 MINUTE READ) [10]


OpenAI-backed robotic company 1X recently released a teaser video for
its new humanoid robot, Neo Beta. The video shows the robot posing
with a human for a picture with its arm around them, suggesting that
1X is selling a kind of close and casual encounter not yet seen in the
humanoid robot space. 1X is aiming to sell Neo for home use to help
people with various tasks and perhaps assist people with limited
mobility. The company will be deploying some of its Neo Beta robots
into homes for research and development purposes. A video of the robot
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THINGS I'VE LEARNED SERVING ON THE BOARD OF THE PYTHON SOFTWARE
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MISCELLANEOUS

WHAT AMAZON'S STRICT RETURN TO OFFICE POLICY SAYS ABOUT REMOTE WORK
(4 MINUTE READ) [15]

Amazon's move to push employees back to the office five days a week
signals that tech sector employers have regained some leverage over
workers. The tech sector has experienced a lot of layoffs over the
past few years so it's not easy to find a new job, leaving many
feeling stuck. Amazon's change may give other companies cover to
restrict work-from-home a bit more. However, research shows that most
companies have settled into a new hybrid setup and are not likely to
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IN US V. GOOGLE, YOUTUBE'S CEO DEFENDS THE GOOGLE WAY (6 MINUTE READ)
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The central question of US v. Google is whether Google bought its
competitors in the online advertising business only to park them so no
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This is an introduction to assembly for people with programming
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GM ELECTRIC VEHICLES CAN FINALLY ACCESS TESLA SUPERCHARGERS (4 MINUTE
READ) [19]

Owners of GM electric vehicles will need to purchase 'GM approved'
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