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Meta is reportedly creating a new team within its Reality Labs
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roughly one-third the size of the original, allowing the tool to be
used for gene therapy inside muscles, the brain, the heart, and other
tissues. The team is already exploring the system's potential for
targeting brain diseases. The technology could be modified for use in epigenetic or base editing.
THE BLUE GHOST LUNAR LANDER IS NOW ORBITING THE MOON, TAKING DAZZLING PHOTOGRAPHS (4 MINUTE READ) [12]
NASA's Blue Ghost lander is now orbiting the Moon as it prepares to
make a landing on March 2. The lander holds 10 payloads - a list is
available in the article. NASA also launched a rover from a Japanese
company along with Blue Ghost that will carry five payloads. The rover
will land at the Atlas crater in Mare Frigoris and use its equipment
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like Next.js, React Router, and Expo are recommended for new projects.
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FROM WEB DEVELOPER TO DATABASE DEVELOPER IN 10 YEARS (4 MINUTE READ)
[14]
This article details Phil Eaton's journey from a web developer to a
database developer and the decisions made along the way. Eaton was a
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015. Their
relationship soured in 2018, and Musk left after a power struggle. The
rivalry intensified when Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI,
following the release of ChatGPT. Musk recently followed the Stargate
unveiling by making a hostile $97.4 billion bid for the assets of the
nonprofit that controls OpenAI. This article looks at Altman and
Musk's rivalry through conversations with more than a dozen people
familiar with their relationship over the years.
INSIDE AMAZON'S MESSY PUSH TO BRING EVERYONE BACK TO THE OFFICE (8
MINUTE READ) [16]
Amazon told hundreds of thousands of workers to come back to the
office full-time, but it didn't have enough desks to go around. Some
employees don't have any teammates in the same location, so they are
fighting other employees for private rooms to make video calls. This
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office or find somewhere else to work has turned out. The company is
short on desks and parking and employees report that the initiative
hasn't helped them become more collaborative.
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In December, SpaceX submitted a petition to turn the coastal Texas
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FIGURE AI IS IN TALKS TO RAISE $1.5B AT 15X ITS LAST VALUATION (1
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Figure's founder last month said that the company has signed on a
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