DOJ indicates it's considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling (3 minute read)
The Department of Justice has indicated that it is considering behavioral and structural remedies as a result of its monopoly ruling against Google. The remedies could include contract requirements and prohibitions, non-discrimination product requirements, data and interoperability requirements, and structural requirements. They may include limiting or prohibiting default agreements and other revenue-sharing arrangements related to search and search-related products. The remedies are still far from being decided - Judge Amit Mehta says he'll aim to rule on the remedies by August 2025, and an appeal by Google will likely draw out any impact for potentially years.
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Tesla Robotaxi reveal: What to expect (8 minute read)
Tesla plans to reveal its Robotaxi today at an event at Warner Bros. Discovery's movie studio in Burbank, California, starting at 7 pm. The vehicle will be a two-door, two-seater, Cybertruck-like compact vehicle likely without a steering wheel or pedals. Tesla may run into regulatory issues for the design - Elon Musk is expected to use this as a reason for why getting the vehicle to market will be difficult. The movie studio features large sound stages and sets. The environment is closed and controlled, with no other traffic, making it the perfect place for Tesla to demo its new technology.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Google identifies low noise “phase transition” in its quantum processor (6 minute read)
Google has published a paper that identifies a phase transition in its quantum processor and uses it to identify conditions where the processor can operate with low noise. The paper shows that it would take a supercomputer a dozen years to simulate things even in those conditions. This article details the findings and their implications in more detail.
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Zap Energy shows off its new fusion power prototype, Century (5 minute read)
Zap Energy recently raised a $130 million Series D to build its Century device, an approach to fusion power that sends bolts of electricity through plasma streams instead of using magnets or lasers to squeeze the plasma. The current generates a magnetic field that compresses the plasma, which results in fusion. The final commercial-scale model, which should produce 50 megawatts of electricity, will occupy a footprint around the size of a double-decker bus. This article provides an overview of how Zap's technology works and the problems the company has to overcome before its technology becomes commercially viable.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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Announcing Deno 2 (16 minute read)
Deno is a modern, all-in-one, zero-configuration toolchain for JavaScript and TypeScript development. The recently announced Deno 2 update includes backwards compatibility with Node.js and npm, native support for package.json and node_modules, a stabilized standard library, support for private npm registries, work spaces and monorepo support, and more. This article highlights the main changes. Links to resources to learn more about Deno are available.
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Don't let dicts spoil your code (7 minute read)
Dicts make functions difficult to modify and their mutable nature hinders the structure of data and makes it dependent on the workflow of applications. This article discusses some better ways to handle data. The longer a developer postpones introducing proper data structures, the more complex the transition becomes.
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Software Engineer Pay Heatmap (Website)
This site contains an interactive heatmap of total compensation pay ranges for software engineers across the US. It provides insights on salary percentiles, breaks down total compensation components, and reveals top-paying companies. The data is organized by DMA regions and accompanied by a color-coded legend.
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The Internet Archive is under attack, with a breach revealing info for 31 million accounts (2 minute read)
The Internet Archive was hacked and defaced with a notification telling users their information was stolen. Have I Been Pwned? received a file containing email addresses, screen names, password change timestamps, Bcrypt-hashed passwords, and other internal data for 31 million unique email addresses from the attackers and confirmed that it was valid by matching data with a user's account. The Internet Archive also experienced a DDOS attack, which has been fended off for now - the attackers implied that another attack has been planned.
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From software to reality? (2 minute read)
Computer scientists are changing how natural sciences are studied, promising a new era of discovery and efficiency, but we have yet to see this era in concrete terms.
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