Author: Zach_Wilson
Here’s what Microsoft is offering long-serving employees to voluntarily retire
Microsoft revealed last month that it’s planning to offer long-serving employees in the US the ability to voluntarily retire. While the terms of the buyout were supposed to be announced to employees tomorrow, sources at Microsoft tell me the company has posted them on its internal HR website a little…
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MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy has reportedly laid off even more staff
Around 170 roles are said to be affected. Source
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‘Paper slows us down; it gives us room to think like humans’: reMarkable’s R&D team on ‘protecting the human advantage’ in the workplace and why now is the right time for its affordable Paper Pure tablet
AI is good. AI is bad. You’ll be left behind if you don’t use AI. You’ll erode your brain if you do use AI. AI is destroying art. AI is making real art more important than ever. AI is— you get the idea. The topsy-turvy discourse surrounding the doomed/promising future…
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I Am Begging AI Companies to Stop Naming Features After Human Processes
Anthropic announced “dreaming” for AI agents to sort through “memories” at its developer conference. Can we not? Source
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Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds
The latest version of Native Instruments’ Komplete music production bundle is here with 62 new additions, including the wonderfully weird Absynth 6. Komplete 26 comes in several flavors, starting with three $99 Select bundles: Beats, Band, and Electronic. Prices jump pretty steeply from there, with Standard costing $549, Ultimate costing…
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This slim ice cream maker could fit in my already crowded kitchen
For the past few months, I’ve defiantly walked past the Ninja Creami at Costco as I think about our air fryer, toaster oven, breadmaker, rice cooker, and stand mixer already vying for limited counter space. Nutribullet’s new Chill ice cream maker could finally break my resolve with its smaller footprint.…
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