Tornyol Systems introduces a drone that’s “silent, safe, chemical-free” for autonomous mosquito defense. With ultrasonic sonar and intelligent control algorithms, it promises a mosquito-free environment. ~ learn more
“The 22m tonnes of steel used to build new wind turbines and solar panels in 2024 would have been enough to build a Golden Gate Bridge on every working day of every week that year.” This massive expansion signals China’s commitment to clean energy. ~ learn more
I’m intrigued by this school’s approach to education, which uses AI to instruct and test students individually at their specific level of mastery in any given subject. Someone sent me this WIRED article to temper my excitement, but they hadn’t read beyond the headline and lede. After reading the whole thing, I mostly discount the author’s implications about the school. Still, worth reading to hear all points of view. ~…
Though this subject matter is dense and was frankly intimidating to me, this video by Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is a fantastic introduction to “strongly-correlated quantum matter [that] has challenged physicists for decades.” ~ learn more
From Christian Friedland, cofounder of Build.com, who once shared the small town of Chico, CA with this company: “[Lulu’s Fashion Lounge (NASDAQ: LVLU)] is trading at 0.046x sales ($14.4M market cap on $316M revenue) - a 92% discount to comparable retailers.” He lays out his case for buying the stock of this fashion retailer that’s executing a public market operational turnaround, protected by tangible assets, with a potential upside of…
“Tim’s score was consistently zero. Zero! Not just low, or trending downwards, but literally zero.” Despite these metrics, Tim excelled at elevating the entire team’s productivity through collaboration and mentoring. ~ learn more
“Children are overbearing, supercilious, passionate, envious, inquisitive, egotistical,” noted French satirist Jean de La Bruyère in the 1600s. Before critiquing the selfishness of children, it’s a chance to reflect on our adult selves. ~ learn more
“When you use the TORC technique, you inform candidates before even speaking to them that a final step in hiring is for them to arrange reference calls with the managers they have reported to.” By ensuring candidates arrange their own reference calls, it filters out underperformers and confirms the authenticity of their credentials. ~ learn more
“Such windows are brief periods wherein venture capitalists can exploit discrepancies in valuations.” ~ learn more
“We ran over 600 image generations to compare Al models.” LateNiteSoft shares their extensive evaluation of AI-generated image quality using three models: OpenAI, Gemini, and Seedream. Each model shines in different scenarios, from realistic edits to creative style transfers. ~ learn more