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OpenAI Open Responses 👨‍💻, Sam Altman's brain interface 🧠, software's YouTube moment 💻

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OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam Altman's brain-computer interface
startup.=
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BIG TECH &=
STARTUPS

OPENAI INVESTS IN SAM ALTMAN'S BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE STA=
RTUP MERGE
LABS (5 MINUTE READ) [4]=20

OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam=
Altman's brain-computer interface
startup, Merge Labs. Merge Labs is ded=
icated to bridging biological
and artificial intelligence to maximize hum=
an ability. It intends to
develop entirely new technologies that connect =
with neurons using
molecules instead of electrodes to transmit and receiv=
e information
using deep-reaching modalities like ultrasound. OpenAI beli=
eves that
brain-computer interfaces will create a natural, human-centered=
way
for anyone to seamlessly interact with AI.=20

APPLE IS FIGHTING =
FOR TSMC CAPACITY AS NVIDIA TAKES CENTER STAGE (11
MINUTE READ) [5]=20
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TSMC's CEO recently told Apple executives that they would need to
acq=
uiesce to the largest price rise in years. Apple once held a
dominant pos=
ition on TSMC's customer list, but it is now fighting for
production capa=
city. Its chip designs are no longer guaranteed a place
among TSMC's almo=
st two dozen fabs. TSMC's largest client is now
likely Nvidia.=20

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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

TESLA RELEASES RAR=
E LOOK AT ITS LITHIUM REFINERY, CONFIRMS PRODUCTION
START (4 MINUTE READ)=
[6]=20

Tesla's massive lithium refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, has=

officially started production. The company has released a new video,
a=
vailable in the article, showing off the new site. Tesla's process is
aci=
d-free and produces a benign co-product that can be used in
concrete mixe=
s. The process is more sustainable than traditional
methods and eliminate=
s hazardous byproducts.=20

NASA'S FIRST MEDICAL EVACUATION FROM SPACE E=
NDS WITH ON-TARGET
SPLASHDOWN (6 MINUTE READ) [7]=20

Four astronauts =
returned to Earth early after one of the crew members
encountered an unsp=
ecified medical issue last week. They splashed down
in the Pacific Ocean =
off the coast of San Diego at 08:41 UTC on
January 15. Officials have not=
identified whose health was in question
or what was afflicting the ailin=
g crew member. The medical issue did
not appear to affect the crew's retu=
rn to Earth, and they exited the
spacecraft appearing in good health and =
good spirits.=20

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PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE=

OPEN RESPONSES (2 MINUTE READ) [8]=20

Open Responses is an open-=
source spec for building multi-provider,
interoperable LLM interfaces on =
top of the original OpenAI Responses
API. It is multi-provider by default=
and extensible without
fragmentation. Useful for real-world workflows, O=
pen Responses can be
used to build agentic systems without rewriting the =
stack for every
model. Examples of projects built with Open Responses are=
available in
the thread.=20

BEYOND SENIOR: CONSIDER THE STAFF PATH! =
(17 MINUTE READ) [9]=20

The staff engineering job isn't for everyone. I=
t is totally fine to
stay at Senior or move into management. It's worth c=
onsidering a path
toward Staff, as it is a fulfilling role. This post tak=
es a look at
what it takes to get promoted to Staff and what the role ent=
ails.=20

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MISCELLANEOUS

SOFTWARE'S YOUTUBE MOMEN=
T IS HAPPENING NOW (7 MINUTE READ) [10]=20

The barriers to video creati=
on collapsed in the 2000s when everyone
got a camera in their pocket and =
platforms like YouTube changed what
could qualify as entertainment. YouTu=
be has now evolved into a media
ecosystem where it is as common for enter=
tainment to come from
independent creators as from traditional broadcaste=
rs. Software is
following the same path. AI has massively democratized le=
verage and
productivity for creative people.=20

TAIWAN WILL INVEST $2=
50 BILLION IN US CHIPMAKING UNDER NEW TRADE DEAL
(5 MINUTE READ) [11]=20
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The US and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement to build chips and
c=
hip factories on American soil. Taiwanese chip and technology
companies w=
ill invest at least $250 billion in production capacity in
the US. The Ta=
iwanese government will guarantee $250 billion in credit
for these compan=
ies. The US will limit tariffs in Taiwan to 15% and
commit to zero tariff=
s on generic pharmaceuticals, their ingredients,
aircraft components, and=
some natural resources.=20

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THE SAAS S=
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The price of time=
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getting rebundled.=20
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You want to be strategic about where you spend your credibility.=20

US=
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AI can help you ge=
t things done faster than ever, and you can
experiment with more than eve=
r, but outsourcing your thinking can hurt
you in the long run.=20

MOR=
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While Claude can build =
genuinely impressive architectures, it can't
tell when something looks wr=
ong.=20

APPLE'S GOOGLE GEMINI DEAL COULD BE WORTH $5 BILLION (2 MINUTE =
READ)
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Apple's Gemini deal is comparatively conservative compa=
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