| | | Astronomers averaged the light from 200,000 galaxies and discovered the universe is, technically, beige. They named it Cosmic Latte. | The runners-up were "univeige" and "skyvory." Scientists held a naming contest for the colour of all existence and nearly chose something worse than beige. | What’s in store: | | Read Time: 5 minutes |
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| | | | | OPENAI | | | OpenAI is adding new safety features for under-18s using ChatGPT, with more controls over how and when teens use the chatbot. | Teen accounts will be able to switch off human-like voice replies, set “quiet times” when ChatGPT is unavailable, and schedule Study Mode during certain hours. | They’ll also get regular reminders to take breaks and that ChatGPT is AI, not a person. | In brief: | Teens can turn off voice replies and set time limits. Study Mode can switch on automatically. Some harmful prompts can trigger parental alerts.
| Please close the laptop | OpenAI is also expanding parental alerts. | Some potentially harmful prompts, including those linked to eating disorders, can be reviewed by a human and flagged to parents with connected accounts. | The changes come as concerns grow around how young people use AI for learning, schoolwork and emotional support. | We’ve reached the point where the chatbot is the one enforcing screen-time boundaries.- MG | Should teen AI accounts come with extra safety controls? | | Vote for live results and see results + opinions from yesterday at the bottom of the email. |
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| | | | | AI ENGINEERING | | | A single prompt misconfiguration can silently drain hundreds of dollars overnight. AI Jason — ex-Head of Product at Relevance AI and the creator behind 8M+ YouTube views on how AI tools actually work — built the system he wished existed before his own bills spiralled. | Inside his production-tested playbook: | Exact cost controls that slashed his API spend by 74% 10 production-ready systems for reliable Claude Code output Full cheat sheet covering the prompts that actually hold up
| Stop guessing at prompts and start engineering outputs that stick. | |
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| | | | I use it to create reports daily using Claude cowork on my university baseball players both in the minors and majors both for transactions and statistics. These are reported in our sports blog daily for transactions and weekly for stats. This saves me hours per week looking at MiLB and mlb transactions visually searching for 36 players names across as many as 10 pages a day. And even more time across stats for those players where I used to have to look at each players website, transcribe stats to an excel spreadsheet then post. | | | | Ed, Southern California |
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| | | | | AI SCIENCE | | | DNA can store huge amounts of information in a tiny space. | A single gram can hold around 215 million gigabytes of data, which could make it useful for future computers. | Researchers at Penn State have combined synthetic DNA with perovskite, a material already used in electronics, to create a new type of memory device called a memristor. | The team added silver nanoparticles to the DNA so it could carry electricity. | Combined with perovskite, the device was able to store information while using very little power. | Here’s what you should know: | DNA can store huge amounts of data in a very small space. The device uses much less power than similar memory technology. It could one day help power more efficient AI systems.
| Your genes have a side hustle | Researchers say it worked at less than 0.1 volts, stayed stable at high temperatures and continued working for more than six weeks. | It also used around one-tenth of the power of similar memory technology. | The team says the research could eventually lead to smaller, more energy-efficient memory systems for AI and brain-inspired computing. | That’s one way to solve the AI storage crisis. - MV |
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| | | | Space: Astronomers have observed material from the dying star at the heart of the Helix Nebula being recycled into interstellar space, completing a remarkable stellar life cycle.
Business: Long-term borrowing costs have surged across major economies as rising oil prices fuel inflation fears, adding pressure to mortgages, loans and government finances.
Music: Shakira has pledged $1.25 million to help build at least 10 new schools in Colombia after a devastating earthquake destroyed homes and disrupted children's education. | Don’t Miss: Sony’s Pulse Elevate wireless gaming speakers will launch on November 12th for $219.99, with support for PS5, PlayStation Portal, PC, and Mac. They feature planar magnetic drivers, a built-in mic, low-latency PlayStation Link connectivity, and charging docks. |
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| | | | “How impatient are you with AI responses?” | Instant or I’m annoyed - 15% | I can survive 10 seconds - 85% ✅ | Your Views: | “If i can save moneythats ok. Im not in an ER in on a computer.seems most AI comes with a cost which can pracrily cause problems finishihg some larger projects if i run out of tokens in middle of it.” - bmatth | “I’m less concerned with speed and more concerned with accuracy” - joan | “depends on the model and use case” - chrisnie | Submit your opinions in our polls to be featured! |
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