95% of AI Pilots Failing
https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/
https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/
Fortune
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
Apple Finally Destroyed Steve Jobs’ Vision of the iPad. Good
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-finally-destroyed-steve-jobss-vision-of-the-ipad-good/
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-finally-destroyed-steve-jobss-vision-of-the-ipad-good/
WIRED
Apple Finally Destroyed Steve Jobs’ Vision of the iPad. Good
Cupertino has done the thing it swore it never would: turn its tablet into a full-blown window-wrangling, compromise-abandoning computer. Yes, it’s better, but lurking deep in the settings the ghost of Jobs remains.
The Road That Killed Legend Jenkins Was Working as Designed
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/8/18/the-road-that-killed-legend-jenkins-was-working-exactly-as-designed
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/8/18/the-road-that-killed-legend-jenkins-was-working-exactly-as-designed
Strong Towns
The Road That Killed Legend Jenkins Was Working Exactly as Designed
When a child is killed on a street like West Hudson Boulevard, it’s not a tragic fluke. It’s the outcome we designed for.
AWS pricing for Kiro dev tool dubbed 'a wallet-wrecking tragedy'
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/aws_updated_kiro_pricing/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/aws_updated_kiro_pricing/
The Register
AWS pricing for Kiro dev tool dubbed 'a wallet-wrecking tragedy'
Updated: Amazon giant blames pricing bug after updated plans way more expensive than initially suggested
TREAD: Token Routing for Efficient Architecture-Agnostic Diffusion Training
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04765
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04765
arXiv.org
TREAD: Token Routing for Efficient Architecture-agnostic Diffusion Training
Diffusion models have emerged as the mainstream approach for visual generation. However, these models typically suffer from sample inefficiency and high training costs. Consequently, methods for...
Volkswagen gates a new vehicle's full horsepower behind monthly subscription
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/volkswagen-gating-a-new-vehicles-full-horsepower-behind-monthly-subscription-3239138/
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/volkswagen-gating-a-new-vehicles-full-horsepower-behind-monthly-subscription-3239138/
Dexerto
Volkswagen gates a new vehicle’s full horsepower behind monthly subscription - Dexerto
Volkswagen ID3 models will have their full horsepower gated behind a subscription service to unlock the engine’s potential.
Show HN: We started building an AI dev tool but it turned into a Sims-style game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRPnX_f2V_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRPnX_f2V_c
YouTube
The Interface - Walkthrough
www.TheInterface.com
Tesla insiders have sold more than 50% of their shares in the last year
https://electrek.co/2025/08/18/tesla-tsla-insiders-have-sold-more-than-50-of-their-shares-in-the-last-year/
https://electrek.co/2025/08/18/tesla-tsla-insiders-have-sold-more-than-50-of-their-shares-in-the-last-year/
Electrek
Tesla (TSLA) insiders have sold more than 50% of their shares in the last year
Tesla insiders have been unloading their shares at an impressive rate. Excluding CEO Elon Musk, Tesla executives and board members...
A minimal tensor processing unit (TPU), inspired by Google's TPU
https://github.com/tiny-tpu-v2/tiny-tpu
https://github.com/tiny-tpu-v2/tiny-tpu
GitHub
GitHub - tiny-tpu-v2/tiny-tpu: A minimal tensor processing unit (TPU), inspired by Google's TPU V2 and V1
A minimal tensor processing unit (TPU), inspired by Google's TPU V2 and V1 - tiny-tpu-v2/tiny-tpu
Spice Data (YC S19) Is Hiring a Product Associate (New Grad)
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spice-data/jobs/RJz1peY-product-associate-new-grad
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spice-data/jobs/RJz1peY-product-associate-new-grad
Y Combinator
Product Associate (New Grad) at Spice Data
* Clean, standardize, and transform raw data into high-quality data using existing processing pipelines
* Review and analyze large datasets to identify bad data (duplicates, outliers, etc.)
* Communicate with and manage third-party contractors that assist…
* Review and analyze large datasets to identify bad data (duplicates, outliers, etc.)
* Communicate with and manage third-party contractors that assist…
Even if snap out of the AI bubble, we are never going to get these years back
https://coppolaemilio.com/entries/what-could-have-been/
https://coppolaemilio.com/entries/what-could-have-been/
Emi's Blog
What could have been.
Even if we manage to snap out of the AI bubble, we are never going to get these years back. I can only be left to wonder what could have been.
XZ Utils Backdoor Still Lurking in Docker Images
https://www.binarly.io/blog/persistent-risk-xz-utils-backdoor-still-lurking-in-docker-images
https://www.binarly.io/blog/persistent-risk-xz-utils-backdoor-still-lurking-in-docker-images
www.binarly.io
Persistent Risk: XZ Utils Backdoor Still Lurking in Docker Images
In this blog, we share a new finding in the XZ Utils saga: several Docker images built around the time of the compromise contain the backdoor. At first glance, this might not seem alarming: if the distribution packages were backdoored, then any Docker images…
A general Fortran code for solutions of problems in space mechanics [pdf]
https://jonathanadams.pro/blog-articles/Nasa-Fortran-Code-1963.pdf
https://jonathanadams.pro/blog-articles/Nasa-Fortran-Code-1963.pdf
Starting game development in JavaScript with no experience
https://jslegenddev.substack.com/p/how-to-start-making-games-in-javascript
https://jslegenddev.substack.com/p/how-to-start-making-games-in-javascript
Substack
How to Start Making Games in JavaScript with No Experience
It’s been a while since I started making web games in JavaScript.
How to Build a Medieval Castle
https://archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/features/how-to-build-a-medieval-castle/
https://archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/features/how-to-build-a-medieval-castle/
Archaeology Magazine
Features - How to Build a Medieval Castle - Archaeology Magazine - September/October 2025
Why are archaeologists constructing a thirteenth-century fortress in the forests of France?