New analysis casts doubt on 'biosignatures' found on planet K2-18B
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/25/g-s1-62610/biosignatures-k2-18b-james-webb-exoplanet-doubt
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/25/g-s1-62610/biosignatures-k2-18b-james-webb-exoplanet-doubt
NPR
New analysis casts doubt on 'biosignatures' found on planet K2-18b
Researchers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced they had detected biosignature gases on planet K2-18b. A new analysis of the same data casts doubt on the earlier findings
Huge reproducibility project fails to validate biomedical studies
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01266-x
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01266-x
Nature
Huge reproducibility project fails to validate dozens of biomedical studies
Nature - Unique reproducibility effort in Brazil focuses on common methods rather than a single field ― and prompts call for reform.
Dolphins Communicate with 'Fountains of Pee'
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dolphins-communicate-with-fountains-of-pee/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dolphins-communicate-with-fountains-of-pee/
Foundry (YC F24) Is Hiring – Come Build a World Model for the Web
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43795996
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43795996
70% Size, 100% Accuracy: Lossless LLM Compression via Dynamic-Length Float
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.11651
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.11651
arXiv.org
70% Size, 100% Accuracy: Lossless LLM Compression for Efficient...
Large Language Models (LLMs) have grown rapidly in size, creating significant challenges for efficient deployment on resource-constrained hardware. In this paper, we introduce Dynamic-Length Float...
Next-Gen GPU Programming: Hands-On with Mojo and Max Modular HQ
https://www.youtube.com/live/uul6hZ5NXC8?si=mKxZJy2xAD-rOc3g
https://www.youtube.com/live/uul6hZ5NXC8?si=mKxZJy2xAD-rOc3g
YouTube
Next-Gen GPU Programming: Hands-On with Mojo & MAX @ Modular HQ
Join fellow developers and tech enthusiasts for an evening exploring the future of GPU programming. Chris Lattner—creator of Swift, cofounder of projects like LLVM and MLIR, and cofounder and CEO of Modular—will share how MAX and Mojo are reshaping GPU development…
Gym Class (YC W22) Is Hiring Character Animation Engineering Lead
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gym-class-by-irl-studios/jobs/7UKmLED-gameplay-animation-engineer-staff-principal
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gym-class-by-irl-studios/jobs/7UKmLED-gameplay-animation-engineer-staff-principal
Y Combinator
Unity Animation Engineer Lead (Mobile & VR) at Gym Class - by IRL Studios
### Role Summary
Gym Class is a leading social game on Meta Quest with millions of downloads, 71K ratings, and 4.9 stars. We’re now expanding the game to new interests and platforms, and looking for a talented and experienced Animation Engineer to drive…
Gym Class is a leading social game on Meta Quest with millions of downloads, 71K ratings, and 4.9 stars. We’re now expanding the game to new interests and platforms, and looking for a talented and experienced Animation Engineer to drive…
Finding Things the Government Might Know About You
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/insider/trump-musk-data-access.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/insider/trump-musk-data-access.html
NY Times
Finding 314 Things the Government Might Know About You
Two reporters spent over a month compiling and analyzing information about the reams of data the U.S. government collects about Americans.
I Designed My LED Matrix PCB with Code Instead of Traditional EDA Tools
https://docs.tscircuit.com/tutorials/building-led-matrix
https://docs.tscircuit.com/tutorials/building-led-matrix
Tscircuit
Building a 3x5 LED Matrix | tscircuit docs
This tutorial will walk you through building a 3x5 LED matrix controlled by a Raspberry Pi Pico using tscircuit.