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(4:45) Headline: Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft's layoffs as AI writes up to 30% of its code

(9:51) Headline: Laser-powered fusion experiment more than doubles its power output

(14:12) Headline: Google is about to unleash Gemini Nano's power for third-party Android apps

(17:22) Headline: RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say

(26:15) Headline: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity & slurs

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Guess which role was hit hardest in Microsoft’s recent layoffs? The answer might surprise you if you didn’t already know that AI writes up to 30% of their code these days.

Did you know that turning diamond-encrusted, gold-encased fuel into plasma might be the secret to generating a whole pile of energy? Well, a laser-powered fusion experiment is doing just that - more than doubling its previous power output.

And a local, personal AI continues to inch closer for Android users as Google gives app developers access to Gemini Nano via an on-device AI API. What should we build with it first?

Sorry, a TIME Magazine Cover Did Not Predict a Coming Ice Age

Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft's layoffs in its home state as AI writes up to 30% of its code | TechCrunch

Laser-powered fusion experiment more than doubles its power output | TechCrunch

Google is about to unleash Gemini Nano's power for third-party Android apps

RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say - Ars Technica

Dihydrogen monoxide parody - Wikiwand

The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs - Ars Technica

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