2025-05-02
Swirling Green Aurora Captured From the ISS
I don’t have a whole lot to say about this video except wow. Wow wow. It’s almost inconceivable that we live in a world of sights like this. Feels like...
Pulling back the curtain on the magic of Y Combinator
I dive into the most comprehensive analysis ever conducted on Y Combinator, revealing what truly drives its success and how it shapes the startup ecosystem. In this episode, you’ll learn:...
Welcome to Lenny's Reads
Many of you have told me that you’d prefer to listen to this newsletter instead of read it. I’m excited to share that now you can. Introducing Lenny’s Reads (https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/s/lennys-reads)...
Make product management fun again with AI agents
Tal Raviv shares a hands-on playbook for using AI agents to ditch PM busywork and make product management fun again. In this episode, you’ll learn: • The six behaviors that...
The operator’s guide to product strategy
Chandra Janakiraman dives into a practical, step-by-step framework for crafting and aligning product strategy, which he developed during his time at companies like Meta, Headspace, and VRChat. In this episode,...
The state of tech tools in 2025
I dive into the latest trends shaping the tech tool landscape, drawing insights from over 6,500 tech professionals across product, engineering, design, and growth roles. In this episode, you’ll learn:...
How much product managers get paid in US, Europe, and Canada
I dive into the latest compensation data for product managers across the US, UK, Europe, and Canada, unpacking trends, surprising gaps, and strategies for maximizing your earnings as a PM....
Interim Research Report: Mechanisms of Awareness
Published on May 2, 2025 8:29 PM GMTSummaryReproducing a result from recent work, we study a Gemma 3 12B instance trained to take risky or safe options; the model can...
Agents, Tools, and Simulators
Published on May 2, 2025 8:19 PM GMTThis post was written as part of AISC 2025. Â It is the first in a sequence we intend to publish over the next...
Bybit Showcased Innovative Payments And Crypto Solutions At Web Summit Rio 2025
Bybit is the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Bybit is fast becoming the ultimate crypto lifestyle brand in Latin America. In 2025, Bybit officially launched __Bybit Pay in...
Following its huge win over Apple, Epic says it will take even less money from developers who use its store
Epic is also launching new Webshops that will enable developers to bypass the "exorbitant fees" charged by Apple and Google.
60-year-old cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has spent a little over three full years...
60-year-old cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has spent a little over three full years in space. That’s 5% of his life. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Bitcoin Seoul 2025 To Host Global Industry Leaders For Asia’s Largest Bitcoin-Focused Conference
Bitcoin Seoul 2025 will take place from June 4 to 6, 2025, at two of Seoul’s most iconic venues: Signiel Seoul and SKY31 Convention. The event will feature a multidimensional...
U.S. Denies Picking Bombing Targets From Random Twitter Accounts
An anonymous OSINT sleuth mis-identified a quarry as an underground Houthi base. Days later, the Pentagon allegedly struck the site and killed eight people.
Obstacles in ARC's agenda: Low Probability Estimation
Published on May 2, 2025 7:38 PM GMTAs an employee of the European AI Office, it's important for me to emphasize this point: The views and opinions of the author...
Elon Musk Is Getting Huge New Government Deals While Everything Else Is Getting Slashed
President Donald Trump announced his proposed budget today, calling for roughly $163 billion in cuts to non-defense-related funds. Among the cuts, which would kick in for the year starting on...
USS Ford vs. HMS Queen Elizabeth: A Tale of Two Modern Supercarriers
Key Points: This analysis compares two leading modern aircraft carriers: the US Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford and the UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth. The Ford, a nuclear-powered supercarrier (100k tons),...
What?! 108-Gigapixel Scan of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Several years ago, digital microscope technology company Hirox collaborated with The Mauritshuis museum to create a 10-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Recently, Hirox upped the...
What's going on with AI progress and trends? (As of 5/2025)
Published on May 2, 2025 7:00 PM GMTAI progress is driven by improved algorithms and additional compute for training runs. Understanding what is going on with these trends and how...
AI Knows Everything Except Why You’re Sad
The article examines the distinctions between Objective AI, which processes accessible data to provide factual answers, and Subjective AI, which requires personal data to offer individualized assistance. It argues that...
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