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Airbnb's Icons allow you to drift off in the ‘Up' house or rest in Prince's ‘Purple Rain' mansion (4 minute read)

Airbnb's Icons is a new collection of experiences hosted by big names in music, film, television, arts, sports, and more. Current entertainment-focused Icons include a floating replica of the house from 'Up', a night in a VIP lounge with Kevin Hart, and a living room performance from Doja Cat. The experiences are all priced at under $100 per guest. Only a limited number of requests will be selected for each experience via a lottery. Airbnb also rolled out other new features this week, including the ability for groups of guests to more easily book trips together.

May 02 | Design

Skittles dials up the nonsensical in fun-loving brand refresh (3 minute read)

The latest Skittle brand refresh, which tries to appeal to Gen Z, focuses on the brand's quirks. The letter 'k' in the logo now has a distinctive upward flick. The signature upside-down rainbow icon was given a more vibrant makeover, and the iconic lentils have a 'dynamic signature layout', with matching flowing visual effects to boot.

May 02 | Webdev

Is the “AI developer” a threat to jobs – or a marketing stunt? (9 minute read)

The recent hype around "AI developers" replacing software engineers is a marketing strategy by startups trying to break into a market dominated by Microsoft's GitHub Copilot. AI tools are still far from replacing human developers, but these startups need to make bold claims to get attention. While AI is changing how software is created, fully replacing engineers will either never happen or is a long time away.

May 02 | AI

DeepDive: A transformer walk-through, with Gemma (36 minute read)

Understanding the Transformer is an endeavor that often takes several tries. This blog post walks through the Gemma architecture and explains everything in detail. It is clear and has code and figures.

Airbnb's Icons allow you to drift off in the ‘Up' house or rest in Prince's ‘Purple Rain' mansion (4 minute read)

Skittles dials up the nonsensical in fun-loving brand refresh (3 minute read)

Is the “AI developer” a threat to jobs – or a marketing stunt? (9 minute read)

DeepDive: A transformer walk-through, with Gemma (36 minute read)

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