TLDR 2023-05-26

The US Food and Drug Administration has given its approval for Neuralink to start human testing. Neuralink is not ready to start recruiting test subjects yet. Initial tests will likely focus entirely on safety. Neuralink previously had a bid to start clinical trials rejected by the FDA. It is a positive sign for the company that it was able to address federal regulators' concerns in a relatively short period.

Google's Search Generative Experience is now rolling out to early-access users. The feature displays generative AI results above the normal search results. Its design makes it so users don't have to click on links to get the information they want. A waitlist to try out the feature is available through the Google Search app. Screenshots of the feature are available in the article.

A new meningitis vaccine is expected to roll out in the coming months. The results of NmCV-5's phase 3 trial were recently published. The study found that the vaccine boosted immune protection against all five strains of meningococcal bacteria. Meningitis most commonly affects 26 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, where it killed approximately 25,000 people in 2019.

NASA awarded a $3.4 billion contract to a team led by Blue Origin last Friday to design and construct a second Human Landing System to fly astronauts to the Moon. NASA has now selected two vehicles based around the concept of multiple launches and the capability to store and transfer propellant in space. This will transform how humans explore outer space. While developing these technologies will be challenging, the science behind the technology is solid so it will just take time to engineer solutions.

VanJS is an ultra-lightweight, zero-dependency, and unopinionated Reactive UI framework. It can create user interfaces that run on any device, including smartphones. Programming with VanJS feels a lot like React. Everything in VanJS is built with simple JavaScript functions and DOM.

It is difficult for AI experts to keep up with everything new and even harder for beginners to know where to start. This post shares a curated list of resources for learning about modern AI. These papers, blog posts, courses, and guides have significantly impacted the field over the past several years.

Recent layoffs have caused some companies to go into 'Glassdoor crisis management mode'. This article looks at what HR departments are doing to raise their scores. While Glassdoor's policy makes it clear companies can't remove reviews, employers can still flag reviews for violating community guidelines or spam. Employers frequently claim reviews are written by impersonators or that they contain misleading content. Glassdoor has only acted on reviews that are clearly against its guidelines.

This Hacker News thread discusses how to better receive constructive criticism. The discussion ranges from whether one should determine their self-worth by their work to practical mindsets to adopt.

Microsoft's integration of AI is making Windows interesting again.

Zuckerberg said he hopes that Meta will have more stability but less bureaucracy in the future.

Tako recommends videos to users based on what people ask it.

Expectations are like a debt that must be repaid before experiencing enjoyment.

The restrictions around designing components result in defensive designs that end up being bland and similar to every other component.

This Twitter thread contains notes from the Andrej Karpathy presentation on May 24 about the state of GPT, which discussed the GPT Assistant training pipeline, LLM psychology, and best practices.