Google has fallen behind in the AR/VR space despite dabbling in it for over a decade. The company is working with Samsung and Qualcomm to create a competitor to Apple's Vision Pro headset. It is planning to launch the headset around summer 2024. Inside reports from Google employees say that the company's AR/VR plans are a bureaucratic mess.
A new report claims that TikTok is planning to ban links to outside e-commerce sites. The move will force people to use TikTok Shop if they want to purchase an item they see on the app. TikTok Shop is on track to lose more than $500 million in the US this year. It is unknown when TikTok plans to introduce the ban.
Scientists have created a full genetic map of the male sex chromosome. The breakthrough could help researchers decode conditions ranging from infertility to cancer. The Y chromosome comprises nearly 60 million base pairs. The researchers aim to make the data widely accessible to expand genetic studies of human disease and provide new insights into basic biology. A link to the original research paper is available.
Decades of research are starting to pay off for the field of humanoid robotics. Many startups have come out of the woodwork since Tesla announced plans to build a robot in April 2022. This article looks at Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot, which can perform a variety of tasks including walking, unloading trailers, palletizing, and case picking. Apptronik has already managed to sign a handful of pilot tests for Apollo. Pictures and GIFs of the robot are available in the article.
React Stately is a library of React Hooks that provides cross-platform state management for design systems. It is design-agnostic and provides state management intrinsic to the functionality of the component. React Stately handles state management for common components through an easy-to-use interface. It is designed to help developers build adaptive, accessible, and robust user experiences.
Roboflow Inference is a tool for running inference on state-of-the-art computer vision models. It can be deployed on a range of devices and environments with no prior knowledge of machine learning. Roboflow Inference supports object detection, classification, instance segmentation models, and foundation models. A video of Roboflow Inference running on a video of a football game is available.
India is the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon. The Chandrayaan 3 is the country's second attempt at a lunar landing. Its first attempt in 2019 failed when higher-than-expected thrust from its braking rockets drove the lander off course. Chandrayaan 3 cost the Indian government roughly $90 million.
Two things to avoid during salary negotiations are revealing information too early and negotiating before being ready for it. This post explains why these two mistakes sabotage salary negotiation efforts and what to say to recruiters instead. Being in a 'passive information gathering' mode will help most interviewees with their recruiter interactions. Negotiation is about laying a foundation and then swooping in on offers once they come in.