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mert | helius.dev· 2025-12-20 19:41
the instinct probably comes from technical thinkingall equal, if you make an API 20% faster, then devs are more likely to use it than notfor consumer, this does nothing ...
Lina Khan: Trump’s antitrust enforcers are ‘handing out special favors to corporate lawbreakers’
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 19:41
Joining me now is Lena Khan, a former Federal Trade Commissioner once dubbed Wall Street's number one enemy by Politico. She's an associate law professor at Columbia Law School. She currently co-chairs New York City's mayor elect Zoran Mandani's transition team.Welcome back to the show, Lena. Thank you for being here. >> Thanks so much for having me.>> Two very different stories. Let's start with the the PepsiCo Walmart story. Takes a minute if you don't sort of follow antitrust stuff to get your head aroun ...
Antitrust enforcement weakens under Trump
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 19:40
When politicians talk about affordability, it can sometimes feel like they're describing something vague and amorphous. They promise to address affordability without coming up with concrete solutions, leaving you with the impression that the crisis you're feeling is driven by some mysterious economic force beyond anyone's control. In President Trump's case, it's a little different. He wants you to believe you're simply imagining higher prices. His real concern seems to be that you will start connecting the ...
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mert | helius.dev· 2025-12-20 19:40
I get some version of the following mistake regularly during pitches:"we built <thing that exists> but with <10% improvement>"hard for devs to understand that building something that exists but 25% better just doesn't move the needlehas to be at least 100% better ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-20 19:40
“Text with Jesus”, an app built with OpenAI’s ChatGPT model, allows users to pose personal and theological questions. The app has about 150,000 users. But it also has some doubters https://t.co/EgwLaRsDET ...
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2025-12-20 19:38
"Once you understand Kardashev Scale, it becomes utterly obvious that essentially all energy generation will be solar. A relatively small corner of Texas or New Mexico can easily serve all US electricity."一 Elon Musk https://t.co/UPPCWebwTg ...
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2025-12-20 19:37
Tesla Diner allows you to order food from your Tesla https://t.co/GGCwSFMCyd ...
Canadian initiative aims to scoop top talent from U.S. Will it work?
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 19:36
For years, Canada has suffered from a so-called brain drain of top talent leaving to work at companies, hospitals, and universities in the United States. But as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration and guts research funding, the brain drain may now be hitting the United States. And Canada wants to scoop up all those talented workers from America.Last week, Canada announced an aggressive push to attract highly skilled researchers from around the world, including the United States. The Canadian ...