Author: tremendousblog
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We gazed on the glass case, transfixed by pepperoni and heaps of ricotta. Would this be the perfect counter slice? Fancy pizzerias are great. Wood fired ovens, shaved truffle, love all that. But sometimes, you need a Jersey classic. You need a counter slice. I’ve been going past Quality Pizza…
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Every finger has a unique fingerprint, right? Wrong, according to a new study published in Science Advances. The Columbia University team used an AI model to analyze tens of thousands of fingerprints. It found that fingerprints can actually be shared across multiple fingers. From a Columbia statement: It’s a well-accepted…
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What if you could make yourself look any way you want, all with a couple of clicks? A new AI tool called uPix is making it happen. UPix lets you upload a picture of yourself and create a new version of your image. You can become a cyberpunk, Iron Man,…
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So I got a new mentor! He listens patiently, then jumps in with helpful suggestions. And since he’s not human, he’s available around the clock. His name is Sama AI, a new app just released by a startup called Welovenocode. Sama AI listens to your conversations and gives you tips…
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The fries are golden brown. The wagyu blend burgers are juicy. Welcome to the world’s first robot restaurant. From a report out this morning from NPR: “What is believed to be the world’s first automated restaurant is opening in Pasadena, California. Customers at the CaliExpress will order food from self-service…
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Ken Griffin’s Citadel is one of the biggest hedge funds on earth. But last year, its performance lagged well behind the S&P 500. From CNBC: Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s various hedge fund strategies at Citadel all posted double-digit returns for 2023, but they failed to beat the S&P 500. Citadel’s multistrategy…
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A Stanford team has developed a robot that can perform almost any manual task, from cooking to straightening up the house. All it needs is a human to show it how. The Greatest Demo I’ve Ever Seen The demo, released yesterday on Twitter, is one of the most incredible things…
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Are LinkedIn InMail messages driving you nuts? Turns out there’s a way to stop them — forever. These random messages were driving me to the brink of insanity. So I complained on Twitter. What happened next shocked me. The kind folks at LinkedIn stepped in to help! Here’s how to…
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Scott Shleifer, Tiger Global Management’s head of private investments, is out. Founder Chase Coleman will now oversee the struggling unit, according to Bloomberg: Months before Scott Shleifer stepped down as head of Tiger Global Management’s private investments, Chase Coleman had already begun to reclaim control of the firm’s $34 billion…
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The aroma of cardamom and cloves wafted up at me. I rolled up a piece of bread, dipped it in, and tasted heaven. This is Karma Kafe in Hoboken, NJ. For 24 years, Karma has produced fragrant curries and spicy biryanis, and today they’re better than ever. I perused the…
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