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Engineering job openings are at the highest levels we’ve seen in over 3 years There are over 67,000 (!!!) eng openings at tech companies globally right now, with 26,000 just in the U.S. We don’t know if there would have been more open roles if not for AI or if AI is actually leading to more open roles, but since the start of this year, the increase in open eng roles is accelerating even more.
STATE OF THE PRODUCT JOB MARKET IN EARLY 2026 In spite of the headlines about layoffs and AI taking jobs, we’re actually seeing a lot of promising signs in tech hiring, and some interesting new trends: 1. PM openings are at the highest levels we’ve seen in over three years 2. AI hasn’t slowed the demand for software engineers (at least not yet) 3. AI roles in general are absolutely exploding 4. Design roles have plateaued 5. The Bay Area is increasing in importance 6. Remote work opportunities continue to decline 7. Despite ongoing layoffs, the overall number of tech jobs continues to grow More in 🧵
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So Trump thinks China is not threatening and can be tolerated now?
From @WhiteHouse 🚨BREAKING: U.S. Announces China Trade Deal in Geneva
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If you're looking for a job, try Jobscan to see how well your resume matches job descriptions. Get two free resume scans per month to start. Sign up with my referral link below to unlock an additional 10 bonus scans for both of us. jobscan.co?ref=4825431&utm_s…
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A new ingestible robotic device electrically stimulates the intestines to trigger the resumption of peristalsis during a form of intestinal paralysis called postoperative ileus. Learn more in @SciRobotics: scim.ag/66X
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Deer antlers can grow up to 2.75 cm per day. How do they achieve such rapid and complete regeneration? A Science study from last year identifies a population of stem cells are responsible for this speedy cycle. Learn more: scim.ag/65L #SciencePerspective
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28 new AI tools that will save you hours of work: From my AI newsletter - theaivalley.com
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Generative AI is making big leaps every passing day. Found ChatGPT interesting, check out this new AI model from CMU that can bring your ideas to life. AI that can create brilliant 3D renders from 2D images in a matter of seconds 🤯
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To explore @langchain as a LLM programming framework, I wrote a simple app (~100 lines of code) to summarize papers. I've wanted this for a while given the rapid pace of progress / publication in AI. lancemartin.notion.site/Lang…
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A new #SciencePolicyForum presents insights from a survey—a first of its kind—exploring the public attitudes of thousands of Americans towards polygenic embryo selection. scim.ag/1x6
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🚨 VANCOUVER! 📰 Y’all know just by having your @VPL library card, you have full access to @NYTimes content, paywall-free, right? Reason 75329 why LIBRARIES ARE AMAZING! 📚
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An underwater encounter with the strange but beautiful feather star (Crinoid sp.), these ancient invertebrates first appeared in the fossil record about 300 million years before the dinosaurs. Credit: Marcelo Johan Ogata
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Time it took to get 100 million users: Netflix: 10 years Gmail: 5 years Twitter: 5 years Facebook: 4.5 years WhatsApp: 3.5 years Instagram: 2.5 years TikTok: 9 months ChatGPT: 2 months Pirate Bay: 1 day after Netflix cancelled shared passwords and Gen-Z discovered torrents.
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whoa, this is bigger than ChatGPT to me. google almost solved music generation, i'd say. google-research.github.io/se…
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Editorial: Tools such as ChatGPT threaten transparent science; here are our ground rules for their use go.nature.com/3XBNBnF
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Nature’s pick of tools and techniques that are poised to have an outsized impact on science in the coming year. go.nature.com/3XwBEPT
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Scientists said Monday that they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will help protect against deadly bolts — and one day maybe even trigger them. japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/0…
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