From TLDR 2025-02-28

FIGURE WILL START `ALPHA TESTING' ITS HUMANOID ROBOT IN THE HOME IN
2025 (2 MINUTE READ) [7]

Figure plans to begin alpha testing its Figure 02 robot in the home
later this year. The project's timeline was accelerated thanks to the
company's 'generalist' Vision-Language-Action model, Helix. Helix is
designed to process both visual data and natural language input to
accelerate learning. It can orchestrate two robots working on a single
task in tandem.

GOOGLE'S SERGEY BRIN URGES WORKERS TO THE OFFICE `AT LEAST' EVERY
WEEKDAY (3 MINUTE READ) [11]

Sergey Brin, one of Google's co-founders, says that Google could be
the leader in artificial general intelligence if employees worked
harder. He recommends that employees attend the office at least every
weekday, saying that 60 hours a week is the sweet spot for
productivity. Brin returned to Google after ChatGPT's launch to help
the company navigate the difficult moment when it lost its advantage
in AI. Since his return, Google has reorganized its business,
rebranded its AI, and rolled out the technology across its popular apps.

ANTI-AGING PILL FOR DOGS CERTIFIED AS 'EFFECTIVE' BY FDA. BUT COULD
IT WORK FOR HUMANS, TOO? (3 MINUTE READ) [8]

Biotech startup Loyal has received a certification from the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) saying its anti-aging pill for dogs has
a reasonable expectation of efficacy. The pill still needs to be
certified by the FDA that it is safe for use and can be manufactured
at a greater scale before it can be prescribed by veterinarians. Loyal
plans to earn conditional approval from the FDA by the end of the year.

DEAR STUDENT: YES, AI IS HERE, YOU'RE SCREWED UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION... (21 MINUTE READ) [9]

AI will soon start having a large impact on software engineering.
Students should start learning fundamentals that universities
typically don't teach and obtain skills that are going to be highly
desirable to every employer. Developers need to learn how their work
directly translates to business value and build a public profile.
Software engineers will be fine, as long as they take action now.

AMAZON DEBUTS OCELOT, ITS FIRST QUANTUM COMPUTING CHIP (1 MINUTE
READ) [13]

Ocelot's design could reduce costs associated with error correction
by as much as 90%.

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[7] https://links.tldrnewsletter.com/17ErgY
[8] https://links.tldrnewsletter.com/jZy793
[9] https://ghuntley.com/screwed/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[11] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/technology/google-sergey-brin-return-to -office.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0U4.A8Eb.6hfgL-MPLsba&smid=url-share&utm_s ource=tldrnewsletter
[13] https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/amazon-debuts-ocelot-its-first-quantum-c omputing-chip/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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