2. Jigsaw puzzles for 9k (NYT).
3. AI agents in companies. “Getting workflows well understood before you add AI Agents to them continues to be a hot topic. If you don’t have a clean process today, it’s very hard to bring automation to that work, so many companies are using AI as an opportunity to bring more discipline to the workflows.” A very good point.
4. Argentina rebellion of the day: “In a taste of what may lie ahead, legislators in the Peronist-dominated Senate voted on July 10 to boost spending on pensions and social security, something the government says would cost about 2.5 per cent of GDP, when combined with other measures.” (FT) Victory in this matter is still far from assured…Matt’s (gated) column today on Argentina is also very good.
5. More on that misleading AI RCT. The one (!) experienced developer in that study did in fact do better with AI assistance.
6. Road rumble strips play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in UAE emirate of Fujairah.
7. Japan’s Yoroi Reactor Ushers In a New Era of Micro-Nuclear Power?
People who should know better are still giving credence to the Lancet US AID study (I don’t want to cite it). Run it through o3 pro if you still need to. It contains no real information.
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