With the following procedure, we’ll be able to extract an (imperfect) image of the world as it exists in an LLM’s tangled web of internal knowledge. The images due it justice, but essentially it asks for any given coordinate is the location land or sea. And the resulting images probably give cartographers conniptions. it both allows you compare contrast knowledge and make fun of it too? ps reminds me of this cool site https://what3words.

Microsoft is bringing Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 AI models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot today. … Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 will also be available as model options in Copilot Studio Well two things. 1. MSFT has long ago abandoned its MSFT first policies. I get though the sentiment of shock. but 2. for tech people the model is everything. for everyone else. its just another service.

The swift advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked significant concern that this new technology will replace jobs and stifle hiring. … Businesses reported a notable increase in AI use over the past year, yet very few firms reported AI-induced layoffs. Indeed, for those already employed, our results indicate AI is more likely to result in retraining than job loss … Looking ahead, however, layoffs and reductions in hiring plans due to AI use are expected to increase, especially for workers with a college degree.

Microsoft and GitHub, not to mention rivals like Google, have gone all-in on a technology that a sizable or at least vocal portion of their customers simply don’t want. And with billions in capital expenditures to recoup, they’re making it difficult to avoid. During Microsoft’s July 30, 2025 earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella said GitHub Copilot continued to exhibit strong momentum and had reached 20 million users. I mean 1.

The percentage of young Gen Z employees between the ages of 21 and 25 has been cut in half at technology companies over the past two years, according to recent data from compensation management software business Pave Article indicates that average age of tech companies has risen by ~5 years and also that % of workforce under 25 has shrank. will see how things shake out. I have to admit I wonder how much of the “we don’t need ‘old’ people” crowd has changed their tune since they are now the old people (in tech).

After vigorously vibe coding a quick browser extension I’m back to this format. Quote Citation: YouTube, “I’m back baby!!! - YouTube”, 2020-07-18, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkbsYGtDB3o

As much as I find the digicam trend endearing (I think it’s fun for young people to explore new-old creative avenues and breathe fresh life into outdated tech) I think the reality is the best camera is the one you have. But the phone has so much burden with it. Having watched the film->digital transformation I really like the idea of a quick point and shoot for my kids.

We made the difficult decision to shut down Pocket on July 8, 2025, with only the Pocket Web data export page live until October 8, 2025. Thank you for being part of our journey over the years – we’re proud of the impact Pocket has had for our users and communities. Just a reminder (I think I noted this before) that any service-even ones you pay for-can go out like a light tomorrow.

Every major release of Android makes breaking changes that requires developer effort I mean nuff said right? No one wants to spend time constantly updating apps just for fun. Quote Citation: Asish, “Maintaining an Android app is a lot of work”, June 7, 2025, https://ashishb.net/programming/maintaining-android-app/

Last month, search referrals to top U.S. travel and tourism sites tumbled 20% year over year, according to the latest data from Similarweb. E-commerce companies saw their referrals fall 9%. For news and media sites, search traffic dropped 17%. The finance, lifestyle, and food-and-drink categories all saw similar types of declines on the month. Maybe make traditional search useful again? People are flocking to a tool that works. Shoving 10 ads in my face to find an irrelevant linke due to SEO hijacking does not cause me to shed one tear.