Subj : Humanoids, 60HR Work Week To : All From : Mike Powell Date : Sat Mar 01 2025 13:09:00 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%. Links: ------ [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 -- https://tldr.tech $$ --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .