Subj : iPhone 16 event 📱, Apple's Siri alternative 🤖, Nvidia's work culture 💼 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Aug 27 2024 10:35 am --j1Xt9tPV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple's next big event will be on September 9 at the Steve Jobs Theater a= t Apple Park. The company is expected to launch the iPhone 16 lineup= =C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Swarmia] [4] TLDR 2024-08-27 GROWING = TEAMS SHIP FASTER WITH SWARMIA (SPONSOR) [4]=20 If you want your startu= p to make it, you need to ship better software faster than your competito= rs. That means becoming great at identifying and eliminating the bottlene= cks that are slowing you down. 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Apple's next big event will be on Septe= mber 9 at 1 PM ET at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. The company is e= xpected to launch the iPhone 16 lineup during the show, which has the tagli= ne 'It's Glowtime'. Apple Intelligence features will likely be a big part o= f the event. The company is also rumored to launch the Apple Watch Series 1= 0 and two versions of AirPods.
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Researchers at the University of Notre = Dame in Indiana are working to adapt artisan glass-blowing techniques to a = robotic platform. They have developed a technique that uses a laser to heat= the surface of a glass rod so it can be deformed to create 3D shapes. It i= s able to create the transparent solid structures needed in optical, microf= luidic, and photonic devices. The method can deposit glass at 15 cubic mill= imeters per second. A picture of the glass 3D printer is available.
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