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Week Summary
Technology
  • Earth has captured a temporary 'second moon,' a small asteroid named 2024 PT5, which will orbit until November 2024.
  • Research indicates that larger AI chatbots are increasingly prone to generating incorrect answers, raising concerns about their reliability.
  • Meta's Chief Technical Officer discussed advancements in AR and VR technologies, particularly focusing on the Orion AR glasses.
  • The author reflects on their experience with Rust, proposing several changes to improve the language's usability and safety features.
  • The Tor Project and Tails OS have merged to enhance their efforts in promoting online anonymity and privacy.
  • OpenAI is undergoing leadership changes, with key executives departing amid discussions about restructuring and the company's future direction.
  • Git-absorb
  • The concept of critical mass explains how significant changes occur when a threshold of acceptance is reached, impacting technology and society.
  • WordPress.org has banned WP Engine from accessing its resources due to ongoing legal disputes, raising concerns about security for WP Engine customers.
  • PostgreSQL 17
  • Hotwire Native is a web-first framework that simplifies mobile app development, allowing developers to reuse HTML and CSS across platforms.
  • Radian Aerospace is progressing on a reusable space plane, completing ground tests and aiming for full-scale flights by 2028.
  • A groundbreaking diabetes treatment using reprogrammed stem cells has enabled a patient to produce insulin independently for over a year.
  • Apple is developing a new home accessory that combines features of the iPad, Apple TV, and HomePod, expected to launch in 2025.
  • SpaceX's Starlink service is set to surpass 4 million subscribers, reflecting rapid growth and significant revenue projections.
  • TinyJS is a lightweight JavaScript library that simplifies dynamic HTML element creation and DOM manipulation for developers.
  • Guide on finding potential winning memecoins early on Solana using Photon.

    This thread provides a step-by-step guide for finding potential winning memecoins early using Photon on Solana. While this low-liquidity method may result in losses, it is possible to generate significant returns with memecoins. Key strategies include screening for risk profile, ignoring copycats, assessing community activity, and never fully exiting a successful coin. Success with this method depends significantly on broader market conditions.

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  • Circle partners with Solana for cross-chain USDC transfers

    Circle is partnering with Solana to introduce its cross-chain transfer protocol to the ecosystem. Circle’s CCTP enables the secure trading of USDC between various blockchains using a native mint and burn process. This move will enable Solana developers to natively swap USDC tokens from Ethereum and other EVM-compatible ecosystems. Various Solana ecosystem participants will support CCTP right away and more are expected to follow.

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  • Exploring the impact of memecoins and MEV on Bitcoin and Solana

    Bitcoin was the first real memecoin, its narrative buoyed by skepticism of central banking and institutional trust erosion. However, the memecoin space has evolved to encompass thousands of other coins, boosted by shifting crypto trends and attention economics. Solana recently illustrated this with its high density of rapidly growing memecoins. However, this has led to challenges with Solana's blockspace allocation, transaction inclusion, and a rise in 'MEV' or Maximum Extractable Value. Bitcoin now looks set to experience its own MEV surge driven by an influx of memecoin-driven activities. This highlights a need for deeper discussion on managing such complexities in the broader non-EVM ecosystem.

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  • PayPal's PYUSD launches on Solana to enhance adoption and reduce transaction costs.

    PYUSD just launched on Solana, extending its presence from Ethereum to increase adoption and reduce gas fees and faster transactions. This strategic expansion aims to transition PYUSD from mere awareness to actual utility by incorporating innovative blockchain features that improve payment security and efficiency, enabling its integration into everyday commercial use.

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  • PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin reaches over $500M market cap after expanding to Solana and various platforms.

    PYUSD, which expanded to the Solana network in May, has surpassed $500M in market cap. The stablecoin's expansion to a mix of centralized and DeFi platforms has helped increase its supply from $270M to over $530M in 1 month.

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  • Marginfi launches The Arena for leveraged trading on Solana.

    Marginfi has launched The Arena, enabling users to long or short any token on the Solana blockchain with leverage.

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  • Analysis shows Solana's Raydium has higher volume per dollar of TVL compared to Ethereum's Uniswap.

    A recent analysis of top trading pairs on Uniswap (Ethereum and Base) and Raydium (Solana) revealed that Solana has a significantly higher volume per dollar of TVL compared to Ethereum, with Base close behind.

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  • PayPal's stablecoin PYUSD goes live on Solana, enabling low-cost, high-throughput web3 payments.

    The PayPal stablecoin PYUSD is live on Solana. PayPal has over two decades of payments experience, and is now making low-cost, high-throughput web3 payments possible through the PYUSD on Solana launch.

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Month Summary
Technology
  • OpenAI is considering a new subscription model for its upcoming AI product, Strawberry, while also restructuring for better financial backing.
  • Telegram founder
  • The startup landscape is shifting towards more tech-intensive ventures, with a focus on specialized research and higher capital requirements.
  • Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft successfully completed its second flight, testing new systems for future supersonic travel.
  • announced the uncrewed return of Boeing's Starliner, with future crewed missions planned for 2025.
  • OpenAI's SearchGPT aims to compete with Google Search by providing AI-driven information retrieval, though it currently faces accuracy issues.
  • Tesla is preparing to unveil its autonomous robotaxi technology at an event in Los Angeles, indicating ongoing challenges in achieving full autonomy.
  • The US Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia for potential antitrust violations related to its AI chip market dominance.
  • Apple plans to use OLED screens in all iPhone 16 models, moving away from Japanese suppliers and introducing new AI features.
  • Amazon S3 has introduced conditional writes to prevent overwriting existing objects, simplifying data updates for developers.
  • Chinese scientists have developed a hydrogel that shows promise in treating osteoarthritis by restoring cartilage lubrication.
  • Nvidia's CEO is working to position the Nvidia as a comprehensive provider for data center needs, amidst growing competition from AMD and Intel.
  • OpenAI
  • Nvidia Blackwell
  • Amazon is set to release a revamped Alexa voice assistant in October, powered by AI models from Anthropic's Claude, and will be offered as a paid subscription service.