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New Google Colab features for higher education

blog.google • 12h ago

Google Colab offers free Colab Pro for students, interactive slideshows and AI controls in notebooks....

TL;DR

Google Colab introduces new features for higher education data science, including free one-year Pro subscriptions and interactive Slideshow Mode.

Key Takeaways:

Students and faculty at US colleges can get free one-year Colab Pro subscriptions for enhanced computational resources.
Slideshow Mode allows instructors to turn Colab notebooks into interactive presentations with live code execution.
Teachers can now togggle visibility of AI features at the notebook level, helping students focus on core concepts.

Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users

techcrunch.com • Yesterday

Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, ...

TL;DR

Heavy users of Claude Code, a service by Anthropic, are experiencing unexpectedly restrictive usage limits with little notice, causing frustration and confusion.

Key Takeaways:

Users on the $200-a-month Max plan are being hit with usage limits, impacting heavy users who rely on the service for their projects.
Anthropic's new approach to usage limits has caused significant confusion among users, who were unaware they were subject to usage limits.
The lack of clear communication is causing users to lose confidence in Anthropic's services.

I sent ChatGPT Agent out to shop for me

www.theverge.com • 8h ago

Think of OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent as a day-one intern who's incredibly slow at every task but will eventually get the job done. Well… most of the jo...

TL;DR

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent offers a slow but potential useful AI assistant that can automate everyday tasks, but struggles with execution and security issues.

Key Takeaways:

ChatGPT Agent is a slow AI assistant that can complete complex tasks, but may take 15 minutes to half an hour to complete.
The tool is not yet fully secure, and users must navigate to websites separately due to security restrictions.
ChatGPT Agent can efficiently perform analysis and guidance, but currently cannot place orders or execute transactions directly.

Perplexity’s Comet is the AI browser Google wants

theverge.com • 16h ago

Perplexity has just launched its agentic answer to Google Chrome — it’s called Comet, and it knocked out a slate of tasks on my behalf, though I think...

TL;DR

Perplexity has launched Comet, an AI-powered browser that can perform tasks such as searching, summarizing content, and completing actions on behalf of the user, although it currently has a relatively high failure rate for complex tasks.

Key Takeaways:

Comet can replace Google Search results with Perplexity AI's 'answer engine' and generate information about a query, narrowing down results in real-time.
The browser comes with an AI assistant that can summarize articles, describe images, scan open tabs, and compare products, with capabilities comparable to other AI tools.
Perplexity's Comet may challenge Google's dominance in the browser market, with its CEO stating a desire to compete with Google's efforts in creating an AI-powered browser.

ChatGPT for Mac now doubles as an AI meeting assistant

cultofmac.com • Yesterday

ChatGPT for Mac can now record and transcribe your meetings. The feature, which went live in early June, is now rolling out to the Mac app. Besides me...

TL;DR

ChatGPT for Mac now allows recording and transcribing meetings, voice notes, and brainstorming sessions with superior natural language understanding.

Key Takeaways:

ChatGPT's record mode is available to Plus users globally in the macOS desktop app.
There's a limit of 120 minutes per recording session, and the app saves the transcription while discarding the recorded audio afterwards for privacy and security reasons.
Record mode is exclusive to macOS, and ChatGPT listens locally to the meeting without requiring permission from other participants, potentially violating recording laws in some countries.

Exhausted man defeats AI model in world coding championship - Ars Technica

arstechnica.com • 8h ago

Exhausted man defeats AI model in world coding championship Ars TechnicaHuman ingenuity beats AI as Pole wins top coding competition TVP WorldA progra...

TL;DR

A human programmer, Przemysław Dębiak, has won a world coding championship against an OpenAI AI model in a 10-hour marathon, despite acknowledging this may be a temporary triumph against increasingly capable machines.

Key Takeaways:

AI models have dramatically improved at completing coding tasks over the past few years, with Stanford University's AI Index Report showing a 1677% increase in coding problem-solving ability from 2023 to 2024.
The AtCoder World Tour Finals represent one of the most exclusive competitive programming events, with only the top 12 programmers worldwide participating, and OpenAI's AI model placing second overall.
AI models are increasingly capable of reasoning strategically, planning over long time horizons, and improving solutions through trial and error, echoing the American folk tale of John Henry and his competition against industrial automation.

ChatGPT Data Analysis : Turn Raw Data into Gold with the DIG Framework

geeky-gadgets.com • Yesterday

What if you could transform the way you analyze data in just 12 minutes? Picture this: a mountain of raw numbers and spreadsheets that once felt …...

TL;DR

The DIG framework simplifies data analysis into three clear steps, making it accessible and efficient for users of all skill levels, when paired with a tool like ChatGPT.

Key Takeaways:

The DIG framework (Description, Introspection, Goal Setting) simplifies data analysis into three clear steps, making it accessible and efficient for users.
The framework is particularly beneficial for non-technical users, offering accessibility, efficiency, and the ability to uncover trends, patterns, and gaps in data.
Best practices for effective data analysis include anticipating stakeholder needs, focusing on relevant data, validating AI outputs, and addressing data quality issues early in the process.

How I keep up with AI progress (and why you must too)

blog.nilenso.com • 9h ago

Article URL: https://blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/06/23/how-i-keep-up-with-ai-progress/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44608275 Poin...

Why AI is moving from chatbots to the browser

www.theverge.com • 5h ago

Happy Friday. I'm back from vacation and still getting caught up on everything I missed. AI researchers moving jobs is getting covered like NBA trades...

TL;DR

AI is moving from chatbots to the browser, enabling more complex tasks and interactions with online services.

Key Takeaways:

Perplexity's Comet browser and ChatGPT's Agent mode demonstrate the potential of browser-based AI, but current implementations are limited by high compute costs and bugs.
The trend suggests that standalone chatbots will eventually merge with the browser to unlock more powerful AI agents, revolutionizing online interactions.
Several key announcements and updates in the AI industry point to this emerging trend, including Substack's acquisition interest, reverse acquihires, and new AI labs and product releases.