Weekoverzicht 2025-51

NEW podcast episode is up! ""Bill Gurley (@bgurley) — Investing in The AI Era, 10 Days in China, and Important Life Lessons from Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, @MrBeast, and More"" Bill Gurley is a general partner at Benchmark, a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. Over

We’re using AI to work on root node problems – fundamental scientific challenges that unlock societal benefits. 🧪 From fusion and superconductors to entirely new materials, our CEO @DemisHassabis discusses what comes next after #AlphaFold – all on our podcast with @fryrsquared.

Our new experiment uses an advanced version of Gemini 2.5 Deep Think to rigorously verify theoretical computer science papers. 97% of trial participants, authors for #STOC2026, found the feedback helpful for catching errors & improving clarity. More at:

Shortly after ChatGPT was released, @JeffDean wrote a paper to Google management motivating the centralization

You can now edit slides created with Nano Banana Pro on Manus Not regenerate. Edit. Click on text and change it. Point to a visual and adjust it. Select multiple areas and update them all at once. It's what AI presentations should have been from the start.

Google just launched a direct attack on Nvidia's most valuable asset. Not their chips. Their SOFTWARE. And if this works, Nvidia's $4 trillion empire collapses. Here's what just leaked: Google is building ""TorchTPU"" - a secret project that makes PyTorch seamlessly run on

Sundar Pichai: “Sergey is spending more time in the office. He's literally coding, and some of my fondest memories over the last year is sitting with Sergey on large screen looking at loss curves as we train these models.” When Sergey is back to coding and watching training

Sergey has a new habit. He talks to Gemini Live while driving, discussing things like data center power and cost. It’s classic Google dogfooding — obsessively testing your own product. It reminds me of Bill Gates removing his car radio so he could think about Microsoft nonstop.

Yann is just plain incorrect here, he’s confusing general intelligence with universal intelligence. Brains are the most exquis​ite and complex phenomena we know of in the universe (so far), and they are in fact extremely general. Obviously one can’t circumvent the no free lunch

The secret of hedge funds is revealed in a 41-page PDF: This paper analyzed 464 stocks that 10X-ed over a 24-year period. Here are the best factors that drive outperformance: (number 3 is the best 🥵)

Buffett‘s negotiating style This is a conversation between Buffett and Jack Ringwald on the purchase of National Indemnity

Charlie Munger’s Principles

Michael Burry now has over 156k+ subscribers on his Substack that he started not even a month ago. He has a monthly sub ($39/month) and a free tier version. Let's assume he has just a 10% conversion rate, which I think is fair for someone of his notoriety. That's

My favourite books on luxury:

Latest edition of Graham & Doddesville... Bessembinder, Giverny Capital [David Poppe], Brandes, Bonsai Capital and 221B Capital.

Great, great piece by Seth Klarman in @TheAtlantic…

What a staggering feat of historical investigation by @davidenrich and co for the @NYTMag, finally solving (to my satisfaction at least) the mystery of how Jeffrey Epstein got so rich

American chemist Wallace Carothers discovered nylon in 1935 while leading research at DuPont. His goal was to create synthetic ""superpolymers"" with protein-like structures to emulate or replace natural silk. During his 1976 Christmas Lectures, George Porter amazed children in

I bought this book on the recommendation of a FB friend, will probably use it for supplemental content next time I teach stat mech. But then I went home for Thanksgiving and found this exact book in my childhood bedroom bookshelf 🤦

Professor Eric Laithwaite shows what happens when a very heavy wheel (20 kg) is spun up to 2,500 rpm.

""Study the science of art and the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else."" - Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)

Leonardo da Vinci rarely finished his paintings; only about 15 survive today.

One of the best ways to sharpen your brain, and to develop intelligence, is to study mathematics. It challenges and strengthens your mind in a way that very few other things do. It’s like going to the gym

Eight books at the end of The Beginning of Infinity that @DavidDeutschOxf says ""Everyone should read."" Link to books in reply below

IN 100 DAYS THE BOOK OF ELON Foreword by @naval Visuals by @jackbutcher RELEASES ON 3/24/26

Singing two controlled vocalized notes at the same time! German singer Anna-Maria Hefele stunned the world with a viral video showcasing polyphonic overtone singing, a vocal technique that lets her sing two notes at once. By skillfully shaping her mouth, tongue, and throat,

Hayao Miyazaki on why he kept making films through his 70s: “The most important things in life are a hassle. But if life’s hassles disappeared, you’d want them back. When I’m not making a film, I miss it. I feel I can do it. But when I do it, the burden becomes unbearable.”

“Decide the type of person you want to be. Prove it to yourself with small wins.” — James Clear

Happy 100th birthday to this extraordinary man. You're living proof that staying active matters— if more people did what you do as they age, many more would celebrate milestones like this. Thank you for the joy you've shared with all of us. Here's to everything you'll achieve

There's no way... 😮🤯

A man who imitates the sounds he hears as close to the real thing as possible, and his friends' reactions. 😂

Back in May 1978, Brian Moore interviewed the legend Johan Cruyff and asked him about the reasons behind his decision not to play in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.

«The guitar itself didn't know that it could be played like this» Guitarist Jinsan Kim plays an original composition with incredible skill. [📹 JTBC Entertainment]

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Paul Harding, winner of the Pulitzer Prize: People limit themselves because they're afraid to aspire to true greatness. If you're a writer, why wouldn't you aspire to write a book that stands the test of time? Why wouldn't you aspire to be the next Faulkner? Or Shakespeare?

Alcohol is poison