15 Crazy Tech Stories You Missed in July 2024

  • Google's AI, Alpha Proof, performs at top of silver medal distribution in International Mathematical Olympiad.
  • Node.js gets TypeScript support.
  • Fast HTML, a new Python framework with HTM X, is launched.
  • Zed, a fast open-source editor, is now available on Linux.
  • Intel's 13th and 14th gen Raptor Lake chips have voltage regulation issues.
  • Stripe acquires competitor Lemon Squeezy.
  • Google and Harvard create an AI model trained on rap videos for better robot movement.
  • Open AI announces a preview of their own search engine, Search GPT.
  • Reddit updates robots.txt file, disallowing scraping unless paid.
  • Content Authenticity Initiative introduces C2P to embed data into media for authenticity checks.
  • CrowdStrike disaster affects 8.5 million Windows machines.

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