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No one talks about the real reason driving the ~500k tech layoffs. Section 174 in the 2017 tax cuts turned engineer salaries from an instant tax deduction into a 5yr write off, causing billions in tax bills. It even incentivizes offshoring R&D, which has a 15yr write off! 1/4

The commenters interpreted this as augmented intelligence, but there’s an alternative sci-fi interpretation: an even more dystopian “The Matrix”. The model in your implant feeds false sensory inputs 24/7 so you live in an imaginary world, interacting only with AI-powered NPCs.

Memories from an old e-mail (note the date) ... Sadly, the website is no longer up. Anyone remember this old TopCoder flash game that some player made in their free time? Featured me, d000hg, bmerry, AleaActaEst, Tor Myklebust, Michal Forišek, Jan_Kuipers, and Marek Cygan

Today, I’m launching a deeply personal project. I’m betting $100M that we can help computer scientists create more upside impact for humanity. Built for and by researchers, including Jeff Dean & Joelle Pineau on the board, Laude Institute catalyzes research with real-world impact.

Laude Institute is a non-profit that gives the right resources to the right researchers at the right time. We help more researchers go from idea to impact. laude.org

Separately from my Google role, I'm excited to help Laude Institute identify and fund non-profit computer science research to have a major impact in the world, with Andy Konwinski and fellow board members Joelle Pineau and Dave Patterson.

There’s a reason these ideas catch on.

Confession: I’ve never taken a linear algebra class (nor a probability class).

Better Auth, an authentication tool by a self-taught Ethiopian dev, raises $5M from Peak XV, YC | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/thi…

Congrats to Beka and Better Auth on their $5M seed! Better Auth is the most comprehensive authentication library for TypeScript. Implement everything from simple flows to enterprise-grade systems directly on your own DB, embedded in your backend. techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/thi…

Applications are open for the Google Academic Research Awards, a program that supports academic research in computing and technology that makes a positive societal impact in the world. Learn more and apply by July 23 at goo.gle/GARA

'the move includes a dedicated executive suite for [HUD Secretary] Turner, the construction of an executive dining room, reserved parking for the secretary's five cars, an exclusive elevator for Turner and a potential gym for Turner and his family... "While Secretary Turner and

“A federal judge has not only ordered the Trump administration to restore millions of dollars in UC grants, but also said the case could proceed as a class-action suit, opening it to UC researchers statewide.” Go Bears!

Gemini 2.5 Pro is back in the free tier of the API, have a great weekend : )

41 My whole life I had looked out onto an uninhabited island from my parents’ back porch — today decided to go visit it for the first time. Any Caribbean geography experts want to guess which island this is? (hint: there are two tiny islands, one in front of the other)

This past week, my twin brother Ali (Ali Partovi) and I received hundreds of messages from Iranian students who were accepted into PhD programs in the USA, only to have their legal immigration papers rescinded. Thank you all for sharing your individual stories. As the sons of

Today is my first as department chair at UC Berkeley EECS When I left Harvard 6 yrs ago, I just saw it as moving from one great place to another. Then, it hit me at a state school I'm also now a public servant, and that fact weighs on me every day. I aim to serve the best I can.

ICPC alumni meetup at Quora Bill Poucher Adam D'Angelo Deon Nicholas Gennady Korotkevich Asset Abdualiyev Johnny Ho