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OpenAI vs Google, SpaceX to Refuel in Space, and 21st Century Leadership

plus: Job Board, Time Magazine's Best 200 Inventions of 2024

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TechX Insides
November 03, 2024

Hi all,

It’s been a while since our last newsletter - we’ve been hard at work building some cool stuff.

One of these is a Job Board. We will now share (a) startups that are hiring, and (b) specific roles (mid-career) across US and Asia! To help us make this more useful for you, reply to this email on anything jobs-related e.g. you want to see jobs in a particular industry, geography, or firm - and we will aim to provide value.

Lastly, a special welcome to the 571 new subscribers last month! 🙂 

Today’s Insides 🥤

  • AI writing 25% of new code at Google

  • Unicorn and early-stage startup jobs in US and Asia

  • The Art of 21st Century Leadership, by McKinsey & Company

  • Time Magazine’s Best 200 Inventions of 2024

  • Your AI Assistant, by Google (Notebook LLM)

  • …and more

Favourite Finds 🧠

🎯 Leadership & Productivity

🛠️ Product & AI

⚙️ Cool Tools

Jobs Board 💼

  1. Deel - The #1 Remote Payroll Solution; valued at $12b

  1. Early-stage YC startups:

    a. Bot MD - AI Clinical Assistant for Doctors [hiring for roles in Asia]

    b. Openlayer - The fastest way to ship airtight AI

    c. Fieldguide - Vertical AI for Advisory Firms

  2. Lumen - Unleashing the world’s digital potential

    Hiring for 125 roles across US and Asian markets: Careers Page

News & Trends 📢

25% of Google’s code is written by AI

  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that over 25% of the company's new code is now generated by AI, with engineers reviewing and accepting it. This shift allows engineers to focus on complex problem-solving and innovation.

  • However, concerns arise about potential errors, copyright infringement, and the changing role of programmers in an AI-driven development environment.

  • The company's Q3 earnings beat analyst predictions, with AI playing a crucial role in attracting new enterprise customers.

    Read More

Time Magazine Unveils 200 Best Inventions of 2024

  • Time Magazine has released its annual list of the 200 Best Inventions for 2024, showcasing groundbreaking innovations across various categories.

  • The list includes advancements in consumer electronics, beauty, apps, healthcare, sustainability, and more - highlighting the year's most impactful and creative solutions to global challenges.

  • Examples include a transparent TV, filtered water straw, and lab-grown fabric

    Read More

SpaceX To Refuel in Space by 2025

  • SpaceX plans to test propellant transfer between orbiting Starships as early as March 2025. This crucial milestone will pave the way for uncrewed lunar landings and NASA's Artemis program.

  • NASA is closely monitoring Starship's development - with a crewed lunar landing scheduled for September 2026

OpenAI Challenges Google with ChatGPT Search

  • OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Search, a direct competitor to Google's search engine. This new AI-powered search tool aims to provide more intuitive and conversational search experiences, potentially disrupting the traditional search market.

  • The move signifies OpenAI's ambition to expand beyond chatbots and into core internet services - and now directly impedes on big tech’s information monopoly

    Read More

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