A 26-year-old Google DeepMind researcher explains how he broke his perfectionist streak and got into leadership

A 26-year-old Google DeepMind researcher explains how he broke his perfectionist streak and got into leadership Summary Neel Nanda, 26, who leads the mechanistic interpretability team at Google DeepMind, says he overcame longstanding perfectionism by deliberately saying yes to more opportunities. He forced himself to produce more work (notably a month of daily blog posts) […]

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Pitch deck: Hiverge raises $5 million to optimize algorithms with AI

Pitch deck: Hiverge raises $5 million to optimise algorithms with AI Summary Hiverge, a Cambridge-based startup founded by former Google DeepMind scientists, has raised $5 million in seed funding to commercialise an AI-driven platform that automates algorithm design. The team — including ex-DeepMind engineers who worked on AlphaEvolve and a University of Cambridge professor — […]

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Lawmakers probe Huawei affiliate’s former office at Nvidia’s campus

Lawmakers probe Huawei affiliate’s former office at Nvidia’s campus Summary US lawmakers have asked Huawei’s US research arm, Futurewei, to hand over internal documents after revealing the company leased space inside Nvidia’s Santa Clara campus for about a decade. Futurewei held the prime lease on three buildings at 2330 Central Expressway while Nvidia subleased parts; […]

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The decline of nepo homebuyers is an ominous sign for America’s real estate market

The decline of nepo homebuyers is an ominous sign for America’s real estate market Summary Family help for home purchases — so-called “nepo” homebuyers — has fallen sharply despite high prices and elevated mortgage rates. National Association of Realtors (NAR) data show that gift or loan assistance from family and friends slipped to about 25% […]

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Lombardo anuncia oficialmente su candidatura a reelección como gobernador

Lombardo anuncia oficialmente su candidatura a reelección como gobernador Summary Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo officially launched his 2026 re-election campaign at Rancho High School in Las Vegas, emphasising his record on pay increases for teachers and police, school accountability, and efforts to expand affordable housing. He avoided direct discussion of immigration and other divisive social […]

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Nevada lawmakers received emailed threats last week, sources say

Nevada lawmakers received emailed threats last week, sources say Summary State lawmakers in Nevada received threatening emails last week that prompted security sweeps of legislative buildings in both Northern and Southern Nevada, according to two sources close to legislators who spoke anonymously because of the sensitivity of the threats. Officials have not publicly detailed how […]

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