ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ

🌟 Morning Star 💿 Software Dev
📊 BA Economics 🔮 Investing in the Future
🌐 Exploring AI, Web3, XR 🔴 $DiGiL

[Chris @ChrisGPT]

The learning curve on this has to be 5x higher than Duolingo 💀

OpenAI should do a study on this

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

Unfortunately, You Need to Know What the Jevons Paradox is — “There is a very good chance that if you keep making all of the various parts of software engineering cheaper, it will turn out that we need way more software engineering than we thought we would need.“ https://t.co/x3acddOeyo via @YouTube

[GitHub @github]

We heard you. And we agree.

In light of recent developments in physical media, GitHub is proud to announce that you can now obtain your public repo on CD-ROM.

Keep it. Lend it to friends. Pass it on to your children.

Your code is physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let's be real.

Order yours today.
https://t.co/z041pdMH7h

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

Would be nice if @GeminiApp allowed @NotebookLM integration for @GoogleWorkspace accounts again. What’s the hold up? It was available for a week or two back in April and has been gone ever since.

[UploadVR @UploadVR]

Apple increased the price of many of its products, including Vision Pro, which now starts at $3700. Tim Cook blamed the memory crisis, calling it unlike anything he's ever seen:

https://t.co/zwFXebfy63

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

@GeminiApp Had this for a week in April, organized all my chats, and then it disappeared and I haven’t seen it since. In the US.

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

@sonyxperia Is this a joke?

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

SiteGround is going to be automatically hooking up our Wordpress blogs to some AI Studio something or another like anyone really wants that. Gonna have to remember to disable it as soon as it goes live.

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

@GeminiApp Still waiting for this to become available again. I had access to it for about a week, organized all my chats (they’re still there in NotebookLM), but now the feature is gone in the Gemini app.

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

@knowRowan I have my own domain and use a different email for every service I sign up for. You can also use the + trick if you’ve got a Gmail account to accomplish the same thing.

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

“Non-technical teams are now shipping production code” - 😬 #Coinbase

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

This is an email I sent earlier today to all employees at Coinbase:

Team,

Today I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%. I want to walk you through why we're doing this now, what it means for those affected, and how this positions us for the future.

Why now
Two forces are converging at the same time. We need to be front footed to respond to both.

First, the market. Coinbase is well-capitalized, has diversified revenue streams, and is well-positioned to weather any storm. Crypto is also on the verge of the next wave of adoption, with stablecoins, prediction markets, tokenization, and more taking off. However, our business is still volatile from quarter to quarter. While we've managed through that cyclicality many times before and come out stronger on the other side, we’re currently in a down market and need to adjust our cost structure now so that we emerge from this period leaner, faster, and more efficient for our next phase of growth.

Second, AI is changing how we work. Over the past year, I’ve watched engineers use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks. Non-technical teams are now shipping production code and many of our workflows are being automated. The pace of what's possible with a small, focused team has changed dramatically, and it's accelerating every day.

All of this has led us to an inflection point, not just for Coinbase, but for every company. The biggest risk now is not taking action. We are adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast, and AI-native. We need to return to the speed and focus of our startup founding, with AI at our core.

What this means
To get there, we are not just reducing headcount and cutting costs, we’re fundamentally changing how we operate: rebuilding Coinbase as an intelligence, with humans around the edge aligning it. What does this mean in practice?

- Fewer layers, faster decisions: We are flattening our org structure to 5 layers max below CEO/COO. Layers slow things down and create coordination tax. The future is small, high context teams that can move quickly. Leaders will own much more, with as many as 15+ direct reports. Fewer layers also means a leaner cost structure that is built to perform through all market cycles.

- No pure managers: Every leader at Coinbase must also be a strong and active individual contributor. Managers should be like player-coaches, getting their hands dirty alongside their teams.

- AI-native pods: We’ll be concentrating around AI-native talent who can manage fleets of agents to drive outsized impact. We’ll also be experimenting with reduced pod sizes, including “one person teams” with engineers, designers, and product managers all in one role.

In short: AI is bringing a profound shift in how companies operate, and we’re reshaping Coinbase to lead in this new era. This is a new way of working, and we need to leverage AI across every facet of our jobs.

To those who are affected
I know there are real people behind these decisions — talented colleagues who have poured themselves into this company and our mission. To those of you who will be leaving: thank you. You’ve helped build Coinbase into what it is today, and I am sincerely grateful for everything you've done.

All impacted team members will receive an email to their personal account in the next hour with more information, and an invitation to meet with an HRBP and a senior leader in your organization. Coinbase system access has been removed today. I know this feels sudden and harsh, but it is the only responsible choice given our duty to protect customer information.

To those affected, we will be providing a comprehensive package to support you through this transition. US employees will receive a minimum of 16 weeks base pay (plus 2 weeks per year worked), their next equity vest, and 6 months of COBRA. Employees on a work visa will get extra transition support. Those outside of the US will receive similar support, based on local factors and subject to any consultation requirements.

Coinbase prides itself on talent density. Our employees are among the most talented people in the world, and I have no doubt that your skills and experience will be highly sought after as you pursue your next chapters.

How we move forward
To the team that is staying, I know this is a difficult day. We’re saying goodbye to colleagues and friends you've been in the trenches with. But here’s what I want you to know as we move forward together:

Over the past 13 years, we have weathered four crypto winters, gone public, and built the most trusted platform in our industry. We’ve made it this far by making hard decisions and by always staying focused on our mission. This time will be no different – nothing has changed about the long term outlook of our company or industry. And most importantly, our mission has never been more important for the world. Increasing economic freedom requires a new financial system, and we’re building it.

The Coinbase that emerges from this will be more capable than ever to achieve our mission.

Brian

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

@NotebookLM @GeminiApp I saw this functionality a while ago but now it’s gone for my Workspace account after having setup and organized all of my chat history into notebooks.

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

Introducing GPT-5.5

A new class of intelligence for real work and powering agents, built to understand complex goals, use tools, check its work, and carry more tasks through to completion. It marks a new way of getting computer work done.

Now available in ChatGPT and Codex.

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.0

A state-of-the-art image model that can take on complex visual tasks and produce precise, immediately usable visuals, with sharper editing, richer layouts, and thinking-level intelligence.

Video made with ChatGPT Images

[GitHub Changelog @GHchangelog]

New signups for Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Student plans are paused to maintain service reliability for current users.

• Usage limits tightened; Pro+ offers 5X higher limits than Pro

https://t.co/sV8aOkGLZ9

[Meta Horizon Developers @MetaHorizonDevs]

We believe in VR. We believe in this partnership 🤝Excited to keep collaborating with Unity to help VR developers build, ship, and grow on Meta’s VR devices. Get started today: https://t.co/RipAQHo9hJ

[Sora @soraofficialapp]

We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing.

We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work. – The Sora Team

[ᴅɪɢɪʟ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @DigilStudio]

@thsottiaux No, thanks. If at all, make it opt in.

[Google AI Studio @GoogleAIStudio]

https://t.co/PfLrKDTmww

[UploadVR @UploadVR]

French XR startup Lynx has entered compulsory liquidation, meaning it must shut down and its R2 headset will not be launching:

https://t.co/sQQKpNqsb7