WSJ: “Researchers at Penn and the University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest, fully programmable, autonomous robots, packing significant capacities into a device smaller than a grain of salt. These are parsimonious little things, barely visible to the naked eye yet able to sense their environment, respond to it and move around in complex patterns. As described in a new paper in the journal Science Robotics, they run on infinitesimally small quantities of energy and gain power from light. “These are the smallest programmable autonomous robots that I have seen,” said Kevin Chen, an MIT roboticist who wasn’t involved. “This is an exciting advance for the nanorobotics community.””
SaaStr: “Here’s a pattern I’ve seen play out dozens of times now, and it’s worth talking about honestly. When a B2B company’s growth slows — say, drops from 50% to 20% or even 15% — the CRO role fundamentally changes. Not officially, of course. The title stays the same. The comp plan still has new logo targets. The board deck still shows pipeline metrics. But in practice? When growth slows, the CRO job often becomes about one thing more than anything else: extracting more revenue from the existing customer base.”
Transformer News: “Combined with the “Claude in Chrome” extension, which lets Claude Code control your browser, the result is something like having a very smart generalist at your command, 24/7 — one which never gets tired, never gets bored, and can do almost anything you ask in a fraction of the time it would take a human.”
NYTimes: “In adulthood, open friendship markets become harder to find. But there’s a key to finding new ones: a shifting sense of self. We define ourselves through our relationships with friends. These connections help us to construct our desired selves, who we are, and who we are becoming. The key, then, is not just to start an activity or join a club so you can meet new people. It’s to join one related to a new sense of self or an identity you’re looking to deepen. Pregnant women, for example, will look for friendships in prenatal classes — not only to find people who understand their experience but also to reaffirm their emerging identity as a mom.”
