#007: OpenAI doesn't want you to read this, defying the laws of physics, the story of the Las Vegas Sphere

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We are pleased to welcome you to this week's edition of Undiscovered, a newsletter with exclusive resources and insights expanding from the material found on our main site - becketu.com.

In this edition, we will take a look at the highlights from a redacted interview with Sam Altman, real-life alchemy in modern physics, and how to learn from our favorite tech companies. Let's dive in:

Defying the laws of physics

In this video, Vox explores new findings within physics that sound like real-life alchemy. Water that can become black ice and conduct electricity? Hydrogen gas that can be compressed down into a shiny metal? Sodium that can turn transparent? Learning what happens to these materials under the most extreme pressure can help us better understand the foundations of the universe.

OpenAI doesn't want you to see this

OpenAI and Sam Altman have been all over the news lately, but months before the drama there was a mysterious disappearance of a podcast Sam was featured on. X user @brickroad7 provides a web archive link to an article titled, 'OpenAI's plans according to Sam Altman'. It contains the key takeaways from the podcast where Sam discusses plans for OpenAI's future. The post on X can be found here, and you can see the article is gone when you visit the site now.

The story behind Las Vegas' newest attraction

By now, you have probably heard of the giant sphere in Las Vegas. It's a modern engineering marvel with stunning visuals outside, but inside is equally impressive. In this article, read how the chief executive of Madison Square Garden, James L. Dolan, took inspiration from Ray Bradbury as he brought this wonder to life.

Learn from your favorite tech companies

​Ishan Shah casually built one of the coolest websites with Engblogs. It scrapes numerous tech company engineering blogs and gives you a a short summary of what the most interesting articles are about. For example, Duolingo asks 'What will French be like 100 years from now?' See the Apple Workshop on Machine Learning for Health - and many more, all from Shah's site. (Bonus: learn how he built this on his Github).

The real James Bond

It's only fitting for issue #007 of Undiscovered to contain a little James Bond section! Read about the fascinating history behind the character penned by Ian Fleming - the origins of the name, character & literary inspirations, and how the legendary "007" was chosen.

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