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Weekly Reading #23

06 June 2026

Mem0 AI Memory Layer

It’s still very early. I’m also wondering how different memory designs work with different models. Should there be any protocol in between? If so, what should that protocol look like?


Outside of Work

Bill Gates Spent Years Crafting His Image. Now It’s Cracking.

A styling group stores troves of neutral tone crew and V-neck sweaters, button-down shirts, slacks and extra pairs of the Silver Lining Opticians “Carbon” glasses at an off-site building, current and former employees said. Once options are selected for public-facing engagements, employees usually send three options for approval by senior staff. The goal: to depict someone calm and approachable, like Mister Rogers.

Some people familiar with the matter said they heard about his admission to staff with disbelief: In his divorce proceedings, allegations related to more than 20 affairs had come up.


UC Faculty Urge Reinstatement of Standardized Testing for STEM Majors

More than 1,100 University of California math and science professors are urging UC regents to reinstate college-entrance exams, saying that unprepared students are lowering academic standards and draining teaching resources. The request, delivered in a two-page letter last week, cites a sharp decline in readiness among students studying science, technology, engineering and math. Nearly one-third of students taking first-semester calculus at UC Berkeley “displayed severe preparation deficits,” the letter said.

This is quite unthinkable from a Chinese perspective, where prestigious schools always require students to have the best academic records.


Carsick Cars and Its Era, Pt. 1

It was recommended by Michael Pettis.


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