Subj : Netflix revamps culture 📺, EU charges Apple 📱, custom automations 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Jun 25 2024 10:36 am --XL9VJbU0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While Netflix doesn't release a lot of its numbers to the outside world, = the streaming giant has long been aggressively transparent internally= =C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [WorkOS] [4] TLDR 2024-06-25 ADD JUST = A FEW LINES OF CODE TO GET THOSE ENTERPRISE DEALS ROLLING. YOUR FIRST MIL= LION USERS ARE FREE (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Need to get ENTERPRISE READY fast?= =E2=9E=A1=EF=B8=8F WorkOS provides a complete User Management solutio= n along with SSO, SCIM, and RBAC [4]. =E2=9E=A1=EF=B8=8F Modular and= easy-to-use APIs. Deploy integrations in minutes [4] instead of months.= =E2=9E=A1=EF=B8=8F Design and user experience are everything. 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World first epilepsy device= fitted in UK boy's skull (5 minute read)

A boy in the UK received a neurostimula= tor device in his skull to control seizures. The device has reduced his day= time seizures by 80%. The patient has a treatment-resistant form of epileps= y that sometimes causes him to suffer hundreds of seizures every day. He su= ffers a range of seizures, some of which require emergency medication to re= suscitate him. The device, which can be recharged wirelessly, emits a const= ant pulse of current that aims to block or disrupt abnormal signals. While = the device is not a cure, it has improved the patient's life significantly.
Singapore doubles down on l= ab-grown meat as Silicon Valley backs off (5 minute read)

Singapore is the only country where cul= tivated meat can be purchased in shops. The country aims to produce 30% of = its nutritional needs locally by 2030. Its approval of cultivated meat has = attracted companies from all over the world to develop alternative proteins= .. Its regulatory structure makes it the perfect spot for companies to furth= er the technology and help drive down costs.
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Optimizing AI Inference at = Character.AI (4 minute read)

Making a future where large language mo= dels enhance daily life, provide business productivity and entertainment, a= nd help people with everything requires highly efficient inference. Charact= er.AI designs its model architecture, inference stack, and product from the= ground up to enable unique opportunities to optimize inference to be more = efficient, cost-effective, and scalable. The company serves more than 20,00= 0 inference queries per second. It is able to sustainably serve models at t= his scale because it has developed a number of key innovations across its s= erving stack. This blog post shares some of the techniques and optimization= s Character.AI has developed.
What are some custom tools = you've built/seen internally that has helped your team succeed in automatio= n? (4 minute read)

This page contains several anecdotes fr= om developers on custom tools they either built or witnessed internally tha= t helped teams succeed in automation. The examples include a test execution= tool that performed 230 tests in 3 hours, a script that writes hundreds of= tests for a single service then extracts all the variables and displays th= eir data types and formats, a visual regression tool, and a notification sy= stem. Links to communities where people discuss software testing and automa= tion are available.
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The Future of Streaming (28= minute read)

Stocks of legacy media companies are at= a fraction of their former highs, while shares of their disruptors are clo= se to record highs. Netflix commands the leading territory right now and is= essentially in a position of dictating policy. Streaming services need at = least 200 million subscribers, possibly more, before becoming competitive a= nd profitable. The cost of attracting and keeping those millions of custome= rs isn't cheap - Netflix will spend about $17 billion this year on programm= ing. Almost no other competitor will be able to match that spending level, = except maybe Amazon.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei = on Being an Underdog, AI Safety, and Economic Inequality (13 minute read)

Anthropic is a startup devoted to study= ing cutting-edge AI systems and developing new safety methods. It is a lead= ing competitor to OpenAI with powerful tools for use by both the public and= businesses. Anthropic recently released the latest version of its Claude c= hatbot. Claude 3.5 Sonnet sets new industry standards on reasoning, coding,= and some types of math. This article contains an interview with Anthropic'= s CEO Dario Amodei where he discusses the company's status as an underdog, = yet-unreleased AI capabilities, Anthropic's culture, AI safety, open-source= d models, Big Tech vs startups in AI, funding, and more.
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How my weekend project turn= ed into a 3 years journey (7 minute read)

A simple note-taking tool grew into a f= ull-fledged project way beyond what this developer could have imagined.
New JavaScript Set methods = (6 minute read)

This article discusses Set in JavaScrip= t and covers the new JavaScript Set methods that are now available in most = major browser engines.
Apple wants to replace 50% = of iPhone final assembly line workers with automation (2 minute read)

The decision was reportedly made after = the violent clashes between iPhone workers and police outside of Foxconn's = primary assembly plant in November 2022.
Local, first, forever (6 mi= nute read)

Local first software prefers to keep da= ta local but still uses an internet connection occasionally to do other fun= ctions like sync with other users, fetch data, and back up.
How's your experience so fa= r using LLMs for coding (Lobsters Thread)

Developers' experience with using large= language models for coding tasks has been mixed - some tools are better th= an others, but they all have their issues.
Why Nothing Can Grow on Mar= s (20 minute read)

There are many barriers, legal and phys= ical, that may prevent the terraforming of Mars.

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