Subj : Waymo's rapid growth 📈, OpenAI customization 🤖, best dev interview question 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Aug 21 2024 10:36 am --GPipuQ6_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Waymo is now providing more than 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in = the US. It serves the most trips in San Francisco=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] = |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHER WITH [= QA Wolf] [4] TLDR 2024-08-21 =F0=9F=98=98 KISS BUGS GOODBYE WITH= FULLY AUTOMATED END-TO-END TEST COVERAGE (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Bugs sneak= out when less than 80% of user flows are tested before shipping. But get= ting that kind of coverage =E2=80=94 and staying there =E2=80=94 is hard = and pricey for any sized team. 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It also claim= s that the Waymo Driver is 3.5 times better at avoiding crashes that caus= e injuries and 3 times better at avoiding police-reported crashes than hu= man drivers.=20 OPENAI'S MOST ADVANCED MODEL CAN NOW BE CUSTOMIZED. HER= E'S HOW (2 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 OpenAI's GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini can no= w be fine-tuned and customized by developers for business use. Developers= can now use their own datasets to enhance the model's knowledge base wit= h proprietary information and control how the model responds to specific = questions. It costs $25 for every 1 million tokens used to fine-tune GPT-= 4o - $3 for GPT-4o mini. 1 million tokens is roughly equivalent to 2,500 = pages in a standard-size book.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURIS= TIC TECHNOLOGY WATCH THIS ROBOT QUICKLY INSTALL ROOF SHINGLES (1 MINU= TE READ) [8]=20 Renovate Robotics' Rufus V1 rooftop robot can automate = one of construction's most common and dangerous tasks - roofing. The robo= t can currently only install shingles, but future versions will be able= to rip them out and perform solar installs. It is designed for large r= oofs and works on slopes up to 12:12, helping contractors maximize their = productivity. A video showing the robot in action is available in the art= icle.=20 AGAINST ALL ODDS, AN ASTEROID MINING COMPANY APPEARS TO BE MAK= ING HEADWAY (5 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 AstroForge recently announced that= it successfully raised $40 million in Series A funding. The company aims= to mine asteroids for platinum and other precious metals. It is working = to launch a spacecraft in the fourth quarter of this year that will attem= pt to fly by a near-Earth, metallic-rich asteroid while capturing images = and taking data. The company has planned a follow-up mission that involve= s a larger spacecraft docking with the targeted metallic asteroid using m= agnets.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE = =F0=9F=93=91 SAVING 300 HOURS, MONTHLY, ON REGULATION COMPLIANCE WITH COMAL= A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT FOR CONFLUENCE=C2=A0(SPONSOR) [10]=20 As part o= f the German COVID regulations, electronics leader Rohde & Schwarz needed= to maintain audit readiness - including communicating regulations to 7,0= 00 employees [10], with required read receipts and employee acknowledgmen= t. Learn how Rohde & Schwarz tackled this challenge head-on with Comala D= ocument Management [10] by Appfire. Read the case study [10]=20 EFFEC= TIVE CHANGELOGS (14 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 Changelogs are a vital and oft= en overlooked method of communication. This post discusses how to write a= great changelog. It covers the basics (you need to at least have a chang= elog file), formatting, writing style, and more. A full example is provid= ed at the end of the post.=20 AN UNDERRATED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTE= RVIEW QUESTION (8 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 The bug squash interview invol= ves asking candidates to find a bug and maybe write code to fix it. It is= very effective because it reflects everyday software development, it's e= asy for the candidate to self-assess their own progress, it's difficult t= o cheat, and candidates who are good at it are good at it because they ha= ve practiced debugging day in and day out their entire career. The bug = squash interview tests a skill rarely covered by existing interview loops= .. It's also fun to do.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS NORTH A= MERICA ADDED A WHOLE SILICON VALLEY'S WORTH OF DATA CENTER INVENTORY THIS= YEAR. IT'S NOT ENOUGH (2 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 The eight primary data c= enter markets in North America added 515 megawatts (MW) of new supply in = the first half of this year. All of Silicon Valley has 459 MW of data cen= ter supply. 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Waymo is now providing more than 100,00= 0 paid robotaxi rides per week in the US. It serves the most trips in San F= rancisco. The company claims that its driverless vehicles have driven over = 14.8 million rider-only miles. It also claims that the Waymo Driver is 3.5 = times better at avoiding crashes that cause injuries and 3 times better at = avoiding police-reported crashes than human drivers.
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OpenAI's GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini can now= be fine-tuned and customized by developers for business use. Developers ca= n now use their own datasets to enhance the model's knowledge base with pro= prietary information and control how the model responds to specific questio= ns. It costs $25 for every 1 million tokens used to fine-tune GPT-4o - $3 f= or GPT-4o mini. 1 million tokens is roughly equivalent to 2,500 pages in a = standard-size book.
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Renovate Robotics' Rufus V1 rooftop rob= ot can automate one of construction's most common and dangerous tasks - roo= fing. The robot can currently only install shingles, but future versions wi= ll be able to rip them out and perform solar installs. It is designed for l= arge roofs and works on slopes up to 12:12, helping contractors maximize th= eir productivity. A video showing the robot in action is available in the a= rticle.
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AstroForge recently announced that it s= uccessfully raised $40 million in Series A funding. The company aims to min= e asteroids for platinum and other precious metals. It is working to launch= a spacecraft in the fourth quarter of this year that will attempt to fly b= y a near-Earth, metallic-rich asteroid while capturing images and taking da= ta. The company has planned a follow-up mission that involves a larger spac= ecraft docking with the targeted metallic asteroid using magnets.
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The bug squash interview involves askin= g candidates to find a bug and maybe write code to fix it. It is very effec= tive because it reflects everyday software development, it's easy for the c= andidate to self-assess their own progress, it's difficult to cheat, and ca= ndidates who are good at it are good at it because they have practiced debu= gging day in and day out their entire career. The bug squash interview test= s a skill rarely covered by existing interview loops. It's also fun to do.
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The eight primary data center markets i= n North America added 515 megawatts (MW) of new supply in the first half of= this year. All of Silicon Valley has 459 MW of data center supply. Data ce= nter space under construction is currently at a record high. The vast major= ity is already leased. The insane amounts of data center capacity being bui= lt are still not enough to meet the growing demands of cloud computing and = artificial intelligence providers. This demand has raised national rental r= ates by 6.5% on average.
Your TV set has become a di= gital billboard. And it's only getting worse (21 minute read)

Rather than selling as many TVs as poss= ible, TV manufacturers are increasingly seeking recurring revenue from alre= ady-sold TVs via ad sales and tracking. Some brands already prioritize data= collection and the ability to sell ads and most are trying to boost their = appeal to advertisers. Smart TV OS providers are generating revenue by lice= nsing their software and through revenue sharing of in-app purchases and su= bscriptions. Budget TVs are the leaders in this trend as companies often of= fset cheap hardware prices with ads and data collection.
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