Google’s Sergey Brin Urges Workers To the Office at Least Every Weekday
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has urged employees working on the company’s Gemini AI products to be in the office “at least every weekday” [non-paywalled source] and suggested “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity,” according to an internal memo cited by The New York Times. The directive comes as Brin warned that “comp … ⌘ Read more

Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c625ex282zzt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43208973

Points: 597

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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Schon. 😭

The correct way to do Drum and Bass. // Om Live at Pioneer Works // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwnDKcoVHmY #NowPlaying

Gewisse Ähnlichkeiten sind nicht zu leugnen: https://datajournal.org/schon-wieder/

US Workers See AI-Induced Productivity Growth, Fed Survey Shows
Workers reported saving a substantial number of work hours by using generative AI, according to research conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, along with Vanderbilt and Harvard universities. From a report: The researchers, drawing from what they identified as the first nationally representative survey of generative AI adoption, measure … ⌘ Read more

T-Connect-Pro: An ESP32-S3 Based Industrial Communication Module
LILYGO recently introduced the T-Connect-Pro, a communication module built around the ESP32-S3-R8 microcontroller. It consists of three stacked circuit boards and integrates multiple interfaces, including CAN, RS485, RS232, Ethernet, and LoRa. Designed for long-distance data transmission, the module includes a TFT LCD screen for configuration and monitoring. The core of the T-Connect-Pro is the ESP32-S3-R8 […] ⌘ Read more

DeepMind CEO Says AGI Definition Has Been ‘Watered Down’
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the definition of artificial general intelligence is being “watered down,” creating an illusion of faster progress toward this technological milestone. “There’s quite a long way, in my view, before we get to AGI,” Hassabis said. “The timelines are shrinking because the definition of AGI is being watered down, in my opinion.” Deep … ⌘ Read more

@arne@uplegger.eu That’s nice, but … where do they get the money for this? Must be expensive as heck. 😅

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev I don’t see a burst of new twtxt clients popping up. Yeah, the most recent ones are TwtxtReader and twtxt-el. Did I miss one? I agree with @david@collantes.us, looks normal to me. :-)

I’m also working on my rewrite at the moment, but that started… *looking at the git history*… oh wow! O_o Over two years ago! I just implemented jumping to the next/previous unread message.

President Trump: UK Encryption Policy ‘Something You Hear About With China’
President Trump has directly criticized the UK government’s approach to encryption, comparing recent actions to those of China. Speaking to The Spectator, Trump said he confronted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the Home Office’s request for “backdoor access” to encrypted iCloud data, which led Apple to remove its Advanced … ⌘ Read more

looks good now!
description = 🏗 Full-Stack developer (Mainly Python) ✍ Writer[...]

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Mozilla’s Updated ToS: We Own All Info You Put Into Firefox
New submitter SharkByte writes: Mozilla just updated its Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for Firefox with a very disturbing “You Give Mozilla Certain Rights and Permissions” clause: When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience … ⌘ Read more

@eapl.me@eapl.me Can you check now, please?

Check now please

Google Tweak Creates Crisis for Product-Review Sites
Google changed its rules around how product-review sites appear in its search engine. In the process, it devastated a once-lucrative corner [non-paywalled source] of the news media world. From a report: Sites including CNN Underscored and Forbes Vetted offer tips on everything from mattresses and knife sets to savings accounts, making money when users click on links an … ⌘ Read more

I take note!

I make a Emacs theme with a contrast ready for colour blind or visually impaired people.
https://github.com/tanrax/thankful-eyes-theme.el
Enjoy!
#emacs #accessibility

Microsoft To Shut Down Skype in May, Shift Users To Teams
Microsoft said Friday it will shut down its Skype messaging service on May 5, replacing it with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers. Existing Skype users will have approximately 60 days to decide whether to migrate to Teams, where their message history, group chats and contacts will automatically transfer, or export their data including photos and conv … ⌘ Read more

HeliBoard might be the first one of these fully open source Android keyboards, that doesn’t suck, idk, I’m still in the process of testing it, but I already like it a lot more than any of the ones I used before it.

Setting it up was somewhat clunky, but once you set it all up and dile in the settings, the keyboard itself, feels really great to use.

Citigroup Erroneously Credited Client Account With $81 Trillion in ‘Near Miss’
Citigroup credited a client’s account with $81 trillion when it meant to send only $280, an error that could hinder the bank’s attempt to persuade regulators that it has fixed long-standing operational issues. Financial Times: The erroneous internal transfer, which occurred last April and has not been previously reported, … ⌘ Read more

Habemus datas! #extramuralhas

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Citigroup Erroneously Credited Client Account With $81 Trillion in ‘Near Miss’
Citigroup credited a client’s account with $81 trillion when it meant to send only $280, an error that could hinder the bank’s attempt to persuade regulators that it has fixed long-standing operational issues. Financial Times: The erroneous internal transfer, which occurred last April and has not been previously reported, … ⌘ Read more

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I was on the hunt for new twts and found what I was looking for. Welcome to my timeline:
@javivf@adn.org.es @lafe@tilde.club @melyanna@tilde.club @nff@www.noizhardware.com @shreyan@twtxt.net

MTA Uses Google Pixel Smartphones and AI To Detect Subway Track Defects
BrianFagioli shares a report from BetaNews: [T]he MTA is testing a system that effectively transforms Google Pixel Android smartphones into powerful diagnostic tools for tracking rail defects. The project, called “TrackInspect,” attaches Google Pixel phones to subway cars. Then, by using the Android devices’ built-in microphones an … ⌘ Read more

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More Random Rich People Are Going To Space
Blue Origin on Thursday announced the crew for its next mission. “The crew most notably includes popstar Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King. They will be joined by two scientists – Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen – as well as Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, TV personality Lauren Sanchez and film producer Kerianne Flynn,” reports TechCrunch. From the report: Blue Origin says this marks the … ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de I could show you some places here, in MeckPomm.
You may also want to renovate an old abandoned manor!?

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Viral Video Shows AIs Conversing In Their Own Language
Longtime Slashdot reader mspohr shares a report from IFLScience: A video that has gone viral in the last few days shows two artificial intelligence (AI) agents having a conversation before switching to another mode of communication when they realize no human is part of the conversation. In the video, the two agents were set up to occupy different roles; one acting a … ⌘ Read more

Apple’s Find My Network Exploit Lets Hackers Silently Track Any Bluetooth Device
Researchers at George Mason University discovered a vulnerability in Apple’s Find My network that allows hackers to silently track any Bluetooth device as if it were an AirTag, without the owner’s knowledge. 9to5Mac reports: Although AirTag was designed to change its Bluetooth address based on a cryptographic key, the … ⌘ Read more

Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser
Article URL: https://github.com/LadybirdBrowser/ladybird

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43200604

Points: 506

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Apple Launches ‘Age Assurance’ Tech As US States Mull Social Media Laws
Apple announced a new feature allowing parents to share a child’s age with app developers without exposing sensitive information, as lawmakers debate age-verification laws for social media and apps. Reuters reports: States, such as Utah and South Carolina, are currently debating laws that would require app store operators such as Appl … ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Releases a Copilot App For Mac
Microsoft has released a native Copilot app for macOS, offering AI-powered text and image generation, dark mode, and a Command + Space shortcut. The Verge reports: Microsoft is launching this new Copilot Mac app in the US, UK, and Canada today, and the iPad version is also being updated with a split screen mode. You’ll also now be able to log into Copilot on an iPhone or iPad with an Apple ID … ⌘ Read more

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev

• System Design Interview Vol. 1 and 2, Alex Xu and Sahn Lam
  
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications, Martin Kleppmann

OpenAI Sam Altman Says the Company Is ‘Out of GPUs’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company was forced to stagger the rollout of its newest model, GPT-4.5, because OpenAI is “out of GPUs.” In a post on X, Altman said that GPT-4.5, which he described as “giant” and “expensive,” will require “tens of thousands” more GPUs before additional ChatGPT users can gain access. G … ⌘ Read more

So, #Mozilla wrote something up to “explain” their #Firefox move. Read it in full here:
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/information-about-the-new-terms-of-use-and-updated-privacy/m-p/87922/highlight/true#M33705

TLDR? It’s bull. Let’s dive in?

They focus basically in saying three things:

1. Mozilla needs a license to your data to do things like sending your words to a search engine;
   
2. there’s #AI stuff that needs ToS and Priv. Policy;
   
3. the acceptable use policy was already in place at Mozilla for the website, etc..
   

Why bull?

1. if what I type on Firefox (the browser) was sent to Mozilla so they could send it to the search engine, then they’d need access to it. It’s not how a browser works or how a privacy-caring browser should ever work. Since what goes on between my Firefox textfields and the browsers I submit to is between us and then, Mozilla should have nothing to do with that data, with or without license.
   
2. They talk about two kinds of AI: AI services you can access to from Firefox, and AI offline and private abilities within Firefox. For the first, each of those services - if we choose to use them - can and should have their own ToS (distinct from Firefox or any other software used to reach them). AI services running locally should never share anything with anyone, so there’s no licenses Mozilla should get.
   
3. Keep your website’s ToS to your website, I don’t need it on Firefox - and Mozilla neither.

EA Releases Source Code For Old Command and Conquer Games
EA has released the source code for several classic Command & Conquer games, including Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, Renegade, and Generals & Zero Hour. “They’re being released under the GPL license, meaning folks can mix, match, and redistribute them to their hearts’ content without EA lawyers smashing down the door,” adds PC Gamer. Additionally, Steam Workshop … ⌘ Read more

Technicolor Begins To Shut Down Operations
Technicolor Group has filed for a court recovery procedure in France after failing to secure new investors, putting its VFX brands, including MPC, The Mill, Mikros Animation, and Technicolor Games, at risk of closure. Variety reports: A total shutdown of MPC and Technicolor’s operations would affect thousands of visual effects workers in countries include the U.S., UK, Canada and India. Th … ⌘ Read more

Thousands of Exposed GitHub Repositories, Now Private, Can Still Be Accessed Through Copilot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Security researchers are warning that data exposed to the internet, even for a moment, can linger in online generative AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot long after the data is made private. Thousands of once-public GitHub repositories from s … ⌘ Read more

Meta is Firing About 20 Employees For Leaking
Meta has fired “roughly 20” employees who leaked “confidential information outside the company,” The Verge reported Thursday, citing the company. From the report: “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,” Meta spokesperson Dave Arnold tells The Verge. “We recently … ⌘ Read more

I just learned about a few to me unknown git settings: https://blog.gitbutler.com/how-git-core-devs-configure-git/ Let’s see how quickly I can’t live without them anymore. ;-)

More Than 100,000 African Seeds Put in Svalbard Vault For Safekeeping
More than 100,000 seeds from across Africa have been deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world’s repository for specimens intended to preserve crop diversity in the event of disaster. From a report: Among the latest additions are seeds critical to building climate resilience, such as the tree Faidherbia albida, which turns n … ⌘ Read more

also @Andros, I see that if I open that URL on my browser, I see weird characters in the .txt file:
description = 🏗
Perhaps your nginx server is missing a Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 header?
https://serverfault.com/a/975289

In timeline it looks OK however, I think it’s relying on

The file must be encoded with UTF-8
of the original spec:
https://twtxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/twtxtfile.html

working on my bookmarks tool, I found out that http(s)://domain.tls is not a valid resource, but http(s)://domain.tls/ is, as you can see here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2581423

I suppose that internally the wget/curl or whatever client you are using is redirecting it?

OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-4.5
OpenAI released an early version of its new AI model GPT-4.5 to select users on Thursday, following development challenges that delayed the project last year. The Microsoft-backed startup said the new model responds better to subtle cues in written prompts and excels at chatting, writing and coding. OpenAI expects it will produce fewer fabricated responses than previous versions.

Initially available as a “research preview,” acces … ⌘ Read more

Automattic’s ‘Nuclear War’ Over WordPress Access Sparks Potential Class Action
An anonymous reader shares a report: The company behind WordPress, Automattic Inc., and its founder, Matt Mullenweg, continue to face backlash over a “nuclear war” started with WP Engine (WPE) that allegedly messed with maintenance and security of hundreds of thousands of websites.

In a proposed class action lawsuit filed … ⌘ Read more

One Man’s Battle To Save the Last Phone Box in His Village
Derek Harris, born the same year as the iconic K6 red phone box he’s fighting to save, has launched what he calls a “David and Goliath” campaign against BT in the Norfolk village of Sharrington. The phone box is among 10 in North Norfolk marked for removal, having logged fewer than 10 calls last year. Harris argues the box remains vital in an area with poor m … ⌘ Read more

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev, I am getting:

Feed was redirected: https://twtxt.andros.dev -> https://twtxt.andros.dev/

Each time my client fetches your feed. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. Wouldn’t be both, pretty much, be the same (I noticed the /, yes)?

@movq@www.uninformativ.de woah! MV, for what I read on Wikipedia, is a fantastic, almost fantasy like state. Very low density on population. Matter of fact, they seem to be having issues with population growth, and will certainly welcome a bass player addicted, esoteric programmer, that would otherwise be a pretty quiet person. A win-win! :-D

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EA Open Sources Command and Conquer: Red Alert
Article URL: https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Red_Alert

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43197131

Points: 504

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Pokemon Boss Believes Series Can Last Another 50 To 100 Years
The boss of The Pokemon Company believes the series can last for at least another 50 years if it continues to innovate. From a report: First launched on Nintendo’s Game Boy in 1996, the video game has expanded into films, TV and toys to become one of the world’s highest-grossing media franchise. Most recently, the trading card game based on the cute c … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Yeah, well, what they want is for us to become hopeless and give up. We should just try. Not wait and … wait.

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org @david@collantes.us I often think about moving to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It’s a long way from home and probably not realistic, but one can dream. 😅

The Reality of Long-Term Software Maintenance
When developers boast “I could write that in a weekend,” they’re missing the painful reality that haunts software maintainers for years. In a candid blog post, Construct developer Ashley explains why maintaining large software projects is a burden most programmers fail to appreciate. “Writing the initial code for a feature is only a fraction of the work,” Ashley explains, estim … ⌘ Read more

The New York City Subway Is Using Google Pixels To Listen for Track Defects
New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Google have successfully tested technology that uses smartphone sensors to detect subway track defects, the MTA said Thursday. The four-month experiment, dubbed TrackInspect, mounted six Google Pixel phones on four A train subway cars traversing Manhattan and Queens. … ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de @david@collantes.us Where can I join you? Building a log cabin in the woods would be dang awesome!

@movq@www.uninformativ.de I don’t know. It seems a bit like whatever we do or don’t do, we’re gonna lose. :-( Unless the ban is successful.

I forgot to follow up on this one. I ended up ordering the Mac mini M4 just before Christmas, which means I got it on 31 December 2024. The machine is all I thought it will be, so, very happy with it. This time around I am using the “mostly vanilla” approach. That means no iTerm2, but Terminal app, no Chrome, etc., and just a few selected brew applications. Want to keep it lean!

‘My Washing Machine Refreshed My Thinking on Software Effort Estimation’
What Chris Horsley expected to be a 10-minute washing machine installation stretched to four hours and required five trips to the hardware store. The CTO of security consultancy firm documented how unexpected obstacles – drilling through shelves, replacing incompatible hoses, and removing hidden caps – derailed his timeline.

Hors … ⌘ Read more

Este tema da #musiquinta não é bem a minha onda, mas acho que esta música serve quanto baste (pelo menos dançada à minha moda):

DVAR - Bedrii Wedrii

https://dvar.bandcamp.com/track/bedrii-wedrii

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@prologic@twtxt.net Yarn! There are so many little issues that often dissuade Bender from participating. He is getting bent! :-D

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Japan Births Fall To Lowest in 125 Years
The number of babies born in Japan last year fell to the lowest level since records began 125 years ago as the country’s demographic crisis deepens and government efforts to reverse the decline continue to fail. Financial Times [non-paywalled source]: Japan recorded 720,988 births in 2024, according to preliminary government figures published on Thursday. The number has declined for nine straight … ⌘ Read more

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev I wouldn’t call it regular, but cyclical. Since, with the exception of Yarn (maybe?), clients are everything when it comes to twtxt, every now and then we see an increase of interest on new development. I have seeing them come and go, only few “beside remains”. :-)

Is npm Enough? Why Startups Are Coming After This JavaScript Package Registry
The JavaScript package world is heating up as startups attempt to challenge npm’s long-standing dominance. While npm remains the backbone of JavaScript dependency management, Deno’s JSR and vlt’s vsr have entered the scene with impressive backing and even more impressive leadership – JSR comes from Node.js creator Ryan Dah … ⌘ Read more

Australia Bans All Kaspersky Products on Government Systems Citing ‘Unacceptable Security Risk’
The Australian government has banned all Kaspersky Lab products and web services from its systems and devices following an analysis that claims the company poses a significant security risk to the country. From a report: “After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the … ⌘ Read more

thanks magical.fish’s admin, this hole is the best!!

lmaooo

Good luck @arne@uplegger.eu !

@bender@twtxt.net I understand 😅

Question to the twtxt veterans, are we experiencing an explosion of clients or is this a regular occurrence?

Microsoft Urges Trump To Overhaul Curbs on AI Chip Exports
Microsoft is pushing the Trump administration to loosen and simplify a new system that would restrict the sales of cutting-edge U.S. artificial-intelligence chips to much of the world. From a report: In a blog post that is scheduled to be released Thursday, Microsoft will call for Trump’s team to ease the limits on chips that can be used in data centers for train … ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de ahh, living in a small house in the middle of nowhere, yes! That’s my dream too. We live in the suburbs, in a relatively small community; it isn’t enough, though. Take a sick day, and blast that amp! :-D

The “official conversation” is happening here:

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/information-about-the-new-terms-of-use-and-updated-privacy/m-p/87735

There they tell users that “You stay in control”. Unfortunately, their new Terms of Use say that:

“Every once in a while, Mozilla may decide to update these Terms. We will post the updated Terms online. We will take your continued use of Firefox as acceptance of such changes.”

No matter how common this has become over the past years, this is quite unacceptable, and Firefox users deserve better from Mozilla. The fact that they can unilaterally change the terms and users are automatically bound to them (as soon as they use the browser again - even if they’re using it to open the document where they can see the date on the terms!) is not a fair agreement - and works against the claim that “You stay in control”.

Got myself a proper bass amp and now I really want to live in a small house in the middle of nowhere, where I won’t bother anyone. 😅

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev I think that by “starting again” they meant “starting over”, as in, completely dropping it, and starting with a blank slate.

Electronic Devices Used For Car Thefts Set To Be Banned in England
Sophisticated electronic devices used by criminals to steal cars are set to be banned under new laws in England and Wales. From a report: More than 700,000 vehicles were broken into last year – often with the help of high-tech electronic devices, including so-called signal jammers, which are thought to play a part in four out of 10 vehicle t … ⌘ Read more

@mozillaofficial@mozillaofficial in the meantime updated their news item to add this “explanation” regarding one of the items within the terms that has been criticized:

“We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example.”

In the explanation, they don’t tell us -what- is that “some basic functionality” they refer to, or why would Mozilla need to use information typed into Firefox, for example.

Amazon Unveils Its First Quantum Computing Chip
Amazon has introduced its first-ever quantum processor, dubbed Ocelot, designed specifically to reduce quantum error correction costs by up to 90% compared to existing approaches. The prototype chip uses “cat qubits” – named after Schrodinger’s cat thought experiment – which intrinsically suppress certain types of quantum errors. Unlike conventional approaches that add error co … ⌘ Read more

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Jensen Huang: AI Has To Do ‘100 Times More’ Computation Now Than When ChatGPT Was Released
In an interview with CNBC’s Jon Fortt on Wednesday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said next-gen AI will need 100 times more compute than older models as a result of new reasoning approaches that think “about how best to answer” questions step by step. From a report: “The amount of computation necessary to do … ⌘ Read more

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev I don’t get the “layers” bit at all, but the composability ist just common sense to me. It requires a good language though with the right levels of abstractions. i.e: prefer interfaces over classes.

What do you think about this?

@xuu What books do you have?

I have the same feeling at my job. Every time I return to old projects, it’s like my first time.

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German Startup Wins Accolade For Its Fusion Reactor Design
A German nuclear fusion startup called Proxima Fusion has unveiled its “Stellaris” fusion power plant designed to operate reliably and continuously without the instabilities of tokamaks. It’s backed by $65 million in funding, with plans to build a fully operational fusion reactor by 2031. TechCrunch reports: Tokamaks and stellarators are types of fusion … ⌘ Read more

I have the feeling, that I have come to a dead end with my first version of the TwtxtReader. That’s why I’m stopping the project and starting again.
But of course, everyone is welcome to take a look at https://github.com/upputter/TwtxtReaderMK1

Kiwi SOM Featuring Wi-Fi 7 Qualcomm IPQ-9570 Dual USXGMII and PCIe Expansion
Following the development of its Wi-Fi 6 System-on-Modules, Mango and Cherry, 8DEVICES has introduced Kiwi, a Wi-Fi 7 SOM based on the Qualcomm IPQ-9570 network processor. The Kiwi SOM runs Linux OpenWRT, providing flexibility for various embedded networking applications. This module features a quad-core Cortex-A73 CPU running at 2.2 GHz with a 1 MB L2 […] ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org

To me it appeared that the failed attempts to ban NPD in the past actually helped them gain more supporters.

What makes AfD stronger for sure is just going “lol nah we’re not even going to try”:

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/afd-verbot-antrag-100.html

If they don’t try, then it means that “it can’t be that bad, it’s just a normal party”, right? 😡

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I agree. finding good writings on architecture is hard to find. I used to read architecture reviews over on the high scalability blog. i suspect the reason why is that the arch is how the big tech companies can build moats around their bases. I know in AWS world it only goes as far as how to nickle and dime you to death.

I have the books but they don’t grow much more past interview level.

Tokyo Is Turning To a 4-Day Workweek To Shed ‘World’s Oldest Population’ Title
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Fortune: Starting in April, the Tokyo Metropolitan government, one of the country’s largest employers, is set to allow its employees to work only four days a week. It is also adding a new “childcare partial leave” policy, which will allow some employees to work two fewer hours per day. T … ⌘ Read more

Lucid CEO Steps Down As EV Maker Plans To Double Production
Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson has stepped down, with COO Marc Winterhoff taking over as interim CEO. The company also announced its fourth-quarter financial results and revealed plans to more than double vehicle production to 20,000 units in 2025. CNBC reports: Winterhoff told CNBC on Tuesday that it was Rawlinson’s decision to resign as of Friday, however he … ⌘ Read more

Pixel Watch 3 Gets FDA Clearance For Loss of Pulse Alerts
Google has received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s Loss of Pulse Detection feature, which will start rolling out to U.S. devices around the end of March. The Verge reports: The Loss of Pulse Detection feature is exactly what it sounds like: if the Pixel Watch 3 senses that you’ve lost your pulse through an event like a heart attack or an overdose, it’ … ⌘ Read more

Inception Emerges From Stealth With a New Type of AI Model
Inception, a Palo Alto-based AI company founded by Stanford professor Stefano Ermon, claims to have developed a novel diffusion-based large language model (DLM) that significantly outperforms traditional LLMs in speed and efficiency. “Inception’s model offers the capabilities of traditional LLMs, including code generation and question-answering, but with signific … ⌘ Read more