Subj : SpaceX launches cell satellites 🛰️, impending Bitcoin ETF 🪙, LLMs and programming in 2024 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Jan 03 2024 11:35 am --djUSN9Yu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SpaceX has launched its first batch of six Starlink satellites designed t= o enable direct-to-cell internet service from space=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]= |Hire [2]|Advertise [3]|View Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 TLDR 2024-01= -03 =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS SPACEX STARLINK TO LA= UNCH FIRST DIRECT-TO-CELL INTERNET SATELLITES (1 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 = SpaceX has launched its first batch of six Starlink satellites designed t= o enable direct-to-cell internet service from space. The satellites will = provide global access to texting, calling, and browsing anywhere in the w= orld without special hardware or firmware. They have a modem that acts as= a cellphone tower in space, eliminating dead zones with network integrat= ion. Partner providers will include T-Mobile in the US, Rogers in Canada,= and Optus in Australia.=20 FOLDABLES HELP CHIP AWAY AT APPLE'S PREMIUM= SMARTPHONE LEAD IN 2023 (1 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Foldables emerged as = a differentiator in the premium smartphone market in 2023. Apple ended th= e year with a 71% share of the premium smartphone market due to competiti= on from Huawei and Samsung. While global smartphone sales have been down,= the premium segment is set to grow 6% year-on-year. Consumers are willin= g to spend more to get a higher quality device that will last longer and = promotions, sales, and financing options make the devices accessible to a= larger market.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY = JUNO MAKES ITS FIRST ULTRA-CLOSE FLYBY OF THE VOLCANO-COVERED MOON IO= (2 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 NASA's Juno spacecraft flew within 930 miles = of the surface of Io, the fourth largest moon in the Solar System, on Sat= urday. Io is a dense and dry moon that is extremely geologically active, = making it an object of great interest to astronomers and planetary scient= ists. The data collected from the flyby will help scientists determine ho= w Io's volcanoes erupt and how its activity is connected to Jupiter's m= agnetosphere. A link to a gallery of images from the flyby is available i= n the article.=20 HUMANOID ROBOTS ARE GETTING TO WORK (7 MINUTE READ) [= 8]=20 A handful of companies will be deploying their humanoid robots in= commercial pilot projects this year. This article looks at the current= state of humanoid robots and whether they're ready for work. Humanoid = robots are able to replace human workers doing robotic jobs, freeing them= to be able to work in other more valuable positions. The pilot tests thi= s year will determine whether their potential will translate into a funda= mental shift in how repetitive labor is done.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROG= RAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE =F0=9F=98=98 KISS BUGS GOODBYE WITH FU= LLY AUTOMATED END-TO-END TEST COVERAGE (SPONSOR) [9]=20 QA Wolf [9] o= ffers a cost-effective approach to getting 80% test coverage in just 4 mo= nths. And they guarantee zero flakes [9]. They build and maintain your te= st suite in Playwright + include unlimited parallel test runs on their in= frastructure. QA Wolf has multiple case studies of customers saving $2= 00k+/year in QA engineering and infrastructure costs. Schedule a demo [9]= to learn more. LLMS AND PROGRAMMING IN THE FIRST DAYS OF 2024 (26 = MINUTE READ) [10]=20 Large language models (LLMs) are great for program= ming work, but using them requires practice. Communicating poorly is a gr= eat limitation. Many programmers communicate poorly despite being very = capable in their field. Asking LLMs the right questions is a fundamental = skill that can be improved with practice.=20 THE NIX THESIS (35 MINUTE = READ) [11]=20 This blog post extracts some of the insights from 'The Pu= rely Functional Software Deployment Model' by Eelco Dolstra into short-fo= rm content to inspire others to read the full text. The book is an often= recommended resource for learning about Nix, a powerful and flexible p= ackage manager for Linux and other Unix-like systems. It is still remarka= bly relevant given its age. A significant portion of the book is philosop= hical rather than technical.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS W= HY WALL STREET MIGHT BE FALLING IN LOVE WITH BITCOIN (8 MINUTE READ) [12]= =20 Fees, delays, and existential risks of crypto exchanges have led mo= st of the investing public to remain on the sidelines with Bitcoin. How= ever, the widely expected approval of numerous bitcoin Exchange Traded Fu= nds (ETFs) in the coming days could change all that. 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Big Tech & Startups

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SpaceX Starlink to Launch F= irst Direct-to-Cell Internet Satellites (1 minute read)

SpaceX has launched its first batch of = six Starlink satellites designed to enable direct-to-cell internet service = from space. The satellites will provide global access to texting, calling, = and browsing anywhere in the world without special hardware or firmware. Th= ey have a modem that acts as a cellphone tower in space, eliminating dead z= ones with network integration. Partner providers will include T-Mobile in t= he US, Rogers in Canada, and Optus in Australia.
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Foldables Help Chip Away at= Apple's Premium Smartphone Lead in 2023 (1 minute read)

Foldables emerged as a differentiator i= n the premium smartphone market in 2023. Apple ended the year with a 71% sh= are of the premium smartphone market due to competition from Huawei and Sam= sung. While global smartphone sales have been down, the premium segment is = set to grow 6% year-on-year. Consumers are willing to spend more to get a h= igher quality device that will last longer and promotions, sales, and finan= cing options make the devices accessible to a larger market.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

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Juno makes its first ultra-= close flyby of the volcano-covered moon Io (2 minute read)

NASA's Juno spacecraft flew within 930 = miles of the surface of Io, the fourth largest moon in the Solar System, on= Saturday. Io is a dense and dry moon that is extremely geologically active= , making it an object of great interest to astronomers and planetary scient= ists. The data collected from the flyby will help scientists determine how = Io's volcanoes erupt and how its activity is connected to Jupiter's magneto= sphere. A link to a gallery of images from the flyby is available in the ar= ticle.
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Humanoid Robots Are Getting= to Work (7 minute read)

A handful of companies will be deployin= g their humanoid robots in commercial pilot projects this year. This articl= e looks at the current state of humanoid robots and whether they're ready f= or work. Humanoid robots are able to replace human workers doing robotic jo= bs, freeing them to be able to work in other more valuable positions. The p= ilot tests this year will determine whether their potential will translate = into a fundamental shift in how repetitive labor is done.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

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LLMs and Programming in the= first days of 2024 (26 minute read)

Large language models (LLMs) are great = for programming work, but using them requires practice. Communicating poorl= y is a great limitation. Many programmers communicate poorly despite being = very capable in their field. Asking LLMs the right questions is a fundament= al skill that can be improved with practice.
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The Nix Thesis (35 minute r= ead)

This blog post extracts some of the ins= ights from 'The Purely Functional Software Deployment Model' by Eelco Dolst= ra into short-form content to inspire others to read the full text. The boo= k is an often recommended resource for learning about Nix, a powerful and f= lexible package manager for Linux and other Unix-like systems. It is still = remarkably relevant given its age. A significant portion of the book is phi= losophical rather than technical.
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Why Wall Street Might Be Fa= lling in Love With Bitcoin (8 minute read)

Fees, delays, and existential risks of = crypto exchanges have led most of the investing public to remain on the sid= elines with Bitcoin. However, the widely expected approval of numerous bitc= oin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the coming days could change all that. = ETFs are one of the world's most popular ways to invest. An ETF would make = investing in bitcoin easy and relatively more safe. A bitcoin ETF could, in= theory, push the price of bitcoin even higher over the coming weeks, month= s, and years.
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2024 may be a year of recko= ning for Apple=E2=80=99s $85 billion services business (6 minute read)

Apple is facing a series of regulatory = decisions by US and EU authorities that will determine its future. If Googl= e loses its antitrust trial, it could be forced to stop making regular paym= ents to Apple worth an estimated quarter of the annual revenues earned by A= pple's services arm. Apple and other tech giants are being forced to change= their app store policies to allow sideloading of apps. Both of these chang= es will have large impacts on Apple's revenue.
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Quick Links

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Thoughts on PostgreSQL in 2= 024 (18 minute read)

A look at the features and improvements= coming to PostgreSQL in 2024 and reflections on where the project is heade= d.
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Push Notifications - What t= o Push, What Not to Push, and How Often (18 minute read)

The ideal messaging frequency varies fr= om individual to individual - try to push helpful messages and minimize har= m.
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I'm a different engineer th= an I was 3 years ago (8 minute read)

Reflections and advice from someone who= has worked in both a zombie startup, where nothing was happening, and a st= artup that had to deal with a rapid 20x growth in paying users.
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Images altered to trick mac= hine vision can influence humans too (7 minute read)

Exploring the similarities and differen= ces between AI visual systems and human perception will help scientists bui= ld safer AI systems.
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ParadeDB (GitHub Repo)

ParadeDB is an ElasticSearch alternativ= e built on Postgres currently in public beta.
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Category Creation & Cap= ital in technology (14 minute read)

The next decade might see disruption an= d market cap destruction within the tech industry.
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