Subj : Apple Intelligence 🤖, next-gen nuclear power ⚡, payments 101 for devs 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Jun 11 2024 10:33 am --urrwx0-t Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple's AI system, Apple Intelligence, will put powerful generative model= s at the core of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It will enable new capabiliti= es=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =09=09TOGETHER WITH [WorkOS] [4] TLDR 2024-06-11 THE SAAS = PM'S GUIDE TO BECOMING ENTERPRISE READY (SPONSOR) [4]=20 WorkOS intervi= ewed product leaders at Slack, Twilio, Motive, Asana [4], and other compa= nies that have built a successful enterprise motion. This guide [4] = distills their insights on: =09* ENTERPRISE TIMING:=C2=A0When to prio= ritize enterprise readiness. =09* ENTERPRISE PERSONAS:=C2=A0Customer pro= files that become important as one moves upmarket. =09* ENTERPRISE FEA= TURES:=C2=A0Important and common features enterprises expect from vendors= .. =09* RESOURCING: =E2=80=9CBuild vs. buy=E2=80=9D considerations. = =09* PRICING: Packaging and commercial implications of enterprise specifi= c features.=C2=A0 Read the full guide on the WorkOS blog [4] = =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS APPLE WWDC 2024: THE 13 BIGGES= T ANNOUNCEMENTS (7 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 Apple announced AI features and = major updates across its operating systems at its Worldwide Developers Co= nference keynote. Apple's AI system, Apple Intelligence, will put powerfu= l generative models at the core of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It will ena= ble new capabilities across Apple's native apps, such as the ability to g= enerate images or summarize text. Apple Intelligence will be available fo= r free on the iPhone 15 Pro and on iPads and Macs with an M1 or later chi= p. Other announcements at the event include more customization in iOS 18,= RCS support for the iPhone, a Passwords app to keep track of logins, and= a Calculator app for iPadOS 18.=20 APPLE IS BRINGING RCS TO THE IPHO= NE IN IOS 18 (2 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Apple's Messages app will support R= CS in iOS 18. It will replace SMS as the default communication protocol b= etween Android and iOS devices. RCS offers typing indicators, read receip= ts, longer messages, and higher-quality images and videos. Apple likely i= ntegrated the protocol to appease EU regulators.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 = SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY WE JUST BROKE GROUND ON AMERICA'S = FIRST NEXT-GEN NUCLEAR FACILITY (5 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Kemmerer, Wyom= ing, will soon be home to the most advanced nuclear facility in the world= .. It will hopefully come online in 2030. There is still a review process = to be completed - TerraPower will build out the non-nuclear parts of the = facility in the meantime. Started by Bill Gates in 2008, TerraPower is le= ading the country and the world in developing safe, next-generation nucle= ar technology.=20 SOLAR-POWERED PLANES TAKE FLIGHT (8 MINUTE READ) [8] = Solar-powered planes could lead to new alternatives for aerial sur= veillance and telecommunications. Aviation giants, telecommunication comp= anies, venture investors, and the military are already spending millions = of dollars developing the technology. These planes never need refueling a= nd can stay in the air as long as the sun is shining. Advances in battery= technology have finally made it feasible to power a solar plane through = the night.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE = =F0=9F=91=89=C2=A080% AUTOMATED END-TO-END TEST COVERAGE IN 4 MONTHS OR= LESS? 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Apple WWDC 2024: the 13 big= gest announcements (7 minute read)

Apple announced AI features and major u= pdates across its operating systems at its Worldwide Developers Conference = keynote. Apple's AI system, Apple Intelligence, will put powerful generativ= e models at the core of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It will enable new capab= ilities across Apple's native apps, such as the ability to generate images = or summarize text. Apple Intelligence will be available for free on the iPh= one 15 Pro and on iPads and Macs with an M1 or later chip. Other announceme= nts at the event include more customization in iOS 18, RCS support for the = iPhone, a Passwords app to keep track of logins, and a Calculator app for i= PadOS 18.
Apple is bringing RCS to th= e iPhone in iOS 18 (2 minute read)

Apple's Messages app will support RCS i= n iOS 18. It will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between= Android and iOS devices. RCS offers typing indicators, read receipts, long= er messages, and higher-quality images and videos. Apple likely integrated = the protocol to appease EU regulators.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

We just broke ground on Ame= rica's first next-gen nuclear facility (5 minute read)

Kemmerer, Wyoming, will soon be home to= the most advanced nuclear facility in the world. It will hopefully come on= line in 2030. There is still a review process to be completed - TerraPower = will build out the non-nuclear parts of the facility in the meantime. Start= ed by Bill Gates in 2008, TerraPower is leading the country and the world i= n developing safe, next-generation nuclear technology.
Solar-Powered Planes Take F= light (8 minute read)

Solar-powered planes could lead to new = alternatives for aerial surveillance and telecommunications. Aviation giant= s, telecommunication companies, venture investors, and the military are alr= eady spending millions of dollars developing the technology. These planes n= ever need refueling and can stay in the air as long as the sun is shining. = Advances in battery technology have finally made it feasible to power a sol= ar plane through the night.
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The Functional Programming = Hiring Problem (20 minute read)

When hiring for functional programming = languages, you primarily pick from either resume spammers, bright undergrad= uates, or senior engineers who only want to work with that particular langu= age. Resume spammers can be safely ignored. Bright undergraduates can be a = source of great potential. Senior engineers who only want to work with a pa= rticular language may look like the best candidates, but they may be too fo= cused on the tool to see the goals of the business.
Payments 101 for a Develope= r (6 minute read)

This page contains a list of terms and = core concepts for developers in the payments team of an online business or = payments service provider. It can be frustrating to work in an environment = without understanding the terminologies used in every conversation. The pag= e attempts to simplify the concepts to bring developers up to speed with pa= yments.
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Miscellaneous

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Apple's AI promise: =E2=80= =9CYour data is never stored or made accessible to Apple=E2=80=9D (2 minute= read)

Apple's new Apple Intelligence system w= ill use Private Cloud Compute to ensure any data processed on its cloud ser= vers is protected in a transparent and verifiable way. Many of Apple's gene= rative AI models can run entirely on a device powered by an A17+ or M-serie= s chip. When a bigger model is required to fulfill a generative AI request,= Apple Intelligence only sends relevant data to complete the task to specia= l Apple silicon servers. Customer data will not be saved for future server = access or used to further train models. The server code used for Private Cl= oud Compute will be publicly accessible.
Study finds a quarter of bo= sses hoped RTO would make employees quit (4 minute read)

A study of more than 1,500 employees fo= und that a quarter of executives and a fifth of HR professionals hoped that= return-to-office (RTO) mandates would result in staff leaving. While peopl= e did quit when RTO mandates were enforced at many of the largest companies= , it wasn't enough - many of the layoffs in the past 12 months were believe= d to be a result of too few people leaving in protest of RTO mandates. Many= employees feel that management wants them back in the office to monitor th= em more closely. This has resulted in the growth of an office culture that = is even more performative, suspicious, and divisive than before the COVID-1= 9 pandemic.
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Nokia just made the first p= hone call using 3D spatial audio (2 minute read)

Nokia placed a call over a cellular net= work using the 3GPP Immersive Video and Audio Services codec, which lets pe= ople hear spatial audio in real time.
Xbox boss: =E2=80=98I think= we should have a handheld, too' (2 minute read)

Microsoft is reportedly working on a tr= ue handheld gaming device.
Why Triplebyte failed (28 m= inute read)

Triplebyte was a technical recruiting c= ompany for software engineers with an excellent brand delivering a well-lik= ed product.
The AI Arms Race to Combat = Fake Images Is Even =E2=80=94 For Now (3 minute read)

Current methods for detecting fake imag= es are fairly effective, but generators are getting better.
Creating Perfect Font Fallb= acks in CSS (11 minute read)

Modern CSS allows developers to overrid= e font metrics with @font-face properties like size-adjust, ascent-override= , and descent-override.
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Digital infrastructure ultimately requi= res physical infrastructure - the more computing needed, the more physical = infrastructure is required.

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