Subj : Google layoffs 💼, China's SpaceX competitor 🚀, hacking on GitHub Actions 👨💻
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Google has eliminated around a thousand positions across its Pixel,
Nest,=
Fitbit, Core engineering, and Assistant teams.=C2=A0
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BIG TECH & STARTUPS
GOOGLE CONFIRMS=
IT JUST LAID OFF AROUND A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES (2
MINUTE READ) [6]=20
=
Google has eliminated around a thousand positions across its Pixel,
Nest,=
Fitbit, Core engineering, and Assistant teams. The company may
still be =
planning further layoffs. Google's parent company Alphabet
employed 182,3=
85 employees as of September 30 last year. The layoffs
so far represent a=
round half a percent of the company's total
employees.=20
=E2=80=
=9CSUCH SIGNAL, MUCH WOW=E2=80=9D: STARLINK=E2=80=99S FIRST TEXTS VIA
=
=E2=80=9CCELLPHONE TOWERS IN SPACE=E2=80=9D (1 MINUTE READ) [7]=20
Spac=
eX has successfully sent and received its first text messages
using the T=
-Mobile network spectrum through one of its new
direct-to-cell satellites=
.. The new satellites are expected to provide
text messaging services arou=
nd the world sometime this year, with
voice and data services beginning s=
ometime in 2025. They are equipped
with custom silicon, phased array ante=
nnas, and advanced software
algorithms. The satellite-to-phone service sh=
ould work just about
anywhere on the planet, but it will be most useful i=
n areas with no
coverage due to terrain limitations, land-use restriction=
s, and other
factors.=20
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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHN=
OLOGY
MEET THE ETH, AN EXPANDABLE ELECTRIC RV THAT TURNS INTO AN OFF-=
GRID
LUXURY MINI-HOME (3 MINUTE READ) [8]=20
The Electric Transformer=
House is an expandable luxury mini-home with
400 square feet of living s=
pace, solar panels, and much more. The RV
features a luxurious interior, =
smart tech, and clean energy for
off-grid capabilities. It has a gourmet =
kitchen, a spacious living and
dining room, and a private bedroom. Its co=
ckpit features a flexible
dashboard/office desk, integrated entertainment=
, drive assist tech,
and a Starlink connection. Pictures and videos showi=
ng the RV in both
its vehicle and mini-home modes are available in the ar=
ticle.=20
CHINESE RIVAL TO SPACEX PULLS OFF ROCKET LAUNCH AT SEA (1 MIN=
UTE
READ) [9]=20
Orienspace declared a complete success after launchi=
ng a rocket at
sea into low-Earth orbit on Thursday. Its rocket deposited=
a total of
three satellites into orbit using its Gravity 1 commercial la=
unch
system. The three-stage, 100-foot-tall spacecraft is the world's
l=
argest solid launch vehicle. Launching from the sea offers several
advant=
ages, including less chance of damage and lower costs.=20
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PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE
GITHUB ACTIONS AS A TIME-=
SHARING SUPERCOMPUTER (12 MINUTE READ) [10]=20
GitHub Actions can be us=
ed for batch jobs. Developers can submit work
to the service and receive =
the results later on asynchronously.
actions-batch is a command-line tool=
that is essentially an API that
turns GitHub Actions into a time-sharing=
computer. It creates new
GitHub repositories, writes a workflow that run=
s 'job.sh' upon
commits, and triggers jobs when a local bash file is writ=
ten to the
repository as 'job.sh'. actions-batch can be used for jobs lik=
e
building kernels and running machine learning inference using Llama2. =
GOOGLE CHALLENGES CLOUD RIVALS BY MAKING IT FREE FOR CUSTOMERS TO
=
TRANSFER DATA WHEN THEY LEAVE (2 MINUTE READ) [11]=20
Google's cloud un=
it will stop charging data transfer fees when
customers want to leave. Th=
e change applies to all customers globally.
Data transfer fees are a prof=
itable source of revenue for tech
companies and they can reduce churn as =
they punish clients for going
elsewhere. Google is part of the Bandwidth =
Alliance, a group of
companies whose aim is to reduce or eliminate data t=
ransfer fees.
Alibaba, Microsoft, and Oracle are also members of the alli=
ance.=20
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MISCELLANEOUS
CHROME USERS NOW WORTH 30=
% LESS MONEY THANKS TO GOOGLE'S COOKIE
KILLING, AD FIRM SAYS (6 MINUTE RE=
AD) [12]=20
Google disabled tracking cookies for 30 million Chrome user=
s last
week, about 1% of the browser's user base. Analysts estimate that =
the
change made cookieless users bring in 30% less revenue. Google plans=
to block cookies for all users by the end of the year and replace them=
with a new tracking system called the Privacy Sandbox. The new system
=
will keep all user data on users' devices but let companies still know
wh=
at topics they're interested in.=20
UNDERSTANDING BRIDGE-BASED RANKING =
(11 MINUTE READ) [13]=20
Bridge-based ranking is a way to score and ran=
k content by adjusting
for user polarization. The algorithm works by atte=
mpting to model why
content receives the reactions it gets and then corre=
cting for bias.
It can cancel out the effects of bias. This article expla=
ins
Bridge-Based Ranking and shows how and why it works. Bridge-based
r=
anking allows communities to self-moderate by preventing influence
from u=
ser polarization.=20
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QUICK LINKS
APPLE VISION PRO L=
AUNCH QUANTITIES RUMORED TO BE FAR TIGHTER THAN
PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED (2 M=
INUTE READ) [14]=20
Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo thinks that App=
le will have
between 60,000 and 80,000 Apple Vision Pro units available o=
n launch
day.=20
META REPORTEDLY LAID OFF 60 TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGE=
RS AT INSTAGRAM
(1 MINUTE READ) [15]=20
The affected employees will b=
e given the chance to be interviewed to
be considered for a position as a=
product manager.=20
LOTS OF PPL WERE ASKING, WHY NOT AN APP? (4 MINUTE=
READ) [16]=20
Making the Rabbit R1 a piece of hardware allowed the com=
pany to
create something capable of all the potentials of its LAM technol=
ogy
while lowering entry barriers for early adopters.=20
MICROSOFT BR=
IEFLY TOPS APPLE AS MOST VALUABLE PUBLIC COMPANY (1
MINUTE READ) [17]=20
=
Microsoft's shares rose in 2023 partly due to hope from investors
tha=
t the company would be able to expand by selling AI services to
businesse=
s.=20
DISCORD IS LAYING OFF 17 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES (3 MINUTE READ) [18=
]=20
While Discord isn't in dire financial straits, it has yet to becom=
e
profitable and is still trying to revive user growth after the
pandem=
ic surge.=20
THE GOLDEN AGE OF KOTLIN AND ITS UNCERTAIN FUTURE (9 MINUT=
E READ)
[19]=20
If Kotlin doesn't make a significant move by 2025, it=
s popularity
will decline and reach a critical point.=20
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Google has eliminated around a thousand positions across its Pixel, Nest=
, Fitbit, Core engineering, and Assistant teams.
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tr><=
td class=3D"container" style=3D"padding: 15px 15px;">
Google confirms it just lai=
d off around a thousand employees (2 minute read)
Google has eliminated around a thousand=
positions across its Pixel, Nest, Fitbit, Core engineering, and Assistant =
teams. The company may still be planning further layoffs. Google's parent c=
ompany Alphabet employed 182,385 employees as of September 30 last year. Th=
e layoffs so far represent around half a percent of the company's total emp=
loyees.
=E2=80=9CSuch signal, much =
wow=E2=80=9D: Starlink=E2=80=99s first texts via =E2=80=9Ccellphone towers =
in space=E2=80=9D (1 minute read)
SpaceX has successfully sent and receiv=
ed its first text messages using the T-Mobile network spectrum through one =
of its new direct-to-cell satellites. The new satellites are expected to pr=
ovide text messaging services around the world sometime this year, with voi=
ce and data services beginning sometime in 2025. They are equipped with cus=
tom silicon, phased array antennas, and advanced software algorithms. The s=
atellite-to-phone service should work just about anywhere on the planet, bu=
t it will be most useful in areas with no coverage due to terrain limitatio=
ns, land-use restrictions, and other factors.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Meet the eTH, an expandable=
electric RV that turns into an off-grid luxury mini-home (3 minute read)=
strong>
The Electric Transformer House is an ex=
pandable luxury mini-home with 400 square feet of living space, solar panel=
s, and much more. The RV features a luxurious interior, smart tech, and cle=
an energy for off-grid capabilities. It has a gourmet kitchen, a spacious l=
iving and dining room, and a private bedroom. Its cockpit features a flexib=
le dashboard/office desk, integrated entertainment, drive assist tech, and =
a Starlink connection. Pictures and videos showing the RV in both its vehic=
le and mini-home modes are available in the article.
Chinese Rival to SpaceX Pul=
ls Off Rocket Launch at Sea (1 minute read)
Orienspace declared a complete success =
after launching a rocket at sea into low-Earth orbit on Thursday. Its rocke=
t deposited a total of three satellites into orbit using its Gravity 1 comm=
ercial launch system. The three-stage, 100-foot-tall spacecraft is the worl=
d's largest solid launch vehicle. Launching from the sea offers several adv=
antages, including less chance of damage and lower costs.
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/table>
Programming, Design & Data Science
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td class=3D"container" style=3D"padding: 15px 15px;">
GitHub Actions as a time-sh=
aring supercomputer (12 minute read)
GitHub Actions can be used for batch jo=
bs. Developers can submit work to the service and receive the results later=
on asynchronously. actions-batch is a command-line tool that is essentiall=
y an API that turns GitHub Actions into a time-sharing computer. It creates=
new GitHub repositories, writes a workflow that runs 'job.sh' upon commits=
, and triggers jobs when a local bash file is written to the repository as =
'job.sh'. actions-batch can be used for jobs like building kernels and runn=
ing machine learning inference using Llama2.
Google challenges cloud riv=
als by making it free for customers to transfer data when they leave (2 min=
ute read)
Google's cloud unit will stop charging =
data transfer fees when customers want to leave. The change applies to all =
customers globally. Data transfer fees are a profitable source of revenue f=
or tech companies and they can reduce churn as they punish clients for goin=
g elsewhere. Google is part of the Bandwidth Alliance, a group of companies=
whose aim is to reduce or eliminate data transfer fees. Alibaba, Microsoft=
, and Oracle are also members of the alliance.
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/table>
Chrome Users Now Worth 30% =
Less Money Thanks to Google's Cookie Killing, Ad Firm Says (6 minute read)<=
/strong>
Google disabled tracking cookies for 30=
million Chrome users last week, about 1% of the browser's user base. Analy=
sts estimate that the change made cookieless users bring in 30% less revenu=
e. Google plans to block cookies for all users by the end of the year and r=
eplace them with a new tracking system called the Privacy Sandbox. The new =
system will keep all user data on users' devices but let companies still kn=
ow what topics they're interested in.
|
Understanding Bridge-Based =
Ranking (11 minute read)
Bridge-based ranking is a way to score =
and rank content by adjusting for user polarization. The algorithm works by=
attempting to model why content receives the reactions it gets and then co=
rrecting for bias. It can cancel out the effects of bias. This article expl=
ains Bridge-Based Ranking and shows how and why it works. Bridge-based rank=
ing allows communities to self-moderate by preventing influence from user p=
olarization.
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