Subj : Lenovo's transparent laptop 💻, Apple Vision Pro costs 🌎, Nvidia CEO says kids shouldn't code 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Feb 27 2024 11:38 am --5Y79mQ08 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lenovo's ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop is a 17.3-inch notebook wit= h a see-through screen.=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]|Hire [2]|Advertise [3]|View= Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR =09=09TOGETHER WITH [WorkOS] [5] TLD= R 2024-02-27 LEGACY AUTH IS EXPENSIVE AND BROKEN (SPONSOR) [5]=20 = Your app isn=E2=80=99t enterprise-ready if you haven't sorted out authen= tication. But that=E2=80=99s hard to do when legacy vendors like Auth0 of= fer low usage caps, opaque pricing, and limited enterprise capabilities.= Try WorkOS [5] and start selling to enterprise customers with just a= few lines of code: =09* Easy to use APIs [5] for authentication an= d user identity =09* Streamlined support for complex enterprise features= [5] like SSO and SCIM provisioning =09* FREE [5] up to 1 million mont= hly active users Join Vercel, Webflow, Plaid, Loom, and hundreds of hi= gh-growth scale ups that have already chosen WorkOS. Start free here. [5]= =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS APPLE VISION PRO= =E2=80=99S COMPONENTS COST $1,542 =E2=80=94 BUT THAT=E2=80=99S NOT THE FU= LL STORY (2 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 The materials for the Apple Vision Pro = are estimated to cost around $1,542. Its dual displays are the most expen= sive component, costing $456. The external display used for EyeSight cost= s around $70. The M2 system-on-a-chip and the R1 processor together cost = around $240. A full table of materials and their estimated costs is avail= able in the article. The cost estimate doesn't take into account manufact= uring, shipping, marketing, or research and development.=20 MISTRAL A= I RELEASES NEW MODEL TO RIVAL GPT-4 AND ITS OWN CHAT ASSISTANT (4 MINUTE = READ) [7]=20 Mistral AI has launched a new language large model called = Mistral Large to rival other top-tier models like GPT-4 and Claude 2. The= company is also launching a new service called Le Chat to compete with= ChatGPT. Access to Mistral Large costs $8 per million input tokens and= $24 per million output tokens through the company's API. The model sup= ports a context window of 32k tokens and English, French, Spanish, German= , and Italian. Le Chat is free, but it can't access the web.=20 = =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY PEERING THROUGH LE= NOVO=E2=80=99S TRANSPARENT LAPTOP INTO A SCI-FI FUTURE (7 MINUTE READ) [8= ]=20 Lenovo's ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop is a 17.3-inch noteb= ook with a see-through screen. Its bezel-less MicroLED display offers up= to 55% transparency when its pixels are set to black or turned off. Th= e display becomes less and less see-through as its pixels light up. Due t= o technical challenges, the laptop's display resolution is only 720p and = it is not currently possible to manually set the whole laptop screen to b= e opaque. The laptop has a flat touch keyboard as its base that is also d= esigned to work as a drawing tablet. Pictures of the device are available= in the article.=20 THE ODYSSEUS LUNAR LANDER IS ON ITS SIDE AND WILL L= IKELY RUN OUT OF ENERGY SOON (2 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 The Odysseus land= er will likely stop operating today as its panels and antennas aren't ori= ented exactly as planned, making it difficult to generate power and commu= nicate. The lander almost failed its landing due to issues with its range= finder lasers, but a last-minute software patch allowed engineers to use= one of NASA's experimental LIDAR systems to retrieve the required data t= o ensure its safe landing. Despite this, Odysseus landed on its side. The= only cargo on the side facing down is a piece of art sent by a commercia= l customer.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE = JUSTPATH (GITHUB REPO) [10]=20 justpath is a utility for exploring = the PATH environment variable in both Windows and Linux. It can only view= the PATH variable - neither justpath nor any of its child processes can = modify the shell PATH directly. justpath provides a modified version of P= ATH that can later be used in a shell startup script or with an environme= nt manager. It can be used to filter directory names, purge incorrect pat= hs, create new content strings for PATH, dump PATH as JSON, and more.=20 = R2R (GITHUB REPO) [11]=20 R2R is a semi-opinionated framework for t= he rapid deployment of production-ready RAG systems. It aims to bridge th= e gap between experimental RAG models and production-ready systems. R2R o= ffers a straightforward path to deploying, adapting, and maintaining RAG= pipelines in production. A short demo video is available.=20 = =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS DECODING APPLE'S PLOY TO SCUTTLE PRO= GRESSIVE WEB APPS (24 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 Apple plans to stop suppor= ting Progressive Web Apps on March 6. The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) = mandates that Apple must allow competing browsers on its App Store. Apple= 's response to this is to geofence browser choice and kneecap web apps. T= his choice will break many apps across the EU, affecting schools, governm= ents, startups, gamers, and more. None of this is required by the DMA, de= spite Apple blaming its decision on the law. By doing this, Apple is ceme= nting a future where the mobile web will never be permitted to grow beyon= d marketing pages for native apps.=20 IN DEFENSE OF THIN WRAPPERS (7 = MINUTE READ) [13]=20 Many apps find that their variable costs start sky= rocketing once they get some form of traction and grow. Having to deal wi= th these issues when growing is really hard as developers have to effecti= vely rebuild their engines while it's running. Founders can get in front = of this issue by planning ahead, having multiple choices for infrastructu= re, finding good advisors, developing better negotiation skills, and ra= ising more money than needed as a buffer. This article discusses how to h= andle rising costs as a startup, with a particular focus on AI-based proj= ects.=20 TLDR=C2=A0IS HIRING A PART TIME=C2=A0FULL STACK DEVELOPER (CON= TRACTOR, FULLY REMOTE US TIME ZONES, $50/HR)=20 TLDR=C2=A0is hiring a= part time=C2=A0full stack dev to help us build scalable internal tools a= nd web apps. The ideal candidate would have at least 1-2 years full st= ack dev experience and be familiar with Next.js/Postgres, experience with= Clickhouse and Vercel is also a nice to have. The role will be for = 10-15 hours to start and scale up over time, the candidate must live in U= S=C2=A0time zones. 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The materials for the Apple Vision Pro = are estimated to cost around $1,542. Its dual displays are the most expensi= ve component, costing $456. The external display used for EyeSight costs ar= ound $70. The M2 system-on-a-chip and the R1 processor together cost around= $240. A full table of materials and their estimated costs is available in = the article. The cost estimate doesn't take into account manufacturing, shi= pping, marketing, or research and development.
Mistral AI releases new mod= el to rival GPT-4 and its own chat assistant (4 minute read)

Mistral AI has launched a new language = large model called Mistral Large to rival other top-tier models like GPT-4 = and Claude 2. The company is also launching a new service called Le Chat to= compete with ChatGPT. Access to Mistral Large costs $8 per million input t= okens and $24 per million output tokens through the company's API. The mode= l supports a context window of 32k tokens and English, French, Spanish, Ger= man, and Italian. Le Chat is free, but it can't access the web.
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Peering through Lenovo=E2= =80=99s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future (7 minute read)

Lenovo's ThinkBook Transparent Display = Laptop is a 17.3-inch notebook with a see-through screen. Its bezel-less Mi= croLED display offers up to 55% transparency when its pixels are set to bla= ck or turned off. The display becomes less and less see-through as its pixe= ls light up. Due to technical challenges, the laptop's display resolution i= s only 720p and it is not currently possible to manually set the whole lapt= op screen to be opaque. The laptop has a flat touch keyboard as its base th= at is also designed to work as a drawing tablet. Pictures of the device are= available in the article.
The Odysseus lunar lander i= s on its side and will likely run out of energy soon (2 minute read)

The Odysseus lander will likely stop op= erating today as its panels and antennas aren't oriented exactly as planned= , making it difficult to generate power and communicate. The lander almost = failed its landing due to issues with its range finder lasers, but a last-m= inute software patch allowed engineers to use one of NASA's experimental LI= DAR systems to retrieve the required data to ensure its safe landing. Despi= te this, Odysseus landed on its side. The only cargo on the side facing dow= n is a piece of art sent by a commercial customer.
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justpath (GitHub Repo)

justpath is a utility for exploring the= PATH environment variable in both Windows and Linux. It can only view the = PATH variable - neither justpath nor any of its child processes can modify = the shell PATH directly. justpath provides a modified version of PATH that = can later be used in a shell startup script or with an environment manager.= It can be used to filter directory names, purge incorrect paths, create ne= w content strings for PATH, dump PATH as JSON, and more.
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R2R is a semi-opinionated framework for= the rapid deployment of production-ready RAG systems. It aims to bridge th= e gap between experimental RAG models and production-ready systems. R2R off= ers a straightforward path to deploying, adapting, and maintaining RAG pipe= lines in production. A short demo video is available.
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Decoding Apple's Ploy To Sc= uttle Progressive Web Apps (24 minute read)

Apple plans to stop supporting Progress= ive Web Apps on March 6. The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) mandates that A= pple must allow competing browsers on its App Store. Apple's response to th= is is to geofence browser choice and kneecap web apps. This choice will bre= ak many apps across the EU, affecting schools, governments, startups, gamer= s, and more. None of this is required by the DMA, despite Apple blaming its= decision on the law. By doing this, Apple is cementing a future where the = mobile web will never be permitted to grow beyond marketing pages for nativ= e apps.
In Defense of Thin Wrappers= (7 minute read)

Many apps find that their variable cost= s start skyrocketing once they get some form of traction and grow. Having t= o deal with these issues when growing is really hard as developers have to = effectively rebuild their engines while it's running. Founders can get in f= ront of this issue by planning ahead, having multiple choices for infrastru= cture, finding good advisors, developing better negotiation skills, and rai= sing more money than needed as a buffer. This article discusses how to hand= le rising costs as a startup, with a particular focus on AI-based projects.
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TLDR is hiring a part time fu= ll stack dev to help us build scalable internal tools and web apps.

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The role will be for 10-15 hours to star= t and scale up over time, the candidate must live in US time zones.

To apply please send your LinkedIn or resume to jobs@tldr.tech along with a couple of sentences on why yo= u might be a good fit (and if you have it, a link to any personal side proj= ects or portfolio that may be relevant)!

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=F0=9F=A6=91 The 14 pains o= f building your own billing system (9 minute read)

Billing systems are complicated, involv= ing finance, product, experience, customer support, customers, legal, compl= iance, sales, and sometimes more.
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Microsoft is investing in Mistral AI to= unlock new commercial opportunities and expand to global markets.
Samsung has big ambitions f= or the Galaxy Ring (4 minute read)

Samsung's Galaxy Ring is part of the co= mpany's vision for a future of ambient sensing, which involves data gatheri= ng from multiple sources to provide connected care around the home.
Jensen Huang says kids shou= ldn't learn to code =E2=80=94 they should leave it up to AI (4 minute read)=

Huang says that AI will allow programmi= ng languages to be replaced with human language prompts, thus enabling ever= yone to be a programmer.
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