Subj : Tesla requires FSD demo 🚗, Adam Neuman's WeWork bid 💰, problems with CSVs 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Mar 26 2024 10:41 am --nmo1tS4I Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tesla employees are now required to install and show customers how to use= the latest version of the company's Full Self-Driving=C2=A0=20 Sign Up = [1]|Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHER WIT= H [TLDR] [4] TLDR 2024-03-26 WANT TO=C2=A0ADVERTISE=C2=A0IN= =C2=A0TLDR? (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Fortune 50 companies like AWS and Google C= loud as well as fast growing startups like Vercel and Secureframe work wi= th=C2=A0TLDR=C2=A0to reach our audience of over 4 million tech-savvy= =C2=A0decision=C2=A0makers=C2=A0with highly customized campaigns (like th= is one!). 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Drivers must remain attentive to the road and ready to s= teer or brake at any time when using FSD.=20 ADAM NEUMANN MAKES A $500 = MILLION BID FOR WEWORK THAT COULD HIT $900 MILLION IF FINANCING AND DILIG= ENCE FIRM UP (2 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Adam Neumann, former WeWork CEO, ha= s submitted an unsolicited bid in excess of $500 million to acquire WeWor= k out of bankruptcy. The bid could potentially go up to $900 million pend= ing due diligence. It is unclear how Neumann will finance the offer. The = bid may make WeWork's bankruptcy proceedings more complex. The company is= seeking to walk away from some of its longer-term commitments in less lu= crative markets, but some of its lessors are fighting these efforts.=20 = =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY AS AI BOOMS, LA= ND NEAR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS BECOMES HOT REAL ESTATE (3 MINUTE READ) [7] = Land near power plants is set to become a hot commodity due to AI.= Several data center operators, including AWS and Microsoft, have explo= red nuclear-powered options for their operations. While most projects are= looking to build on the land surrounding nuclear plants, some projects, = like Microsoft's, are exploring the idea of installing tiny modular plant= s to power existing data centers. While small modular reactors are not ye= t ready for production, there are still more than 400 reactors around the= globe to collocate with.=20 INKJETS ARE FOR MORE THAN JUST PRINTING (1= 3 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Inkjet technology has found a host of application= s beyond putting dots on paper. It can now be used to make DNA microarray= s for genomics, create electrical traces for printed circuit boards, and= build 3D-printed structures. The technology could eventually also be u= sed for personalized medicine and the development of advanced batteries. = This article looks at the history of the technology, how it developed, as= well as what the future holds for inkjet systems.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 = PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE MORE THAN 70% OF ORGANIZATIONS = HAVE SECURITY DEBT (SPONSOR) [9]=20 Research by Veracode has found that= 70.8% of organizations have security debt and nearly 50% have critical d= ebt. 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