Month: April 2024
Ownership in Rust
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Apple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally
Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to allow emulators for retro console games globally with an option for downloading titles. However, the company warned that the developers are responsible for making sure that they follow copyright rules. Android users can already access a ton of emulators to play old classics on their devices. Apple’s update … Read more
The TechBeat: The Case Against Rocky Linux (4/6/2024)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## The Case Against Rocky Linux By @eluser [ 12 Min read ] Rocky Linux isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, … Read more
X makes Grok chatbot available to premium subscribers
Social network X is rolling out access to xAI’s Grok chatbot to Premium tier subscribers after Elon Musk announced the expansion to more paid users last month. The company said on its support page that only Premium and Premium+ users can interact with the chatbot in select regions. Last year, after Musk’s xAI announced Grok, … Read more
A Year Long Adventure Working on Goals and Productivity
I want to tell you about a fabulous community for working on goals! For the past year I have been working with an accountability and productivity community based in Slack and Notion called Puddle Pod https://www.puddlepod.com/. Puddle Pod is the creation of entrepreneur Michael Batko. When I signed up for the Australian group in 2023, it … Read more
Instagram makes more money from ads than YouTube does, and it has for years
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge In a motion Meta filed on Friday to try and get the FTC’s monopoly claims dismissed, it includes details of how much advertising revenue Instagram brought in over the last few years. At $32.4 billion for 2021 alone, that’s even more than YouTube, which pulled in $28.8 billion in … Read more
Unleashing HubSpot’s Potential: Leveraging Low-Code Integration for Hyper-Personalized Apps
Seamless integration of tools and data sources has become the cornerstone of efficiency and innovation. HubSpot stands as a prominent figure for all things Sales and Marketing. However, in this blog, we ==delve into how HubSpot data finds applications in custom business operations lying outside its out-of-the-box capabilities==. We’ll explore how low-code integration empowers developers … Read more
AI And Blockchain In Computer Aided Design: Exclusive Interview With CADAICO CEO Pedram Shahid
Computer-aided design (CAD) software revolutionized design, replacing drafting tables with sophisticated technology that streamlines design processes for engineers and designers. But the story doesn’t end there. Can new advancements in AI and blockchain technology push the boundaries of CAD even further? In this interview, Pedram Shahid, CEO and Co-Founder of CADAICO explored the intersection between … Read more
Software Thrives Unless You Kill it First: Premature Optimization and a Tale of Java GC
Will a LinkedList be faster? Should I swap the `for each` with an `iterator`? Should this `ArrayList` be an `Array`? This article came to be in response to an optimization so malevolent it has permanently etched itself into my memory. Before going head-on into Java and the ways to tackle interference, either from the garbage … Read more
IVP’s Eric Liaw on the firm’s giant new fund, that Klarna kerfuffle, and why looks can be deceiving when it comes to firm succession
When IVP recently announced the closing of its 18th fund, I called Eric Liaw, a longtime general partner with the growth-stage firm, to ask a few questions. For starters, wringing $1.6 billion in capital commitments from its investors right now would seem a lot more challenging than garnering commitments during the frothier days of 2021, … Read more
How to Prepare for System Design Interview in 2024?
Hello guys, if you are preparing for software engineer interviews or software developer interviews, then you may know how difficult it is to prepare for system design interviews given its open-ended nature and vastness, but at the same time, you cannot ignore it. In the Software Engineering world, if you are applying for a Senior … Read more
Snapchat turns off controversial ‘Solar System’ feature by default after bad press
Less than a week after The Wall St. Journal reported on how a Snapchat feature dubbed “solar system” was adding to teens’ anxiety, the company has responded by adjusting how the feature works. The ranking system for paid subscribers today shows you how close you are to your Snapchat friends by displaying your position in … Read more
I fell out of love with academia
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Here’s Apple’s 916-page appeal over the Apple Watch ban
Apple’s not too happy that Masimo’s W1 watch didn’t exist when Masimo filed its complaint. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge There was no question that Apple would appeal when the International Trade Commission banned Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales last year. Well, if you’ve got some time, you … Read more