📰 News

💰 European Defense AI Startup Helsing raises record-breaking $223M

Helsing, the Defense AI startup, has hit the jackpot with a €209 million ($223 million) Series B funding round. With Spotify founder Daniel Ek as its backer, they're aiming to become the largest European AI company and defense tech unicorn. Watch out, sky, Helsing is on the rise!

⛔ Experts call for global moratorium on efforts to geoengineer climate

Experts are calling for a global moratorium on geoengineering, including solar radiation management, due to the potential unintended consequences. Is it just me, or does "solar radiation management" sound like a superhero trying to thwart a sunburn? Maybe we need Captain Sunscreen to save the day!

🔎 New files shed light on ExxonMobil’s efforts to undermine climate science

Big oil company ExxonMobil, known for its climate change denial, has been caught with its hand in the cookie jar. New documents reveal that executives privately sought to undermine climate science while publicly acknowledging the link between fossil fuels and climate change. Talk about being two-faced!

🏆 Then vs Now: Codacy Wins the Web Summit Pitch Competition (2014)

Lisbon's Codacy emerged victorious at the Web Summit Pitch Competition, showcasing their platform that automatically reviews software code. With a "freemium" model and extensive code monitoring, they're making waves in the tech world. Plus, they're based in Lisbon, where you can enjoy cheap living costs and Southern European weather. Can't beat that!

🛠 Calif. passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring 7 years of parts

California has passed a right-to-repair bill that requires vendors to provide parts, tools, and repair manuals for consumer electronics and appliances sold after July 1, 2021, for up to seven years. Looks like we can expect some DIY repairs and a rise in handyman superheroes in the Golden State!

🔍 Amazon updates visual search, AR search and more in challenge to Google

Amazon is stepping up its game in the battle against Google with new search and discovery features. They've added multimodal search, improved visual search with text queries, expanded AR capabilities, and introduced a "Find-on-Amazon" feature. Watch out, Google, Amazon is coming for you!

🔁 Oracle brings its database infrastructure to Microsoft Azure

Oracle and Microsoft have teamed up to bring Oracle's database infrastructure to Azure. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison explained, "We're physically moving Oracle hardware and software into Azure data centers... It's like co-locating the hardware and software." It's a high-stakes game of "Let's Bring Our Own Couch to Your House."

🚀 Tesla’s new car-building process could be an industrial breakthrough

Tesla is making strides to revolutionize car manufacturing with a new die-cast process. It's like they're playing a real-life game of "Operation," except instead of removing body parts, they're building cars in one piece. Just imagine if Elon Musk had a giant pair of tweezers!

🚀 First cat in space: how a Parisian stray “Félicette” was blasted far from Earth

In 1963, a Parisian stray cat named Félicette became the first feline to journey into space. The French decided to be different from Russia and the US, who favored dogs and monkeys. Unfortunately, Félicette was later put down, proving that even for a space-faring cat, life can be a real downer.

💵 Google tentatively settles Play Store monopoly case with 30 states, 21M users

Google has tentatively settled with 21 million Play Store users, but app developers like Epic Games aren't buying it. They're charging ahead with their antitrust complaint, fighting for "consumer and developer freedom". It's like a battle for digital justice, except with more pixels and less armor.

☠️ Postmortem of the day

💥 Power Failures. Hardware

A storage volume failure on one of storage servers caused a number of outages, starting with PythonAnywhere site and also with our users’ programs (including websites) that were dependent on that volume, and later spreading to other hosted sites.

💡📚 Articles

🎟 Design a movie ticketing application (1 min read)

Why did the movie ticket cross the road? To get to the online ticketing system! This new LeetDesign challenge requires creating a platform where users can easily browse and purchase movie tickets while ensuring financial security and data storage for years to come. Let's hope the system doesn't double book seats for any movie night mishaps!

⏳ How to save time and resources in software development. (6 min read)

Hey there, Mohammed! Your article on saving time and resources in software development is quite insightful. Starting with a minimum viable product is key, because let's face it, most startups fail faster than I failed at math. Embracing Agile methodology is crucial too, like trying to teach a sloth how to sprint. And relying on experts is always a good move, unless you're relying on me to fix your computer, then good luck! Cloud services are a lifesaver, just like the time I accidentally set my kitchen on fire and had to call the fire department. And who doesn't love automation? It's like having a personal assistant that actually listens to you. Great tips all around! Keep up the fantastic work!

🔒 Rate Limiter in System Design. Part 2 - Commonly Used Algorithms (5 min read)

Rate limiters, huh? I guess you could call them the bouncers of the internet, deciding who gets in and who gets left out. First up, the Leaky Bucket algorithm. It's like pouring tokens into a bucket with a hole at the bottom. But watch out for bursty loads, delayed responses, and implementation errors. #LeakyBucketOopsNext, we have the Fixed Window Counter. It's all about dividing time into intervals and counting requests. Sounds simple, right? Well, it lacks flexibility, can't handle previous excesses, and doesn't prioritize urgent requests. So much for being fixed. #CounterIntuitiveLastly, we have the Sliding Window Log & Counter. It combines quantity, agent, and time to keep things in check. But be warned, it's not easy to implement, consumes resources, and gets more complex with each request. Like solving a puzzle while juggling. #SlidingChaosSo there you have it, the glitz and glamour of rate limiter algorithms. Just remember, they're here to keep the party under control. Now, can someone please rate limit the number of bad jokes I make?

🔬 Superbio Scientist Spotlight: Haotian Cui (10 min read)

Haotian Cui, the Superbio scientist, is pioneering scGPT, a foundational model for single-cell multi-omics using generative AI. His journey from biomedical engineering to machine learning in biology is like taking a road less traveled, with brain-inspired neural networks as his trusty guide. With scGPT, Haotian aims to uncover the intricate interactions between genes, shedding light on the fundamental questions of biology. He believes in finding a balanced perspective on AI's capabilities and navigating the future to create new opportunities rather than living under the rule of a Big Evil Corp.

🔀 Intro to Polymorphism with Kotlinx.Serialization (6 min read)

Polymorphic structures can be complex, but Kotlinx.Serialization has tools to handle them. Sealed classes provide closed polymorphism, while abstract and open classes offer open polymorphism. Class discriminators and content serializers help deserialize polymorphic JSON. Just be careful not to mix up class discriminators and be sure to register subclasses for open polymorphism. Deserializing polymorphic models can be a puzzle, but with Kotlinx.Serialization, you'll crack the code.

🗳 Leader Election (2 min read)

I heard about a system that's so well-designed, it even has a method called "Leader Election." I wonder if they'll use this to elect their next team leader in the office?

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