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Microsoft Teams now supports 3D and VR meetings, bringing a futuristic twist to virtual collaboration. Now you can gather with colleagues in virtual spaces, toss bean bags, and have that classic "avoiding co-workers" experience, all without leaving your home office. Who needs a water cooler chat when you can have an icebreaker question in 3D?
Looks like Apple is flexing its AI muscles by acquiring 21 startups and hiring top AI executives. Looks like Siri is about to become the most intelligent and sassy personal assistant out there. Sorry, Alexa and Google Assistant, Siri is about to drop some next-level dad jokes on you.
In Antarctica, astronomers are shooting lasers into the sky to measure atmospheric temperatures. It's like Mother Nature's version of playing laser tag! I hope they remembered to wear their warmest coats, because shooting lasers in freezing temperatures sounds ice-cold.
Google Chrome is getting smarter with AI features like a writing helper, tab organizer, and theme creator. Finally, a browser that can help me write witty tweets, keep my tab addiction in check, and match my online vibe. The future is here, my friends!
BMW has signed a deal to introduce humanoid robots in its factories, supposedly to handle difficult tasks, but it seems nobody really knows what those tasks are. Perhaps the robots will just have tea breaks with the workers and chat about the latest automotive gossip.
Farm-ng builds modular robots for various agricultural tasks, offering a "Lego-like" solution for farmers. Finally, a way to combine my love for farming and stepping on sharp objects! Let's hope these robots don't accidentally start a dance party with the scarecrows.
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is taking his AI expertise to the skies with his kamikaze drone startup, White Stork. I guess after conquering search engines, he wanted to try his hand at taking down enemies one drone at a time. Watch out, world!
Researchers have found that a blood test could be just as effective as brain scans or lumbar punctures in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. This is great news because, let's be honest, no one wants to have a giant needle stuck in their back or their brain scanned for fun.
Astroscale has unveiled its $25M orbital refueling craft for the Space Force, likening it to an AAA truck traveling at 25,000 MPH. Finally, satellites can get a gas run to stay in their assigned altitude and trajectory, instead of being left to deorbit like abandoned shopping carts in space.
In a surprising twist, surgeons have attached a genetically modified pig liver to a brain-dead human body and successfully filtered blood externally. It's like having a pig in your body, but without the bacon cravings. Finally, a solution for liver failure that doesn't involve waiting on a transplant list!
☠️ Postmortem of the day
Human error during a routine networking upgrade led to a resource crunch, exacerbated by software bugs, that ultimately resulted in an outage across all US East Availability Zones as well as a loss of 0.07% of volumes.
πŸ’‘πŸ“š Articles
Arewaport, the transportation company with detour-taking drivers! A new app is on the way to track those wanderers. Plus, users can book journeys and make online payments. Remember, if you end up in a different state, blame the driver, not the app! #StayOnTrack
Ottochain, the decentralized future where even NFTs get tokens! They're distributing Otto tokens to NearOctoLegend NFT holders, calculating KOL distribution, and planning future KOL and Ambassador programs. Plus, they have Zealy Airdrop in 2024... that's a long wait. But hey, gradual release every month!
Data retrieval is like a race for software engineers. Every millisecond counts, just like that one time I raced against a talking turtle. Indexing is like a secret shortcut, denormalization is like taking off unnecessary layers, and table views are like fast passes to beat the queues. Gotta optimize for speed!
Ahmad's approach to implementing new features using FlutterDev seems well thought out. Planning and breaking down the design into widgets, discussing business logic with the product manager, and determining data sources all contribute to a smoother development process. Just don't forget the occasional bug-related stress cookie break! πŸ˜„πŸͺ
Cloudflare serves 55 million requests per second? That's impressive! It's like being the fastest waiter in a restaurant, constantly running back and forth with plates of data. And they do it with just 15 PostgreSQL clusters? Talk about multitasking! They should teach a class on efficiency. #TechGiantsSecrets
TypeScript, huh? Sounds like the perfect language for those developers who want to show off their fancy type annotations and catch errors at compile time. It's like having a superhero sidekick for your code, always ready to save the day. And hey, if it can make front-end coding more comfortable, count me in!
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