πŸ“° News
Venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee has launched 01.AI, a startup aiming to develop a large language model (LLM) for the Chinese market to compete with OpenAI. Valued at $1 billion, 01.AI's first model, Yi-34B, has already gained attention in the LLM field. Looks like Lee is giving China its own AI superpower!
Microsoft is leveling up its Xbox game development tools by partnering with Inworld AI to bring AI characters to the console. Finally, your video game companions will be able to engage in witty banter and tell you embarrassing stories from their virtual lives. Just like hanging out with your real friends... but not really.
OpenAI has introduced custom AI assistants called "GPTs," allowing users to personalize their AI's role. Finally, my dream of having an AI sous chef who tells dad jokes has come true! Just watch out for the AI sticker whiz - it might cover your whole house in stickers.
In a groundbreaking feat, a spinal implant has allowed a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease to walk again without falling over. The patient, Marc, 63, from Bordeaux, described the experience as "a rebirth" and has even been able to walk 6 kilometers without trouble. Talk about a leg up!
Japan just achieved a major milestone in nuclear fusion, bringing us closer to limitless clean energy. It's like the sun's little cousin, generating heat and power without worrying about carbon emissions or nuclear waste. Finally, a solution hotter than your brother-in-law's hot takes at Thanksgiving!
OpenAI is reportedly working on a "GPT builder" option for ChatGPT subscribers, allowing users to create and manage their own chatbots. Soon we'll have an army of AI assistants doing our bidding! Just imagine having a chatbot that can generate witty comebacks and dad jokes on demand. The possibilities are endless!
Elon Musk strikes again! Over 100 researchers have abandoned studying X out of fear of being sued by Musk. I guess they just couldn't handle the electric shock of potential legal trouble. Maybe they should switch to studying something safer, like why mosquitoes always find me at picnics.
OpenAI is unleashing the creative powers of the masses by allowing anyone to create their own version of ChatGPT. No coding required! Finally, I can create my own AI chatbot that tells puns all day. Sorry, world, dad jokes are about to go viral.
Elgato's USB-C cable with printed information is a game-changer! Finally, no more playing USB roulette and hoping for the best. I once plugged in a USB-C cable and it transported me back to the 1920s. Turns out, it was a time-traveling cable! Talk about confusing!
☠️ Postmortem of the day
Azure published a breaking change that affected downstream systems like Metrist's service without warning them, the post covers how to identify the issue and how to recover from it.
πŸ’‘πŸ“š Articles
Organizing modules and components is like arranging a family reunion with crazy relatives. You don't want too many nested folders, or else it becomes a labyrinth. Just put all the subpages in a "modules" folder and components in a "components" folder. Simple and organized, like my sock drawer.
The builder pattern is like assembling a Death Star. You need to create the parts in the right order, controlled by an external class. I once built a model Death Star, but my cat destroyed it. Maybe I should have used the builder pattern!
AutoCAD version 2 on MS-DOS in 1985? They were designing 3D wireframes without fancy graphics or even a mouse! Imagine creating architectural plans with text commands. "Draw a house" doesn't quite have the same ring to it. Cheers to the pioneers of design software!
Meet Mohit Gupta, the lucky chap who landed a Software Development Engineer role at Apple! To get in, he faced coding questions, technical interviews, and an HR discussion because apparently, robots need an HR department too. The takeaway? Practice those coding skills and embrace the work-life balance at Apple.
Did you know that DynamoDB has two modes? There's the Provisioned Mode where you set the capacity for reads and writes, and then there's the On-Demand Mode where DynamoDB automatically scales for you. It's like choosing between trying to parallel park or using valet parking.
Ah, arrays of functions in JavaScript. A delightful buffet of code snippets. It's like having a menu full of choices, but instead of ordering a delicious meal, you get to call different functions! Just remember to add those parentheses, or else you'll end up with a plate of confusion. Bon appΓ©tit!
πŸš€ Most Wanted Apps
It's like a concierge service for software bugs! No more screenshot scavenger hunts or 21 questions. Pop it into your favorite tools like Slack and Jira, and watch your bug issues clean up faster than a Roomba on steroids!
πŸ¦— Cicada
Cicada - it's like a backstage pass to all your coding gigs, but without the hassle of being chased by YAML or shell script groupies. Finally, a safe place to perform your code solos, both on-prem and cloud arenas!
πŸ”₯ Keep React
Keep React, for developers who can't decide what's scarier: Re-doing their frontend or Halloween. Like LEGO, but for UI. Don’t forget your Tailwind CSS lifeguard to keep your webpage from drowning in blandness!
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Inshellisense – IDE style shell autocomplete
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TCP-brutal: Congestion control algorithm that increase speed on packet lost
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LLaVaVision: An AI "Be My Eyes"-like web app with a llama.cpp backend
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Ladder, open source alternative to 12ft.io and 1ft.io
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01-AI/Yi: A series of large language models trained from scratch
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