Twitter posts the code it claims determines which tweets people see, and why (3 minute read)
Twitter has released the code for its tweet recommendation algorithm on GitHub. The code offers insight into the indicators that determine whether a tweet will appear on user timelines or not. It is designed to give more prominent placement to tweets that have a higher probability of engagement. Some developers who have reviewed the code have already flagged concerns. Twitter plans to unverify legacy users in favor of Twitter Blue subscribers. Checkmarks of different colors will be available to those connected to governments and organizations. Only individuals paying for Twitter Blue will be prioritized in conversations on the platform.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the AI Moment: ‘You Will See Us Be Bold’ (7 minute read)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been pushing for an AI revolution since becoming CEO. He declared that Google was an 'AI-first' company back in 2016. Google's lack of involvement in AI's 'big moment' made the company appear sluggish and vulnerable. Despite this, Pichai, in his first extended interview since ChatGPT's launch, expressed his happiness that AI was having its moment. He also remains optimistic about the state of the AI race, while also having some concerns. More highlights from the interview can be found in the article.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Five years of GPT progress (15 minute read)
This article provides an overview of the history of Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) work, with a focus on the latest state-of-the-art models and their differences. It highlights the GPT research that is currently driving significant developments in the field, skipping over earlier work such as n-gram models from the 2000s and BERT. The article includes links to various resources on the topic.
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Today's old folks set to smash through longevity records (3 minute read)
A new study suggests that people born between 1910 and 1950 have the potential to expand the 'human mortality plateau', the point at which life expectancy typically levels off, by a decade. The plateau has been relatively unchanged for centuries. The first increase was observed in the second half of the 19th century, when the plateau jumped by five years, likely due to improvements in public health and medical technology. The study indicates that the human body's true biological limit has still not been reached.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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trurl (GitHub Repo)
trurl is a command-line tool for parsing and manipulating URLs. It allows the user to modify an URL in a number of ways, including changing the scheme, setting the host and port, appending new path or query parameters, and extracting specific parts of the URL. trurl can be a helpful tool for anyone who works with URLs regularly.
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OrbStack (GitHub Repo)
OrbStack provides a quick and easy way to run Docker containers and Linux machines on macOS. It features effortless integration, two-way command-line access, file sharing, VPN and remote VS Code support, and SSH agent forwarding. Demos are available on the OrbStack website.
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GPT-4 Is a Reasoning Engine (8 minute read)
The key components of thinking are reasoning and knowledge. Without reasoning, knowledge is useless, and without knowledge, reasoning can become a confident fabrication. The AI models we have today are limited by their lack of knowledge, even though they are trained on vast amounts of data. They are primarily reasoning engines, not knowledge databases. The progress of AI will likely be driven by its ability to access relevant knowledge in real-time.
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He who submits a resume has already lost (10 minute read)
The resume-first hiring process primarily benefits the employer. All of the obligations are on the applicant's side and there are no guarantees of any benefit. Applicants are often left waiting, uncertain, and without even a rejection email. The normal resume-first process is a lottery, with resumes functioning as raffle tickets to access the actual hiring process. Many people take networking seriously as it is often the best way to find a good job.
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Auto-GPT (GitHub Repo)
Auto-GPT is an experiment in running GPT-4 autonomously with a focus on developing and managing businesses to increase net worth.
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iQ - Full Stack Developer (Fully Remote)
iQ is hiring a Full Stack Developer to create new web-based products and services for a company that offers SaaS, DevOps, and consulting for the domain industry.
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