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GitHub Copilot Workspace: Welcome to the Copilot-native developer environment (6 minute read)

GitHub Copilot Workspace is a platform where any developer can go from idea to code to software in natural language. It allows developers to brainstorm, plan, build, test, and run code in natural language and tweak different Copilot-powered agents. GitHub Copilot Workspace is designed to enhance developer creativity and materially lower the barrier to entry to building software. This article provides an introduction to the platform along with an overview of how to use it.

Apr 30 | AI

Copilot Workspace (4 minute read)

GitHub has announced a new project to allow language models to somewhat autonomously finish features and fix bugs.

Apr 30 | Design

The ‘next-generation' of CarPlay is launching this year - here's everything we know (5 minute read)

Apple is introducing an upgraded CarPlay interface with deeper car integration, offering split-view design, customizable features, and expanded access to car functionalities. Porsche and Aston Martin will lead its implementation in 2024. Users will be able to customize their driving experience by choosing different gauge cluster designs, managing the layout of the instrument cluster, and selecting custom fonts, font sizes, and font colors.

Apr 30 | Webdev

How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode (4 minute read)

An S3 bucket can lead to a massive AWS bill, even when it's empty. AWS charges for all S3 requests, including unauthorized ones (4xx errors), meaning someone trying to mistakenly write to your bucket still incurs costs for you. Misconfigured open-source tools and S3 requests without a specified region can also create unexpected costs that add up.

GitHub Copilot Workspace: Welcome to the Copilot-native developer environment (6 minute read)

Copilot Workspace (4 minute read)

The ‘next-generation' of CarPlay is launching this year - here's everything we know (5 minute read)

How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode (4 minute read)

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Meta loses $200 billion in value as Zuckerberg focuses earnings call on all the ways company bleeds cash (5 minute read)

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OpenAI Introduces “Memory” Feature For ChatGPT Plus Users (2 minute read)

AI isn't useless. But is it worth it? (16 minute read)

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Nvidia acquires AI workload management startup Run:ai for $700M (3 minute read)

Why reliable AI requires a paradigm shift (12 minute read)

Eric Schmidt-backed Augment, a GitHub Copilot rival, launches out of stealth with $252M (4 minute read)

Probes catch sleeper agents (12 minute read)

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No Abstractions: an Increase API design principle (5 minute read)

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7 fails of roadmap-making (8 minute read)

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Moving from AI assistants to AI agents (5 minute read)

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