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Fun Fact 🤯
Most people don’t realize email came long before the World Wide Web. Back in the day, people had to use rotary phones to connect to Micronet and access email webpages. This technology was mostly used by academic researchers and government entities, and it wasn't until the internet became widely available that email became accessible to consumers.
It's pretty crazy to think about how different email used to be compared to what we use today, and let's be real, no one wants to go back to those archaic systems!
Tech News 📰
Apple VS Epic Games and Meta VS state AGs
Apple wins antitrust appeals court battle with Epic Games, upholding App Store policies but losing under California’s Unfair Competition Law. Meta also wins antitrust lawsuit against state attorneys general.
ChatGPT is available in Italy again!
OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot has been restored in Italy after privacy concerns were addressed, including a tool to verify users' age and offering EU users the right to object to personal data usage.
Google’s Bard AI to take on GitHub Copilot
Google's generative AI offering, Bard AI, has added code generation, debugging, and code explanation capabilities for over 20 programming languages, including Google Sheets functions. Google warns it's still experimental. The move comes as tech giants compete in the field of generative AI, with Microsoft's GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer having an early lead. CopilotX is already in the works.
YouTube podcasts are now live in the US
Google is rolling out podcast support within the YouTube Music app in the US, allowing creators to upload content with a square podcast thumbnail and tag existing playlists as podcasts. Google will promote podcasts on the "Home" and "Explore" pages of the YouTube Music app.
Jack Dorsey’s change of heart on Elon Musk
Jack Dorsey criticizes Twitter board for selling to Elon Musk, saying it was doomed to fail. He also denies "selling out" and clarifies his "singular solution" tweet.
Brave Browser cuts ties with Microsoft's Bing for web search
Brave Browser no longer uses Bing search as a source for its web searches, relying instead on its own index. This decision follows Microsoft's "unprecedented" price hikes for third parties using its search API. Brave Search has reached an average of 22 million daily queries.
Reads and Resources 📚
What I would do if I was 18 now
levelsio shares his thoughts on what he would do if he was 18 now. Definitely a good read for all the people out there.
The Disappointment of 5G
Despite the hype, 5G failed to deliver on promises of a revolutionary technology, lacking a solid business case and failing to match up with the specifications. Handset manufacturers benefited the most from the hype, while the industry is now shifting focus to 6G.
Death to Bullshit
People's tolerance for bullshit is decreasing, and creators should focus on creating useful, well-crafted experiences that respect people's time and that’s also the key focus of our newsletter. Here’s a bonus video as well.
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
Deep Learning.AI together in partnership with Open AI created this course for developers to know things about Prompt Engineering.
Computer Science in TypeScript (NO DEGREE REQUIRED)
Explore Computer Science in TypeScript and yes NO DEGREE REQUIRED.
GitHub repositories to check out 📈
Tabby: Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator, SSH and serial client for Windows, macOS and Linux.
bloop: bloop is a code-search engine that uses GPT-4 to answer questions about your code. Search both your local and remote repositories with natural language, regex and filtered queries.
Unleashed Firmware: Flipper Zero Unleashed Firmware repo is a software repository that contains the source code for the firmware of the Flipper Zero Unleashed device.
Get Hooked: Podcast of the Week!
Welcome to "Get Hooked," where we share our top pick for the podcast of the week
About the podcast:
Indie Hackers is a place for Real stories, advice, and revenue numbers from the founders of profitable businesses. In this episode, Lane Wagner(Founder of BootDev) talks about hitting $26k/revenue, why AI disruption is a good things, the ethics of addictive productivity and more!
Thanks for reading.
Until next week,
Team DevKit.
ps: wave