Apple's Wonderlust, Motorola's Milestone, A TikTok's Dublin Move, and WhatsApp's Billion-Dollar Scale and more...
Devkit Dispatch: 28th Edition.
šļø Date: 06-09-2023 | š„ Total Readers: 460+
Hello DevKit family! Here's your curated digest of the tech world. Dive in, and don't forget to share your thoughts in our discord.
Now, its time to Dispatch!
š§ Fun Fact
Motorola produced the first handheld mobile phone
On April 3rd, 1973, Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher, made the first mobile telephone call. The phone was the size of a brick and didnāt do most of the things phones can do now.
It had no apps and couldnāt take photos like phones now can.
š” Tech Pulse: Latest happenings in the tech universe.
Appleās Wonderlust on September 12: Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 series on Sept. 12, potentially introducing new models and features, including USB-C AirPods and a new Apple Watch. Expectations hint at significant camera enhancements and a focus on augmented reality.
TikTok Launches Dublin Data Centre Amid China Concerns: TikTok opens its first European data centre in Dublin to address worries over Chinese surveillance, ensuring European users' data privacy and undergoing third-party security audits.
Google's AI Journey at 25: As Google celebrates its 25th anniversary, it grapples with its position in the evolving AI landscape, facing competition from AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Despite challenges, its cloud business remains a significant player in the tech world.
š Dev Resources: Handpicked tools and reads.
Linux Network Performance Parameters Explained: This comprehensive Github repo provides an in-depth understanding of how networking operates in a Linux environment.
Can LLMs learn from a single example?: Repository by leandromoreira focused on Linux network performance, detailing queues, sysctl variables, ingress/egress, and various network parameters like Ring Buffer and Interrupt Coalescence.
WhatsAppās 50 billion messages per day with 32 engineers: Jan Koum's WhatsApp, rejected by Facebook, scaled to 450 million daily users with 32 engineers using Erlang, eliminating feature creep, leveraging existing solutions, and focusing on quality. Acquired for $19 billion by Meta.
š Git Repos Spotlight: Emerging stars from the open-source galaxy.
ntfy.sh: ntfy (pronounced "notify") is a simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service. With ntfy, you can send notifications to your phone or desktop via scripts from any computer, without having to sign up or pay any fees.
CasaOS: Connect with the community, establish autonomy, reduce the cost of SaaS, and MAXIMIZE the potential for a personalized copilot.
Microsoft Power Toys: Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.
š§ Get Hooked: Podcast of the Week!
Welcome to "Get Hooked," where we share our top podcast of the week for you to listen to. Enjoy!
About the podcast:
In the podcast, topics ranged from managing personal expectations to career transitions, the learning curve in jobs, and advice for both junior and senior developers. The session concluded with a discussion on effective interview questions and a heartfelt thank-you.
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