Space Tourism, Billionaire Rivalries, and AI Dilemmas: Navigating the Tech Frontier
DevKit Dispatch: 25th Edition
🗓️ Date: 15-08-2023 | 👥 Total Readers: 460+
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🎮 Tech Teaser: Test Your Knowledge!
Find the answer at the end of this newsletter!
🧠 Fun Fact: Trivia to tickle your tech neurons.
Facebook is Blue Because Mark Zuckerberg is Colorblind
No, it wasn’t an inspired design choice. As it turns out, the owner of Facebook, Mark Zuckerburg, is red-green colorblind. That means he perceives greens to be more red, or reds to look more green.
Either way, neither of these colors are vibrant to him, so he chose a color for Facebook that he could see in all its glory: a vibrant blue. He describes it as “the richest color” for him to see, a color that he can see “all of”, so it makes sense he’d design his site around it.
📡 Tech Pulse: Latest happenings in the tech universe.
On board Virgin Galactic's tourist journey to space: For the first time, a mother and daughter, Anastatia Mayers and Keisha Schahaff, headed to the edge of space. Joining them was was 80-year-old Jon Goodwin. The group experienced zero gravity on Virgin Galactic's first tourism flight.
Musk vs. Zuckerberg: Cage Fight Hype Continues: Mark Zuckerberg criticizes Elon Musk for not confirming a date for their much-publicized cage fight. Despite agreeing in June, the tech billionaires have yet to finalize details amid their ongoing rivalry.
FTX Founder's Inner Circle to Testify Against Him in Fraud Case: Prosecutors will use testimonies from Sam Bankman-Fried's close former executives to prove his involvement in defrauding investors and misappropriating billions from his cryptocurrency business, FTX.
📘 Dev Resources: Handpicked tools and reads for your growth.
Navigating a Computer Science Career: Tips for College Students: Joel Spolsky offers career advice to Computer Science students, emphasizing the importance of practical programming experience, effective communication skills, and broadening knowledge beyond just coding.
How to Make Any LLM More Accurate in Just a Few Lines of Code: Frederik Bussler showcases how using data-centric tools, particularly Cleanlab, can significantly enhance the accuracy of Large Language Models (LLMs) without altering their architecture
Build a Document Analyzer with ChatGPT, Google Cloud, and Python: Explore how to combine ChatGPT, Google Cloud, and Python to create a powerful document analyzer, highlighting the steps and benefits of integrating these technologies.
The A.I. Dilemma - March 9, 2023: Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss how existing A.I. capabilities already pose catastrophic risks to a functional society, how A.I. companies are caught in a race to deploy as quickly as possible without adequate safety measures, and what it would mean to upgrade our institutions to a post-A.I. world.
🔍 Answer to Tech Teaser: The correct answer to "In which year was the first 'Hello, World!' program written?" is 1972.
🌐 Git Repos Spotlight: Emerging stars from the open-source galaxy.
hackingtool: All in One Hacking tool For Hackers🥇
hiring-without-whiteboards: A list of companies (or teams) that don't do "whiteboard" interviews.
Infisical: Open-source, end-to-end encrypted secret management platform.
🎧 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:
Marc Andreessen is the co-creator of Mosaic, co-founder of Netscape, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
Key Points:
Rapid advancements in technology have transformed the business landscape, enabling more efficient operations and enhanced customer experiences.
The integration of AI and machine learning in business processes is driving predictive analytics, automating tasks, and offering personalized user experiences.
Digital transformation is not just about technology; it involves a cultural shift in organizations, emphasizing agility, continuous learning, and adaptability.
While technology brings opportunities, it also presents challenges such as cybersecurity threats, privacy concerns, and the need for upskilling.
For successful digital transformation, businesses must focus on a holistic approach, combining technology with strategy, people, and processes.
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