Threads App Hits 100 Million Users in Under a Week, Twitter Threatens Legal Action, OpenAI Launches GPT-4 API, Evernote Lays Off Entire US Staff and more...
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Tech News 📰
Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week
Threads, the social media app owned by Meta (Instagram's parent company), has attracted over 100 million users in less than a week since its launch, surpassing Open AI's ChatGPT app. However, it is not yet available in mainland Europe due to concerns over compliance with EU data privacy laws.
Twitter threatens legal action over Threads
Twitter is considering legal action against Meta, the owner of Threads. Twitter alleges that Meta misappropriated its trade secrets and intellectual property to create Threads. Meta denies the claims.
OpenAI launches GPT-4 API for everyone
OpenAI has launched the GPT-4 API, providing developers with access to its powerful language model. The API was previously in closed testing and is now available to all paying customers.
Evernote, the memory app people forgot about, lays off entire US staff
Evernote, the note-taking app that aimed to be the "external brain" for users, has laid off its entire US staff and is moving its operations to Italy. The app, which has been struggling to achieve profitability since its launch in 2004, was acquired by Bending Spoons in 2022
Reads and Resources 📚
Threads and the Social/Communications Map
In a blog post, Ben Thompson analyzes the launch of Meta's Threads, a text-based social network built on Instagram, and its implications for Twitter. He discusses the evolution of social media platforms and the importance of algorithms and user-generated content. Thompson suggests that Twitter should focus on its strengths in real-time reactions and news, while Threads may appeal to a different audience. The success of Threads could indicate whether Twitter's growth challenges stem from a lack of interest in text-based social networking or the company's execution.
SpaceX is stretching the lifetime of its reusable Falcon 9 boosters
SpaceX has set a new record for the most flights by a single Falcon 9 booster, with one booster completing its 16th mission. The company now plans to extend the lifetime of its reusable boosters to 20 flights, doubling its original goal. The booster successfully launched and landed, marking the 206th overall landing of an orbital class rocket for SpaceX.
How much information is too much information?
This blog post discusses the concept of working memory in code and its impact on complexity and code quality. It introduces a metric for measuring working memory and provides examples of how to calculate it. The post also suggests ways to reduce working memory by grouping or extracting complex code into separate functions.
Understanding Performance | Does DSA really matter in Dev? - Horrors of JS
In this video, we discuss the importance of understanding CPU and memory intensive operations in JavaScript and uncover key insights to develop a rough intuition for writing performant code. By the end of this video, you will have a starting point to be aware and understand performance in general with JavaScript applications.
A Glimpse in History
GitHub repositories to check out 📈
LangChain: Building applications with LLMs through composability
Joplin: Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks.
MyPy: Static typing for Python.
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:
This collection of news covers various topics including the Threads app, Twitter's potential lawsuit against Meta, Elon Musk's influence, the return of TweetDeck, concerns about Ring cameras, AI-enabled robots in schools, etc.
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