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Week Summary
Technology
  • Earth has captured a temporary 'second moon,' a small asteroid named 2024 PT5, which will orbit until November 2024.
  • Research indicates that larger AI chatbots are increasingly prone to generating incorrect answers, raising concerns about their reliability.
  • Meta's Chief Technical Officer discussed advancements in AR and VR technologies, particularly focusing on the Orion AR glasses.
  • The author reflects on their experience with Rust, proposing several changes to improve the language's usability and safety features.
  • The Tor Project and Tails OS have merged to enhance their efforts in promoting online anonymity and privacy.
  • OpenAI is undergoing leadership changes, with key executives departing amid discussions about restructuring and the company's future direction.
  • Git-absorb
  • The concept of critical mass explains how significant changes occur when a threshold of acceptance is reached, impacting technology and society.
  • WordPress.org has banned WP Engine from accessing its resources due to ongoing legal disputes, raising concerns about security for WP Engine customers.
  • PostgreSQL 17
  • Hotwire Native is a web-first framework that simplifies mobile app development, allowing developers to reuse HTML and CSS across platforms.
  • Radian Aerospace is progressing on a reusable space plane, completing ground tests and aiming for full-scale flights by 2028.
  • A groundbreaking diabetes treatment using reprogrammed stem cells has enabled a patient to produce insulin independently for over a year.
  • Apple is developing a new home accessory that combines features of the iPad, Apple TV, and HomePod, expected to launch in 2025.
  • SpaceX's Starlink service is set to surpass 4 million subscribers, reflecting rapid growth and significant revenue projections.
  • TinyJS is a lightweight JavaScript library that simplifies dynamic HTML element creation and DOM manipulation for developers.
  • Best practices for maximizing GitHub Copilot's effectiveness.

    GitHub Copilot is more effective if you provide it with more context. This means giving Copilot full visibility into projects, adding top-level comments, having meaningful names, and providing example code. Devs should also take advantage of Copilot’s built-in features, such as its inline chat.

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  • GitHub Copilot uses OpenAI's ChatGPT API to provide coding suggestions by analyzing and sanitizing code context.

    GitHub Copilot analyzes code in your editor to understand what you’re working on and then sends gathered context to a backend service that sanitizes the input by removing harmful content and irrelevant prompts. The cleaned prompt is run through OpenAI’s ChatGPT API and then a final suggestion is presented in your editor.

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  • Eric Schmidt-backed startup Augment launches to compete with GitHub Copilot.

    Augment, a startup backed by Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Google), has launched to rival GitHub Copilot with a new AI-powered coding platform.

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  • AI developers are more of a marketing strategy than a real threat to software engineering jobs.

    The recent hype around "AI developers" replacing software engineers is a marketing strategy by startups trying to break into a market dominated by Microsoft's GitHub Copilot. AI tools are still far from replacing human developers, but these startups need to make bold claims to get attention. While AI is changing how software is created, fully replacing engineers will either never happen or is a long time away.

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  • Enhancing developer skills in 2024 involves mastering AI tools, using shortcuts, and improving soft skills.

    To become a better developer in 2024, get better at using AI tools like GitHub Copilot, use shortcuts often, and focus on soft skills. It's best to use AI in a way that makes you more productive, for example, by automating boilerplate code and finding bugs early.

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  • GitHub Copilot Extensions enhance VS Code with AI capabilities.

    GitHub Copilot Extensions are a new way to enhance VS Code by integrating AI directly into the developer workflow. These extensions utilize LLMs to provide context-specific answers, generate code, and offer insights within VSCode itself. Developers can build custom chat participants using the Chat API and access LLMs directly through the Language Model API.

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  • Lawsuit against GitHub Copilot for violating open-source licenses dismissed.

    A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that GitHub Copilot violated open-source licenses by using code samples for AI training.

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  • GitHub Copilot may erode programming skills.

    AI tools like GitHub Copilot enhance programming productivity but risk eroding essential coding skills. Over-reliance on AI-generated code can lead to quality, security, and maintainability issues and reduce learning opportunities. These tools may also limit creative problem-solving and foster a false sense of expertise among developers.

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Month Summary
Technology
  • OpenAI is considering a new subscription model for its upcoming AI product, Strawberry, while also restructuring for better financial backing.
  • Telegram founder
  • The startup landscape is shifting towards more tech-intensive ventures, with a focus on specialized research and higher capital requirements.
  • Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft successfully completed its second flight, testing new systems for future supersonic travel.
  • announced the uncrewed return of Boeing's Starliner, with future crewed missions planned for 2025.
  • OpenAI's SearchGPT aims to compete with Google Search by providing AI-driven information retrieval, though it currently faces accuracy issues.
  • Tesla is preparing to unveil its autonomous robotaxi technology at an event in Los Angeles, indicating ongoing challenges in achieving full autonomy.
  • The US Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia for potential antitrust violations related to its AI chip market dominance.
  • Apple plans to use OLED screens in all iPhone 16 models, moving away from Japanese suppliers and introducing new AI features.
  • Amazon S3 has introduced conditional writes to prevent overwriting existing objects, simplifying data updates for developers.
  • Chinese scientists have developed a hydrogel that shows promise in treating osteoarthritis by restoring cartilage lubrication.
  • Nvidia's CEO is working to position the Nvidia as a comprehensive provider for data center needs, amidst growing competition from AMD and Intel.
  • OpenAI
  • Nvidia Blackwell
  • Amazon is set to release a revamped Alexa voice assistant in October, powered by AI models from Anthropic's Claude, and will be offered as a paid subscription service.