Subj : Netflix adds TV ¨, AWS vs Nvidia ¨, Waymo in NYC ¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Thu Jun 19 2025 10:45:11 --ZAGBLoKf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Netflix has signed a deal with French TV network TF1 to show linear TV. 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France's largest commerc= ial broadcaster, TF1 will show all five of its linear channels on Netflix= , as well as more than 30,000 hours of TV shows available on demand. The = deal opens the door to more deals between Netflix and traditional TV grou= ps and could bring different sorts of TV shows to Netflix, such as soap o= peras and live sports.=20 AWS' CUSTOM CHIP STRATEGY IS SHOWING RESULTS,= AND CUTTING INTO NVIDIA'S AI DOMINANCE (3 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 AWS h= as updated its Graviton4 chip, which now has 600 gigabits per second of n= etwork bandwidth. The CPU's release schedule will be provided by the end = of June. The updated Graviton4 chip puts AWS into competition against tra= ditional semiconductor players like Intel and AMD. The upgrade demonstrat= es Amazon's broader ambition to control the entire AI infrastructure stac= k.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY WAYMO WAN= TS TO BRING ITS ROBOTAXIS TO NEW YORK CITY (2 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 Wa= ymo plans to return to New York City next month to do more mapping as wel= l as testing. However, its vehicles will be driven by humans. New York st= ate law doesn't allow for vehicles to operate without a person at the whe= el, but Waymo is pushing for changes to the law. Waymo's taxis have surge= d in popularity in other cities - the company now provides more than 250,= 000 autonomous trips each week.=20 AMAZON'S ZOOX OPENS ITS FIRST MAJOR = ROBOTAXI PRODUCTION FACILITY (2 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 Zoox has opened = its first full-fledged production facility in Hayward, California, near t= he company's Foster City headquarters. The new factory will be used for e= ngineering, software and hardware integration, assembly, storage, and tes= ting. Zoox expects to one day build 10,000 robotaxis per year at the site= .. It is currently testing vehicles in multiple US cities.=20 = =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE THE UNREASONABL= E EFFECTIVENESS OF FUZZING FOR PORTING PROGRAMS (22 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 = One way to port a codebase from C to Rust is to have large language m= odels write fuzz tests and build the port in topological order. This blog= post discusses how. While the overall system seems to work, there are so= me downsides - for example, the resulting Rust code is very 'C-like'. Ful= l automation is difficult, but it may not be completely necessary as huma= ns can still be used to fix issues as they emerge.=20 FANG (GITHUB REPO= ) [14]=20 Fang is a starter kit for Cobra CLIs. It features fancy outpu= t, fancy errors, themes, and more. Screenshots and examples are available= in the repository.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS MICROSOF= T PLANS TO CUT THOUSANDS MORE EMPLOYEES (2 MINUTE READ) [15]=20 Microso= ft plans to lay off several thousand employees around the beginning of th= e company's new fiscal year, which starts in July. The job cuts will affe= ct sales and other teams. The number of cuts has not yet been finalized. = Microsoft laid off roughly 6,000 product and software developer roles aro= und the world in May.=20 THE GREAT DECOUPLING (OR WHY YOUR CLICKS ARE D= OWN AND IMPRESSIONS UP) (4 MINUTE READ) [16]=20 Google's AI Overviews= creates two opportunities for top-ranking content to log impressions for= a given keyword: once as a blue link and again as a citation in an AI Ov= erview. Citations seem to be pulled from content that already ranks highl= y in traditional search results. 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Netflix has signed a deal with French T= V network TF1 to show linear TV. France's largest commercial broadcaster, T= F1 will show all five of its linear channels on Netflix, as well as more th= an 30,000 hours of TV shows available on demand. The deal opens the door to= more deals between Netflix and traditional TV groups and could bring diffe= rent sorts of TV shows to Netflix, such as soap operas and live sports.
AWS' custom chip strategy i= s showing results, and cutting into Nvidia's AI dominance (3 minute read)

AWS has updated its Graviton4 chip, whi= ch now has 600 gigabits per second of network bandwidth. The CPU's release = schedule will be provided by the end of June. The updated Graviton4 chip pu= ts AWS into competition against traditional semiconductor players like Inte= l and AMD. The upgrade demonstrates Amazon's broader ambition to control th= e entire AI infrastructure stack.
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Waymo Wants to Bring Its Ro= botaxis to New York City (2 minute read)

Waymo plans to return to New York City = next month to do more mapping as well as testing. However, its vehicles wil= l be driven by humans. New York state law doesn't allow for vehicles to ope= rate without a person at the wheel, but Waymo is pushing for changes to the= law. Waymo's taxis have surged in popularity in other cities - the company= now provides more than 250,000 autonomous trips each week.
Amazon's Zoox opens its fir= st major robotaxi production facility (2 minute read)

Zoox has opened its first full-fledged = production facility in Hayward, California, near the company's Foster City = headquarters. The new factory will be used for engineering, software and ha= rdware integration, assembly, storage, and testing. Zoox expects to one day= build 10,000 robotaxis per year at the site. It is currently testing vehic= les in multiple US cities.
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The Unreasonable Effectiven= ess of Fuzzing for Porting Programs (22 minute read)

One way to port a codebase from C to Ru= st is to have large language models write fuzz tests and build the port in = topological order. This blog post discusses how. While the overall system s= eems to work, there are some downsides - for example, the resulting Rust co= de is very 'C-like'. Full automation is difficult, but it may not be comple= tely necessary as humans can still be used to fix issues as they emerge.
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Google's AI Overviews creates two oppor= tunities for top-ranking content to log impressions for a given keyword: on= ce as a blue link and again as a citation in an AI Overview. Citations seem= to be pulled from content that already ranks highly in traditional search = results. Clicks are decreasing because AI Overviews are increasing zero-cli= ck searches - many searchers are able to resolve their queries now without = leaving the search results page. However, it's not all doom and gloom: visi= ts from AI search convert 23 times better than visits from traditional sear= ch.
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Unregistry (GitHub Repo)

Unregistry is a lightweight container i= mage registry that works like rsync for Docker images.
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