Subj : iPhone Slim 📱, more Tesla layoffs 🚗, measuring engineering productivity 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue May 07 2024 10:37:55 --wa0ExeFV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple is reportedly planning an 'iPhone 17 Slim' model to replace the Plu= s model in its lineup. The Slim model will have around a 6.6-inch display= =C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [WorkOS] [4] TLDR 2024-05-07 WORKOS AC= QUIRES WARRANT, THE FINE GRAINED AUTHORIZATION (FGA) SERVICE FOR DEVELOPE= RS (SPONSOR) [4]=20 WorkOS is bolstering its vision to become the world= 's best identity platform with the acquisition of Warrant - an open sourc= e authorization service. Fine grained authorization (FGA) [4] determ= ines=C2=A0_who has access to what_=C2=A0and=C2=A0_what they can do_=C2= =A0within an app. At scale this becomes a significant engineering lift du= e to the need to implement complicated, permutation-heavy logic.=C2=A0 = Warrant's product is based on Zanzibar, the open source authorization = system originally designed by Google [4] to power Google Docs and YouTube= .. This enables FAST AUTHORIZATION CHECKS AT ENORMOUS SCALE while maintain= ing a=C2=A0FLEXIBLE MODEL=C2=A0that can be adapted to even the most compl= ex use cases. Read more on the WorkOS blog =E2=86=97=EF=B8=8F [4] = =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS 'IPHONE 17 SLIM' WITH SMALL= ER DISPLAY RUMORED TO LAUNCH NEXT YEAR (1 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 Apple i= s reportedly planning an 'iPhone 17 Slim' model to replace the Plus model= in its lineup. The Slim model will have around a 6.6-inch display, a sli= mmer design, an A18 or A19 chip, 8GB of RAM, a 24-megapixel front camera,= and a 48-megapixel telephoto camera. It is expected to have an aluminum = chassis and some other external design changes. Apple will likely announc= e the iPhone 17 lineup in September 2025.=20 APPLE REPORTEDLY BUILDIN= G M2 ULTRA AND M4-POWERED AI SERVERS (2 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Foxconn i= s reportedly assembling Apple AI servers that contain the M2 Ultra. It is= planning to assemble AI servers powered by the M4 chip in late 2025. Whi= le Apple is prioritizing on-device processing for many of its upcoming AI= tools, some operations will inevitably have to occur in the cloud. The c= ompany is expected to announce on-device AI features at WWDC in June. 202= 5's iPhone 17 models will apparently be more focused AI devices.=20 = =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY HOW BOEING LOST TH= E SPACE RACE TO ELON MUSK'S SPACEX (4 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 The US prov= ided Boeing and SpaceX with funding to build a crewed space vehicle in 20= 14. Boeing received far more funding than SpaceX and it had far more expe= rience, but the company still allocated fewer resources to the project th= an it needed to thrive. The company kept carrying technical debt forward = so that additional work was lumped onto the final milestones. Other issue= s, such as the way the company was structured, cost fixation, siloed deve= lopment, and a lack of proper testing, all worked together to kneecap the= project.=20 IN A HIGH-STAKES TEST, BOEING WILL LAUNCH NASA ASTRONAUTS = TO SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME (5 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Boeing is set to l= aunch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on its= Starliner spacecraft. The inaugural crewed flight is a crucial final tes= t before NASA can authorize Boeing to conduct routine flights to and from= the space station for the agency. This will be Boeing's first launch wit= h humans aboard its spaceship. The astronauts will spend about a week at = the space station before returning to Earth. While SpaceX has been ferryi= ng astronauts to the ISS since 2020, NASA does not want to rely on a sing= le company.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE = REPORTING APPSEC RISK UP TO YOUR CISO (SPONSOR) [9]=20 Looking to e= nhance your application security reporting? Check out Snyk's latest resou= rce REPORTING APPSEC RISK UP TO YOUR CISO [9] - a guide for you on risk p= rioritization, risk introduction and measuring your AppSec program.=C2= =A0 Be proactive on risk reporting and gauge your CISO early on in you= r application development workflow! Download Snyk's guide [9] INTRO= DUCING ARTIFACT ATTESTATIONS =E2=80=93 NOW IN PUBLIC BETA (12 MINUTE READ= ) [10]=20 GitHub's Artifact Attestations allows project maintainers to = create a tamper-proof, unforgeable paper trail linking their software to = the process that created it. It creates metadata that can be used as a = foundation for new security and validity checks through policy evaluation= .. 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WorkOS acquires Warrant, th= e Fine Grained Authorization (FGA) service for developers (Sponsor)

WorkOS is bolstering its vision to beco= me the world's best identity platform with the acquisition of Warrant - an = open source authorization service.

<= span>Fine grained authorization (FGA) determines who ha= s access to what and what they can do within a= n app. At scale this becomes a significant engineering lift due to the need= to implement complicated, permutation-heavy logic. 

Warrant's product is based on Zanzibar, the open source authorization system originally designed by Google to power Google Docs and YouTube. This enables fast authoriz= ation checks at enormous scale while maintaining a fl= exible model that can be adapted to even the most complex use= cases.

Read more on the WorkOS blog =E2=86= =97=EF=B8=8F

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Big Tech & Startups

'iPhone 17 Slim' With Small= er Display Rumored to Launch Next Year (1 minute read)

Apple is reportedly planning an 'iPhone= 17 Slim' model to replace the Plus model in its lineup. The Slim model wil= l have around a 6.6-inch display, a slimmer design, an A18 or A19 chip, 8GB= of RAM, a 24-megapixel front camera, and a 48-megapixel telephoto camera. = It is expected to have an aluminum chassis and some other external design c= hanges. Apple will likely announce the iPhone 17 lineup in September 2025.
Apple Reportedly Building M= 2 Ultra and M4-Powered AI Servers (2 minute read)

Foxconn is reportedly assembling Apple = AI servers that contain the M2 Ultra. It is planning to assemble AI servers= powered by the M4 chip in late 2025. While Apple is prioritizing on-device= processing for many of its upcoming AI tools, some operations will inevita= bly have to occur in the cloud. The company is expected to announce on-devi= ce AI features at WWDC in June. 2025's iPhone 17 models will apparently be = more focused AI devices.
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How Boeing lost the space r= ace to Elon Musk's SpaceX (4 minute read)

The US provided Boeing and SpaceX with = funding to build a crewed space vehicle in 2014. Boeing received far more f= unding than SpaceX and it had far more experience, but the company still al= located fewer resources to the project than it needed to thrive. The compan= y kept carrying technical debt forward so that additional work was lumped o= nto the final milestones. Other issues, such as the way the company was str= uctured, cost fixation, siloed development, and a lack of proper testing, a= ll worked together to kneecap the project.
In a high-stakes test, Boei= ng will launch NASA astronauts to space for the first time (5 minute read)<= /strong>

Boeing is set to launch two NASA astron= auts to the International Space Station (ISS) on its Starliner spacecraft. = The inaugural crewed flight is a crucial final test before NASA can authori= ze Boeing to conduct routine flights to and from the space station for the = agency. This will be Boeing's first launch with humans aboard its spaceship= .. The astronauts will spend about a week at the space station before return= ing to Earth. While SpaceX has been ferrying astronauts to the ISS since 20= 20, NASA does not want to rely on a single company.
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Reporting Appsec Risk Up To= Your CISO (Sponsor)

Looking to enhance your application sec= urity reporting? Check out Snyk's latest resource Reporting= AppSec Risk Up to Your CISO - a guide= for you on risk prioritization, risk introduction and measuring your AppSe= c program. 

Be proactive on risk reporting and gauge your CISO early on in your appl= ication development workflow! Download Snyk's guide

Introducing Artifact Attest= ations =E2=80=93 now in public beta (12 minute read)

GitHub's Artifact Attestations allows p= roject maintainers to create a tamper-proof, unforgeable paper trail linkin= g their software to the process that created it. It creates metadata that c= an be used as a foundation for new security and validity checks through pol= icy evaluation. Verification support will be expanded to the Kubernetes eco= system later this year.
A Useful Productivity Measu= re? (12 minute read)

Software productivity is famously unmea= surable. This article suggests using value-add capacity as a measure for so= ftware productivity. In the absence of measures for return on investment, t= he percent of engineering time spent on value-add activities is a pretty go= od proxy for productivity. Using this metric can help organizations identif= y what to focus on to achieve the goals they want.
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Tensions Rise in Silicon Va= lley Over Sales of Start-Up Stocks (11 minute read)

Private stock sales have always felt a = bit like the Wild West. Investors continue to find ways around companies' a= ttempts to restrict stock sales using techniques such as forward contracts,= which allow employees to cash out their future shares through a pledge to = sell the shares to an investor in the future. Some companies forbid these p= ractices and say such deals are void. Companies creating funds with these s= hares say they are making the market more accessible and that shares obtain= ed through forward contracts are legal.
Tesla announces fourth roun= d of layoffs in four weeks (2 minute read)

Multiple recently-former Tesla employee= s posted on social media on Sunday to share that they were no longer with t= he company. The company started laying off employees last month ahead of th= e release of its Q1 financial results. While Elon Musk has said that he pla= ns to reduce headcount by more than 10% globally, the total may be closer t= o 20% by the time everything has settled. The latest round of layoffs affec= ted service advisers, engineers, and HR.
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New Disposable APIs in Java= script (21 minute read)

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Quora's Poe (short for Platform for Ope= n Exploration) lets users ask questions of and talk to a variety of chatbot= s, lets developers build their own bots, and offers a bot monetization prog= ram and marketplace.
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