Subj : iPhone 17 Air 📱, AI's impact on Wikipedia 🤖, chaining LLM calls 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Aug 12 2024 10:35:23 --4W373NJY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The iPhone 17 'Air' will have a smaller Dynamic Island, an aluminum chass= is, a 6.6-inch display, and a lesser camera setup.=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]= |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHER WITH = [Swarmia] [4] TLDR 2024-08-12 SYSTEM METRICS ARE COOL. BUT WHY A= REN'T YOU RUNNING DEVELOPER SURVEYS? (SPONSOR) [4]=20 There are some = questions only engineers can answer. _Do we have proper tools for debuggi= ng production issues?_ is hard to answer just from looking at cycle times= .. To understand how to improve developer experience and productivity, you= need to combine system metrics with developer feedback [4]. 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The new slim model is expected to be a bigger hit than the iPho= ne 12/13 mini and the iPhone 14/15/16 Plus.=20 AI IS MINING THE SUM O= F HUMAN KNOWLEDGE FROM WIKIPEDIA. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ITS FUTURE? (11= MINUTE READ) [6]=20 The proliferation of AI tools means there's a grow= ing disconnect between where people are getting their information and whe= re it comes from. This could affect contributions to Wikipedia in the lon= g run as people are less likely to contribute if they don't visit the sit= e directly. Wikipedia hasn't seen any decline in traffic due to AI so f= ar. Without clear attribution and source links, AI applications risk intr= oducing an unprecedented amount of misinformation into the world.=20 = =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY NOVEL IDEAS TO COO= L DATA CENTERS: LIQUID IN PIPES OR A DUNKING BATH (7 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 = Nvidia's upcoming GB200 server racks will be mainly cooled with liqui= d circulated in tubes. 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Apple is reportedly planning a slim iPh= one model for next year. The iPhone 17 'Air' will have a smaller Dynamic Is= land, an aluminum chassis, a 6.6-inch display, and a lesser camera setup. I= t is designed to look much cooler than the standard iPhone without the perf= ormance, screen size, or cameras of a Pro model. The new slim model is expe= cted to be a bigger hit than the iPhone 12/13 mini and the iPhone 14/15/16 = Plus.
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While Google has been ruled as an illeg= al monopoly, the Department of Justice has yet to announce what remedies it= will seek. It has previously indicated that any remedies would be structur= al, meaning break-ups rather than mandates to change certain behaviors. Goo= gle rivals have suggested changes such as choice screens that pop up period= ically, a ban on dark pattern popups that push people back to the default, = and barring Google from buying default status or pre-installation and self-= preferencing its own content in serve results. The final decision will be a= t least as consequential as the Microsoft antitrust case 23 years ago, whic= h spurred an era of unprecedented innovation that allowed promising startup= s to flourish - including Google.
Individual efficiency vs ad= ministrative efficiency (11 minute read)

In a perfect world, everyone would be a= ble to use their own favorite tools, but this doesn't always work out in re= al world settings where teams have to work and collaborate together. While = individual autonomy should be the main goal, local optimization doesn't lea= d to global optimization, which is what organizations should be aiming for.= There are many legitimate times when administrative needs should supersede= the individual. This article looks at when policies should optimize for th= e efficiency and happiness of the individual and when they should optimize = for the team or company.
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