Subj : Apple fights app stores 📱, Google Essentials 🖥️, Silicon Valley canon 📚 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Fri Aug 23 2024 10:36:10 --lNcD98QS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Epic launched its iOS store in the EU last week thanks to new regulations= .. It's not clear whether Epic will be able to grow the store=C2=A0=20 = Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 TLDR 202= 4-08-23 =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS APPLE IS STILL ST= ANDING IN THE WAY OF EPIC'S APP STORE (6 MINUTE READ) [4]=20 Epic lau= nched its iOS store in the EU last week thanks to new regulations opening= up the platform. It's not clear whether Epic will be able to grow the st= ore far beyond its own games. While Epic's game store may offer better te= rms for developers, every developer is still subject to fees from Apple. = Epic is in active discussions with almost every one of the top 250 mobile= developers about putting their apps on the Epic Games Store for mobile, = but almost all of them have said they can't make it work on iOS.=20 G= OOGLE IS SHOVING ITS APPS ONTO NEW WINDOWS LAPTOPS (2 MINUTE READ) [5] = Google's new desktop app, Essentials, will be included with many new= Windows laptops. The app packages a few Google services, like Messages= and Photos, and includes links to download many others. A full list of= apps has not yet been announced. Users will be able to uninstall any p= art of Essentials or the whole thing.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FU= TURISTIC TECHNOLOGY SPACEX'S POLARIS DAWN IS SENDING ASTRONAUTS TO A = LITERAL RADIATION BELT TO TEST NEW SPACESUITS (8 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 = Polaris Dawn, a collaboration between SpaceX and Shift4 CEO Jared Isaacma= n, will launch on Monday. The mission will send four astronauts in a Spac= eX Crew Dragon capsule on an orbit that will carry them through the inner= most of the Van Allen belts, the bands of high-energy radiation that surr= ound our planet. Two of the crew members will complete a spacewalk midway= through the 5-day mission. The mission will be the first flight test of = SpaceX's new pressure suits for extravehicular activities.=20 A NEWLY= APPROVED =E2=80=98LIVING DRUG' COULD SAVE MORE CANCER PATIENTS' LIVES (1= 9 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Iovance Biotherapeutics has developed a 'living d= rug' made up of immune cells from patients' own tumors. The therapy invol= ves taking the immune cells from the patient's tumor, growing them in the= lab, and then infusing them back into the body. The massive influx of = immune cells zeros in on and attacks cancer cells, and in some cases, app= ears to wipe out every last one. The drug doesn't work for everyone, but = it can still be a lifesaver for some patients. It has been approved in th= e US for advanced melanoma.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & = DATA SCIENCE ZERO TO HERO: A BLUEPRINT FOR ESTABLISHING A SECURITY CH= AMPIONS PROGRAM (SPONSOR) [8]=20 Looking to strengthen your security = posture but don't know where to start? Discover how to=C2=A0 integrate se= curity into DevSecOps and create successful Security Champions program wi= thin your organization with Snyk's latest ZERO TO HERO: A BLUEPRINT FOR E= STABLISHING A SECURITY CHAMPIONS PROGRAM. Get the whitepaper [8]=20 I= NSTANT (GITHUB REPO) [9]=20 Instant is a client-side database that make= s it easy to build real-time and collaborative apps. Users just have to w= rite relational queries in the shape of the data they want and it handles= all of the data fetching, permission checking, and offline caching. It a= lso handles optimistic updates and rollbacks. Instant supports ephemeral= updates and it has SDKs for JavaScript, React, and React Native.=20 = CONTINUOUS REINVENTION: A BRIEF HISTORY OF BLOCK STORAGE AT AWS (27 MINUT= E READ) [10]=20 This post provides a history of Elastic Block Store, on= e of AWS's foundational services. It covers queuing theory, the importanc= e of comprehensive instrumentation, and the value of incrementalism versu= s radical changes. 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Disc= ord traffic is a leading indicator for apps that will climb the web and m= obile ranks.=20 THE SILICON VALLEY CANON: ON THE PAIDE=C3=8DA OF THE AM= ERICAN TECH ELITE (16 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 Most Silicon Valley types = make time to read books, book reviews, or listen to podcasts about books = enough to fool others into thinking they have read a book. Books have an = inordinate impact on the Silicon Valley mindspace. These books often have= no obvious connection to software. They form a sort of vague tech canon.= This article presents the list of books that form the Silicon Valley can= on. These books cover the major ideas that are influential in tech.=20 = =E2=9A=A1=20 QUICK LINKS GET AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY DEGREE = =E2=80=94 ON YOUR TIME (SPONSOR) [13]=20 100% online. No set class time= s. 200+ degrees. Low tuition rates. Online degrees at Southern New Hampsh= ire University are perfect for career-focused learners. 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Big Tech & Startups

Apple is still standing in = the way of Epic's app store (6 minute read)

Epic launched its iOS store in the EU l= ast week thanks to new regulations opening up the platform. It's not clear = whether Epic will be able to grow the store far beyond its own games. While= Epic's game store may offer better terms for developers, every developer i= s still subject to fees from Apple. Epic is in active discussions with almo= st every one of the top 250 mobile developers about putting their apps on t= he Epic Games Store for mobile, but almost all of them have said they can't= make it work on iOS.
Google is shoving its apps = onto new Windows laptops (2 minute read)

Google's new desktop app, Essentials, w= ill be included with many new Windows laptops. The app packages a few Googl= e services, like Messages and Photos, and includes links to download many o= thers. A full list of apps has not yet been announced. Users will be able t= o uninstall any part of Essentials or the whole thing.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Is Se= nding Astronauts to a Literal Radiation Belt to Test New Spacesuits (8 minu= te read)

Polaris Dawn, a collaboration between S= paceX and Shift4 CEO Jared Isaacman, will launch on Monday. The mission wil= l send four astronauts in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on an orbit that wil= l carry them through the innermost of the Van Allen belts, the bands of hig= h-energy radiation that surround our planet. Two of the crew members will c= omplete a spacewalk midway through the 5-day mission. The mission will be t= he first flight test of SpaceX's new pressure suits for extravehicular acti= vities.
A newly approved =E2=80=98l= iving drug' could save more cancer patients' lives (19 minute read)

Iovance Biotherapeutics has developed a= 'living drug' made up of immune cells from patients' own tumors. The thera= py involves taking the immune cells from the patient's tumor, growing them = in the lab, and then infusing them back into the body. The massive influx o= f immune cells zeros in on and attacks cancer cells, and in some cases, app= ears to wipe out every last one. The drug doesn't work for everyone, but it= can still be a lifesaver for some patients. It has been approved in the US= for advanced melanoma.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

Zero to Hero: A Blueprint f= or Establishing a Security Champions Program (Sponsor)

Looking to strengthen your security pos= ture but don't know where to start? Discover how to  integrate securit= y into DevSecOps and create successful Security Champions program within yo= ur organization with Snyk's latest Zero to Hero: A Blueprint for Es= tablishing a Security Champions Program. Get the whitepaper
Instant (GitHub Repo)

Instant is a client-side database that = makes it easy to build real-time and collaborative apps. Users just have to= write relational queries in the shape of the data they want and it handles= all of the data fetching, permission checking, and offline caching. It als= o handles optimistic updates and rollbacks. Instant supports ephemeral upda= tes and it has SDKs for JavaScript, React, and React Native.
Continuous reinvention: A b= rief history of block storage at AWS (27 minute read)

This post provides a history of Elastic= Block Store, one of AWS's foundational services. It covers queuing theory,= the importance of comprehensive instrumentation, and the value of incremen= talism versus radical changes. EBS's development team's approach, which was= to make a series of incremental improvements over time, allowed them to de= velop customer value sooner and course correct as they learned more about c= hanging customer workloads. They were able to make significant improvements= to the service without taking it online.
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The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer= Apps (8 minute read)

This post looks at which generative AI = apps people are actually using. Creative tools are still drawing in consume= rs. ChatGPT is still the number one product on web and mobile by a large ma= rgin, but the competition is starting to heat up. New use cases are emergin= g, with some apps giving users beauty tips and others helping users uplevel= their dating messages. Discord traffic is a leading indicator for apps tha= t will climb the web and mobile ranks.
The Silicon Valley Canon: O= n the Pa=C4=B1de=C3=ADa of the American Tech Elite (16 minute read)

Most Silicon Valley types make time to = read books, book reviews, or listen to podcasts about books enough to fool = others into thinking they have read a book. Books have an inordinate impact= on the Silicon Valley mindspace. These books often have no obvious connect= ion to software. They form a sort of vague tech canon. This article present= s the list of books that form the Silicon Valley canon. These books cover t= he major ideas that are influential in tech.
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The Top Programming Languag= es 2024 (3 minute read)

Python ranks as the most popular langua= ge, and it's pretty popular with employers too.
iOS 18 adding default app c= ontrols for messaging, phone calls, navigation, and more in the EU (5 minut= e read)

Apple is extending default app controls= , making additional first-party apps deletable, and updating the browser ch= oice screen in the EU.
Can AI Scaling Continue Thr= ough 2030? (3 hour read)

By 2030, it will very likely be possibl= e to train models that exceed GPT-4 in scale to the same degree that GPT-4 = exceeds GPT-2 in scale.
Ahead of October Launch, Je= ff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Testing (3 minute read)

An upper portion of the rocket exploded= during stress testing and a separate portion imploded.
Quarkdown (GitHub Repo)

Quarkdown is a Markdown parser and rend= erer that provides support for functions and many other syntax extensions.
The Compounding Loophole (1= 2 minute read)

Compounding pharmacies, pharmacies that= make some drugs on site, may be the answer to how the economy will handle = the supply of expensive drugs in high demand like GLP-1 agonist drugs.

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