Subj : YouTube Hype 📈, iOS green bubble upgrade 📱, inside the Python foundation 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Thu Sep 19 2024 10:36:59 --A2iLaJs- Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable YouTube's new Hype feature is aimed at growing smaller channels and helpi= ng people discover and share new creators. It introduces a new button= =C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =09=09TOGETHER WITH [QA Wolf] [4] TLDR 2024-09-19 = =E2=9C=82=EF=B8=8F CUT YOUR QA CYCLES DOWN FROM HOURS TO MINUTES WITH AUTOM= ATED TESTING (SPONSOR) [4]=20 If slow QA processes bottleneck you or = your software engineering team and you're releasing slower because of it = =E2=80=94 you need to check out QA Wolf. They get engineering teams = to 80% automated end-to-end test coverage [5] and helps them ship 2x fast= er by reducing QA cycles from hours to minutes. QA Wolf [5] takes te= sting off your plate. 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