Subj : Adam Neumann's WeWork bid ¨, WhatsApp cross-app messaging ¨, fastest growing dev populations ¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Feb 07 2024 11:36:38 --SSMqBxsi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann, who stepped down in 2019, is attempting t= o buy the company out of bankruptcy=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]|Hire [2]|Advert= ise [3]|View Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHER WITH [LinearB= ] [5] TLDR 2024-02-07 THE ENGINEERING LEADER'S GUIDE TO GOALS AN= D REPORTING (SPONSOR) [5]=20 Efficiency is still top of mind for most c= ompanies, and software teams are no exception. Engineering leaders need t= o know =E2=80=94 and be able to show =E2=80=94 that their teams are deliv= ering operational excellence and driving business impact. Download this= guide [5] to learn how to leverage metrics program data [5], resource al= location visibility [5], and workflow automation [5] to set and meet impr= ovement goals that are backed by data. Get the free guide from LinearB= [5] =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS WHATSAPP IS WORKING = ON SECURE CROSS-APP MESSAGING TO CONNECT USERS ACROSS PLATFORMS (3 MINUTE= READ) [6]=20 WhatsApp has been working on an initiative for two years = that will allow its users to send messages across different messaging a= pplications using end-to-end encrypted methods. The initial phase of the = interoperability rollout will enable basic functionalities such as text, = image, voice message, video, and file sharing between individuals. Advanc= ed features such as calls and group chats are expected to be introduced l= ater. The feature will be opt-in. Third-party apps will have to encrypt t= heir messages using Signal's encryption protocol and meet specific techni= cal standards.=20 ADAM NEUMANN IS TRYING TO BUY BACK WEWORK (2 MINUTE R= EAD) [7]=20 WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann, who stepped down in 2019, i= s attempting to buy the company out of bankruptcy. WeWork was once valu= ed at $47 billion. It filed for bankruptcy last November, listing debts o= f over $18.6 billion at the time of filing. Neumann's current venture, Fl= ow, is a residential real estate outfit focused on rentals. Flow received= a $350 million investment from a16z in August 2022.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 = SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY BLUESKY IS READY TO OPEN UP (4 MIN= UTE READ) [8]=20 Bluesky is removing its invite system and opening its = doors to anyone who wants to sign up. It will start letting outside devel= opers host their own servers on its underlying AT Protocol later this mon= th. Bluesky users will be able to opt into experiences that aren't run by= Bluesky and bring their profiles with them to rival apps on the networ= k. The company plans to make money by charging users for additional featu= res in its app, taking a cut of purchases for things like custom feeds (w= hich developers will be able to charge for), and through a service that w= ill help others manage servers on the AT Protocol.=20 IT'S CONFIRMED!= LASER FUSION EXPERIMENT HIT A CRITICAL MILESTONE IN POWER GENERATION (4 = MINUTE READ) [9]=20 A series of papers detailing the US National Igniti= on Facility's 2022 achievement of a break-even fusion reaction have passe= d peer review. In the breakthrough experiment of December 2022, lasers fi= red 2.05 megajoules of energy into a fuel source, which resulted in 3.15 = MJ being released. Researchers have fired more energetic lasers and pro= duced even more energy in several experiments since. Links to the five pe= er-reviewed papers are available at the end of the article.=20 = =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE MOJO CSS (WEBSI= TE) [10]=20 Mojo CSS is a framework for crafting UIs without shipping a= ny CSS. It features multiple color themes, a small package size, compatib= ility with a wide range of technologies, and more. Developers can use Moj= o CSS to build custom design systems. A short introduction video is ava= ilable.=20 THE FASTEST-GROWING COUNTRIES FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, ACCO= RDING TO GITHUB (6 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 GitHub releases data on devel= oper contributions quarterly as part of its Innovation Graph project. The= most recent batch of data, released on January 18, shows a jump in the n= umber of developers from Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Pakistan. The data only= measures registered accounts rather than code commits, so it's heavily s= kewed to less active contributors.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS= THE APPLE VISION PRO (28 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 visionOS suffers f= rom several UI shortcomings. It is difficult to manage multiple windows o= n the screen and its eye tracking is not nearly as precise as it needs to= be for productive window management. The Vision Pro's field of view is v= ery narrow, making it difficult to have more than two or so apps open wit= hout encountering z-axis issues. These problems result in the device not = being a great productivity tool - better hardware may not change this rea= lity.=20 GFIBER LOOKING FOR EXTERNAL INVESTMENT TO EXPAND TO MORE CITIE= S (1 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 GFiber (formerly Google Fiber) is planning = to raise external capital to expand. The company is currently entirely fu= nded by Alphabet and customer revenue. 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WhatsApp is working on secu= re cross-app messaging to connect users across platforms (3 minute read)

WhatsApp has been working on an initiat= ive for two years that will allow its users to send messages across differe= nt messaging applications using end-to-end encrypted methods. The initial p= hase of the interoperability rollout will enable basic functionalities such= as text, image, voice message, video, and file sharing between individuals= .. Advanced features such as calls and group chats are expected to be introd= uced later. The feature will be opt-in. Third-party apps will have to encry= pt their messages using Signal's encryption protocol and meet specific tech= nical standards.
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Adam Neumann is trying to b= uy back WeWork (2 minute read)

WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann, who ste= pped down in 2019, is attempting to buy the company out of bankruptcy. WeWo= rk was once valued at $47 billion. It filed for bankruptcy last November, l= isting debts of over $18.6 billion at the time of filing. Neumann's current= venture, Flow, is a residential real estate outfit focused on rentals. Flo= w received a $350 million investment from a16z in August 2022.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

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Bluesky is ready to open up= (4 minute read)

Bluesky is removing its invite system a= nd opening its doors to anyone who wants to sign up. It will start letting = outside developers host their own servers on its underlying AT Protocol lat= er this month. Bluesky users will be able to opt into experiences that aren= 't run by Bluesky and bring their profiles with them to rival apps on the n= etwork. The company plans to make money by charging users for additional fe= atures in its app, taking a cut of purchases for things like custom feeds (= which developers will be able to charge for), and through a service that wi= ll help others manage servers on the AT Protocol.
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It's Confirmed! Laser Fusio= n Experiment Hit a Critical Milestone in Power Generation (4 minute read)

A series of papers detailing the US Nat= ional Ignition Facility's 2022 achievement of a break-even fusion reaction = have passed peer review. In the breakthrough experiment of December 2022, l= asers fired 2.05 megajoules of energy into a fuel source, which resulted in= 3.15 MJ being released. Researchers have fired more energetic lasers and p= roduced even more energy in several experiments since. Links to the five pe= er-reviewed papers are available at the end of the article.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

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Mojo CSS (Website)

Mojo CSS is a framework for crafting UI= s without shipping any CSS. It features multiple color themes, a small pack= age size, compatibility with a wide range of technologies, and more. Develo= pers can use Mojo CSS to build custom design systems. A short introduction = video is available.
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The fastest-growing countri= es for software development, according to GitHub (6 minute read)

GitHub releases data on developer contr= ibutions quarterly as part of its Innovation Graph project. The most recent= batch of data, released on January 18, shows a jump in the number of devel= opers from Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Pakistan. The data only measures regist= ered accounts rather than code commits, so it's heavily skewed to less acti= ve contributors.
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The Apple Vision Pro (28 mi= nute read)

visionOS suffers from several UI shortc= omings. It is difficult to manage multiple windows on the screen and its ey= e tracking is not nearly as precise as it needs to be for productive window= management. The Vision Pro's field of view is very narrow, making it diffi= cult to have more than two or so apps open without encountering z-axis issu= es. These problems result in the device not being a great productivity tool= - better hardware may not change this reality.
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GFiber looking for external= investment to expand to more cities (1 minute read)

GFiber (formerly Google Fiber) is plann= ing to raise external capital to expand. The company is currently entirely = funded by Alphabet and customer revenue. GFiber is aiming to be independent= from Alphabet, similarly to how Waymo and Verily have done over the years.= External capital will enable GFiber to scale its technical leadership, exp= and its reach, and provide better internet access to more communities. The = internet service provider is operating or has announced availability in 18 = US states.
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BuildKit in depth: Docker's= build engine explained (12 minute read)

BuildKit takes configuration files and = converts them into built artifacts using parallelizing build steps whenever= possible.
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Midjourney hires ex-Apple V= ision Pro engineer for hardware push (1 minute read)

Ahmad Abbas, who was previously a hardw= are engineer manager on Apple=E2=80=99s Vision Pro team, is now Midjourney'= s head of hardware.
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Too much of a good thing: t= he trade-off we make with tests (6 minute read)

The cost of writing tests should be low= er than the cost of bugs.
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Amazon cuts hundreds of job= s in Pharmacy, One Medical units: Read the memo (5 minute read)

Amazon bought PillPack in 2018 as an en= try point into the online pharmacy market and acquired One Medical in 2022 = for roughly $3.9 billion.
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On Spatial Computing, Metav= erse, the Terms Left Behind and Ideas Renewed (35 minute read)

While the Metaverse is usually referred= to as something we may one day reach, spatial computing has been here sinc= e Snow Crash was published.
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Why We Can't Have Nice Soft= ware (13 minute read)

Software offers humans a chance to crea= te something magical, but this opportunity is squandered in a doomed quest = for endless growth.
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