The Daily Index — Friday, January 12, 2024 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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GOOGLE CHALLENGES CLOUD RIVALS BY MAKING IT FREE FOR CUSTOMERS TO TRANSFER DATA WHEN THEY LEAVE

Google's cloud unit will stop charging data transfer fees when customers want to leave. The change applies to all customers globally. Data transfer fees are a profitable source of revenue for tech companies and they can reduce churn as they punish clients for going elsewhere. Google is part of the Bandwidth Alliance, a group of companies whose aim is to reduce or eliminate data transfer fees. Alibaba, Microsoft, and Oracle are also members of the alliance.

cnbc.com · 2 min

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CHROME USERS NOW WORTH 30% LESS MONEY THANKS TO GOOGLE'S COOKIE KILLING, AD FIRM SAYS

Google disabled tracking cookies for 30 million Chrome users last week, about 1% of the browser's user base. Analysts estimate that the change made cookieless users bring in 30% less revenue. Google plans to block cookies for all users by the end of the year and replace them with a new tracking system called the Privacy Sandbox. The new system will keep all user data on users' devices but let companies still know what topics they're interested in.

gizmodo.com · 6 min

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UNDERSTANDING BRIDGE-BASED RANKING

Bridge-based ranking is a way to score and rank content by adjusting for user polarization. The algorithm works by attempting to model why content receives the reactions it gets and then correcting for bias. It can cancel out the effects of bias. This article explains Bridge-Based Ranking and shows how and why it works. Bridge-based ranking allows communities to self-moderate by preventing influence from user polarization.

jonathanwarden.com · 11 min

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APPLE VISION PRO LAUNCH QUANTITIES RUMORED TO BE FAR TIGHTER THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED

Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo thinks that Apple will have between 60,000 and 80,000 Apple Vision Pro units available on launch day.

appleinsider.com · 2 min

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META REPORTEDLY LAID OFF 60 TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGERS AT INSTAGRAM

The affected employees will be given the chance to be interviewed to be considered for a position as a product manager.

engadget.com · 1 min

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LOTS OF PPL WERE ASKING, WHY NOT AN APP?

Making the Rabbit R1 a piece of hardware allowed the company to create something capable of all the potentials of its LAM technology while lowering entry barriers for early adopters.

twitter.com · 4 min

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MICROSOFT BRIEFLY TOPS APPLE AS MOST VALUABLE PUBLIC COMPANY

Microsoft's shares rose in 2023 partly due to hope from investors that the company would be able to expand by selling AI services to businesses.

cnbc.com · 1 min

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DISCORD IS LAYING OFF 17 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES

While Discord isn't in dire financial straits, it has yet to become profitable and is still trying to revive user growth after the pandemic surge.

theverge.com · 3 min

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF KOTLIN AND ITS UNCERTAIN FUTURE

If Kotlin doesn't make a significant move by 2025, its popularity will decline and reach a critical point.

shiftmag.dev · 9 min

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