The Daily Index — Wednesday, January 17, 2024 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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WHY LOWERCASE LETTERS SAVE DATA

Both lowercase and uppercase letters use 1 byte each, but swapping uppercase letters for lowercase letters saves data. This is due to how text compression works. This article explains how text compression works using interactive examples. It also provides examples where this knowledge can be used to systematically save data.

endtimes.dev · 8 min

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CEOS SAY GENERATIVE AI WILL RESULT IN JOB CUTS IN 2024

A quarter of global CEOs expect that generative AI will lead to a headcount reduction of at least 5% this year. Media and entertainment, banking, insurance, and logistics are the industries most likely to be affected by job losses due to cutting-edge AI tools. Engineering, construction, and technology firms are least likely to anticipate cuts because of automation. With AI, executives are most worried about the cybersecurity risks and the spread of disinformation.

arstechnica.com · 2 min

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U.S. DEVELOPERS CAN NOW OFFER NON-APP STORE PURCHASING OPTION, BUT APPLE WILL STILL COLLECT COMMISSIONS

Developers in the US iOS App Store are now able to direct customers to a non-App Store purchasing option for digital goods. Apple plans to continue collecting a 12% to 27% commission on content bought this way. Developers who want to offer alternative payment options need to apply for a StoreKit External Purchase Link Entitlement. Details about the specific rules for Entitlement Links are available in the article.

macrumors.com · 4 min

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OPENAI ANNOUNCES TEAM TO BUILD ‘CROWDSOURCED’ GOVERNANCE IDEAS INTO ITS MODELS

OpenAI's new Collective Alignment team's goal is to create a system for collecting and encoding public input on its models' behaviors into OpenAI products and services.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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PASSWORDLESS: A DIFFERENT KIND OF HELL?

A look at the history of passwords and how they have evolved.

jcarlosroldan.com · 6 min

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GOOGLE SAID TO USE SPECIAL POOL OF STOCK COMP TO KEEP TOP AI RESEARCHERS

Certain researchers at Google's DeepMind have received grants of restricted stock worth up to millions of dollars.

seekingalpha.com · 1 min

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REACT POSTGRES COMPONENTS

This post presents an experimental project on deploying remote functions that run inside Postgres to illustrate the possibilities of Framework-defined Infrastructure.

react-postgres-components.vercel.app · 2 min

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