The Daily Index — Tuesday, June 18, 2024 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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NUMPY 2.0: AN EVOLUTIONARY MILESTONE

NumPy 2.0 brings a wealth of enhancements and improvements and sets the stage for future feature development. Some of the key changes include a cleaned-up and streamlined Python API, improved scalar promotion rules, Windows compatibility enhancements, and support for the Python array API standard. There are also significant performance and documentation improvements. Some API and ABI changes are backwards-incompatible and users will likely need to adjust existing code when adopting the release.

blog.scientific-python.org · 3 min

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WELLS FARGO BET ON A FLASHY RENT CREDIT CARD. IT IS COSTING THE BANK DEARLY

Wells Fargo launched a credit card with Bilt Technologies in 2022. The card allows users to pay for rent without incurring fees from their landlords while also earning rewards points. Wells is reportedly losing as much as $10 million every month on the program. The bank has told Bilt that it doesn't intend to renew the contract, which is scheduled to end in 2029.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 7 min

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THE MODERN SPIRIT OF STATISTICAL ARBITRAGE

This article introduces the concept of statistical arbitrage. Statistical arbitrage is a class of short-term financial trading strategies. One of the most well-known implementations of statistical arbitrage is pairs-trading.

x.com · 17 min

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LOOKING FOR A TALENTED OPERATOR WITH HEALTHCARE DOMAIN EXPERTISE? (LINKEDIN PROFILE, NYC OR REMOTE)

A close friend of mine (HBS/UPenn) is looking for his next mission, ideally a director-level strategy/ops/partnerships role in healthcare.

linkedin.com

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A NOTE ON ESSENTIAL COMPLEXITY

Complexity is anything that makes it hard to understand and modify a system - essential complexity is inherent in, and the essence of, the problem (as seen by the users).

olano.dev · 9 min

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HOW TO CREATE SOFTWARE QUALITY

Quality is created both within the development loop and across iterations of the development loop.

lethain.com · 20 min

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YOUTUBE IS EXPERIMENTING WITH NOTES, A CROWDSOURCED FEATURE THAT LETS USERS ADD CONTEXT TO VIDEOS

The feature will help minimize the spread of misinformation on the platform.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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THE CASE AGAINST MORNING YOGA, DAILY ROUTINES, AND ENDLESS MEETINGS

A tiny number of high-upside tasks will drive the most impact in your life - this article discusses how to create an environment where these tasks are more likely to come up.

andrewchen.substack.com · 12 min

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HOW REACT 19 (ALMOST) MADE THE INTERNET SLOWER

The React team has decided to hold off on a change that disables parallel rendering of siblings within the same Suspense boundary.

blog.codeminer42.com · 8 min