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PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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WHAT ARE SOME CUSTOM TOOLS YOU'VE BUILT/SEEN INTERNALLY THAT HAS HELPED YOUR TEAM SUCCEED IN AUTOMATION?

This page contains several anecdotes from developers on custom tools they either built or witnessed internally that helped teams succeed in automation. The examples include a test execution tool that performed 230 tests in 3 hours, a script that writes hundreds of tests for a single service then extracts all the variables and displays their data types and formats, a visual regression tool, and a notification system. Links to communities where people discuss software testing and automation are available.

THE FUTURE OF STREAMING

Stocks of legacy media companies are at a fraction of their former highs, while shares of their disruptors are close to record highs. Netflix commands the leading territory right now and is essentially in a position of dictating policy. Streaming services need at least 200 million subscribers, possibly more, before becoming competitive and profitable. The cost of attracting and keeping those millions of customers isn't cheap - Netflix will spend about $17 billion this year on programming. Almost no other competitor will be able to match that spending level, except maybe Amazon.

ANTHROPIC CEO DARIO AMODEI ON BEING AN UNDERDOG, AI SAFETY, AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Anthropic is a startup devoted to studying cutting-edge AI systems and developing new safety methods. It is a leading competitor to OpenAI with powerful tools for use by both the public and businesses. Anthropic recently released the latest version of its Claude chatbot. Claude 3.5 Sonnet sets new industry standards on reasoning, coding, and some types of math. This article contains an interview with Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei where he discusses the company's status as an underdog, yet-unreleased AI capabilities, Anthropic's culture, AI safety, open-sourced models, Big Tech vs startups in AI, funding, and more.

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