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

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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LESSONS LEARNED IN 35 YEARS OF MAKING SOFTWARE

This blog post contains a list of lessons learned by a developer from 35 years of making software. The advice covers topics such as relationships, chasing interests, how people see the world, different mindsets to develop, and more. A lot of career progression in white-collar work is gained through developing relationships.

dev.jimgrey.net · 7 min

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WHY FTC NEEDS TO RETHINK TECH REGULATION

The current regulatory system isn't set up to consider regulations in a long-term fashion in our technology-driven world. The FTC wants to create opportunities for non-Big Tech companies, but the reality of the technology ecosystem is very different. Many companies with the potential to grow bigger are staying private to avoid public market scrutiny. Regulators need to rethink what constitutes a monopoly in the digital age.

om.co · 6 min

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INTERVIEWING EPIC GAMES FOUNDER/CEO TIM SWEENEY & AUTHOR/ENTREPRENEUR NEAL STEPHENSON

This article contains an interview with Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games, and Neal Stephenson, the author who coined the term 'Metaverse'. The interview discusses the Metaverse, thoughts on its technological and economic growth, Apple's Vision Pro, blockchains, the ethics of generative AI, and much more.

matthewball.co · 68 min

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AMAZON WANTS EMPLOYEES TO COME TO THE OFFICE — AND STAY THERE

Amazon is keeping tabs on the number of hours corporate employees spend in the office to prevent them from leaving immediately after badging in.

qz.com · 2 min

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GOOGLE'S $500M EFFORT TO WRECK MICROSOFT EU CLOUD DEAL FAILED

Google offered a $500 million alternative deal to a group of cloud providers to maintain its EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft.

arstechnica.com · 4 min

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APPLE IS FINALLY EMBRACING ANDROID'S CHAOS

iOS 18 gives users tools to easily customize the app icons on their homescreen and put app icons wherever they want.

theverge.com · 3 min

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SO YOU WANT TO COMPETE WITH OR REPLACE OPEN SOURCE

Winning in open source means embracing the fact that you will share the commercial market for the software with other entities.

archive.md · 5 min

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PRIVATE BROWSING 2.0

Safari 17.0 adds link tracking protection, blocking network loads of known trackers, advanced fingerprinting protection, and more to Private Browsing.

webkit.org · 27 min

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WHAT I GOT WRONG ABOUT VR

Virtual reality headsets are devices designed for selfish consumption, separating users visually from reality.

every.to · 9 min