The Daily Index — Tuesday, July 30, 2024 · TLDR Index

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GHOSTERY'S CEO SAYS REGULATION WON'T SAVE US FROM AD TRACKERS

Ghostery was launched in 2009 to help people understand and block all the ways that advertisers were tracking them. The world of online advertising has changed dramatically since then. 15 years later, Ghostery has been downloaded more than 100 million times and has 7 million monthly active users. This article contains an interview with the company's CEO, Jean-Paul Schmetz, where he discusses the company's strategy, the state of ad tracking, and why regulation isn't the most effective path to protecting online privacy.

techcrunch.com · 12 min

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AMAZON PAID ALMOST $1 BILLION FOR TWITCH IN 2014. IT'S STILL LOSING MONEY

Twitch remains unprofitable despite periods of explosive popularity. Its biggest users are paying less and growth in new users and engagement has slowed. Staff are concerned about potential upcoming layoffs this fall following an annual operational review. Investors are worried that Twitch is at risk of becoming a 'zombie brand'. Amazon remains confident in Twitch's potential.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 11 min

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APPLE SAYS ITS AI MODELS WERE TRAINED ON GOOGLE'S CUSTOM CHIPS

Apple detailed its reasons for using Google's homegrown Tensor Processing Unit for training in a recent technical paper.

cnbc.com · 4 min

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A FEW BLOCKBUSTER PODCASTS ARE MAKING ALL THE MONEY

Big brands like BMW, DraftKings, and Home Depot have started advertising on podcasts over the past year.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 8 min

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RUNNING ONE-MAN SAAS, 9 YEARS IN

A look at how Healthchecks.io, a one-man business with 652 paying customers and $14,043 in monthly recurring revenue, operates.

blog.healthchecks.io · 4 min

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ATTRIBUTION IS DYING. CLICKS ARE DYING. MARKETING IS GOING BACK TO THE 20TH CENTURY

Attribution fundamentally doesn't work anymore, so marketing investments should be made based on knowing the audience and where/how they can be influenced.

sparktoro.com · 11 min

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GPT-5: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

This article looks at GPT-5, what we can expect from next-gen models, new features that are appearing on the horizon, business pressures on OpenAI, and the technical constraints the company's engineers are facing.

thealgorithmicbridge.com · 73 min

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THE DOCUMENTATION TRADEOFF

It's not how much documentation you have, it's whether you have communicated clearly.

tidyfirst.substack.com · 5 min