The Daily Index — Friday, February 7, 2025 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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WHERE DID TIKTOK'S SOFTWARE ENGINEERS GO?

The uncertainty over TikTok's future has motivated the company's engineers to interview and quit when they get an offer. Publicly traded companies appear to be the most popular destination for employees who leave. People appear to be quitting for better liquid total compensation packages. A chart showing the flow of employees from TikTok to other companies is available in the article.

blog.pragmaticengineer.com · 3 min

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THE FUTURE BELONGS TO IDEA GUYS WHO CAN JUST DO THINGS

AI will make execution cheap. This will make brand, distribution, and ideas much more important. There is currently an unbounded opportunity for any proficient software engineer. People are still stuck at the level of thinking about singular AI coworkers - it will be possible to have thousands of agents working on the same problems at the same time.

ghuntley.com · 8 min

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OPENAI LEAKS SALES AGENT IN TOKYO (3 MINUTE VIDEO)

OpenAI recently demoed an AI sales agent in Tokyo. The demo showed the agent using a Deep Research-like search to fill in customer information, check available time slots, and email leads to schedule meetings. It is unclear whether the demo was a mock-up of a product its API users could build or an actual release for Enterprise customers.

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brilliant.org

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OPENAI NOW REVEALS MORE OF ITS O3-MINI MODEL'S THOUGHT PROCESS

OpenAI changed the way its newest AI model communicates in response to pressure from rivals, including DeepSeek.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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MISTRAL RELEASES ITS AI ASSISTANT ON IOS AND ANDROID

Mistral has launched a mobile app along with a Pro tier that comes with access to the company's highest-performing model, higher usage limits, and the ability to opt out of data sharing with the company.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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YOUTUBE IS BUYING TIKTOK ADS TO LURE CREATORS BEFORE US BAN

YouTube is running ads targeting content creators on TikTok to capitalize on TikTok's uncertain future.

bloomberg.com · 3 min

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DISNEY+ LOSES 700,000 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWING PRICE INCREASE

Disney now has 124.6 million Disney+ subscribers after increasing its prices in the fall.

macrumors.com · 1 min

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OPENAI'S EX-CTO, MIRA MURATI, HAS RECRUITED OPENAI CO-FOUNDER JOHN SCHULMAN

Not much is known about Mira Murati's new startup, but Murati was reportedly in talks to raise $100 million in October.

techcrunch.com · 1 min

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AMAZON SET TO PASS WALMART IN REVENUE FOR FIRST TIME

Amazon's expected reported revenue is $187 billion, while Walmart is projected to announce sales of $180 billion.

cnbc.com · 3 min