The Daily Index — Monday, April 7, 2025 · TLDR Index

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FOUR YEARS OF RUNNING A SAAS IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET

OnlineOrNot was launched in 2021 when there were more than 200 listed alternatives to the tool its creator wanted to create. There are even more competitors today. OnlineOrNot is a self-funded and sustainable business. This post looks at the lessons learned by its creator throughout the lifetime of the business.

maxrozen.com · 18 min

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OPENAI SAYS IT'LL RELEASE O3 AFTER ALL, DELAYS GPT-5

OpenAI plans to release both o3 and o4-mini in a couple of weeks. The company had previously canceled the launch of its o3 reasoning model but reversed course due to its upcoming GPT-5 model. GPT-5 will now roll out later than originally anticipated as the company prepares enough capacity to support what it expects to be unprecedented demand. The model will incorporate voice, Canvas, search, deep research, and more.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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TYPO MINIMIZING KEYBOARD

This page presents a theoretical keyboard layout that minimizes the number of valid typos.

grantslatton.com · 3 min

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APPLE IPHONE PRICE HIKES ARE NOW LOOKING POSSIBLE IN THE US

Apple's $999 starting price level is a psychological threshold that many consumers probably don't want to cross.

bloomberg.com · 17 min

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OPEN-SOURCE IS JUST THAT

Open source just means that the source is open - it doesn't mean that it's open to contributions, that support is offered, that users are entitled to feature requests or developer time - or anything, and it doesn't mean that it's free.

vale.rocks · 4 min

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NVIDIA FINALLY ADDS NATIVE PYTHON SUPPORT TO CUDA

Developers can now use Python to directly execute algorithmic-style computing on GPUs.

thenewstack.io · 6 min

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THE AGE OF ABUNDANCE

AI will create a future where we will be able to solve almost all problems, but figuring out how we distribute limited resources is an unsolved question.

tomblomfield.com · 12 min

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DOGE REPORTEDLY PLANNING A HACKATHON TO BUILD ‘MEGA API' FOR IRS DATA

Two DOGE staffers, Gavin Kliger and Sam Corcos, plan to launch a hackathon to build an API that would grant cloud providers easy access to (and export of) IRS data including taxpayer names, addresses, social security numbers, tax returns, and employment information.

techcrunch.com · 2 min