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TLDR 2024-07-25

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01GENERAL

02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

APPLE MAPS LAUNCHES ON THE WEB TO TAKE ON GOOGLE

Apple Maps is now available on the web. The web version, which is in beta, has most of the functions of the iOS version of the app. It is currently only available in English and is compatible with Safari and Chrome on Mac and iPad and Chrome and Edge on Windows. Apple plans to launch additional features as well as support for other languages, browsers, and platforms.

theverge.com2 min read

REDDIT NOW BLOCKS ALL SEARCH ENGINES OTHER THAN GOOGLE FOLLOWING ‘MISUSE'

Reddit has started to block its site from appearing in search engines other than Google. The site has updated its robots.txt file to block all bots from scraping any part of it. It claims the change was being made following an increase in commercial entities scraping the site. Reddit and Google announced a new deal earlier this year allowing Google to use Reddit data to train AI models.

9to5google.com2 min read

03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS GENETICALLY ENGINEER COMMON FLY SPECIES TO EAT MORE OF HUMANITY'S WASTE

Australian scientists have genetically engineered black soldier flies to eat organic waste and produce ingredients for making everything from lubricants to biofuels to high-grade animal feeds. The fly larvae can eat double their body weight a day, consuming waste faster than microbes. They are harvested once they turn into pupae. The scientists have created a company to commercialize their work - they hope to have their first genetically engineered flies for use in waste facilities by the end of the year.

theguardian.com4 min read

TEST FLIGHT DEMONSTRATES NAVIGATION BY CELLPHONE SIGNALS

There are many natural and man-made threats that could knock out Earth's global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). There were numerous aviation-related incidents from the Baltic to the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea in 2024. The US Air Force has a novel backup system that uses cellphone towers to calculate a plane's position. The system is able to track planes for horizontal distances of more than a hundred kilometers at altitudes up to 23,000 feet with precision in single-digit meters.

spectrum.ieee.org4 min read

04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

DEVELOPERS WANT MORE, MORE, MORE: THE 2024 RESULTS FROM STACK OVERFLOW'S ANNUAL DEVELOPER SURVEY

This article discusses the results of the 14th annual Stack Overflow Developer Survey. This year's most popular technologies are JavaScript and PostgreSQL. Rust and Markdown are the most admired. Developers are frustrated with technical debt at work, but they don't see AI as a threat. While most developers use or plan to use AI tools, many don't trust the accuracy of the technology.

stackoverflow.blog8 min read

WILL FIGMA BECOME AN AWKWARD MIDDLE GROUND?

Designers who can code are more likely to sketch out their ideas than use Figma. AI will make this workflow more accessible to those who can't code. This will cause Figma to fall into an awkward middle ground. Figma has its users because it takes most people too long to code their designs - AI can turn wireframes into frontend code, extrapolate design systems, and create visuals from screenshots and mood boards. This may cause designers to skip using tools like Figma on the road to shipping software.

dive.club5 min read

05MISCELLANEOUS

IT'S OFFICIAL: INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE VOTES TO CONFIRM THE FIRST OLYMPIC ESPORTS GAMES WILL HAPPEN IN 2025, EVEN IF THEY DON'T KNOW THE GAMES YET

The first-ever Olympic Esports Games will be held in 2025. The games are planned for an initial run of 12 years, with events held regularly. They will remain distinct from the Olympic Games in both financing and organization. The International Olympic Committee will now begin work on selecting a host city, venues, dates, and games for the event.

pcgamer.com3 min read

THE AI JOB INTERVIEWER WILL SEE YOU NOW

AI job interviews have grown in popularity. The industry is still small and the jobs affected are often large-scale roles where companies need to sift through thousands of applicants at once. Companies in favor of the practice claim that it is less biased as the systems assess candidates on merit without prejudice or mood affecting the decision. Critics say that bias can creep in through the training data. Some candidates are turning to AI themselves - entrepreneurs are now peddling AI services to help people answer interview questions in real time.

restofworld.org7 min read