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TLDR 2025-04-03

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01GENERAL

02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

AMAZON SAID TO MAKE A BID TO BUY TIKTOK IN THE U.S.

Amazon has put in a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok. The various parties who have been involved in the talks do not appear to be taking Amazon's bid seriously. Neither company has spoken publicly about the bid. Despite multiple bids, TikTok has maintained that it is not for sale, partly because the Chinese government would block a deal.

nytimes.com3 min read

NINTENDO SWITCH 2 DETAILS: PRICE, SCREEN SIZE, CONTROLLERS, MICROPHONE CHAT, AND GAMES

The Nintendo Switch 2 will be available in stores on June 5 for $449.99. It will be bigger and faster than the original Switch, which has sold 150 million units since its release. Launch titles include Mario Kart World and Street Fighter 6. Nintendo stock is up nearly 28% so far this year in anticipation of the console's release.

cnbc.com6 min read

03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

AMAZON TO LAUNCH FIRST BATCH OF KUIPER SATELLITES ON APRIL 9

Amazon's Kuiper internet satellites are scheduled to take off on United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on April 9 at 12 PM ET. Project Kuiper, which launched in 2019, aims to provide broadband internet from a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites. Amazon completed the first test of its service in October 2023 and was expected to set its first operational satellites aloft last year, but the launch was delayed in favor of two US Space Force missions. Amazon is marketing Kuiper to consumers who lack adequate access to broadband internet, along with governments and companies.

cnbc.com2 min read

NEURALINK RECRUITS GLOBALLY FOR RESEARCH ON BRAIN IMPLANTS

Neuralink is looking for patients worldwide to participate in research on its brain implant. The company has invited people with quadriplegia to sign up for its patient registry. Neuralink has implanted its device in three patients so far. The device allows people to use their thoughts to control computers.

links.tldrnewsletter.com2 min read

04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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GREPPING LOGS REMAINS TERRIBLE

Databases were created because scanning through raw data over and over again was inefficient and did not scale. This applies to logs just as much as any other kind of data. Programs should output to a log-ready database - this will make querying them require less computing power and RAM and take less time. It also enables aggregations, computations, build stats, and many other database functionalities.

chronicles.mad-scientist.club7 min read

05MISCELLANEOUS

THE AFFIDAVIT OF A RIPPLING EMPLOYEE CAUGHT SPYING FOR DEEL READS LIKE A MOVIE

According to an affidavit filed by Rippling, a workforce management platform, which accuses rival Deel of alleged spying, Keith O'Brien was hired by Deel to spy on Rippling after O'Brien had pitched Deel on working together on a payroll consulting business. O'Brien was working at Rippling at the time and had planned to quit to work full-time on the consulting business, but Deel offered to pay him €5,000 per month in crypto, with the first payment at US$6,000, to turn over information on sales leads, product roadmaps, customer accounts, employee names, and more. The alleged spying took place over four months.

techcrunch.com5 min read

GOOGLE SHAKES UP GEMINI LEADERSHIP, GOOGLE LABS HEAD TAKING THE REINS

Longtime Googler Sissie Hsiao will step down from her role of leading the Gemini team effective immediately and be replaced by Josh Woodward, who currently leads Google Labs. The change is aimed at sharpening Google's focus on the next evolution of the Gemini app. Woodward will remain in charge of Google Labs while leading the Gemini team. Hsiao has opted to take some time off before returning to Google in a new role.

arstechnica.com3 min read