OpenAI has announced a sizable update to its large language model API offerings. A 16,000 context window version of gpt-3.5-turbo is now available, allowing developers to process around 20 pages of text in a single request. A new feature called function calling allows developers to more easily build chatbots capable of calling external tools, convert natural language into external API calls, or make database queries. The offerings update includes many price reductions. Some models will soon be deprecated.
A Reddit user recently posted a series of artistic QR codes created with a custom-trained ControlNet model. The Stable Diffusion community has figured out how to make the QR codes without a custom model. This article walks readers through the process of generating artistic QR codes.
Fern is an open source format for defining REST APIs. You can think of it like a programming language to describe your API - your endpoints, types, errors, and examples. Find out why companies like Scale AI and Flatfile already use Fern to develop their APIs and generate their SDKs, check us out on GitHub [https://github.com/fern-api/fern?utm_source=tldr].
Christian Selig's Reddit client Apollo has become the central figure in the latest protest over the new terms for Reddit's API. The new pricing for access to the API will mean that many third-party developers will have to close their apps or run at a loss. Thousands of subreddits have gone dark to protest the policy as the change will affect tools that many users rely on. Selig plans to shut down Apollo on June 30. This article features an interview with Selig where he talks about what he wants from Reddit, why he still believes in the platform, and whether he thinks there's any chance of keeping Apollo alive.
Generative AI and AR/VR headsets present two distinctly different visions of the future. AI removes UI and assists humans naturally, while AR/VR headsets introduce new UIs and immerse people into virtual worlds. Both are extraordinary technologies and may coexist in the future, but they are radically different takes on where things are headed.
The attack monitors characteristics such as power consumption, sound, electromagnetic emissions, and the amount of time it takes for an operation to occur to recover secret keys using cameras in iPhones or commercial surveillance systems.
Finishing projects requires work and courage, but doing so will result in a growing body of completed work and the confidence of knowing you are a person who finishes things.
The newly formed US Advanced Research Project Agency for Infrastructure will research projects that address a number of major themes, including climate change, road safety, clean energy, and environmental justice.
Reddit's CEO Steve Huffman has told employees to block out the noise from the ongoing protest and to be careful about wearing Reddit items in public to avoid the risk of being the subject of users' frustrations.
Between GitHub, Jira/Linear, and Slack, engineering teams create a lot of data. But measuring the wrong things can destroy motivation and productivity. Swarmia has identified key metrics
The large number of subreddits shifting to private to protest Reddit's new API pricing terms caused Reddit to crash. Reddit started experiencing issues on Monday morning. The outage was fully resolved by 1:28PM ET. More than 7,000 subreddits have gone private or read-only as part of the protest. Some subreddits will return to normal on June 14, but others have decided to continue the protest until changes are made. Reddit said on Sunday that it wasn't planning any changes to what's been announced.
Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino sent her first memo to employees on Monday, marking her start at the company. Yaccarino is a long-time advertising executive and her main task will be to rebuild Twitter's ads business. Elon Musk will continue overseeing Twitter's product and engineering teams. A copy of Yaccarino's full email to Twitter employees is available in the article.
Sol Reader is a VR headset built specifically for reading books. The device blocks all distractions while reading. It uses side-lit e-ink displays and comes with a remote. A full charge lasts for around 25 hours. The device is available for pre-order for $350.
N-Ark's floating city project, Dogen City, will be designed to handle rising sea levels and provide power, food, and water for up to 40,000 people. The city, which will measure 4 kilometers in circumference, will host tourism, medical facilities, and space rockets. N-Ark is planning for approximately 10,000 full-time inhabitants, with up to 30,000 tourists visiting at any time. The company plans to have Dogen City in use by 2030.
Chrome for Testing is a new Chrome flavor that targets web app testing and automation use cases. Setting up adequate browser testing environments is a commonly reported web developer pain point. Chrome for Testing doesn't auto-update and a versioned binary will be made available for every Chrome release. ChromeDriver releases will now align with Chrome releases.
Waku is a minimalistic React framework. It supports exportable builds, static site generation, and more. Diagrams showing how Waku's architecture works are available.
Fern is an open source format for defining REST APIs. You can think of it like a programming language to describe your API - your endpoints, types, errors, and examples. Find out why companies like Scale AI and Flatfile already use Fern to develop their APIs and generate their SDKs, check us out on GitHub [https://github.com/fern-api/fern?utm_source=tldr].
Apple's Vision Pro justifies its expensive price tag by delivering an incredible user experience. Apps for the device will likely go the same way as apps for iOS, meaning there will probably be a rush to the bottom with pricing and then a general user expectation that software should be free. While there might not be the same gold rush for apps on visionOS compared to on iOS, there are still many reasons for developers to be excited about the platform.
Online communities help people find a sense of belonging where they might struggle to do so in real life. When a community grows too fast, a stranger-culture emerges where people are more guarded. The sense of belonging to the community is eroded, and people feel more anonymous. Social media sites that are run like startups have to hit growth targets to impress investors. This unsustainable growth destroys communities and lowers the quality of interactions for users.
Remofirst makes global payroll and international HR affordable for everyone, from startups to fortune 500s. As a TLDR reader, you’ll get 2 months free on your first global hires in any country
Audiocraft is a library for audio processing and generation with deep learning powered by MusicGen, a state-of-the-art controllable text-to-music model.
Varda's space drug manufacturing factory will run tests while orbiting Earth for just over a month before coming back down to the Utah desert in mid-July.
Guardrails is a Python package for specifying structure and type and validating and correcting the outputs of large language models. It does pydantic-style validation of LLM outputs, takes corrective actions, and enforces structure and type guarantees. Developers specify LLM output using a file format and a lightweight wrapper implements the spec.
OneSchema is a ready-made CSV importer for developers — which automatically corrects customer data. (Also: edge case handling, simple UI, bulk editing). Launching CSV import has never been easier