Tech Bytes Weekly Newsletter #12
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Welcome to tech weekly roundup! 🚀 Dive into the latest exciting updates from Apple, Whatsapp, xAI, Github, Sentry and many more.
This Week Highlights
For more details on these headlines scroll down🚀 GitHub Copilot CLI Now Generally Available
🚀 Apple & Google’s Gemini partnering for AI in iPhones.
🚨 Mintlify Security Alert: GitHub Tokens Compromised
📌 Whatsapp: Multiple Messages Can Now Be Pinned in Chats
🤖 Sentry Introduces AI Autofix: Smarter Debugging for Developers
⚖️ DOJ's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple
🧠 Neuralink Breakthrough: Paralyzed Patient Plays Chess Using Brain Chip Implant ♟️
🌐 xAI Unveils Grok AI (ChatGPT Rival) Code Base to the Public
Engineering Blogs & more
AI Hallucination Is 'Very Solvable,' Nvidia's Jensen Huang Says
[GitHub] How GitHub uses merge queue to ship hundreds of changes every day
[Netflix] Sequential A/B Testing Keeps the World Streaming Netflix
[LinkedIn] Finding AI-generated (deepfake) faces in the wild
[Hotstar] MaxView: game-changing, literally
[Canva] Some of the engineering challenges we encountered while developing our vector drawing tool
[Expedia] How we monitored our Cloud spend to save money at EG
🤝 Apple Eyes Google’s Gemini AI for iPhone Innovation
Apple is reportedly in talks with Google to bring Gemini AI technology to the iPhone, aiming to enhance iOS features and keep pace with AI advancements. Here’s a quick rundown:
Apple-Google Collaboration: Apple may license Google’s Gemini AI to develop new features for iPhones. 📱
AI Competition Heats Up: With rivals like OpenAI and Microsoft advancing, Apple seeks to bolster its AI capabilities. 🚀
GenAI Features Coming: Tim Cook announced GenAI features for later this year, hinting at potential AI integrations in iOS updates. 🔜
iOS 18 Expectations: Apple’s upcoming software update might include in-house AI tools, with external partnerships also on the table. 🛠️
Google’s Gemini Hiccups: Despite recent issues with Gemini’s image-generation accuracy, Google remains a key player in smartphone AI features. 🧩
Tech Giants Silent: Both Apple and Google have yet to comment on the potential deal. 🤐
This was Reported by bloomberg
📌 Whatsapp: Multiple Messages Can Now Be Pinned in Chats
WhatsApp has upgraded its chat features, allowing users to pin up to three messages per chat for easy access. Here’s a brief overview:
WhatsApp now allows users to pin up to three messages in a chat for convenient access.
The feature expansion was announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp head Will Cathcart.
Initially introduced in December, the pinning capability has been enhanced to improve chat functionality.
Users can pin various types of messages, including text, images, and polls.
Pinned messages have selectable durations: 24 hours, 7 days (default), or 30 days.
⚖️ DOJ's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple 📱
DOJ Accusations:
Apple accused of monopolistic behavior, locking in iPhone users, and stifling competition.
Five main areas targeted: "super" apps, messaging apps, cloud gaming, digital wallets, smartwatch compatibility. 📲
Apple's Response:
Apple argues against exaggerated metrics, defends competitive advantage💬
App makers, like Coalition for App Fairness, support DOJ's action, citing Apple's history of anti-competitive practices. 📣
Implications & Future Outlook:
Lawsuit likely to extend over 3-5 years, similar to Google antitrust case. ⏳
Comparison drawn to Microsoft case, but differences noted in defining market dominance. 🔄
Immediate Impact:
Minimal for iPhone users in short term; ongoing legal battle to unfold gradually. ⏰👥
🚨 Mintlify Security Alert: GitHub Tokens Compromised
Description: Mintlify, a company aiding developers with documentation, has experienced a data breach leading to the exposure of GitHub tokens belonging to 91 customers. The breach was due to a vulnerability within Mintlify’s system and was disclosed in a recent blog post.
Key Points:
🔒 Data Breach: A vulnerability on March 1st led to the exposure of private GitHub tokens.
🔧 Immediate Response: Mintlify has notified affected users and is working with GitHub to investigate token usage.
🛡️ Security Measures: Steps are being taken to transition away from using private tokens to enhance security.
🕵️ Ongoing Investigation: Mintlify is actively working to determine if the leaked tokens were misused.
🔄 Commitment to Safety: The company is dedicated to preventing similar incidents in the future.
🤖 Sentry Introduces AI Autofix: Smarter Debugging for Developers
Autofix Feature: Sentry launches AI Autofix to assist developers in debugging production code.
Human-in-the-Loop Tool: Not fully automated; acts as a "junior developer" providing on-demand assistance.
Contextual Understanding: Utilizes production environment data to suggest fixes quickly.
Agent-Based Architecture: Monitors errors and proposes code changes, keeping developers in the loop.
Supports Major Languages: Compatible with all major languages, with primary testing in JavaScript and Python.
Continuous Improvement: While not always perfect, Sentry plans to refine its own models and possibly offer in-house solutions in the future.
🌐 xAI (Twitter’s) Unveils Grok AI Base Code to the Public
Elon Musk’s xAI has released the base code of its Grok AI model on GitHub, boasting 314 billion parameters. The open-source code, however, does not include the training code, and the model is not specialized for any specific application.
🧠 Grok AI Released: xAI has open-sourced the base code of Grok, a Mixture-of-Expert model.
🔓 License for Use: The model is under Apache License 2.0, allowing commercial use.
🚀 Not Tied to X: The open-source Grok model lacks integration with X’s social network data.
🤖 Industry Adoption: Companies are considering incorporating Grok into their AI-powered tools.
🛠️ Custom Stack: Grok-1 was developed on a unique stack, details of which remain unspecified.
🔍 Legal Battles: Musk’s ongoing legal dispute with OpenAI over AI’s nonprofit objectives.
🚀 GitHub Copilot CLI Now Generally Available
Exciting Announcement: GitHub Copilot in the CLI is now generally available (GA) for all Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise customers.
Key Features: Users can access Copilot's command suggestions and explanations directly from the terminal. Developers can now execute suggested commands based on feedback from the public beta.
Helper Aliases: New Bash, PowerShell, and Zsh aliases streamline the Copilot experience, making it easier to access and execute suggested commands.
Getting Started: Existing beta users can update to version 1.0.0 using 'gh extension upgrade gh-copilot'. New users can access Copilot in the CLI based on their account type.
Feedback: GitHub encourages users to provide feedback and suggestions for improving Copilot in the CLI via their public repository.
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