The hottest Technology Substack posts right now

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sqlmesh janitor

davidj.substack • 119 implied HN points • 13 Dec 24
🕹 Technology Software Data Engineering Cloud Development
  1. Sqlmesh offers various command-line interface commands that help manage and maintain your data projects effectively. For example, the `clean` command helps fix any issues that might arise during execution.
  2. The new tool has unique features that improve development, like automatic data contract handling and optimized incremental models, making it easier to work with large datasets without unnecessary costs.
  3. Competition in the data transformation space is healthy. It pushes tools like dbt and sqlmesh to improve, ultimately benefiting users by providing better features and experiences.

Falling Down The AI Rabbit Hole

diabolical • 78 implied HN points • 21 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Animation Software Art
  1. Artificial intelligence can be used for creating elaborate and emotional art pieces.
  2. AI technologies like animation and voice synthesis are being combined to create unique videos.
  3. There is a democratization of art and creation happening with AI tools, leading to a potential shift in the creative industry.
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In good company

Tabletops • 78 implied HN points • 03 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Retail Data Analysis App Development
  1. Apple Stores often choose locations near other popular brands like Victoria's Secret, Lululemon, and Sephora.
  2. Most Apple Stores are located on the main level of the malls they are in.
  3. Apple Store distribution seems to loosely correlate with mall operators like Simon and Brookfield.

Infrastructure and Business Logic in Serverless: Exploring the Relationship

The Serverless Mindset • 78 implied HN points • 14 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Serverless Development Architecture
  1. Finding the right balance between infrastructure and business logic in serverless architecture is crucial.
  2. Serverless offers a sweet spot between simplicity and control, allowing for understanding and informed decision-making by developers.
  3. The relationship between infrastructure and business logic in serverless architectures is complex, and finding the right balance is key to creating scalable and resilient systems.

Tony Stark vs. the World

Everything's Broken • 78 implied HN points • 07 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Social media Blogging Online Communities
  1. Elon Musk has been making controversial decisions on Twitter that have impacted the platform and its users.
  2. Musk's actions have shifted the focus of Twitter towards his personal preferences and away from its original purpose.
  3. Twitter under Musk's leadership is becoming more personalized around him, raising concerns about the direction of the platform.

Dashing Data Viz - Issue 230

Dashing Data Viz • 78 implied HN points • 21 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Data Visualization
  1. The newsletter covers curated news, articles, and jobs related to Data Visualization.
  2. There are interesting articles on topics like 3D maps, graph data visualization with Neo4j Bloom, and visualizing Wordle solutions.
  3. The newsletter shares job opportunities for software engineers passionate about data viz and also includes a video tutorial on making Eurostat maps with R.

Generating Insights from Research with AI

Addition • 78 implied HN points • 28 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Research Insights Machine Learning Data science
  1. AI can synthesize vast amounts of information to generate insights faster than humans.
  2. AI can complement human strategists, giving them superpowers to transform the art of strategy.
  3. The tool shared in the post helps improve human strategists' AI superpowers by synthesizing research, generating insights, and providing creative interpretations.

#6: Times Are Changing + A Transatlantic Approach to AI + Governing Superintelligence, and more

Navigating AI Risks • 78 implied HN points • 06 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Government Ethics Policy Regulation
  1. AI existential risks are gaining significant attention from top AI scientists, policymakers, and CEOs of advanced AI labs.
  2. The White House updated the National R&D Strategy for AI with a focus on international collaboration and AI system safety and security.
  3. Transatlantic discussions between the EU and US aim to coordinate AI policies, but differences in regulatory approaches exist.

Daily bit(e) of C++ | [[nodiscard]] attribute

Daily bit(e) of C++ • 78 implied HN points • 24 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. C++17 introduced the [[nodiscard]] attribute to trigger a compiler warning when a function call result is discarded.
  2. Use the [[nodiscard]] attribute for expensive functions and query functions that may be confused with action counterparts.
  3. The Compiler Explorer tool can be used to explore code examples related to the [[nodiscard]] attribute.

XGen, a 7B LLM trained on up to 8K sequence length from SalesForce

MLOps Newsletter • 78 implied HN points • 05 Aug 23
🕹 Technology AI/ML Weather Climate Models Libraries
  1. ClimaX is a deep learning model designed for weather and climate tasks like forecasting temperature and predicting extreme weather events.
  2. XGen is a 7B LLM trained on up to 8K sequence length, achieving state-of-the-art results in tasks like MMLU, QA, and HumanEval.
  3. GPT-4 API from OpenAI provides easy access to a powerful language model capable of generating text, translating languages, and answering questions.

How to become a Self-Driving Car Engineer in 2023

What's AI Newsletter by Louis-François Bouchard • 78 implied HN points • 11 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Automation Ethics Cybersecurity Accessibility
  1. To become a self-driving car engineer, leverage AI and automation to streamline workflows and boost productivity.
  2. Becoming a self-driving car engineer involves diving into the industry, understanding LiDAR technology, and debunking myths.
  3. Developing self-driving cars raises ethical concerns regarding safety, liability, data privacy, and accessibility, requiring collaboration across various stakeholders.

Mobile cybersecurity advice

Cybersect • 78 implied HN points • 29 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Journalism Privacy Mobile devices
  1. Non-tech journalists may misinterpret tech advice by assuming premises and seeking confirmation rather than prompting for refutation.
  2. Cybersecurity is about tradeoffs, not following simple hygiene guides, but updating critical software and avoiding password reuse.
  3. Monitoring and controlling location tracking on apps is crucial, along with considering the minimal impact of power cycling on security against attacks.

The Tricky Economics of Obsolescence

Fight to Repair • 78 implied HN points • 05 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Repairability Consumerism Legislation Sustainability
  1. Planned obsolescence is deeply rooted in our economic systems; addressing it requires a larger systemic approach rather than just focusing on eliminating it.
  2. Repair activities offer a practical way to understand broader economic issues of consumerism, waste, and sustainability by extending the lifespan of goods and reducing environmental impact.
  3. Some governments, like France, are taking action against planned obsolescence, but challenges remain in enforcing laws and shifting from a throw-away culture to a repair mindset.

Save The World My Ass

Stove Top • 78 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Venture Capital Politics Culture Economics
  1. AI isn't going to save the world as some claim, with arguments against its impact on jobs and inequality.
  2. Progressivism is more of the default in society, with conservatism being viewed as an obstacle to change.
  3. Being open to being cringy can be a powerful tool for building an online audience by not caring about others' opinions.

About Data User Experience

timo's substack • 78 implied HN points • 28 Sep 23
🕹 Technology User Experience Data Analytics Metadata
  1. Agile approach works for quick insights but can fail for user experience
  2. Data user experience includes utility, usability, findability, credibility, desirability, and accessibility
  3. Improving data user experience involves naming conventions, SQL style guides, ownership clarity, metadata, architecture, data consistency, and regular user feedback

Tracking/Measurement/Collection/Creation - what was the question again?

timo's substack • 78 implied HN points • 26 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Data Engineering Analytics Data Privacy Data Collection
  1. Finding a niche involves identifying what you enjoy and what is consistently needed in your projects.
  2. Tracking data is easily understood, but may have a negative reputation due to its association with web tracking practices.
  3. Measurement is a broader term than tracking, and data collection is often overlooked in the data engineering process.