Fri. 04/17 - Y Combinator Gets Picky
Microsoft has some AI tech that can catch bugs 99% of the time, Y Combinator is going to be more picky about who it invests in, macOS is getting a smarter battery management system for your laptop, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors:DoubleUp.agencyCognitoHQ.com Links: AI spots critical Microsoft security bugs 97% of the time (VentureBeat) Changing policy, Y Combinator cuts its pro rate stake and makes investments case-by-case (TechCrunch) Google's fast-growing Meet video tool getting Zoom-like layout, Gmail link (Reuters) Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improve battery health (Six Colors) Apple CEO Talks Covid-19 Crisis, Return to Work Plan at Company-Wide Meeting (Bloomberg) 'Needle in a haystack': Reborn tech offices may need distance and mass testing (Protocol) The coronavirus pandemic turned Folding@Home into an exaFLOP supercomputer (Ars Technica) Can Comic Books Survive the Coronavirus Era? (NYTimes) LIDAR: Peek Into The Future With iPad Pro (Halide) The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder (Wired) In Half-Life’s improv scene, anyone can speak for Gordon Freeman (Ars Technica)
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Microsoft has some AI tech that can catch bugs 99% of the time, Y Combinator is going to be more picky about who it invests in, macOS is getting a smarter battery management system for your laptop, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
- AI spots critical Microsoft security bugs 97% of the time (VentureBeat)
- Changing policy, Y Combinator cuts its pro rate stake and makes investments case-by-case (TechCrunch)
- Google's fast-growing Meet video tool getting Zoom-like layout, Gmail link (Reuters)
- Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improve battery health (Six Colors)
- Apple CEO Talks Covid-19 Crisis, Return to Work Plan at Company-Wide Meeting (Bloomberg)
- 'Needle in a haystack': Reborn tech offices may need distance and mass testing (Protocol)
- The coronavirus pandemic turned Folding@Home into an exaFLOP supercomputer (Ars Technica)
- Can Comic Books Survive the Coronavirus Era? (NYTimes)
- LIDAR: Peek Into The Future With iPad Pro (Halide)
- The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder (Wired)
- In Half-Life’s improv scene, anyone can speak for Gordon Freeman (Ars Technica)
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