California regulators to decide the future of Cruise and Waymo
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is scheduled Thursday to make a high-stakes vote that will determine the commercial future for autonomous vehicle technology companies Cruise and Waymo — not to mention any other AV company with aspirations to launch commercial robotaxi services in the state. Cruise and Waymo already
Read moreBetter Programming Monthy Reads — Issue #94
Better Programming Monthy Reads — Issue #94Hey everyone,Hope your August is off to a good start. Last month, we saw the overhaul of the Medium Partner Program, which included stronger incentives for quality-focused writing, the sunset of the referral program, the removal of the 100-follower requirement as a prerequisite, and more. Medium’s Buster
Read moreWhat Is “Production-Grade” Software?
We’ve all seen the phrase “production-grade” software, but what does that actually mean? Are we setting our apps up for failure?One of my favorite things to do is build “proof of concepts”. They are quick little apps that show a business problem can be solved in a certain way. They’re quick
Read moreJukebox Diffusion
An AI tool for conditional music generationCreated using Deforum Stable DiffusionIt hit me with a sickening severity one night. While I stood staring down at a sink full of unwashed dishes, a feeling of nausea overwhelmed me. I had spent the day chasing down a single elusive error in a
Read moreApp Store payment rules won’t change as Apple’s battle with Epic Games heads to Supreme Court
Apple’s current App Store rules will continue to stand, as its case with Fortnite maker Epic Games heads to the Supreme Court — meaning developers won’t be able to redirect customers to their own payment systems anytime soon. The two tech giants have been battling over Apple’s requirement to use
Read moreTwitter fined $350K for taking too long to hand over January 6th data
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Elon Musk’s Twitter was fined $350,000 for refusing to comply with a search warrant on Donald Trump’s Twitter account earlier this year, according to new court documents unsealed Wednesday. The warrant was issued as part of a Justice Department special investigation. In January,
Read moreGoogle, OpenAI team up with the White House for cybersecurity challenge
Image: The Verge The Biden administration is partnering with four top artificial intelligence companies to sponsor a new cybersecurity challenge aimed at protecting the US’s critical infrastructure. The “AI Cyber Challenge,” announced at the Black Hat USA conference in Las Vegas Wednesday, is meant to pair experts with AI models
Read moreNew consortium announced to support information management practitioners
ARMA International and The Records and Information Management Practitioners Alliance (RIMPA Global), have jointly announced the establishment of the Global Information Consortium (GIC), tasked to become the voice of the information management profession. Both ARMA International and RIMPA Global work to promote best practices for professionals who manage and govern
Read moreStrategy for Engineering Managers
What is the next move?A chess game generated using MidJourneyEngineering Managers (EMs) have their sights focused on execution and people. They are working to ensure their team is achieving its goals and that their reports are on the right growth path. And that is plenty. Keeping a team running smoothly while
Read moreWhy Are We Arguing? 3 Tools for Structuring Conflict in Teams
Photo by Sarah Kilian on UnsplashA healthy relationship with conflict is at the heart of all high-performing teams (and organisations). It’s pivotal to setting principles, making decisions, and delivering value. But when conflict so easily intermingles with a plethora of social dynamics, it’s often squandered.Circular, high-level, and unactionable conversations are typically
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