Databricks is proof that strong unicorns can grow their way out of a market correction
Databricks recently revealed that it recorded revenue of more than $1 billion in the financial year ended January 31. The company also said it grew more than 60% last year and its data warehousing product crossed the $100 million annual recurring revenue (ARR) threshold in April. Databricks has always grown
Read moreFTC sues Amazon for using ‘deceptive’ tactics to sign up customers for Prime
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging the retailer worked for years to enroll consumers into its Prime service without their consent, while knowingly making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. The complaint, which was filed in federal court in Seattle, alleges that Amazon used “manipulative,
Read moreDeepMind’s RoboCat learns to perform a range of robotics tasks
DeepMind says that it has developed an AI model, called RoboCat, that can perform a range of tasks across different models of robotic arms. That alone isn’t especially novel. But DeepMind claims that the model is the first to be able to solve and adapt to multiple tasks and do
Read morePatreon adds e-commerce tools, free fan membership
Patreon is rolling out an expansion of its tools for digital creators. Monthly fan subscriptions are Patreon’s bread and butter, but later this year, creators will be able to sell one-off digital goods and offer free subscriptions. “The free to paid conversion path is quite successful,” said Julian Gutman, Patreon’s
Read moreAnalyzing Financial Reports With LlamaIndex and OpenAI
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Read moreLearn How to Create Outstanding AGSL Shaders for Android
Android’s new custom pixel shader AGSL in ComposePhoto by Andhara Cheryl on UnsplashIn this next part of the series, we will dive into the process of writing pixel shaders. We will explore the syntax, functions, and techniques required to create custom shaders that can produce stunning and dynamic visual effects. Whether you’re
Read moreDebuggers and Empathy
Photo by Tyler Nix on UnsplashIn my social bubble, using debuggers regularly is popular. During development, we use it to see how the code behaves, what the call stack is, how arguments mutate, and how objects look mid-program. And I think it is a bad practice for several reasons.My stance has a
Read morePart man. Part machine. All farmer.
In order to expand, farms have historically depended on getting more land. More acreage meant bigger crop yields. Farmers embraced technologies like irrigation, fertilizer, and pest control to improve their ability to grow more food of better quality more reliably. Recently, as the amount of available arable land has grown,
Read moreMeet StoreKit SubscriptionStoreView in iOS 17
Explore how the new StoreKit views help you build in-app subscriptions with just a few lines of codeAll images by authorThe emergence of SubscriptionStoreView frees developers from tedious and complicated code. WWDC23 brought a declarative in-app purchase UI, which allows developers to use Apple’s predesigned app purchase interface. Only a few lines
Read moreOtter is introducing a meeting-oriented AI chatbot
Automatic transcription service Otter announced a new AI-powered chatbot today that will let participants ask questions during and after a meeting and help them collaborate with teammates. Otter AI Chat will help you catch up to the meeting if you ask “I’m late to the meeting! What did I miss?”
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