How Developers Can Use Tracing in the UI to Add Backend-style Observability
Unlock full-stack observability with frontend tracing using OpenTelemetry (OTel). Learn how to connect user interactions to backend services, debug slow applications, and improve performance monitoring. Continue reading How Developers Can Use Tracing in the UI to Add Backend-style Observability on SitePoint.
Read moreWhat is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?
Discover Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) - the next evolution beyond traditional SEO. Learn how to optimize your brand for AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Google's SGE. Continue reading What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? on SitePoint.
Read moreYou can’t have everything you want: beta edition
The beta distribution is a conjugate prior for a binomial likelihood function, so it makes posterior probability calculations trivial: you simply add your data to the distribution parameters. If you start with a beta(α, β) prior distribution on a proportion θ, then observe s successes and f failures, the posterior distribution
Read moreGoogle Translate takes on Duolingo with new language learning tools
Translate is also getting new live capabilities to make it easier to communicate in real-time with a person speaking a different language.
Read moreYouTube’s ‘Hype’ feature that boosts smaller creators launches globally
Viewers have the opportunity to hype up to three videos per week for a favorite creator. This gives the video points, which helps it gain traction on a new, ranked leaderboard.
Read moreHow one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change
Mitti Labs is working with The Nature Conservancy to expand the use of climate friendly rice farming practices in India. The startup uses its AI to verify reductions in methane emissions.
Read moreMore on seed phrase words
Last week I wrote about how the English seed phrase words for crypto wallets, proposed in BIP39, are not ideal for memorization. This post gives a few more brief thoughts based on these words. Prefix uniqueness The BIP39 words have a nice property that I didn’t mention: the words are
Read moreEyebot gets $20M Series A to boost to expand eye care access
This vision care startup secures $20M Series A for 90-second prescription kiosk.
Read moreFrontier buys $31M worth of antacids for the ocean
The deal will require Planetary to remove 115,000 metric tons of carbon by increasing the alkalinity of water flowing into the sea.
Read moreSpotify launches a messaging feature in a bid to become more social
Spotify said that messages are not end-to-end encrypted, and that Spotify proactively looks at messages to check if they break its rules.
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