#101 GitHub Copilot investigation
Maybe you don’t mind if GitHub Copilot used your open-source code without asking. But how will you feel if Copilot erases your open-source community?
How Susan Kare Designed User-Friendly Icons for the First Macintosh
If it wasn’t for needlepoint, the computer graphics we have come to know and love today might have looked a lot different. Pioneering designer Susan Kare was taught by her mother how to do counted-thread embroidery, which gave her the basic knowledge she needed to create the first icons for the Apple Macintosh 35 years ago.
Stability AI, the startup behind Stable Diffusion, raises $101M
Stability AI, the startup behind the image-generating AI system Stable Diffusion, has raised $101 million at a reported valuation over $1 billion.
Exclusive: Amazon’s attrition costs $8 billion annually
Amazon churns through workers at an astonishing rate, well above industry averages. And it gets worse. The documents also indicate potential lapses in the company's learning and development data.
Microsoft lays off nearly 1,000 people across the company
A week after Microsoft announced new hardware and big moves in the VR and AR space it’s reportedly laid off nearly 1,000 people across the company, including on the Xbox and Edge teams. Also affected was the MSMT division, which is focused on developing next gen tech.
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