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Researchers and Founders
I spent many years working with founders and now I work with researchers. Although there are always individual exceptions, on average it’s surprising to me how different the best people in these...
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 1,099 posts.
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Apple gave me the Hey treatment back in 2014
I’ve been reading the news this week about Hey, Apple, and in app purchases. Many people have offered their takes on the situation, and I can’t help but feel déjà vu.
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Mozilla VPN
We are working hard to make the official product, the Mozilla VPN, available in selected regions this year. We will continue to offer the Mozilla VPN at the current pricing model for a limited time, which allows you to protect up to five devices on Windows, Android, and iOS at $4.99/month.
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The Coming Chip Wars
A version of this article appeared in War on the Rocks. Controlling advanced chip manufacturing in the 21st century may well prove to be like controlling the oil supply in the 20th. The coun…
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Apple is threatening to terminate my developer account with no clear reason
UPDATE June 18, 2020 at 10:24 PM EST: I have made contact with a human at Apple after they reached to me via Resolution Center. We are working on solving the issues, and while I have not been told “yes, your account will not be terminated”, I believe in good faith we will work something out. Yes, the issue was my…
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Employers steal billions from workers’ paychecks each year: Survey data show millions of workers are paid less than the minimum wage, at significant cost to taxpayers and state economies
This report assesses the prevalence and magnitude of one form of wage theft—minimum wage violations (workers being paid at an effective hourly rate below the binding minimum wage)—in the 10 most populous U.S. states. We find that, in these states, 2.4 million workers lose $8 billion annually (an average of $3,300 per…
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YC's Startup School Relaunching as Continuous Program
We’re excited to announce that Startup School (SUS) is relaunching today as a continuous program. This change will allow us to serve many more founders than the traditional annual course we’ve been running since 2017 and better support startup founders year-round. In addition to this change to continuous admissions…
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Apple Is Trying to Shut Down Hey
Apple deserves the antitrust scrutiny that they’re getting for their anti-competitive App Store policies.
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Dear Apple: Here’s How to Stop the Antitrust Investigations
A Five-Step Guide from the Developers You Sherlocked. It’s in Apple’s best interest to be proactive and tackle the antitrust problem itself rather than waiting for the government to step in. To help Tim Cook get ahead of the scrutiny, we’ve compiled some reasonable suggestions for Apple that don’t require government…
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Apple’s Rejection of Hey from the App Store for Not Using In-App Purchases
I’m not trying to be coy, but what is the iPhone itself? A business device or a consumer product? Using *or* instead of *and* as the conjunction there is clearly laughable.
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Apple, ARM, and Intel
ARM Macs are imminent; why they make sense, and why the implications could be far-reaching, for not just Apple but also Intel.
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AWS’s Share of Amazon’s Profit
I’ve often heard it said that AWS is a major contributor to Amazon’s profitability. How major? Here’s a graph covering the last ten quarters, with a brief methodology discussion:
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New Lego Mindstorms Robot Inventor
lego AND mindstorms, lego AND robot, lego AND product, lego AND launch, lego AND 2020, lego AND code, lego AND coding, lego AND inventor, lego AND stem, lego AND steam, lego AND app, lego 2020
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How many of you know that the team is working on something that no-one wants?
Most companies mistakenly apply value replication principles to discovery
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Never Hertz to Ask
Obviously we’re going to talk about this today: Ok, so. Up until this year, I would’ve told you that there are two general kinds of financial bubbles. The first kind of bubble is where everyo…
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The American Press Is Destroying Itself
A flurry of newsroom revolts has transformed the American press
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Forecast, don't guesstimate your software projects
"When will it be done?" Is a question I get asked almost weekly as a software developer. Despite building software professionally for the last 15 years
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Brilliant Hardware in the Valley of the Software Slump
Our software feels less refined as our hardware achieves platonic ideals
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Jim Keller to Depart Intel
Intel Newsroom delivers the latest news, announcements, and updates. Stay informed on Intel innovations.
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GitLab acquires Peach Tech and Fuzzit
Acquisitions will make GitLab the first security solution to offer both coverage-guided and behavioral fuzz testing
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The antitrust case against Google
State and federal authorities are reportedly preparing to bring antitrust charges against Google. We talked to Yale SOM’s Fiona Scott Morton about the company's dominant role in online advertising and how it limits competition.
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How much did AlphaGo Zero cost? (2018)
Answer: probably around $35 million.