Hello, Thursday! Let's finish the week on a high note!
Geek Gossip
#ClaudeCodeDrama - Users on Reddit, HackerNews noticed that Claude Code had disappeared from the Pro Plan - without any prior intimation from Anthropic. Only their $100 and $200 / month plan now allowed for Claude Code. Once the observation went viral, Anthropic tweeted that it was an “experiment” for 2% of users only and has now been cancelled - but users are reading more into it - that it could be a sign of the times to come.
Latest Updates
OpenAI Teams Up With Infosys To Bring AI Tools To More Businesses
Infosys has partnered with OpenAI to integrate its AI tools into its Topaz AI platform. The integration will be used to help clients modernize software development, automate workflows and deploy AI systems at scale. The companies did not disclose financial details of the deal.
Meta To Track Its Own Employees Clicks And Keystrokes To Train AI
Meta is implementing a new tool to track employees' keystrokes and mouse clicks to train its AI models, citing the need for real-world examples to help AI complete everyday tasks.
Google Unveils AI Hypercomputer
Google has announced the AI Hypercomputer, a powerful infrastructure designed to handle complex AI workloads.
Changelog
X - Custom Timelines feature added, allowing users to pin specific topics to their home tab with support for over 75 topics.
Opera One - Integrates YouTube and Twitch into the sidebar, introduces native Volume Booster feature, and revamps Video Popout feature.
Threads - Live Chats on Threads for real-time discussions around cultural events.
Duolingo - Added advanced content to nine popular language courses, enabling learners to reach B2 level proficiency and interact with native speakers.
Tech Talk Thursdays
Sunil Pai, from Cloudflare, introduces "Code Mode," a paradigm shift from JSON-based tool calling to LLMs generating and executing code (JavaScript/WASM) within secure sandboxes. This reduces token bloat by 99% for massive APIs and enables "inhabiting the state machine" for complex tasks like generative UI.
Nita Chakrabarty discusses five "unconscious codes" - rejection, abandonment, humiliation, betrayal, and injustice - that drive behaviors like perfectionism and micromanagement in tech professionals. These expired childhood coping mechanisms often lead to burnout. She advocates for somatic healing and self-compassion to peel back these "masks," enabling more authentic leadership and team collaboration.
Suhail Patel discusses how Monzo manages 3,000 microservices with a small team by prioritizing a "paved road" developer experience. By using uniform templates, automated CLI tools, and strict CI/CD checks, they abstract complex infrastructure like Kubernetes and Kafka. This allow engineers to focus purely on business logic, ensuring rapid, reliable deployments without needing deep infrastructure expertise.
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Miscellaneous
Neural Networks Explained In Plain English
In this lesson, you will learn how neural networks work and how they solve challenging problems, such as generating text, recognizing objects, controlling a robot, and more. You will understand the basics of neurons, activation functions, weights, and biases, and how multiple neurons are stacked together to form a neural network.
How I Resolved 15K Circular Dependencies
Nx engineers tackled a 7M-line codebase, reducing circular dependencies from 15,000 to zero in a year-long effort.
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