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Hacker News Recap

July 3rd, 2024 | AI's $600B Question

Jul 4, 2024
The podcast delves into AI's $600B question, Proton launching its version of Google Docs, the origins of DS_store files, the cheapest NAS options, constraint programming with CP-SAT and Python, making Linux-managed network switches, isolating background noise for audio production, the joy of reading challenging books, and beating NumPy in matrix multiplication using 150 lines of C.
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Quick takeaways

  • Proton Docs offers secure Google Docs alternative with industry-specific features, sparking comparisons and concerns about privacy.
  • AI industry faces $600B revenue gap despite technological progress, prompting discussions on GPU training, regulations, and job market impact.

Deep dives

Proton's End-to-End Encryption for Documents

Proton introduces a new encrypted version of Google Docs, Proton Docs, with robust features tailored for industries like healthcare and finance. Users can access advanced formatting, image embedding, and collaboration tools along with support for various document formats, all with an added layer of privacy through end-to-end encryption. Discussions in the comments highlight concerns about the open-source nature of Proton Drive and comparisons with similar services like CripPad, as well as reflections on the performance and usability of Proton's apps.

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