Microsoft's missed opportunities, Google's dominance on iOS, diminishing value of coding skills, evolution of software development tools, potential of AI, Noster as a decentralized platform
Google pays Apple 36% of revenue from search ads, raising doubts about Google's market dominance.
The future of coding is questioned as AI-driven tools like chat GPT evolve and programming skills might lose value.
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Google pays Apple 36% of revenue from search ads via Safari
During testimony at the US versus Google trial, Google's economics expert revealed that Google pays Apple 36% of the revenue earned from search ads via Safari, raising questions about Google's argument of being the best product in the market.
Mac being a hostile platform for developers
Developers express frustration with macOS updates breaking games and the hostile software environment for game development on Mac. Restrictions on code changes, notarization requirements, and the deprecation of OpenGL are cited as challenges.
Coding as a public utility
An article explores the potential regulation of AI as a public utility and the concerns around the future of coding as AI-driven tools like chat GPT evolve. It questions whether programming skills will lose value as AI continues to advance.
OpenAI's expansion and customization of GPT
OpenAI's expansion of services, including the ability to build and sell custom GPTs through a GPT store, is discussed. The potential for OpenAI to become an AI-as-a-service provider for building customized chat bots and applications is highlighted.
Alderon Matt on X — Apple needs to stop breaking games in macOS Operating System Updates. Imagine writing code that works for a decade and in a macOS update having it throw a NSInternalInconsistencyException. This is going to break thousands of Unreal Engine and other games on Steam.