Best of Apple — May 2023

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   KDnuggets·3y

   How Hard is it to Get into FAANG Companies

   In the last two years, FAANG companies alone were responsible for over 50,000 layoffs. The acronym was coined by CNBC’s Jim Cramer in 2013. FAANG is a stand in for tech companies at large – think Microsoft, AirBnb, and Spotify. After 60k layoffs, these companies probably have tons of talented applicants.

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   Apple Developer·3y

   Code new worlds

   Be among the first to learn the latest about Apple platforms, technologies, and tools. Join the developer community for an in-depth look at the future of Apple platforms. Watch on the web or in the Apple Developer app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

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   The Register·3y

   Apple bans use of ChatGPT internally

   Apple bans use of ChatGPT internally for internal use. Apple also banned GitHub's automated coding tool, Copilot, as well. Apple joins an ever-growing list of companies like Amazon and a number of banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank.

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   Hacker News·3y

   macOS Internals

   The first key to understanding memory usage in Mac OS X is to understand how a modern virtual memory system works. The Window Server has two main responsibilities: Event routing, and composing and displaying on-screen elements. Spatial window management and Exposé Panther includes a new window management feature.

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   fast.ai·3y

   Mojo might be the biggest thing to happen in programming for decades

   Mojo, a new programming language from Modular 1, is the second time in my life I’ve had that feeling. Python is the language that I have used for nearly all my work over the last few years. It has a trick up its sleeve: it can call out to code written in fast languages.

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   The Verge·3y

   iPhones will be able to speak in your voice with 15 minutes of training

   Apple today previewed a bundle of new features designed for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility. Users can create a Personal Voice by reading a set of text prompts aloud for a total of 15 minutes of audio. Apple says the feature uses ‘on-device machine learning’ to keep users’ information private and secure.

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