Japan’s SmartNews was growing fast in the U.S. What went wrong?
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半導体開発で、久しぶりにXの投稿で盛り上がったので、記録に残します。 - Vengineerの戯言
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How bad are search results? Let's compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT
Marginalia does relatively well by sometimes providing decent but not great answers and then providing no answers or very obviously irrelevant answers to the questions it can't answer, with a relatively low rate of scams, lower than any other search engine (although, for these queries, ChatGPT returns zero scams and Marginalia returns some). Interestingly, Mwmbl lets users directly edit search res
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Programming note: this week, there will be no The Pulse on Thursday. I’m attending Craft Conference in Budapest, Hungary and delivering my annual conference talk the same day. My keynote is titled “What’s Old is New Again.” I’ll share the recording in the newsletter, once it will become available. I hope you enjoy this detailed deepdive on a lean and nimble startup (Bluesky) for the week! Bluesky
The Agile Manifesto [1], created in 2001, brought about a significant shift in the development of (software) products. The values and principles in the manifesto have since evolved and expanded, and we continue to discover better ways to implement them. Overall, the changes have been positive and continue to benefit the industry. This article discusses the journey we have collectively taken over t
A student asked how I keep us innovative. I don't. | nicole@web
Last week, I did a Q&A session for a friend's security class. One of the students asked a question that I loved. They asked something like, "As a principal engineer, how do you make sure your company stays at the forefront of innovation?" There are two reasons I love this question. The first is that it's a good and natural one, which I had early on too. The second is that it's unintentionally lead
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bitFlyer.com Founder: Yuzo Kano Established: 2014 bitFlyer is the biggest crypto exchange in Japan and one of the largest Bitcoin brokers globally. Users can buy/sell cryptocurrency with each other or directly with bitFlyer. Initially focused on Bitcoin, the company later added futures contracts, Bitcoin derivatives, and other crypto currencies to the exchange. In the news: Japanese Crypto Exchang
カンボジアの中央銀行であるカンボジア国立銀行は2020年10月にデジタル通貨の「バコン」を導入し、銀行口座を持たない人々を金融システムに包摂する取り組みを進めています。そんなバコンの開発においてカンボジアの中央銀行と協力し、ベトナムやフィリピンなどの国々でも中央銀行デジタル通貨(CBDC)の導入可能性を探る日本発のブロックチェーン企業「ソラミツ」について、海外メディアのRest of Worldが報じています。 The Japanese blockchain startup behind Cambodia’s digital currency - Rest of World https://restofworld.org/2023/japanese-company-cambodia-digital-banking/ 2016年のある日、ソラミツの共同創設者兼CEOである武宮誠氏は、カンボジ
Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s chief technology officer, says of releasing A.I. software, “You have to experiment in public.”Illustration by Todd St. John At around 11:30 a.m. on the Friday before Thanksgiving, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, was having his weekly meeting with senior leaders when a panicked colleague told him to pick up the phone. An executive from OpenAI, an artificial-inte
OpenAI's Rules for Model Behavior, Better Brain-Controlled Robots, and more
Dear friends, In the last couple of days, Google announced a doubling of Gemini Pro 1.5's input context window from 1 million to 2 million tokens, and OpenAI released GPT-4o, which generates tokens 2x faster and 50% cheaper than GPT-4 Turbo and natively accepts and generates multimodal tokens. I view these developments as the latest in an 18-month trend. Given the improvements we've seen, best pra
イーロン・マスク氏が設立した人工知能スタートアップのxAIが、最大10億ドル(約1470億円)の資金調達を進めていることが、規制当局に提出された申請書類により判明しました。 Elon Musk is raising money for his AI company X.ai https://www.axios.com/2023/12/05/elon-musks-xai-aims-to-raise-1-billion Elon Musk's AI startup — X.AI — files to raise $1 billion https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/05/elon-musks-ai-startup-xai-files-to-raise-1-billion-.html 証券取引委員会(SEC)に提出されたフォームDという書類によると、xAIは既に最大10
How a startup loses its spark
At a well-run seed stage startup, engineers will often describe the work experience as intoxicating. At a larger company, the best you get is "enjoyable". Why does this happen? Is it inevitable? Let's inspect what makes a startup intoxicating. An engineer should spend most of their time in this core loop: If needed, talk to users, figure out their problems. Come up with an idea to build. If needed
2023年6月、イーロン・マスク氏の保有する電気自動車(EV)メーカーであるテスラが、ドイツのフライブルクに本拠地を置くワイヤレス充電器メーカーのWiferionを買収するとウワサされていたのですが、この買収がついに完了したことが明らかになっています。 Tesla rumored to be purchasing wireless charging company Wiferion https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-wiferion-purchase-rumors-wireless-charging/ Tesla completes acquisition of wireless charging company Wiferion https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-wiferion-acquisition-wireless-ele
When I started writing and publishing open-source software about 15 years ago, I was pretty radical about it. I only used permissive licenses like MIT or BSD, as all I cared about was reach. Using a copyleft license with strings attached seemed to hinder that reach. Getting another A-category company to use my open-source libraries like Nodemailer was a badge of honor. I even went so far that when
This post is an exploration of the supply and demand of GPUs, particularly Nvidia H100s. We’re also releasing a song and music video on the same day as this post. This post went mega viral. It was on the frontpage of HN, techmeme, many email newsletters, got tweets from Andrej Karpathy and others, comments from Mustafa (who will have $1B of GPUs online soon) from Inflection and Emad from Stability
会社法の施行(平成18年5月1日から)によって、株式会社の設立要件は、従来に比べ大きく緩和されました。 会社法施行前は、株式会社設立に際し1000万円以上の資本金を必要としていたのに対し、会社法施行後はその制限が無くなりました（最低資本金規制の撤廃）。ほか、取締役は3名以上必要だったものが1名以上でよくなり、取締役の任期は原則2年（非公開会社である株式会社については定款で10年まで延長可）となりました。監査役に関しては、必ず必要とされていたものが任意となり、監査役の任期は原則4年（非公開会社である株式会社については定款で10年まで延長可）となりました。ただし、決算公告と株主総会に関しては、引き続き実施が必要（義務がある）とされています。 合同会社（LLC) 合同会社は、会社法で新たに設立が認められた持分会社の一形態であり、米国のLLC（Limited Liability Company）の
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Digital Solution Offerings: Techniques to Deliver Success for Digitalization
When we talk about digital solution offerings, first of all, let’s discuss what digital solutions are, what are digitalization and digitization, and what are the needs for that. What is Digitalization Simply put, digitalization is the journey of shifting business activities – processes, data management, communication, and more – from paper to an online environment. It involves utilizing digital to
Network tunneling with… QEMU?
Cyberattackers tend to give preference to legitimate tools when taking various attack steps, as these help them evade detection systems while keeping malware development costs down to a minimum. Network scanning, capturing a process memory dump, exfiltrating data, running files remotely, and even encrypting drives — all these can be done with trusted software. To gain a foothold inside a compromis
Name: Anand Joshi Title: Software Engineer Organization: SmartNews Inc., Japan Hometown: Mumbai, India Living in Japan: Since January, 2017 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandhjoshi/ Blog: https://anandjoshi.me/about/ This is the 12th interview in the “Interviews with Foreign Information Technology Engineers in Japan” series. “ EJable.com’s Ryoko Nagai talks to Anand Joshi of SmartNews, Ja
For professionals, LinkedIn is the only leader in the social media domain. The reason is that even if we call it social media, it’s not just that. It’s a social media for professionals. However, as professionals, how to use LinkedIn effectively for our objectives is essential. Setting Objectives for Effective Use of LinkedIn Effectivity only comes with objectivity. The first step is to realize the
We have long heard that houses in Japan are expensive. Then, all of a sudden, someone tells you that you can buy a cheap house in Japan. Imagine the waves such a statement will cause. The same thing happened with the Akiya phenomenon in Japan. Akiya, or abandoned cheap houses, has always existed in Japan. However, lately, this has become a buzzword, especially among foreigners, both in and out of
人気コミュニケーションツールの「Discord」は、その他のほとんどのテクノロジー企業と異なり、ユーザーへの広告表示を行わずに成長してきました。ところが、ついにDiscordが「クエスト」と呼ばれるゲームの有料プロモーションをユーザーに提供する予定であることが判明し、ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナルはDiscordの大きな方針転換だと報じています。 Discord to Start Showing Ads for Gamers to Boost Revenue - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/tech/discord-to-start-showing-ads-for-gamers-to-boost-revenue-bf5848b9 Social-media startup Discord plans to start showing advertisements on
A Global Design System
TL;DR: This is a call to action to create a Global Design System that provides the world’s web designers & developers a library of common UI components. A Global Design System would improve the quality and accessibility of the world’s web experiences, save the world’s web designers and developers millions of hours, and make better use of our collective human potential. Sounds pretty good, right? I
Engineering Unexpected Anti-Patterns for Engineering Leaders — Lessons From Stripe, Uber & Carta Will Larson, a veteran engineering leader and the CTO at Carta, holds three conventional engineering management “anti-patterns” up to the light for a closer look. Whenever Will Larson meets up with fellow CTOs or heads of engineering at other startups, he often finds himself having the same conversatio
Ramp and the AI Opportunity
Welcome to the 93 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Thursday! If you haven’t subscribed, join 226,688 smart, curious folks by subscribing here: Subscribe now Hi friends 👋, Happy Tuesday and welcome back to our fourth Not Boring Deep Dive on Ramp. Ramp is one of the fastest-growing, best-run startups in the world. It’s also just one of my favorites. I met Ramp CEO Eric Glyman the fi
Kanji for Long: 長 (Naga-i)
The Japanese kanji for “Long” is 長. The pronunciation of the Kanji 長 is “naga-i” (なが-い) in its kun’yomi (Japanese reading) and “chou” (チョウ) in its on’yomi (Chinese reading). However, the Kanji 長 is also pronounced as “osa” (おさ) in it’s Japanese reading. The reading “osa” is for words when this Kanji extends its meaning from long to mean the head of a group, chief, leader, elder, the greatest of al
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A collection of articles on common problems startups face when scaling. Throughout Thoughtworks’ history, we’ve been partnering with startups to help them scale. We’ve worked with organizations at various stages in their development — from helping early-stage startups experiment, land on the right idea and create an MVP, to helping later-stage scaleups create the right technical platform and organ
The Japanese Kanji 入 means “Enter (to enter),” “Putting in,” and “Insert.” Various contexts for the usage of 入: Enter: It refers to the action of going into a space or location. Insert: 入 is also used to describe putting something into something else. Admission: 入 is often used in contexts related to being admitted into a group, organization, or institution. Include: 入 can signify the inclusion of
IDaaS Market Size & Share | Industry Growth - 2032
Global Market Outlook In-depth analysis of global and regional trends Analyze and identify the major players in the market, their market share, key developments, etc. To understand the capability of the major players based on products offered, financials, and strategies. Identify disrupting products, companies, and trends. To identify opportunities in the market. Analyze the key challenges in the
There has been a lot of discussion about how many Product Managers (PMs) are required in a product team. This conversation gained momentum after Airbnb restructured their product management organization, followed by articles about how startups are thriving without any PMs. I agree that many companies hire too many PMs. As a result, PMs often fill their days with project management tasks and updati
At a first glance, the table seems about right, in that the sites that feel slow unless you have a super fast device show up as slow in the table (as in, max(LCP*,CPU)) is high on lower-end devices). When I polled folks about what platforms they thought would be fastest and slowest on our slow devices (Mastodon, Twitter, Threads), they generally correctly predicted that Wordpress and Ghost and Wor
Building A Fintech Solution
FinTech stands for Finance Technology, and a Fintech company is a company that uses technology to solve customers’ financial needs. A career in a Fintech company can be very lucrative, and knowing the basics about building an app for a Fintech solution can open doors to many good opportunities. This article will discuss the subcategories of startups in the Fintech space, with a few Japanese exampl
１行のコードから社会課題の解決へ、思いを馳せる。READYFORのエンジニアリングの軌跡と展望｜Ryohei Kumagai
はじめにREADYFORでVPoEをしている熊谷です。READYFORアドカレ１日目を担当させていただきます。 今回は、READYFORのエンジニアリング組織について、シリーズAの資金調達後の2019年1月から、シリーズBやCを経て、今日までの約４年間を振り返ろうと思います。これまで多くの取り組みや、数々の失敗など、怒涛の日々を過ごしてきましたが、そのあたりを一度棚卸して整理することで、次の活動にも繋げていけたらと考えています。 また、シリーズA〜Cラウンド程度のスタートアップ企業や同規模のエンジニアリング組織を抱えているエンジニア/マネジメント層の方々へ、何か一つでも参考になる事があれば幸いです。 あと今回、この約４年間の振り返り記事を書こうと考えた理由はもう一つあります。昨今では世界情勢やスタートアップ業界、また生成AIなどテクノロジー界隈などなど、様々な領域で転換点を迎えていると思い
Kanji for Child: 子 (Ko)
Japanese kanji for “Child” is 子. The pronunciation of the Kanji 子 is “ko” (こ) in its kun’yomi (Japanese reading) and “shi” (シ) or “su” (ス) in its on’yomi (Chinese reading). Please note that the Kanji 子, meaning “child,” is also one of the twelve Zodiac animal signs in the Chinese zodiac, representing the rat. Additionally, pronounced as zǐ, it also denotes the North direction (0° or 360°) on ancie
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by Werner Bayer 2016年にカリフォルニア州で設立されたEVメーカーのFiskerが2024年6月18日に、日本の民事再生法に相当する連邦破産法第11章の適用を裁判所に申請しました。同社は2024年初頭に「運転資金が今後12カ月持たない」と発表していましたが、それから半年足らずで経営が行き詰まりを迎えることになりました。 FISKER GROUP INC. FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 (PDFファイル)https://assets.ctfassets.net/cghen8gr8e1n/6W19OiEBJDVIFVEmo4feHA/df902c5cb2b067251a300efb0b35f611/Fisker-Filing-FINAL.pdf EV startup Fisker files for bankruptcy, aims to sell assets
A self-sponsored visa in Japan is for people who wish to live in Japan for freelancing work. This includes part-time work and not as a direct employee of a company in Japan. There’s a saying among the international community in Japan that getting into Japan is hard, but staying in Japan is easy. The challenging part of immigrating to Japan is the visa process. Even long-term residents still dread
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