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Why did file sharing drive so much startup innovation?

TechCrunch

To wit, one common theme that came from our recent profiles of Expensify and NS1 is the centrality of file sharing (or, illegal file sharing if you are on that side of the fence) and internet infrastructure in the origin stories of the two companies. 1 napkin and 22 lines of code, or how NS1 rewrote the rules of internet infrastructure.

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

Ervin and Denis have assumed new jobs at Mozilla within the past several weeks, now working as senior engineering manager and product lead, respectively. “Mozilla has long advocated for a healthier internet and has been an inspiration to us in its dedication and contributions to the open web.

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With.app, Google plans to build a safer Web

The Parallax

It’s been in the works since 2012, when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers standards organization decided to create more top-level domains , or TLDs, as the suffixes are known. Google engineering manager Adrienne Porter Felt explains the.app top-level domain at Google I/O in Mountain View, Calif.,

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Web’s most annoying ads no longer welcome in Chrome

The Parallax

Based on surveys of more than 40,000 Internet users in North America and Europe, Chrome will now block several kinds of ads without requiring user interaction or customization with an ad blocker. Others looked to engineering solutions, such as using browser technology to replace “bad” ads with less annoying, safer ones.

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Fintech Roundup: Better.com workers leaving in ‘droves’ in wake of CEO Vishal Garg’s return

TechCrunch

For example, engineering managers were said to have had an AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Garg and only in-person workers were allowed to attend. As these technologies proliferate in everyday life, we’ll witness the advent of the Internet of Payments …Together, sooner than you might think, the newcomers will unseat the incumbents.

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Primer: Why Google is pushing HTTPS

The Parallax

The update completes a two-year project to strong-arm Internet companies into transmitting data more safely between websites and users through HTTPS. Apple Safari uses a gray icon, as does Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, albeit on the right. Google Search already downgrades sites that don’t use HTTPS in its results. Courtesy Google.

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Diving Deep Into The World Of Data Science With Ashutosh Kumar

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Also read: Inside The Mind Of A Data Scientist HackerEarth: What are some of the mistakes/misconceptions (top 3) that you have seen recruiters or engineering managers make when hiring data scientists/data analysts? The industry needs people who can not only understand algorithms but who can also code.