The Code Report (June 30, 2024)

Introduction

• Tech updates & news stories from June 2024.
• Discusses AI, JavaScript, tech drama, etc.

Key Stories in Tech

Story 1: AI Tools in Figma

• Figma's new AI tools for UI/UX developers.
• Generate UIs with prompts.
• Visual asset search based on appearance, not text.

Story 2: Claude Sonet 3.5

• New AI model for writing code, outperforming GPT-4.
• Features 'Artifacts' for saving code snippets to build applications.

Story 3: Nvidia's AI Dominance

• Nvidia became the most valuable company briefly.
• Startup 'Etched' with a new chip burning Transformer architecture onto silicon, increasing speed.

Story 4: Intel's Lunar L Chip

• x86 chip designed to be power efficient for laptops.

Story 5: Meta's LLM Compiler Model

• Model based on llama, trained on 546 billion tokens of LLVM IR and assembly code.

Security & Legal Issues

Story 6: Kaspersky Ban in the US

• Banned due to potential ties to Putin.

Story 7: Cloudflare Extortion

• Online casino asked to pay $120,000 upfront by Cloudflare for an Enterprise plan, threatening to take down domains.

Story 8: Adobe's Legal Issues

• New T&Cs claim user-created content as Adobe property.
• Sued by US government for making subscriptions hard to cancel.

Story 9: Apple's $30B Fine

• Fined for violating the new Digital Markets Act in the EU.

Community & Drama

Story 10: Tech Lead Controversy

• Accused of abusing YouTube's copyright system.

Story 11: GitHub Node.js 0.4 Controversy

• Contributor's pull request received 200 downvotes, faces accusations of ulterior motives.

Story 12: State of JavaScript 2023

• React remains the most popular framework.
• Vue.js gaining more love.
• Fireship voted as the #1 JavaScript channel.

Story 13: YouTube's War on Ad Blockers

• New server-injected ads make ad blockers ineffective.
• Mentioned KFC Double Down Dog humorously.

Conclusion

• Ongoing tech developments and dramas.
• Expect more updates in the next episode.

Thanks for watching!