💻 Why GitHub Actually Won

• The rise of GitHub was attributed to its timely launch when distributed version control tools were gaining traction, and its founders prioritized developer experience over commercial interests.
• GitHub's success was fueled by a strong community backing, particularly within the Ruby community, which helped promote Git and GitHub as essential tools for developers.
• The article emphasizes that unlike competitors such as Sourceforge and Google Code, GitHub distinguished itself by focusing on the needs of developers, leading to its dominance in the code hosting market.

🤖 New open source AI leader Reflection 70B's performance questioned, accused of ‘fraud'

• HyperWrite's Reflection 70B, a new open-source AI model, faced immediate criticism regarding its performance claims, as independent evaluations showed it performed on par with the earlier Llama 3 model rather than the touted Llama 3.1.
• CEO Matt Shumer acknowledged issues with the model's performance, attributing it to errors during the upload process of the model weights to Hugging Face and promising to investigate further.
• The controversy led to accusations of misinformation and fraud within the AI community, with some users demanding transparency and a thorough investigation into the discrepancies between different performance tests.

⚖️ DOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trial

• The US Department of Justice has initiated a new antitrust trial against Google, focusing on its dominance in the advertising technology sector, following previous losses in cases about monopolies in general search and the Android app store.
• DOJ attorney Julia Tarver Wood described Google's situation as having a "trifecta of monopolies," alleging that the company has engaged in anti-competitive practices that harm both advertisers and publishers while profiting excessively.
• The proposed remedies in this case include potentially ordering Google to divest parts of its ad business, which could have significant implications for the company, possibly leading to a separation of its search and advertising operations if the case is decided against it.

🍏 What is Apple Intelligence, when is it coming and who will get it?

• Apple Intelligence, launched at WWDC 2024, is a new generative AI platform that integrates AI features into existing Apple apps rather than being a standalone service, emphasizing a practical approach to AI.
• Key AI-powered features announced include improved Siri capabilities, translation on the Apple Watch Series 10, and visual search on iPhones, with a beta version set to be released in the U.S. this fall.
• The platform will be available for free to users of specific Apple devices starting in October 2024, with a broader international rollout planned for 2025, and it will utilize both on-device processing and Apple’s Private Cloud Compute for more complex tasks.

💰 Europe to End “Salary Secrecy”: Employee Salaries to Become Public by 2026

• The Salary Transparency Law (Directive 2023/970) requires companies in the EU to disclose salary ranges for all positions to promote equal pay, aiming to reduce the gender pay gap to a maximum of 5% by 2026.
• Job offers must include salary information, and companies cannot inquire about a candidate's previous salary, limiting their negotiating power during recruitment.
• By 2026, employees will have the right to request their salary information and that of colleagues in similar roles, with stipulations to protect the privacy and competitive nature of salary data.

🚀 SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November

• The FAA has indicated that it will not grant a launch license for SpaceX's next Starship test flight until at least late November, which is over two months later than previously expected.
• SpaceX is preparing to attempt a novel mid-air catch of its Super Heavy booster during this flight, marking the first attempt of its kind, aimed at enhancing reusability.
• The company has expressed frustration with regulatory delays, attributing them to bureaucratic inefficiencies and unnecessary environmental analyses rather than technical readiness or resource constraints at the FAA.