It's issue #205 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
Amazon is giving up on the cashier-less "Just Walk Out" technology at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores. The Information reports that new stores will be built without computer-vision-powered surveillance technology, and "the majority" of existing stores will have the tech removed. In the early days, Amazon's ambitions included selling Just Walk Out to other brick-and-mortar stores. The problem was that the technology never really worked, and the subsistute they found is egregious - Read all about it here.
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How the brain engages with design
Canvs Editorial team explores how certain user scenarios elevate our online experiences by exploring their neurological effects.
Analyzing UX & UI decisions in classic racing games
Ridge Racer Type 4’s UI/UX is a games design classic.
India leads global tech sector with $ 254 billion revenue in FY24: Deloitte
A compound annual growth rate of over 24.4 per cent from 2023 to 2030 is projected.
With Vids, Google thinks it has the next big productivity tool for work
Google’s latest Workspace app reflects the way people talk at work now — and maybe signals the end of the slide deck’s supremacy.
India’s electric rickshaws are leaving EVs in the dust
Little-known e-rickshaw companies like YC Electric are at the forefront of the country’s EV revolution.
Why is India leasing out its petroleum reserves?
A look at why strategic petroleum reserves may not be economically viable for countries like India and the plans to tackle this problem.
The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI
Proving you're a human on a web flooded with generative AI content.
Intel’s Gaudi 3 Goes After Nvidia
The company predicts victory over H100 in LLMs.
Google launches Code Assist, its latest challenger to GitHub’s Copilot
At its Cloud Next conference, Google unveiled Gemini Code Assist, its enterprise-focused AI code completion and assistance tool.
How AI will impact product management
Which skills will be affected or replaced, and which will become even more valuable.
Honorary mentions
Suno, a startlingly impressive music generation model
Chechnya bans music that's too fast or too slow
Scientists may have overstated eclipse risk
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