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Google: Meta’s approach to Android 14 is a ‘blueprint’ for success

Ryan Daws — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:21:11 +0000

Google has shed light on how Meta approaches tackling challenges and streamlining processes to enhance Android app development. Following the rollout of Android 11, Meta embarked on a transformative journey, establishing the “Android OS Readiness Program.” This move was prompted by identified hurdles concerning existing features such as Chat Heads and emerging requirements like scoped... Read more »

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Meta explains how it boosted AI development efficiency

Ryan Daws — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:10:24 +0000

Meta’s AI engineers were increasingly frustrated with slow build times and inefficient distribution processes hindering their productivity. The company has now outlined the solutions its engineers devised to maximise efficiency. The workflows of Meta’s machine learning engineers consist of iteratively checking-out code, writing new algorithms, building models, packaging the output, and testing in Meta’s remote... Read more »

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Game development legend John Carmack quits Meta

Ryan Daws — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:32:08 +0000

Legendary game developer John Carmack has quit his executive consultant position at Meta. Carmack, the co-founder of id Software and lead programmer of gaming classics including Doom and Wolfenstein, posted a scathing letter detailing his decision: This is the end of my decade in VR. I have mixed feelings. Quest 2 is almost exactly what... Read more »

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Tim Sweeney: The App Store is a ‘disservice’ to developers

Ryan Daws — Thu, 26 May 2022 17:39:32 +0000

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has continued his company’s fierce criticism of Apple and called the App Store a “disservice” to developers. In an interview with Financial Times, Sweeney explained his reasoning behind taking Apple to court. The long-running feud between Epic and Apple is the result of the latter’s infamous “walled garden” mobile ecosystem that... Read more »

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