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Anthropic, not content with destroying innumerable jobs, also destroyed millions of physical books to train Claude https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/anthropic-destroyed-millions-of-print-books-to-build-its-ai-models/
Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models

Company hired Google's book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize "all the books in the world."

Ars Technica
Given his mannerisms, cultural upbringing and the overall vibe of #100DaysofSwift, @twostraws would probably find it very easy to switch to the style of Art Attack.
"Just one month to go on #100DaysOfSwiftUI," I say with confidence as my attempt to finish enters its second year
Apparently the idea came from the iMac...
Really? The "i" in iPhone stands for "internet"?
And now we make the phone buzz #100DaysOfSwiftUI
Furthermore I am increasingly convinced that "prompt engineering" is a cope by software developers rather than a valuable skill
This week, I have been working through Anthropic's interactive prompt engineering tutorial. I believe there is absolutely no value here
https://github.com/anthropics/prompt-eng-interactive-tutorial/tree/master
GitHub - anthropics/prompt-eng-interactive-tutorial: Anthropic's Interactive Prompt Engineering Tutorial

Anthropic's Interactive Prompt Engineering Tutorial - anthropics/prompt-eng-interactive-tutorial

GitHub
it's day 45 of #100daysofswift, and I greatly appreciate that the days are getting shorter as we head into winter

Developer-hostile  

You have to apply for access through Lens Studio, the company’s desktop tool for creating AR software, and pay $99 a month to rent a pair for at least one year.

Yes, Snap is asking developers to pay $1,188 over the course of a year to access these Spectacles." https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/17/24245572/snap-spectacles-ar-developers-evan-spiegel

Snap releases new Spectacles for AR developers

Snapchat’s fifth generation of Spectacles aren’t being sold. Instead, AR developers can lease them for $99 a month. CEO Evan Spiegel says the goal is to “be the most developer-friendly platform in the world.”

The Verge