This week we feature articles from Kurt Cagle, and Lynn Wu & Sam Ransbotham.
Additional reading comes from Kayleigh Barber & Seb Joseph, Emma Roth, Tari Ibaba, and Cassie Kozyrkov.
News comes from Microsoft, LambdaTest, DeepL, and Optimizely.
As usual, we will be off in August. Our next issue will arrive September 11.
All previous issues are available at https://gilbane.com/gilbane-advisor-index
Opinion / Analysis
The emergence of Markdown
Kurt Cagle published a piece on Markdown that is useful whether you know about Markdown or not, as it is increasingly popular in web applications, and being used in ways that may surprise (ChatGPT). A good read for either a passing familiarity, or a more detailed update. (8 min)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/emergence-markdown-kurt-cagle-b0qbc
Can AI help your company innovate? it depends
As business school professors Lynn Wu and Sam Ransbotham address this question with research on what companies are doing with AI, and an analysis of what types of processes and products can effectively contribute to innovation. Managers will appreciate this paper as a complement to the more technical articles they also need to read. (7 min)
https://hbr.org/2024/07/can-ai-help-your-company-innovate-it-depends
More Reading
- Giving up… After years of uncertainty, Google says it won’t be ‘deprecating third-party cookies’ in Chrome via Digiday
- Reddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that pay. Google that is. via The Verge
- OpenAI testing SearchGPT prototype via OpenAI
- Frontender happiness… New HTML tag: An absolute game changer via Coding Beauty
- AI security and a16z: Crawling with badness. Find out which kind, via Cassie Kozyrkov
Content technology news
Microsoft introduces Bing generative search
The new experience combines the foundation of Bing’s search results with the power of large and small language models (LLMs and SLMs).
https://blogs.bing.com/search/July-2024/generativesearch
LambdaTest integrates with Netlify to enhance developer workflows
Integration provides a comprehensive solution for high-quality web applications with seamless deployment workflows across environments and devices.
https://www.lambdatest.com
DeepL launches LLM focused on translation quality and performance
The LLM is uniquely tuned for language and human-like translations and writing with a reduced risk of hallucinations and misinformation.
https://www.deepl.com/en/press-release#2GYyHCVU8bjbu1iewCwLLx
Optimizely launches SaaS CMS
The CMS features a new Visual Builder to build personalized experiences with customizable elements and an interactive preview.
https://www.optimizely.com/company/press/saas-cms-visual-builder/
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