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In a week dominated by groundbreaking developments in AI, OpenAI has once again stolen the spotlight with its latest release, GPT-4.1. This new series not only promises to elevate coding capabilities but also sets the stage for a pricing showdown among tech giants. From its ability to process vast amounts of data to its cost-effective models that challenge even Google's innovations, OpenAI is redefining what's possible in the AI landscape. Meanwhile, Cohere's advancements in multimodal search and Meta's potential shake-up in the social media realm add even more intrigue to the evolving tech scene. Dive into this week's newsletter to explore how these innovations are paving the way for the future of technology.

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The Implications of a Forced Meta Unbundling

The possibility of Meta being compelled to divest its holdings in Instagram and WhatsApp is stirring significant debate. The timing of t

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//
//  MKMapView+ShowHide.swift
//
//  Created by Daniel Rotärmel on 27.10.20.
//

import MapKit

// MKAnnotationView extensions to show/hide annotations completely
extension MKMapView {

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import Foundation

typealias TableInfo = [String: Any]
typealias TableSectionArray = [TableSection]
typealias TableRowArray = [TableRow]

struct TableSection {
    var groupIdentifier: String?
    var identifier: String?
    var title: String?

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_SECTION_BEGIN("Price");

SetChartOptions(0,chartShowArrows|chartShowDates);

_N(Title = StrFormat("{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open %g, Hi %g, Lo %g, Close %g (%.1f%%) {{VALUES}}", O, H, L, C, SelectedValue( ROC( C, 1 ) ) ));

upColor = ParamColor("Up Color", colorBlack);
downColor = ParamColor("Down Color", colorRed);

Plot(C, "Close", IIf(C >= Ref(C, -1), upColor, downColor), styleBar);

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extension NSURLSession {
    
    class func sendSynchronousRequest(request: NSURLRequest, inout returningResponse: NSHTTPURLResponse?, inout error: NSError?) -> NSData? {
        
        var data: NSData?
        var sem: dispatch_semaphore_t
        
        sem = dispatch_semaphore_create(0)
        
        NSURLSession.sharedSession().dataTaskWithRequest(request) { (requestData, requestResponse, requestError) in

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import UIKit

typealias TableInfo = [String: Any]
typealias TableSectionArray = [TableSection]
typealias TableRowArray = [TableRow]

enum TableRowType {
    case Text
    case Detail
    case Subtitle

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extension UIColor {

    convenience init(hex: NSInteger) {
        self.init(hex: hex, alpha: 1.0)
    }

    convenience init (hex: NSInteger, alpha: CGFloat) {
        let red = CGFloat((hex & 0xFF0000) >> 16) / 255.0
        let green = CGFloat((hex & 0xFF00) >> 8) / 255.0
        let blue = CGFloat((hex & 0xFF)) / 255.0

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//
//  SwiftUtilities.swift
//
//  Created by Axel Rivera on 12/21/14.
//  Copyright (c) 2014 Axel Rivera. All rights reserved.
//

import Foundation

// MARK: - Macros

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dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), {
    // do some stuff in the background
    let string = "my string"

    // remove if you don't need to call the main queue
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
        // do some stuff in the main queue
        // mostly call the UI
    })
    // end of remove

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var query: PFQuery = PFQuery(className: "userPhoto")
query.findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock { [weak self] (objects, error) -> Void in
    if let weakSelf = self {
        println("Got \(objects.count) entries")
        weakSelf.feedData = objects
        weakSelf.tableView.reloadData()
    }
}