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AI & ML — How open source AI can improve population estimates, sustainable energy, and the delivery of climate change interventions

How open source AI can improve population estimates, sustainable energy, and the delivery of climate change interventions

Data for Good at Meta is open-sourcing the data used to train our AI-powered population maps. We’re hoping that researchers and other organizations around the world will be able to leverage these tools to assist with a wide range of projects including those on climate adaptation, public health and disaster response. The dataset and code […]

CWChris Wiltz·October 3, 2024AI & ML
Frontend — React at Meta Connect 2024

React at Meta Connect 2024

At Meta, React and React Native are more than just tools; they are integral to our product development and innovation. With over five thousand people at Meta building products and experiences with React every month, these technologies are fundamental to our engineering culture and our ability to quickly build and ship high quality products. In […]

CWChris Wiltz·October 2, 2024Frontend
Networking — Impact of Verizon's September 30 outage on Internet traffic

Impact of Verizon's September 30 outage on Internet traffic

On Monday, September 30, customers on Verizon’s mobile network in multiple cities across the United States reported experiencing a loss of connectivity. HTTP request traffic data from Verizon’s mobile ASN (AS6167) showed nominal declines across impacted cities.

DBDavid BelsonDavid Belson·October 1, 2024Networking
AI & ML — How We Generated Millions of Content Annotations

How We Generated Millions of Content Annotations

With the fields of machine learning (ML) and generative AI (GenAI) continuing to rapidly evolve and expand, it has become increasingly important for innovators in this field to anchor their model development on high-quality data.

DPDana Puleo , Meghana Seetharam , and Katarzyna Drzy·October 1, 2024AI & ML
Engineering — Introducing Stripe’s new API release process

Introducing Stripe’s new API release process

Our new release cadence and versioning system combines twice-yearly major updates with monthly feature enhancements, giving you the predictability and clarity that you need to better plan your engineering cycles.

MGMichael GlukhovskyMichael Glukhovsky·October 1, 2024Engineering