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Clerk Launches EASIE SSO, An Alternative To SAML Built Atop OIDC

tl;dr: Built atop OIDC, EASIE works through Sign in with Google (and Microsoft) and includes just-in-time provisioning and automatic deprovisioning. EASIE requires Clerk's Enhanced Authentication add-on (+$100/month) but they've eliminated SSO connection fees, allowing you to add as many connections as you'd like. Click to learn more. 

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Jujutsu: A Haven For Mercurial Users At Mozilla

- Andrew Halberstadt tl;dr: “There are many standout features, but if I had to distill it down, I’d say Jujutsu is good because it is equal parts simple and powerful. Simple both in terms of the UI (which is stellar), but also in terms of cognitive load (the ability to keep track of your changes). Powerful because of the fantastic history re-writing and conflict resolution capabilities.”

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AI-Powered Meeting Company Supernormal Launches Customizable Voice Agents

- Kelsey Foster tl;dr: The AI landscape has evolved rapidly, with a shift from basic automation to more sophisticated, conversational experiences. Read the inspiration behind Supernormal's latest product and more, some initial post-launch metrics, and what’s next for its AI products. Read the full story.

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6 No-Code Ways To Integrate AI Into Your Product

- Kelsey Foster tl;dr: No-code and low-code solutions let you deploy AI-driven Speech-to-Text tools with ease. Learn how platforms like Make, Zapier, and Relay.app integrate seamlessly into your workflows, empowering your teams to innovate without heavy coding.

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Rapidly Ship High-Quality Gen AI Features With Voice Data

tl;dr: Rapidly ship high-quality Gen AI features with voice data No need to chain multiple technologies together to go from audio file to LLM output. See how one API can help.

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Did You Know About Instruments?

- Thorsten Ball tl;dr: “For the longest time, I thought Instruments on macOS wasn’t for me. Whenever I saw its icon show up in the /Applications folder or pop up in a launcher, I assumed it’s part of Xcode and Xcode is an IDE for Objective-C and Swift programmers and that’s not what I do and that’s why Instruments isn’t for me. I was wrong.” Thorsten discusses how he uses Instruments as a productivity tool with anything. 

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What Is SCIM Provisioning And Why Is It Important In An Enterprise Roadmap?

tl;dr: Signups are great, but your product only grows when your customers actually use it. Adding Directory Sync (SCIM provisioning) to your app can help improve activation rates and land those larger enterprise deals. Like SSO and SAML, implementing Directory Sync is full of archaic standards, versioning nightmares, and manual integrations; it can be a lot to handle. This Developer's Guide will walk you through what Directory Sync is, why it’s important, protocols like SCIM, and how to build it into your product.

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AI Engineering For AI Error Resolution

- Dr. Panos Patros tl;dr: Discover how this engineering team used Large Language Models (LLMs) for smarter debugging with AI Error Resolution, a feature that preloads prompts with relevant data, offering instant AI-powered solutions to production issues. Learn about their development journey, key requirements, and the impact on enhancing application reliability and security. Think AI Engineering has nothing new to offer? Read on to see how skilful software engineering still plays a crucial role when working with AI components.

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Data Loaders For The Win

- Allison Horst tl;dr: Slow data apps hinder data exploration by viewers and developers, leaving insights on the table. See how data loaders can help you speed up data apps by pushing bulky data access, wrangling and analysis “behind the scenes” on build instead of on page load.

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Hacking Our Way To Better Team Meetings

- Werner Vogels tl;dr: Werner’s team hacked an app to transcribe and summarize virtual team meetings gathering notes, granular details, and creating a list of to-dos. Werner shares the open sourced code, walking us through the high-level architecture, how it works, and a preview of how to use it.

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