Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (August 01, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for August 01, 2023 :</p>
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Nim 2.0
Summary: Nim v2.0 has been released, featuring ORC memory management as default and numerous improvements. The update focuses on the imperative programming paradigm and includes enhanced macro systems and customizable memory management. New features include better tuple unpacking, improved type inference, and new standard library modules. The release also offers C++ interop enhancements, ARC/ORC refinements, and tool changes, such as Nimble v0.14 and an alternative package manager called Atlas.
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Nvidia’s CEO Is the Uncle of AMD’s CEO
Summary: Lisa Su is a Taiwanese-American business executive and electrical engineer, currently serving as the president, CEO, and chair of AMD. She has previously worked at Texas Instruments, IBM, and Freescale Semiconductor in various engineering and management positions. Su is known for her work in developing silicon-on-insulator semiconductor manufacturing technologies and more efficient semiconductor chips. She has received numerous awards and accolades throughout her career and became the first woman to receive the IEEE Robert Noyce Medal in 2021.