The Daily Index — Wednesday, August 16, 2023 · TLDR Index

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GENERATIVE AI

Google's AI-powered Search Generative Experience will soon be able to summarize articles on the web. The new feature is being rolled out as an early experiment in Google's opt-in Search Labs program. It will first be available in the Google app on Android and iOS, with a desktop launch for the Chrome browser planned for later. The feature will only work on articles that are freely available to the public.

theverge.com · 2 min

TLDR AI

AI AND THE MEMORY WALL

The rise of LLaMA.cpp was surprising to many. Why can an ordinary MacBook run state-of-the-art models only a bit slower than a mighty A100? The answer is that when you're only doing a single batch, one token at a time, memory bandwidth is the bottleneck and the gap between the M2's memory bandwidth and the A100's is not that large.

medium.com · 9 min

TLDR Web Dev

THINGS YOU FORGOT (OR NEVER KNEW) BECAUSE OF REACT

Most people have experienced finding something great beyond the popular defaults. People are shutting themselves off from great things without even realizing it because they aren't trying to find better things beyond familiar boundaries. This applies to tools and workflows, just as much as it does to any other area of life. This article looks at how React is the new default framework and how many people who use it on a regular basis don't realize how much it has fallen behind other tools.

joshcollinsworth.com · 38 min

TLDR Cybersecurity

APPLE BACKGROUND TASK MANAGER BYPASS

Patrick Wardle presented three techniques to bypass macOS' malware detection feature at DEFCON. The Background Task Manager functions by alerting users and third-party security tools when new persistent tasks are installed. Wardle discovered multiple exploit paths, including two that don’t require root access.

9to5mac.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

BINANCE FILES FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AGAINST SEC

Binance is seeking a protective court order against the SEC amid intensifying scrutiny from the regulator. The company is arguing the SEC's requests for information are overly demanding. Binance aims to limit the regulator to four employee depositions and exclude BAM's CEO and CFO. The SEC previously accused the firm of deceiving investors and misusing customer funds, which Binance denies.

reuters.com · 1 min

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META’S AI AGENTS LEARN TO MOVE BY COPYING TODDLERS

Meta has released the MyoSuite 2.0 collection, a project that applies machine learning to biomechanical control problems. The MyoSuite platform includes a collection of baseline musculoskeletal models and tasks for researchers to attempt. Emulating the human body is extremely complicated. The research could help develop more capable robots and realistic avatars for the metaverse.

spectrum.ieee.org · 4 min

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INTUITIVE MACHINES SAYS IT IS READY TO FLY TO THE MOON

Intuitive Machines is ready to launch its Nova-C lander to the Moon. The company is competing with other US companies for NASA-funded missions to deliver science experiments and other payloads to the surface of the Moon. Intuitive Machines has booked a flight on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and is expected to launch in November. It has a backup window in December in case of any issues.

arstechnica.com · 4 min

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THE COST OF CONVENIENCE

Abstractions can end up causing frustrations with developers if not done right. This blog post takes a look at what makes a good developer experience. Developers should think about their target audience and what skills the audience is likely to bring to the table when creating abstractions. The abstraction should rely on these skills to minimize cognitive friction.

surma.dev · 16 min

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REVENUE SHARE

Apple could be forced to open up iOS to third-party app stores in the EU next year. Setapp has officially announced its mobile app store and is now taking applications from developers. It is offering developers access to a dedicated community of users, seamless onboarding, and the ability to offload commerce and distribution. Developers have the potential to earn up to 90% of revenue from user fees per month.

9to5mac.com · 4 min