The Daily Index — Monday, September 11, 2023 · TLDR Index

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INSIDE TESLA'S DECISION TO BUILD A $25,000 "GLOBAL CAR"

Elon Musk apparently vetoed plans for Tesla to build a $25,000 electric car in favor of developing robotaxis. He finally relented when aides revealed a plan to build both a robotaxi and an inexpensive small car side by side. A $25,000 electric car would be a game changer for the auto industry. Tesla's Master Plan always called for using money made from early models to bring down the cost of future vehicles.

axios.com · 5 min

TLDR AI

NVIDIA LAUNCHES A FASTER INFERENCE ENGINE FOR LLMS

Training costs dominated inference when the current AI race began. Inference costs can quickly balloon as more people deploy language models to production. TensorRT has long been the go-to for speed. A version specifically for language models on H100s is now available.

developer.nvidia.com · 6 min

TLDR Web Dev

MAKING SENSE OF REACT SERVER COMPONENTS

React Server Components (RSCs) can run exclusively on the server. This article is a deep dive into how RSCs work, the benefits, and how it fits with other frontend concepts like server-side rendering (SSR). It starts by explaining SSR and moves on to how React Server and Client components fit into a system and the advantages of using it.

joshwcomeau.com · 27 min

TLDR InfoSec

ACTIVE NORTH KOREAN CAMPAIGN TARGETING SECURITY RESEARCHERS

North Korean threat actors have been targeting security researchers for the past two and a half years using 0-day exploits. Google’s Threat Analysis Group has tracked and disrupted campaigns from these actors and recently discovered a new campaign likely from the same actors. The threat actors used social media sites to build rapport with their targets before sending a malicious file that contained at least one 0-day in a popular software package.

blog.google · 3 min

TLDR Crypto

WITHOUT LICENSES

The CFTC has charged three DEXs - Opyn, ZeroEx, and Deridex - over their failure to secure necessary operating licenses in the US. The exchanges also face additional charges for allowing US users access and breaching anti-money laundering laws. The CFTC ordered Opyn, ZeroEx, and Deridex to pay penalties of $250,000, $200,000, and $100,000 respectively. This move has raised concerns over increased regulatory pressure on DeFi protocols, especially those operating in the US or serving US citizens.

decrypt.co · 4 min

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APPLE WATCH ULTRA 2, AIRPODS

Apple will likely unveil this year's newest iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods at its fall event on Tuesday. This page contains a list of the products expected to be announced at the event along with industry reports, analyses, and the latest rumors. It also discusses what likely won't be unveiled at the event but may appear in the near feature.

zdnet.com · 9 min

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AN END

The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) has come to an end. It exceeded NASA's initial goals, demonstrating capabilities that could help future astronauts explore Mars. It will also make it possible to generate oxygen for powering spacecraft. MOXIE has generated 122 grams of oxygen since the experiment kicked off two years ago. It works by converting Mars' plentiful carbon dioxide into oxygen.

edition.cnn.com · 4 min

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BUN 1.0

Bun is an all-in-one toolkit for running, building, and debugging JavaScript and TypeScript. Version 1.0 is now available. Bun is a drop-in replacement for Node.js and a JavaScript bundler with an esbuild-compatible plugin API. It also functions as an npm-compatible package manager and a Jest-compatible test runner. Bun can run virtually any Node.js application in the wild.

bun.sh · 15 min

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ORDER’ DAYS AFTER CEO PUSHED OUT

Flexport founder Ryan Petersen has rescinded dozens of employment offers two days after Dave Clark's departure as CEO. Petersen says that the company is also looking to lease out office space. The moves are intended to get company costs under control. It appears that Flexport is now shifting from a growth at any cost strategy to curbing spending and becoming profitable.

techcrunch.com · 3 min