The Daily Index — Thursday, October 5, 2023 · TLDR Index

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OPENAI LAUNCHES RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH $210,000 ANNUAL SALARY

OpenAI's Residency is an initiative to empower exceptional researchers and engineers from diverse fields to transition into the world of AI and machine learning. It is especially beneficial for researchers specializing in fields outside of deep learning and welcomes software engineers seeking to pivot into AI research roles. Residents will tackle real AI challenges while receiving a full salary.

analyticsindiamag.com · 3 min

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SPACEX IS ALREADY USING TESLA CYBERTRUCK AT STARBASE

Tesla's Cybertruck was spotted towing a rocket engine at StarBase.

electrek.co · 1 min

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SOLVE THE PROBLEM, NOT A DIFFERENT MORE DIFFICULT PROBLEM

Sometimes it's best to solve today's problem and move on.

swizec.com · 2 min

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AN INTERACTIVE INTRO TO CRDTS

Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) are a kind of data structure that is great for building rich collaborative apps without requiring a central server to sync changes.

jakelazaroff.com · 16 min

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ARCHAX IS A $2.7 MILLION PILOTABLE ROBOT FOR THE ULTRA-WEALTHY

Tsubame Industries, a Tokyo-based startup, has made its Archax pilotable robot units available for preorder for around $2.7 million - a video of the robot is available in the article.

arstechnica.com · 6 min

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DESTROYING DEVICE FROM TACOMA STARTUP

A startup called Aquagga has successfully deployed a PFAS destruction unit housed inside a modest 10-feet-long by 8-feet-wide shipping container - PFAS chemicals are great at deflecting water, stains, and grease, but the long-lived chemicals have contaminated drinking water everywhere.

geekwire.com · 8 min

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THE HYPER-PERSONALIZATION OF EVERYTHING

A combination of individualistic culture and being chronically online has caused some people to come to expect every experience to be hyper-personalized.

digitalnative.tech · 13 min