The Daily Index — Tuesday, January 9, 2024 · TLDR Index

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APPLE VISION PRO AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. ON FEBRUARY 2

Apple's Vision Pro headset will be available beginning on Friday, February 2 at all US Apple store locations and the US Apple Store online. Pre-orders for the device will begin on Friday, January 19. More than 1 million apps across iOS and iPadOS will work automatically on the Vision Pro since visionOS leverages existing developer frameworks. The Vision Pro will be available starting at $3,499 with 256GB of storage.

apple.com · 11 min

TLDR AI

OPENAI AND JOURNALISM

OpenAI addressed The New York Times lawsuit by emphasizing collaboration with news organizations, claiming that AI training with public content is fair use, committing to eliminating rare content regurgitation in their models, and expressing surprise over the lawsuit, given their ongoing efforts to address concerns.

openai.com · 5 min

TLDR Web Dev

COMMON MISTAKES WITH THE NEXT.JS APP ROUTER AND HOW TO FIX THEM

Common mistakes devs make when using the Next.js App Router include using Route Handlers with Server Components, handling Route Handlers incorrectly, using Suspense with Server Components, and integrating Server and Client Components incorrectly. This article covers topics like using context providers with App Router and revalidating data after mutations.

vercel.com · 9 min

TLDR Crypto

BITCOIN BLASTS PAST $47K FROM ETF EXCITEMENT

Anticipation over a possible spot Bitcoin ETF approval this week has led Bitcoin to go over $47,000 for the first time since April 2022. Investors are awaiting a regulatory decision for the first spot-based bitcoin ETF in the US. Most market observers expect an approval, which would dramatically expand the investor base for the asset and attract large inflows. Multiple issuers have revealed the fees they plan to charge investors.

coindesk.com · 2 min

TLDR Product

ZERO-SUM VS. POSITIVE-SUM PRODUCT THEORY

Zero-sum products require winning over competitors, while positive-sum products can succeed without direct competition. Figma/Sketch and Uber/Lyft illustrate these concepts. It’s important to recognize where a product falls on this spectrum for strategic planning and market entry.

anu.substack.com · 5 min

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WAYMO’S DRIVERLESS CARS ARE FINALLY READY FOR THE HIGHWAY

Waymo's fully driverless vehicles will soon start carrying passengers to and from their destinations on Phoenix's freeways. The company will start by offering driverless rides to just employees and their friends before opening up the service to other paying passengers. Waymo will use the data and feedback collected from these passengers to improve the service as it increases the number of miles it drives on highways. Using highways will allow Waymo to provide faster routes, especially for customers traveling to Phoenix's airports.

theverge.com · 2 min

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FROM LG TO SAMSUNG, TRANSPARENT LED DISPLAYS THAT PROJECT FILMS ON GLASS SHAKE UP CES 2024

LG and Samsung have unveiled transparent LED displays that project movies and images on glass-like holograms. LG's Signature OLED TV has a single see-through glass display that uses wireless AV transmission and reception technology to eliminate all kinds of wires other than the power source around the transparent screen. Samsung's transparent MICRO LED display can animate motionless surroundings and objects. Pictures and videos of both displays are available in the article.

designboom.com · 3 min

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SCIENTISTS RESTORE VISION IN MICE, ACHIEVE 170-FOLD GENE EDITING BOOST

Scientists at MIT and Harvard have designed tiny virus-like particles that can carry prime editors into mouse cells with a high success rate to correct a genetic disorder. The technique improves the editing process by 170 times in human cells. It was able to correct genetic mistakes and restore vision when tested on mice with genetic eye problems without creating any unintended changes.

interestingengineering.com · 2 min

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ATTACKS ON MACHINE LEARNING MODELS

This blog attempts to shine a light on the topic of attacks on machine learning models. It aims to inform readers about neural network attacks, a topic worthy of attention for those deploying machine learning models in production. Machine learning models are just as susceptible to attacks as other systems, but they are extra hard to protect as they have both code and data vulnerabilities. Current defenses are not enough, and real fixes may require massive changes to model development. As long as model development involves pattern matching, attacks can never be truly prevented.

rnikhil.com · 7 min