The Daily Index — Monday, March 4, 2024 · TLDR Index

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CALIFORNIA GIVES WAYMO THE GREEN LIGHT TO EXPAND ROBOTAXI OPERATIONS

Waymo has been given permission to operate its self-driving robotaxis on highways in parts of Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Its cars will be allowed to drive at up to 65 mph on local roads and highways in approved areas. Waymo has no immediate plans to extend service to highways. The company's expansion has been put on hold until June following protests from several San Francisco city agencies and other groups.

theverge.com · 2 min

TLDR AI

ELON MUSK SUES OPENAI

Elon Musk, co-founder of OpenAI, is suing the company claiming - among other things - that GPT-4 constitutes AGI and is no longer subject to the Microsoft agreement. He also argues for more transparency and openness.

courthousenews.com · 4 min

TLDR Web Dev

HOW TO BUILD AN OFFLINE-FIRST APP USING EXPO & LEGEND STATE

Legend State is a React state management library optimized for offline-first persistence. Expo is a React Native mobile app development framework. Offline-first applications have challenges like conflict resolution to deal with. This tutorial walks readers through how to deal with offline sync, offline conflicts, real-time collaboration, and other common offline-first challenges.

expo.dev · 9 min

TLDR InfoSec

GITHUB BESIEGED BY MILLIONS OF MALICIOUS REPOSITORIES IN ONGOING ATTACK

GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that is flooding the site with millions of malicious code repositories mimicking legitimate ones. The fake repositories contain hidden malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency from developers. Removing the repositories is like playing whack-a-mole as some malicious forks are surviving and getting re-forked, compounding the problem.

arstechnica.com · 5 min

TLDR Crypto

SHIB, WIF CLIMB 60% AS SHORTS LOSE BETTING AGAINST MEME COINS

Short-sellers collectively lost $50m as leading memecoins surged in price. PEPE, WIF, and BONK all hit all-time highs over the weekend - even Doge saw price gains. Memecoins, only recently stepping into the spotlight as legitimate speculative bets, have rapidly been gaining traction as an asset class not to be overlooked by investors and speculators.

coindesk.com · 3 min

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ELON MUSK SUES OPENAI AND CEO SAM ALTMAN OVER CONTRACT BREACH

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, among others, claiming that they abandoned the company's founding mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. Musk, one of the co-founders of OpenAI, stepped down from the firm's board in 2018. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI's focus on maximizing profits for Microsoft breaks its agreement to ensure that AGI benefits all of humanity. Its aim is to compel OpenAI to adhere to the Founding Agreement and return to its mission to develop AGI for the benefit of humanity.

cnbc.com · 3 min

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HOW SCIENTISTS ARE USING SOUND WAVES TO HACK THE BRAIN

Researchers in South Korea have found a way to influence the formation of connections between neurons using ultrasound stimulation. Ultrasound waves can penetrate deep into the brain with surprising precision. The technique mimics brain waves common during learning and memory processes. It could lead to new medical treatments and make learning easier for everyone.

freethink.com · 7 min

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A FEW SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS ARE SHAPING AI

An analysis of more than 8,000 AI and ML papers found that papers shared by two specific influencers had a median citation count two to three times higher than those from a control group. Academic citations affect decisions like research funding and tenure at academic institutions. The correlation between influencer tweets and citation count points to a shift in how the community finds and reads papers. The overwhelming volume of papers published daily makes it impractical for individuals to sift through feeds, so the community is relying on curators to highlight noteworthy papers.

spectrum.ieee.org · 4 min

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WHAT WE LEARNED IN 6 MONTHS OF WORKING ON A CODEGEN DEV TOOL GPT PILOT

GPT Pilot is an AI developer that creates plans for how apps and features should be built before coding. It can do most of its work autonomously, asking for clarification or help when required. The project aimed to create a framework of thinking that gets AI to continuously work by revising its previous actions using a feedback loop that determines what it should do next in order to finish the end goal. This article contains lessons learned by its creators during development.

blog.pythagora.ai · 15 min