The Daily Index — Monday, March 25, 2024 · TLDR Index

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STABILITY AI CEO RESIGNS TO ‘PURSUE DECENTRALIZED AI’

Emad Mostaque is stepping down as CEO of Stability AI. The company will be led by two interim co-CEOs, COO Shan Shan Wong and CTO Christian Laforte. Mostaque stepped down partly due to the push toward the development of commercialized AI products. He says he is leaving the company to pursue decentralized AI.

theverge.com · 2 min

TLDR AI

EMAD RESIGNS AS STABILITY AI CEO

Emad Mostaque, a prominent and divisive figure, has resigned as CEO of Stability AI to pursue decentralized AI. Stability AI's COO and CTO are now Co-CEOs as the company searches for a permanent figure.

stability.ai · 2 min

TLDR Web Dev

OPTIMIZING JAVASCRIPT FOR FUN AND FOR PROFIT

This is a summary of common JavaScript optimization techniques and ways to benchmark performance. Some common practices that can actually hurt performance include string comparison, operating on objects of different shapes, and array/object methods like map, reduce, and filter.

romgrk.com · 24 min

TLDR InfoSec

LARGE-SCALE SIGN1 MALWARE CAMPAIGN ALREADY INFECTED 39,000+ WORDPRESS SITES

A large-scale malware campaign called Sign1 has infected over 39,000 WordPress sites in the last six months. The attackers injected malicious JavaScript that redirected visitors to harmful websites. The malware uses dynamic URLs and only runs if visitors do not come from popular websites to avoid detection.

securityaffairs.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

EU COMMITTEES APPROVE BAN ON ANONYMOUS CRYPTO TRANSACTIONS VIA HOSTED WALLETS

The European Parliament's major committees have approved a ban on anonymous cryptocurrency transactions through hosted wallets. This aligns with the new Anti-Money Laundering legislation, which puts restrictions on cash transactions and anonymous digital payments. The ban specifically targets custodial crypto wallets offered by third-party providers. The decision sparked controversy in the space with some arguing that this is privacy infringement and others arguing that it isn’t a big deal.

cointelegraph.com · 2 min

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OPENAI HEADING TO HOLLYWOOD TO PITCH REVOLUTIONARY “SORA”

OpenAI plans to meet with Hollywood studios, talent agencies, and media executives to show the potential of its Sora software this week. Sora will likely be released to the public later this year. The model could potentially upend the way movies are made. OpenAI will likely follow its strategy of working in collaboration with the industry through a process of iterative deployment to ensure safe implementation.

deadline.com · 2 min

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ELON MUSK CLAIMS NEURALINK ALREADY ALLOWING BLIND MONKEYS TO SEE AGAIN

According to Elon Musk, Neuralink's 'Blindsight' product is already working on monkeys to restore vision. The resolution is pretty low, but researchers are looking for ways to increase the clarity of images. It is unclear whether the monkeys were born blind and how much of their optic nerves were still intact. The device could be made available to far more people if Neuralink was able to bypass both the eye and the optic nerve.

futurism.com · 3 min

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IT’S A FEW YEARS LATE, BUT A PROTOTYPE SUPERSONIC AIRPLANE HAS TAKEN FLIGHT

Boom Supersonic flew its prototype supersonic jet for the first time on Friday. XB-1 reached an altitude of 7,120 feet and a maximum speed of 273 mph, achieving all of its objectives. The prototype is intended to test materials and aerodynamics for a larger commercial aircraft. A picture of the XB-1 aircraft taking off on its inaugural flight is available in the article.

arstechnica.com · 2 min

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216. UNITED STATES V. APPLE

The US Department of Justice, 16 states, and the District of Columbia are suing Apple for abusing its market position illegally under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The process will likely take up to a decade or more to complete, even though a settlement or withdrawal is possible at any time. This article takes an in-depth look at the case and makes predictions on its outcomes. A link to the filing is available in the article.

hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com · 54 min