The Daily Index — Monday, May 6, 2024 · TLDR Index

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SIRI FOR IOS 18 TO GAIN MASSIVE AI UPGRADE VIA APPLE'S AJAX LLM

Safari, Spotlight Search, and Siri will gain significant AI-related enhancements with the release of iOS 18. One of the key features in the works for Safari is text summarization. Siri will also receive a similar update, allowing it to generate responses to relay the content of messages in a simplified way. Apple's AI model will generate basic responses entirely on-device. More advanced replies or text summaries will need server-side processing.

appleinsider.com · 7 min

TLDR AI

LAMINI AI $25M SERIES A

Lamini, an Enterprise AI platform, makes it possible for software teams within enterprises to develop new LLM capabilities that reduce hallucinations on proprietary data, run their LLMs securely from cloud VPCs to on-premise, and scale their infrastructure with model evaluations that prioritize ROI and business outcomes over hype. It raised a $25M Series A led by Amplify Partners.

lamini.ai · 4 min

TLDR Web Dev

TIME-BASED CSS ANIMATIONS

Time-based CSS animations offer a new approach to creating animations without using traditional keyframes. The technique uses a custom CSS variable that tracks time in milliseconds, providing a way to manipulate CSS properties in real time. This article goes over various examples of such animations with code examples, showing off how to control animation duration, frame rate, easing, and more with precision.

yuanchuan.dev · 5 min

TLDR InfoSec

ANDROID BUG CAN LEAK DNS TRAFFIC WITH VPN KILL SWITCH ENABLED

An Android bug leaks DNS queries even with the VPN kill switch enabled, potentially exposing user privacy. The issue, where DNS information leaks when switching VPN servers, impacts all Android VPN apps. The bug persists in the latest Android OS version and could reveal users' online activities.

bleepingcomputer.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

BTC-E FOUNDER GUILTY OF $9B MONEY LAUNDERING OPERATION

Alexander Vinnik, co-founder of BTC-e, pleaded guilty to charges related to a $9 billion money laundering scheme that enabled illegal transactions from various crimes like hacking and drug trafficking. The DOJ stated that BTC-e lacked crucial legal compliance measures and that Vinnik used shell companies for illicit fund transfers, resulting in substantial criminal financial losses.

cointelegraph.com · 2 min

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READ THE WILD EMAIL TESLA IS SENDING TO SUPPLIERS AMID SUPERCHARGER CHAOS

Tesla sent out an email to suppliers showing how chaotic the decision-making leading up to the company firing its entire Supercharging team was. The email shows there was a lack of structure and consideration in the decision to fire the team. It mentions that suppliers are expected to be paid, suggesting that Tesla is behind on its payment obligations. The email asks suppliers to continue construction on active projects but to hold on breaking ground or doing pre-construction site walks. A copy of the email is available in the article.

electrek.co · 8 min

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THE TEENS MAKING FRIENDS WITH AI CHATBOTS

Many young users have discovered AI companions. While chatbots have been described as helpful, entertaining, and supportive, some users describe feeling addicted to them. This is raising questions about how AI is impacting young people and their social development and what would happen if society becomes more emotionally reliant on bots.

theverge.com · 12 min

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WORLD'S 1ST 'TOOTH REGROWTH MEDICINE' TO BE TESTED IN JAPAN FROM SEPT. 2024

Trials of the world's first tooth regrowth medicine are set to commence in September at Kyoto University Hospital. The researchers behind the medicine hope to start selling it in 2030. There have been no major side effects confirmed in animal studies to date. The medicine deactivates a protein called USAG-1, which inhibits the growth of teeth. The medicine is currently targeted at patients congenitally lacking a full set of teeth.

mainichi.jp · 2 min

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FIGMA'S JOURNEY TO TYPESCRIPT

This article discusses how the team at Figma automatically migrated Skew, a custom programming language, to TypeScript without disrupting a single day of development. Figma created Skew to squeeze additional performance out of its playback engine. Using Skew made it difficult to onramp new hires. Skew couldn't easily integrate with the rest of Figma's code base and it was missing a developer ecosystem outside of Figma. Using TypeScript enabled streamlined integration, modern JavaScript features, and seamless onboarding.

figma.com · 20 min