The Daily Index — Friday, May 17, 2024 · TLDR Index

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OPENAI STRIKES REDDIT DEAL TO TRAIN ITS AI ON YOUR POSTS

OpenAI has signed a deal that will grant it access to real-time content from Reddit's data API. The deal will allow OpenAI to surface discussions from Reddit within ChatGPT and other products and enable Reddit to bring new AI-powered features to users and mods. OpenAI has also signed up to become an advertising partner on Reddit. It is unclear what the financial terms of the deal are and whether it involves access to training data.

theverge.com · 2 min

TLDR AI

HUGGING FACE IS SHARING $10 MILLION WORTH OF COMPUTE

Hugging Face is committing $10 million in free shared GPUs to help developers, academics, and startups create new AI technologies, aiming to counteract the centralization of AI advancements dominated by tech giants.

theverge.com · 3 min

TLDR Web Dev

WHY DO CPUS HAVE MULTIPLE CACHE LEVELS?

CPUs have multiple cache levels to balance speed and size. The L1 cache is small and fast, primarily for storing frequently used data at the byte level. The L2 cache is larger but slower. It deals with cache lines (groups of bytes) and handles most communication between the CPU core and other components. The L3 cache is even larger and slower, serving as a shared resource for multiple cores and handling less frequent requests.

fgiesen.wordpress.com · 14 min

TLDR InfoSec

900K IMPACTED BY DATA BREACH AT MISSISSIPPI HEALTHCARE PROVIDER

Singing River Health System (SRHS) has notified around 900,000 individuals that their personal information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and medical data, was compromised in an August 2023 ransomware attack.

securityweek.com · 3 min

TLDR Crypto

U.S. SENATE VOTES TO KILL SEC'S CRYPTO ACCOUNTING POLICY, TESTING BIDEN'S VETO THREAT

The Senate has joined the House of Representatives in overturning the SEC's SAB 121 in a 60-38 vote. SAB 121 requires crypto custodians to hold customer assets on their balance sheet, which has significant consequences and makes the process much more complex. President Biden previously warned that he would veto this resolution if it passed in Congress, stating that he would side with Gensler and the SEC. The vote passed with support of most Republicans and 12 Democrats.

coindesk.com · 2 min

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TIKTOK TESTS 60-MINUTE VIDEO UPLOADS AS IT CONTINUES TO TAKE ON YOUTUBE

A limited group of TikTok users in select markets are now able to upload 60-minute videos onto the platform. The feature marks a shift from TikTok's original format. While the company rose to popularity due to its short-form video format, it has been slowly embracing long-form content to compete with YouTube. The platform has also been testing a horizontal full-screen mode and video-scrubbing thumbnails. It is unclear if or when TikTok plans to launch the 60-minute video upload option widely.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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THE LONGEST CLINICAL TRIAL YET OF BLOCKBUSTER WEIGHT LOSS DRUG WEGOVY REVEALS SIGNIFICANT SIDE EFFECTS

A study on semaglutide that assessed around 17,600 adults in multiple countries from 2018 to 2021 found that participants lost an average of 10% of their body weight. 17% of the participants left the trial due to side effects that included nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and constipation, which were most often felt during the initial months of treatment. The drug reduced major cardiovascular events by 20% - this effect was evident even in participants who didn't lose weight. The study suggests the drug could be potentially used for other purposes and could help make a case for more widespread insurance.

inverse.com · 2 min

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FEMTOSECOND LASERS CREATE 3-D MIDAIR PLASMA DISPLAYS YOU CAN TOUCH

Laser-induced plasma displays ionize air molecules to create glowing points of light. Japanese researchers have created a laser plasma display that is safe to touch. It uses femtosecond lasers, which create a pulse duration so minuscule that it doesn't result in any appreciable skin damage unless fired at the same spot at one shot per millisecond for a duration of 2,000 milliseconds. Touching the plasma produces a physical sensation, as if the light has a physical substance. The displays are still very small, but researchers suggest that it is possible to scale them with different optical devices. A video explaining the system and showing holograms generated by the display being touched is available in the article.

spectrum.ieee.org · 3 min

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REACT COMPILER

React Compiler is an experimental compiler that automatically optimizes React apps. It is a build-time-only tool that works with plain JavaScript. React Compiler understands the Rules of React, so developers don't need to rewrite any code to use it. The compiler also includes an eslint plugin that surfaces analyses from the compiler inside editors. React Compiler is still new and not yet fully ready for production.

react.dev · 9 min