The Daily Index — Thursday, May 30, 2024 · TLDR Index

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FITBIT ACE LTE: HANDS ON WITH GOOGLE'S FIRST SMARTWATCH FOR KIDS

The Fitbit Ace LTE, designed for kids between the ages of 7 and 11, focuses on gaming and safety. At $229, the smartwatch can track a child's activity as they play throughout the day. With 16 hours of battery life, the Ace LTE is resistant to drops and can be submerged in up to 164 feet of water. It is available now for preorder and will be in stores on June 5.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 4 min

TLDR AI

MISTRAL'S NEW AI NON-PRODUCTION LICENSE

Mistral is working to find a balance between openness and business success. It has a new license aimed at striking that balance. It will continue releasing other projects under Apache 2.0 as well as the new MNPL license.

mistral.ai · 3 min

TLDR Web Dev

A VIRTUAL DOM IN 200 LINES OF JAVASCRIPT

A virtual DOM makes UI modification easier by tracking changes in a simplified representation of the DOM. A library tracks changes to the root DOM element by keeping a structure of virtual nodes, representing each HTML element. When the state changes, the library creates a new virtual DOM, compares it to the previous one (diffing), and applies the differences to the real DOM, making sure it matches the desired state.

lazamar.github.io · 18 min

TLDR Crypto

GEMINI EARN USERS RECEIVE $2.18B OF THEIR ASSETS

Gemini has returned $2.18 billion worth of digital assets to its Earn users, comprising ~97% of the assets owed, marking a 232% recovery since Genesis suspended withdrawals. Gemini has achieved an unprecedented recovery in crypto bankruptcies following its settlement with Genesis and other creditors, ensuring its users will eventually recoup all their assets along with any appreciation.

gemini.com · 2 min

TLDR Design

WHATSAPP SPOTTED WORKING ON AI-GENERATED PROFILE PHOTOS

WhatsApp is developing an AI feature that lets users create profile photos by providing text prompts to personalize and protect user identities. This joins other AI-powered features in the app, alongside a slew of upcoming updates like a revamped Status UI and offline file transfer.

neowin.net · 1 min

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APPLE'S AI PLANS INVOLVES 'BLACK BOX' FOR CLOUD DATA

Apple is expected to announce AI implementations into iOS 18 and its other operating systems at WWDC. The company intends to process data from AI applications inside a virtual black box that will use only Apple's hardware to perform AI processing in the cloud. The approach will prevent both Apple and potential hackers from being able to see app data. Using a cloud approach allows Apple to reduce the hardware requirements of its products.

appleinsider.com · 3 min

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NEURALINK WANTS 3 MORE QUADRIPLEGIC PATIENTS FOR ITS BRAIN CONTROL INTERFACE TRIAL

Neuralink is recruiting another three subjects for its brain implant study. It is seeking subjects aged 22 to 75 with severe quadriplegia due to spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for at least one year without improvement. Healthy people, people with morbid obesity, or people with an active device already implanted are disqualified from the study. Participants will be monitored for adverse events for 72 months following the implantation procedure.

theregister.com · 2 min

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NEW BYD HYBRID CAN DRIVE NON-STOP FOR MORE THAN 2,000 KILOMETERS

BYD has unveiled a new hybrid powertrain that can travel for more than 2,000 kilometers without recharging or refueling. Vehicles with the technology can travel from New York to Miami on a single charge and a full tank of gas. The upgraded tech will be launched in the Qin L and the Seal 06. Both mid-sized sedans, which were unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April, cost under $13,800.

bloomberg.com · 3 min

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THREE LAWS OF SOFTWARE COMPLEXITY (OR: WHY SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE ALWAYS GRUMPY)

Software engineers are destined to wallow in unnecessary complexity due to three fundamental laws: a well-designed system will degrade into a badly designed system over time, complexity is a moat filled by leaky abstractions, and there is no fundamental upper limit on software complexity. Building a new system from scratch without succumbing to these laws is a lot harder than it sounds. Engineers who work on badly designed systems suffer more as badly designed systems have unbound complexity.

maheshba.bitbucket.io · 3 min