The Daily Index — Friday, August 9, 2024 · TLDR Index

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ENGINEERING THE FIRST FITBIT: THE INSIDE STORY

Inspired by the Wii, entrepreneur James Park came up with the Fitbit as a gadget to get people out of the house. The activity tracker has sold more than 136 million units since 2009. Google bought the company in 2021 for $2.1 billion and absorbed it into its hardware division. This article looks at the origins of Fitbit and the challenges it faced early in development.

spectrum.ieee.org · 16 min

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WHY GOOGLE DECIDED NOW'S THE TIME TO MOVE ON FROM CHROMECAST

Google is phasing out the Chromecast in favor of the new Google TV streamer after more than a decade. The company decided to focus on a higher-end device because there is too much competition for inexpensive streaming devices. The Google TV steamer infuses Gemini AI smarts into the software and puts smart home controls on the TV screen. It is faster than the often-laggy Chromecast. The device will go on sale in September for $99.

theverge.com · 7 min

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OPENAI WORRIES PEOPLE MAY BECOME EMOTIONALLY RELIANT ON ITS NEW CHATGPT VOICE MODE

A report from OpenAI on the safety review it conducted on its new voice mode revealed a risk of users becoming too reliant on ChatGPT for companionship.

cnn.com · 3 min

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MAN VS. MACHINE: DEEPMIND'S NEW ROBOT SERVES UP A TABLE TENNIS TRIUMPH

Google DeepMind's AI-powered robotic table tennis player is capable of competing at an amateur human level.

arstechnica.com · 5 min

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DOJ ANTITRUST CHIEF IS ‘OVERJOYED' AFTER GOOGLE MONOPOLY VERDICT

This is a transcript of an interview with Jonathan Kanter, the assistant attorney general for antitrust at the United States Department of Justice, where he discusses the recent antitrust ruling against Google, what it means for the law, and what remedies he will seek to try to restore competition in search.

theverge.com · 38 min

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A NEW REPORT FINDS BOEING'S ROCKETS ARE BUILT WITH AN UNQUALIFIED WORK FORCE

The lack of a qualified workforce has resulted in significant program delays and increased costs.

arstechnica.com · 4 min

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WHY ARE SO MANY CAR YOUTUBERS QUITTING?

Many blame private equity for creators leaving the platform.

theverge.com · 14 min

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ELON MUSK CONTINUES TO SIPHON TESLA TALENT TO TRAIN XAI'S GROK

xAI has now hired over a dozen Tesla employees to train Grok.

electrek.co · 2 min