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SLIM IPHONE 17 MODEL IS JUST A “STEP TOWARD SOMETHING BETTER”

Apple is reportedly planning a slim iPhone model for next year. The iPhone 17 'Air' will have a smaller Dynamic Island, an aluminum chassis, a 6.6-inch display, and a lesser camera setup. It is designed to look much cooler than the standard iPhone without the performance, screen size, or cameras of a Pro model. The new slim model is expected to be a bigger hit than the iPhone 12/13 mini and the iPhone 14/15/16 Plus.

UBER HIGHLIGHTS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE EFFORTS NOW THAT TESLA'S IN ITS REARVIEW MIRROR

Uber's Q2 results emphasized its growing AV segment, highlighting a 6x rise in autonomous trips year-over-year and partnerships with AV leaders like Waymo and Alphabet. CEO Khosrowshahi expressed confidence in Uber's global AV acquisition strategy, distancing from a winner-take-all approach. The presentation also hinted at future AV developments, including a collaboration with BYD on autonomous-capable EVs.

AI IS MINING THE SUM OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE FROM WIKIPEDIA. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ITS FUTURE?

The proliferation of AI tools means there's a growing disconnect between where people are getting their information and where it comes from. This could affect contributions to Wikipedia in the long run as people are less likely to contribute if they don't visit the site directly. Wikipedia hasn't seen any decline in traffic due to AI so far. Without clear attribution and source links, AI applications risk introducing an unprecedented amount of misinformation into the world.

NOVEL IDEAS TO COOL DATA CENTERS: LIQUID IN PIPES OR A DUNKING BATH

Nvidia's upcoming GB200 server racks will be mainly cooled with liquid circulated in tubes. The company is also working on other cooling technologies, including one that involves dunking entire computers in a non-conductive liquid that absorbs and dissipates heat. Cooling accounts for a significant amount of power consumption in data centers. Liquid-cooled data centers would be able to pack much more computing power in the same space.

WHY I BET ON DSPY

DSPy is an open source framework that helps developers compose multiple large language model (LLM) calls together in a principled manner to solve a problem. LLMs are good at pattern matching, matching distributions, and being creative. DSPy uses this to create 'reasoning systems' that can actually perform what they're supposed to. While there are issues with the framework, there is a community behind the project that is working together to improve it.

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