The Daily Index — Monday, October 7, 2024 · TLDR Index

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d2swt604.na1.hs-sales-engage.com

TLDR AI

META MOVIE GEN

Meta has trained a state-of-the-art movie model. It has 30B parameters and took 6,144 H100s to train. The model was trained on 1B images and 100m highly curated videos. Interestingly, it is a Temporal Autoencoder and Flow matching Llama. Meta released a 92 page paper, one of the most detailed research reports on the topic.

ai.meta.com · 6 min

TLDR Web Dev

YES, YOU SHOULD USE SQLITE: NOTION'S CREATIVE SQLITE USAGE FOR 20% FASTER LOADS

Notion implemented WebAssembly (WASM) SQLite in its web app. This resulted in a 20% reduction in page navigation latency. To achieve this, its team used Web Workers to offload database operations to background threads and a SharedWorker with the Web Locks API to fix data integrity issues. They also addressed issues of slow disk reads by implementing a "race" between disk cache and network requests.

stacksweep.substack.com · 6 min

TLDR InfoSec

WORDPRESS LITESPEED CACHE PLUGIN FLAW COULD ALLOW SITE TAKEOVER

A serious flaw in the WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin affecting versions up to 6.5.0.2 could allow attackers to run harmful code. The vulnerability allows for arbitrary script injection when certain settings are enabled, potentially leading to account hijacking and site takeover. The issue was fixed in version 6.5.1, but site admins should act quickly to secure their websites.

securityaffairs.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

UAE EXEMPTS CRYPTO TRANSFERS, CONVERSION FROM VALUE-ADDED TAX

The UAE has exempted crypto transfers and conversions from value-added tax, improving its appeal as a crypto-friendly jurisdiction and reflecting a broader trend of updated regulations in the region to accommodate digital assets.

cointelegraph.com · 2 min

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FACEBOOK LAUNCHES A GEN Z-FOCUSED REDESIGN

Meta has announced a series of changes to Facebook that will put a greater emphasis on local community information, videos, and Facebook Groups. The changes are aimed at making Facebook more approachable for those wanting to connect with their local community or be entertained. Meta also announced updates to Meta AI, Facebook Dating, and Messenger. This article goes through the long list of upcoming changes in detail.

techcrunch.com · 6 min

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GOOGLE'S GRIP ON SEARCH SLIPS AS TIKTOK AND AI STARTUP MOUNT CHALLENGE

TikTok has recently started allowing brands to target ads based on users' search queries and Perplexity, an AI search startup, plans to introduce ads later this month under its AI-generated answers. Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% next year for the first time in over a decade. Generative AI, which serves fully formed answers to user queries, is transforming search products. Companies are experimenting with ways to monetize ads with chatbots, but some analysts are uncertain whether ads in chatbots will be as valuable as traditional search because people might be less likely to click on them.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 4 min

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THE US HAS PASSED PEAK OBESITY, A NEW SURVEY SUGGESTS. IS IT THE OZEMPIC EFFECT?

The obesity rate in adults in the US fell by 2% between 2020 and 2023. There is no established direct link between new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and the decline in obesity, but there is a strong possibility of a link considering the medications hit the market around 2021. Approximately one in eight US adults have tried the new weight-loss drugs, with more than 15 million using a prescription. At least 25,000 people in the US are starting the drug every week.

independent.co.uk · 2 min

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TO BE BORN IN A BAG

Several research groups are developing artificial wombs to replicate their basic life-support functions for extremely premature infants. At least one group is working on a system to grow a fetus from embryo to birth entirely outside of the womb. Such technology could have profound implications for the future of human reproduction. Despite several technology hurdles, it might not be very long before the first human baby is birthed from a bag.

press.asimov.com · 27 min