The Daily Index — Monday, November 11, 2024 · TLDR Index

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OPENAI REPORTEDLY DEVELOPING NEW STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH AI IMPROVEMENT SLOWDOWN

OpenAI's new model's performance exceeds its existing models, but the improvement is less than the jump from GPT-3 to GPT-4. The rate of improvement seems to be slowing down. OpenAI created a foundations team to figure out how the company can continue to improve its models. One of the proposed strategies is to train models on synthetic data produced by AI models.

techcrunch.com · 1 min

TLDR AI

MODAL BUYS TIDBYT

The first acquisition by the elastic scaling GPU company. Modal bought Tidbyt, an NYC-based hardware company, for the in-house talent of the team around infrastructure and containerization.

modal.com · 6 min

TLDR Web Dev

WHY WOULD ANYONE NEED JAVASCRIPT GENERATOR FUNCTIONS?

JavaScript generator functions provide a way to create lazy iterators, allowing on-demand data processing for tasks like handling large datasets or infinite sequences. They allow for the creation of custom iterators without loading all elements into memory, which is helpful for complex operations such as generating prime numbers or managing unique identifiers. Generators support two-way message passing, which can be used to mimic async/await syntax in JavaScript.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 18 min

TLDR InfoSec

D-LINK WON'T FIX CRITICAL FLAW AFFECTING 60,000 OLDER NAS DEVICES

Over 60,000 older D-Link NAS devices are at risk due to a critical security flaw that won't be fixed by the company. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject commands using specially crafted HTTP requests. D-Link has advised users to retire these vulnerable products or restrict their internet access.

bleepingcomputer.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

MICROSTRATEGY'S BITCOIN PORTFOLIO SURPASSES $20B, ROI NOW OVER 100%

MicroStrategy's Bitcoin holdings have surpassed $20B in value, successfully achieving an ROI of over 100% as Bitcoin's price exceeded $80,000. The company will continue to increase its Bitcoin reserves by raising $42B over the next three years.

cointelegraph.com · 2 min

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SPACEX PITCHES NASA ON 'MARSLINK,' A VERSION OF STARLINK FOR THE RED PLANET

SpaceX is working on a concept version of Starlink for Mars. It has ideas about developing next-generation relay services capable of beaming 4 Mbps or more in data across 1.5 astronomical units. The Marslink concept involves placing multiple space satellites in Mars orbit to provide full visibility and interoperability for ground and orbital assets. Other companies have also submitted proposals - slides from the recent meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group showing each company's proposal are available in the article.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 2 min

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HPV VACCINATION: HOW THE WORLD CAN ELIMINATE CERVICAL CANCER

Cervical cancer is caused by a virus (HPV), making it preventable. The virus is also responsible for a large share of other cancers. HPV integrates itself into cells' DNA and damages key proteins that protect the cell from uncontrolled growth, eventually leading to cancer. HPV vaccines are highly effective in preventing infections - and cervical cancer. Countries like the UK and Australia are showing that the elimination of cervical cancer is possible, but much of the world is missing out.

ourworldindata.org · 10 min

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EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED SO FAR ABOUT RUNNING LOCAL LLMS

It is now possible to run a large language model (LLM) smarter than the original ChatGPT on a Raspberry PI. Running models locally allows for private, unlimited, and registration-free access. This article talks about how to run local text-based LLMs on your own hardware. It covers the software needed, the different models available, user interfaces, and more. While LLMs are fun, there are still many tasks they can't reliably do.

nullprogram.com · 26 min

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MOVING PAST SKEUOMORPHIC AI

AI is being limited by our mental models for what to use the technology for. The current available technology can already be transformative given the right application mindset. Moving to the next level will require giving models more autonomy and self-learning capabilities. We should be building applications around things that AI is uniquely suited to do. Thinking this way will result in the creation of new services and products.

akilian.com · 9 min