The Daily Index — Friday, November 15, 2024 · TLDR Index

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GOOGLE RELEASES STANDALONE GEMINI AI APP FOR IPHONE

Google has launched a dedicated Gemini app for iOS. It allows iPhone users to interact with Google's AI through text or voice. The app supports iOS-specific features like Dynamic Island integration. It is free to download. Premium features can be accessed through Gemini Advanced subscriptions available as in-app purchases.

macrumors.com · 1 min

TLDR AI

FRANCOIS CHOLLET LEAVES GOOGLE

The creator of Keras and the Arc eval (among many other things) has left Google. He will continue to support the Jax and Keras community while pursuing other endeavors.

developers.googleblog.com · 3 min

TLDR Web Dev

I FOLLOWED THE OFFICIAL AWS AMPLIFY GUIDE AND WAS CHARGED $1,100

This developer was hit with unexpectedly high AWS charges after following the official guide for integrating Amazon OpenSearch with AWS Amplify. He was charged over $1,100 due to the guide's failure to properly manage OpenSearch domain creation and deletion, which led to multiple, concurrently running instances. AWS customer support ultimately waived the charges but the issue persisted until AWS recently fixed its docs.

elliott-king.github.io · 6 min

TLDR InfoSec

AMERICAN DEBT RELIEF SERVICE EXPOSES 1.5M

Set Forth, a debt relief firm, has disclosed a data breach affecting 1.5M individuals. The breached data includes names, SSNs, addresses, and dates of birth. Set Forth plans on taking steps to prevent future attacks such as deploying endpoint monitoring and performing global password resets. It is offering 12 months of free access to identity theft services by Cyberscout. Some lawyers are pursuing class action lawsuits.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKER INTRODUCES BILL FOR ‘STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE'

Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Cabell has proposed a bill allowing the state treasury to invest up to 10% of its funds in Bitcoin as a hedge against economic volatility. This could amount to a multibillion-dollar investment.

cointelegraph.com · 2 min

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SPOTIFY TAKES AIM AT YOUTUBE IN BATTLE FOR PODCASTS

Spotify plans to start paying podcast hosts who make popular videos and meet a certain viewing threshold. It will offer premium subscribers in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada a way to watch podcast shows without ads starting in January. Many people watch or listen to their favorite shows on YouTube. Spotify is hoping to differentiate its videos from shows on YouTube, where users have to pay more for ad-free viewing.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 3 min

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SPACEX STARSHIP MOVED TO LAUNCHPAD FOR 6TH FLIGHT TEST

SpaceX's Starship has been transported to a launchpad in preparation for a scheduled flight test on November 18. SpaceX has already performed a static fire, so launch preparations should only involve checkouts, filling the tanks with fuel, and lighting the engines. The sixth test flight will be similar to the fifth - there are a few changes, but not enough to require modifications to the launch license. Bigger changes are planned for the seventh flight test, including larger propellant tanks and a new generation of thermal protection tiles.

theregister.com · 2 min

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THE 'MORPHING' WHEEL FROM SOUTH KOREA THAT MAY TRANSFORM LIVES AND ROBOTS

Researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials have developed a morphing wheel that can roll over obstacles up to 1.3 times the height of its radius. The wheel's spokes automatically adjust their stiffness to the terrain, allowing them to navigate all manner of obstacles, including curbs and staircases. The technology could be used for many applications, including unmanned delivery vehicles, wheelchairs, and movement in industrial settings. The researchers aim to make the wheels viable for speeds up to 100 kilometers per hour.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 2 min

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PROMPT INJECTING YOUR WAY TO SHELL: OPENAI'S CONTAINERIZED CHATGPT ENVIRONMENT

OpenAI's containerized ChatGPT environment lets users interact with the model's underlying structure. OpenAI uses a Debian-based sandbox environment to run ChatGPT code. The environment's internal directory structures can be exposed and manipulated using simple prompt injections, but this is intentional rather than a security gap. OpenAI appears to draw the line at breaking out of the containerized environment.

0din.ai · 25 min