The Daily Index — Friday, November 22, 2024 · TLDR Index

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APPLE WORKING ON 'LLM SIRI' FOR 2026 LAUNCH

Apple is working on a smarter version of Siri that employees are calling 'LLM Siri'. It will be able to hold ongoing conversations like OpenAI's ChatGPT. Using large language models will allow Siri to perform much more complex tasks. The new Siri could be announced as part of the June Worldwide Developers Conference in 2025. Apple is aiming for a spring 2026 launch date.

macrumors.com · 2 min

TLDR AI

BFL LAUNCHES FLUX TOOLS

FLUX.1 Tools is a suite of models designed to add control and steerability to the text-to-image model FLUX.1. It contains a number of utilities and model checkpoints that allow for editability based on the FLUX models. It enables inpainting, outpainting, and some controlnets. The tools are useful for those looking to improve their creative suite on top of some of the best models out there.

blackforestlabs.ai · 7 min

TLDR Web Dev

HANDLING COOKIES IS A MINEFIELD

HTTP cookies are inconsistently handled across browsers and programming languages due to ambiguities in the RFC specifications. These inconsistencies are from mismatches between what servers should send and what browsers must accept, leading to situations where cookies containing perfectly valid characters for browsers are rejected by server-side code. This problem results in unpredictable behavior, with some systems silently dropping cookies and others percent-encoding values or failing completely.

grayduck.mn · 18 min

TLDR InfoSec

FORD REJECTS BREACH ALLEGATIONS, SAYS CUSTOMER DATA NOT IMPACTED

A threat actor has leaked data belonging to 44K Ford customers. The breached data includes full names, physical locations, purchase details, dealer information, and record timestamps. Ford has responded to the allegations by stating that internal investigations have shown no evidence of breach and that the data comes from a third-party supplier as well as publicly available dealer information.

bleepingcomputer.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

GARY GENSLER TO STEP DOWN AS SEC CHAIR ON JAN 20, 2025

SEC Chair Gary Gensler will step down on January 20, 2025. His tenure included updates to equity and treasury markets, corporate governance, and crypto regulation. He helped foster global cooperation on audit oversight.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 6 min

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WELCOME TO GOOGLE'S NIGHTMARE: US REVEALS PLAN TO DESTROY SEARCH MONOPOLY

The US Department of Justice has filed its proposed final judgment in the antitrust case against Google. The plans require Google to sell its Chrome browser and retains the option of forcing Google to divest Android if competition doesn't increase from behavioral remedies. They include bans on exclusive default deals with other browsers and device makers and prohibit Google from building new browsers. Google may have to fund an education campaign showing people how to switch search engines. The company will have plenty of time to argue against the proposal as the final revisions are not due until March next year.

arstechnica.com · 4 min

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THE KEY MOMENT CAME 38 MINUTES AFTER STARSHIP ROARED OFF THE LAUNCH PAD

The only hiccup during SpaceX's sixth Starship test was an abortive attempt to catch the rocket's Super Heavy booster back on the launch site. SpaceX demonstrated that Starship can safely deorbit itself on future missions by reigniting one of its six Raptor engines for a brief burn to slightly adjust its flight path about 38 minutes after liftoff. The achievement means that Starship will likely soon be cleared to travel into orbit, deploy Starlink internet satellites, and conduct in-space refueling experiments. There will be plenty more opportunities for booster catches in the coming months as SpaceX plans to ramp up its launch cadence at Starbase.

arstechnica.com · 11 min

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NEURALINK GETS APPROVAL TO START HUMAN TRIALS IN CANADA

Neuralink has secured Health Canada's approval to launch human trials in the country. The company is now actively looking for potential participants. Neuralink's implant allows patients to control devices with their brains without the need for wires or any kind of physical movement. The company is specifically looking for patients who have limited or no ability in both hands due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for its trials in Canada.

engadget.com · 2 min

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US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO UNWIND GOOGLE'S ANTHROPIC DEAL

The US Justice Department has proposed that Google unwind its partnership with AI startup Anthropic as part of a resolution for the landmark antitrust case over online search. Google may be barred from acquiring, investing in, or collaborating with any company that controls where consumers search for information. Google says that the remedy would chill the company's investment in artificial intelligence and jeopardize the US' global economic and technology leadership at a time when it's needed most. Anthropic's deal with Amazon is also under scrutiny.

bloomberg.com · 3 min