The Daily Index — Monday, December 2, 2024 · TLDR Index

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TESLA FULL SELF-DRIVING (FSD) V13 STARTS INITIAL ROLLOUT

Tesla has started rolling out Tesla FSD V13 to customers. The latest version of the advanced driver-assist system was released with software update version 2024.39.10. The Cybercab units operating at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event in October were supposed to be running near-production AI software expected to ship in FSD V13, so the expectations for the real-word performance of the update are pretty high. The release notes for the update are available in the article.

teslarati.com · 2 min

TLDR AI

ELON MUSK SEEKS TO BLOCK OPENAI'S FOR-PROFIT CONVERSION AGAIN

Elon Musk's legal team has filed a motion to prevent OpenAI from transitioning to a for-profit model citing alleged antitrust violations and financial risks. The motion claims CEO Sam Altman's actions could leave the company unable to pay damages if Musk wins his lawsuit.

theverge.com · 3 min

TLDR Web Dev

NIGHTMARES ON NPM: HOW TWO MALICIOUS PACKAGES FACILITATE DATA THEFT AND DESTRUCTION

Two malicious npm packages, transferwise-iconfont and protect-api, were recently discovered. The former exfiltrates sensitive data, while the latter obfuscates destructive code to delete system files. Malicious open-source packages use tactics like namespace mimicry, obfuscation, and delayed execution for attacks.

socket.dev · 4 min

TLDR InfoSec

PROJECTSEND CVE-2024–11680 EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

ProjectSend is a moderately popular open source web application for hosting file-sharing servers. An authentication bypass vulnerability that was discovered in January 2023 and has had Nuclei and Metasploit templates available for months has just been assigned a CVE. The delay in the assignment of the CVE is problematic as VulnCheck researchers have noted only 1% of servers being patched and evidence of active exploitation on many others.

vulncheck.com · 3 min

TLDR Crypto

SPOT ETH ETFS CLOCKS HIGHEST DAILY INFLOW DAY: ‘ALT ROTATION HAS BEGUN'

US Spot Ethereum ETFs hit a record high in daily inflows of over $330 million, surpassing the previous Nov 11 high of $295.5 million. BlackRock's Ethereum Trust (ETHA) is responsible for the vast majority of inflows. It now has over $2 billion in total inflows since its launch on July 23. The Friday inflows were higher than BTC ETF flows for the first time, potentially indicating that Wall Street is joining the “alt rotation.”

cointelegraph.com · 2 min

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META PLANS TO BUILD A $10B SUBSEA CABLE SPANNING THE WORLD, SOURCES SAY

Meta is the second-biggest driver of internet usage globally, accounting for 10% of all fixed and 22% of all mobile traffic. The company is planning to build a new major fiber-optic subsea cable extending around the world. The 40,000+ kilometer project could cost more than $10 billion. The project is still in its early stages - plans have been laid out, but physical assets have not. Meta is expected to speak more publicly about the project in early 2025 after confirming plans for the cable.

techcrunch.com · 7 min

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TESLA OPTIMUS SHOWS OFF NEW UPGRADE

Tesla's Optimus has received new hands. They could theoretically be used with Neuralink's N1 implant. The hands were revealed after Tesla received approval for a new feasibility trial where it will test its brain-to-computer implant with assistive robotic arms. A video showing Optimus catching tennis balls with its new hands is available in the article.

teslarati.com · 2 min

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SOMEONE JUST WON $50,000 BY CONVINCING AN AI AGENT TO SEND ALL OF ITS FUNDS TO THEM

Freysa is an AI agent that was released with the sole objective of never transferring money. Anyone was allowed to pay a fee to send a message to the agent to convince it to release all its funds to them. The cost for a message rose exponentially as the prize pool grew, with 70% of the message fees going into the prize pool and the developer taking the rest. It took 483 attempts, with the message fee rising to $450, to finally convince Freysa to release its funds. This post contains an analysis of the winning prompt.

threadreaderapp.com · 5 min

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IF NOT REACT, THEN WHAT?

React is a legacy technology, but it continues to appear in greenfield applications. It is not built to meet current needs or performance standards. This article discusses why developers should stop using React and presents alternative frameworks that work better. Developers building SPAs or islands of client-side interactivity are now spoiled for choice with dozens of contemporary frameworks worthy of their attention, like Svelte, Lit, FAST, Solid, Qwik, Marko, HTMX, Vue, and Stencil.

infrequently.org · 55 min