The Daily Index — Friday, December 6, 2024 · TLDR Index

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OPENAI CONFIRMS NEW $200 MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, CHATGPT PRO, WHICH INCLUDES ITS O1 REASONING MODEL

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Pro subscription tier provides unlimited access to all of OpenAI's models and a pro version of its o1 reasoning model. It was created for those pushing the models to the limits of their capabilities on tasks like math, programming, and writing. The pro version of o1 is faster, more powerful, and more accurate than the preview version released in September. All paid ChatGPT users can still access the standard o1 model, which can now reason about image uploads. o1 will soon be available in OpenAI's API.

techcrunch.com · 4 min

TLDR AI

OPENAI O1 SYSTEM CARD

This report outlines the safety work carried out prior to releasing OpenAI o1 and o1-mini, including external red teaming and frontier risk evaluations according to OpenAI's Preparedness Framework.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 3 min

TLDR Web Dev

KEYSET CURSORS, NOT OFFSETS, FOR POSTGRES PAGINATION

Offset pagination in Postgres can decrease performance and correctness as the offset increases. Keyset pagination, using a compound cursor based on multiple columns, has much better performance and handles deletions gracefully, maintaining a stable order even with data modifications. However, keyset pagination still has subtle correctness issues related to concurrent inserts causing rows to be skipped, but there are strategies to get around this.

blog.sequinstream.com · 8 min

TLDR InfoSec

7-ZIP VULNERABILITY LETS ATTACKERS EXECUTE ARBITRARY CODE

7-Zip has released an update for a high (7.8) vulnerability that can allow for RCE. The vulnerability exists in the implementation of the Zstandard decompression where improper validation of user-supplied data can result in an integer underflow before writing to memory. It allows attackers to run arbitrary code under the current user.

cybersecuritynews.com · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

BITCOIN FUTURES PREMIUM HITS 8-MONTH HIGH — WILL THE BTC RALLY CONTINUE?

Bitcoin has surged past $100,000, marking a new all-time high after a 9.4% rally between December 4-5. Though the price has corrected downward since then, futures markets are showing an 8-month high premium of 20% annualized. Options market data reveals sustained bullish sentiment will call options maintaining a 48% lead over puts, though analysts caution that Bitcoin remains correlated with traditional markets amid broader economic concerns.

cointelegraph.com · 3 min

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COPILOT VISION, MICROSOFT'S AI TOOL THAT CAN READ YOUR SCREEN, LAUNCHES IN PREVIEW

Microsoft has started rolling out a limited US-only preview of Copilot Vision, a tool that can understand and respond to questions about sites visited in Microsoft Edge. The feature requires a subscription to Copilot Pro, which costs $20 per month. Copilot Vision can handle tasks like summarizing and translating text, spotlighting discounted products in store catalogs, and serving as a game assistant. It deletes data after every session to preserve privacy. Copilot Vision is limited to a pre-approved list of popular sites during the preview.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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PROTECTING UNDERSEA INTERNET CABLES IS A TECH NIGHTMARE

A lot of the global communications and financial system hinges on a few hundred cables of bundled glass fibers strung across ocean floors around the world, each about the same diameter as a garden hose. Defending these undersea fiber-optic cables from damage and sabotage is increasingly challenging. While there are plans to create future internet backup routes through satellites, the technology is still only in a preliminary proof-of-concept stage and may be many years away from being deployed. It is currently not possible to monitor all 1.5 million kilometers of communication cables in the water, but new technologies are emerging that will make it easier to monitor activity where damage is most likely to occur and potentially prevent disruptions.

spectrum.ieee.org · 4 min

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BITCOIN HITS $100,000

Bitcoin hit $100,000 on Wednesday. The cryptocurrency has been experiencing a massive upswing since Donald Trump, who is a crypto supporter, won the 2024 presidential election. Trump recently announced his intentions to nominate Paul Atkins, a crypto advocate, to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission after Gary Gensler, a noted crypto critic, resigns on Inauguration Day. Trump has vowed to create a national stockpile of bitcoins to help wipe out US national debt. Atkins has said before that the US' tough stance on cryptocurrency has driven investors to other markets where regulations are clearer. Shifting US regulations to be more accommodating could bring those investments back to the US.

arstechnica.com · 4 min

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REACT V19

React v19 is now available on npm. This post provides an overview of the new features in React 19 and how to adopt them. New features in React 19 include Actions, a new hook called useActionState, new form features for react-dom, a new API for reading resources in render: use, and much more. React 19 adds full support for custom elements. An upgrade guide with a full list of breaking and notable changes is available.

react.dev · 28 min