TLDR 2024-03-04

CALIFORNIA GIVES WAYMO THE GREEN LIGHT TO EXPAND ROBOTAXI OPERATIONS

Waymo has been given permission to operate its self-driving robotaxis on highways in parts of Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Its cars will be allowed to drive at up to 65 mph on local roads and highways in approved areas. Waymo has no immediate plans to extend service to highways. The company's expansion has been put on hold until June following protests from several San Francisco city agencies and other groups.

ELON MUSK SUES OPENAI AND CEO SAM ALTMAN OVER CONTRACT BREACH

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, among others, claiming that they abandoned the company's founding mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. Musk, one of the co-founders of OpenAI, stepped down from the firm's board in 2018. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI's focus on maximizing profits for Microsoft breaks its agreement to ensure that AGI benefits all of humanity. Its aim is to compel OpenAI to adhere to the Founding Agreement and return to its mission to develop AGI for the benefit of humanity.

HOW SCIENTISTS ARE USING SOUND WAVES TO HACK THE BRAIN

Researchers in South Korea have found a way to influence the formation of connections between neurons using ultrasound stimulation. Ultrasound waves can penetrate deep into the brain with surprising precision. The technique mimics brain waves common during learning and memory processes. It could lead to new medical treatments and make learning easier for everyone.

A FEW SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS ARE SHAPING AI

An analysis of more than 8,000 AI and ML papers found that papers shared by two specific influencers had a median citation count two to three times higher than those from a control group. Academic citations affect decisions like research funding and tenure at academic institutions. The correlation between influencer tweets and citation count points to a shift in how the community finds and reads papers. The overwhelming volume of papers published daily makes it impractical for individuals to sift through feeds, so the community is relying on curators to highlight noteworthy papers.

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Daft is a distributed query engine for large-scale data processing designed for the cloud. It features a familiar interactive API, a powerful query optimizer, data catalog integrations, a rich multimodal type system, and more. Daft was designed to be able to process any data. It is built for interactive developer experiences on large clusters of machines with thousands of CPUs/GPUs.

WHAT WE LEARNED IN 6 MONTHS OF WORKING ON A CODEGEN DEV TOOL GPT PILOT

GPT Pilot is an AI developer that creates plans for how apps and features should be built before coding. It can do most of its work autonomously, asking for clarification or help when required. The project aimed to create a framework of thinking that gets AI to continuously work by revising its previous actions using a feedback loop that determines what it should do next in order to finish the end goal. This article contains lessons learned by its creators during development.

AI STARTUPS REQUIRE NEW STRATEGIES: THIS TIME IT’S ACTUALLY DIFFERENT

The typical dynamics between startups and incumbents that applied in previous technology revolutions like mobile and the Internet do not apply in AI. Incumbents are spending historic amounts of money and time embracing AI technology - they have the data, talent, and funding. There isn't really an 'AI market' - the market for chatbots and SEO tools is the same as before, just with more competition. AI startups that don't embrace this reality will likely fail.

APPLE TO ANNOUNCE NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEK

Apple reportedly plans to announce new products this week. The company is rumored to be releasing new iPad Pro, iPad Air, and MacBook Air models along with new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil accessories for select iPads. It may also announce new color options for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone cases, and Apple Watch bands. The products will be announced on Apple's website and through a series of videos and marketing campaigns.

INTRODUCING JSR - THE JAVASCRIPT REGISTRY

The JavaScript Registry (JSR) is a package registry optimized for TypeScript that only supports ES modules - it works with Deno and npm-based projects.

GOOGLE IS BLOCKING RCS ON ROOTED ANDROID DEVICES

THREADS SAYS IT WILL MAKE ITS API BROADLY AVAILABLE BY JUNE

Meta's Threads API is designed to enable creators, developers, and brands to manage their Threads presence at scale and easily share content with their communities from their favorite third-party apps.

DISILLUSIONED WITH DENO

Deno is great for tasks that only require the standard library or standard tooling, but problems start to occur when the task requires more.

GOOGLE PREPARES TO LAUNCH NEW APP STORE CALLED “APP MALL” FOR CHROMEOS

Google's new App Mall, designed for Chromebooks, aims to simplify app discovery and enhance the user experience by providing a centralized location for users to explore and install a wide range of apps optimized for ChromeOS.

A DEEP DIVE INTO THE UNDERLYING ARCHITECTURE OF GROQ'S LPU

Groq's tensor streaming processor is very different from a conventional CPU or GPU chip - its architecture makes it more deterministic.