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TLDR 2024-12-03

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01GENERAL

02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

SPACEX WEIGHS TENDER OFFER AT ROUGHLY $350 BILLION VALUATION

SpaceX is in discussions to sell insider shares. The sale could boost the value of the company to around $350 billion. Conversations about the sale are still ongoing and the details of the transaction could change depending on interest from insider sellers and buyers. The $350 billion valuation puts SpaceX on par with some of the world's largest publicly traded companies in terms of market capitalization.

bloomberg.com2 min read

INTEL CEO PAT GELSINGER RESIGNS AFTER STRUGGLING TO TURN AROUND CHIP MAKER

Intel's Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger has resigned abruptly. Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, general manager of Intel's client computing group, have been named interim co-CEOs. Intel has fallen behind rivals in building semiconductors to power the artificial intelligence boom. The change in leadership indicates that Intel's board wants to move in a new direction.

links.tldrnewsletter.com5 min read

03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

WORLD LABS' AI CAN GENERATE INTERACTIVE 3D SCENES FROM A SINGLE PHOTO

World Labs has unveiled an AI system that can generate video game-like 3D scenes from a single image. Its technology allows anyone to step into any image and explore it in 3D. It can also apply interactive effects and animations to scenes. Movement is limited to a small area, but the model is still in early preview. A demo of the model is available on World Labs' website.

techcrunch.com4 min read

12-POUND US ROBOT BALLOONS CAPTURE NYC-SIZED AREAS IN JAW-DROPPING DETAILS

Near Space Labs has launched a fleet of balloon robots to monitor and assess disaster-prone areas in the US. The balloons carry AI-powered robots called Swifts. These robots form a network to capture detailed aerial images. The image resolution is expected to rival or exceed traditional aerial surveys conducted by planes or helicopters at lower altitudes. They will be able to map large disaster zones in detail within hours rather than weeks and help insurance companies, urban planners, and government agencies assess properties and perform risk evaluations.

interestingengineering.com4 min read

04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

STEEL

Steel is an open source browser API for AI agents and apps. It makes it easy to build AI apps and agents that interact with the web. Steel features built-in stealth capabilities, text-to-markdown session management, a UI for viewing/debugging sessions, and full browser control through standard automation frameworks like Puppeteer, Playwright, and Selenium.

github.comGitHub repository

LATEX.CSS

LaTeX.css is an almost class-less CSS library that turns HTML documents into websites that look like a LaTeX document. Developers only have to write semantic HTML and then add the CSS file. LaTeX.css supports dark mode and support for LaTEX math and syntax highlighting can be added through scripts.

latex.vercel.appTool

05MISCELLANEOUS

THE BROWSER COMPANY TEASES DIA, ITS NEW AI BROWSER

Dia is a new browser by The Browser Company that focuses on AI tools. It is set to launch in early 2025. The browser is able to complete actions on users' behalf, like adding items from an email to an Amazon cart. A video from The Browser Company introducing Dia is available in the article.

techcrunch.com4 min read

TESLA CEO ELON MUSK LOSES BID TO GET $56 BILLION PAY PACKAGE REINSTATED

A Delaware judge has upheld the ruling that Elon Musk's 2018 CEO pay package of $56 billion was improperly granted. The ruling said that Musk had individually controlled Tesla and dictated the terms of his compensation to a board that didn't fairly negotiate. A $345 million attorney fee award was approved for the lawyers who successfully sued on behalf of Tesla shareholders. Despite the legal setback, Musk has seen his net worth jump considerably in recent weeks - he is more than $43 billion richer since the election.

cnbc.com3 min read