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One of the biggest challenges for practitioners using Pytorch has been figuring out why things run out of memory. Some amazing new tools in Pytorch 2.1 give insight into memory usage. It can even be used to classify the usage into familiar buckets (e.g., activations, gradients).
MI300X is AMD’s flagship AI accelerator that, with ROCm 6, is now close to NVIDIA performance for inference workloads. This is great news for the community, as it opens up alternative chips for emerging AI companies.
An experiment with fine-tuning to enhance GPT-4's capabilities using Magic: The Gathering draft as a test case led to a fine-tuned 7B parameter model that closely matched human-level performance.
Leading founders and venture investors talk about what's happening in AI, from the application of LLMs to enterprise innovation. If the pace of “things you should know about AI” is somewhat overwhelming, this is a good quick recap.
Medprompt+ from Microsoft is the current best prompting method for MMLU. Microsoft has released the template along with many other chain-of-thought style templates that are standard across the evaluation community.
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Generative AI and large language models are transforming robotics. Agility's bipedal robot Digit can now perform complex tasks based on natural language commands, signaling a shift towards more human-like, intuitive robotic interactions.
The FTX estate filed an amended Chapter 11 reorganization plan treating cryptocurrency claims as their equivalent cash value on its bankruptcy filing date, November 11, 2022. With the current market recovery, this might cause creditors to lose potential gains. The plan, requiring several approval thresholds, could potentially be enforced even on non-agreeing creditors if it is deemed fair and equitable.
Solana’s founder Anatoly Yakovenko was recently on a podcast with Laura Shin to discuss the disappointing performance of the Solana Saga Phone initiative. With sales lagging, he said the project was ‘under internal discussions’. Then, as BONK’s price surged on the news of its listing on Coinbase, an arbitrage opportunity arose. The first batch of Saga phones came with a 30M BONK token claim. Originally, this was only worth ~$10. As BONK’s price rose, these tokens were worth up to as much as $1,000. With the price of the phone at only $600, this created a $400 arbitrage opportunity. Within hours of the arbitrage opportunity appearing, the remaining Saga phone supply was sold out.
Jupiter, the main DeFi aggregator on Solana, announced that its airdrop will be taking place in January. Pseudonymous founder Meow announced that 40% of the 10 billion JUP tokens will be distributed to community members via four airdrops, with the first to release 1 billion JUP tokens. An additional 10% of the total JUP supply will also be allotted for community contributors and grants.
SocialFi startup Reach has announced the full launch of its Ethereum-powered protocol aimed at combating Twitter bot engagement within the crypto market. Having raised $1M in funds from Crypto Twitter personalities like Seedphrase and Pranksy, the platform incentivizes quality engagement by monetizing and authenticating community-oriented "missions". Reach also plans to offer mission-issuing capabilities to other crypto communities via a Discord bot. The REACH token and protocol will launch publicly on December 18.
The Injective ecosystem, sometimes referred to as a 'Solana killer,' has been one of the top-performing L1s this year. The network is recognized for its user-friendly solutions and trading algorithms. This thread provides a guide for Injective users on potential airdrops from different protocols in the ecosystem. It walks through several different protocols and what users could do to qualify for potential airdrops.
The Gas LayerZero Refuel Bridge is built on the LayerZero Labs protocol. The bridge enables users to bridge across 37 blockchain networks with a single inbound transaction. Its gas-optimized contracts save users significant time, money, and effort. A link to the bridge is available in the thread.
Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, has reportedly developed a comprehensive anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system. According to letters to US lawmakers, Tether uses rigorous KYC processes, continuously monitors transactions, and collaborates with law enforcement agencies like the FBI to identify and halt illegal activities. Furthermore, a recent policy allows for the freezing of wallets connected to sanctioned individuals.
This thread from Delphi Digital provides a summary of the firm’s outlook for NFTs in 2024. After a downturn in trading activity throughout 2023, recent volume increases suggest the market may be rebounding. Three main drivers are expected to fuel this recovery: the mainstream acceptance of NFT character brands and gaming, major consumer brands entering the web3 space, and the launch of innovative consumer products using NFTs.
Just one day after a widespread exploit of Ledger’s Wallet Connect software, a hacker took advantage of a bug in an NFT Trader contract, stealing millions of dollars worth of Bored Ape assets.
Former Amazon engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty to hacking two crypto exchanges, stealing over $12.3 million using his blockchain skills. Ahmed faces sentencing in March 2024.
Coinbase is legally challenging the SEC after the agency denied the firm’s 2022 rulemaking petition, asserting that the denial constitutes an abuse of discretion and contrary to law.
SiriusXM’s app redesign is a crucial move for the company on its path to becoming a modern internet-based streaming music company. The updated app and website offer a simplified $10 price and many new channels, including Shaggy, Kelly Clarkson, John Mayer, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Podcast company Audiochuck.
After widespread complaints, the FTC is investigating Adobe for making it too difficult for consumers to cancel app subscriptions. Regulations about 'click to cancel' were proposed recently, defining a simple cancellation mechanism, limits to additional offers for customers, and annual reminders to consumers participating in negative option programs. Adobe charges a proportionate cancellation fee if you cancel more than two weeks into your subscription and does not remind users about their subscriptions annually - it simply auto-renews.
Google’s Imagen 2 image generator can render text in multiple languages while generating high-quality, photorealistic, high-resolution, aesthetically pleasing images from natural language prompts. It also has a logo generation feature and inpainting, which can change elements inside an image, and outpainting, which can extend the borders of an image.
Indents, or gaps between blocks, came from typesetting. When applied to graphical user interfaces, they are obsolete. Indents should be included inside interactive blocks, so designers should use padding instead of margins.
The “Norman door” concept is a well-known and widely recognized principle among designers. Named after design guru Don Norman, it describes any door that proves confusing or difficult to use, highlighting a common design flaw. Tesla’s new Cybertruck is the latest and probably the best example of doors that fail in usability.
Design feedback may only sometimes be actionable or even useful. So how can you provide impactful and beneficial feedback? This post details tips that can be applied when giving feedback within a project or a behavioral context.
This gallery showcases bento UI applications for web and graphic design, with examples in both dark and light modes.
Craft distinctive and personalized logos without depending on stock designs. Harness the prowess of A.I. to guide every facet of your logo design journey with a friendly touch.
Snapby AI is an extensive collection of AI-generated stock images resembling real-life photographs. It provides AI-generated images at no cost and with full usage rights.
Unlike consumer applications, enterprise applications primarily focus on efficiency, fault tolerance, and repetitive use. In other words, they aim to help employees get their (repetitive) tasks done as fast, cheap, and error-free as possible. Designers working on such applications need to give special care to loading data, error handling, and displaying data.
Grue is an immersive experience that takes visitors to a magical world made entirely out of recycled cardboard. With the help of over 500 volunteers, the family-friendly installation has become a well-established seasonal tradition in Scarborough, UK.
The Superside team decided to quantify the impact of AI design after over 200 AI projects. The results were impressive. Using AI, design project time was reduced by 30-60%, saving customers 3,744 hours, equivalent to $299,525 worth of design time.
To get to the relevant content with as few clicks as possible is not only misleading as a general web rule, but also impossible to apply to all websites. Recent testing shows no correlation between the number of user clicks and the success in finding the content the users sought.
A beautiful case study of Pentagram’s website designed for The New York Times article about a life-altering disease.
This list presents 20 product design books written and recommended by experts for product designers seeking to expand their knowledge and sharpen their skills. It delivers a mix of educational, engaging, and thought-provoking content.
Well, not really, but the industry is certainly having a bad time. Spotify recently laid off 17% of its workforce, citing overspending on podcasting throughout 2021 and 2022 and the resulting underperforming impact on revenues.
The faster you do things, the faster you learn. Speed as an essential ingredient to success has been the prevailing narrative in startups for a while. This article explores perspectives on speed from successful founders.
Jason Fried has bucked many trends and built a prolific company in the form of 37Signals. Given that we’re not in the “free money” reality anymore, his advice and take hits home far better than during the heady days of 2021.
Bad hires are expensive. Bad hires that stay at the company for a long time are really expensive. This article breaks down some characteristics and behaviors you can be mindful of when assessing your employees.
OnlyCFO is a newsletter for, you guessed it, CFOs. This yearly roundup brings together the most popular articles categorized by what founders want to learn.
Being a founder is stressful. At times, that stress can seem overwhelming. Having something that mentally takes you away from the day-to-day becomes essential. This article shares the story of one founder who used gardening as a tool to manage stress during the acquisition of their company.
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Your initial TAM will be too small and you’ll still get investors laughing you out of a room for saying it's too large.
As a founder, you’re constantly exposed to new things. You’ll never be an expert at all of them. Deploying the beginner's mind in order to accelerate your learning in the face of new challenges and failing like an expert are important behaviors to nurture. This blog breaks down a few of these mental models.
While things have been frothy in the AI space, we’re still barely a year into this new world order and the really interesting silicon has yet to hit. However, the competitive landscape is shaping up to be cutthroat and everyone is gunning for Nvidia.
Knowing when you run out of cash is important. Without it, you can’t create a workback plan. Communicating this date to investors also helps align expectations and gives you something to work towards and beat–by raising funding or improving revenue.
By now, we’ve all heard the rules around making great decks. No more than 10 slides, keep it concise, and no videos. It’s interesting looking back at these early decks from 10 successful companies and seeing how their decks break all of this known wisdom.