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Several research groups are developing artificial wombs to replicate their basic life-support functions for extremely premature infants. At least one group is working on a system to grow a fetus from embryo to birth entirely outside of the womb. Such technology could have profound implications for the future of human reproduction. Despite several technology hurdles, it might not be very long before the first human baby is birthed from a bag.
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One is a React framework for web and native that simplifies things with universal, typed routing seamlessly across static, server, and client pages. The project aims to make full stack development as simple as possible. It allows developers to target React Native and web with a single code base with shared file-system routing. One includes a production server out of the box.
The content-visibility property launching in Chromium 85 may be one of the most impactful new CSS properties for improving page load performance. It enables the user agent to skip an element's rendering work until it is needed. It also allows for faster interactions with on-screen content. Reducing rendering work can in some situations reduce a page's Interaction to Next Paint, a metric that evaluates a page's ability to be reliably responsive to user input.
Terence Tao, a mathematics professor at UCLA widely considered to be the world's greatest living mathematician, recently posted his impressions of OpenAI's o1 model, comparing it to a mediocre but not completely incompetent graduate student. This article contains an edited transcript of an interview with Tao where he describes a kind of AI-enabled 'industrial-scale mathematics' in which AI acts as a lubricant for mathematicians' hypotheses and approaches to unlock new information. This approach keeps humans at its core, embracing both the strengths of people and machines.
Arion Kurtaj is a hacker accused of breaking into Uber and stealing software and videos from Rockstar Games. He was given an indefinite hospital order for his crimes, confined to a secure mental health ward until doctors and UK officials decide he is no longer a danger to the public. His lawyers are seeking an appeal, arguing that evidence fails to prove Kurtaj committed many of the offenses he is accused of or was the central player. This article tells the story of Kurtaj's life. Kurtaj lived a very empty offline life with all sorts of difficulties, challenges, and limitations, but online, he was a bit of a superhero.
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Matt Mullenweg has made it clear over the past several weeks that he's in charge of WordPress' future.
Meta does not yet have plans for when or how it will release the new capabilities to the public.
While psychedelics have been shown to be very effective, they can be scary and unpredictable.
Many startups are overvalued relative to their exit potential, but there is hope in AI and the upcoming elections.
StarbaseDB is an HTTP SQLite database that features HTTPS endpoints to interact with databases, transactions support for ACID database interactions, and scale-to-zero compute when databases are not in use.
A study of nearly 400,000 scientists across 38 countries found that a third quit science within five years of authoring their first paper.
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Meta has trained a state-of-the-art movie model. It has 30B parameters and took 6,144 H100s to train. The model was trained on 1B images and 100m highly curated videos. Interestingly, it is a Temporal Autoencoder and Flow matching Llama. Meta released a 92 page paper, one of the most detailed research reports on the topic.
The Open FinLLM Leaderboard offers a specialized evaluation platform tailored for financial language models. It focuses on tasks crucial for finance, such as stock movement prediction, sentiment analysis, and information extraction from financial reports.
Nvidia's RTX-Acceleration combined with Ollama allows for running local models in the browser.
Large language models have limitations due to next token prediction. However, OpenAI's o1 model was trained with a new objective over reasoning traces. Despite this change, o1 still shows signs of limitations due to next token prediction.
This paper describes a method that is almost like a neutral TF/IDF in that it takes information from the entire corpus instead of just a single embedding document. It essentially encodes contextual information about neighboring documents. This method is state-of-the-art on MTEB.
This paper shows a novel design architecture for using encoder-only transformers as next token prediction models. This has been done in other ways before, but the researchers find a great way to prevent cheating. The models have hints of strong performance at scale and also are capable of in-context learning.
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New model testing is limited in the image domain by poor-quality small datasets like CIFAR10. This GitHub repository contains a tool that creates infinite complicated fractals as images or videos for testing.
An immensely viral repository that uses language models to automate the job application process and add an additional layer of personalization to the process.
This project proposes a new technique called Pairwise Relevance Distillation (PairDistill) to improve the accuracy of dense retrieval methods.
This study develops high-performance graph algorithms that help solve complex, large-scale problems like detecting fraud in financial networks or finding efficient delivery routes.
Integrative Decoding is a method that enhances the factual accuracy of large language models, especially for open-ended tasks.
Liquid AI has announced its first generation of Liquid Foundation Models (LFMs), which deliver state-of-the-art performance with reduced memory usage. The LFMs, optimized for various hardware, include a 1B, 3B, and 40B model and are already available on platforms like LIQUID PLAYGROUND and soon on Cerebras. These models excel in handling sequential data and offer innovations in efficiency and scaling across industries such as financial services and biotechnology.
Microsoft is introducing Copilot Labs to trial advanced AI tools like Think Deeper and Copilot Vision.
OpenAI announced new tools at its 2024 DevDay, including a beta Realtime API for near real-time, low-latency, AI-generated voice responses.
Microsoft has launched Bing generative search, an AI-powered search feature that aggregates and summarizes web information.
The UAE has exempted crypto transfers and conversions from value-added tax, improving its appeal as a crypto-friendly jurisdiction and reflecting a broader trend of updated regulations in the region to accommodate digital assets.
The upcoming presidential election presents conflicting approaches to crypto, with Trump adopting a pro-crypto stance and Harris being more cautious. Industry experts generally agree crypto will be fine regardless of the outcome, but a Trump presidency might be more immediately positive due to more transparent policy positions and promises. The election's primary impact will be in alleviating regulatory uncertainty, though the candidates' approaches differ in speed and size.
BerrySwap enables users to trade any ERC20 token on Ethereum using a chatbot. Users will not need to directly manage a wallet as BerrySwap integrates Account Abstraction with Privy and sponsored transactions via Biconomy. BerrySwap plans to support multiple EVM-compatible chains in its production version.
Talus Network has released Nexus, a fully onchain agentic framework. It allows for the creation of Talus Agents that are capable of making complex actions like managing digital assets or automating online interactions. AI Agents must live on the blockchain to ensure censorship resistance, transparency, and composability. Talus is an L1 with support for Move language-based smart contracts.
To launch a hyped token, the community needs to feel like insiders, which can be accomplished through a discounted community round, and everyone else should have a fair launch price. Make the VC vesting and insider holdings transparent with clear rules about what is and is not allowed. Though some level of vesting is valuable for ensuring long-term alignment, it also promotes low float, high FDV tokens that slowly sink from continuous unlocks.
This letter argues that Bitcoin aligns with the progressive ideals of financial inclusion despite opposition from some politicians. There have been recent endorsements of blockchain from politicians in both parties, signaling the positive impact of lobbying and optimism about the future of blockchain regulation in the United States. The letter also covers debates on DePIN networks, with proponents highlighting its potential for capital-efficient infrastructure development and skeptics cautioning about high monitoring and capital costs. Finally, the letter explores the pros and cons of appchains, weighing the benefits of ecosystem integration against greater control over tokenomics, MEV, and blockspace.
EigenLayer accidentally sent $5.5 million worth of tokens to an attacker, who promptly sold them, after its recent token launch. Initially, it was suspected that an insider broke EigenLayer's vesting agreement, but in reality, a malicious actor was able to convince the EigenLayer team they should receive an initial allocation.
Tradfi and crypto sectors continue to integrate, with companies like Gnosis Pay moving into Tradfi while platforms like PayPal and Revolut are launching their own stablecoins. These recent developments suggest the industries are beginning to combine, offering the best of both sectors with innovations like direct stablecoin transactions, under-collateralized loans, and tokenized assets serving as loan collateral.
Decentralized Energy Networks (DENs) are a potential use case for crypto that improves the efficiency of renewable energy systems.
Jesse Pollak, the head of the Base L2, believes privacy is a critical human right and sees its development on Base as a 2025 priority.
Token launches today have lower availability, insider-centric distributions, and complex vesting schedules that arguably do not ensure long-term insider-community member alignment.
As Tether faces delisting from various EU exchanges, there's a marked shift towards well-regulated, audited stablecoins and a potential increase in demand for truly decentralized alternatives.
Institutions have begun developing their own blockchain and tokenization platforms, demonstrating the growing adoption of public chains and tokenized assets.
LoveFrom, the creative collective led by Jony Ive, has introduced a new mascot, Montgomery the bear. A charming animation of Monty interacting with the LoveFrom wordmark was shared on social media. Monty had previously appeared on Moncler jackets, but his presence now cements him as LoveFrom's official mascot.
Meta has redesigned Facebook to appeal to younger users amidst competition from platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The redesign emphasizes local community engagement by introducing a "Local" tab, personalized "Explore" content, and enhanced video features to capture the interests of young adults. Updates also target popular tools like Facebook Groups, Events, and Marketplace and include AI integrations for more personalized experiences.
MKBHD's Panels app underwent a transformative redesign by Juxtopposed that enhanced its UI, addressed bugs, and proposed a less intrusive monetization approach. The initial app launch faced heavy criticism due to functionality issues, excessive wallpaper pricing, and privacy concerns. Juxtopposed's redesign not only improved navigation and visual consistency but also turned the app into a social platform for community engagement and exclusive content sharing.