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MOONBIT

Moonbit is a fast, compact, and user-friendly language for WebAssembly. It is influenced by Golang and Rust. The goal of Moonbit is to allow an increase in both program and dev performance for WebAssembly.

SHORT SESSION EXPIRATION DOES NOT HELP SECURITY

Sessions typically expire a set amount of time after a user logs in. However, short session expirations do not help security. This is because reauthentication can be risky and threats usually do not rely on session length for their attacks.

TYPESCRIPT IS SURPRISINGLY OK FOR COMPILERS

There are two main historical languages used for compilers: OCaml and C++. However, TypeScript actually works pretty well as a compiler language due to its flexible type system. This article contains a detailed walkthrough, with code examples, of how to use TypeScript as a compiler language.

DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Apple coined the term "directly responsible individual" (DRI) to refer to the one person with whom the buck stops on any given project. Every project would be assigned a DRI who was ultimately held accountable for the success or failure of that project. GitLab has a page in their handbook describing how they utilize the DRIs in their work culture.

THE LOW-BUDGET STARTUP

There is a lot of room for “low-budget” businesses in tech. These are businesses that are driven by profitability first and will probably focus less on the traditional VC-funded hypergrowth route.

2014

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A RARE LOOK INTO THE FINANCES OF ELON MUSK’S SECRETIVE SPACEX

IPHONE 15 RUMORED TO SUPPORT FASTER CHARGING SPEEDS WITH UP TO 35W

USING THE OCEANS TO HELP CAPTURE CARBON

MICE SLEEP 6 HOURS LESS VIA BRAIN CELL TWEAK, FEEL ALERT NEXT DAY

TURMOIL

Turmoil is a testing framework for distributed systems. It can run multiple concurrent hosts within a single thread to provide deterministic execution. Turmoil introduces hardship into a system by changing a simulated network either through manual control or with a seeded ring.

WHY DOES EMAIL DEVELOPMENT HAVE TO SUCK?

WHAT DO I THINK ABOUT COMMUNITY NOTES?

DEMAND FOR NEW SKILLS

MAJOR U.S. ENERGY ORG TARGETED IN QR CODE PHISHING ATTACK

TESLA WANTS TO LAUNCH AN IN-HOUSE RENTAL SERVICE

NASA’S BUILDINGS ARE EVEN OLDER THAN ITS GRAYING WORKFORCE

ENCOUNTERING ‘BIG COMPANY-ITIS’

TOWARDS HTTPS BY DEFAULT

SPOTIFY REPORTEDLY HAS A $38 MILLION WHITE NOISE PROBLEM

FORMER GOOGLE BRAIN AND STABILITY HEAD OF RESEARCH LAUNCHES AI COMPANY

Tokyo-based Sakana is a new AI research lab founded to discover novel foundation models based on nature. It’s not yet clear if they have raised funding, but the team and website are exciting.

META’S AI AGENTS LEARN TO MOVE BY COPYING TODDLERS

Meta AI has developed a platform called MyoSuite that can simulate the human body's musculoskeletal system and train AI agents to control simulated arms and legs with human-level dexterity and agility.

TOYOTA, PONY.AI PLAN TO MASS PRODUCE ROBOTAXIS IN CHINA

MAKING 3D PICTURES BETTER: A NEW WAY TO SPOT KEY POINTS

Keypoint detection is like finding specific dots in pictures to create a 3D image. This research, called DeDoDe, finds these dots in a new, better way, ensuring they match up in different views and improving 3D image creation.

IMPROVING EYE IMAGE ANALYSIS: A NEW WAY TO CREATE RETINAL IMAGES

Experts use detailed pictures of the inside of the eye when studying eye diseases, but creating these images is hard and time-consuming. This paper presents a new method (DDPM) and a dataset (ReTree) that makes creating and analyzing these images easier and faster than before.

A SMARTER WAY TO BUILD CONVOLUTION KERNELS

KernelWarehouse offers a new approach to dynamic convolution in computer vision by breaking down and reassembling kernels in a more efficient way. This method allows for more flexibility and power, using fewer parameters by cleverly sharing and mixing predefined parts among layers.

RIFT

Rift is open-source infrastructure for AI-native development environments, acting as an AI-native language server for your personal AI software engineer.

DEEPEVAL

DeepEval provides a Pythonic way to run offline evaluations on your LLM pipelines so you can launch comfortably into production.

THE RACE TO CAPTURE VALUE: CLOUD LESSONS FOR THE AI ERA

FINTECH IN AI: FIVE LESSONS FOR FOUNDERS

POTENTIAL NYT LAWSUIT COULD FORCE OPENAI TO WIPE CHATGPT

LANGCHAIN IN THE REAL WORLD

SEC SET TO GREENLIGHT ETHER-FUTURES ETFS IN WIN FOR CRYPTO INDUSTRY

The SEC is reportedly preparing to approve the first Ether futures-based ETFs. Several firms, including Volatility Shares, Bitwise, Roundhill, and ProShares, have filed to launch such ETFs. The SEC approved a Bitcoin futures ETF in 2021 after Bitcoin futures trading was allowed on the CME, so it would make sense for them to also approve an Ether futures ETF. This comes at the same time many companies are vying to launch ETFs based on spot Bitcoin itself, which has been a slower approval process.

THURSDAY

Bitcoin dropped 9% on Thursday, following a macro selloff as a result of the Fed indicating further rate hikes, the announcement of Evergrande’s bankruptcy, and reports that SpaceX had written down the $373m worth of Bitcoin it acquired in 2021. This comes along with news that Tesla sold approximately 75% of its Bitcoin holdings after a $1.5B investment. The price drop precipitated by these events was exacerbated by massive liquidations of leveraged traders.

PROVIDERS

The BNB Chain team has advanced to the next step of its opBNB rollout, an EVM-compatible L2 network, from the testnet phase to being available for infrastructure providers. Already, decentralized apps on the network have a TVL of $1.4m, due in large part to liquidity from DEX BinarySwap. Much like Coinbase’s Base, Binance’s opBNB is built on Optimism's OP Stack, utilizing optimistic rollup technology to scale.

SCROLL ENTERS FINAL TESTNET PHASE BEFORE MAINNET LAUNCH

Scroll has launched its Beta testnet, Scroll Sepolia, for developers and users, offering advancements such as improved EVM compatibility and efficient on-chain verification. The new testnet also features an upgraded bridging protocol for trustless message relay. Additional enhancements include streamlined circuit capacity checking, enhanced coordinator functionality, and improved EVM compatibility. Scroll's testnet on Sepolia will serve as the main testing platform for future upgrades and application testing and will be the final testnet phase before mainnet launch.

JAPAN AIMING TO BE THE CRYPTO CAPITAL OF ASIA ONCE AGAIN

Japan, once known as the "Crypto Capital of Asia", is making strides to reclaim its title with promising developments in the space. The government has been showing robust support for web3, providing a clear regulatory framework and focusing on areas like NFTs, metaverses, and DAOs. Coupled with the country's strong collectibles culture and digital familiarity, major corporations are showing interest in these technologies, signaling a potential resurgence in Japan's crypto market.

THE 4 PHASES OF A BULL MARKET

This post outlines a playbook for navigating through the 4 phases of a Bull market: the Accumulation Phase, Early Bull Market, Peak Bull Market, and Mark Down Phase. Each phase comes with unique challenges and opportunities. The post provides strategies designed to maximize profits and minimize common mistakes. We’re nearing the end of Phase 1, which would mean things are about to get real exciting.

THE CROSS-DOMAIN THESIS PART 1: SETTING THE STAGE

This blog details how the blockchain ecosystem is becoming increasingly fragmented due to the continuous addition of rollups and app-chains, on a seemingly daily basis, creating dispersed users and scattered yields. This fragmentation highlights the increasing need for aggregation so that both the markets and the UX can remain clean and efficient.

A KEY FEATURE OF NFTS HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN

This article describes the disillusionment some have with the NFT space over OpenSea's unfulfilled promises for creator monetization. Ongoing royalties were one of the main selling points for NFTs to artists and creators during the bull run, but the problem with them is that they were never truly enforceable. Marketplaces had an incentive to race to the bottom on fees, including royalties, to capture market share. Many industry players suggest that artists will have to find alternative methods of monetization as royalties are not likely to make a comeback.

LARGEST LIQUIDATIONS IN A SINGLE DAY IN ALMOST TWO YEARS

BTC and ETH dropped sharply yesterday, leading to the biggest day of liquidations since January 2022. More longs were liquidated yesterday than any single day during the LUNA or FTX debacles.

MORE INTEREST RATE HIKES MAY STILL BE ON DECK, FEDERAL RESERVE WARNS

The Fed warned yesterday that more rate hikes could be on the horizon - even though investors had been expecting a slowdown in rate hikes soon - sending the stock market and crypto market down sharply.

WEEKLY ALPHA

In case you missed some of the many launches and protocol updates, here is a good roundup of what happened over the past week.

GRAYSCALE IS HIRING FOR ETF TEAM AS BITCOIN DECISION LOOMS

Grayscale is hiring for its ETF team ahead of an expected SEC lawsuit ruling, signaling optimism about the outcome.

CISA WARNS OF CITRIX SHAREFILE VULNERABILITY

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