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SYSTEM DESIGN COURSE

A complete deep dive into system design, teaching readers how to design systems at scale and prepare for system design interviews.

NEXT.JS 13 SERVER ACTIONS

Vercel announced in May that it recommended App Router for production in the new version of Next.js v13.4 as it contains a lot of good features. This article will focus on one of the best new features in the App Router: Server Actions.

INDUSTRY

Take a look at 10 programming languages that are hidden gems worth trying out.

HOW TO DO WEB PROGRAMMING ON AN OLD COMPUTER

Here are some tricks that will help you to stay productive while doing web development on an old computer.

WHAT THE EUROPEAN AI ACT MEANS FOR YOU, AI DEVELOPER

The EU AI Act is the world's first legislation on artificial intelligence, similar to GDPR but for AI. It introduces definitions for 'foundation models' and 'general-purpose AI systems' and sets out dos and don'ts for AI practices. The Act also focuses on trustworthy AI development and includes obligations for high-risk AI systems. The legislation is currently going through final negotiations before enforcement.

WHY TRANSFORMATIVE AI IS REALLY, REALLY HARD TO ACHIEVE

While humans have a good track record of innovation, the trend growth rate of GDP per capita has never exceeded three percent per year. There has yet to be a technology that breaks the three percent threshold. Only strong evidence should cause us to expect anything different. AI is likely transformative in the same way that the internet was, but it has many hurdles in the way to the accelerating growth rates predicted by some.

OPENAI TURNS OFF CHATGPT BROWSING FEATURE

Despite complaints from ChatGPT Plus subscribers who benefited from the feature, OpenAI has temporarily disabled "Browse with Bing" on its ChatGPT service, citing concerns that the AI was inadvertently bypassing paywalls and privacy settings. OpenAI insists this move was made to respect content ownership rights, with a return of the browsing feature planned after necessary adjustments.

MACHINE LEARNING FOR POLYNOMIAL EQUATIONS

Solving systems of polynomial equations sometimes results in singularities which are poorly behaved points. There are certain resolution strategies which allow for solutions at these points. Resolution is a challenging process, but if you frame it as a game and apply RL, you can achieve impressive performance.

A FASTER, SMARTER WAY TO INPAINT PICTURES

Imagine having a tool that can fill in missing parts of a picture quickly and accurately - that's what the WavePaint model does! It uses something called a WaveMix-based architecture to mend images, working faster and needing fewer steps than current methods.

PREDICTING SUICIDE RISK: A MULTI-TASK LEARNING APPROACH

This research introduces a new model to predict suicide risk in people with bipolar disorder. The model uses symptoms found in these posts to understand which are most influential in predicting future suicide risk, helping doctors to better understand these patients and provide timely help.

S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y

S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y provides tools to build elegant vocal interfaces to modern LLMs.

AIDER

Aider is a command-line chat tool that allows you to write and edit code with OpenAI's GPT models.

TALES OF TAKEOVER IN CCF-WORLD

Scott Alexander explores the different scenarios of a post-AI takeoff world.

AI, OZYMANDIAS

In the late 19th century, there was a widespread belief that human knowledge was nearing completion. This was due to rapid progress in science and technology, particularly in physics and biology. However, this confidence was misplaced, as new discoveries soon overturned many of the old assumptions. Freddie DeBoer argues that we are currently seeing a similar recurrence of hubris in AI. While AI has achieved impressive results in recent years, it is important to remember that it is still a very young field with much that we do not understand. We should be wary of making grandiose claims about AI's potential, as we may eventually be proven wrong in the same way that the late Victorians were.

HYPERDIMENSIONAL COMPUTING REIMAGINES AI

A new approach to computation called hypervectors is being explored as a way to improve artificial intelligence. Hypervectors are large vectors that represent concepts. They can be used to reason about the world in a more abstract and efficient way than traditional methods.

SOFTBANK IS PLAYING CATCHUP WITH AI

SoftBank is attempting to catch up to the current AI hype wave, despite already investing $140B into AI startups.

LEARNING THEORY BOOK

One of the most prolific learning theorists is writing a book. It covers many of the important topics of research in modern ML learning theory. A preprint PDF is available in the link.

A COMPREHENSIVE CODE-BASED FOR COMPUTER VISION

Scenic is a codebase with a focus on research around attention-based models for computer vision.

TRADERS FLOCKING BACK TO CENTRALIZED EXCHANGES AMID BITCOIN RALLY

OVER CRYPTO FIRM GENESIS

NEW BITCOIN STANDARD BRC-69 REMOVES DATA LIMIT FOR ORDINALS

FXHASH 2.0 - EXPANDING TO ETHEREUM

Tezos-based generative art platform, fxhash, is planning to make a big move with fxhash 2.0, expanding its on-chain minting services to Ethereum. After this integration, users will have the freedom to choose Ethereum or Tezos based on which one is best suited to their needs. The expansion aims to offer a seamless user experience regardless of the chosen chain, with an eye towards simply celebrating art rather than focusing on which chain it’s on. In fact, fxhash 2.0 will display both Tezos-minted and Ethereum-minted pieces right next to each other in the marketplace. fxhash is slated to release the multichain update by Fall or Winter of this year.

DECIPHERING GMX V2: THE NEXT WAVE OF DECENTRALIZED PERPS

THE ULTIMATE AIRDROP DASHBOARD

The Ultimate Airdrop Dashboard as a way to keep up with different potential airdrops on the horizon and to provide a convenient way to get info about them. This thread lays out some of the top potential upcoming airdrops and gives overviews of the projects. LayerZero has developed an interoperability protocol that connects different blockchain networks, raising $260M. Other projects on the dashboard include zkSync, a trustless protocol enabling cost-effective transactions; StarkNet, a permissionless ZK-Rollup providing scale for Ethereum-based dApps; and MetaMask, the most popular hot wallet in the space.

HONG KONG URGED TO ISSUE STABLECOIN TO COMPETE WITH TETHER AND USDC

GETTING TO THE SYNTHETIX V3 END GAME

DEFI 'CIRCUIT BREAKER' COULD DRASTICALLY REDUCE HACKS AND THEFTS

NFTS AS THIS CYCLE’S ALT COINS

In the wake of a massive capitulation event in NFTs, Electric Capital’s founder gave some perspective on the tech and his outlook on it, claiming that NFTs as we know them are the foundation for the real innovation that will come on top of this protocol in the near future.

NOW YOU CAN CREATE TUNES VIA BITCOIN WITH AN ON-CHAIN MUSIC ENGINE

DISTRIBUTED BLOCKBUILDING NETWORKS VIA SECURE KNAPSACK AUCTIONS

WHAT THE EUROPEAN AI ACT MEANS FOR YOU, AI DEVELOPER

The EU AI Act is the world's first legislation on artificial intelligence, similar to GDPR but for AI. It introduces definitions for 'foundation models' and 'general-purpose AI systems' and sets out dos and don'ts for AI practices. The Act also focuses on trustworthy AI development and includes obligations for high-risk AI systems. The legislation is currently going through final negotiations before enforcement.

WHY TRANSFORMATIVE AI IS REALLY, REALLY HARD TO ACHIEVE

While humans have a good track record of innovation, the trend growth rate of GDP per capita has never exceeded three percent per year. There has yet to be a technology that breaks the three percent threshold. Only strong evidence should cause us to expect anything different. AI is likely transformative in the same way that the internet was, but it has many hurdles in the way to the accelerating growth rates predicted by some.

BUILDING PRESTIGE

A playbook to manufacture personal prestige with a small amount of high-quality content.

THE GUIDE TO FOUNDER-LED SALES

A guide for founders to crush each step of the sales process, from lead gen to close.

5 INTERESTING LEARNINGS FROM SEMRUSH

A compilation of things to learn from SEMRush, the newest public SaaS with $290M in APR.

THE RETURN TO OFFICE MANDATE IS DESTROYING JOB SATISFACTION

The title says it all and the numbers don’t lie. Workers are begrudgingly complying as companies move to push workers back into the office, while looking out for other opportunities and side-hustles.

INTELLECTUAL LAZINESS

The article discusses the concept of intellectual laziness in organizations. It argues that intellectual laziness is the tendency of organizations to "juke the stats" and lie to themselves instead of diagnosing and solving root problems.

WHAT GETS TO THE FRONT PAGE OF HACKER NEWS?

An exploration into what kind of content lands on the coveted front page of Hacker News.

META THREADS TO LAUNCH JULY 6TH

Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is expected to launch on July 6th.

THE GOAT OF SAAS METRICS

CJ Gustafson makes the case that revenue per employee is the most important metric to evaluate a company by as it cuts through all the noise.

BOOKTOK CAN MAKE BESTSELLERS. SO BYTEDANCE IS BECOMING A PUBLISHER.

BookTok has helped catapult numerous titles to bestseller lists and has become a regular topic in quarterly earnings calls at book retailers. ByteDance has begun soliciting authors to publish their books with its recently launched publishing house, 8th Note Press. The company's trademark filing for '8th Note Press' describes it as an ecosystem where people can find, buy, read, review, and discuss books. 8th Note Press reportedly plans to focus on digital publishing with limited print-on-demand runs.

A FUTURE EXTERNAL MAC MONITOR WILL HAVE AN ALWAYS-ON DISPLAY

Apple reportedly plans to introduce an external Mac monitor that can act as a smart home display when the Mac is in sleep mode or shut down. The feature will be available on at least one monitor in an upcoming lineup. The upcoming display could potentially run on the iPhone 14 Pro's A16 chip. Apple is switching the AirPods charging case to USB-C this fall.

WHY TRANSFORMATIVE AI IS REALLY, REALLY HARD TO ACHIEVE

While humans have a good track record of innovation, the trend growth rate of GDP per capita has never exceeded three percent per year. There has yet to be a technology that breaks the three percent threshold. Only strong evidence should cause us to expect anything different. AI is likely transformative in the same way that the internet was, but it has many hurdles in the way to the accelerating growth rates predicted by some.

AT LAST, SINGLE-PHOTON CAMERAS COULD PEER INTO YOUR BRAIN

Superconductor-based cameras have remained confined to the laboratory over the past two decades due to the inability to scale them past a few pixels. A team at the National Institute of Standards and technology (NIST) has created a 0.4-megapixel single-photon camera that could transition superconductor-based cameras from a lab curiosity to an industrial technology. The technology could be used for space imaging, measuring light in photonic quantum computers, and looking into the brain with noninvasive light-based techniques. The team at NIST is now working closely with several bioimaging groups to adapt the device to various applications.

TINYVECTOR

tinyvector is a tiny and fast vector embedding database. It is extremely easy to customize and has comparable speed to advanced vector databases on small to medium datasets. tinyvector can scale up to over 100 million vector dimensions without issue.

A DEEP DIVE INTO SVG PATH COMMANDS

SVG icons are usually made up of a bunch of path elements, each with a cryptic d attribute. Understanding the d attribute's inner workings allows developers to make better SVGs, even animations. This guide is an interactive deep dive into the d attribute. It covers different types of path commands and how to use them to draw various icons.

AI AND THE AUTOMATION OF WORK

While pretty much everyone in tech agrees that generative AI is a generational change in what we can do with software, there isn't much agreement on anything else about the technology. Every time humans invent a new wave of automation, whole classes of jobs go away, but new ones are created. Over time, the number of total jobs doesn't go down and everyone becomes more prosperous. Right now, we can see which jobs will be going away but we can't predict what the new jobs will be. This article looks at different paradigm-breaking technologies in the past and tries to imagine how AI will change work in the future.

INTERVIEWS

Reddit's r/IAmA moderators have announced that they will no longer perform many of the tasks that made the subreddit special, including active solicitation of celebrities or high-profile individuals to do interviews. r/IAmA helped popularize the social media platform. The subreddit allows users to interview anyone. There have been appearances by several notable public figures in the past. Its mods say that they are fed up with Reddit due to its history of disregarding users and moderators.

HOW THE SHOGGOTH MEME HAS COME TO SYMBOLIZE THE STATE OF A.I

The Shoggoth was first introduced in H.P. Lovecraft's novella 'At the Mountains of Madness' - it landed in the AI world in December, a month after ChatGPT's release.

Sources close to Apple and its manufacturer for the Vision Pro headset say that the company is preparing to make fewer than 400,000 units in 2024.