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OPENAI ANNOUNCES SEARCHGPT, ITS AI-POWERED SEARCH ENGINE

OpenAI has announced a prototype of an AI-powered search engine with real-time access to information across the internet. SearchGPT can summarize findings and answer questions about queries. It will only be accessible to 10,000 test users at launch. OpenAI is working with third-party partners and using direct content feeds to build its search results.

GOOGLE CLAIMS MATH BREAKTHROUGH WITH PROOF-SOLVING AI MODELS

Google DeepMind's AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 AI systems reportedly solved four out of the six problems from this year's International Mathematical Olympiad. AlphaProof uses reinforcement learning to train itself while AlphaGeometry 2 is powered by a Gemini-based language model. While the achievement is significant, the programs needed a lot more time to solve the problems than human contestants, and some of the problems needed to be manually translated by humans before the AI could understand them.

A TWICE-YEARLY INJECTION OFFERS 100% PROTECTION AGAINST HIV, STUDY SUGGESTS

Results from a recent study on Sunlenca, an HIV preventive injection, found it provided 100% protection against the disease. There were no infections among the 5,000 female study participants who received the shots. The shots still need to be tested in men before the drugmaker Gilead will seek permission to use it as a protection against infection. Sunlenca is already approved as a treatment for HIV in the US, Canada, Europe, and elsewhere. Gilead will pursue a voluntary licensing program that will allow a select number of generic producers to make the drug.

THE US NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IS STUCK. CAN THIS STARTUP GET IT ROLLING AGAIN?

The Nuclear Company came out of stealth last week by announcing its aim to deploy a 6-gigawatt nuclear fission reactor fleet by the mid-2030s. 6 gigawatts is more nuclear-generating capacity than the US has deployed in the last decade. The company plans to use proven licensed technology to construct a series of reactors across the US. Its founders believe that the slow deployment of nuclear power in the US is partly due to the industry's own making as it focuses too much on first-of-a-kind constructions rather than on a repeatable, fleet-scale approach.

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EXPERIMENTAL-STRIP-TYPES

The --experimental-strip-types flag in Node.js makes it possible to execute TypeScript files. While Node.js can transpile TypeScript source code into JavaScript source code, no type checking is performed during the transpilation process and types are discarded. Enum, namespaces, and other features are not supported as no transformations are performed.

STACKED PRS FOR GITHUB

This repository contains a command-line tool that helps create multiple GitHub pull requests at once. It creates a stacked order of dependencies so that related changes can be grouped together, making them easier to review. Developers can specify custom commit ranges for stacks.

THE AI BOYFRIEND BUSINESS IS BOOMING

A growing number of women are seeking connection and comfort in relationships with chatbots, challenging assumptions about the nature of human intimacy. AI companion apps are surging in popularity. Engagement on these apps is unusually high, with an average number of user sessions per month over ten times that of general assistant apps. Critics of these apps say that they could potentially further erode human relationships and that users' privacy could be at risk.

ELON MUSK WILL ‘DISCUSS' TESLA INVESTING $5 BILLION IN HIS PRIVATE AI COMPANY

Elon Musk and Tesla's board are currently being sued for breach of fiduciary duty due to xAI. Musk started xAI despite claiming that Tesla is an AI company. The lawsuit cites a talent acquisition issue, Musk's threat to not build AI products at Tesla if he doesn't get 25% control over the company, and the fact that Musk diverted H100 processors meant for Tesla to xAI. It is asking for Musk to transfer his shares of xAI to Tesla along with other damages. Musk is currently trying to get Tesla's board to approve a $5 billion investment into xAI.

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OPENAI IS ROLLING OUT VOICE CAPABILITIES SOON

ChatGPT Plus subscribers will gain access to a new voice feature next week.

SWITZERLAND NOW REQUIRES ALL GOVERNMENT SOFTWARE TO BE OPEN SOURCE

The 'public money, public code' approach is aimed at enhancing government operations' transparency, security, and efficiency.

SAM ALTMAN WANTS A US-LED FREEDOM COALITION TO FIGHT AUTHORITARIAN AI

Altman sees a future AI freedom force playing a similar role to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

MARK ZUCKERBERG SAYS WHATSAPP HAS 100M MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS IN THE US

The app has more than 2 billion monthly active users worldwide.

EVERY COMPANY SHOULD BE OWNED BY ITS EMPLOYEES

It's hard to build true wealth without some type of ownership in something, and it's hard for most people to get ownership in something - there is a growing movement that aims to make workers the owners.

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APPLE MAPS LAUNCHES ON THE WEB TO TAKE ON GOOGLE

Apple Maps is now available on the web. The web version, which is in beta, has most of the functions of the iOS version of the app. It is currently only available in English and is compatible with Safari and Chrome on Mac and iPad and Chrome and Edge on Windows. Apple plans to launch additional features as well as support for other languages, browsers, and platforms.

REDDIT NOW BLOCKS ALL SEARCH ENGINES OTHER THAN GOOGLE FOLLOWING ‘MISUSE'

Reddit has started to block its site from appearing in search engines other than Google. The site has updated its robots.txt file to block all bots from scraping any part of it. It claims the change was being made following an increase in commercial entities scraping the site. Reddit and Google announced a new deal earlier this year allowing Google to use Reddit data to train AI models.

AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS GENETICALLY ENGINEER COMMON FLY SPECIES TO EAT MORE OF HUMANITY'S WASTE

Australian scientists have genetically engineered black soldier flies to eat organic waste and produce ingredients for making everything from lubricants to biofuels to high-grade animal feeds. The fly larvae can eat double their body weight a day, consuming waste faster than microbes. They are harvested once they turn into pupae. The scientists have created a company to commercialize their work - they hope to have their first genetically engineered flies for use in waste facilities by the end of the year.

TEST FLIGHT DEMONSTRATES NAVIGATION BY CELLPHONE SIGNALS

There are many natural and man-made threats that could knock out Earth's global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). There were numerous aviation-related incidents from the Baltic to the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea in 2024. The US Air Force has a novel backup system that uses cellphone towers to calculate a plane's position. The system is able to track planes for horizontal distances of more than a hundred kilometers at altitudes up to 23,000 feet with precision in single-digit meters.

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DEVELOPERS WANT MORE, MORE, MORE: THE 2024 RESULTS FROM STACK OVERFLOW'S ANNUAL DEVELOPER SURVEY

This article discusses the results of the 14th annual Stack Overflow Developer Survey. This year's most popular technologies are JavaScript and PostgreSQL. Rust and Markdown are the most admired. Developers are frustrated with technical debt at work, but they don't see AI as a threat. While most developers use or plan to use AI tools, many don't trust the accuracy of the technology.

WILL FIGMA BECOME AN AWKWARD MIDDLE GROUND?

Designers who can code are more likely to sketch out their ideas than use Figma. AI will make this workflow more accessible to those who can't code. This will cause Figma to fall into an awkward middle ground. Figma has its users because it takes most people too long to code their designs - AI can turn wireframes into frontend code, extrapolate design systems, and create visuals from screenshots and mood boards. This may cause designers to skip using tools like Figma on the road to shipping software.

IT'S OFFICIAL: INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE VOTES TO CONFIRM THE FIRST OLYMPIC ESPORTS GAMES WILL HAPPEN IN 2025, EVEN IF THEY DON'T KNOW THE GAMES YET

The first-ever Olympic Esports Games will be held in 2025. The games are planned for an initial run of 12 years, with events held regularly. They will remain distinct from the Olympic Games in both financing and organization. The International Olympic Committee will now begin work on selecting a host city, venues, dates, and games for the event.

THE AI JOB INTERVIEWER WILL SEE YOU NOW

AI job interviews have grown in popularity. The industry is still small and the jobs affected are often large-scale roles where companies need to sift through thousands of applicants at once. Companies in favor of the practice claim that it is less biased as the systems assess candidates on merit without prejudice or mood affecting the decision. Critics say that bias can creep in through the training data. Some candidates are turning to AI themselves - entrepreneurs are now peddling AI services to help people answer interview questions in real time.

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CROWDSTRIKE GLOBAL OUTAGE TO COST US FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES $5.4BN

Companies in banking, healthcare, and travel were likely hit the hardest.

MISTRAL SHOCKS WITH NEW OPEN MODEL MISTRAL LARGE 2, TAKING ON LLAMA 3.1

Mistral Large 2, which has 123 billion parameters, has been released as 'open' for non-commercial research use - those wanting to use it for commercial application will need to obtain a separate license and usage agreement from Mistral.

ONE-DOSE NASAL SPRAY CLEARS TOXIC ALZHEIMER'S PROTEINS TO IMPROVE MEMORY

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch have developed a nasal spray that contains antibodies that selectively target and clear away tau tangles, abnormal clumps of tau proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, helping to restore cognitive function.

OPENAI TRAINING AND INFERENCE COSTS COULD REACH $7BN FOR 2024, AI STARTUP SET TO LOSE $5BN

OpenAI reportedly has 350,000 servers containing Nvidia A100 chips for inference running at near full capacity.

WHY BIG TECH WANTS TO MAKE AI COST NOTHING

Large language models are being commoditized to sell more servers, to inspire users to create more content, and as a way to disrupt competition with AI startups.

IS STEVE BALLMER THE MOST UNDERRATED CEO OF THE 21ST CENTURY?

Ballmer was good at normal business stuff, and while he was not a product visionary, his choices set Microsoft up for success.

META RELEASES THE BIGGEST AND BEST OPEN-SOURCE AI MODEL YET

Meta has released Llama 3.1, its biggest open-source AI model yet. The company claims it outperforms GPT-4o and Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet on several benchmarks. The largest version has 405 billion parameters and was trained with over 16,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs. Meta is making its AI assistant available in more countries and languages and adding a feature that can generate images based on someone's likeness.

APPLE'S FIRST FOLDABLE IPHONE COULD ARRIVE IN 2026

Apple's first foldable iPhone could arrive in 2026. It is rumored to fold horizontally, similarly to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. The phone is now in development with suppliers. Apple is still reportedly working to flatten the crease that appears when the phone is unfolded. Next year's iPhone is rumored to have a mechanical aperture that will let users achieve a depth-of-field effect.

IS CULTIVATED MEAT FOR REAL?

While the cultivated meat industry is releasing increasingly optimistic projections, well-informed commentators remain skeptical. It is difficult to make cultivated meat at affordable prices and at a large enough scale to compete with conventional animal products. Cultivated meat is possible, but it will take decades and hundreds of billions of dollars in investment. In the meantime, companies could pursue cheaper products that combine cultivated meat and plant-based components.

CHINESE RESEARCHERS CREATE FOUR-GRAM DRONE THAT MIGHT FLY FOREVER

Chinese researchers have created a solar powered drone that weighs just over four grams. It uses an electrostatic motor that weighs just 1.52 grams and is powered by solar cells that produce 4.5V. Its design has a lift-to-power efficiency two to three times better than that found in traditional drones. Adding batteries to the drone would make it capable of 24-hour flying operations.

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SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE NOT (AND SHOULD NOT BE) TECHNICIANS

Great software engineers automate repetitive/manual labor. Most large software engineering organizations incentivize anti-automation due to their desire for predictability. Predictable work is work that could have been automated but was not automated. The more predictable and routine a developer's job is, the more they tend to slide into becoming a technician. Teams that get into predictable flows are likely ignoring a promising opportunity for automation.