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WHY YOU (PROBABLY) DON’T NEED TO FINE-TUNE AN LLM

RUSSIA’S FIRST LUNAR MISSION IN DECADES CRASHES INTO THE MOON

SHORT SESSION EXPIRATION DOES NOT HELP SECURITY

DATA

ASK VS GUESS CULTURE

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

GOOGLE REPORTEDLY BUILDING A.I. THAT OFFERS LIFE ADVICE

Google is constantly evaluating new projects and technologies. One of Google's AI units is developing at least 21 different tools for life advice, planning, and tutoring. More than 100 people with Ph.D.s have been working on the project. Google has reportedly contracted with Scale AI to test the tools.

CHINA

Foxconn has started production of the iPhone 15 in India. It will start delivering devices a few weeks after shipping from China-based factories begins. Apple is diversifying its supply chain due to tensions between the US and China. The US has taken multiple actions to restrict the flow of key technologies and investments into China.

EX-GOOGLE CEO ERIC SCHMIDT TO LAUNCH AI-SCIENCE MOONSHOT

Former CEO Eric Schmidt is building an organization to tackle scientific challenges with the help of AI. Schmidt has already hired two accomplished scientists for the initiative, which is modeled after OpenAI. Funding for the organization will come mostly from Schmidt's personal wealth, but outside funds will likely be necessary due to the scope of the project. Schmidt intends to offer competitive salaries and resources.

MYSTERY

The LK-99 saga was an unusually swift resolution of a high-profile puzzle and a great example of how claims are verified in the scientific community. Researchers have determined that LK-99 is not a superconductor and clarified its actual properties. This article presents an overview of the research done on LK-99 over the past few weeks. The properties that made LK-99 appear to be a superconductor at first were caused by impurities in the material.

START TESTING WORDPRESS’ NEW INTERACTIVITY API

WordPress' new Interactivity API allows developers to build sites that visitors can interact with and get feedback from without refreshing the page. Developers are now being encouraged to test the API. There is no official documentation for the project yet, but there's a 'Getting Started' guide, which is linked in the article.

PGVECTO.RS

pgvecto.rs is a Postgres extension that provides vector similarity search functions. It is easy to use and can be integrated into existing workflows and applications. pgvecto.rs is written in Rust, so it offers benefits such as improved memory safety, better performance, and reduced maintenance costs over time compared to similar products.

THE NEXT NEXT JOB, A FRAMEWORK FOR MAKING BIG CAREER DECISIONS

The 'Next Next Job' framework involves reflecting on what job you want to be your next next job and why you can't get it right now. After identifying what you want, you can work backwards from that and plan your career accordingly. We often don't know what our next next job might be, but thinking about it helps when making major decisions as you know what you are working towards. It can also help you realize that you might already be qualified for what you want to do, or help you figure out what gaps you have to cover to get where you want to go.

SELF-DRIVING CAR BETS

While investors were optimistic enough to bet on self-driving cars back in 2016, most experts and people in tech thought it was pretty unlikely to be ready by 2023. People seem to treat self-driving as if it were an easy AI problem, but perceiving and quickly reacting to the world is something that we evolved to be good at, and driving sometimes requires complex problem-solving. There is a big gap between 'pretty good' and 'actually good enough'.

OWN PRODUCTS

Sellers who don't use Amazon's fulfillment services may have to start paying a 2% fee starting in October.

Developers may soon be able to more easily bring crossplay multiplayer to their games with Epic Games' Online Services tools.

OPEN CHALLENGES IN LLM RESEARCH

This article looks at 10 major problems in large language model research that still need to be solved.

AUTOMATING CREATIVITY

This article discusses three recent experimental papers that show that AI can be creative in settings with real-world implications.

IS THIS A GOOD BOOK FOR ME, NOW?

The value of a book differs from person to person depending on where that person is in life.

GENERATIVE AI

Google's AI-powered Search Generative Experience will soon be able to summarize articles on the web. The new feature is being rolled out as an early experiment in Google's opt-in Search Labs program. It will first be available in the Google app on Android and iOS, with a desktop launch for the Chrome browser planned for later. The feature will only work on articles that are freely available to the public.

Microsoft is rolling out a new Office default theme to Microsoft 365 subscribers next month. Aptos will replace Calibri as the default after more than 15 years. Yellow has been removed from the color palette and replaced with a dark green and one of the lighter blues has been replaced with a dark teal. The default style in Word and Outlook will now be easier to read and navigate. An image showing the difference between the old and new themes is available in the article.

META’S AI AGENTS LEARN TO MOVE BY COPYING TODDLERS

Meta has released the MyoSuite 2.0 collection, a project that applies machine learning to biomechanical control problems. The MyoSuite platform includes a collection of baseline musculoskeletal models and tasks for researchers to attempt. Emulating the human body is extremely complicated. The research could help develop more capable robots and realistic avatars for the metaverse.

INTUITIVE MACHINES SAYS IT IS READY TO FLY TO THE MOON

Intuitive Machines is ready to launch its Nova-C lander to the Moon. The company is competing with other US companies for NASA-funded missions to deliver science experiments and other payloads to the surface of the Moon. Intuitive Machines has booked a flight on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and is expected to launch in November. It has a backup window in December in case of any issues.

LAYERFORM

Layerform is a Terraform wrapper for building reusable infrastructure. It uses plain Terraform files and layers to allow teams to reuse core pieces of infrastructure. Engineers are able to spawn only the infrastructure layers they need. Layerform makes development infrastructure much cheaper and quicker to spin up.

THE COST OF CONVENIENCE

Abstractions can end up causing frustrations with developers if not done right. This blog post takes a look at what makes a good developer experience. Developers should think about their target audience and what skills the audience is likely to bring to the table when creating abstractions. The abstraction should rely on these skills to minimize cognitive friction.

REVENUE SHARE

Apple could be forced to open up iOS to third-party app stores in the EU next year. Setapp has officially announced its mobile app store and is now taking applications from developers. It is offering developers access to a dedicated community of users, seamless onboarding, and the ability to offload commerce and distribution. Developers have the potential to earn up to 90% of revenue from user fees per month.

SAYS SLACK REPORT

Workers in Asia spend the most time on performative work according to a survey of more than 18,000 desk workers. Performative work involves spending time appearing busy rather than doing work. South Korea and the US are tied in first place as countries where workers spent the least amount of time doing performative work. Worker focus on appearing busy is likely influenced by the way productivity is measured.

GOOGLE'S NEXT BIG SWING AT AI RUMORED TO LAUNCH THIS FALL

Gemini combines the text generation capabilities of large language models with image generation to create a multifunctional product that is able to create contextual images.

HOW IS LLAMA.CPP POSSIBLE?

This article explains how LLaMa.cpp is able to run on consumer devices even though large models are supposed to require expensive GPUs.

ITS BIGGEST BOTTLENECK

America's power grid is under unprecedented strain due to climate change and it desperately needs modernizing.