HW ELECTRO is a Japanese automaker that plans to bring kei cars to the US. Kei cars are pint-sized vehicles designed to fit into a local regulatory window that allows for much smaller and lighter cars and trucks to operate legally on roads. The PUZZLE is an electric van built on Japan's tiny car legacy. HW ELECTRO plans to start selling the PUZZLE in 2025. Pictures of the vehicle are available in the article.
2023.11.22·electrek.co·6 min read·TLDR Breaking down foods requires coordination across dozens of cell types and many tissues. The gut has its own network of nerve cells that can function nearly independently from the brain. Just like the brain, it is made up of two types of nervous system cells, neurons and glia. A new study has identified a new subset of glial cells that senses food as it moves through the digestive tract and signals the gut to contract and move it along its way.
2023.11.22·quantamagazine.org·9 min read·TLDR CSS Grid gives developers access to a ton of tools for developing sophisticated and fluid layouts. It is surprisingly complex and may take some time for developers to truly feel comfortable with. This tutorial shares the biggest lightbulb moments one developer experienced when learning CSS Grid. It covers the fundamentals of the layout mode and shows readers how to do some pretty cool stuff with it.
2023.11.22·joshwcomeau.com·18 min read·TLDR This article looks at how practices that were considered cutting-edge on the back end have changed and where the field is headed to in the future. It was written by an industry veteran who has done it all and is still active in the game. The article covers what it was like to be an early Amazon employee back in 1997 and the changes that they have seen since then.
2023.11.22·blog.pragmaticengineer.com·19 min read·TLDR Sam Altman and OpenAI's board of directors have been bickering for more than a year, with the tension getting worse once OpenAI became a mainstream name. His firing was the result of a long-simmering boardroom tension. The situation highlights the rift between business people who want to make money from AI technology and the researchers who worry that what they are building could eliminate jobs or become a threat to humanity. This article looks at Altman's firing and the conflicts within OpenAI over the years.
2023.11.22·nytimes.com·8 min read·TLDR The recent events at OpenAI are the most dramatic manifestation of a wide divide in Silicon Valley. Doomers believe that AI poses an existential risk to humanity and thus advocate for stricter regulations. Boomers stress the potential of AI to turbocharge progress and want looser regulations. This article discusses the split in views between the two groups and how this rift may affect the future of AI.
2023.11.22·finance.yahoo.com·3 min read·TLDR Google leaders proposed a subscription-based private Search service in 2018.
2023.11.22·theregister.com·6 min read·TLDR Stable Video Diffusion is a foundation model for generative video based on Stable Diffusion.
2023.11.22·stability.ai·3 min read·TLDR For Good First Issue is a curated list of open source projects recognized as digital public goods that need help.
2023.11.22·github.blog·5 min read·TLDR Firefox development is moving from Mercurial to Git as supporting both platforms placed a significant burden on a team that was already stretched thin in parts.
2023.11.22·glandium.org·35 min read·TLDR This article looks at Nvidia's performance over the last quarter and its plans for the future.
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund said that central bank digital currencies have the potential to replace cash, offer resilience in more advanced economies, and improve financial inclusion where few hold bank accounts.
OpenAI is welcoming Sam Altman and former President Greg Brockman back following the boardroom coup, a move seen by investors as a win for the firm's mission. This shake-up includes a new board aimed at resetting OpenAI's governance and a planned investigation into the recent turmoil. Both Microsoft and Altman wish to occupy seats in an expanded board.
2023.11.22·theverge.com·3 min read·TLDR AI Microsoft has announced Windows AI Studio, a hub for developers to access and configure AI models, with tools from Azure AI Studio and Hugging Face and features like model configuration UI and performance testing templates. Nvidia updated its TensorRT-LLM for PCs with GeForce RTX 30 and 40 Series GPUs, enabling local running of large language models and enhancing privacy.
2023.11.22·theverge.com·1 min read·TLDR AI Google has postponed the launch of its large language model (LLM) and GPT-4 competitor Gemini until Q1 of 2024 due to concerns about its ability to match or surpass OpenAI's GPT-4 and a focus on strengthening its consumer offerings before allowing external developer access.
2023.11.22·uctoday.com·2 min read·TLDR AI Trained to generate 14 frames of video, Stable Video from Stability AI is a glimpse into the future of content creation.
2023.11.22·huggingface.co·4 min read·TLDR AI One of the innovations of the original Stable Diffusion model was the use of a smaller latent space for diffusion. This means the diffusion doesn’t happen on pixels but on some compressed image representation. This post dives into some ways to interpret that space for SDXL.
2023.11.22·huggingface.co·22 min read·TLDR AI There are many ways to speed up autoregressive language model inference. One way that people are excited about is using a draft model. This requires two models but it can be slower. However, by generating related ngrams from the same model, you can alleviate the need for a draft model and speed up generation linearly.
2023.11.22·lmsys.org·14 min read·TLDR AI It’s now possible to easily integrate language models into your Go programs with LangChain. This includes running local models with frameworks like Ollama.
2023.11.22·github.com·GitHub repository·TLDR AI You can very quickly deploy an endpoint that serves HuggingFace-hosted models using llama.cpp and GGUF server.
2023.11.22·github.com·3 min read·TLDR AI Developing LLM applications is one thing, deploying them successfully in production is another. This post cuts through the complexity, offering a developer's guide to maximizing accuracy as you transition your LLM applications from the dev environment to the rigors of production.
2023.11.22·buildingaistuff.com·4 min read·TLDR AI ChatGPT with voice is now available for all free users. OpenAI released it with a joke about its CEO drama.
2023.11.22·theverge.com·2 min read·TLDR AI OpenAI’s dominant place in the developer ecosystem is suddenly at risk, presenting an opportunity for smaller companies to fill a new void. Microsoft will likely walk away as the AI winner, but perhaps other model-layer companies like Anthropic will take advantage of the disturbance.
2023.11.22·tomtunguz.com·2 min read·TLDR AI A study published in the journal Science revealed that Google DeepMind's AI meteorology model, GraphCast, significantly outperforms traditional weather forecasting methods, accurately predicting global weather conditions up to 10 days ahead.
2023.11.22·arstechnica.com·4 min read·TLDR AI Interim OpenAI CEO Emmett Shear is reportedly threatening to leave his position at OpenAI if the board can't show evidence of Sam Altman’s wrongdoing.
2023.11.22·dexerto.com·1 min read·TLDR AI Amazon is gearing up to enter the AI race with Olympus, a large language model boasting 2 trillion parameters, aiming to surpass OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Bard in capability.
2023.11.22·futurism.com·1 min read·TLDR AI Reverb delivers AI-powered but hallucination-free answers to online forms like RFPs and questionnaires with training from past completed forms.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has agreed to step down and plead guilty to criminal and civil charges against him and Binance as part of a $4.3 billion settlement, the biggest in US Treasury history. The charges were focused on money laundering and lack of proper compliance. Binance appointed Richard Teng as its new CEO.
Wintermute Asia has completed its first options block trade via the CME. This marks the firm's latest effort to answer greater institutional demand for digital asset exposure. It offers options in bitcoin, ether, and various altcoins. Wintermute’s CEO is working on this as he anticipates that more institutions will increase their exposure to crypto asset classes.
Upshot has launched the world's first ZK AI price oracle for real-time appraisals of over 100 million NFTs, with an average predicted error of 3-10%. While this is an innovative solution, the complex model requires off-chain calculations, necessitating trust in Upshot. To counter this, Modulus created an AI-specialized ZK prover, Remainder, that verifies these calculations, providing blockchain-level security and preventing price manipulation.
Blast, another Ethereum L2 launched by Blur, offers ‘native yield’ for ETH and stablecoins. Participants' balances automatically compound and earn Blast rewards. Blast also enables yield for stablecoins when bridged to protocols like MakerDAO. Early access to its mainnet, expected to launch in February 2024, is now available by invite.
This thread provides steps on how to easily farm the Scroll airdrop. It recommends users bridge at least $100 using Orbiter, swap a minimum of $1,000 volume on Ivy Swap, and complete all farming tasks on the same platform. Users are also encouraged to refer friends to improve their airdrop odds. Not only could users qualify for a Scroll airdrop by following these steps but also for airdrops from Orbiter and Ivy Swap as well.
This thread provides a breakdown of MakerDAO, a leader in the RWA space. It has strong revenue metrics and an impressive TVL, currently standing at $8.3 billion. Apart from governance, its token MKR also acts as a recapitalization resource. There are some promising growth catalysts in the pipeline.
This post from Lyn Alden explores the influence of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and stablecoins on the global financial system, discussing their increased adoption, particularly in developing countries with high inflation. It also takes a look at their potential to disrupt traditional banking and their macroeconomic effects worldwide. Alden views Bitcoin not just as an investment, but as a valuable transportable asset, and flags concerns around the US's declining fiscal situation.
Grayscale reportedly held discussions with the SEC over its application to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into a bitcoin ETF recently. The talks followed a directive by a D.C. circuit court for the SEC to revisit the firm's application. Grayscale's proposal would see shares of the trust listed on the NYSE under the ticker GBTC.
Aragon DAO's token holders voted to fund a $300,000 lawsuit against its founding team, challenging their decision to dissolve the DAO and redistribute funds.
A massive unauthorized crypto mining rig found was under a Polish court's floor stealing substantial amounts of electricity. The country’s top law enforcement officials are now investigating the rig and IT experts are calculating the costs of the stolen electricity.
This new protocol aims to decentralize AI, preventing consolidation and countering regulatory constraints using distributed networks similar to Bitcoin’s proof-of-work model to ensure fair computational resource costs.
There have been several amendments to the Bitcoin ETF proposals, which suggests a higher likelihood of approval.
Inspired by our Material You design language, the new Chrome Web store has fresh color palettes, updated card styles, and an improved icon legibility that complements Chrome’s overall look. It also has improved navigation, for example, the search bar has been moved to the top right of the screen for quicker access.
Google Drive on Android has revamped its document scanner interface, introducing a dedicated camera FAB, simplified controls, and auto-capture mode. The new preview interface features a modern Material You bottom bar and tools like crop, rotate, filter, and save to drive.
OP-1 is a revolutionary new device that gives users a whole new way to create and experience music. By employing imagery that envelops you in the mood of the music you produce, the device innovates through concise, visually appealing design.
How creative are we designers really? If our work is similar to everyone else’s, we might as well be just operators of tools. Being creative means the work we produce is not only better than others but is different and has a distinct point of view.
2023.11.22·reiinamoto.substack.com·9 min read·TLDR Design Designers gave away a lot of their power during the development of the internet by not participating. If designers do not adapt to and adopt AI, they will end up being subordinate to engineers, mirroring what happened on the internet, where most websites are created by product managers, not designers.
Two patterns are emerging when it comes to integrating AI capabilities into UI. In the first approach, the primary interface affordance is an input that directly instructs an AI model to generate text, image, or video. In the second approach, instructions for AI models are created behind the scenes as people use application-specific UI elements.
Animotion lets you create CSS animations visually by dragging, resizing, rotating, clipping, and more.
RadiantKit is a free and open source framework for building graphics applications (like Figma, Canva, Miro, etc). It is still in development.
Run link surveys, in-app surveys, and email surveys in one app.
Billed as the most comprehensive history of Braun to date, the book is more than 400 pages and 500 images. It includes never-before-published archival materials and brand-new full-page photography of Braun’s most iconic products, each instilled with Rams’ “less, but better” approach that would directly influence designers like Naoto Fukasawa and Apple’s Jony Ive.
Laurynas Kamarauskas, a graphic designer and illustrator, embarked on a creative odyssey in the picturesque streets of Vilnius, Lithuania, that transcended the conventional boundaries of letterforms — 36 Days of Type. The challenge beckoned participants to breathe life into letters and numbers, exploring the endless possibilities within the realm of typography — Kamarauskas infused her work with the spirit of Vilnius, Lithuania's enchanting capital.