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JENSEN HUANG SAYS KIDS SHOULDN'T LEARN TO CODE — THEY SHOULD LEAVE IT UP TO AI

Huang says that AI will allow programming languages to be replaced with human language prompts, thus enabling everyone to be a programmer.

GOOGLE'S NEW AI CAN GENERATE ENTIRE 2D PLATFORMER GAMES

Genie is a foundation world model trained exclusively on videos from the Internet that can create playable 2D environments from a single image prompt.

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MISTRAL LARGE

Mistral, a French AI start-up, has announced a new model for its API along with an Azure partnership. Mistral Large excels at multilingual tasks, is within a few percent of GPT-4 on MMLU, and generally has powerful performance. The startup also added a new mistral-small model to its API.

SCALE AI TO SET THE PENTAGON’S PATH FOR TESTING AND EVALUATING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS

Scale AI has received a one-year contract to develop a testing and evaluation framework for the Pentagon's large language AI models. The company aims to bolster safe AI deployment and robustness within military applications. The project involves creating specialized datasets for model assessment and an iterative process to refine AI systems for secure environments. This collaboration will help the Department of Defense understand and responsibly deploy generative AI technology.

DATOLOGYAI RAISES $11M FOR SCALABLE DATA CURATION

MOBILELLM

Meta has proposed a 350m parameter language model with strong reasoning performance, even approaching Llama 7B on correctness in API function calling tasks. The model has not been released, but the innovation in fixed parameter models is worth exploring.

A NEW WAY TO TEST LLMS MATH SKILLS

ConceptMath is a new bilingual benchmark for testing LLMs’ math skills in both English and Chinese. It's unique because it breaks down math problems into specific concepts, allowing for a more detailed assessment of an AI's strengths and weaknesses in math.

PREDICTING THE IDEAL NEXT CHOICE OF THE USER WITH DREAMREC

DreamRec introduced a novel 'learning-to-generate' approach to sequential recommendation where instead of the traditional method of classifying user preferences from a mix of positive and negative items, it creates an 'oracle' item that represents the ideal next choice for the user.

HUMAN MOTION GENERATION

FlowMDM is a new model for generating long, continuous human motion sequences from text descriptions. This first-of-its-kind diffusion-based model uses Blended Positional Encodings for realistic motion creation without extra denoising steps, excelling in accuracy and realism on key datasets.

VISUAL SPEECH RECOGNITION WITH LANGUAGE MODELS

The VSP-LLM framework introduces a new approach to visual speech recognition and translation by integrating LLMs. It efficiently processes video inputs by deduplicating embedded visual features and employing Low-Rank Adaptors for cost-effective training.

ENHANCING AUTOREGRESSIVE MODELS WITH FUTURE TOKENS

ENHANCED 3D RECONSTRUCTION IN VARIED ENVIRONMENTS

This project introduces a framework for Multi-View 3D reconstruction that doesn't require prior knowledge of scene depth. It intelligently selects the most relevant source frames, making it applicable to diverse scenarios including large-scale outdoor and top-view building environments.

BALANCING PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Spiking Neural Networks is a new efficient model for autonomous vehicles. It achieves high performance with up to 85% less energy.

THE SAN FRANCISCO COMPUTE COMPANY

San Francisco Compute Company is now offering the world's cheapest H100 training clusters with flexible short-term rental options, targeting customers needing intensive compute for AI model training without long-term commitments. Its first cluster, Angel Island, is currently online, with another, Bay Bridge, coming soon. SF Compute's model is unprecedented as it prioritizes accessibility and affordability for AI startups without demanding lengthy contracts.

LAZY AXOLOTL (COLAB NOTEBOOK)

Axolotl is a powerful library for fine-tuning language models.

PERSUVA (PRODUCT)

Craft ads that click and convert.

ALPHAMONARCH 7B MODEL MERGE (HUGGINGFACE HUB)

A powerful merged and tuned model that scores well in elo and static benchmarks. It is designed for multi-turn and instruction following tasks.

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NEW BITCOIN SPOT ETF TRADING VOLUME SETS DAILY RECORD, BESTING LAUNCH DAY

The nine recently launched spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a combined daily volume of $2.4 billion on Monday, setting a new record for the nascent products. BlackRock's ETF led the way, accounting for $1.3 billion of the total volume. The products, introduced on January 11, have collectively done nearly $52 billion in trading so far, pushing the price of Bitcoin to within 20% of its all-time highs.

HTX, FORMERLY HUOBI, WITHDRAWS HONG KONG CRYPTO LICENCE APPLICATION THREE DAYS AFTER SUBMISSION

HTX, the crypto exchange formerly known as Huobi Global, has abruptly withdrawn its application for a license to operate in Hong Kong. The decision signifies a major shift from its earlier plans to expand in the city following its exit from the Chinese market. The reason behind the withdrawal has not been publicly disclosed and the company has not issued a comment. Three other cryptocurrency exchanges have also pulled their applications, and one has had its application returned.

TALUS NETWORK: THE AI SMART AGENT HUB

Talus Network is developing a decentralized marketplace for AI with blockchain tech that will allow users to exchange data, model rights, and computational power freely. The network aims to ensure AI is "controlled by the many, not the few" by mitigating centralization risks and enabling individuals to contribute to AI innovations. The network will leverage Move's smart contract security and object-oriented programming to create a diverse range of AI applications.

PORTO: AN INSTITUTIONAL SELF-CUSTODY WALLET CREATED BY ANCHORAGE DIGITAL

Anchorage Digital has launched Porto, a self-custody wallet aimed at institutions. The wallet offers full web3 access and seamless integration with the Anchorage Digital platform. Porto aims to circumvent the trade-offs with current institutional self-custody solutions, providing an 'on-the-go' solution without compromising on security. The platform offers features including biometric authentication, custom policies, and tamper-proof hardware while enabling activities like buying, selling, trading, and governance voting.

WHY RUNES ARE INTERESTING

This post discusses the unique aspects of the Runes protocol, which operates within Bitcoin's UTXO model, in contrast to the account-based model of BRC-20s. Runes offers technical improvements that make transactions easier, cheaper, and more scalable as well as potential compatibility with Layer 2 scaling solutions. The post proposes creative approaches like combining covenants with Runes and having Runes cover Bitcoin transaction fees.

RUNNING BITTENSOR

This report provides an in-depth analysis of Bittensor, an open-source network and protocol that offers programmable incentives to supercharge AI development. Bittensor allows individuals to create subnets, digital commodity markets designed to incentivize intelligence production. Its real-world applications include ML-driven financial predictions and AI-assisted gaming and entertainment. Bittensor aims to keep the future of AI technology open and decentralized to avoid the monopolization seen in other tech sectors.

FAST FORWARD: BUILDING CONSUMER AT INTERNET SPEED

It can be challenging to build consumer apps that keep pace with the speed of innovation in the digital world. Current platforms often isolate users by feeding individualized content, promoting a dependence on algorithms. This generates a few issues: enforced narrow platform rules affecting creators, culture adhering to trends, and diminished social interaction. Future platforms should consider designing seamless online and offline experiences, incorporate decentralized reputation and curation, and account for rapid changes in trends of consumption.

SOME THOUGHTS ON AI X CRYPTO

The market cap of AI-related stocks has ballooned over the last couple of years, with some single companies being valued more highly than some sizable countries’ GDPs. AI is still only a tiny portion of crypto's total market cap. The share of market cap for AI-related cryptocurrencies will grow substantially as AI will become a crucial aspect of life by 2030. Crypto’s role in AI diverges from traditional AI companies due to its emphasis on self-governance, anti-censorship, and overall uniqueness compared to traditional forms of operation.

FRAX FINANCE MULLS UNISWAP-LIKE REWARD MECHANISM FOR TOKEN STAKERS

Taking a page out of Uniswap’s book, Frax is considering implementing a fee-sharing reward system for its stakers. This is part of a potentially larger movement that Uniswap set off with a proposal earlier this week.

SHORT GUIDE TO POTENTIALLY QUALIFYING FOR THE LAYERZERO AIRDROP

Layerzero CEO Brian has hinted at the criteria for the upcoming L0 airdrop, which includes transaction volume, message count, fees spent, and using contracts with a high message volume. This post lays out a farming strategy to capitalize on this.

MICROSTRATEGY ADDS 3K BTC AS BITCOIN ETFS ARE POISED TO SURPASS GOLD ETFS

MicroStrategy bought another 3,000 Bitcoin for $155M, putting its holdings at 193,000 BTC, worth over $10 billion, and an unrealized profit of over $4 billion.

YUGA LABS PROTECTS NFT ROYALTIES AHEAD OF MAGIC EDEN'S ETHEREUM MARKETPLACE LAUNCH

Yuga Labs announced it will only work with NFT marketplaces that honor all creators' royalties, excluding Bored and Mutant Ape Yacht Clubs, amid declining revenues.

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MARCUS LEMONIS OFFERED $10,000 TO REDESIGN OVERSTOCK’S NEW BEYOND LOGO ON SPEC. HERE’S WHAT HE GOT

Last month, Beyond’s board member Marcus Lemonis did something unconventional — and generally frowned upon in the design community: he called on social media asking for designs on spec, promising an award of $10,000 for the best design. Hundreds of submissions rolled in from the masses on social media, ranging from the bland and basic to the strange and absurd.

ELON MUSK HINTS AT POSSIBLE X PARTNERSHIP WITH MIDJOURNEY

Elon Musk hinted at a potential partnership between X and AI image generator Midjourney to enhance content creation on the social media platform, indicating transformative prospects for user experience with AI-generated content. This collaboration could place X at the forefront of integrating AI into social media and further blur the lines between human and machine creativity.

PEERING THROUGH LENOVO’S TRANSPARENT LAPTOP INTO A SCI-FI FUTURE

Lenovo introduced the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop at Mobile World Congress, a concept device featuring a 17.3-inch MicroLED screen with up to 55% transparency aimed at showcasing futuristic technology with practical applications still under exploration. Alongside the innovative transparent display, the concept includes a flat-touch keyboard that doubles as a drawing tablet, reflecting Lenovo's effort to blend sci-fi aesthetics with functionality. The company is still seeking impactful real-world applications for the technology.

‘I’M FEELING GASLIT BY MY OWN COMPUTER’: WHY A SMALL CHANGE BY MICROSOFT WAS A BIG JOLT FOR SOME USERS

People are reacting badly to Microsoft’s sudden change of default font. Although the change was announced in July last year, many Microsoft users were surprised when the new default font, Aptos, started rolling out to hundreds of millions of users in late December.

CARD SORTING VS. TREE TESTING

Card sorting and tree testing are complementary research methods that serve distinct purposes when designing an effective navigation and content structure. However, there is a major difference between the two: card sort studies help shape information architectures while tree-testing studies evaluate them.

TEN HEURISTICS TO SIMPLIFY DESIGN DECISION-MAKING

Designing a product is a complex process that involves many decisions. Fortunately, industry wisdom can simplify the decision-making process. Trust the expertise of those who have come before you, relying on their findings to act as heuristics for navigating complexity.

BREAKPOINTS

Preview a responsive layout inside a Figma frame and share an animated prototype. It works even without the opened plugin window. Anyone on your team can resize the frame without the installed plugin.

THE BEST NAVBARS ON THE INTERNET

A collection of the best navigation designs from leading websites to fuel your inspiration.

SHORTCUT MASTER GAME

Learn Figma keyboard shortcuts or test what you already know with this Figma-built game.

THE REBALANCING OF DESIGN MANAGEMENT

Designers need to get off the bench and take on a little more of that old Creative Director energy: get in the details, push our teams to take one more pass at things, try something totally weird that probably won't work, and challenge and inspire their peers in engineering and product.

APPLE’S WEARABLE IDEAS INCLUDE SMART GLASSES AND CAMERAS IN YOUR EARS

Apple's future wearable lineup may include AI-powered smart glasses and AirPods with cameras. The smart glasses will resemble AirPods but will have more sensors, AI capabilities, and longer-lasting batteries. As a step toward something similar to Meta Ray-Bans, these glasses will have a camera and an AI assistant users can talk to, but no display.

POSSIBLE NEW SUPERMAN LOGO DIVIDES FANS

James Gunn's upcoming 'Superman: Legacy' Superman logo will likely be simplified and minimalist. The logo appears to be inspired by the flat design trend, with similarities to Superman's costume in 1996's DC's Kingdom Come comic book series. While fans enjoy the reference, some are concerned that it barely resembles an 'S'.

MAKING OF TRUE MULTI-BRAND DESIGN SYSTEM

A detailed case study of building an advanced design system for true white-label products with full control over colors, typography, and visual styles.

MAKE SOMETHING WONDERFUL: STEVE JOBS IN HIS OWN WORDS

In this free and beautiful book, you'll find a collection of Steve Jobs's speeches, interviews, and correspondence, giving you a glimpse into how he lived and worked. It includes his perspective on his childhood, Apple, Pixar, NeXT, and return to the company that started his journey.

VIRTUAL STAGING AI HELPS REALTORS DIGITALLY FURNISH ROOMS WITHIN SECONDS

Virtual Staging AI helps Realtors stage a house virtually, allowing them to turn an empty room into a bedroom, living room, office, playroom, and more in seconds. The platform's AI model recommends the best-fitting furniture based on the Realtor's preferences by analyzing a room's 3D structure and determining its floor, roof, mirrors, and doors.

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WHAT’S AT STAKE FOR BIG TECH IN THE SUPREME COURT’S LANDMARK SOCIAL MEDIA CASES

The Supreme Court is deliberating on two pivotal cases that may redefine online speech. It is assessing the application of the First Amendment to social media platforms. These cases, stemming from laws in Florida and Texas challenging tech companies’ content moderation authority, sparked debates on censorship, platform duties, and algorithm influence, with voices from legal scholars to playwrights weighing in on the implications for online speech and platform regulations. Conservatives argue that allowing platforms to moderate content could lead to indirect government-led censorship.