Subj : Inside OpenAI's Stargate deal ¨, Apple's camera AirPods ¨, LLM impact on devs ¨¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Mon Feb 10 2025 11:40:06 --oS2Pgk8N Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sam Altman was on the phone with Donald Trump just days before Trump's in= auguration preparing the announcement to build data centers across the = US=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 = =09=09TLDR =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Threatlocker] [4] TLDR 2025-02-10= SLICING THE WIFI PINEAPPLE: HOW HACKERS CAN STEAL CREDENTIALS WITH= EVIL PORTALS =E2=80=94 AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT (SPONSOR) [4]=20 A Wi= Fi Pineapple is a penetration testing tool developed by Hak5 for running = security assessments, either internally or with an outsourced team of eth= ical hackers. It can be misused by bad actors to phish for credentials by= impersonating the login pages of trusted accounts. Watch this recorde= d session by ThreatLocker [4] for an in-depth look at WiFi Pineapple = =E2=80=94 and how it can be used for both good and evil. =09* Introdu= ction to the WiFi Pineapple and its applications =09* Overview of the "E= vil Portal" feature =09* Best practices for network protection Watc= h the recording =E2=86=92 [4] =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS= APPLE IS REPORTEDLY DEVELOPING AIRPODS WITH CAMERAS: HERE'S WHAT THA= T MEANS (2 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 Apple is reportedly prototyping AirPod= s with integrated cameras. The integration may be aimed at bringing Visua= l Intelligence to the AirPods, allowing them to understand the outside wo= rld and provide information to the user. They could be used together with= Vision Pro headsets to enhance the user experience and strengthen the sp= atial computing ecosystem. The AirPods' cameras could enable in-air gestu= re controls. The tech is unlikely to debut anytime soon - it won't be r= eleased until 2027 at the earliest.=20 HOW SAM ALTMAN SIDESTEPPED ELON = MUSK TO WIN OVER DONALD TRUMP (9 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Sam Altman was o= n the phone with Donald Trump just days before Trump's inauguration prepa= ring the announcement to build data centers across the country. Altman wa= s relegated to the overflow room during the inauguration, but he stood be= hind Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House the day after as Trum= p announced Stargate, describing it as the largest AI infrastructure proj= ect by far in history. Stargate had been in the works for months, but the= announcement was timed for Trump to take credit for it in his first days= in office. 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The teeth that grew inside the pigs didn't reach full human = tooth size and likely wouldn't stand up to regular use, but these finding= s could lead to the development of biological tooth substitutes. Research= shows that more than half of US adults may be receptive to the technolog= y.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE ONESCH= EMA: AUTOMATE CSV MAPPING, VALIDATION, AND TRANSFORMATION (SPONSOR) [9] = Tired of import failures and playing data janitor? Automate CSV im= ports from anywhere =E2=86=92 your app with OneSchema. =F0=9F=92=AC "O= verhauling the onboarding flow and integrating OneSchema has helped us sa= ve roughly 30 to 50 percent [10] of the hours that our implementation tea= m is spending on small customers."=E2=80=94 Nick Singh, Head of Product @= Personio. See how it works [11] THE LLM CURVE OF IMPACT ON SOFT= WARE ENGINEERS (3 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 AI's impact on someone's day-to-= day job largely depends on their level. 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Apple is reportedly prototyping AirPods= with integrated cameras. The integration may be aimed at bringing Visual I= ntelligence to the AirPods, allowing them to understand the outside world a= nd provide information to the user. They could be used together with Vision= Pro headsets to enhance the user experience and strengthen the spatial com= puting ecosystem. The AirPods' cameras could enable in-air gesture controls= .. The tech is unlikely to debut anytime soon - it won't be released until 2= 027 at the earliest.
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Sam Altman was on the phone with Donald= Trump just days before Trump's inauguration preparing the announcement to = build data centers across the country. Altman was relegated to the overflow= room during the inauguration, but he stood behind Trump in the Roosevelt R= oom of the White House the day after as Trump announced Stargate, describin= g it as the largest AI infrastructure project by far in history. Stargate h= ad been in the works for months, but the announcement was timed for Trump t= o take credit for it in his first days in office. This article takes a behi= nd-the-scenes look at how the deal came about.
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The Drug Industry Is Having= Its Own DeepSeek Moment (3 minute read)

Summit Therapeutics, a drug company bac= ked by billionaire Bob Duggan, recently announced that its drug had outperf= ormed Merck's Keytruda in a lung cancer trial. Keytruda is the best-selling= drug in the pharma industry. Summit had licensed the drug from a little-kn= own Chinese biotech called Akeso. While Summit's drug still needs regulator= y approval, the news added billions of dollars to the company's market capi= talization and created a watershed moment for the industry.
Human-like teeth successful= ly grown in a pig's mouth (4 minute read)

Scientists have been manipulating genes= to grow human cells in animals for decades. They have now shown it is poss= ible to cultivate human teeth cells inside of a pig's mouth. The teeth that= grew inside the pigs didn't reach full human tooth size and likely wouldn'= t stand up to regular use, but these findings could lead to the development= of biological tooth substitutes. Research shows that more than half of US = adults may be receptive to the technology.
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