Subj : Apple Priority Notifications ¨, SoftBank's OpenAI relationship ¨, making superbabies ¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Mon Feb 24 2025 11:40:10 --YMomoOF3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The iOS 18.4 beta adds a new 'Priority Notifications' feature. Powered by= Apple Intelligence, it is designed to help users manage notifications= =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= =20 TLDR 2025-02-24 =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS IO= S 18.4 WILL BRING APPLE INTELLIGENCE-POWERED =E2=80=98PRIORITY NOTIFICATI= ONS' (1 MINUTE READ) [4]=20 The iOS 18.4 beta adds a new 'Priority Noti= fications' feature. Powered by Apple Intelligence, the feature is designe= d to help users manage notifications by prioritizing important alerts and= minimizing distractions from less important ones. Priority Notifications= will be displayed in a separate section on the iPhone's Lock Screen. Use= rs will still be able to swipe to view all of their notifications. The = feature will be off by default but can be enabled through the Notificatio= ns section in Settings.=20 MICROSOFT OUTSOURCES OPENAI'S AMBITIONS TO S= OFTBANK (5 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 The announcement around the Stargate p= roject made it clear that Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI was to evo= lve, allowing OpenAI to use other cloud providers. Microsoft is not fully= breaking up with OpenAI - it will remain a key partner in many regards. = However, what was a tight coupling of OpenAI and Microsoft will now be a = tight coupling of OpenAI and SoftBank.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE &= FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY HOW TO MAKE SUPERBABIES (64 MINUTE READ) [6] = Genetic technology could create humans that live longer, have the ra= w intellectual power to do Nobel Prize-worthy scientific research, and = very rarely suffer from health disorders. Scientists don't do this though= due to ethical issues. As a result, there is a lot of low-hanging fruit = in this field of research. This post looks into how to do large-scale, he= ritable editing of the human genome to improve everything from diabetes r= isk to intelligence. It summarizes the state of knowledge in the field an= d lays out a technical roadmap that examines how remaining barriers may b= e overcome.=20 EARTH'S 1ST ASTEROID MINING PROSPECTOR HEADS TO THE LAUN= CHPAD (7 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 AstroForge is planning to heave a microw= ave oven-sized spacecraft toward an asteroid later this week as part of t= he company's plans to create a future where precious metals are mined aro= und the solar system. Its Odin spacecraft will launch on a SpaceX Falcon = 9 rocket as soon as Wednesday. Odin's target is an object called 2022 OB5= , which is about the size of a football field and is likely to contain a = high amount of metal. Odin will arrive in late 2025 after a journey of = about 300 days.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE= AI, LLMS, AND OBSERVABILITY: 7 KEY INSIGHTS FROM GOOGLE'S DIRECTOR O= F AI AND DATADOG'S VP OF ENGINEERING (SPONSOR) [8]=20 Google's Direct= or of AI Dr. Ali Arsanjani, and Datadog's VP of Engineering Sajid Mehmood= , sat down to discuss the current and future states of AI, ML, and LLMs o= n Google Cloud [8]. This guide distills the top 7 insights and actions fo= r technical leaders, covering everything from upskilling teams to observa= bility best practices. Read it here [8]=20 HOW TO BUILD AN LLM CHAT A= PP: THE NEW LITMUS TEST FOR JUNIOR DEVS (4 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 Buildi= ng an LLM (Large Language Model) chat app is way more complicated than ju= st making an API call. There are many considerations required - building = an LLM chat app is the gauntlet that separates the juniors from the devs = who actually know what they are doing. 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While AI could boost economic rates, that reality will still be = a few decades out, if it happens.=20 THE PROFITABLE STARTUP (4 MINUTE R= EAD) [12]=20 The thinking that startups should prioritize growth over e= verything else, even profitability, was always flawed - profitability isn= 't unambitious. It means not relying on investors for survival and being= able to focus on an unaltered vision and mission. It's now easy to be = profitable while also growing fast. The factor holding founders back is r= arely team size - it's the clarity of their focus, skill, and ability to = execute. Measure what matters, understand your risk profile, hire intenti= onally and slowly, and raise on your own terms.=20 =E2=9A=A1=20 QUICK= LINKS GOOGLE'S NEW AI VIDEO MODEL VEO 2 WILL COST 50 CENTS PER SECON= D (1 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 Google's new video-generating AI model can = create clips that are two minutes or more.=20 DID XAI LIE ABOUT GROK = 3'S BENCHMARKS? 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Big Tech & Startups

iOS 18.4 will bring Apple I= ntelligence-powered =E2=80=98Priority Notifications' (1 minute read)

The iOS 18.4 beta adds a new 'Priority = Notifications' feature. Powered by Apple Intelligence, the feature is desig= ned to help users manage notifications by prioritizing important alerts and= minimizing distractions from less important ones. Priority Notifications w= ill be displayed in a separate section on the iPhone's Lock Screen. Users w= ill still be able to swipe to view all of their notifications. The feature = will be off by default but can be enabled through the Notifications section= in Settings.
Microsoft Outsources OpenAI= 's Ambitions to SoftBank (5 minute read)

The announcement around the Stargate pr= oject made it clear that Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI was to evolve= , allowing OpenAI to use other cloud providers. Microsoft is not fully brea= king up with OpenAI - it will remain a key partner in many regards. However= , what was a tight coupling of OpenAI and Microsoft will now be a tight cou= pling of OpenAI and SoftBank.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

How to Make Superbabies (64= minute read)

Genetic technology could create humans = that live longer, have the raw intellectual power to do Nobel Prize-worthy = scientific research, and very rarely suffer from health disorders. Scientis= ts don't do this though due to ethical issues. As a result, there is a lot = of low-hanging fruit in this field of research. This post looks into how to= do large-scale, heritable editing of the human genome to improve everythin= g from diabetes risk to intelligence. It summarizes the state of knowledge = in the field and lays out a technical roadmap that examines how remaining b= arriers may be overcome.
Earth's 1st Asteroid Mining= Prospector Heads to the Launchpad (7 minute read)

AstroForge is planning to heave a micro= wave oven-sized spacecraft toward an asteroid later this week as part of th= e company's plans to create a future where precious metals are mined around= the solar system. Its Odin spacecraft will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 roc= ket as soon as Wednesday. Odin's target is an object called 2022 OB5, which= is about the size of a football field and is likely to contain a high amou= nt of metal. Odin will arrive in late 2025 after a journey of about 300 day= s.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

AI, LLMs, and Observability= : 7 Key Insights From Google's Director of AI and Datadog's VP of Engineeri= ng (Sponsor)

Google's Director of AI Dr. Ali Arsanja= ni, and Datadog's VP of Engineering Sajid Mehmood, sat down to discuss the = current and future states of AI,= ML, and LLMs on Google Cloud. This guide distills the top 7 ins= ights and actions for technical leaders, covering everything from upskillin= g teams to observability best practices. Read it here
How to Build an LLM Chat Ap= p: The New Litmus Test for Junior Devs (4 minute read)

Building an LLM (Large Language Model) = chat app is way more complicated than just making an API call. There are ma= ny considerations required - building an LLM chat app is the gauntlet that = separates the juniors from the devs who actually know what they are doing. = This article discusses how to start building a scalable LLM chat app. Learn= ing how to build the backend architecture allows developers to build better= apps that can handle more users and dodge the shame of a launch-day crash.
CSS Zero (GitHub Repo)

CSS Zero is an opinionated CSS starter = kit for Ruby on Rails applications. It is akin to a 'no build' Tailwind CSS= .. CSS Zero includes custom templates for scaffolds and authentication.
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Miscellaneous

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Why I think AI take-off is = relatively slow (3 minute read)

A large part of the economy just won't = adopt AI or use it effectively all that quickly. As AI becomes more product= ive, human bottlenecks will become more important. Not all bottlenecks will= be regulatory: there will be slow adopters, people in the workplace who ha= te AI, energy constraints, and other factors. It is the worst performer who= sets the overall level of productivity - soon, the worst performer will be= humans. While AI could boost economic rates, that reality will still be a = few decades out, if it happens.
The Profitable Startup (4 m= inute read)

The thinking that startups should prior= itize growth over everything else, even profitability, was always flawed - = profitability isn't unambitious. It means not relying on investors for surv= ival and being able to focus on an unaltered vision and mission. It's now e= asy to be profitable while also growing fast. The factor holding founders b= ack is rarely team size - it's the clarity of their focus, skill, and abili= ty to execute. Measure what matters, understand your risk profile, hire int= entionally and slowly, and raise on your own terms.
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Quick Links

Google's new AI video model= Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second (1 minute read)

Google's new video-generating AI model = can create clips that are two minutes or more.
Did xAI lie about Grok 3's = benchmarks? (2 minute read)

The methods that AI labs use to present= AI benchmark results can be questionable.
Uber CEO Says Musk Wants to= Go Alone on Tesla Robotaxi Rollout (2 minute read)

Uber, Waymo, and Tesla will be competin= g against each other when Tesla launches its robotaxis in Austin.
The IPv6 transition (38 min= ute read)

The transition to IPv6 has progressed v= ery slowly because there's no real lasting benefit in trying to leap across= to another 1980s address-based architecture with only a few differences.
Apple's C1 modem is the fir= st step towards 'a platform for generations,' executives say (3 minute read= )

Apple's C1 modem, which lacks mmWave su= pport but features custom GPS and satellite connectivity, was designed to c= ater specifically to the needs of the iPhone 16e and future devices.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is getti= ng ready to take the International Space Station out of orbit (2 minute rea= d)

NASA has awarded SpaceX a contract to d= eorbit the International Space Station no earlier than 2030.

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