Subj : DeepSeek accelerates ¨, SpaceX moon mission ¨, Gemini Code Assist now free ¨¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Wed Feb 26 2025 11:40:12 --f-wdsquz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable DeepSeek is looking to maintain the momentum gained by the debut of its R= 1 reasoning model by rushing its R2 model to market as quickly as possibl= e=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 =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Wiz] [4] TLDR 2025-02-26 S= TATE OF CODE SECURITY IN 2025 (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Your code might be more = vulnerable than you think. =F0=9F=94=93 35% of GitHub repositories are= public, exposing code to potential attackers. =F0=9F=94=91 61% of orga= nizations have leaked cloud secrets, like API keys and access tokens. = In the new State of Code Security Report (2025) [4], the Wiz Threat Re= search team analyzed hundreds of thousands of repositories to uncover how= attackers are exploiting modern development practices=E2=80=94and how yo= u can stop them. 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DeepSeek is rushing to get = its next-gen R2 model out sooner than expected (2 minute read)

DeepSeek is looking to maintain the mom= entum gained by the debut of its R1 reasoning model by rushing its new R2 m= odel to market as quickly as possible. It first planned to launch R2 in ear= ly May, but it now wants to move the release date forward. The model will l= ikely have improved coding skills and be able to reason in languages other = than English. DeepSeek has a chance to shake up the market once again, espe= cially with GPT-4.5's arrival in a few weeks.
Anthropic's Claude AI is pl= aying Pok=C3=A9mon on Twitch =E2=80=94 slowly (3 minute read)

Claude Plays Pok=C3=A9mon is a livestre= am on Twitch where Anthropic's newest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, plays a = game of Pok=C3=A9mon Red. Anthropic says Pok=C3=A9mon is a good benchmark f= or its model as it can effectively 'think' through the sorts of puzzles the= game contains. The model has managed to win three gym leader badges. Howev= er, it has run into several issues, such as being unable to navigate around= a wall and confusing other NPCs for Professor Oak inside his laboratory.
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Wednesday's Stacked SpaceX = Launch Is Sending Groundbreaking Science to the Moon and Beyond (4 minute r= ead)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket containing a l= unar robot, lander, and satellite, as well as a mission to an asteroid, is = scheduled to blast off today. The blastoff will ideally occur at 7:17 PM ET= .. NASA will be livestreaming the launch on its website. This article contai= ns links to the livestream and details about each of the payloads.
Is it Lunacy to Put a Data = Center on the Moon? (4 minute read)

One of the payloads on SpaceX's Falcon = 9 rocket launch today is an Intuitive Machines mission that will stay on th= e surface of the moon for approximately three weeks before returning to Ear= th. The lander contains a mini data center belonging to Lonestar Data Holdi= ngs that weighs just 1 kilogram and contains 8 terabytes of SSD storage. Mo= on-based data centers would be protected from Earthly hazards such as natur= al disasters, war, and other disruptions. They would also not be subject to= the laws of any nation, allowing them to accommodate a diverse customer ba= se. These data centers could be powered entirely through solar and naturall= y cooled through the environment.
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There is currently sufficient incentive= for the leading research labs to raise money and continue investing in new= foundation models, even as competition drives API prices down relentlessly= .. Getting to a future where the US has a strong AI industry running on US-m= ade chips will take significant interventions in the market to undo the ove= rwhelming incentives for US companies to simply rely on TSMC. Such a shift = will take time, which is why making Taiwan indispensable to China's technol= ogy industry is the price that needs to be paid in the meantime.
The Deep Research problem (= 6 minute read)

While the examples of the work Deep Res= earch can do OpenAI has provided look great, there are several issues with = the tool. It appears the tool made intern-level mistakes when sourcing its = data for one of the examples. While these models are definitely getting bet= ter, any model that generates mistakes can't be trusted. The best use cases= for tools like this so far are for tasks where the error rate doesn't matt= er.
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