Subj : Meta's ChatGPT killer ¨, Toyota Waymo car ¨, zip bombing bots ¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Wed Apr 30 2025 10:54:19 --Y7kev83s Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Meta has launched Meta AI, a standalone AI app built on the company's lat= est Llama 4 model. 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Users have full control over what gets shared, but opting= out of having user data scraped to train Meta's AI is nearly impossible.= The app is designed to pair with Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses - users ca= n start a conversation via voice through the glasses and then continue in= the app or web interface later.=20 WAYMO, TOYOTA STRIKE PARTNERSHIP = TO BRING SELF-DRIVING TECH TO PERSONAL VEHICLES (3 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 = Waymo and Toyota have announced a preliminary partnership to explore = bringing robotaxi technology to personally-owned vehicles. The partnershi= p could result in Waymo incorporating Toyota's vehicles into its ride-hai= ling fleet. Waymo has previously worked with many other automakers, but m= ost of these partnerships only resulted in the companies producing modifi= ed vehicles for testing or for Waymo to use in its fleets. 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The 14A process will arrive in 2027 along= side a '14-E' node developed to contain additional feature extensions. Th= e company is also currently developing another node called 18A-P, schedul= ed to arrive next year, designed to deliver enhanced performance to a bro= ader set of foundry customers.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESI= GN & DATA SCIENCE REACH MILLIONS OF TECH DECISION-MAKERS WITH TLDR (S= PONSOR) [13]=20 Advertising in TLDR puts your brand in front of tech le= aders when they're most engaged. Easily target millions of developers, PM= s, and executives with our 12 interest-based newsletters. See how TLDR ca= n drive results for your brand [13].=20 META PREVIEWS AN API FOR ITS = LLAMA AI MODELS (2 MINUTE READ) [14]=20 Meta's Llama API is now availab= le in a limited preview. The API allows developers to build Llama-driven = services, tools, and applications. It comes with an evaluation suite for = testing the quality of custom models. Meta says it won't use customer dat= a from the API to train its models. Models built using the Llama API can = be transferred to another host. Access to the API will be expanded in the= coming weeks and months.=20 I USE ZIP BOMBS TO PROTECT MY SERVER (5 = MINUTE READ) [15]=20 While most bots are just trying to discover new co= ntent, there are some created to spam, scrape content, or hack - one way = to deal with these bots is by using zip bombs. A zip bomb is a relatively= small compressed file that can expand into a very large file that can = overwhelm a machine. This post walks readers through how to create a zip = bomb to prevent malicious bots from accessing their servers. While zip bo= mbs can be easily detected and circumvented, they are good enough for pro= tecting servers from unsophisticated bots.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELL= ANEOUS ALTMAN AND NADELLA, WHO IGNITED THE MODERN AI BOOM TOGETHER, A= RE DRIFTING APART (6 MINUTE READ) [16]=20 The relationship between Op= enAI and Microsoft has become strained. The companies' chief executive of= ficers are increasingly at odds over the computing power Microsoft provid= es to OpenAI, the access OpenAI gives Microsoft to its models, and whethe= r OpenAI's AI systems will soon achieve humanlike intelligence. The compa= nies wield tremendous power over one another: Microsoft can effectively b= lock OpenAI's effort to restructure into an independent for-profit compan= y, and OpenAI's board can prevent Microsoft from accessing its most cut= ting-edge technology. While they helped each other become power players i= n generative AI, they are now preparing for independent futures.=20 A= SK HN: AI REPLACING ENGINEERS =E2=80=93 FIRSTHAND STORIES? (HACKER NEWS T= HREAD) [17]=20 There are many stories about companies replacing human e= ngineers with AI. This thread contains responses from real engineers that= discuss the current industry landscape. While there is a lot of hype abo= ut AI, much of it is built on a misunderstanding of what real engineering= work is. Most of an engineer's time is spent thinking and talking abou= t the problem and solutions, not coding. 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Meta has launched Meta AI, a standalone= AI app built on the company's latest Llama 4 model. Its standout feature i= s the Discover feed, which lets users see how their connections use Meta AI= .. Users have full control over what gets shared, but opting out of having u= ser data scraped to train Meta's AI is nearly impossible. The app is design= ed to pair with Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses - users can start a conversati= on via voice through the glasses and then continue in the app or web interf= ace later.
Waymo, Toyota strike partne= rship to bring self-driving tech to personal vehicles (3 minute read)

Waymo and Toyota have announced a preli= minary partnership to explore bringing robotaxi technology to personally-ow= ned vehicles. The partnership could result in Waymo incorporating Toyota's = vehicles into its ride-hailing fleet. Waymo has previously worked with many= other automakers, but most of these partnerships only resulted in the comp= anies producing modified vehicles for testing or for Waymo to use in its fl= eets. The company now serves 250,000 paid rides per week through its commer= cial driverless ride-hailing services in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ph= oenix, and Austin regions.
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Tesla Powerwall 3 is disrup= ting the solar inverter market (4 minute read)

Tesla was the most quoted battery brand= in the second half of last year. It was also the second-most quoted invert= er brand - its Powerwall 3 includes an integrated inverter that works for b= oth solar and storage applications. Tesla's growth is lowering storage and = solar prices. It is unclear whether brand backlash or equipment shortages w= ill affect Tesla's marketplace share this year.
Intel's Next Chip Node, 14A= , to Boost CPU Speeds With 'Turbo Cells' (4 minute read)

Intel's 14A chip node will feature a my= sterious 'turbo cell' technology designed to boost CPU and GPU speeds. It w= ill offer a 15% to 20% performance-per-watt increase over the 18A process. = The 14A process will arrive in 2027 alongside a '14-E' node developed to co= ntain additional feature extensions. The company is also currently developi= ng another node called 18A-P, scheduled to arrive next year, designed to de= liver enhanced performance to a broader set of foundry customers.
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Meta previews an API for it= s Llama AI models (2 minute read)

Meta's Llama API is now available in a = limited preview. The API allows developers to build Llama-driven services, = tools, and applications. It comes with an evaluation suite for testing the = quality of custom models. Meta says it won't use customer data from the API= to train its models. Models built using the Llama API can be transferred t= o another host. Access to the API will be expanded in the coming weeks and = months.
I use Zip Bombs to Protect = my Server (5 minute read)

While most bots are just trying to disc= over new content, there are some created to spam, scrape content, or hack -= one way to deal with these bots is by using zip bombs. A zip bomb is a rel= atively small compressed file that can expand into a very large file that c= an overwhelm a machine. This post walks readers through how to create a zip= bomb to prevent malicious bots from accessing their servers. While zip bom= bs can be easily detected and circumvented, they are good enough for protec= ting servers from unsophisticated bots.
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Altman and Nadella, Who Ign= ited the Modern AI Boom Together, Are Drifting Apart (6 minute read)

The relationship between OpenAI and Mic= rosoft has become strained. The companies' chief executive officers are inc= reasingly at odds over the computing power Microsoft provides to OpenAI, th= e access OpenAI gives Microsoft to its models, and whether OpenAI's AI syst= ems will soon achieve humanlike intelligence. The companies wield tremendou= s power over one another: Microsoft can effectively block OpenAI's effort t= o restructure into an independent for-profit company, and OpenAI's board ca= n prevent Microsoft from accessing its most cutting-edge technology. While = they helped each other become power players in generative AI, they are now = preparing for independent futures.
Ask HN: AI Replacing Engine= ers =E2=80=93 Firsthand Stories? (Hacker News Thread)

There are many stories about companies = replacing human engineers with AI. This thread contains responses from real= engineers that discuss the current industry landscape. While there is a lo= t of hype about AI, much of it is built on a misunderstanding of what real = engineering work is. Most of an engineer's time is spent thinking and talki= ng about the problem and solutions, not coding. The hard part of software e= ngineering isn't making new code - a large portion of the work is dealing w= ith people, understanding what they really want or need, and helping them u= nderstand it.
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Performance optimization is hard becaus= e you have to explore dozens of cases manually, iterate with inadequate too= ling, and merge incompatible optimizations while dealing with both corporat= e greed and cultural apathy.
Microsoft CEO says up to 30= % of the company's code was written by AI (1 minute read)

The company is seeing mixed results in = AI-generated code across different languages, with more progress in Python = and less in C++.
Governments are using zero-= day hacks more than ever (5 minute read)

Zero-day attacks are expected to contin= ue increasing over time - the lag time before anyone notices these threats = can be very rewarding for hackers.
New Starlink subscription d= rops hardware price to $0 (2 minute read)

Starlink's new 12-month residential ser= vice plans bring the price of the dish and router down to $0 in select mark= ets.
What you should know about = Apple's switch from rsync to openrsync (2 minute read)

Apple chose not to include rsync 3.x in= macOS due to licensing issues, instead using a variant called openrsync, w= hich does most of what rsync does - those who need to have the 3.x version = of rsync can install it via Homebrew.
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About a quarter of all clinical trials = and early drug development now happens in China.

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