Subj : Meta's community notes ¨, Google Home API ¨¨, Silicon Valley's dominance ¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Jan 08 2025 11:36:49 --gBdozf97 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a series of major changes to the= company's moderation practices due to a shifting political landscape= =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 [GitHub] [4] TLDR 2025-01-08 GITHUB C= OPILOT IS NOW FREE TO USE =E2=80=94 NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED =F0=9F=8E= =89=C2=A0(SPONSOR) [4]=20 Simply open Copilot in your IDE, choose your = AI model, and you're good to go with 2,000 code completions + 50 chat mes= sages a month [4], and exactly zero strings attached. 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Content= moderation policies that reduced the amount of political content in user= feeds will be undone. The election was a major influence on Meta's decis= ion - Zuckerberg has criticized governments and legacy media for pushing = more and more censorship.=20 CES 2025: THE 12 MOST IMPRESSIVE PRODUCTS = SO FAR (9 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 The annual Consumer Electronics Show is t= he biggest week in tech each year. This year has so far seen announcement= s from Samsung, Abbott, and Dell, as well as some new and innovative bran= ds with cool concepts. This article contains a list of the most impressiv= e tech so far, which includes AI-integrated TVs, over the counter continu= ous glucose monitors, a device that can fully charge a phone in seconds,= and a robot vacuum with an arm.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTUR= ISTIC TECHNOLOGY NUCLEAR STARTUP DEEP FISSION PLANS TO BURY MICRO-REA= CTORS TO POWER DATA CENTERS (4 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Deep Fission is a = nuclear startup that wants to bury small nuclear reactors underground. Th= e depth will act as a substitute for the tons of concrete required to saf= eguard aboveground reactors. The startup plans to lower its reactors on c= ables down a 30-inch, one-mile-deep borehole. Any maintenance will requir= e hauling the reactor to the surface, which would take about an hour or t= wo. Deep Fission is targeting between five to seven cents per kilowatt-ho= ur, half of what new nuclear power costs today in the US. It has yet to r= eceive a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.=20 BLUE GHOS= T LUNAR LANDER SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH ON JANUARY 15TH (2 MINUTE READ) [8] = The last lander to successfully reach the surface of the Moon's cr= atered Mare Crisium region was the Soviet Luna 24 probe in August 1976. S= paceX is preparing to launch two landers there on January 15. Firefly Aer= ospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander will carry 10 NASA payloads to the surface. = It will collect data using tools designed to measure various particulate = compositions, thermal properties, and the electromagnetic activity of bot= h the Moon and the Earth. 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Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announce= d a series of major changes to the company's moderation practices due to a = shifting political and social landscape and a desire to embrace free speech= .. The fact checking program will be replaced with a community-driven system= .. Content moderation policies that reduced the amount of political content = in user feeds will be undone. The election was a major influence on Meta's = decision - Zuckerberg has criticized governments and legacy media for pushi= ng more and more censorship.
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The annual Consumer Electronics Show is= the biggest week in tech each year. This year has so far seen announcement= s from Samsung, Abbott, and Dell, as well as some new and innovative brands= with cool concepts. This article contains a list of the most impressive te= ch so far, which includes AI-integrated TVs, over the counter continuous gl= ucose monitors, a device that can fully charge a phone in seconds, and a ro= bot vacuum with an arm.
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Nuclear startup Deep Fissio= n plans to bury micro-reactors to power data centers (4 minute read)

Deep Fission is a nuclear startup that = wants to bury small nuclear reactors underground. The depth will act as a s= ubstitute for the tons of concrete required to safeguard aboveground reacto= rs. The startup plans to lower its reactors on cables down a 30-inch, one-m= ile-deep borehole. Any maintenance will require hauling the reactor to the = surface, which would take about an hour or two. Deep Fission is targeting b= etween five to seven cents per kilowatt-hour, half of what new nuclear powe= r costs today in the US. It has yet to receive a license from the Nuclear R= egulatory Commission.
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander sch= eduled to launch on January 15th (2 minute read)

The last lander to successfully reach t= he surface of the Moon's cratered Mare Crisium region was the Soviet Luna 2= 4 probe in August 1976. SpaceX is preparing to launch two landers there on = January 15. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander will carry 10 NASA payl= oads to the surface. It will collect data using tools designed to measure v= arious particulate compositions, thermal properties, and the electromagneti= c activity of both the Moon and the Earth. The other lander, Resilience, is= from Japanese spacecraft firm iSpace.
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There are three parts to Google's new H= ome APIs on Android: the Device and Structure APIs provide a single unified= interface to manage and control both cloud-connected and Matter devices ac= ross Google Home connected devices, the Commissioning API simplifies device= setup, and the Automation API empowers users with tools needed to create a= nd manage home automations directly in apps. All developers can now access = the Android version of the Home APIs and test their apps with up to 100 use= rs. iOS will get a public developer beta in the coming months.
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Intelligent agents are considered by ma= ny to be the ultimate goal of AI. AI has made it possible to develop intell= igent autonomous agents to act as assistants, co-workers, and coaches. The = potential economic value of these agents is enormous. This article provides= an overview of agents and the aspects that determine the capabilities of a= n agent and discusses how to evaluate agents to catch failures. AI-powered = agents are still an emerging field with no established theoretical framewor= ks for defining, developing, and evaluating them.
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0x01f - AI and Startup Moat= s (12 minute read)

A key requirement for building a busine= ss, securing a key role, or investing in companies is to focus on things th= at stand the test of time and hopefully improve at doing them at a rate fas= ter than the market. A good way to do this is to find a moat. This article = attempts to enumerate all of the possible moats that will still be relevant= in the age of AI. It splits them into dead moats, short-term moats, strong= moats, and uncertain moats. Businesses should evaluate their moats, use an= d learn about AI, systematize, move quickly, make strong decisions, and wor= k on their ability to predict the future.
Silicon Valley is so domina= nt again, its startups devoured over half of all global VC funding in 2024 = (2 minute read)

Data repeatedly shows that the San Fran= cisco Bay Area is still the best place for venture-backed startups. Startup= s in the area received $90 billion of VC investment in 2024, 57% of the glo= bal venture funding spent last year. The area has a high density of everyth= ing, from financiers to engineers, making it easier to build a startup ther= e. It is the home of Big Tech and offers the largest concentration of skill= ed tech employees.
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Nvidia CEO says his AI chip= s are improving faster than Moore's Law (5 minute read)

Moore's Law predicted that the number o= f transistors on computer chips would roughly double every year, essentiall= y doubling the performance of those chips, but Nvidia's latest data center = superchip is more than 30 times faster for running AI inference workloads t= han its previous generation.
HipScript (GitHub Repo)

HipScript is an online compiler for HIP= and Nvidia CUDA code to WebGPU.
OpenAI's new o3 model freak= s out computer science majors (2 minute read)

The imminent release of OpenAI's o3 rea= soning model is causing anxiety among some computer science majors.
Chinese VCs are hounding fa= iled founders to claw back their investments (1 minute read)

Chinese investors are clawing back thei= r investments in failed startups by pursuing the personal assets of their f= ounders in court, resulting in some Chinese founders owing millions and end= ing up on debtor blacklists.
Anthropic reportedly in tal= ks to raise $2B at $60B valuation, led by Lightspeed (1 minute read)

The round would bring Anthropic's total= raised to $15.7 billion, making it the fifth most valuable startup in the = US.
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