Subj : TikTok returns ¨, OpenAI life extension ¨, building your own datacenter ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Jan 20 2025 11:38:17 --Uy_XTXgf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable TikTok is restoring service to US users after Trump posted to Truth Socia= l calling for it to remain available so he can broadcast his inauguration= =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 2025-01-20 6 THINGS= YOU CAN DO WITH GITHUB COPILOT =E2=80=94 FOR FREE (SPONSOR) [4]=20 ICY= MI: GitHub Copilot is now FREE [4] and directly available from VS Code or= your GitHub dashboard =F0=9F=A5=B3 Haven't used it before? 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Trump said that he will issue an executive order to= extend the period of time before the law banning the platform takes ef= fect so that his administration can make a deal to protect US national se= curity. There will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTo= k from going dark. Some Republicans have made statements that appear to c= ontradict Trump on how things might play out, saying that he will try to = force a true divestiture of the social media platform.=20 PERPLEXITY = AI MAKES A BID TO MERGE WITH TIKTOK U.S. (3 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Perpl= exity AI has submitted a bid to ByteDance to create a new merged entity t= hat will combine Perplexity AI, TikTok US, and new capital partners. The = new structure would allow for most of ByteDance's existing investors to r= etain their equity stakes. Any potential transaction between Perplexity A= I and ByteDance will likely take months to complete. ByteDance has public= ly implied that it will not sell TikTok US, but Perplexity AI believes th= at it might be interested in a merger.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE &= FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY OPENAI IS TRYING TO EXTEND HUMAN LIFE, WITH HE= LP FROM A LONGEVITY STARTUP (1 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 OpenAI trained a n= ew AI model called GPT-4b micro with a longevity science startup called R= etro Biosciences. Retro, which is backed by Sam Altman, is trying to exte= nd the human lifespan by 10 years. The GPT-4b micro model tries to re-eng= ineer proteins that can turn human skin cells into young-seeming stem cel= ls. It is the first model by OpenAI custom-built for biological research.= OpenAI and Retro plan to release research on the model and its outputs. = BEHIND THE CURTAIN =E2=80=94 COMING SOON: PH.D.-LEVEL SUPER-AGENTS (= 5 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 There are rumors that a top AI company will be = announcing Ph.D.-level super-agents in the coming week. 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