Subj : Apple Starlink support ¨, DeepSeek's moment ¨, Boom goes supersonic ¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Wed Jan 29 2025 11:51:15 --9HHEisnF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple has been working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US to add support for the= Starlink network in its latest iPhone update.=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 [WorkOS] [4] TLDR 2025-01-29 WILL YOUR AI-GENERATED SAAS A= PP SURVIVE REAL WORLD TRAFFIC? 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He has been described as a hands-on le= ader who sometimes sleeps in the office with colleagues as they rush to g= et projects done. Liang keeps a low profile and was surprised to see Deep= Seek turn into a frenzy overnight. DeepSeek's sudden popularity caught th= e company off guard, making Liang work with his team to address the deman= d before taking a break for the Lunar New Year holiday in China.=20 = =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY BOOM'S XB-1 BECOME= S FIRST CIVIL AIRCRAFT TO GO SUPERSONIC (4 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Boom S= uperconic's XB-1 demonstrator plane went supersonic in the skies over Cal= ifornia's Mojave Desert on its 12th test flight. It cleared Mach 1 and st= ayed supersonic for around four minutes, reaching Mach 1.1. This is the f= irst time a supersonic engine has come from something other than a nation= -state. Boom already has customers waiting for its technology when it mat= ures. The company is doing some work with the US Air Force, but it remain= s focused on making supersonic passenger travel a reality again.=20 N= EW GLOWING MOLECULE, INVENTED BY AI, WOULD HAVE TAKEN 500 MILLION YEARS T= O EVOLVE IN NATURE, SCIENTISTS SAY (4 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 Scientists us= ed an AI model to simulate 500 million years of molecular evolution, whic= h resulted in the code for a previously unknown glowing protein similar t= o those found in jellyfish and corals. While the simulated protein only e= xists in computer code, the model used to create it may help in the devel= opment of new medicines. The model, called ESM3, doesn't design proteins = within the usual constraints of evolution - it is a problem-solver that f= ills in gaps of incomplete protein code. ESM3 learns fundamental biology = and then creates functional proteins outside the space explored by evolut= ion.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE COMP= LETE HARDWARE + SOFTWARE SETUP FOR RUNNING DEEPSEEK-R1 LOCALLY (6 MINUTE = READ) [10]=20 This thread details a $6,000 setup for running the full D= eepSeek-R1 model locally. The setup requires two CPUs and 768GB of RAM ac= ross 24 RAM channels. It doesn't include a GPU, though a GPU can be added= for faster generation speed. The build described in the thread can gen= erate six to eight tokens per second, depending on the specific CPU and R= AM speed purchased. A video of the build running inference is available i= n the thread.=20 INTRODUCING CODENAME GOOSE (3 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 = Goose is an open source AI agent built to automate tasks. It can be powe= red by a range of large language models and features a user-friendly desk= top interface and command-line interface. Goose is designed to enhance pr= oductivity and workflows by taking instructions and then doing the work f= or users. Its first use cases are engineering focused, but the community = has been exploring other non-engineering use cases.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81 = MISCELLANEOUS DEEPSEEK PANIC AT THE APP STORE (63 MINUTE READ) = [12]=20 DeepSeek's app shot to #1 on the US App Store recently and is g= etting around 300,000 global daily downloads. It may be the first non-G= PT-based assistant to get mainstream usage in the US. Released on January= 11, many users see it as a free version of OpenAI's premium models. This= article looks at DeepSeek's rise, why its app is currently topping the c= harts, DeepSeek's business model, the company's impact on the stock marke= t, and much more. 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Apple and SpaceX Link Up to= Support Starlink Satellite Network on iPhones (3 minute read)

Apple has been working with SpaceX and = T-Mobile US to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone up= date. T-Mobile this week enabled a small number of iPhones as part of its b= eta test of the Starlink service. Users in the program have access to a new= toggle switch in their iPhone cellular data settings to manage the satelli= te feature. T-Mobile is aiming to support the vast majority of modern smart= phones when the service fully launches.
DeepSeek Chief's Journey Fr= om Math Geek to Global Disruptor (6 minute read)

China's DeepSeek is led by Liang Wenfen= g, a math geek who caught the investing bug. Liang's hedge fund, High-Flyer= , manages around $8 billion, making it one of China's largest quantitative = funds. He has been described as a hands-on leader who sometimes sleeps in t= he office with colleagues as they rush to get projects done. Liang keeps a = low profile and was surprised to see DeepSeek turn into a frenzy overnight.= DeepSeek's sudden popularity caught the company off guard, making Liang wo= rk with his team to address the demand before taking a break for the Lunar = New Year holiday in China.
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Boom Superconic's XB-1 demonstrator pla= ne went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert on its 12th= test flight. It cleared Mach 1 and stayed supersonic for around four minut= es, reaching Mach 1.1. This is the first time a supersonic engine has come = from something other than a nation-state. Boom already has customers waitin= g for its technology when it matures. The company is doing some work with t= he US Air Force, but it remains focused on making supersonic passenger trav= el a reality again.
New glowing molecule, inven= ted by AI, would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature, scientis= ts say (4 minute read)

Scientists used an AI model to simulate= 500 million years of molecular evolution, which resulted in the code for a= previously unknown glowing protein similar to those found in jellyfish and= corals. While the simulated protein only exists in computer code, the mode= l used to create it may help in the development of new medicines. The model= , called ESM3, doesn't design proteins within the usual constraints of evol= ution - it is a problem-solver that fills in gaps of incomplete protein cod= e. ESM3 learns fundamental biology and then creates functional proteins out= side the space explored by evolution.
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Complete hardware + softwar= e setup for running DeepSeek-R1 locally (6 minute read)

This thread details a $6,000 setup for = running the full DeepSeek-R1 model locally. The setup requires two CPUs and= 768GB of RAM across 24 RAM channels. It doesn't include a GPU, though a GP= U can be added for faster generation speed. The build described in the thre= ad can generate six to eight tokens per second, depending on the specific C= PU and RAM speed purchased. A video of the build running inference is avail= able in the thread.
Introducing codename goose = (3 minute read)

Goose is an open source AI agent built = to automate tasks. It can be powered by a range of large language models an= d features a user-friendly desktop interface and command-line interface. Go= ose is designed to enhance productivity and workflows by taking instruction= s and then doing the work for users. Its first use cases are engineering fo= cused, but the community has been exploring other non-engineering use cases= ..
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DeepSeek Panic at the App S= tore (63 minute read)

DeepSeek's app shot to #1 on the US App= Store recently and is getting around 300,000 global daily downloads. It ma= y be the first non-GPT-based assistant to get mainstream usage in the US. R= eleased on January 11, many users see it as a free version of OpenAI's prem= ium models. This article looks at DeepSeek's rise, why its app is currently= topping the charts, DeepSeek's business model, the company's impact on the= stock market, and much more. DeepSeek's open source software means that an= yone can run the technology on their own computer, so it is unlikely that t= he US government will be able to block it in any reasonable way.
Inside China, DeepSeek Prov= ides a National Mic Drop Moment (9 minute read)

The news that a Chinese startup could b= uild artificial intelligence models as good as OpenAI's at a fraction of th= e cost tanked the stock market and sent Silicon Valley into a panic. DeepSe= ek's achievement was a testament to China's ability to innovate, especially= when faced with efforts to limit the country's access to the most advanced= technologies. The company's rise may be putting it in an awkward position = - China has been cracking down on the tech sector in recent years as it is = wary of tech companies' growing influence. Investors are hoping the governm= ent will refrain from interfering with DeepSeek.
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Two vulnerabilities that open up Macs, = iPhones, and iPads to side channel attacks have been discovered in later ge= nerations of Apple A- and M-series chip sets.
Discovery Coding (3 minute = read)

Discovery coding is when developers try= to understand a problem by writing code first rather than attempting to de= sign processes or thinking beforehand.
Ask HN: Would you still cho= ose Ruby on Rails for a startup in 2025? (Hacker News Thread)

'Boring' technologies that have been ar= ound for a long time and battle tested are great for building apps.
Why sorting is harder than = it seems (12 minute read)

Sorting in JavaScript requires a suitab= le comparator - mistakes virtually guarantee that some arrays will sort inc= orrectly.
Seven things I know after 2= 5 years of development (25 minute read)

A loose transcript of a talk by Victor = Shepelev, principal engineer at Hubstaff and a Ukrainian actively serving t= he Armed Forces, presented at the EuRuKo conference in September 2024.
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