Subj : OpenAI publisher pitch leaks 🤖, Xbox mobile game store 🎮 , dangerous protocols 🌎 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Fri May 10 2024 10:38:03 --GiljOHiC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OpenAI is pitching partnership opportunities to news publishers through i= ts Preferred Publishers Program. It has been courting publishers since Ju= ly=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =20 =09=09TOGETHER WITH [LMNT] [4] TLDR 2024-05-10 WHY BRAIN = FOG AND SUGAR CRAVINGS ARE KILLING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY (SPONSOR) [4]=20 = Think you're not drinking enough water? Odds are, you're not getting eno= ugh electrolytes. =F0=9F=92=A1 Contrary to what we've been brought up = to believe, research suggests that most people need MORE salt [5] - not l= ess. 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It has since inked deals with Axe= l Springer, The Financial Times, Le Monde, Prisa, and Dotdash Meredith.= OpenAI negotiates deals on a per-publisher basis rather than structuri= ng all of its deals uniformly. While some publishers have opted to partne= r with OpenAI, others have sued the tech firm for using copyrighted artic= les without permission.=20 MICROSOFT'S NEW XBOX MOBILE GAMING STORE IS = LAUNCHING IN JULY (3 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Microsoft is aiming to launc= h its Xbox mobile gaming store in July. The company plans to bring its ow= n first-party portfolio to the store. The store will also provide key par= ts of the Xbox experience, allowing players' identities, libraries, and r= ewards to travel across ecosystems. It is unclear how Microsoft will posi= tion the store as an alternative for games already existing on rival app = stores. The store will initially be web-only.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SC= IENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY INTUITIVE MACHINES ON TRACK FOR SECOND = MOON TRIP, FOUNDER SAYS (3 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 Intuitive Machines Inc= .. is planning for another trip to the Moon during the last three months o= f 2024. The mission will aim to install a 4G network on the surface of th= e Moon. Intuitive Machines made history less than a year ago by setting d= own the first privately built lander intact on the Moon's surface. The co= mpany went public last year via a reverse merger with a special purpose a= cquisition company, making its founder a billionaire several times over. = A SKEPTIC'S TAKE ON BEAMING POWER TO EARTH FROM SPACE (13 MINUTE R= EAD) [10]=20 While the idea of space-based solar power sounds good, the= re are many potential problems that could doom such a project. Such a mis= adventure would undermine the credibility of the responsible space agency= and waste capital that could be spent improving less risky methods of = renewable energy. This article presents a roadmap of the potential challe= nges that must be overcome before orbital solar power can become truly ap= pealing to electrical utilities.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESI= GN & DATA SCIENCE SYMBOLICA (WEBSITE) [11]=20 Symbolica is a comp= uter algebra system. It can match complicated mathematical patterns and w= ork with huge expressions. Symbolica features state-of-the-art polynomial= arithmetic and expression optimization, a framework for numerical integr= ation, and APIs for Python, Rust, and C++. A live demo is available.=20 = THE SEARCH FOR EASIER SAFE SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING (14 MINUTE READ) [12] = Getting to a level where you're comfortable using Rust can be diff= icult. June is a safe systems language that can be learned as quickly as = one can learn Go. It features grouped allocations, arbitrary data structu= res, full encapsulation, and safe memory recycling. This article introduc= es June and discusses its features and development. June could become a g= ood complement to Rust once Rust has a stable ABI.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 = MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS PROTOCOLS (32 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 Pro= tocols are a potential alternative to walled technology gardens. They off= er a level of interoperability and customization that platforms don't. A = historical look at protocols suggests that their purpose has always been = to simplify coordination and communication, leading to conformity over ti= me. Protocols are not owned or mediated by any central authority, so swit= ching protocols isn't as easy as switching platforms. While protocols are= not necessarily bad, it is important to acknowledge the dangerous implic= ations of increasingly outsourcing more decisions to them.=20 LOG SCA= LES (9 MINUTE READ) [14]=20 This article contains a lesson on log scale= s. It covers the basics, like linear scales, before moving on to more adv= anced topics such as exponentials, symmetry, homoscedasticity, and more. = The article uses many charts and graphs to help visualize the concepts it= discusses. It focuses on log10, where segments represent a tenfold incre= ase compared to the last, but there are many other types of log bases to = also be aware of that offer different perspectives and may be better suit= ed for specific situations or data types.=20 =E2=9A=A1=20 QUICK LIN= KS I WENT TO CHINA AND DROVE A DOZEN ELECTRIC CARS. 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OpenAI has been pitching partnership op= portunities to news publishers through its Preferred Publishers Program. Th= e company has been courting premium publishers since July last year when it= struck a deal with the Associated Press. It has since inked deals with Axe= l Springer, The Financial Times, Le Monde, Prisa, and Dotdash Meredith. Ope= nAI negotiates deals on a per-publisher basis rather than structuring all o= f its deals uniformly. While some publishers have opted to partner with Ope= nAI, others have sued the tech firm for using copyrighted articles without = permission.
Microsoft's new Xbox mobile= gaming store is launching in July (3 minute read)

Microsoft is aiming to launch its Xbox = mobile gaming store in July. The company plans to bring its own first-party= portfolio to the store. The store will also provide key parts of the Xbox = experience, allowing players' identities, libraries, and rewards to travel = across ecosystems. It is unclear how Microsoft will position the store as a= n alternative for games already existing on rival app stores. The store wil= l initially be web-only.
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Intuitive Machines Inc. is planning for= another trip to the Moon during the last three months of 2024. The mission= will aim to install a 4G network on the surface of the Moon. Intuitive Mac= hines made history less than a year ago by setting down the first privately= built lander intact on the Moon's surface. The company went public last ye= ar via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company, making = its founder a billionaire several times over.
A Skeptic's Take on Beaming= Power to Earth from Space (13 minute read)

While the idea of space-based solar pow= er sounds good, there are many potential problems that could doom such a pr= oject. Such a misadventure would undermine the credibility of the responsib= le space agency and waste capital that could be spent improving less risky = methods of renewable energy. This article presents a roadmap of the potenti= al challenges that must be overcome before orbital solar power can become t= ruly appealing to electrical utilities.
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Symbolica is a computer algebra system.= It can match complicated mathematical patterns and work with huge expressi= ons. Symbolica features state-of-the-art polynomial arithmetic and expressi= on optimization, a framework for numerical integration, and APIs for Python= , Rust, and C++. A live demo is available.
The search for easier safe = systems programming (14 minute read)

Getting to a level where you're comfort= able using Rust can be difficult. June is a safe systems language that can = be learned as quickly as one can learn Go. It features grouped allocations,= arbitrary data structures, full encapsulation, and safe memory recycling. = This article introduces June and discusses its features and development. Ju= ne could become a good complement to Rust once Rust has a stable ABI.
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Dangerous Protocols (32 min= ute read)

Protocols are a potential alternative t= o walled technology gardens. They offer a level of interoperability and cus= tomization that platforms don't. A historical look at protocols suggests th= at their purpose has always been to simplify coordination and communication= , leading to conformity over time. Protocols are not owned or mediated by a= ny central authority, so switching protocols isn't as easy as switching pla= tforms. While protocols are not necessarily bad, it is important to acknowl= edge the dangerous implications of increasingly outsourcing more decisions = to them.
Log scales (9 minute read)<= /strong>

This article contains a lesson on log s= cales. It covers the basics, like linear scales, before moving on to more a= dvanced topics such as exponentials, symmetry, homoscedasticity, and more. = The article uses many charts and graphs to help visualize the concepts it d= iscusses. It focuses on log10, where segments represent a tenfold increase = compared to the last, but there are many other types of log bases to also b= e aware of that offer different perspectives and may be better suited for s= pecific situations or data types.
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Chinese automakers have put in a lot of= effort to understand the desires of their customers, while Western manufac= turers seem to just sell the cars they wanted to make.
Google built some of the fi= rst social apps for Android, including Twitter and others (5 minute read)

Many early Android apps were written by= Google as it wanted companies to adopt Android.
llm-ui (GitHub Repo)

llm-ui is a React library for large lan= guage models that allows developers to add custom components to outputs.
How Ahrefs Gets a Billion D= ollar-Worth Infrastructure With a 90% Discount (10 minute read)

Ahrefs chose colocation for its infrast= ructure, allowing its developers to focus on product development rather tha= n getting caught up in a never-ending cycle of trying to optimize cloud cos= ts.
Google Cloud accidentally d= eletes UniSuper's online account due to =E2=80=98unprecedented misconfigura= tion' (3 minute read)

More than half a million UniSuper fund = members had no access to their superannuation accounts for a week after a m= isconfiguration led to the financial services provider's private cloud acco= unt being deleted.
The End of Social Media: An= Interview With Jack Dorsey (32 minute read)

This interview with Jack Dorsey discuss= es his exit from Bluesky, how Twitter lost its way, Dorsey's strategy for e= nding censorship forever, Elon Musk, and the death of social media as we kn= ow it.

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