Subj : Pixel 9 leaks 📱, Karpathy's AI education startup 🤖, decentralizing devrel 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Jul 17 2024 10:35:43 --K18RuuX7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Pixel 9 series will feature faster charging speeds and Thread support= .. It is expected to launch at the Made by Google event on August 13.= =C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Vultr] [4] TLDR 2024-07-17 SCALING AI= AT THE EDGE TAKES SERIOUS GPU POWER (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Vultr offers a fu= ll NVIDIA GPU [4] stack with global access to the latest technology. With= 32 cloud data center locations across 6 continents, their cloud infrastr= ucture ensures global reach, enabling enterprises to power AI and ML at t= he edge efficiently. 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Th= e venture's first product will be an undergraduate-level class that will = help students train their very own AI. Eureka Labs will run both digital = and physical classes.=20 GIANT PIXEL 9 LEAK GIVES US OUR FIRST REAL-W= ORLD LOOK AT THE FOLD, FASTER CHARGING SPECS, AND MORE (5 MINUTE READ) [6= ]=20 The Taiwanese version of the FCC has leaked photos and details of = the entire Pixel 9 series. The photos confirm that Google is moving the= Pixel Fold's inner selfie camera to the corner of the screen and addin= g a new square camera arrangement. The Pixel 9 series will feature faster= charging speeds and Thread support. It is expected to launch at the Made= by Google event on August 13. The leaked pictures are available in the a= rticle.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY AIR-= DEFLECTING SHIELD ALLOWS ATHLETES TO RUN LIKE THE UNIMPEDED WIND (3 MINUT= E READ) [7]=20 The Airshield is a device that allows runners to train w= ithout experiencing any air resistance. Currently a prototype, the Airshi= eld allows athletes to run faster than they are able to unaided, allowing= their bodies to learn the neuromuscular sequences required to run at t= hat speed. The wedge-shaped open-backed cart is towed behind an electric = go-kart, which is steered along a running track by a human driver. Pictur= es and a video of the Airshield being used are available in the article. = STARTUPS ARE BUILDING BALLOONS TO HOIST TOURISTS 100,000 FEET INTO= THE STRATOSPHERE (2 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 France-based Zephalto, Flori= da-based Space Perspective, and Arizona-based World View are just three o= f the startups currently building balloons to hoist tourists to the strat= osphere. Most of these balloons will reach heights of 15 to 19 miles abov= e the Earth's surface. At that height, the outside of the capsules will b= e essentially a vacuum and the sky will be a deep black. Passengers will= not experience weightlessness. There will be no physical requirements = for passengers to board the balloons. Seats on the balloons range from $5= 0,000 to around $184,000.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DA= TA SCIENCE DECENTRALIZING DEVREL (14 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 This art= icle looks at how Hugging Face approaches developer relations. Hugging Fa= ce is well known for being a startup whose large online community also tr= anslates to massive multi-thousand-people meetups all over the world. The= community-centric company prioritizes giving the spotlight to community = members and collaborators as much as possible and provides compute and no= -strings-attached cash grants to community members and communities. It al= so helps maintain open-source libraries and closely collaborates with oth= er tools. The company aims to always take a collaborative approach to wor= king with other groups, open-source platforms, and libraries.=20 LESS= ONS LEARNED IN 35 YEARS OF MAKING SOFTWARE (7 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 This= blog post contains a list of lessons learned by a developer from 35 year= s of making software. The advice covers topics such as relationships, cha= sing interests, how people see the world, different mindsets to develop, = and more. A lot of career progression in white-collar work is gained thro= ugh developing relationships.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS = WHY FTC NEEDS TO RETHINK TECH REGULATION (6 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 The cu= rrent regulatory system isn't set up to consider regulations in a long-te= rm fashion in our technology-driven world. The FTC wants to create opport= unities for non-Big Tech companies, but the reality of the technology eco= system is very different. 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Andrej Karpathy, former head of AI at T= esla and researcher at OpenAI, has launched an 'AI native' education platfo= rm called Eureka Labs. The company aims to create AI teaching assistants to= guide students through course materials. These AI assistants will work wit= h human teachers to allow anyone to learn anything. The venture's first pro= duct will be an undergraduate-level class that will help students train the= ir very own AI. Eureka Labs will run both digital and physical classes.
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The Taiwanese version of the FCC has le= aked photos and details of the entire Pixel 9 series. The photos confirm th= at Google is moving the Pixel Fold's inner selfie camera to the corner of t= he screen and adding a new square camera arrangement. The Pixel 9 series wi= ll feature faster charging speeds and Thread support. It is expected to lau= nch at the Made by Google event on August 13. The leaked pictures are avail= able in the article.
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Air-deflecting shield allow= s athletes to run like the unimpeded wind (3 minute read)

The Airshield is a device that allows r= unners to train without experiencing any air resistance. Currently a protot= ype, the Airshield allows athletes to run faster than they are able to unai= ded, allowing their bodies to learn the neuromuscular sequences required to= run at that speed. The wedge-shaped open-backed cart is towed behind an el= ectric go-kart, which is steered along a running track by a human driver. P= ictures and a video of the Airshield being used are available in the articl= e.
Startups are building ballo= ons to hoist tourists 100,000 feet into the stratosphere (2 minute read)

France-based Zephalto, Florida-based Sp= ace Perspective, and Arizona-based World View are just three of the startup= s currently building balloons to hoist tourists to the stratosphere. Most o= f these balloons will reach heights of 15 to 19 miles above the Earth's sur= face. At that height, the outside of the capsules will be essentially a vac= uum and the sky will be a deep black. Passengers will not experience weight= lessness. There will be no physical requirements for passengers to board th= e balloons. Seats on the balloons range from $50,000 to around $184,000.
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This article looks at how Hugging Face = approaches developer relations. Hugging Face is well known for being a star= tup whose large online community also translates to massive multi-thousand-= people meetups all over the world. The community-centric company prioritize= s giving the spotlight to community members and collaborators as much as po= ssible and provides compute and no-strings-attached cash grants to communit= y members and communities. It also helps maintain open-source libraries and= closely collaborates with other tools. The company aims to always take a c= ollaborative approach to working with other groups, open-source platforms, = and libraries.
Lessons learned in 35 years= of making software (7 minute read)

This blog post contains a list of lesso= ns learned by a developer from 35 years of making software. The advice cove= rs topics such as relationships, chasing interests, how people see the worl= d, different mindsets to develop, and more. A lot of career progression in = white-collar work is gained through developing relationships.
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This article contains an interview with= Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games, and Neal Stephenson, the autho= r who coined the term 'Metaverse'. The interview discusses the Metaverse, t= houghts on its technological and economic growth, Apple's Vision Pro, block= chains, the ethics of generative AI, and much more.
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