Subj : ChatGPT Voice 🤖, CrowdStrike's airline impact ✈️, weird computer architectures 💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Jul 31 2024 10:38:05 --3aG5xqxU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OpenAI has started to roll out its advanced voice mode to a small number = of ChatGPT Plus subscribers. The feature was delayed for safety reasons= =C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [VenHub] [4] TLDR 2024-07-31 THIS AI A= ND ROBOTICS COMPANY JUST ANNOUNCED ITS IPO... AND YOU CAN GET IN BEFOREHA= ND (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Retail stores are struggling amidst soaring real es= tate prices and labor shortages. VenHub [4]=E2=80=94which has opened its = current investment round [4] to the public=E2=80=94is developing a new wa= y to cut costs and increase efficiency with robotics. VenHub Smart S= tores are fully automated, run themselves 24/7, and use AI to anticipate = inventory and customer needs. They just announced their IPO [5] and with = over $240 million in pre-orders [4], the market seems to be more than on = board. Find out how you can invest in VenHub (round closes soon) [4]= =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS OPENAI STARTS ROLLING OU= T ITS HER-LIKE VOICE MODE FOR CHATGPT (2 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 OpenAI h= as started to roll out its advanced voice mode to a small number of ChatG= PT Plus subscribers. The feature was previously criticized for sounding s= imilar to Scarlett Johansson and was delayed for safety reasons. OpenAI h= as implemented four preset voices trained with voice actors. The new mode= will likely be available to all ChatGPT Plus users in the fall.=20 M= ETA'S NEW AI STUDIO HELPS YOU CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOM AI CHATBOTS (4 MINUT= E READ) [7]=20 Meta's new AI Studio allows users to create, share, and = discover AI chatbots. Creators will be able to create AI chatbots as exte= nsions of themselves - no technical skills required. 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OpenAI starts rolling out i= ts Her-like voice mode for ChatGPT (2 minute read)

OpenAI has started to roll out its adva= nced voice mode to a small number of ChatGPT Plus subscribers. The feature = was previously criticized for sounding similar to Scarlett Johansson and wa= s delayed for safety reasons. OpenAI has implemented four preset voices tra= ined with voice actors. The new mode will likely be available to all ChatGP= T Plus users in the fall.
Meta's new AI Studio helps = you create your own custom AI chatbots (4 minute read)

Meta's new AI Studio allows users to cr= eate, share, and discover AI chatbots. Creators will be able to create AI c= hatbots as extensions of themselves - no technical skills required. The fea= ture has started rolling out to Instagram Business accounts in the US and w= ill expand to all Meta users over the next few weeks. It will be accessible= through the web, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.
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Your new AI Friend is almos= t ready to meet you (6 minute read)

'Friend' is an AI Friend designed to be= supportive, validating, encouraging, and accessible to users all the time.= The Friend device is a round glowing orb that can be worn around the neck = or clipped onto clothes or accessories. The orb can record prompts, but it = can only communicate back through text via the Friend app on mobile. The Fr= iend device will ship next January for $99 with no ongoing subscription fee= ..
Neuralink rival Synchron's = brain implant now lets people control Apple's Vision Pro with their minds (= 4 minute read)

Neurotech startup Synchron has connecte= d its brain implant to Apple's Vision Pro headset, allowing patients with l= imited physical mobility to control the device using only their thoughts. T= he company is building a brain-computer interface to help patients with par= alysis to operate technology with their minds. It has implanted its device = in six patients in the US and four in Australia. The device still needs app= roval from the US Food and Drug Administration before it can be commerciali= zed more broadly.
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The software industry is more driven by= profit and unnecessary complexity than by the ability to build and launch = innovative products. Companies can save a lot of money by leaving the cloud= .. The old pricing model where users pay once for software rather than throu= gh monthly subscriptions can be very appealing to customers, but it makes i= t more difficult to scale a company if customers only pay once. A lower bar= to entry for solo developers and small teams will allow more ideas to get = the opportunity to prosper.
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CrowdStrike's Impact on Avi= ation (7 minute read)

An update to a sensor configuration by = CrowdStrike on July 19 caused the largest IT outage in history. The outage = affected many industries - this article looks at its impact on the US aviat= ion industry. Delta was hit the hardest, followed by United, and to a signi= ficantly smaller degree, American. Southwest didn't appear to be affected b= y the outage at all. Delta took an extended time to recover and had to canc= el thousands of flights in the days following the CrowdStrike update.
Amazon must recall dangerou= s products properly =E2=80=94 even ones sold by third-parties (3 minute rea= d)

The US Consumer Product Safety Commissi= on has ruled that Amazon, not third-party sellers, is responsible for prope= rly recalling hazardous items sold on its marketplace. Amazon failed to ade= quately notify the public about more than 400,000 recalled products sold be= tween 2018 and 2021. The company downplayed the severity of hazards, tellin= g customers about 'potential safety issues' rather than explicitly labeling= recalls. Amazon now has a page dedicated to recalls that allows users to v= iew product recalls and safety information for items they bought on Amazon.
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Yes, there are more driverl= ess Waymos in S.F. Here's how busy they are (4 minute read)

Waymo logged more than 903,000 commerci= al driverless vehicle miles over more than 133,000 paid trips in May.
What we got wrong about HTT= P imports (8 minute read)

Deno's implementation for HTTP imports = came with significant tradeoffs - this post discusses why the approach didn= 't scale and how to overcome those challenges.
Inside CrowdStrike's Deploy= ment Process (10 minute read)

This post breaks down CrowdStrike's dep= loyment processes, which were detailed in the company's Preliminary Post In= cident Review of the July 19th outage.
Ask HN: Weirdest Computer A= rchitecture? (Hacker News Thread)

A discussion of interesting architectur= es and computing concepts.
Making Machines Move (18 mi= nute read)

Fly.io's Fly Machines can run Docker im= ages on hardware anywhere in the world in just minutes.
The end of the Everything C= loud (7 minute read)

Amazon has been rolling out peripheral = cloud services at an astonishing rate over the past 10 years or so - the co= mpany has started to deprecate services without significant adoption or tha= t aren't competitive with more popular alternatives.

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