Subj : Google loses antitrust case ⚖️, OpenAI lowers expectations 🤖, Chrome fights adblock 🚫 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Aug 06 2024 10:36:19 --kVFGg8Hi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Google illegally held a monopoly in search and text advertising. A judge = found Google to have violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act=C2=A0=20 Sig= n Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETH= ER WITH [TLDR] [4] TLDR 2024-08-06 GRAB THE ATTENTION OF 4+ MILL= ION TECH PROFESSIONALS WITH AN AD IN TLDR NEWSLETTERS (SPONSOR) [4]=20 = Reach software developers, product managers, executives and other tec= h professionals reading TLDR every day. TLDR offers 10 interest-based new= sletters to help you get in front of your target audience. Learn more [4]= about running your first campaign with us.=20 =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TE= CH & STARTUPS GOOGLE LOSES ANTITRUST CASE OVER SEARCH (2 MINUTE READ)= [5]=20 A federal judge has ruled that Google illegally held a monopoly= in search and text advertising. Google was found to have violated Sectio= n 2 of the Sherman Act, which outlaws monopolies. The ruling is the fir= st anti-monopoly decision against a tech company in decades. Google plans= to appeal the ruling.=20 CHROME'S MANIFEST V3, AND ITS CHANGES FOR AD = BLOCKING, ARE COMING REAL SOON (2 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Chrome is prepa= ring to make Manifest V3 compulsory for extensions that want to run on it= s platform. Some users recently reported seeing warnings telling them tha= t certain extensions may no longer be supported. V2 extensions started be= ing disabled in early June on the Beta, Dev, and Canary update channels. = Users will still be able to manually re-enable V2 extensions for a short = time.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY A PRIM= ER ON THE CURRENT STATE OF LONGEVITY RESEARCH (19 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 = This article takes a look at how far the field of aging research has pro= gressed since 2021. Nothing particularly useful has come from sirtuin-foc= used therapies and this is unlikely to change. The increase in longevity-= focused research institutions/grant programs/startups hasn't led to much = progress, but it's still very early. Cellar reprogramming has shown promi= se in animal studies, but no therapies have reached clinical trials yet. = There's still a lot we don't know about biological clocks - everyday cons= umers should probably avoid getting their biological age tested. While ep= igenetic clocks seem to be useful, their interpretation is a bit complica= ted.=20 PATH TO PRECISION: TARGETED CANCER DRUGS GO FROM TABLE TO TRIAL= S TO BEDSIDE (18 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 There are now many targeted ther= apies and new techniques in the pipeline for treating various types of ca= ncer. This article looks at the history of targeted cancer treatments to = see how far the science has come. It took many preclinical studies, genet= ic sequencing advances, and other breakthroughs to get where we are now. = The success of current treatments would not have been possible without al= l of the research legwork and basic science over the past few decades. = =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE CAMUNDACO= N 2024 NYC: JOIN THE ANNUAL PROCESS ORCHESTRATION CONFERENCE IN-PERSON OR= ONLINE (SPONSOR) [9]=20 If you're into automation =E2=80=94 as a softw= are developer, architect, or digital transformation expert =E2=80=94 ther= e's no better place to be than CamundaCon [9]. Level up in technical sess= ions and business talks (including speakers from Forrester, Capital One, = and Walmart), make valuable industry connections, and have some fun. Get = your tickets early [9].=20 HOW POSTGRES STORES DATA ON DISK (35 MINUT= E READ) [10]=20 Databases contain some immensely powerful and clever ab= stractions. 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This article takes a look at how far th= e field of aging research has progressed since 2021. Nothing particularly u= seful has come from sirtuin-focused therapies and this is unlikely to chang= e. The increase in longevity-focused research institutions/grant programs/s= tartups hasn't led to much progress, but it's still very early. Cellar repr= ogramming has shown promise in animal studies, but no therapies have reache= d clinical trials yet. There's still a lot we don't know about biological c= locks - everyday consumers should probably avoid getting their biological a= ge tested. While epigenetic clocks seem to be useful, their interpretation = is a bit complicated.
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There are now many targeted therapies a= nd new techniques in the pipeline for treating various types of cancer. Thi= s article looks at the history of targeted cancer treatments to see how far= the science has come. It took many preclinical studies, genetic sequencing= advances, and other breakthroughs to get where we are now. The success of = current treatments would not have been possible without all of the research= legwork and basic science over the past few decades.
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OpenAI tempers expectations= with less bombastic, GPT-5-less DevDay this fall (4 minute read)

OpenAI is changing the format of its De= vDay conference to a series of on-the-road developer engagement sessions. I= t won't be releasing its next major flagship model during the event. The co= nference will focus on educating developers about what's available in showc= asing dev community stories. The DevDay events will take place in San Franc= isco on October 1, London on October 30, and Singapore on November 21. Regi= stration costs $450 - applications close on August 15.
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Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks are smaller,= more interpretable, and more accurate than traditional neural networks.
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