Subj : Paid subreddits 💬, ChatGPT's record month 🤖, don't pivot into AI 🧠 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Thu Aug 08 2024 10:36:23 --lOMutmIZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Reddit's plans for making more money from the platform include showing ad= s in more places and possibly putting some content behind a paywall=C2= =A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [TLDR] [4] TLDR 2024-08-08 TLDR IS=C2= =A0HIRING=C2=A0A SENIOR=C2=A0SDR=C2=A0($75K-$85K, FULLY REMOTE) [4]=20 = TLDR is=C2=A0hiring=C2=A0a senior=C2=A0SDR=C2=A0to help us develop creative= prospecting strategies to reach advertisers in B2B SaaS. 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It recently blocked all s= earch engines besides Google, OpenAI, and approved education/research ins= tances from showing its content in search results. Reddit seems to be try= ing to capitalize on how people use its name as a filter for search resul= ts.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY NASA SAY= S BOEING STARLINER ASTRONAUTS MAY FLY HOME ON SPACEX IN 2025 (6 MINUTE RE= AD) [7]=20 NASA has downplayed the problems experienced by Boeing's Sta= rliner since it took two astronauts to the International Space Station in= June. Officials finally admitted on Wednesday that the issues may be m= ore serious than first thought and that the astronauts might not return o= n Starliner. The agency is exploring a backup option for the astronauts. = The astronauts were meant to stay for around eight days, but that could b= e extended into next year.=20 WE'RE BUILDING AN ULTRASOUND HEADSET TO E= NHANCE HUMAN EXPERIENCE (1 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Nudge is building an u= ltrasound headset to enhance the human experience. It will allow users to= push a button to shift their brain state. Research progress with ultraso= und neuromodulation has accelerated in the last few years and has begun t= o produce promising results. The device will be able to benefit everyone,= not just those with diagnosed conditions.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGR= AMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE =F0=9F=98=98 KISS BUGS GOODBYE WITH FUL= LY AUTOMATED END-TO-END TEST COVERAGE (SPONSOR) [9]=20 QA Wolf's [9] = AI-native approach gets web and mobile apps to 80% automated test coverag= e in less than 4 months. They create and maintain your test suite in o= pen-source Playwright. Plus, they provide unlimited parallel test runs [9= ] on their infrastructure (24-hour maintenance included). The result= ? This case study shows how Salesloft=C2=A0saves $750k/year [10]=C2=A0in = QA engineering + executes 300+ tests in parallel on every PR in minutes.= =E2=AD=90=C2=A0Rated 4.8/5 on G2. Trusted by Cohere, AutoTrader, Mail= chimp, and many others. Schedule a demo to learn more [9] PIGS= TY (GITHUB REPO) [11]=20 Pigsty is a free relational database service a= lternative. It features extensible Postgres, reliable infrastructure, obs= ervable graphics, a maintainable toolbox, and more. There are 280 unique = extensions available for Pigsty.=20 WHY WE PICKED AGPL (9 MINUTE READ= ) [12]=20 The AGPL license permits free use, modification, and distribu= tion of software, provided that distributed, derivative works of the soft= ware are released under the same license. It ensures that modifications= remain open and discourages proprietary forks. The license allows code= to be open source without companies having to worry about other vendor= s reselling their projects without consent, giving them the confidence to= monetize without fear of predatory competition.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 M= ISCELLANEOUS DON'T PIVOT INTO AI RESEARCH (3 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 = Chip design used to be a high-profile role, with the most famous chip de= signers viewed similarly to how famous machine learning researchers are s= een today. Many students flocked to the industry as the number of chip co= mpanies boomed and the field was in demand. However, as market dynamics c= hanged, the supply of hardware engineers grew too high. The high capital = costs for chip manufacturing drove the number of employers down to a hand= ful of major chip makers. The field of AI research will likely play out t= he same way.=20 GOOGLE ANTITRUST VERDICT LEAVES APPLE WITH =E2=80=9CINC= ONVENIENT ALTERNATIVES=E2=80=9D (7 MINUTE READ) [14]=20 Apple benefit= ed greatly from Google's monopoly. While the Department of Justice has no= t yet said what it will seek for a remedy to the antitrust case, Apple wi= ll likely be deeply involved. Apple could be forced to accept a much less= lucrative agreement with Microsoft or may be prevented from selling sear= ch defaults at all. Mozilla may also be heavily impacted by the decision = - Google's 2021 payment to the company for the default position on its br= owser was about 80 percent of Mozilla's operating budget.=20 =E2=9A= =A1=20 QUICK LINKS INTEL REPORTEDLY GAVE UP A CHANCE TO BUY A STAK= E IN OPENAI IN 2017 (2 MINUTE READ) [15]=20 Intel and OpenAI discusse= d several investment options but the deal was scuttled because Intel's CE= O didn't see AI models hitting the broad market anymore soon.=20 MAJO= R SHIFTS AT OPENAI SPARK SKEPTICISM ABOUT IMPENDING AGI TIMELINES (4 MINU= TE READ) [16]=20 Several prominent figures have left OpenAI, leading so= me to question whether the company is really that close to achieving arti= ficial general intelligence.=20 YOUTUBE BEGINS TESTING A NEW FEATURE = SIMILAR TO TWITTER'S COMMUNITY NOTES (2 MINUTE READ) [17]=20 Approved= notes will appear directly underneath videos and can include timestamps.= =20 GOOGLE IS A VERY STRANGE MONOPOLIST (3 MINUTE READ) [18]=20 Goo= gle acts like a monopoly but without harming consumers, a fact that could= pose some problems on appeal.=20 INSIDE THE COMPANY THAT GATHERS = =E2=80=98HUMAN DATA' FOR EVERY MAJOR AI COMPANY (7 MINUTE READ) [19]=20 = Staffing firm Turing's work played an important role in helping OpenA= I create ChatGPT.=20 X OFFICIALLY KILLS ITS SAN FRANCISCO HEADQUARTERS,= WILL RELOCATE WORKERS TO SOUTH BAY (5 MINUTE READ) [20]=20 X's engin= eering workers will share an office in Palo Alto with xAI while the remai= ning employees will be routed to existing offices in Santana Row.=20 L= ove TLDR? 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The launch of GPT-4o sent ChatGPT's rev= enue soaring - it pulled in $28 million in net revenue from the App Store a= nd Google Play in July. The app grossed $39.9 million before paying in-app = purchase fees. ChatGPT saw an estimated 2 million new paying customers last= month. Growth is expected to continue in the months to come.
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Reddit's plans for making more money fr= om the platform include showing ads in more places and possibly putting som= e content behind a paywall. The company, which has never been profitable, l= ost $10.1 million during Q2 2024, down from Q2 2023's $41.1 million loss. I= t recently blocked all search engines besides Google, OpenAI, and approved = education/research instances from showing its content in search results. Re= ddit seems to be trying to capitalize on how people use its name as a filte= r for search results.
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NASA has downplayed the problems experi= enced by Boeing's Starliner since it took two astronauts to the Internation= al Space Station in June. Officials finally admitted on Wednesday that the = issues may be more serious than first thought and that the astronauts might= not return on Starliner. The agency is exploring a backup option for the a= stronauts. The astronauts were meant to stay for around eight days, but tha= t could be extended into next year.
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Nudge is building an ultrasound headset= to enhance the human experience. It will allow users to push a button to s= hift their brain state. Research progress with ultrasound neuromodulation h= as accelerated in the last few years and has begun to produce promising res= ults. The device will be able to benefit everyone, not just those with diag= nosed conditions.
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Chip design used to be a high-profile r= ole, with the most famous chip designers viewed similarly to how famous mac= hine learning researchers are seen today. Many students flocked to the indu= stry as the number of chip companies boomed and the field was in demand. Ho= wever, as market dynamics changed, the supply of hardware engineers grew to= o high. The high capital costs for chip manufacturing drove the number of e= mployers down to a handful of major chip makers. The field of AI research w= ill likely play out the same way.
Google antitrust verdict le= aves Apple with =E2=80=9Cinconvenient alternatives=E2=80=9D (7 minute read)=

Apple benefited greatly from Google's m= onopoly. While the Department of Justice has not yet said what it will seek= for a remedy to the antitrust case, Apple will likely be deeply involved. = Apple could be forced to accept a much less lucrative agreement with Micros= oft or may be prevented from selling search defaults at all. Mozilla may al= so be heavily impacted by the decision - Google's 2021 payment to the compa= ny for the default position on its browser was about 80 percent of Mozilla'= s operating budget.
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Intel and OpenAI discussed several inve= stment options but the deal was scuttled because Intel's CEO didn't see AI = models hitting the broad market anymore soon.
Major shifts at OpenAI spar= k skepticism about impending AGI timelines (4 minute read)

Several prominent figures have left Ope= nAI, leading some to question whether the company is really that close to a= chieving artificial general intelligence.
YouTube begins testing a ne= w feature similar to Twitter's Community Notes (2 minute read)

Approved notes will appear directly und= erneath videos and can include timestamps.
Google Is a Very Strange Mo= nopolist (3 minute read)

Google acts like a monopoly but without= harming consumers, a fact that could pose some problems on appeal.
Inside the company that gat= hers =E2=80=98human data' for every major AI company (7 minute read)

Staffing firm Turing's work played an i= mportant role in helping OpenAI create ChatGPT.
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