Subj : OpenAI demos next-gen AI 🤖, Starlink global emergency service 🛰️, future of distributed systems 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Aug 28 2024 10:36:29 --ihFinDHB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OpenAI is reportedly planning to launch a new AI that has advanced mathem= atical reasoning, programming, and other skills=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |A= dvertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Vu= ltr] [4] TLDR 2024-08-28 ITCHING TO LAUNCH SOMETHING NEW? HIT TH= E GROUND RUNNING WITH $250 IN FREE CREDITS FOR VULTR (SPONSOR) [4]=20 = Whatever you want to build in the cloud, Vultr [4] is the easiest way to= get started. 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It can be used to generate high-quality s= ynthetic training data for training large language models. The model coul= d help OpenAI obtain the data it needs to train the GPT-4's successor. = ELON MUSK: CELLULAR STARLINK WILL OFFER FREE EMERGENCY SERVICE TO AL= L PHONES (4 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 SpaceX's Starlink system for mobile p= hones will be free for users connecting to emergency services. The compan= y is currently waiting for approval from the Federal Communications Commi= ssion to let it commercially operate its 'direct to cell' Starlink techno= logy. Providing free emergency services access would benefit public safet= y communications and first responders. There aren't many details about = how Starlink's system will work, but it will likely be similar to Apple's= Emergency SOS feature for iPhones, which is free for the iPhone 14 and u= p.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY SPACEX PO= LARIS LAUNCH POSTPONED AFTER HELIUM LEAK IS DETECTED (3 MINUTE READ) [7] = SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission has been delayed until later this week= at the earliest due to a helium leak. The mission will send four priva= te citizens (billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, retired Air Force L= t. Col. Scott =E2=80=9CKidd=E2=80=9D Poteet, and SpaceX engineers Sarah G= illis and Anna Meno) to space on a mission that will include the first sp= acewalk carried out by a civilian crew. It was scheduled to lift off earl= y Tuesday. Polaris Dawn is the first of three planned space flights funde= d and organized by Isaacman and SpaceX.=20 COMPUTE MOONSHOTS: HARNESSIN= G NEW PHYSICS (11 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Digital computing is reaching rel= ative maturity, with traditional electronics well into the final phase of= their S-curve and GPUs in the middle of theirs. The demand for compute i= s showing no sign of slowing. Next-gen approaches will need to harness en= tirely different materials systems with more amenable physics. This artic= le looks at some of the possible technologies that may bring the industry= to the next level.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA S= CIENCE VANILLA PRIME (GITHUB REPO) [9]=20 Vanilla Prime is a spir= itual successor to VANILLA TODO with no frameworks, no bundlers, and no r= equired dependencies. It aims to provide a simpler, more sustainable way = of web development. While it is less ergonomic than a fully integrated fr= amework, it produces websites that are performant, lightweight, independe= nt, hackable (in a good way), and respects users' and the world's resourc= es. Vanilla Prime can be difficult to get into and hard to master, but th= e outcomes can be incredibly rewarding.=20 PREDICTING THE FUTURE OF D= ISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS (21 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 There are significant chang= es happening with distributed systems. These changes will influence how s= ystems are operated and how they are programmed. This article shares insi= ghts into the changes in transactional and analytical systems, especially= around object storage and programming models. There are many possible di= sruptive technologies, so it is challenging to pick the winners and loser= s.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS THREE-QUARTERS OF FOUNDERS = IN THE LATEST Y COMBINATOR COHORT ARE WORKING ON AI STARTUPS (3 MINUTE RE= AD) [11]=20 Of the 208 startups currently listed in Y Combinator's S24 = startup directory, 156 are working on AI-related products. Nearly half of= all US venture capital investment went to AI companies last quarter. It = is unclear whether Y Combinator is deliberately selecting startups that= are working in the space, if more founders are choosing to work in AI,= or if startups are just saying that their product is AI-related becaus= e they think that's what investors or customers want to hear. Only 33 Y C= ombinator startups were related to crypto and Web3 in 2022, when the tech= nology was the hottest thing to work on.=20 UBER WILL WIN SELF-DRIVING = (5 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 While Lyft has been working on innovative featu= res for riders, Uber's focus in the US has been on supply. With self-driv= ing cars, the platform power shift will be in the direction of who contro= ls the demand - most people who own self-driving cars will rent out their= cars to the platform that has the most demand for it. Uber will have t= he most types of vehicles available and more flexibility in terms of how = much it can charge. It owns the most demand worldwide today, and self-dri= ving will make it even more dominant.=20 =E2=9A=A1=20 QUICK LINKS = =F0=9F=91=A9=E2=80=8D=F0=9F=8E=93=C2=A0SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSIT= Y IS OFFERING 200+ FLEXIBLE ONLINE DEGREES AT AFFORDABLE TUITION RATES (S= PONSOR) [13]=20 You don't need to put your career on pause to get a hig= h-quality education. 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ChatGPT and GPT-4 could get= a sweet upgrade this fall (4 minute read)

OpenAI is reportedly planning to launch= a new AI as part of a chatbot this fall. Codenamed Strawberry, the AI has = advanced mathematical reasoning, programming, and other skills that allow i= t to answer questions on more subjective topics, like marketing strategies.= It can be used to generate high-quality synthetic training data for traini= ng large language models. The model could help OpenAI obtain the data it ne= eds to train the GPT-4's successor.
Elon Musk: Cellular Starlin= k Will Offer Free Emergency Service to All Phones (4 minute read)

SpaceX's Starlink system for mobile pho= nes will be free for users connecting to emergency services. The company is= currently waiting for approval from the Federal Communications Commission = to let it commercially operate its 'direct to cell' Starlink technology. Pr= oviding free emergency services access would benefit public safety communic= ations and first responders. There aren't many details about how Starlink's= system will work, but it will likely be similar to Apple's Emergency SOS f= eature for iPhones, which is free for the iPhone 14 and up.
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SpaceX Polaris launch postp= oned after helium leak is detected (3 minute read)

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission has been = delayed until later this week at the earliest due to a helium leak. The mis= sion will send four private citizens (billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacm= an, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Scott =E2=80=9CKidd=E2=80=9D Poteet, and Spa= ceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Meno) to space on a mission that will i= nclude the first spacewalk carried out by a civilian crew. It was scheduled= to lift off early Tuesday. Polaris Dawn is the first of three planned spac= e flights funded and organized by Isaacman and SpaceX.
Compute Moonshots: Harnessi= ng New Physics (11 minute read)

Digital computing is reaching relative = maturity, with traditional electronics well into the final phase of their S= -curve and GPUs in the middle of theirs. The demand for compute is showing = no sign of slowing. Next-gen approaches will need to harness entirely diffe= rent materials systems with more amenable physics. This article looks at so= me of the possible technologies that may bring the industry to the next lev= el.
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Vanilla Prime (GitHub Repo)=

Vanilla Prime is a spiritual successor = to VANILLA TODO with no frameworks, no bundlers, and no required dependenci= es. It aims to provide a simpler, more sustainable way of web development. = While it is less ergonomic than a fully integrated framework, it produces w= ebsites that are performant, lightweight, independent, hackable (in a good = way), and respects users' and the world's resources. Vanilla Prime can be d= ifficult to get into and hard to master, but the outcomes can be incredibly= rewarding.
Predicting the Future of Di= stributed Systems (21 minute read)

There are significant changes happening= with distributed systems. These changes will influence how systems are ope= rated and how they are programmed. This article shares insights into the ch= anges in transactional and analytical systems, especially around object sto= rage and programming models. There are many possible disruptive technologie= s, so it is challenging to pick the winners and losers.
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Three-quarters of founders = in the latest Y Combinator cohort are working on AI startups (3 minute read= )

Of the 208 startups currently listed in= Y Combinator's S24 startup directory, 156 are working on AI-related produc= ts. Nearly half of all US venture capital investment went to AI companies l= ast quarter. It is unclear whether Y Combinator is deliberately selecting s= tartups that are working in the space, if more founders are choosing to wor= k in AI, or if startups are just saying that their product is AI-related be= cause they think that's what investors or customers want to hear. Only 33 Y= Combinator startups were related to crypto and Web3 in 2022, when the tech= nology was the hottest thing to work on.
Uber will win self-driving = (5 minute read)

While Lyft has been working on innovati= ve features for riders, Uber's focus in the US has been on supply. With sel= f-driving cars, the platform power shift will be in the direction of who co= ntrols the demand - most people who own self-driving cars will rent out the= ir cars to the platform that has the most demand for it. Uber will have the= most types of vehicles available and more flexibility in terms of how much= it can charge. It owns the most demand worldwide today, and self-driving w= ill make it even more dominant.
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Cerebras Systems throws dow= n gauntlet to Nvidia with launch of =E2=80=98world's fastest' AI inference = service (6 minute read)

Cerebras' AI inference service can deli= ver 1,800 tokens per second for the open-source Llama 3.1 8B model.
You're not mature enough to= release your first version as v1 (13 minute read)

It's difficult to define 'stable', and = once you've stabilized, you're on the hook for maintaining it.
Boom Supersonic takes baby = steps toward breaking the sound barrier (4 minute read)

Boom Supersonic has completed the secon= d test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator, reaching an altitude of 10,400 feet= and a speed of 266 mph.
Starliner Is Such a Disaste= r That Boeing May Cancel the Entire Project (3 minute read)

Starliner's failure is only the tip of = the iceberg - Boeing's contributions to NASA's Moonbound Space Launch Syste= m are many years behind and way over budget.
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Diseases can still have long term effec= ts even if you survive them, and this has implications for how we understan= d how the immune system works.
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