Subj : GPT mentions ¨, Vision Pro reviews ¨, Apple's rules for EU devs ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Jan 31 2024 11:37:36 --x5_QRkv_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paid ChatGPT users can now bring third-party apps powered by OpenAIs AI m= odels into a conversation=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]|Hire [2]|Advertise [3]|Vi= ew Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 TLDR 2024-01-31 =F0=9F=93=B1=20 = BIG TECH & STARTUPS CHATGPT USERS CAN NOW INVOKE GPTS DIRECTLY IN = CHATS (2 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 Paid ChatGPT users can now bring third-p= arty apps powered by OpenAI's AI models into a conversation by typing '@'= and selecting a GPT from the list. The selected GPT will have a full und= erstanding of the conversation. Different GPTs can be tagged for differen= t use cases and needs. OpenAI plans to eventually introduce monetization = for GPTs, but the company may have to get traffic up first. Moderation of= GPTs is proving to be a challenge to OpenAI.=20 APPLE VISION PRO REV= IEW: MAGIC, UNTIL IT=E2=80=99S NOT (45 MINUTE READ) [6] Apple's Vi= sion Pro marketing shows people using the device all the time: at work, w= hile doing laundry, and even when playing with the kids. The device aims = to layer apps and information over the real world, augmenting reality. Wh= ile the device is amazing at times, it contains a series of large tradeof= fs that are impossible to ignore. The device can be heavy on users' faces= , messes up users' hair, and is more cumbersome to carry around than a la= ptop. After several days of use, this reviewer questions whether these tr= adeoffs are worth it.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOL= OGY RESEARCHERS APPROACH NEW SPEED LIMIT FOR SEMINAL PROBLEM (4 MINUT= E READ) [7]=20 The traveling salesperson problem asks for the ideal r= oute through a list of locations, minimizing mileage. It is notoriously d= ifficult, but a mathematical model called linear programming is able to= approximate the problem as a set of equations and find the best soluti= on. Integer linear programming (ILP) is a variant of linear programming t= hat optimizes for problems solving whole-number amounts. A researcher fro= m the University of Washington has combined geometric tools to create a n= ew, faster algorithm for solving ILP in almost the same time as a trivial= binary case. It is the first major improvement to ILP solvers in nearly = 40 years.=20 WHY FARCASTER FRAMES ARE IMPORTANT (7 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 = Facebook's somewhat-forgotten Open Graph Protocol has been resurrecte= d to power Frames inside Farcaster. Farcaster is a social network protoco= l built on the blockchain. Frames provide an easy way to run apps while u= sers are still inside other apps. They make it possible to have a real an= d universal graph of user actions across consumer apps.=20 = =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS (GI= THUB REPO) [9]=20 Foundations is a modular Rust library designed to hel= p scale programs for distributed production-grade systems. It features lo= gging, distributed tracing, metrics, memory profiling, service configurat= ion with documentation, and a CLI helper that takes care of configuration= loading. Foundations enables engineers to concentrate on core business= logic rather than the intricacies of production operation setups.=20 = PROTON (GITHUB REPO) [10]=20 Proton is a streaming SQL engine powered = by ClickHouse. It can help developers solve streaming data processing and= routing and analytics challenges and send aggregated data to downstream = systems. Proton is fast, lightweight, and the best streaming SQL engine f= or Kafka or Redpanda. A demo video is available.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 = MISCELLANEOUS READING THE FINE PRINT OF APPLE=E2=80=99S DMA RULES:= 25 THINGS APP DEVELOPERS NEED TO KNOW (9 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 The EU= 's Digital Markets Act requires Apple to make changes to increase competi= tion in the app industry. Several large companies have come out against A= pple's changes, which seem to be designed to ensure Apple's ability to pr= ofit from apps continues regardless of how they're discovered and install= ed. This article covers details about Apple's new rules that developers s= hould know. The article will be updated as more is uncovered from within = Apple's documents.=20 SHOULD 4 PEOPLE BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE EQUIVALENT= OF A NUKE? (9 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 Artificial General Intelligence w= ill be an evolution of AI that can understand, learn, and apply intellige= nce to a wide range of problems. 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Big Tech & Startups

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ChatGPT users can now invok= e GPTs directly in chats (2 minute read)

Paid ChatGPT users can now bring third-= party apps powered by OpenAI's AI models into a conversation by typing '@' = and selecting a GPT from the list. The selected GPT will have a full unders= tanding of the conversation. Different GPTs can be tagged for different use= cases and needs. OpenAI plans to eventually introduce monetization for GPT= s, but the company may have to get traffic up first. Moderation of GPTs is = proving to be a challenge to OpenAI.
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Apple Vision Pro review: ma= gic, until it=E2=80=99s not (45 minute read)

Apple's Vision Pro marketing shows peop= le using the device all the time: at work, while doing laundry, and even wh= en playing with the kids. The device aims to layer apps and information ove= r the real world, augmenting reality. While the device is amazing at times,= it contains a series of large tradeoffs that are impossible to ignore. The= device can be heavy on users' faces, messes up users' hair, and is more cu= mbersome to carry around than a laptop. After several days of use, this rev= iewer questions whether these tradeoffs are worth it.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

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Researchers Approach New Sp= eed Limit for Seminal Problem (4 minute read)

The traveling salesperson problem asks = for the ideal route through a list of locations, minimizing mileage. It is = notoriously difficult, but a mathematical model called linear programming i= s able to approximate the problem as a set of equations and find the best s= olution. Integer linear programming (ILP) is a variant of linear programmin= g that optimizes for problems solving whole-number amounts. A researcher fr= om the University of Washington has combined geometric tools to create a ne= w, faster algorithm for solving ILP in almost the same time as a trivial bi= nary case. It is the first major improvement to ILP solvers in nearly 40 ye= ars.
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Why Farcaster Frames are im= portant (7 minute read)

Facebook's somewhat-forgotten Open Grap= h Protocol has been resurrected to power Frames inside Farcaster. Farcaster= is a social network protocol built on the blockchain. Frames provide an ea= sy way to run apps while users are still inside other apps. They make it po= ssible to have a real and universal graph of user actions across consumer a= pps.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

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Foundations (GitHub Repo)

Foundations is a modular Rust library d= esigned to help scale programs for distributed production-grade systems. It= features logging, distributed tracing, metrics, memory profiling, service = configuration with documentation, and a CLI helper that takes care of confi= guration loading. Foundations enables engineers to concentrate on core busi= ness logic rather than the intricacies of production operation setups.
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Proton (GitHub Repo)

Proton is a streaming SQL engine powere= d by ClickHouse. It can help developers solve streaming data processing and= routing and analytics challenges and send aggregated data to downstream sy= stems. Proton is fast, lightweight, and the best streaming SQL engine for K= afka or Redpanda. A demo video is available.
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Miscellaneous

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Reading the fine print of A= pple=E2=80=99s DMA rules: 25 things app developers need to know (9 minute r= ead)

The EU's Digital Markets Act requires A= pple to make changes to increase competition in the app industry. Several l= arge companies have come out against Apple's changes, which seem to be desi= gned to ensure Apple's ability to profit from apps continues regardless of = how they're discovered and installed. This article covers details about App= le's new rules that developers should know. The article will be updated as = more is uncovered from within Apple's documents.
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Should 4 People Be Able to = Control the Equivalent of a Nuke? (9 minute read)

Artificial General Intelligence will be= an evolution of AI that can understand, learn, and apply intelligence to a= wide range of problems. It will enable solutions to complex global issues,= but also potentially lead to consequences as impactful and irreversible as= those of nuclear war. While this is something the OpenAI board takes very = seriously, the events in late November, which resulted in the previous six-= person board of directors dropping down to one holdover member and two new = people, are troubling. It is still unknown why the board did what they did.= This article looks at the impacts of the November event and AI governance = in general.
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Quick Links

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How to do things if you're = not that smart and don't have any talent (9 minute read)

This blog post presents a list of thing= s anyone can do to make meaningful contributions at work and do important w= ork.
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Why the AI Boom is a Windfa= ll for Tiny Anguilla (3 minute read)

Anguilla is reaping millions from .ai w= ebsite registrations.
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The case for=E2=80=94and ag= ainst=E2=80=94rapid AI-driven growth (14 minute read)

Human-level AI will likely have a huge = economic impact.
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React Email 2.0 (5 minute r= ead)

React Email 2.0 features a re-imagined = preview experience, massive performance improvements, new components, deplo= yment to Vercel, and better support for monorepos.
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How to deal with receiving = a cease-and-desist letter from Big Tech (16 minute read)

Anyone working with software that inter= operates with Big Tech platforms outside of official APIs or services is at= risk of receiving a cease-and-desist letter even if they don't see what th= ey're doing as adversarial to the platform.
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ICANN proposes creating .IN= TERNAL domain to do the same job as 192.168.x.x (2 minute read)

The proposal means the new top-level do= main may never be delegated in the global domain name system root.
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