Subj : Google Gemini 1.5 ¨, transparent laptops ¨, Rust vs C++ ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Fri Feb 16 2024 11:38:26 --EACUT7bN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Google has launched Gemini 1.5, making it available to developers and ent= erprise users ahead of a full consumer rollout=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]|Hire= [2]|Advertise [3]|View Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHER WI= TH [MUD\WTR] [5] TLDR 2024-02-16 EXCESSIVE CAFFEINE MAY BE HOLDI= NG YOU BACK. TRY MUD\WTR (SPONSOR) [5] It's not coffee. It= =E2=80=99s not even mushroom coffee. The original blend is a combination = of organic cacao, masala chai and functional mushrooms that's low on caff= eine and big on benefits [5]. You get focus, natural energy, and immune s= upport, without the jitters, crash or dependency you get from too much co= ffee. Plus, it tastes amazing [5]=E2=80=94like a chai latte and a hot = cocoa had a baby. Give it a try. 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This article contains an interview with M= icrosoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer where he talks about the future of Xbox = gaming, regulatory efforts against Apple that could affect the Xbox busin= ess, and next-gen Xbox hardware.=20 GEMINI 1.5 IS GOOGLE=E2=80=99S NE= XT-GEN AI MODEL =E2=80=94 AND IT=E2=80=99S ALREADY ALMOST READY (6 MINUTE= READ) [7]=20 Google has launched Gemini 1.5, making it available to de= velopers and enterprise users ahead of a full consumer rollout. The new G= emini is apparently on par with the high-end Gemini Ultra that Google rec= ently launched. It was created using the Mixture of Experts technique, = making the model both faster for users and more efficient for Google to r= un. Gemini 1.5 has a context window of 1 million tokens, equivalent to te= ns of thousands of lines of code. 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Intuitive Machines' inaugural moon miss= ion launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Thursday morning. The compan= y's IM-1 lander is carrying 12 government and commercial payloads to the Mo= on. It will spend about eight days traveling before descending to the Moon'= s surface on February 22. If all goes well, Intuitive Machines aims to oper= ate the lander on the surface for up to seven days. This is the second miss= ion under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
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A developer recently released a bridge = to connect Bluesky's AT Protocol with Mastodon's ActivityPub. The networks = use two different protocols, meaning that their users can't natively intera= ct. The release appeared to be controversial - it triggered an intense deba= te on the project's GitHub issue page. Integrating the protocols together c= ould mean that users' posts show up in places they didn't anticipate. The w= ay that these protocols interact with one another could set the stage for t= he next era of the internet.
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Apple says it broke progressive web app= s (PWAs) in the iOS 17.4 beta due to complexities involved with the Digital= Markets Act's requirement to allow different browser engines. PWAs typical= ly allow web apps to function and feel like native iOS apps. They now open = like a bookmark saved to the Home Screen. PWAs no longer have dedicated win= dowing, notifications, or long-term storage. The changes will apply to all = users in the EU beginning in March.
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Sora will be made available to a small = group of academics and researchers who will assess its potential for harm a= nd misuse.
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WhoCanUse is a tool that helps designer= s understand how color contrast can affect different people with visual imp= airments.
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freenginx will be run by developers, no= t corporate entities, freeing it from arbitrary corporate actions.
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OpenAI put the fund into Altman's name = 'temporarily' to get it started quickly - it has been well over a year sinc= e the fund's launch.
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