Subj : Neuralink's first patient ¨, Apple ring ¨, false things junior devs believe ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Feb 21 2024 11:36:29 --0kUFbZyb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Elon Musk says that the first human to be implanted with Neuralink's brai= n chip has made a full recovery with no ill effects.=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1= ]|Hire [2]|Advertise [3]|View Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR TLDR 2024-02= -21 =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS AFTER YEARS OF RESEAR= CH, AN APPLE SMART RING MAY BE IMMINENT (3 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 Apple = is supposedly getting very close to launching its rumored ring wearable. = The company has consistently released smart ring-related patents for seve= ral years. A patent from November details a system that lets users contro= l their smartphones and other devices through the use of an external band= on the ring. The idea of an Apple smart ring started from rumors in 2007= .. While the company is apparently considering a launch date for the devic= e, it hasn't indicated how close the launch date will be.=20 MUSK CLA= IMS NEURALINK PATIENT DOING OK WITH IMPLANT, CAN MOVE MOUSE WITH BRAIN (5= MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Elon Musk says that the first human to be implante= d with Neuralink's brain chip has made a full recovery with no ill effect= s. The patient is reportedly able to move a mouse around a computer scree= n by just thinking. Neuralink is working on getting as many button presse= s on the mouse as possible from thinking. The company has been criticized= for releasing information through Musk as he has a huge financial stak= e in the outcome.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY= MIND-READING DEVICES ARE REVEALING THE BRAIN=E2=80=99S SECRETS (15 M= INUTE READ) [7]=20 The development of brain-computer interface (BCI) = technology has allowed scientists to learn lessons about the brain that a= re overturning assumptions about brain anatomy. BCIs allow scientists to= record single-neuron activity for a lot of brain areas that were previ= ously not accessible. They also allow for longer measurements compared to= classical tools. Advances in artificial intelligence, decoding tools, an= d hardware have propelled the field forward. This article discusses some = of the findings that BCI technology has enabled.=20 ZUCKERBERG: NEURA= L WRISTBAND FOR AR/VR INPUT WILL SHIP "IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS" (5 MINUTE R= EAD) [8]=20 Mark Zuckerberg says that Meta's finger-tracking neural wri= stband will ship as a product in the next few years. The wristband uses a= technique called electromyography to sense the neural electrical signa= ls passing through users' wrists, potentially providing zero or even nega= tive latency and perfect accuracy, even in poor lighting conditions. The = device could enable low-effort precise manipulation in any scenario, simi= lar to a computer mouse but more versatile and with an extra dimension. 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Big Tech & Startups

After years of research, an= Apple smart ring may be imminent (3 minute read)

Apple is supposedly getting very close = to launching its rumored ring wearable. The company has consistently releas= ed smart ring-related patents for several years. A patent from November det= ails a system that lets users control their smartphones and other devices t= hrough the use of an external band on the ring. The idea of an Apple smart = ring started from rumors in 2007. While the company is apparently consideri= ng a launch date for the device, it hasn't indicated how close the launch d= ate will be.
Musk claims Neuralink patie= nt doing OK with implant, can move mouse with brain (5 minute read)

Elon Musk says that the first human to = be implanted with Neuralink's brain chip has made a full recovery with no i= ll effects. The patient is reportedly able to move a mouse around a compute= r screen by just thinking. Neuralink is working on getting as many button p= resses on the mouse as possible from thinking. The company has been critici= zed for releasing information through Musk as he has a huge financial stake= in the outcome.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

Mind-reading devices are re= vealing the brain=E2=80=99s secrets (15 minute read)

The development of brain-computer inter= face (BCI) technology has allowed scientists to learn lessons about the bra= in that are overturning assumptions about brain anatomy. BCIs allow scienti= sts to record single-neuron activity for a lot of brain areas that were pre= viously not accessible. They also allow for longer measurements compared to= classical tools. Advances in artificial intelligence, decoding tools, and = hardware have propelled the field forward. This article discusses some of t= he findings that BCI technology has enabled.
Zuckerberg: Neural Wristban= d For AR/VR Input Will Ship "In The Next Few Years" (5 minute read)

Mark Zuckerberg says that Meta's finger= -tracking neural wristband will ship as a product in the next few years. Th= e wristband uses a technique called electromyography to sense the neural el= ectrical signals passing through users' wrists, potentially providing zero = or even negative latency and perfect accuracy, even in poor lighting condit= ions. The device could enable low-effort precise manipulation in any scenar= io, similar to a computer mouse but more versatile and with an extra dimens= ion. Videos of the device are available in the article.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

Falsehoods Junior Developer= s believe about becoming Senior (12 minute read)

Senior developers seem like people who = can solve all the problems and know all the answers. It's easy to believe t= he fantasy that climbing the ranks will somehow result in knowledge, author= ity, and ease. The reality is much more grounded and rewarding. Advancing i= n a career is about embracing new sets of complex and nuanced responsibilit= ies. This article looks at falsehoods that junior developers believe about = senior developers, showing readers what it really means to be a senior deve= loper.
Tempest (GitHub Repo)

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Sora, Groq, and Virtual Rea= lity (16 minute read)

The Vision Pro and OpenAI's Sora launch= ed in the same month. At the same time, Groq is showing that real-time infe= rencing may be more attainable than previously thought. TSMC is pushing to = 2nm chips and Intel is making a credible bid to join them. While we are not= yet at an iPhone moment when it comes to virtual reality, a lot of the pie= ces are now in sight. The technology still needs a lot more work, but the p= ath from here is almost clear.
As YouTube Marks One Year A= s Nielsen=E2=80=99s Top U.S. Streaming Platform, Senior Execs Nicky Rettke = & Tara Walpert Levy Talk NFL, Ad Innovation And How Creators Invaded Th= e Living Room: Q&A (10 minute read)

YouTube TV just passed 8 million subscr= ibers and YouTube Shorts recently hit 80 billion daily views from more than= 2 billion logged-in accounts. YouTube has been the number 1 streaming plat= form for 12 months in a row. This article contains an interview with Nicky = Rettke, VP of Product Management for YouTube Ads, and Tara Walpert Levy, VP= of Americas, where they discuss trends in the advertising market, partners= hips with media campaigns, creators, and more. Rettke and Walpert Levy have= spent more than 30 years combined at the company.
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Signal will soon let you sh= are a username instead of your phone number (3 minute read)

Signal will soon allow users to connect= with others without sharing their phone numbers with them.
SSDs Have Become Ridiculous= ly Fast, Except in the Cloud (4 minute read)

Despite the performance improvements in= SSD technology over the past seven years, AWS NVMe instances are still stu= ck at 2 GB/s per SSD.
Walmart is buying smart TV = maker Vizio for $2.3 billion (2 minute read)

The acquisition will enable a profitabl= e advertising business.
A Comprehensive Guide to Ga= ming on the Apple Vision Pro (15 minute read)

The App Store includes some gems that s= houldn't be overlooked.
Spam attack on Twitter/X ri= val Mastodon highlights =E2=80=98fediverse=E2=80=99 vulnerabilities (5 minu= te read)

Mastodon server administrators have bee= n advised to switch over registration to approval mode and block disposable= email providers to help combat the problem.
Your fingerprints can be re= created from the sounds made when you swipe on a touchscreen (4 minute read= )

A new side-channel attack can successfu= lly attack up to 27.9% of partial fingerprints and 9.3% of complete fingerp= rints within five attempts.

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