Subj : DNA Drives, Printing Choc
To   : All
From : Mike Powell
Date : Wed Feb 21 2024 09:19:00

 * Originally in: Dovenet TechTalk

 From TLDR 2024-02-20

 CHATGPT'S GROWTH IS FLATLINING (4 MINUTE READ) [5] 

 ChatGPT has seen declining web traffic in five of the past eight
months. It is currently down 11% from its May 2023 peak. Its mobile
app has seen fewer users than Snapchat added last quarter alone. The
competition in the AI space means that OpenAI will have to pump out
hits to stay ahead. 

 THE QUEST FOR A DNA DATA DRIVE (17 MINUTE READ) [7] 

 The rate of information production is increasing faster than the
storage density of tape. Using current technologies will mean that, in
the coming decades, we will need exponentially more magnetic tape,
disk drives, and flash memory - as well as the factories to produce
the storage media. DNA is cheap, readily available, and stable at room
temperature for millennia. Organizations around the world are already
taking the first steps towards building a DNA drive that can both read
and write DNA data. 

 THIS TINY, TAMPER-PROOF ID TAG CAN AUTHENTICATE ALMOST ANYTHING (6
MINUTE READ) [8] 

 MIT researchers have developed an antitampering ID tag that is tiny,
cheap, and secure. It is several times smaller and significantly
cheaper than the traditional radio frequency tags that are used to
verify product authenticity. The tags use glue containing microscopic
metal particles. This glue forms unique patterns that can be detected
using terahertz waves. The system uses AI to compare glue patterns and
calculate their similarity. The tags could be used to authenticate
items too small for traditional RFIDs. 

 I PRINTED CHOCOLATE ON A 3D PRINTER AND ATE IT (7 MINUTE READ) [12] 

 The Cocoa Press is a 3D printer that prints chocolate. It is now
available for $3,995 prebuilt after a decade of development. Premade
chocolate cores cost $49 per pack of 10. The printer allows users to
program the heat of its nozzle to a tenth of a degree. It can create a
wide range of shapes and textures, but there are still some problems
to work out. This article shares what it is like using the machine.
Pictures of chocolate prints made by the machine are available. 

 ENGINEERS ARE NOT A COMMODITY (5 MINUTE READ) [14] 

 People have different skills and abilities - thinking of engineers as
interchangeable is a mistake. 

 TAGRISSO-CHEMO CLEARED IN US AS 1ST-LINE LUNG CANCER THERAPY (3
MINUTE READ) [15] 

 The use of Tagrisso and chemo together lowered the risk of disease
progression or death in patients with EGFR-positive non-small cell
lung cancer. 

 WE'RE ENTERING A GOLDEN AGE OF ENGINEERING BIOLOGY (18 MINUTE READ) [17]

 For the first time in history, biology has the opportunity to be
engineering, not science. 

[5] https://www.thewrap.com/chatgpt-growth-2024/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

[7] https://spectrum.ieee.org/dna-data-storage?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

[8]
https://news.mit.edu/2024/tiny-tamper-proof-id-tag-can-authenticate-almost-anything-0218?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

[12]
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/17/24074150/cocoa-press-3d-printed-chocolate?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

[14]
https://staysaasy.com/startups/2024/02/17/Engineering-Talent.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

[15]
https://pharmaphorum.com/news/tagrisso-chemo-cleared-us-1st-line-lung-cancer-therapy?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

[17]
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/were-entering-a-golden-age-of-engineering?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=35345&post_id=141783036&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17m06t&utm_medium=email

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