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💥 Jack Dorsey has left Bluesky, calls X a ‘freedom technology’
🚀 SpaceX reveals new spacesuit for moon and Mars missions
🍎 Apple to introduce new 'Slim' variant in iPhone 17 lineup
🫠 Why Warren Buffet isn't investing in AI
🧠 Massive prompts can outperform fine-tuning for LLMs, researchers find
🎁 + 6 other news you might like
🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools
💥 Jack Dorsey has left Bluesky, calls X a ‘freedom technology’LINK
Jack Dorsey has officially left the board of Bluesky, the decentralized social media platform he co-founded, and the company is actively seeking a new board member committed to enhancing user control over their social media experience. Dorsey's departure was confirmed after he responded 'no' to a query on X regarding his continued involvement with Bluesky's board, amidst other activities on X that highlighted his support for what he terms 'freedom technology.' Despite his foundational role in Bluesky, Dorsey had been minimally active in the company's operations recently, occasionally providing feedback but largely disengaged from day-to-day activities.
🚀 SpaceX reveals new spacesuit for moon and Mars missionsLINK
SpaceX has unveiled a new spacesuit designed for the first commercial astronaut spacewalk as part of the Polaris Dawn mission, featuring enhanced mobility and an advanced helmet with a Heads-Up Display.
The suit, which differs significantly from traditional ISS spacesuits by lacking a backpack, relies on an umbilical for life support systems, showcasing a more streamlined design.
The Polaris Dawn mission, set to launch this year with a Crew Dragon propelled by a Falcon 9 rocket, will test the new spacesuit's performance in microgravity during the first-ever commercial spacewalk.
🍎 Apple to introduce new 'Slim' variant in iPhone 17 lineupLINK
Rumors indicate Apple may replace the iPhone 17 Plus model with a new 'iPhone 17 Slim' variant in 2025, introducing a slimmer design and possibly enhanced camera features.
The iPhone 17 series is expected to include the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Slim, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, with the Slim and regular models possibly receiving a RAM boost to 8GB.
Analyst claims suggest the possible dismissal of Plus models due to their lackluster commercial performance, paving the way for the introduction of the 'iPhone 17 Slim.'
🫠 Why Warren Buffet isn't investing in AILINK
Warren Buffett predicts AI scamming will become a major growth industry, highlighting its capacity to generate realistic and misleading content to deceive individuals.
Buffett acknowledges AI's potential for both beneficial and detrimental impacts, admitting his own lack of understanding of the technology.
Despite the hype around AI in the investment world, Buffett exercises caution, likening its unpredictable potential impact to that of nuclear weapons.
🧠 Massive prompts can outperform fine-tuning for LLMs, researchers findLINK
Researchers have discovered that using large prompts with numerous examples in LLMs can be more effective than traditional fine-tuning techniques.
"In-context learning" (ICL) becomes increasingly efficient with larger context windows, allowing for the effective use of hundreds to thousands of examples without the need for task-specific training.
The study indicates that while fine-tuning requires more initial data and resources, ICL with extensive prompts presents a viable and sometimes superior alternative, especially as models improve in processing long inputs.
Other news you might like
Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo talks about AI, chatbot platform Poe, and why OpenAI is not a competitor.LINK
40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners.LINK
Robinhood’s crypto arm receives SEC warning over alleged securities violations.LINK
Hugging Face launches LeRobot open source robotics code library.LINK
This startup is using protein powder to beef up carbon capture.LINK
China's semiconductor industry continues to thrive amid US regulations.LINK
Latest research and tools
Deep Reinforcement Learning: Zero to Hero: a course designed to teach the basics and classic algorithms of deep reinforcement learning, enabling students to implement algorithms such as DQN, SAC, PPO, and train AI for tasks like playing Atari games and lunar landing.LINK
BlackHole: a modern macOS virtual audio loopback driver that enables applications to pass audio to other applications with zero latency, without needing kernel extensions or system security modifications.LINK
Infini-Gram: scaling unbounded n-gram language models to handle over a trillion tokens.LINK
TheDesk desktop environment: a customizable user interface for Linux systems developed by Victor Tran, emphasizing usability and aesthetics.LINK
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