Hi there! This is your weekly tech summary โ In today's smmry: ๐ค Boston Dynamics next-gen robot ๐ OpenAI fires researchers for leaks ๐ Tesla will lay off more than 10% of workers ๐ Googleโs Infinite Context LLMs ๐ฑ China bans WhatsApp ๐ง Meta's Llama 3 launch ๐ + 7 other news you might like ๐ฎ + 5 handpicked research and tools | | ๐ค Boston Dynamics next-gen robot LINK - Boston Dynamics unveiled a fully electric next-generation Atlas robot with AI for improved movement and agility.
- This new Atlas is designed for real-world applications, stronger, more dexterous, and more agile than the previous hydraulic version.
- It prioritizes efficient movement to complete tasks rather than mimicking human motion, making it suitable for difficult jobs.
๐ OpenAI fires researchers for leaks LINK - OpenAI fired two researchers, Leopold Aschenbrenner and Pavel Izmailov, following an internal investigation.
- Both researchers, reportedly part of OpenAI's safety team, leaked confidential information. This incident comes amidst internal turmoil at OpenAI, including a recent leadership shakeup.
- What was leaked remains unknown. Speculation exists that the leak may be connected to disagreements about OpenAI's direction or its research concerning safety protocols for AGI.
๐ Tesla will lay off more than 10% of workers LINK - Tesla is laying off over 10% of its global workforce, impacting an estimated 14,000 employees.
- Initial rumors suggested cuts as high as 20%, and some reports claim entire departments were slashed. Tesla hasn't specified details beyond "more than 10%."
- This decision follows a period of slowing growth, slumping sales, and a price war within the EV market. Tesla hopes the layoffs will increase productivity and prepare them for "the next phaseโ.
๐ Googleโs Infinite Context LLMs LINK - Google's new method, called Infini-attention, allows Large Language Models (LLMs) to process infinitely long amounts of text.
- Infini-attention works within the existing memory and processing power of LLMs. Instead of needing ever-increasing resources, it efficiently manages information flow.
- This "infinite memory" allows the AI to understand complex topics that require a lot of background information such as summarizing entire books perfectly.
๐ฑ China bans WhatsApp LINK - The Chinese government ordered Apple to remove several popular messaging apps from its China App Store. This includes WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram.
- The reason given is national security concerns, but it's likely to limit free speech and communication.
- This removal affects iPhone users in China who rely on these apps to communicate with friends and family both domestically and abroad. It also limits their access to secure and private communication channels.
๐ง Meta's Llama 3 launch LINK - Meta launched Llama 3, their latest large language model (LLM). This technology is claimed to be significantly better than previous versions.
- Meta AI, powered by Llama 3, is now integrated into the search bar of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. This allows users to ask questions and have conversations with the virtual assistant.
- Llama 3 comes in two variations: 8 billion and 70 billion parameters. Both models are trained on a massive dataset of 15 trillion tokens.
| | Other news you might like โก Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) is now $99 a month. The company is currently deploying FSD v12, a new version fully powered by AI that is supposed to be a significant advancement compared to previous versions. LINK AltStore PAL, a third-party iOS app store, is now live in the EU. Access to the store costs โฌ1.50 (plus tax) per year to cover Apple's Core Technology Fee for installing the marketplace. LINK TikTok Notes is now rolling out to select Android and iOS users for download and limited testing in Australia and Canada. Besides a couple of small tweaks, the app is extremely similar to Instagram. LINK NASA has finally confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission will be heading to Titan, one of Saturn's Moons, meaning the team behind the project can finalize its design and get to work building the spacecraft. LINK YouTube is strengthening its enforcement on third-party apps that violate its Terms of Service, specifically ad-blocking apps. People using these apps may start experiencing buffering issues or errors when trying to watch videos. LINK ALOHA Unleashed by Google DeepMind is a new generation of AI-powered robots with impressive dexterity. DeepMind recently released a series of videos showing the robots hanging shirts, inserting precise gears, and even tying shoelaces. LINK Scientists have witnessed a once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary phenomenon called primary endosymbiosis, where one microbial organism engulfs another and starts using it like an internal organ. LINK | | Latest research and tools ๐ ๏ธ Llama 3: Meta has released an 8B and 70B model for Llama 3. It is still training a 400B parameter model, which will match Opus in performance. LINK Hatchet: Hatchet is a distributed fault-tolerant task queue. It replaces difficult-to-manage legacy queues and pub/sub systems so that developers can design durable workloads that seamlessly recover from failure. LINK STORM: Stanford has released a neat research system called Storm that uses retrieval guided language models to create reports for specific topics. LINK Adorno AI: Adorno AI leverages users' videos and vision to enhance audio-visual storytelling, providing tailored audio, both curated and AI-generated, that integrates seamlessly into their workflow. LINK OpenAI Batch API: OpenAI's Batch API helps developers save costs and get higher rate limits on async tasks. Developers just have to upload a file of bulk requests and they'll receive results within 24 hours, with 50% off API prices. LINK | | Thanks for reading today's smmry. If you have any feedback or just want to say hi, just respond to this email. - Yus Not yet subscribed? You can do so here! If you want to unsubscribe from smmry, please click here | | | | |