Subj : OpenAI-Reddit deal 🤖, TikTok vs YouTube 📱, React Compiler 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Fri May 17 2024 10:32 am --1WU7z_Me Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OpenAI has signed a deal that will grant it access to real-time content f= rom Reddit's data API, allowing ChatGPT to surface discussions from Reddi= t=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Bland.ai] [4] TLDR 2024-05-17 AI PHON= E CALLS?!? THE WORLD'S _FASTEST_ CONVERSATIONAL AI WAS RELEASED & IT SOUN= DS JUST LIKE A _HUMAN_. (SPONSOR) [4]=20 BLAND AI [4] is a lab that bui= lt a hyper realistic sounding AI phone agent. Its autonomously taking act= ions and blowing everyone's minds. 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OpenAI has also signed up = to become an advertising partner on Reddit. It is unclear what the financ= ial terms of the deal are and whether it involves access to training data= ..=20 TIKTOK TESTS 60-MINUTE VIDEO UPLOADS AS IT CONTINUES TO TAKE ON = YOUTUBE (3 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 A limited group of TikTok users in selec= t markets are now able to upload 60-minute videos onto the platform. The = feature marks a shift from TikTok's original format. While the company ro= se to popularity due to its short-form video format, it has been slowly e= mbracing long-form content to compete with YouTube. The platform has also= been testing a horizontal full-screen mode and video-scrubbing thumbnail= s. 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OpenAI strikes Reddit deal = to train its AI on your posts (2 minute read)

OpenAI has signed a deal that will gran= t it access to real-time content from Reddit's data API. The deal will allo= w OpenAI to surface discussions from Reddit within ChatGPT and other produc= ts and enable Reddit to bring new AI-powered features to users and mods. Op= enAI has also signed up to become an advertising partner on Reddit. It is u= nclear what the financial terms of the deal are and whether it involves acc= ess to training data.
TikTok tests 60-minute vide= o uploads as it continues to take on YouTube (3 minute read)

A limited group of TikTok users in sele= ct markets are now able to upload 60-minute videos onto the platform. The f= eature marks a shift from TikTok's original format. While the company rose = to popularity due to its short-form video format, it has been slowly embrac= ing long-form content to compete with YouTube. The platform has also been t= esting a horizontal full-screen mode and video-scrubbing thumbnails. It is = unclear if or when TikTok plans to launch the 60-minute video upload option= widely.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

The Longest Clinical Trial = Yet Of Blockbuster Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Reveals Significant Side Effects= (2 minute read)

A study on semaglutide that assessed ar= ound 17,600 adults in multiple countries from 2018 to 2021 found that parti= cipants lost an average of 10% of their body weight. 17% of the participant= s left the trial due to side effects that included nausea, diarrhea, vomiti= ng, and constipation, which were most often felt during the initial months = of treatment. The drug reduced major cardiovascular events by 20% - this ef= fect was evident even in participants who didn't lose weight. The study sug= gests the drug could be potentially used for other purposes and could help = make a case for more widespread insurance.
Femtosecond Lasers Create 3= -D Midair Plasma Displays You Can Touch (3 minute read)

Laser-induced plasma displays ionize ai= r molecules to create glowing points of light. Japanese researchers have cr= eated a laser plasma display that is safe to touch. It uses femtosecond las= ers, which create a pulse duration so minuscule that it doesn't result in a= ny appreciable skin damage unless fired at the same spot at one shot per mi= llisecond for a duration of 2,000 milliseconds. Touching the plasma produce= s a physical sensation, as if the light has a physical substance. The displ= ays are still very small, but researchers suggest that it is possible to sc= ale them with different optical devices. A video explaining the system and = showing holograms generated by the display being touched is available in th= e article.
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React Compiler (9 minute re= ad)

React Compiler is an experimental compi= ler that automatically optimizes React apps. It is a build-time-only tool t= hat works with plain JavaScript. React Compiler understands the Rules of Re= act, so developers don't need to rewrite any code to use it. The compiler a= lso includes an eslint plugin that surfaces analyses from the compiler insi= de editors. React Compiler is still new and not yet fully ready for product= ion.
What I've Learned Building = Interactive Embedding Visualizations (28 minute read)

This post discusses a process for build= ing high-quality interactive embedding visualizations for a variety of diff= erent kinds of entity relationship data. It provides observations about wha= t works and what doesn't and a background on embeddings and embedding visua= lizations. Embedding visualizations are useful for targeted searches and th= ey are fun to browse around and explore.
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Open source is neither a co= mmunity nor a democracy (3 minute read)

Using open source software doesn't enti= tle one to a vote on the direction of that project. Democratic decision-mak= ing never existed in the open source world. The majority of open source pro= jects are run by a small group of core contributors who advance the project= , review patches, and guard the integrity of the vision. Open source is fir= st and foremost a method of collaboration between programmers who show up t= o do the work. It is not a program for users to get free stuff or a seat at= the table where decisions are made.
The Maker of Stable Diffusi= on Is Collapsing, Considering Sale (2 minute read)

Stability AI is in big financial troubl= e and is in talks to be sold off. The company generated less than $5 millio= n in revenue in the first quarter of this year while losing more than $30 m= illion. It is reportedly sitting on $100 million worth of outstanding bills= .. The company lost its CEO Emad Mostaque in March and it is currently facin= g legal troubles over using Getty Images' intellectual property to train AI= models.
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AT&T Goes Up Against T-= Mobile, Starlink With AST SpaceMobile Satellite Deal (2 minute read)

AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have signe= d an agreement that will last until 2030 to provide a space-based broadband= network to everyday cell phones.
Microsoft Asks Hundreds of = China-Based AI Staff to Consider Relocating Amid U.S.-China Tensions (4 min= ute read)

Around 700 to 800 Microsoft employees b= ased in China involved in machine learning and other cloud-computing tasks = have been offered the opportunity to transfer to countries including the US= , Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Visual design rules (9 minu= te read)

A list of visual design rules (with exa= mples) that are safe to follow.
VCs aren't your friends (4 = minute read)

While VCs may act friendly, their funds= come first.
The Moral Case for Making M= oney (14 minute read)

Money allows builders to create things = that can benefit many other people.
D&D Story, Real-Time Da= ta, and Problem Solving (15 minute read)

This post presents a series of experime= nts testing GPT-4o's abilities.

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