Subj : Rabbit's AI gadget 🤖, Amazon's AirPlay alternative 🌐, NVIDIA's next-gen display tech 🖥️ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Jan 10 2024 11:34 am --0KpHYKqV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rabbits AI gadget =F0=9F=A4=96, Amazons AirPlay alternative =F0=9F=8C=90, N= VIDIAs next-gen display tech =F0=9F=96=A5=EF=B8=8F=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1= ]|Hire [2]|Advertise [3]|View Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 TLDR 2024-0= 1-10 =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS THE RABBIT R1 IS AN = AI-POWERED GADGET THAT CAN USE YOUR APPS FOR YOU (4 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 = The Rabbit R1 is a $199 standalone device about half the size of an i= Phone powered by a 'Large Action Model'. It has a 2.88-inch touchscreen, = a rotating camera for taking photos and videos, a scroll wheel/button for= navigation, 128GB of storage, and a battery that lasts all day. The devi= ce runs on Rabbit OS, which features a universal controller for apps that= can control music, order items from the internet, send messages, and mor= e. It is trained on how to use existing apps for itself and has a dedicat= ed training mode for users to teach it tasks, so developers don't have to= do anything to support the device. A 26-minute-long introduction video f= rom Rabbit about the device is available in the article.=20 CES 2024:= AMAZON UNVEILS MATTER CASTING STANDARD AS INTEROPERABLE ALTERNATIVE TO A= IRPLAY (1 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Matter Casting is a casting feature that = will initially only support streaming content from Amazon's Prime Video a= pp to Echo Show devices. The feature will support Fire TV in the coming m= onths and a range of video services later in the year. Matter Casting is = designed to be interoperable across platforms. While both Apple and Googl= e worked with Amazon on the Matter Home standard, neither company has ann= ounced any plans to support Matter Casting.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIE= NCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY POTENT PSYCHEDELIC DRUG BANISHES PTSD, SM= ALL STUDY FINDS (3 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 A small trial on military vete= rans suggests that ibogaine, a potent psychedelic drug, could be used to = treat traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study found that veterans with TB= I symptoms such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression had the = symptoms decrease by more than 80% on average after treatment. Ibogaine s= eems to have a broad, dramatic, and consistent effect. The data supports = launching rigorous trials to test the drug.=20 HOW MICROSOFT FOUND A = POTENTIAL NEW BATTERY MATERIAL USING AI (4 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Micros= oft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new batter= y material using AI and large-scale cloud computing. The material is a ne= w kind of solid-state electrolyte. It could lead to batteries that are le= ss likely to burst into flames compared to lithium-ion batteries. While t= he material still needs to be tested to see whether it is a viable altern= ative to lithium-ion batteries, the finding demonstrates AI's potential f= or speeding up material discovery.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, = DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE SPIN (GITHUB REPO) [9]=20 Spin is a bash ut= ility that improves the Docker experience. It can replicate any environme= nt on any machine and centralize infrastructure from a single configurati= on file. Spin dramatically improves the developer experience when working= with Docker using officially supported features and best practices.=20 = AI GATEWAY (GITHUB REPO) [10]=20 AI Gateway is an interface between= apps and hosted large language models. It streamlines API requests to LL= M providers using a unified API. AI Gateway is fast, with a tiny footprin= t, and it can load balance across multiple models, providers, and keys. I= t has fallbacks to ensure app resiliency and plug-in middleware as needed= ..=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS IT=E2=80=99S HUMANS ALL THE = WAY DOWN (2 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 People think that AI is going to repla= ce a lot of jobs because everyone thinks that everyone else's job is easy= .. The desire to remove humans from the equation is based on ignorance. Ev= en with the wildest of innovations, people still matter, and this can't b= e avoided. People want to appeal to other humans and be seen and understo= od.=20 NVIDIA=E2=80=99S G-SYNC PULSAR IS ANTI-BLUR MONITOR TECH AIMED S= QUARELY AT YOUR EYEBALL (4 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 Nvidia=E2=80=99s G-Sy= nc Pulsar uses a novel algorithm to reduce motion blur and pixel ghosting= .. The technology can help with the visual discomfort caused by some strob= ing effects. It will require monitors to have Nvidia's chips built into t= hem. The first monitor with the feature is the Asus ROG Swift PG27 Series= G-Sync, which will be available later this year.=20 =E2=9A=A1=20 Q= UICK LINKS CES 2024: GOOGLE AND SAMSUNG TEAM UP FOR A NEW WAY TO SHAR= E FILES ON ANDROID (3 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 Quick Share for Android is= a unified method of sharing for Android and Chromebook devices developed= through a collaboration between Google and Samsung.=20 PYTHON 3.13 G= ETS A JIT (14 MINUTE READ) [14]=20 The addition of a Just in Time compi= ler, which compiles code on demand as it is run, could be one of the bigg= est changes to the CPython Interpreter since the Specializing Adaptive In= terpreter was added in Python 3.11.=20 AI TOOLKIT (GITHUB REPO) [15] = AI Toolkit is a header-only C++ library that brings finite state m= achines, behavior trees, utility AI, and goal-oriented action planning to= game NPCs.=20 TWITCH PLANS LAYOFFS THAT WILL HIT 35% OF STAFF (1 MINUT= E READ) [16]=20 The layoffs will affect roughly 500 jobs - in 2023, Twi= tch lost several top executives, announced that it would exit South Korea= , and laid off 400 other employees.=20 WHERE HAVE ALL THE WEBSITES GO= NE? 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Big Tech & Startups

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The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powe= red gadget that can use your apps for you (4 minute read)

The Rabbit R1 is a $199 standalone devi= ce about half the size of an iPhone powered by a 'Large Action Model'. It h= as a 2.88-inch touchscreen, a rotating camera for taking photos and videos,= a scroll wheel/button for navigation, 128GB of storage, and a battery that= lasts all day. The device runs on Rabbit OS, which features a universal co= ntroller for apps that can control music, order items from the internet, se= nd messages, and more. It is trained on how to use existing apps for itself= and has a dedicated training mode for users to teach it tasks, so develope= rs don't have to do anything to support the device. A 26-minute-long introd= uction video from Rabbit about the device is available in the article.
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CES 2024: Amazon Unveils Ma= tter Casting Standard as Interoperable Alternative to AirPlay (1 minute rea= d)

Matter Casting is a casting feature tha= t will initially only support streaming content from Amazon's Prime Video a= pp to Echo Show devices. The feature will support Fire TV in the coming mon= ths and a range of video services later in the year. Matter Casting is desi= gned to be interoperable across platforms. While both Apple and Google work= ed with Amazon on the Matter Home standard, neither company has announced a= ny plans to support Matter Casting.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

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Potent psychedelic drug ban= ishes PTSD, small study finds (3 minute read)

A small trial on military veterans sugg= ests that ibogaine, a potent psychedelic drug, could be used to treat traum= atic brain injury (TBI). The study found that veterans with TBI symptoms su= ch as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression had the symptoms decrea= se by more than 80% on average after treatment. Ibogaine seems to have a br= oad, dramatic, and consistent effect. The data supports launching rigorous = trials to test the drug.
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How Microsoft found a poten= tial new battery material using AI (4 minute read)

Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest Nat= ional Laboratory have found a new battery material using AI and large-scale= cloud computing. The material is a new kind of solid-state electrolyte. It= could lead to batteries that are less likely to burst into flames compared= to lithium-ion batteries. While the material still needs to be tested to s= ee whether it is a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries, the finding= demonstrates AI's potential for speeding up material discovery.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

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Spin (GitHub Repo)

Spin is a bash utility that improves th= e Docker experience. It can replicate any environment on any machine and ce= ntralize infrastructure from a single configuration file. Spin dramatically= improves the developer experience when working with Docker using officiall= y supported features and best practices.
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AI Gateway (GitHub Repo)

AI Gateway is an interface between apps= and hosted large language models. It streamlines API requests to LLM provi= ders using a unified API. AI Gateway is fast, with a tiny footprint, and it= can load balance across multiple models, providers, and keys. It has fallb= acks to ensure app resiliency and plug-in middleware as needed.
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It=E2=80=99s Humans All the= Way Down (2 minute read)

People think that AI is going to replac= e a lot of jobs because everyone thinks that everyone else's job is easy. T= he desire to remove humans from the equation is based on ignorance. Even wi= th the wildest of innovations, people still matter, and this can't be avoid= ed. People want to appeal to other humans and be seen and understood.
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Nvidia=E2=80=99s G-Sync Pul= sar is anti-blur monitor tech aimed squarely at your eyeball (4 minute read= )

Nvidia=E2=80=99s G-Sync Pulsar uses a n= ovel algorithm to reduce motion blur and pixel ghosting. The technology can= help with the visual discomfort caused by some strobing effects. It will r= equire monitors to have Nvidia's chips built into them. The first monitor w= ith the feature is the Asus ROG Swift PG27 Series G-Sync, which will be ava= ilable later this year.
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Quick Links

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CES 2024: Google and Samsun= g Team Up for a New Way to Share Files on Android (3 minute read)

Quick Share for Android is a unified me= thod of sharing for Android and Chromebook devices developed through a coll= aboration between Google and Samsung.
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Python 3.13 gets a JIT (14 = minute read)

The addition of a Just in Time compiler= , which compiles code on demand as it is run, could be one of the biggest c= hanges to the CPython Interpreter since the Specializing Adaptive Interpret= er was added in Python 3.11.
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AI Toolkit (GitHub Repo)

AI Toolkit is a header-only C++ library= that brings finite state machines, behavior trees, utility AI, and goal-or= iented action planning to game NPCs.
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Twitch Plans Layoffs That W= ill Hit 35% of Staff (1 minute read)

The layoffs will affect roughly 500 job= s - in 2023, Twitch lost several top executives, announced that it would ex= it South Korea, and laid off 400 other employees.
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Where have all the websites= gone? (5 minute read)

People now get content served to them v= ia algorithms rather than searching out content for themselves and sharing = it with friends.
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The flight of the Weird Ner= d from academia (5 minute read)

Intellectuals are being poached from ac= ademia by simple market forces and replaced with people who stay in academi= a due to an inability to thrive in corporate settings for various reasons.
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