Subj : Sam Altman's portfolio 🏦, Instagram unskippable ads 📱, the end of software👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Jun 04 2024 10:32 am --041wuLDt Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sam Altman is one of Silicon Valley's most prolific and aggressive indivi= dual investors. He manages holdings worth at least $2.8 billion=C2=A0=20 = Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09= =09TOGETHER WITH [LMNT] [4] TLDR 2024-06-04 =F0=9F=A7=A0 BRAIN F= OG AND SUGAR CRAVINGS ARE KILLING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY (SPONSOR) [4]=20 = Not seeing results from your new diet? Feeling unfocused even after eight= hours' sleep? Like most Americans, you're probably low on electrolyte= s [5]. These chemicals convert nutrients to energy, meaning that even the= healthiest lifestyles can't work without them. 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The majority of reactions= to the feature have been negative.=20 THE OPAQUE INVESTMENT EMPIRE M= AKING OPENAI'S SAM ALTMAN RICH (19 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Sam Altman is = one of Silicon Valley's most prolific and aggressive individual investors= .. He manages an investment empire with holdings worth at least $2.8 billi= on as of early this year. Much of the portfolio isn't widely known. This = article takes readers through what's known about Altman's investments. = =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY MALE BIRTH C= ONTROL GEL IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, NEW TRIAL FINDINGS SHOW (13 MINUTE READ= ) [8]=20 A birth control gel for males, which contains testosterone and= a synthetic hormone called Nestorone that reduces sperm production, is= showing promise in clinical trials. Researchers recently presented enc= ouraging phase 2 trial results on the hormonal gel. The second part of th= e two-part trial is still underway, but initial findings have found that = the contraceptive works faster than expected. On average, the time for ef= fective contraception was eight weeks. This article also covers some othe= r types of male birth control currently under development.=20 FUSION = TECH FINDS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY APPLICATION (5 MINUTE READ) [9]=20 Quaise = Energy plans to deploy gyrotron drills to vaporize rocks using powerful m= icrowaves to dramatically reduce the costs and timelines of drilling to f= antastic depths. Gyrotrons use high-power linear-beam vacuum tubes to gen= erate millimeter-length electromagnetic waves. The technology is used in = nuclear fusion research to heat and control plasma. It could make technol= ogies like geothermal energy viable in more areas of the planet.=20 = =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE MESOP (WEBSITE)= [10]=20 Mesop is a Python-based UI framework that allows developers to= rapidly build web and internal apps. It allows developers to write UI = in idiomatic Python code without writing JavaScript, CSS, or HTML. Mesop = features ready-to-use components, hot reload, rich IDE support, and more.= A demo gallery built in pure Mesop is available.=20 ANNOUNCING BRIOCHE= ! (8 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 Brioche is a package manager and build tool d= esigned to be flexible and easy to use. It leverages TypeScript for fancy= type-checking and autocompletion. Brioche is currently in Technical Prev= iew and limited to x86-64 Linux. 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A birth control gel for males, which co= ntains testosterone and a synthetic hormone called Nestorone that reduces s= perm production, is showing promise in clinical trials. Researchers recentl= y presented encouraging phase 2 trial results on the hormonal gel. The seco= nd part of the two-part trial is still underway, but initial findings have = found that the contraceptive works faster than expected. On average, the ti= me for effective contraception was eight weeks. This article also covers so= me other types of male birth control currently under development.
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Technology has become entangled with th= e structure of society and we can no longer see the world around us without= it. Our data-centric way of seeing the world isn't serving us well. Tools = are controlled by human users, whereas machines only do what their designer= s want. Technologists should build tools rather than machines. Seeing like = a data structure is a choice and there are different paths we can take.
The End of Software (3 minu= te read)

Media behaved very differently before t= he internet. It was expensive to create and distribute. The internet reduce= d the cost of creating content to zero, allowing a lot of user generated co= ntent to be created as creating content didn't cost anything anymore. Conte= nt behaved differently once it no longer had to make money. Software is exp= ensive because developers are expensive. Large language models could drive = the cost of creating software to zero - this will likely result in a Cambri= an explosion of software, similar to what happened with content.
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It's possible to attract people who are= n't happy with their current circumstances to give an alternative a chance = if you simply show how it works and allow them to conclude by themselves wh= at the better choice is.
Intel details new Lunar Lak= e CPUs to fight off AMD, Qualcomm, and Apple (9 minute read)

Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs will feature a = neural processing unit that meets Microsoft's Copilot+ PC requirements, upg= raded architectures for its P-cores and E-cores, next-generation GPU archit= ectures, and some packaging changes.
Synthetic Plugs Could Reduc= e Need for Total Knee Replacements (3 minute read)

Synthetic cartilage-capped regenerative= osteochondral plugs can be implanted with existing surgical tools and prot= ocols, do not require pre-loading with cells or growth factors to induce he= aling, and provide immediate support for joint function once implanted.
Why YC went to DC (4 minute= read)

Y Combinator president Garry Tan went t= o DC to start engaging policymakers and to be the voice of little tech.
Palmer Luckey is now sellin= g pixel-perfect ultrabright magnesium Game Boys for $199 (6 minute read)

The ModRetro Chromatic features a magne= sium alloy case, sapphire crystal cover glass, PBT buttons, a pixel-perfect= IPS screen, and a screen capable of well over a thousand nits of brightnes= s.
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