Subj : SpaceX Starfactory 🚀, Siri reborn 📱, GPT in spreadsheet 🤖 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Jun 10 2024 10:33 am --WdJIpB_g Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Starship Version 2 is said to hold more propellant, have improved reliabi= lity and a lower dry weight, and feature aerodynamic changes=C2=A0=20 S= ign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR =09=09TOGET= HER WITH [Dashlane] [4] TLDR 2024-06-10 A BUSINESS PASSWORD MANA= GER YOU CAN ACTUALLY TRUST (SPONSOR) [4]=20 There are many business pas= sword managers, but one stands out for being simple to deploy, easy to us= e, and delivering proactive protection with minimal effort [4]. Meet= Dashlane [4] =E2=80=94 the universally loved, comprehensive credential m= anager [4]. 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Starship Version 2 is said to hold more propella= nt, have improved reliability and a lower dry weight, and feature aerodyn= amic changes. There are currently over 1,800 full-time employees at Sta= rbase.=20 SIRI IS REBORN IN IOS 18 =E2=80=94 EVERYTHING APPLE'S VOICE A= SSISTANT WILL BE ABLE TO DO (19 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Details about Sir= i's new functionalities as well as prompts that Apple used to test the so= ftware have been leaked. Many of the prompts used contain natural languag= e, often detailing descriptions of what the user is trying to do along wi= th arguably superfluous details. Several core apps, including Notes, Phot= os, Safari, and Mail, will be getting enhanced Siri features in iOS 18. 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Governments around the world are boosti= ng their budgets to encourage companies and multinationals to build new dat= a centers and refit old ones to develop AI locally and train large language= models in their native languages based on their own citizens' data. Nvidia= says that these sovereign AI efforts are expected to bring in almost $10 b= illion this year. Many governments are concerned about how generative AI wi= ll impact their economies. They want sovereign clouds for their AI infrastr= ucture and sensitive data, and US tech companies are eager to build those f= or them.
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