Subj : TikTok Photos 📱, next-gen AI dev 👨‍💻, startup comp trends 💰 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Mar 13 2024 10:39 am --kHpsC0PA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The latest TikTok app APK contains strings that mention a standalone app = called TikTok Photos=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]|Advertise [2]|View Online [3]= =20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHER WITH [NVIDIA] [4] TLDR 2024-03-= 13 A TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENT IN AI IS HAPPENING (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Do= n't miss your chance to experience the latest AI breakthroughs in-person = at NVIDIA GTC [4], the #1 AI conference [4]. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will= share the latest AI advances that are shaping our future, live at the SA= P center in San Jose. With 900+ inspiring sessions [4], 300+ exhibits, an= d tons of unique networking events, GTC delivers something for every tech= nical level and interest area. Explore the wide range of sessions an= d experiences covering the latest breakthroughs [4] in generative AI, acc= elerated computing, and beyond. Register [4] before conference passes = sell out and use code TLDR20 for 20% off your conference pass [4]. = =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS TIKTOK PREPARES TO CHALLENGE I= NSTAGRAM WITH 'TIKTOK PHOTOS' (2 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 The latest TikTo= k app APK contains strings that mention a standalone app called TikTok Ph= otos. TikTok appears to be considering offering a more dedicated photo ex= perience that will allow users to sync their existing photo posts from th= e main TikTok app. There is no official launch date and TikTok has not co= nfirmed the existence of the app. A leaked icon for the app is available = in the article.=20 APPLE TO ALLOW IOS APP DOWNLOADS DIRECT FROM WEBSITE= S IN THE EU (4 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Apple's new iOS web distribution f= eature is a new way to distribute iOS apps in EU markets without the need= for a separate app store. App developers considering the option will nee= d to adhere to Apple's strict rules. It will allow apps to be installed f= rom website domains registered with App Store Connect. Apple appears to b= e limiting the option to large developers with a good standing around for= at least two years.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNO= LOGY STRATOLAUNCH LAUNCHES 1ST ROCKET-POWERED FLIGHT OF HYPERSONIC = PROTOTYPE FROM WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPLANE (4 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Stratola= unch successfully launched its first rocket-powered prototype vehicle fro= m a carrier plane on March 9. The dart-shaped Talon-A1 is an advanced air= -launched vehicle designed to launch from a huge dual-fuselage carrier pl= ane and travel at hypersonic speeds. Stratolaunch is now ramping up its p= lans to manufacture a fully reusable version of the vehicle. Pictures of = the Talon-A1 test vehicle taken during its powered flight test are availa= ble in the article.=20 THE U.S. NOW HAS A DRUG FOR SEVERE FROSTBITE. HO= W DOES IT WORK? (7 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Iloprost, a drug that can prev= ent the need to amputate frozen fingers and toes due to frostbite, has be= en approved as a treatment for frostbite by the FDA. The drug has already= been used to treat frostbite for years in a number of European countries= and elsewhere in the world. It works as a vasodilator, widening blood ve= ssels and improving blood flow. Iloprost prevents blood clotting and is a= lso used to treat blood pressure-related illnesses.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB = PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE INTRODUCING DEVIN, THE FIRST= AI SOFTWARE ENGINEER (4 MINUTE READ) [9] Devin is a fully autonom= ous AI software engineer created by Cognition Labs. It is designed to wor= k alongside engineers or independently complete tasks for engineers to re= view. Devin can plan and execute complex engineering tasks requiring thou= sands of decisions, recalling context at every step, learn over time, and= fix mistakes. It actively collaborates with users, reporting on its prog= ress in real time and accepting feedback. Devin can use unfamiliar techno= logies, build and deploy apps end-to-end, autonomously find and fix bugs = in codebases, train and fine-tune its own AI models, and more.=20 BUI= LDING META=E2=80=99S GENAI INFRASTRUCTURE (11 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 This= article shares details on two versions of Meta's 24,576-GPU data center = scale cluster. These clusters support the company's current and next-gene= ration AI models as well as AI research and development across GenAI and = other areas. Meta's long-term vision is to build artificial general intel= ligence that is open and built responsibly to be widely available so that= everyone can benefit from it. Its infrastructure is designed to power th= is ambition.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS STATE OF STARTUP = COMPENSATION, H2 2023 (20 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 This report shares insig= hts about startup hiring in 2023, a year that saw headcount at VC-backed = startups experience a net decline for the first time in at least five yea= rs. There were more total job departures in VC-backed startups last year = than there were new hires. Startups were still hiring, but their prioriti= es shifted. Compensation strategies shifted as well.=20 BLUESKY LAUNC= HES OZONE, A TOOL THAT LETS USERS CREATE AND RUN THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT MO= DERATION SERVICES (3 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 Ozone is a tool that lets ind= ividuals and teams collaboratively review and label content on Bluesky. B= luesky plans to open up the ability for individuals and teams to run thei= r own independent moderation services later this week. Users will be able= to subscribe to additional moderation services on top of Bluesky's defau= lt moderation. Installing filters from independent moderation services = will be as easy as following another account. Moderation service filters = will be available on the desktop version of Bluesky first - a mobile vers= ion will be available soon.=20 =E2=9A=A1=20 QUICK LINKS UBICLOU= D WANTS TO BUILD AN OPEN SOURCE ALTERNATIVE TO AWS (5 MINUTE READ) [13] = Ubicloud wants to offer an open-source layer of core cloud computing= services that allows developers to build their own cloud on top of aff= ordable bare-metal servers.=20 A FORMULA FOR RESPONSIVE FONT-SIZE (1 MI= NUTE READ) [14]=20 Instead of defining font-size piecewise, just use th= is one-line function: 1rem + 0.25vw.=20 DISCORD TO BRING MORE GAMES, = APPS WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT SDK FOR CHATS (4 MINUTE READ) [15]=20 Disco= rd's new development SDK platform will allow developers to embed an ifram= e within the platform to enable users to access games and apps directly t= hrough the chat platform.=20 TRANSFORMER DEBUGGER (GITHUB REPO) [16] = Transformer Debugger is a tool that supports investigations into s= pecific behaviors of small language models by combining automated interpr= etability techniques with sparse autoencoders.=20 TELEGRAM EYES IPO AS = USER NUMBERS CLOSE IN ON 1 BILLION (3 MINUTE READ) [17]=20 Telegram's= CEO Pavel Durov says the company hopes to become profitable within the n= ext two years.=20 DEVIN, THE FIRST AI SOFTWARE ENGINEER (2 MINUTE VIDEO= ) [18]=20 Devin is an autonomous agent that solves engineering tasks th= rough the use of its own shell, code editor, and web browser.=20 Love = TLDR and want free stuff? =F0=9F=8E=81 Share TLDR with your friends a= nd get rewards when they subscribe. 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The latest TikTok app APK contains stri= ngs that mention a standalone app called TikTok Photos. TikTok appears to b= e considering offering a more dedicated photo experience that will allow us= ers to sync their existing photo posts from the main TikTok app. There is n= o official launch date and TikTok has not confirmed the existence of the ap= p. A leaked icon for the app is available in the article.
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Apple to allow iOS app down= loads direct from websites in the EU (4 minute read)

Apple's new iOS web distribution featur= e is a new way to distribute iOS apps in EU markets without the need for a = separate app store. App developers considering the option will need to adhe= re to Apple's strict rules. It will allow apps to be installed from website= domains registered with App Store Connect. Apple appears to be limiting th= e option to large developers with a good standing around for at least two y= ears.
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Stratolaunch launches 1st r= ocket-powered flight of hypersonic prototype from world's largest airplane = (4 minute read)

Stratolaunch successfully launched its = first rocket-powered prototype vehicle from a carrier plane on March 9. The= dart-shaped Talon-A1 is an advanced air-launched vehicle designed to launc= h from a huge dual-fuselage carrier plane and travel at hypersonic speeds. = Stratolaunch is now ramping up its plans to manufacture a fully reusable ve= rsion of the vehicle. Pictures of the Talon-A1 test vehicle taken during it= s powered flight test are available in the article.
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The U.S. now has a drug for= severe frostbite. How does it work? (7 minute read)

Iloprost, a drug that can prevent the n= eed to amputate frozen fingers and toes due to frostbite, has been approved= as a treatment for frostbite by the FDA. The drug has already been used to= treat frostbite for years in a number of European countries and elsewhere = in the world. It works as a vasodilator, widening blood vessels and improvi= ng blood flow. Iloprost prevents blood clotting and is also used to treat b= lood pressure-related illnesses.
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Devin is a fully autonomous AI software= engineer created by Cognition Labs. It is designed to work alongside engin= eers or independently complete tasks for engineers to review. Devin can pla= n and execute complex engineering tasks requiring thousands of decisions, r= ecalling context at every step, learn over time, and fix mistakes. It activ= ely collaborates with users, reporting on its progress in real time and acc= epting feedback. Devin can use unfamiliar technologies, build and deploy ap= ps end-to-end, autonomously find and fix bugs in codebases, train and fine-= tune its own AI models, and more.
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This article shares details on two vers= ions of Meta's 24,576-GPU data center scale cluster. These clusters support= the company's current and next-generation AI models as well as AI research= and development across GenAI and other areas. Meta's long-term vision is t= o build artificial general intelligence that is open and built responsibly = to be widely available so that everyone can benefit from it. Its infrastruc= ture is designed to power this ambition.
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Bluesky launches Ozone, a t= ool that lets users create and run their own independent moderation service= s (3 minute read)

Ozone is a tool that lets individuals a= nd teams collaboratively review and label content on Bluesky. Bluesky plans= to open up the ability for individuals and teams to run their own independ= ent moderation services later this week. Users will be able to subscribe to= additional moderation services on top of Bluesky's default moderation. Ins= talling filters from independent moderation services will be as easy as fol= lowing another account. Moderation service filters will be available on the= desktop version of Bluesky first - a mobile version will be available soon= ..
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