Subj : AirPods Lite 🎧, Google deletes Incognito data 🥸, inside the xz exploit 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Apr 02 2024 10:39 am --8RwfZ-DC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple is expected to release multiple new models of its AirPods this year= =C2=A0 Sign Up [1]|Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [WorkOS] [4] TLDR 2024-04-02 THE DEVELOPE= R'S GUIDE TO USER MANAGEMENT (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Today, even smaller start= ups are demanding auth features like SSO that used to be the purview of t= he Fortune 500. This developer resource by WorkOS [4] covers the essentia= ls of modern day user management =E2=80=94 from 101 topics to more advanc= ed concepts: =09* SSO, MFA, and sessions =09* Bot policies, org auth= policies, and UI considerations =09* Identity linking, email verificatio= n, and just-in-time provisioning Read the full guide on the WorkOS blo= g [4] =F0=9F=93=B1 BIG TECH & STARTUPS =E2=80=98AIRPODS LIT= E=E2=80=99 TO DEBUT LATER THIS YEAR, NEW REPORT SAYS (1 MINUTE READ) [5] = Apple is expected to release multiple new models of its AirPods this= year. A report says that a new lower-cost AirPods Lite, priced at $99,= will be released sometime during the second half of 2024. There is lit= tle information about what to expect from the lower-cost earbuds. New Air= Pods Max are also coming later this year. The AirPods 4 will feature a ne= w design and a USB-C charging case. The higher-end variant will feature n= oise cancellation.=20 GOOGLE AGREES TO DESTROY BROWSING DATA COLLECTED = IN INCOGNITO MODE (2 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Google has agreed to destroy= or de-identify billions of web browsing data records collected from Inco= gnito mode users as part of a proposed class action settlement. The settl= ement also mandates greater disclosure from the company about how it coll= ects information in Incognito mode and puts limits on future data collect= ion. The proposed settlement has been valued at around $5 billion, with p= laintiffs receiving zero in damages unless they individually file claims.= =20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY TERRAFORM I= NDUSTRIES CONVERTS ELECTRICITY AND AIR INTO SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS FOR THE= FIRST TIME (4 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Terraform Industries' Terraformer is= a machine that uses electricity and air to create hydrocarbons. It consi= sts of an electrolyzer, a direct air capture system, and a chemical react= or. Roughly the size of two shipping containers, the machine produces pip= eline-grade synthetic natural gas using energy from a one-megawatt solar = array. The system converts clean energy into hydrogen at less than $2.50 = a kilogram of H2 and the direct air capture system filters CO2 for less t= han $250 per ton, a world record.=20 ROLLABLE OLED=E2=80=99S MOMENT I= S NEAR (4 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Flexible OLED technology isn't new: the f= irst foldable OLED display was released in 2018. Rollable displays are si= milar to foldable displays, but they have proven difficult to produce. Te= cno Mobile and Motorola both recently presented rollable OLED concepts at= the Mobile World Congress technology convention in Barcelona. Samsung al= so recently filed a patent for a future smartphone or tablet that rolls= up like a newspaper.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA = SCIENCE =F0=9F=A6=8B=C2=A0KISS WEB APP BUGS GOODBYE (SPONSOR) [9]=20 = Engineering teams want higher user flow coverage, but most struggle t= o achieve it. That=E2=80=99s where QA Wolf (4.8 on G2) [9] comes in. = =09* Take end-to-end testing completely off your plate. =09* Get 80% auto= mated coverage in just 4 months [9]. =09* Stay there with 24-hour mainten= ance, on-demand test creation, unlimited parallel runs (their infra), and= zero flakes guaranteed. Discover the QA Wolf magic =E2=9C=A8 [9] = SMALL DATA, BIG COMPUTE (10 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 The typical busine= ss analyst query significantly underutilizes compute. Large language mode= ls use a lot more compute and may bring on another expansionary era of bl= oat. Most companies will not have the budget to operate large language mo= dels on big data - most business use cases will inevitably operate on les= s than a million rows of data. The shift to small data will mean that dat= a egress will no longer be a moat and open up an opportunity for new GPU = cloud competitors to emerge.=20 XZBOT (GITHUB REPO) [11]=20 xzbot= is a toolkit for exploring the xz backdoor. It includes a fake vulnerabl= e server to detect exploit attempts, a patch, a format of the backdoor pa= yload, and a tool to trigger the exploit. A list of references for more i= nformation on the exploit is available.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81 MISCELLANEO= US THE REMOTENESS OF REMOTE WORK (21 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 Effecti= ve long-term remote work requires specific skill sets and DNA to pull off= .. Many organizations suddenly transitioned to remote work during the pand= emic. While it worked out great in the first year, it eventually became d= etrimental to creativity and collaboration, so some companies switched ba= ck to hybrid in-office work where employees come into the office several = days a week. This article discusses how one company handled the transitio= n to remote work and then to hybrid work and explains the lessons it lear= ned from the experience.=20 THE INTERNET IS TOO SMALL FOR DATA-GUZZLING= AI COMPANIES (9 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 AI systems are requiring larger= and larger pools of data to learn from. The available pool of data is no= w getting too small, and at the same time, some data owners are blocking = access to their information. The industry's need for high-quality text da= ta could outstrip supply within two years. 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The Developer's Guide to Us= er Management (Sponsor)

Today, even smaller startups are demand= ing auth features like SSO that used to be the purview of the Fortune 500.<= p>This developer resource by WorkOS covers the essentials of modern = day user management =E2=80=94 from 101 topics to more advanced concepts:
  • SSO, MFA, and sessions
  • Bot pol= icies, org auth policies, and UI considerations
  • Identity linking, e= mail verification, and just-in-time provisioning

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=E2=80=98AirPods Lite=E2=80= =99 to debut later this year, new report says (1 minute read)

Apple is expected to release multiple n= ew models of its AirPods this year. A report says that a new lower-cost Air= Pods Lite, priced at $99, will be released sometime during the second half = of 2024. There is little information about what to expect from the lower-co= st earbuds. New AirPods Max are also coming later this year. The AirPods 4 = will feature a new design and a USB-C charging case. The higher-end variant= will feature noise cancellation.
Google agrees to destroy br= owsing data collected in Incognito mode (2 minute read)

Google has agreed to destroy or de-iden= tify billions of web browsing data records collected from Incognito mode us= ers as part of a proposed class action settlement. The settlement also mand= ates greater disclosure from the company about how it collects information = in Incognito mode and puts limits on future data collection. The proposed s= ettlement has been valued at around $5 billion, with plaintiffs receiving z= ero in damages unless they individually file claims.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

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Terraform Industries conver= ts electricity and air into synthetic natural gas for the first time (4 min= ute read)

Terraform Industries' Terraformer is a = machine that uses electricity and air to create hydrocarbons. It consists o= f an electrolyzer, a direct air capture system, and a chemical reactor. Rou= ghly the size of two shipping containers, the machine produces pipeline-gra= de synthetic natural gas using energy from a one-megawatt solar array. The = system converts clean energy into hydrogen at less than $2.50 a kilogram of= H2 and the direct air capture system filters CO2 for less than $250 per to= n, a world record.
Rollable OLED=E2=80=99s Mom= ent Is Near (4 minute read)

Flexible OLED technology isn't new: the= first foldable OLED display was released in 2018. Rollable displays are si= milar to foldable displays, but they have proven difficult to produce. Tecn= o Mobile and Motorola both recently presented rollable OLED concepts at the= Mobile World Congress technology convention in Barcelona. Samsung also rec= ently filed a patent for a future smartphone or tablet that rolls up like a= newspaper.
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Engineering teams want higher user flow= coverage, but most struggle to achieve it. That=E2=80=99s where QA = Wolf (4.8 on G2) comes in.
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  • Get 80% au= tomated coverage in just 4 months.
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Small Data, Big Compute (10= minute read)

The typical business analyst query sign= ificantly underutilizes compute. Large language models use a lot more compu= te and may bring on another expansionary era of bloat. Most companies will = not have the budget to operate large language models on big data - most bus= iness use cases will inevitably operate on less than a million rows of data= .. The shift to small data will mean that data egress will no longer be a mo= at and open up an opportunity for new GPU cloud competitors to emerge.
xzbot (GitHub Repo)

xzbot is a toolkit for exploring the xz= backdoor. It includes a fake vulnerable server to detect exploit attempts,= a patch, a format of the backdoor payload, and a tool to trigger the explo= it. A list of references for more information on the exploit is available.
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The remoteness of remote wo= rk (21 minute read)

Effective long-term remote work require= s specific skill sets and DNA to pull off. Many organizations suddenly tran= sitioned to remote work during the pandemic. While it worked out great in t= he first year, it eventually became detrimental to creativity and collabora= tion, so some companies switched back to hybrid in-office work where employ= ees come into the office several days a week. This article discusses how on= e company handled the transition to remote work and then to hybrid work and= explains the lessons it learned from the experience.
The Internet Is Too Small f= or Data-Guzzling AI Companies (9 minute read)

AI systems are requiring larger and lar= ger pools of data to learn from. The available pool of data is now getting = too small, and at the same time, some data owners are blocking access to th= eir information. The industry's need for high-quality text data could outst= rip supply within two years. The data shortage is a frontier research probl= em, so many efforts to solve it are currently being done in secret as the s= olution could be a competitive advantage.
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OpenAI Startup Fund: GP Hal= lucination (29 minute read)

Vespers Inc., a company that temporaril= y managed the OpenAI Startup Fund, may be a front company created with AI a= ssistance that uses pseudonymous and/or fictitious individuals to serve as = placeholder directors and executives.
10 > 64, in QR codes (17= minute read)

This explains how using decimal encodin= g slightly reduces the density of QR codes containing URLs, why it works, a= nd how the technique allows shoveling maximum data into a URL in a QR code.
The Wi-Fi only works when i= t's raining (10 minute read)

A tree that was barely tall enough to i= nterfere with a Wi-Fi bridge signal was weighed down just enough when it ra= ined that the interference stopped.
Apple AI researchers boast = useful on-device model that =E2=80=98substantially outperforms=E2=80=99 GPT= -4 (3 minute read)

Apple's on-device model takes into acco= unt both what's on users' screens and what tasks are active.
OpenAI drops login requirem= ents for ChatGPT=E2=80=99s free version (3 minute read)

The login-free version of ChatGPT will = be rolled out gradually with additional content safeguards.
Microsoft unbundles Office = and Teams globally following years-long criticism (4 minute read)

The move addresses concerns raised by t= he European Commission.
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