Tuesday, June 4, 2024
TECHPRESSO
Good morning! This is your daily ☕️ Techpresso.
In today's Techpresso:
💥 Leaked Google database reveals its secret privacy and security failures
🤫 OpenAI whistleblowers describe reckless and secretive culture
🔮 Intel unveils new AI chips to reclaim market share from Nvidia and AMD
🤔 Elon Musk reportedly diverted thousands of AI chips from Tesla to X
👾 Oculus and Anduril founder now also sells a Game Boy
🎁 + 10 other news you might like
🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools
Amazon’s Project PI AI looks for product defects before they ship.LINK
Arm CEO aims to conquer half the Windows world in 5 years.LINK
Mourners can now speak to AI versions of dead friends and relatives.LINK
Even the Raspberry Pi is getting in on AI.LINK
Microsoft is laying off workers at its Mixed Reality business as the technology that inspired Mark Zuckerberg to rename his company struggles.LINK
Burj Khalifa architects want to turn skyscrapers into gravity-powered batteries.LINK
Bitcoin miners sink millions into AI businesses, seeking billions in return.LINK
Microsoft under EU scrutiny for alleged children's data collection.LINK
With 82% of workers at risk of burnout this year, many are excited by AI.LINK
Samsung sues Oura to block Oura from suing Samsung over the Galaxy Ring.LINK
GemShop: allows players to exchange coins for gems, which can be used to buy items, ranks, and more on a Minecraft server. Shop: a player-driven marketplace with a dynamic pricing system based on supply and demand, showing the cheapest offers available. Premium Market: an auction house for players to bid on unique items not found in the regular shop. Mining: a feature where players can mine ores for coins, with rewards adjusted for inflation. Trading System: a secure interface for players to trade items and coins, with safeguards against fraud. Griefing: a system where inactive player bases become vulnerable to damage after 72 hours. Automatic calculation: an automated process to determine the value of player bases using in-game shop prices. Save base as schematic: allows GOLD rank players to save their bases as schematics. Custom Scoreboards: displays different scoreboards based on the player's location within the game (own base, visiting, or griefing). Verification check: a tool to verify players and prevent the use of VPNs through a simple book GUI. Auto-Detect Chatbots: an automated system that identifies and mutes spam bots without false flags. Realistic Games: offers casino-like games including slot machines, roulette, and card games for players. Bank: enables players to exchange in-game coins for chips, which can be used in various games. MuxSearch Events: themed events that offer special rewards during holidays like Easter and Halloween. Realistic Bike: a feature allowing players to ride bicycles in-game, including the option for a passenger. Crates / Chests: loot boxes with items priced according to the in-game shop, offering dynamic rewards. Recurring Tips: provides ongoing advice and tips for new and existing players on how to play effectively. Voting System: a feature requiring player votes for various in-game actions and privileges.LINK
Koheesio: Nike's Python-based framework designed to enable efficient building of advanced data pipelines by promoting modularity, type safety, and collaboration, and supporting integration with various data processing technologies.LINK
Grokfast: Accelerated Grokking by Amplifying Slow Gradients: the paper presents a technique that speeds up the learning process in machine learning models by enhancing weaker gradient signals.LINK
SaySelf: Teaching LLMs to Express Confidence with Self-Reflective Rationales: the paper explores training language models to better gauge and express their own confidence by generating self-reflective rationales.LINK
See you tomorrow for a new dose of ☕️ Techpresso!