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Daily Update 2023-02-15

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Big Tech & Startups

15-Inch MacBook Air Rumored to Launch in April as Display Production Underway (1 minute read)

Apple is rumored to be preparing to launch a 15-inch MacBook Air in early April. Production on the displays is already underway. Apple usually holds an event in the spring to announce new products. It is unclear if the next-generation 3nm-based M3 chip will be ready for the launch.
Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” advertising system arrives on Android, in beta (2 minute read)

Google's Privacy Sandbox Android Beta is now being rolled out gradually. The feature tracks users by interest groups rather than individually, improving privacy. Users can block ad categories and turn off the feature if they want. Google has no plans to reduce tracking on Android and plans to continue support for existing ads platform features at least until 2024.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

Researchers identify compounds that could lead to an on-demand, short-term contraceptive for men (2 minute read)

Researchers have identified a potential non-hormonal contraceptive for men. The compound temporarily disables an enzyme essential for activating a sperm cell's ability to swim and mature. It can be taken shortly before sexual activity with fertility restored the next day. The compound was shown to be effective in mice and did not interfere with the animals' sexual functioning.
Scientists Use "Acoustic Holograms" To Form Particles Into Complex 3D Shapes (2 minute read)

Researchers in Germany have created 3D shapes out of particles suspended in water using ultrasonic waves. The acoustic holograms are produced by manipulating the pressure exerted by high frequency ultrasonic waves through an inexpensive 3D-printed plate. The researchers were able to form a helix and a figure 8 out of silica gel beads and create spherical clumps of biological cells. The technique could have invaluable applications for gently manipulating delicate biological cells.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

GitHub’s Copilot for Business is now generally available (2 minute read)

GitHub's Copilot for Business is now generally available for $19 a month. Copilot for Business adds features like license management, organization-wide policy management, and additional privacy features. GitHub Copilot now supports connections over proxy. The model is constantly being refined and updated. Copilot is predicted to soon be able to generate 80% of a developer's code.
Promptable (GitHub Repo)

Promptable is a library that enables users to build AI applications using LLMs, Embeddings providers, databases, and APIs. It offers a flexible and extensible API that makes it easy to compose LLMs with data and tools to quickly and easily create complex applications. Promptable can be used to create chatbots, writing apps, search apps, automations, assistants, and more.
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Miscellaneous

Erase browser history: can AI reset the browser battle? (45 minute read)

The web is fundamentally changing with the introduction of platforms like Mastodon and Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine. Mozilla is a nonprofit that aims to protect the open internet while still trying to compete and cooperate with tech giants. This article features an interview with Mitchell Baker, chair of the Mozilla Foundation, where he discusses how Mozilla plans to navigate this period of change while staying true to itself. Mozilla has multiple products in the works that aim to impact the internet in different ways.
These are Microsoft’s Bing AI secret rules and why it says it’s named Sydney (5 minute read)

Microsoft's new Bing AI has been telling people its name is Sydney. Sydney is an internal code name for a chat experience Microsoft was previously exploring. Users have discovered a secret set of rules by exploiting the system. A list of the rules can be found in the article.
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Eric Schmidt Is Building the Perfect AI War-Fighting Machine (7 minute read)

Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, is backing a startup that uses machine learning to test war machines from computer models.
Google’s Fully Homomorphic Encryption Compiler — A Primer (19 minute read)

Fully homomorphic encryption involves encrypting data and then running programs on that data without ever decrypting it.
BuzzFeed launches Infinity Quizzes, creating personalized stories powered by OpenAI (4 minute read)

Infinity Quizzes are similar to Mad Libs, except the stories it produces are theoretically infinite.
How Spotify's podcast bet went wrong (6 minute read)

Spotify's deal with Joe Rogan resulted in internal friction and public controversies.
How Rust went from a side project to the world’s most-loved programming language (14 minute read)

Graydon Hoare started designing Rust after the software in the elevator of his building crashed.
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