Tesla is making a new version of the Model 3 for businesses in the UK. 

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TLDR 2023-04-19

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Big Tech & Startups

Tesla launches new Model 3 with almost 400 miles of range, but it’s just for businesses (3 minute read)

Tesla is making a new version of the Model 3 for businesses in the UK. The new vehicle will feature a Long Range battery pack and a single RWD motor. Prices for the new Model 3 will start from £46,990. Deliveries will start in June.
Microsoft reportedly working on its own AI chips that may rival Nvidia’s (2 minute read)

Microsoft is reportedly working on AI chips for training large language models. The chips have been in development in secret since 2019. They are currently being tested with large language models like GPT-4. Chips made by Nvidia are in high demand. Nvidia's latest H100 GPUs are selling for more than $40,000 on eBay. Microsoft plans to make its chips available within its company and OpenAI as early as next year.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

The fascinating and evolving story of bacteria and cancer (4 minute read)

Bacteria can be found within cancer cells. Cells infected with bacteria have increased expression of pathways known to enhance cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Scientists are able to manipulate the genomes of bacteria to make antigens that elicit potent T-cell responses against some cancers. These two findings show contrasting ways bacteria can influence cancers. A deeper understanding of the mechanisms behind these interactions could lead to improvements in therapy.
Demystifying LLMs with Amazon distinguished scientists (11 minute read)

This article features a transcript from an interview with two distinguished scientists from Amazon, Sudipta Sengupta and Dan Roth, about machine learning technologies. During the conversation, the pair helped to demystify everything from word representations to specialized computation on custom silicon. Transformers, the neural network architectures that have led to the rise of large language models, have grown more than 1000 times in size since 2019. The interview covers how transformers impact computing and energy consumption, their limitations, and how to turn these limitations into opportunities.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

An example of LLM prompting for programming (12 minute read)

This article gives examples of how to use ChatGPT to produce useful self-tested code. The prompt starts by setting the context for the application and how the code should be structured. Most of the prompt is setting out the design guidelines the code should follow. The prompt ensures that ChatGPT generates useful information about the problem first before it generates any code. Using this structure, ChatGPT can be more informed of its task and generate better responses.
KV.JS (GitHub Repo)

KV.JS is an in-memory caching module for JavaScript. It can handle multiple data types and features more than 140 functions. KV.JS can be used for caching when running Redis or Memcached would be an overkill.
A complete guide to distributed tracing (Sponsor)

Distributed tracing is a powerful diagnostic tool for microservices and hybrid environments. This article explains the structure of distributed traces, spans and transactions (with examples). You’ll learn how to pass trace context between services, including the W3C Trace Context Standard; and understand the pros and cons of head-based and tail-based trace sampling. Read the article on the New Relic blog
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Miscellaneous

Software firms across US facing massive tax bills that threaten tech startup world survival (9 minute read)

Many companies are experiencing an existential threat this tax season due to a change in law related to research and development costs. Lawmakers were unable to extend a key tax provision that allows for full expensing of research and development costs. Software development businesses are now facing massive tax bills that could force them into painful financial decisions. While many firms will likely make it through this year, their time could be limited if R&D full expensing treatment is not brought back.
Coinbase Could Move Away From U.S. if No Regulatory Clarity: CEO Brian Armstrong (3 minute read)

Coinbase is considering moving away from the US if the regulatory environment for the industry doesn't become clearer. While the US may be an important market for crypto, the lack of regulatory clarity makes it hard for companies to operate in the country. The SEC and the CFTC have made contradictory statements, further complicating the issue. Coinbase received a Wells Notice from the SEC in March without receiving any feedback regarding the nature of its business.
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Google might announce a foldable Pixel next month (2 minute read)

Google may be getting ready to announce a book-style foldable at its I/O event.
moon (Website)

moon is a task runner and monorepo management tool for the web ecosystem that supports JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Ruby, and more.
Apple’s VR headset might run tweaked versions of iPad apps (2 minute read)

Apple's new headset will feature an interface that allows users to access millions of already-available apps.
HyperDB (GitHub Repo)

HyperDB is a fast local vector database that can be used with LLM agents.
Reddit will begin charging for access to its API (2 minute read)

Reddit's API will still be free for research and developers who want to build apps and bots that help Reddit users.
Load Balancing (10 minute read)

This post looks at how a single load balancer distributes HTTP requests to sets of servers.

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