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Some 2024 LLM takeaways: multimodal vision became common, LLM prices crashed, overall environmental impact worsened despite efficiency gains, slop arrived, more (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog) Some 2024 LLM takeaways: multimodal vision became common, LLM prices crashed, overall environmental impact worsened despite efficiency gains, slop arrived, more (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog) Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2024 Rating: 5
Ukraine to end transit of Russian gas into Europe Ukraine to end transit of Russian gas into Europe Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2024 Rating: 5
Police identify woman set on fire in deadly New York City attack Police identify woman set on fire in deadly New York City attack Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2024 Rating: 5
Puerto Rico may enter new year in darkness after sudden blackout Puerto Rico may enter new year in darkness after sudden blackout Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2024 Rating: 5
VW Group had sensitive info, including GPS coordinates, of 800K+ electric vehicles exposed on an unprotected AWS database for months before it was alerted (Thanos Pappas/Carscoops) VW Group had sensitive info, including GPS coordinates, of 800K+ electric vehicles exposed on an unprotected AWS database for months before it was alerted (Thanos Pappas/Carscoops) Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2024 Rating: 5
The technology of passkeys is elegant, but the complexities of syncing them to password managers can contribute to platform lock-in and make them less usable (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) The technology of passkeys is elegant, but the complexities of syncing them to password managers can contribute to platform lock-in and make them less usable (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Jimmy Carter's life in video Watch: Jimmy Carter's life in video Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Tourist killed in shark attack off Egyptian coast Tourist killed in shark attack off Egyptian coast Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Netflix's foray into live sports caps off a strong year, with its share price up 90%+ in 2024, but the stock's rich valuation sets a high bar for follow-up act (Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal) Netflix's foray into live sports caps off a strong year, with its share price up 90%+ in 2024, but the stock's rich valuation sets a high bar for follow-up act (Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Nigerians take to the streets for Calabar Carnival Nigerians take to the streets for Calabar Carnival Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump supports H-1B visas, saying "I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I've been a believer in H-1B", siding with Musk in the MAGA debate on the issue (Jon Levine/New York Post) Trump supports H-1B visas, saying "I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I've been a believer in H-1B", siding with Musk in the MAGA debate on the issue (Jon Levine/New York Post) Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Model Dayle Haddon dies in carbon monoxide leak Model Dayle Haddon dies in carbon monoxide leak Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Finland, Canada, the US, and other countries are testing tech for passport-free travel, including facial recognition and a "digital travel credential" (Matt Burgess/Wired) Finland, Canada, the US, and other countries are testing tech for passport-free travel, including facial recognition and a "digital travel credential" (Matt Burgess/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2024 Rating: 5
S Korean president accused of ordering use of guns to stop martial law vote S Korean president accused of ordering use of guns to stop martial law vote Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Man charged with murder, arson in NYC subway killing Man charged with murder, arson in NYC subway killing Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Sydney-based Sitemate, which offers no-code software tools for industries like infrastructure and utilities, raised a AU$27.5M Series A at a ~AU$150M valuation (Shivaune Field/Forbes Australia) Sydney-based Sitemate, which offers no-code software tools for industries like infrastructure and utilities, raised a AU$27.5M Series A at a ~AU$150M valuation (Shivaune Field/Forbes Australia) Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2024 Rating: 5
US sanctions billionaire founder of Georgia Dream party US sanctions billionaire founder of Georgia Dream party Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Tech lobbyists see new opportunities to expand access to high-skilled H-1B visas and green cards by leveraging the sway of Elon Musk over the GOP (Brendan Bordelon/Politico) Tech lobbyists see new opportunities to expand access to high-skilled H-1B visas and green cards by leveraging the sway of Elon Musk over the GOP (Brendan Bordelon/Politico) Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Microsoft adds Copilot to Microsoft 365 in Australia and Southeast Asia and raises 365's price, a sign of how it aims to turn a profit from its AI investments (Tom Dotan/Wall Street Journal) Microsoft adds Copilot to Microsoft 365 in Australia and Southeast Asia and raises 365's price, a sign of how it aims to turn a profit from its AI investments (Tom Dotan/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Analysis: roughly two-thirds of 39 public digital health companies have lost value in 2024, while the Nasdaq is up 32% (Ashley Capoot/CNBC) Analysis: roughly two-thirds of 39 public digital health companies have lost value in 2024, while the Nasdaq is up 32% (Ashley Capoot/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Hundreds escape Mozambique prison amid election protests Hundreds escape Mozambique prison amid election protests Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Analysis: Coinbase International saw its total trading volume grow 124% week-over-week to $119B+ this past week; it averaged just $2.5B per day in November 2024 (The Block) Analysis: Coinbase International saw its total trading volume grow 124% week-over-week to $119B+ this past week; it averaged just $2.5B per day in November 2024 (The Block) Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Two major China-based Amazon merchants say Amazon reps have recently been offering incentives like free ads and lower commissions if they stop selling on Temu (The Information) Two major China-based Amazon merchants say Amazon reps have recently been offering incentives like free ads and lower commissions if they stop selling on Temu (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Pope opens Holy Door to kick off special jubilee year Pope opens Holy Door to kick off special jubilee year Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Filing: Apple asks to participate in Google's upcoming US search antitrust trial, saying it can't rely on Google to defend their revenue-sharing agreements (Jody Godoy/Reuters) Filing: Apple asks to participate in Google's upcoming US search antitrust trial, saying it can't rely on Google to defend their revenue-sharing agreements (Jody Godoy/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump ally Gaetz paid 'tens of thousands' for sex and drugs, ethics report says Trump ally Gaetz paid 'tens of thousands' for sex and drugs, ethics report says Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Microsoft is working on adding more internally developed and 3rd-party AI models to power 365 Copilot, to reduce reliance on OpenAI amid cost concerns (Reuters) Sources: Microsoft is working on adding more internally developed and 3rd-party AI models to power 365 Copilot, to reduce reliance on OpenAI amid cost concerns (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2024 Rating: 5
The Animation Guild ratifies a contract with big studios, without AI demands such as letting members opt out of using AI or having AI train on their work (Gene Maddaus/Variety) The Animation Guild ratifies a contract with big studios, without AI demands such as letting members opt out of using AI or having AI train on their work (Gene Maddaus/Variety) Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Police officer dressed as the Grinch leads drug raid Watch: Police officer dressed as the Grinch leads drug raid Reviewed by swadu on December 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January (Financial Times) Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on December 22, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime (Bloomberg) A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say Reviewed by swadu on December 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Germany grapples with another Christmas market attack Watch: Germany grapples with another Christmas market attack Reviewed by swadu on December 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Tether says it is on track for a record $10B net profit in 2024 and expects to invest $2.5B to $3B in 2025 across AI, finance, biotech, education, and mining (Lucinda Shen/Axios) Tether says it is on track for a record $10B net profit in 2024 and expects to invest $2.5B to $3B in 2025 across AI, finance, biotech, education, and mining (Lucinda Shen/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on December 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Germany grapples with another Christmas market attack Watch: Germany grapples with another Christmas market attack Reviewed by swadu on December 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Car driven into crowd at German Christmas market, reports say Car driven into crowd at German Christmas market, reports say Reviewed by swadu on December 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Grindr will cover as much as $300,000 in fertility, surrogacy, and adoption costs for staffers who have been at the company for 18+ months, starting next year (Kelsey Butler/Bloomberg) Grindr will cover as much as $300,000 in fertility, surrogacy, and adoption costs for staffers who have been at the company for 18+ months, starting next year (Kelsey Butler/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 20, 2024 Rating: 5
In 150+ X posts, Elon Musk led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by sharing misinfo, which may lead to a government shutdown over Christmas (New York Times) In 150+ X posts, Elon Musk led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by sharing misinfo, which may lead to a government shutdown over Christmas (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on December 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Paul Pogba's brother jailed for extorting ex-footballer Paul Pogba's brother jailed for extorting ex-footballer Reviewed by swadu on December 19, 2024 Rating: 5
GitHub makes its Copilot free in VS Code, with 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month; GitHub now has 150M developers, up from 100M in early 2023 (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) GitHub makes its Copilot free in VS Code, with 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month; GitHub now has 150M developers, up from 100M in early 2023 (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 18, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI rolls out a way to talk to ChatGPT by dialing 1-800-CHATGPT for 15 minutes of free access per month in the US or messaging it via WhatsApp globally (Hayden Field/CNBC) OpenAI rolls out a way to talk to ChatGPT by dialing 1-800-CHATGPT for 15 minutes of free access per month in the US or messaging it via WhatsApp globally (Hayden Field/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on December 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Embattled Liberian speaker questioned by police over parliament fire Embattled Liberian speaker questioned by police over parliament fire Reviewed by swadu on December 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Atlanta-based Slip Robotics, a robot-as-a-service startup whose robots speed up the loading and unloading of truck trailers, raised a $28M Series B led by DCVC (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) Atlanta-based Slip Robotics, a robot-as-a-service startup whose robots speed up the loading and unloading of truck trailers, raised a $28M Series B led by DCVC (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Garage CCTV shows moment earthquake hits Vanuatu Garage CCTV shows moment earthquake hits Vanuatu Reviewed by swadu on December 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta rolls out live AI, live translations, and Shazam to Ray-Ban smart glasses for members of its Early Access Program (Victoria Song/The Verge) Meta rolls out live AI, live translations, and Shazam to Ray-Ban smart glasses for members of its Early Access Program (Victoria Song/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on December 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad's Alawite heartland Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad's Alawite heartland Reviewed by swadu on December 16, 2024 Rating: 5
TikTok critics like Marco Rubio and Brendan Carr are set to occupy senior roles in the Trump administration, highlighting Trump's murky stance about the app (Anna Edgerton/Bloomberg) TikTok critics like Marco Rubio and Brendan Carr are set to occupy senior roles in the Trump administration, highlighting Trump's murky stance about the app (Anna Edgerton/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 15, 2024 Rating: 5
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