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Meta’s open-source Llama 3 model puts Meta’s AI assistant head-to-head with ChatGPT.

Stability AI laid off 10% of its workforce, the first major AI foundation model to reduce its workforce since the advent of generative AI.

Is the dot-com bubble a cautionary tale for AI enthusiasts? Listen to the episode of Marketplace from NPR.

Do LLMs support Wittgenstein’s position that “meaning is use”? That depends whether you’re talking pre or post Tractatus, of course.

TikTok wouldn’t lie to you: you really can make friends with your local crows. Eira’s proven method for befriending crows: Feed them dry cat food on a consistent schedule, so they learn you’re reliable, and watch them eat, so they grok that you are feeding them intentionally.

Stack Overflow user Arman Ordookhani received a well-deserved Lifeboat badge for telling nearly 30,000 people How to free memory in go.

Bluesky Goes Public, Zuck's AI plans

• The panel discusses the Apple Vision Pro
• Transcribe Glass
• X rival Bluesky launches to public with option to pick your algorithm
• Tech layoff tracker - layoffs.fyi
• A general discussion on AI
• Zuckerberg's Plan for AI Hinges on Your Facebook and Instagram Data
• The panel looks back at the proto-internet
• Reddit Doesn't Have to Share IP-Addresses of Piracy Commenters, Court Rules
• David Kahn, Leading Historian of Codes and Code Breaking, Dies at 93
• The passing of John Walker, programmer and co-founder of AutoDesk

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AI-generated code is “not equivalent to reliable and robust code, especially in the context of real-world software development,” according to a new study whose title got our attention.

Tech layoffs continue in the wake of the pandemic hiring boom, sending some share prices into the sky.

Take a look at how AI coding assistants are already changing the way code is made.

Shoutout to Stack Overflow user nonopolarity, who earned a Great Question badge by asking Can someone explain SSH tunnel in a simple way?.

• The panel gives their thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro
• Online safety hearing gets skeptical response from kids, advocates
• Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake 'chief financial officer'
• Amazon Drops $1.4 Billion iRobot Deal; Vacuum Maker Cuts Jobs
• There Are 14 Billion Videos on YouTube
• Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Chip
• Google Search officially retires cache link
• The panel discusses the recent spat of tech industry layoffs
• Japan finally ends mandatory form submission on floppy disks
• Amazon Content Spending 2023 Rose 14% to $18.9B for TV, Film and Music

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Guests: Georgia Dow, Lisa Schmeiser, and Wesley Faulkner

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A theory explores how to play DOOM inside a human cell. Fair warning, you'll need about 600 years to complete the game.

Looking for a good prompt builder to help you get the most out of your LLM? Try this one or explore this huge collection of prompts.

Startup Twin Labs wants to build a product that automates repetitive tasks by letting AI take over your cursor.

Harvard Medical School researchers published a study showing that the CRISPR system can encode information in living cells “as complex as a digitized image of a human hand.” Read more.

Three cheers for Max Lybbert, who earned a Lifeboat badge by answering Python faster than C++? How does this happen?.

Verizon Fees, AI Translations, Microsoft Hack

• The panel talks about the Apple Vision pro
• The Apple Google Duopoly
• Verizon To Keep Charging Controversial Fee Despite $100 Million Settlement
• Javier Milei Special Address WITH AI
• Sam Altman says ChatGPT will evolve in "uncomfortable" ways
• Sports Illustrated Thrown Into Chaos With Mass Layoffs
• Origins and definition of "Ensh*ttification"
• Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely
• The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams
• Microsoft 'senior leadership' emails accessed by Russian SolarWinds hackers
• Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data
• Among Linguists, the Word of the Year Is More of a Vibe

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