Monday Byte [7]

Monday Byte: 8 Bits of information to kick start your week

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Hi there! 👋

On this edition:

1. OpenAI disrupts the techworld with its first DevDay 🤖

   1. All the news from OpenAI’s first developer conference (The Verge)

      1. GPTs that threaten many AI startups + a GPT store, “Copyright Shield”, and DIY ChatGPT were just some of the few gems showcased by Sam Altman. 💎🤯

2. Alert! Outlook gives Microsoft full access to your mails, passwords and info 🚨

   1. Warning: New Outlook sends passwords, mails and other data to Microsoft (Mailbox)

      1. Latest Outlook versions for Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android make use of a “synchronization” service that push a bit more than metadata to Microsoft’s servers. 🪝

3. You can access Yarn-Mistral-7b-128k from Hugging Face now! 🤗

   1. NousResearch/Yarn-Mistral-7b-128k (Hugging Face)

      1. The acclaimed model Mistral 7b just got a boost to allow for very long context. The first version of the model allowed for an 8k token context window, while this push allows for a 16x larger window (128k, just like the GPT-4 Turbo announced by OpenAI on DevDay), and yes, it comes with the same Apache 2.0 license 😉 ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

4. Barack Obama acknowledges that AI's impact will be a global task 🌎 🤖

   1. Former President Obama Warns 'Disruptive' AI May Require Rethinking Jobs and the Economy (Slashdot)

      1. “The broader question is going to be what happens when 10% of existing jobs now definitively can be done by some large language model or other variant of AI? And are we going to have to reexamine how we educate our kids and what jobs are going to be available...?” 😰

5. Amazon is looking forward to ditch Android and Google with “Vega” 👷🚧🏗️

   1. Amazon Making its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android (OMG Ubuntu)

      1. The tech company makes use of old Android versions to bring its Fire TVs, smart displays and other similar devices to life. However, with this new OS codenamed “Vega”, Amazon is trying to move away from their dependency on Google’s Android. 📺

6. Turning off your computer does not mean that the RAM will be pruned 👹

   1. What Is a Cold Boot Attack and Can You Defend Against It? (Make use of)

      1. With help from a bootable USB, attackers may copy the contents of your RAM when your computer restart, in order to copy and get away with your passwords, encryption keys and more information kept in memory. 🥷🔓

7. Google has a new (and very interesting) challenger bringing images to life 🤯

   1. Runway: Introducing, Motion Brush. A new way to add controlled movement to your generations. (X)

      1. A few weeks ago, we were talking about Google Research unveiling Generative Image Dynamics. Now, this company is leveraging Stable Diffusion to the max, in order to create movement on still images by just selecting what to move or create 🤩

8. You can now take a look 10 billion years into the past thanks to Euclid 🌌🔭

   1. ESA releases stunning first images from Euclid, its ‘dark universe detective’ (Engadget)

      1. The European Space Agency is on a mission to create the largest 3D map of the universe until now. Thanks to this, the space telescope Euclid is now showcasing images from galaxies far, far away that will leave you astonished 🤩

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