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xAI is currently testing a standalone iOS app for its Grok chatbot in Australia and a few other countries. The app can access real-time data from the web and X. xAI is also preparing a dedicated site to make the chatbot accessible on the web. Grok was previously only available to X's paying subscribers, but the company rolled it out to all users for free earlier this month.

Apple's System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design tightly integrates all components, including both CPU and GPU, into a single package. TSMC's latest chip packaging process, known as SoIC-mH (System-on-Integrated-Chips-Molding-Horizontal), integrates different chips into a package in a way that improves thermal performance, allowing chips to run at full power for longer before they need to be throttled back to reduce heat. This approach may be used for the Pro, Max, and Ultra variants of the M5 chip. The M5 Pro chips will be used to power Apple Intelligence servers.

AI hallucinations can be remarkably useful. Scientists are using them to track cancer, design drugs, invent medical devices, uncover weather phenomena, and even win the Nobel Prize. This article looks at how AI hallucinations have been used to advance science. AI Hallucinations are giving scientists the chance to explore ideas they might not have thought about otherwise.

Quantum computing could one day enable hackers to break the encryption that keeps bitcoin secure. A quantum device powerful enough to do this is still likely a decade or more away. The technology poses a long-term risk unless bitcoin's community of developers beef up its technology. A breakthrough that threatens bitcoin's security would also threaten many other industries, including traditional finance.

Logging is critical for failure analysis and debugging, making it a major pillar for well-designed applications. It is also essential for observability in production. This post lists the most important logging traits for modern cloud applications.

This article tells the story of Julius, a guy who managed to succeed through his way with words. Julius would receive praise for his work despite knowing nothing about many of the things he worked on. People believed him even when he said things that made no sense. More knowledgeable people would be responsible for checking his work - these people knew how poor the work was, but management liked him so much they couldn't see it. His story is analogous to AI - Julius is now everywhere.

2024 is almost over, so it's time to start thinking ahead to next year. Some of the predictions for 2025 in this thread include more restrictions aimed at stopping kids using social media, the world's first trillionaire, and the hottest weather in recorded history. Links to previous years' threads are available.

Dozens of investors at some of the biggest venture capital firms quit or were pushed out in 2024. An unusual number of investors are working on new firms. This is being caused by a protracted startup downturn and a broader shift in the role of VC firms. Bleak market conditions have led to less funding and leaner operations, so it makes sense for firms to employ fewer investors.

The funding round comprised 97 investors who gave a minimum of $77,593.

Attempting to make AI chatbots break their narratives can help you learn a lot about different chatbot platforms.

Microsoft is looking to add more models to its 365 Copilot product that aren't built by OpenAI.

AI quantization is a technique that involves lowering the number of bits needed to represent information.

The WordPress community needs to decide if it's okay with being led by a single person who controls everything.

AI systems will be passing undergraduate mathematics exams within a year.