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Edible transistor made from toothpaste

Researchers have developed an edible transistor using copper phthalocyanine, a toothpaste ingredient.
The transistor has the potential to be used in edible electronics for disease monitoring and treatment.
Clinical trials have shown that copper phthalocyanine is safe in toothpaste.
The transistor can operate at a low voltage for over a year.

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It’s useful that the latest AI can ‘think’, but we need to know its reasoning | John Naughton

OpenAI has developed a new type of large language model (LLM) called OpenAI 01, also known as Strawberry, which claims to be able to reason through complex tasks and solve harder problems than previous LLM models in science, coding and math. This could reduce the opacity of LLMs and decrease the reliance on internal processes that are inscrutable. However, whilst the machine does 'some thinking', including coming up with a number of possible responses, somewhere inside the machine is a record of the 'chain of thought' that led to the final output, OpenAI acknowledged it would not share this with users.
Humanities academics agonised about how they would grade essays if students used technology like ChatGPT or Strawberry to help them to write them, but universities need better ways of grading that take these technologies into account.
The new OpenAI 01 model could reduce the opacity of large language models, but OpenAI has decided not to show the raw chains of thought to users, instead teaching the model to reproduce any useful ideas from the chain of thought in the answer.
Whilst chatbots are being used more and more by customer services, there is resentment over the use of automated voices on helplines, with a Guardian op-ed by Catherine Shoard among others suggesting the blame for transferring employees' jobs to chatbots lies with the corporate interests helping create them rather than the competitors who require them in order to keep up.
OpenAI 01 was asked to hack into a protected file and report on its contents in an internal testing of the model. But the designers of the test put Strawberry in a virtual box with the protected file, unknown to them, the file was inaccessible. Strawberry then surveyed the computer used in the experiment, discovered a mistake, edited how virtual boxes worked and created a new box with the files it needed, demonstrating flexible problem-solving capabilities.
Of course, humans will continue to use these tools and with the increasing development of LLMs, it would be ventured that the best way for people to adapt to their use would be to become increasingly adept at the language used by the LLMs to help them to get what they want, says author John Naughton in The Guardian.
Meanwhile, in an op-ed by Catherine Bosley in Bloomberg, she argues that the mistrust over chatbots in customer services is often misplaced and that as technology advances, customers are becoming increasingly comfortable with automation.
Whilst chatbots and LLMs are likely to be slowly incorporated into a range of industries, they will never completely take humans out of the equation as people will still need to program and design them, as well as maintain them and keep them up to date.
Spotify announced the acquisition of two podcast companies, Podz and the Podglomerate, to help customers discover new podcasts, with voice-activated commands and clickable episode transcripts, from millions of shows. Spotify 'expects to double the number of podcast listeners over the next few years' and is continuing to invest in its podcast content offerings.
A report from Canalys found that Android accounted for 47% of the phone market in Q1 2021 but Apple took 15% of the market share for the top twelve models, with the iPhone 12 remaining its top-selling phone worldwide.

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Meta and Google made AI news this week. Here were the biggest announcements

Google taught an AI to design computer chips
Microsoft outlines Recall security: ‘The user is always in control’
Meta rolls out its own version of Advanced Voice Mode
OpenAI drops nonprofit status in large-scale reorganization

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Local Development Server for AWS SAM Lambda Projects

A developer has written a script to address the lack of a simple and quick way to locally test REST API built using AWS lambdas as request handlers, which can be heavy for quick iterations during development.
The solution enables developers to test business logic and data validations, provides a local server for frontend developers to test against, and avoids adding overheads for rebuilding Docker images on every change. The python script creates a local Flask server, mapping the API Gateway routes to the Flask routes.
The SAM template can be read to support Functions specific for SAM with added constructors for Ref as a reference to another object, Sub as method to substitute, and GetAtt to get attributes. Add Layers dynamically to path by reading Layers definitions.
Creating Flask routes with each endpoint by looping throughout resources and finding all Functions.
Potential issues highlighted: Lambda memory limitations and CPU; testing in a real environment is recommended. Approach should be used only to speed up the development process.
Overall, the solution enables quick setup, direct execution, hot reload, and shortens the development feedback loop.
Developers have been urged to share insights and feedback to improve the solution for everyone.
The code is available on github, which developers can access to try this solution.
Future updates are expected on the author’s blog.
The author assures readers the script is very helpful and is looking for feedback to improve the solution for others.

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How to Create and configure a storage account for Azure Files.

Create a storage account for Azure Files with premium performance and zone-redundant storage.
Create a file share for the corporate office and add a directory for the finance department.
Configure snapshots to protect against accidental deletion of files and practice restoring files.
Restrict access to the storage account to a specific virtual network and subnet.

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How to install and uninstall Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge is the default internet access tool on Windows but some people have issues with it.
Microsoft is making it harder for users to remove Edge from its native operating system.
Edge is also available for other device ecosystems, such as Apple and Chromebook, for those interested in a different experience.
The article shows how to install, uninstall, and stop Microsoft Edge from installing itself again.
To install, open a different browser and head to the official Microsoft Edge download page.
To uninstall, ignore Microsoft Edge or use roundabout methods like Registry Editor or PowerShell Command.
Wise program uninstaller is another option but it might cause additional problems on desktops.
There is also a method to prevent Microsoft Edge from reinstalling on a desktop again.
Microsoft recommends not attempting to uninstall the Edge browser.
To ensure your system favors the browser of your choice over Edge, set it as your default browser under Settings > Default Apps.

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AI could be an existential threat to publishers – that’s why Mumsnet is fighting back | Justine Roberts

Mumsnet has launched legal action against OpenAI over content scraping.
Google is pushing to overhaul UK copyright law to allow it to use other publishers’ content for commercial gain.
OpenAI's large language model (LLM) was built using scraped content from various publishers, including Mumsnet.
AI models such as ChatGPT are being built using scraped content, which is violating copyright laws.
The lifting of online content for model-training poses an existential threat to publishers, leaving them with no reward for the work they put in.
Allowing the AI giants to steal content is unfair and counterproductive for publishers.
Larger publishers with legal and financial muscle have managed to cut licensing deals with AI companies but smaller publishers risk never getting compensated.
Google's proposal to change UK laws would allow companies to benefit without a fair exchange, resulting in smaller publishers losing control over their unique and brilliant sites.
There is more than enough money flooding into AI companies to ensure everyone is fairly and sustainably rewarded for their contribution.
The publishing industry and government need to act to prevent big tech companies from riding roughshod over the law to grow their dominance.

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Mastering AWS Serverless: Build and Deploy Applications

AWS serverless architecture enables developers to focus on writing code without managing servers.
AWS Serverless offers benefits like automatic scaling, cost efficiency, no upfront costs, and faster development.
The core services for building and deploying serverless applications on AWS include AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon S3.
AWS Lambda is a compute service that lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers that scales your application automatically based on demand.
Amazon API Gateway allows you to build RESTful and WebSocket APIs, which can easily integrate with other AWS services like AWS Lambda and others.
Amazon DynamoDB is a serverless NoSQL database service that offers seamless scalability with great performance. It is best for serverless architectures that require efficient data storage.
Amazon S3 provides scalable object storage for serverless applications and has built-in serverless triggers that invoke AWS Lambda functions.
Building serverless applications with AWS involves designing your application architecture, creating a Lambda function with the required triggers, setting up API Gateway routes, persisting data in DynamoDB database, and storing and processing files in S3 bucket.
Best practices for AWS Serverless Applications are minimizing cold starts, using IAM Roles, monitoring with CloudWatch, and leveraging AWS X-ray to trace requests and identify performance issues.
AWS Serverless allows developers to innovate faster, reduce costs, and focus more on delivering business value rather than running infrastructure.

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Creating Temporary URLs for Local Files in Laravel

Laravel makes it easy to serve temporary URLs for files stored locally
Change the FILESYSTEM_DISK to local in the .env file
Set 'serve' => true under the 'local' disk configuration in config/filesystems.php
Use Laravel's Storage::temporaryUrl() to create URLs that expire after a defined time

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Samsung’s AI chief predicts artificial intelligence in "every corner of life"

Samsung's head of AI, YoungJip Kim, predicts that AI technology will be deeply integrated with every corner of life.
The rapid change in how people view AI assistants has led to high expectations, pushing tech companies to work harder on AI advancements.
Kim highlights the advancements in AI-powered photography, personalization, and language-based data, such as translation and summarizing.
He believes that in the coming years, AI tools will continue to evolve, making users' lives easier and becoming an integral part of everyday life.

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Automate Deployment to AWS App Runner Using Terraform

In this post, I’ll be sharing the Terraform (and shell) scripts I wrote to automate the deployment of a Node.js (Express) API with environment variables, including a database deployed on AWS RDS with MySQL.
Use Infrastructure-as-code to automate provisioning of the AWS resources that allow for manual deployments to change the region of AWS deployments.
The ARN for your connection to the repository provider, and the creation of a VPC connector need to be included in your Terraform scripts.
After successful deployment, you'll see the output in the terminal with the following details - api_service_url, api_service_arn, and api_service_status.
To update the service configuration without rewriting the entire setup configurations, you need to use a similar script as the previous update script.
If you have any existing app runner connections and VPC connectors, ensure they are in the new region you are deploying to, cause these resources need to be located in the same region; terraform script throws an error otherwise.

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ChatGPT's 4o-mini Model Just Got a Big Upgrade – Here Are 4 of the Best New Features

OpenAI has enhanced ChatGPT's GPT-4o mini model with new features.
The mini model can now generate images based on text prompts.
It has gained internet access for online research.
Users can upload and analyze documents and pictures.
The mini model now has a memory feature for tailored interactions.

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Google will invest $3.3B to increase its data center capacity in South Carolina

Google plans to invest $3.3 billion to build two new data centers in South Carolina and expand an existing cloud campus.
The investment will include $1.3 billion for upgrades and workforce expansion at the existing site.
The remaining $2 billion will be used for the construction of two new data centers in Dorchester County.
The project is expected to create 1,200 construction jobs and 200 operational positions.

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Quordle today – hints and answers for Saturday, September 28 (game #978)

Quordle game #978 is one of the most challenging Wordle alternatives.
Today's Quordle has four different vowels - A, E, I, U.
Only one of today's Quordle answers contains a repeated letter.
Q, Z, X, or J appear once in today's Quordle answers.
Today's Quordle answers start with B, C, S, and E.
Today's answers to Quordle game #978 are BUSHY, CIVIC, SNOUT, EQUIP.
The past 20 Quordle answers are also included in the article.
TechRadar's Global Editor in Chief, Marc McLaren, is a seasoned Quordle player.
For Wordle and other puzzle game solutions, check out NYT Connections and NYT Strands.
Yesterday's Quordle Classic answers were GUEST, CHASM, ROOST, BASAL, while the Quordle Daily Sequence answers were TAKER, STEER, CROCK, and SATYR.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, September 28 (game #209)

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections.
Today's theme for NYT Strands is feeling good.
The clue words for unlocking the in-game hints system are VINE, PINE, PHOTO, LAST, DUST, RUSE.
The spangram for today's game touches the left side of the board in the 5th row and the right side of the board in the 5th row.

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