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IBM has made a new highly efficient AI processor
Plus: The Startup CTO's Handbook
Cash Nut
October 23, 2023
In Today’s Edition
The Startup CTO's Handbook
How private companies can adapt their equity planning to today’s market
‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google
Apple Rumored to Follow ChatGPT With Generative AI Features on iPhone as Soon as iOS 18
What Every Developer Should Know About GPU Computing
Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process
🚀Startups Nuts
This book, written for startup CTOs, covers leadership, management, and technical topics. It aims to provide perspective on the common problems faced by every technical leader. The book provides frameworks for leaders to help make their own well-reasoned decisions. It offers best practices and provides reference materials for a better understanding of each topic.
The private market seems to be split into the haves and have-nots, those with PMF and stable income and those without. This report suggests that the bottom line is talent. A strong and committed workforce is the main driver of success in the current environment. Incentivize them accordingly with the right stock options. This article explores a few options.
🏭Business Nuts
Reddit may block search crawlers if it can't reach deals with generative AI companies to pay for its data. More than 535 news organizations have opted to block their content from being scraped by AI companies. X's new reading limits are due to data scraping by AI startups.
IBM's NorthPole processor can efficiently execute inference-based neural networks. It can be up to 35 times more efficient than GPUs for tasks like image classification and audio transcription. While it isn't any more energy efficient than other processors, it could make AI processing on edge devices more accessible. This article examines and explains the technology used in the new processor.
📱Tech Nuts
Apple plans to start implementing generative AI technology in iOS in late 2024 at the earliest. The company will likely build hundreds of AI servers over the next two years. It will probably offer a combination of cloud-based and on-device AI. The time frame seems to line up with the release of iOS 18.
GPUs were designed for massive levels of parallelism and high throughput at the cost of medium to high instruction latency. It's essential for every software engineer today to possess a basic understanding of how GPUs work because of their pervasive use in deep learning. This article aims to provide that knowledge. It delves into how graphics processors work at a very detailed level and provides resources for further learning.
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🎁Miscellaneous
A team of scientists has developed a technique for deflecting laser beams off nothing but air while still maintaining the beam's strength and integrity. The technique involves using sound waves to create an invisible grating made only of air that can reflect the beam like a mirror. Modern optics is almost exclusively based on the interaction of light with solid matter - this new approach opens up a completely new direction. The team is now seeking a patent for the process.
💡What else are we reading and seeing?
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses actually make the future look cool
Is AI alignment on track? Is it progressing... too fast?
How to Scale App Rollups
Higher rates for longer will test corporate debt’s maturity wall
How billionaire philanthropy has turned selfish
Private equity firms forced to kick in more cash to shore up PortCos
😎Fun Fact
The world's oldest bank, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, was founded in Italy in 1472 and is still in operation today
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