AI Tasks, Quantum Quips & TPM 2.0

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay

️ IN THE NEWS

• Backdoor in popular code library drains $155k from wallets. Check your deps ASAP. Read more
• Linus Torvalds: x86_64 feature levels "completely broken". CPU arch debates incoming. Read more
• Bitcoin hits $100k. Crypto winter officially over? Read more
• OpenAI strikes content deal with Future. AI + publisher collabs on the rise. Read more

DEPLOY NOTES

Microsoft doubles down: TPM "non-negotiable" for Windows 11. If you're managing Windows fleets, time to audit your hardware. TPM 2.0 required for all installs, no exceptions. Impacts security features, BitLocker, and Windows Hello. Plan upgrades accordingly. More details

UNDER THE HOOD

• AWS adds native Iceberg support to S3. Data lake queries just got a lot faster. Read more
• GPS-alt tech uses Earth "fingerprints". No more lost signals in canyons or cities. Read more
• Oura Ring detects early illness signs. ML model flags 1-3 days before symptoms. Read more

TOOLS YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE

Twos: AI-powered to-do list. Turns tasks into actionable steps. Try it: "twos new 'plan team offsite'" - gives venue suggestions, budget template, etc. Check it out

REPO OF THE WEEK

Amazon's new Nova LLMs via llm-bedrock plugin. Multi-modal prompting at competitive prices. Here's a quick test:

from llm_bedrock import Bedrock bedrock = Bedrock() response = bedrock.chat("Explain quantum computing in 5 words", model="anthropic.claude-3-sonnet-20240229-v1:0") print(response.text) # Output: Superposition, entanglement, qubits manipulate information

More details and benchmarks

SHOWER THOUGHTS FOR DEVS

If code comments were honest: "// I have no idea why this works, but it does. Don't touch it."