Hello Tuners,

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the sheer velocity of AI news this week. As I sifted through the latest developments, I found myself nodding along in excitement, scratching my head in surprise, and occasionally uttering a loud "wow"

From Nvidia's AI-driven surge to Amazon's autonomous taxi revolution, this week has been a wild ride. Here are the top stories that left me speechless:

• Apple's Reign Ends? Nvidia's AI Surge

• Amazon's Robotaxi Revolution Rolls On

• Computex 2024: Nvidia CEO Sparks Controversy

• Bitcoin Miners Ditch Crypto for AI - And It's a Gold Rush

• Wix AI Builds Native Apps in Minutes

Apple's Reign Ends? Nvidia's AI Surge

Nvidia has just dethroned Apple as the world's second most valuable company, with a whopping market capitalization of over $3 trillion That's insane! Their stock is on fire, up 5.2% to close at 1,224.40, and it's all thanks to their killer AI chips that everyone wants a piece of.

I mean, think about it - Microsoft, Alphabet, and all the other tech giants are clamoring for Nvidia's high-performance processors to supercharge their AI capabilities. It's like they're the cool kid on the block that everyone wants to be friends with.

But what about Apple? They're struggling to keep up with slowing iPhone sales and intense competition in China. It's like they're stuck in neutral while Nvidia is shifting into high gear.

And then there's Elon Musk - always making headlines. Apparently, he ordered Nvidia to prioritize shipments of processors to his other companies, X and xAI, ahead of Tesla. That means Tesla had to wait months for their $500 million worth of processors. I'm no expert, but that sounds like a recipe for disaster. Can Musk really handle running multiple companies at once?

Amazon's Robotaxi Revolution Rolls On

Amazon's robotaxi unit Zoox is taking its self-driving cars to the streets of Austin and Miami! This marks the first time they're venturing out of the West Coast, and I'm super curious to see how it goes.

So, here's the deal - Zoox is going to deploy a fleet of Toyota Highlanders with human safety drivers in small areas near the business and entertainment districts of these two cities. It's not a full-on public launch just yet, but more like a test run to see how things go.

But wait, what about those crashes? Yeah, there have been some issues with Zoox vehicles equipped with automated driving systems, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating. Not exactly ideal timing for their expansion plans.

And Zoox isn't alone in this self-driving car drama. General Motors' Cruise and Alphabet's Waymo have also faced investigations into their autonomous driving tech. It's like, can anyone get this right?

Despite all this, Zoox is pushing forward with plans to launch commercial services in Las Vegas and San Francisco soon. And who knows, maybe Austin and Miami will be next? The competition is heating up in the robotaxi space.

Computex 2024: Nvidia CEO Sparks Controversy

I just got my hands on the scoop from Computex 2024, and let me tell you, it's a wild ride! First off, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang is making headlines for signing a woman's chest at the convention... like, what even is that?!

But moving on to the good stuff - Asus and MSI are going head-to-head with their new handheld gaming PCs. The ROG Ally X and Claw 8 AI Plus are looking like serious contenders in the gaming world, with OLED screens and up to 80Wh batteries. That means you can play your favorite games on-the-go for hours without needing to recharge! And with specs like Intel Core i9 processors and up to 64GB of RAM, these devices are packing some serious power.

And then there's Intel, quietly dropping their new Lunar Lake laptop chip like it's no big deal. Apparently, it's gonna give us better performance and battery life - yeah, no kidding! With improved thermal design and more efficient processing, this chip could be a game-changer for laptops.

But here's the thing: Qualcomm is teasing their Snapdragon X Elite chips for desktop PCs... what does this mean for the future of computing? Could we see more powerful and efficient desktops that rival traditional PC hardware? And AMD is jumping into the AI game with their Ryzen AI 300 Series laptop processors. These processors are specifically designed to handle generative AI workloads, which could revolutionize content creation and more.

Last but not least, Nvidia's G-Assist AI chatbot is supposed to be some kind of gaming guru that optimizes your PC settings and guides you through games. It uses machine learning to analyze your gameplay and provide personalized tips and recommendations. Sounds too good to be true? I'm intrigued.

Bitcoin Miners Ditch Crypto for AI - And It's a Gold Rush

With crypto mining revenue plummeting, bitcoin miners are sinking millions into AI businesses, expecting billions in return. Core Scientific's 12-year deal with CoreWeave is expected to rake in over $3.5 billion They're retrofitting facilities to service AI clients, leveraging their massive power infrastructure to handle AI models and workloads.

It's not just Core Scientific; other miners like Bit Digital, Hive, Hut 8, and TeraWulf are also shifting focus to AI. They're partnering with cloud providers to tap into the booming demand for AI compute and infrastructure.

The pivot isn't simple, but the potential payoff is huge. According to CoinShares, Bit Digital derives 27% of its revenue from AI, while Hut 8 generates 6% of sales from these services. With companies like OpenAI leading the charge on ChatGPT-style innovations, it's clear that AI is where it's at.

Expect large-scale bitcoin miners to compete for power, driving innovation in energy solutions like nuclear energy. The verdict? Bitcoin miners might've found their ticket out of crypto limbo - and into the lucrative world of artificial intelligence.

Wix AI Builds Native Apps in Minutes

Wix, the web design platform, is taking a giant leap into the world of mobile app development with its new AI-powered app builder. This innovative tool allows users to create and edit iOS or Android apps simply by describing what they want to see in plain English.

The AI-driven interface guides users through a chatbot-like experience to understand their goals, intent, and aesthetic preferences. With this information, Wix's AI generates a fully native app code for both iOS and Android platforms.

This move follows Wix's AI website generator, launched last July, which can create a site template complete with text and images from descriptive captions. Wix co-founder and CEO Avishai Abrahami says this is part of their strategy to create "custom AI solutions" for quick digital experiences.

But will it replace developers? Abrahami claims the tool isn't meant to replace professional developers but rather provide an alternative for customers who want it. The question remains: Will app developers agree?

LLM Of The Week

Tsinghua University's GLM-4-9B-Chat-1M language model outperforms GPT-4 and Gemini in various benchmarks. Trained on 10 trillion tokens across 26 languages, it supports multi-round dialogue, code execution, and web browsing. Its architecture incorporates attention mechanisms and transformer architectures, with a context window of up to 1 million tokens.

GLM-4-9B excels in high-resolution vision tasks and handles diverse languages, making it a powerful contender in the language model landscape.

Weekly Research Spotlight 🔍

Jailbreaking of Large Language Models

Researchers enhance optimization-based jailbreaking techniques for large language models, building upon the Greedy Coordinate Gradient (GCG) attack. They introduce diverse target templates with harmful self-suggestion and guidance to mislead LLMs, improving attacking performance. Additionally, an adaptive multi-coordinate updating strategy accelerates convergence. The resulting method, -GCG, achieves nearly 100% attack success rate on NeurIPS 2023 Red Teaming Track benchmarks, surpassing state-of-the-art jailbreaking attacks. This work highlights the importance of continued research into LLM safety and alignment, as well as the need for more robust defense mechanisms against optimization-based jailbreaks.

Best Prompt of the Week 🎨

Today's Goal: Try new things 🧪

Acting as a Storyteller

Prompt: I want you to act as a storyteller. You will come up with entertaining stories that are engaging, imaginative and captivating for the audience. It can be fairy tales, educational stories or any other type of stories which has the potential to capture people's attention and imagination. Depending on the target audience, you may choose specific themes or topics for your storytelling session e.g., if it’s children then you can talk about animals; If it’s adults then history-based tales might engage them better etc. My first request is "I need an interesting story on perseverance."

This Week's Must-Read Gem 💎