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Fantastic to see Greg, a fellow mathematician, start an AI company. Obviously if you interview at x.ai then a prerequisite will be an understanding of his Tensor Programs work as covered on The Cartesian Cafe:
youtu.be/1aXOXHA7Jcw

Roblox is coming to the Meta Quest platform. Been paying attention to this for awhile and glad to see the announcement finally

This is a fairly large inflection point for what the Meta Quest platform is going for, gaming, and I like the move

Thoughts?

This is one of the biggest challenges I worked on previously in my career. Voice moderation is incredibly difficult, but can help solve one of the most negative experiences that creates exits from games, especially competitive games. Very excited to see this from Xbox 👏👏👏

Enhancing player well-being & safety is always a priority. We're adding voice reporting to our Xbox safety features, giving you the means to capture & report inappropriate voice activity on any multiplayer game with in-game voice chat.

Details: xbx.lv/46Ikiom

This is a great addition as the majority of the harassment and racism many of us face when playing online is via voice chat

More accountability for your actions online

Microsoft is launching a new Xbox voice reporting feature. It allows players to capture and report up to 60 seconds of voice activity inside any multiplayer games that have in-game voice chat. Call of Duty lobbies are about to get a lot cleaner theverge.com/2023/7/12/2379…

Finally launched x.ai!

The mathematics of deep learning is profound, beautiful, and unreasonably effective. Developing the 'theory of everything' for large neural networks will be central to taking AI to the next level. Conversely, this AI will enable everyone…

The day is (almost) here: Roblox is coming to Meta Quest! Learn more about the upcoming open beta on App Lab: meta.com/blog/quest/rob…

Roblox is coming to Meta Quest. Open Beta for developers coming soon on App Lab. More info in the link below rblx.co/Meta-Quest

Khan is one of the very best official in the Biden administration, which is exactly why there is a concerted attempt to destroy her.

🧵State Dept spox: 'The Dept of State detected anomalous activity, took immediate steps to secure our systems, & will continue to closely monitor & quickly respond to any further activity. As a matter of cybersecurity policy, we do not discuss details of our response &

bro u don't need AI to understand true nature of universe just go outside and look at a tree

Roblox announces that it is coming to Meta Quest, with an Open Beta on App Lab releasing in the 'coming weeks'

In preparation they are adding the “VR” type in Roblox Studio for creators to activate/port their experiences for relevant devices

It's time to experience #Roblox in a whole new way. In the coming weeks, Roblox will be coming to Meta Quest as an Open Beta on App Lab! The Open Beta will only support Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro devices.

Details: devforum.roblox.com/t/roblox-is-co…

Roblox is coming to Meta Quest, where it will appear in the App Lab in a few weeks. As Roblox is used by millions of people, I am curious to see what the pick-up will be. What do you think?

What are the most fundamental unanswered questions?

1) A new blockchain-based content policy that states that devs must complete a declaration for apps that enable users to transact blockchain-based digital content. Additional requirements apply for NFT gamification.

ICYMI: Early Google exec Urs Holzle will step down from executive management after 24 years, we've learned. He'll transition to an 'IC' and focus on a small number of technical assignments as well as advising. cnb.cx/3JTu0KE

Really cool story from Rest of World Andrew Deck that looks at how generative AI has changed the game for outsourced freelancers across the world — illustrators, writers, virtual assistants etc. using gig platforms like Fiverr and Upwork.
restofworld.org/2023/ai-revolu…