Tomasz Tunguz’s Theory Ventures bets $12M on Initia, the ‘iOS for web3’

The promise of blockchain to change the world hasn’t materialized. For the most part, the technology has instead enabled people to speculate on a new asset class. A big hurdle to realizing blockchain’s full potential, web3 proponents argue, is that decentralized services are incredibly hard to build. Tomasz Tunguz, best known for his popular startup … Read more

Comparative Analysis of Prompt Optimization on BBH Tasks

:::info Authors: (1) Chengrun Yang, Google DeepMind and Equal contribution; (2) Xuezhi Wang, Google DeepMind; (3) Yifeng Lu, Google DeepMind; (4) Hanxiao Liu, Google DeepMind; (5) Quoc V. Le, Google DeepMind; (6) Denny Zhou, Google DeepMind; (7) Xinyun Chen, Google DeepMind and Equal contribution. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Opro: Llm … Read more

Mozilla hit with privacy complaint in EU over Firefox tracking tech

Mozilla, the non-profit that develops the Firefox web browser, has been hit with a complaint by European Union privacy rights group noyb, which accuses it of violating the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by tracking Firefox users by default without their permission. It’s unusual to see a privacy complaint targeting Mozilla, an organization which … Read more

Fictitious Play for Mixed Strategy Equilibria in Mean Field Games: Stopping and Obstacle Issue

:::info Authors: (1) Chengfeng Shen, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing; (2) Yifan Luo, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing; (3) Zhennan Zhou, Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research, Peking University. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Model and 2.1 Optimal Stopping and Obstacle Problem 2.2 Mean Field Games with … Read more

Prompt Optimization Curves on BBH Tasks

:::info Authors: (1) Chengrun Yang, Google DeepMind and Equal contribution; (2) Xuezhi Wang, Google DeepMind; (3) Yifeng Lu, Google DeepMind; (4) Hanxiao Liu, Google DeepMind; (5) Quoc V. Le, Google DeepMind; (6) Denny Zhou, Google DeepMind; (7) Xinyun Chen, Google DeepMind and Equal contribution. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Opro: Llm … Read more

Why did Caroline Ellison do it?

Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Agustina Torres, Getty Images The story of Sam Bankman-Fried was obvious enough: a Shakespearean level of arrogance that led to tragedy. But I have been puzzled for some time by Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research and star witness of the … Read more

WhatFix raises a whopping $125M for its in-app user guides

Digital transformation — upgrading a company’s legacy apps and processes with new tech — has long been a buzzy and lucrative business. But the pandemic supercharged the market. Covid pandemic lockdowns and the widespread move to work-from-home spurred brands relying on old technology to modernize their organizations. According to Statista, worldwide spending on digital transformation … Read more