💰 Nvidia Split, TikTok Hacked, SpaceX Record, China's Sora Rival

Deep Dives & Tools 💬

The Science of Holding Great Conversations [Wired]

Holding great conversations is both an art and a science. Discover science-backed techniques to form meaningful connections - such as the Fast Friends Procedure, The Novelty Penalty, and more! 

Summarise and chat with any YouTube video to learn better [NoBinge.ai]

AI Task Delegation Playbook, by Hubspot

How to use AI as your Personal Assistant, for free [Link]

AI Model Training Costs over time - from $1k in 2017 to $191m in 2024 [Source]

News & Trends 📢

Space News

• SpaceX’s Starship rocket completes a breakthrough ocean landing, with more power and payload than other rockets - watch full video

• A mysterious hourly signal from deep space is puzzling scientists - believed to be coming from round 16,000 light years away

• Space-based AI? Read more about the supercomputer aboard the International Space Station here

TikTok accounts hacked using a zero-click exploit - and how to protect your account

Hackers are exploiting a zero-click exploit relating to the app’s Direct Messaging (DM) feature. Several high-profile accounts (e.g. Sony, CNN, Paris Hilton) were hacked and the cyberattack is now trickling down to many other “regular” accounts. Here’s how to protect yourself while TikTok patches the exploit

Amazon hit with $1.1b data abuse lawsuit from UK retailers (the biggest ever collective action by retailers)

China’s rival to OpenAI’s Sora [KLING]

Kuaishou, a Chinese tech firm, has released KLING, an AI video generation tool. Initial demos show highly realistic videos - such as these (a kid eating a hamburger, and a dog on the beach). KLING can produce up to 2-min videos at a 1080p resolution and at 30fps - uses an image diffuser, similar to OpenAI’s Sora.

Here’s what experts predict will happen with Nvidia’s stock split

How India’s most valuable startup (once valued at $22b) is now worth $0 [Techcrunch]

Blackrock has slashed its valuation of Indian edtech startup, Byju’s, to $0. The steep decline from $22b to $0 has been marked by a series of financial disclosure discrepancies, resignations of board members, and other debacles. Here’s a deeper dive case study for entrepreneurs to learn from Byju’s missteps.

[Techcrunch]