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1. New iMacs, Macbook Pros may be announced on Oct. 30/31
2. 3D-GPT converts text into low-quality 3D renders
3. Israel: U.S. asks for delay in ground invasion to buy time
4. 10-year Treasury rate hits 5%, first time since 2007

0. Data and calendar

1. New iMacs, Macbook Pros may be announced on Oct. 30/31, as generative AI features coming in 2024

• New 24” iMac and Macbook Pros are likely coming on Oct. 30 or 31, right before Apple reports earnings on Nov. 2.

  • 32” iMac Pro delayed to late 2024 or 2025.

• Generative AI features coming to Siri, Messages (auto-complete), XCode, Music, Pages, Keynote, and more, likely in 2024.

  • Apple is debating whether to host the LLMs on devices or in the cloud — it will likely be a mix of the two. - Bloomberg

2. 3D-GPT converts text into low-quality 3D renders

• Code to be released “soon after paper acceptance.”

• A joint effort of researchers from the Australian National University, University of Oxford, and the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence. - VentureBeat, 3D-GPT

• Other groups have published similar models, such as 3D-LLM.

Our view: these models are just toys in 2023, but could become completely revolutionary in 2024+

• Similarly to the jump from GPT-2/3 to GPT 3.5/4, these AI models are improving at a rapid pace, and could be generating high-quality 3D models in a few months.

3. Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation: doing research to cure and prevent human age-related disease*

• LEV Foundation was co-founded by Dr. Aubrey de Grey, one of the early pioneers in the longevity field.

• Their 2 main projects are Robust Mouse Rejuvenation and Transplants on Demand.

• Your donation can literally save your life, or the life of your closed ones. - Donate to the LEV Foundation.

*Sponsored.

4. Israel: U.S. asks for delay in ground invasion to buy time for aid, hostages, defense against other fronts