Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (December 07, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for December 07, 2023 :</p>
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Gemini AI
Summary: DeepMind introduces Gemini, a multimodal AI model capable of reasoning across text, images, video, audio, and code. Gemini outperforms human experts on MMLU (Massive Multitask Language Understanding) and surpasses previous SOTA models on all multimodal tasks. It comes in three sizes: Ultra, Pro, and Nano for various complexity levels and applications. Gemini can be integrated into applications with Google AI Studio and Google Cloud Vertex AI starting December 13th.
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Unveiling secrets of the ESP32: creating an open-source MAC layer
Summary: Zeus WPI has developed a proof-of-concept for transmitting arbitrary packets using the ESP32 microcontroller without relying on proprietary SDK functions. The ESP32 is popular for its low price and features like dual-core CPU, built-in Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity. While most of the software development kit is open-source, the wireless functionality remains closed-source. Zeus WPI's project aims to build a minimal replacement for Espressif's proprietary Wi-Fi binary blobs, allowing for a fully working, open-source networking stack. The team has successfully transmitted packets and plans to work on receiving packets, hardware initialization, and integrating with an existing open-source 802.11 MAC stack.