{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article introduces Node-RED, a popular open-source tool used to connect different types of hardware and APIs. You’ll learn core concepts of flow-based development with Node-RED and how to create workflows, through an example of storing sensor data using an MQTT broker and InfluxDB. Read the tutorial"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tutorial: IoT Data Flows with Node-RED and InfluxDB"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A team at the University of California-Davis has created jelly ice cubes made out of hydrogel that hold their shape at all temperatures. The hydrogel is made up of 10 percent organic gelatin and 90 percent water. The cubes can be cut into any shape or size and used like regular ice cubes, except that they won't melt when they thaw. Each cube can be reused up to 12 times without degradation and composted once discarded."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Freezable hydrogel offers a reusable alternative to ice cubes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will provide cloud computing services to the artificial intelligence research lab in order to develop new technologies. Originally, OpenAI started as a nonprofit research lab focused on developing AI in a safe and democratic fashion, but earlier this year OpenAI announced that it needed more money to continue work. A new for-profit firm to seek outside investment was created, with clear rules to restrict the amount of potential return that investors could expect. OpenAI is dedicated to creating artificial general intelligence and has so far created many impressive projects, but none that come close to actual AGI."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This Twitter thread discusses the features of the new Next.js router."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Update on the new Next.js router"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Start SSHing In Minutes with Tailscale Say goodbye to jump servers and bastions, and to all-or-nothing access to your network or home lab. Tailscale makes SSH easy and secure. Our free plan is free forever. Install now."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Start SSHing In Minutes with Tailscale"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Grab an easy-to-remember .app or .dev domain, free for the first year with Porkbun Porkbun is a user-friendly domain registrar that prioritizes intuitive UX and timely support. Show off your new app with a .app domain (used by Square's Cash App and Shopify's Shop App) or a new project with a .dev domain (used by projects like Go, React Native, Dart, Flutter, and more!). Get your free domain today."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Grab an easy-to-remember .app or .dev domain, free for the first year with Porkbun"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Square is building an open developer platform to make it easier to provide non-custodial, decentralized financial services. Its primary focus will be Bitcoin. The initiative will be open source. It will be different from Square Crypto. Square will establish Twitter and GitHub accounts to provide updates on the project."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Square to Create a New Bitcoin Platform for Financial Services"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An AI-based judge will be used in Estonia to settle small claims cases. The AI will take case submissions from both parties in a trial and determine the outcome without an actual human judge making the decision. If the parties disagree with the decision made, then they can further appeal to a human judge and a full case. The government is planning up to 50 different applications for AI in the public sector by 2020."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Estonia to Empower AI-Based Judge in Small Claims Court"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "OpenAI, a non-profit organization created in 2015 to ensure AI benefits humanity, today announced the creation of OpenAI LP, a for-profit company that is owned and controlled by the OpenAI board of directors. The goal of creating the new company was to accelerate the development of a safe Artificial General Intelligence system. Investors in OpenAI LP will have pre-negotiated caps in their returns, and any excess profit will be donated to the OpenAI project. As OpenAI LP focuses on the development of safe AI technologies, OpenAI will continue to focus on educational programs and policy initiatives."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "OpenAI launches new company for funding safe artificial general intelligence"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Xiaomi's Mi TV Lux OLED Transparent Edition is a TV that looks like a piece of glass when it is turned off. The 55-inch TV will cost 49,999 yuan and will go on sale in China on August 16th. It is unlikely that the TV will be sold outside of Asia. Images of the device are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Xiaomi unveils a ridiculous see-through TV"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories (GTL) has developed ultra-lightweight cryogenic tanks that have a 75% mass reduction compared with other aerospace cryotanks. A 12 kg tank from GTL is able to hold over 150 kg of hydrogen. The weight reduction means that hydrogen-fueled aircraft may be able to fly at least four times as far as comparable aircraft running on jet fuel while completely eliminating carbon emissions. It could also mean increased cargo or passenger capacity."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ultra-light liquid hydrogen tanks promise to make jet fuel obsolete"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Pirate Bay was born in 2003, and despite many attempts at closing down the website, it still remains an internet giant today. It uses torrents, a system which decentralizes the location of files so that users are downloading from their peers rather than a website. Many countries have attempted to block the site, and the Swedish government attempted to charge the creators of the website for copyright infringements, resulting in a year of prison and a $3.5 million fine for the four defendants. While piracy has dropped over the years due to streaming services like Netflix, which made content conveniently available and affordable, the piracy rate has raised recently due to the splitting of streaming services. Consumers are finding it more convenient to pirate again, rather than pay for multiple streaming services."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "After 15 Years, The Pirate Bay Still Can’t Be Killed"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Australian startup Synchron has implanted its first brain-computer interface device in a US patient. It implanted the 1.5-inch device into the brain of an ALS patient. The device was designed to allow the patient to communicate by using their thoughts to send emails and texts. Synchron has already implanted the device in four patients in Australia. Unlike Neuralink's device, Synchron's device can be inserted into a human skull without cutting into it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A brain-computer startup beat Elon Musk's Neuralink to implanting its first chip in a US patient"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains code for basic face movement tracking that can convert face movement into keyboard commands. Two demo games are available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Realtime Face Movement Tracking"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Somniacs AG is a startup that offers a VR setup that aims to fulfill the common human dream of flying. Users lie on their front on the machine with their arms spread out. They are able to choose from a range of scenarios and locations. For example, users can choose to fly over New York City or fly over a prehistoric landscape filled with animated dinosaurs. A sea-turtle edition is to be released in the near future. Birdly was first produced in 2014 and around 50 units have been sold primarily to museums and other institutions in North America and Europe. While no Japanese company has purchased a machine, one was exhibited at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies in Chiba. VR is a rapidly growing industry with active usage in fields outside of gaming, such as in sports training."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Reality is for the birds: New VR simulator lets people 'fly' over cities of the world"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has challenged Parag Agrawal to a public debate about Twitter bot percentages."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Musk wants public debate with Twitter CEO instead of that upcoming court trial"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A Hong Kong tycoon is suing the salesman that convinced him to use a supercomputer to handle his trading, a decision which cost him more than $20 million. It is the first known instance of people going to court over investment losses triggered by trading algorithms. While algorithms may be able to make decisions and trade faster than humans, they might not always make the right decisions, or the algorithm might not be suitable for the task. In this case, the tycoon claims that the advertised stop-loss abilities of the trading bot were inappropriate for volatile trading, and this was the cause of the losses. The case opens up the question as to whether humans are to blame when their robots make the wrong calculations, or malfunction in other ways."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Who to Sue When a Robot Loses Your Fortune"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "NeMo is a framework-agnostic toolkit for building AI applications powered by Neural Modules. Researchers can define and build new speech and NLP networks easily using applications built with NeMo."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NVIDIA Neural Modules: NeMo"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "MindGeek is the company behind some of the world's largest porn sites. Despite its size, it is relatively unknown as it tries to keep itself out of the spotlight. This article discusses the many controversies that the company has been involved in over the years, including how it built its empire on stolen content, how it forced many production studios and performers out of business, its handling of content takedown requests, and more. MindGeek boasts access to big data on the next level, allowing its employees to uncover user habits overnight that might take other companies months to find. Around 15 terabytes of data is uploaded to its sites every day."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "MindGeek: The secretive owner of Pornhub and RedTube"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "For the last few decades, the entertainment industry has been fighting piracy by suing and vilifying potential customers or lobbying for copyright laws like DMCA, rather than offering better, cheaper products. The introduction of streaming services saw a drop in piracy as people had an attractive, legal alternative. As more and more streaming services enter the market, consumers are forced to sort through the many different offerings to find the shows that they want to watch. If consumers want to watch shows that are on different platforms, they have to pay for both. This is causing some consumers to return to piracy. Data suggests that piracy is an invisible competitor and a metric of consumer dissatisfaction."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How the Entertainment Industry Solved Piracy, Then Made It Popular Again"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Most online courses suck. You feel uninspired, lonely, and the content isn’t great because the instructor spends all their time promoting the program instead of building expertise.Maven offers career-building cohort-based courses that actually support ambitious professionals to excel and grow by empowering experienced operators to teach. Maven’s collection features courses led by the ex-Head of Marketing at Asana and Carta, the former VP of Sales at Yelp and Marketing Expert in Residence at First Round Capital.Check out their Fall 2022 season of courses here."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Maven - Online Courses That Don’t Suck"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "TikTok has announced a program that lets viewers pay to subscribe to specific live streamers they want to support. Live Subscription will give fans access to perks such as a subscriber-only chat, creator-specific emotes, and badges. It will give TikTok creators a predictable monthly income. Users will have to be 18 or over to either offer or purchase a paid subscription. Live Subscription will launch in beta on May 26 on an invite-only basis for creators with over 1,000 followers."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok’s launching Twitch-like subscriptions in beta on Thursday"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Pentagon has contracted SpaceX to develop rockets to deliver packages around the planet in under an hour. One of the US Military's strongest points is its ability to move troops, weapons, and supplies quickly. It was using C-17 transport planes but the planes are no longer being made. The partnership will allow SpaceX to keep the rights to the patents developed during the research. There is no timeline for when the project will be complete."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Pentagon Wants Elon Musk to Yeet Cargo Around the Planet In an Hour"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Sony Picture Entertainment Inc. has bought Crunchyroll through Funimation, its American anime distributor. The deal is estimated to be worth $1.175 billion. By adding Crunchyroll to its portfolio, Sony will achieve more influence over Japan's anime industry. Sony has been involved in anime production for decades and it has been strengthening its portfolio of international streaming services through acquisitions over the last five years. Crunchyroll has been growing its brand successfully in recent years, launching a yearly convention in 2017, creating its own games publishing label in 2018, and purchasing the European branch of Viz media in 2019."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sony’s Funimation acquires anime streaming service Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a set of flow charts showing different career paths and the technologies required to enter into those fields. The charts were designed for people interested in becoming experts in data science, machine learning, or artificial intelligence. A link to an interactive version with additional resources is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "AI Expert Roadmap"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Users will be able to start selecting specific interests for restaurants and businesses in the Yelp app on iOS and Android. The feature will roll out over the course of the next year. Yelp will categorize businesses based on information from user-generated reviews, photos, questions, and answers. The Yelp app will provide personalized search results using a machine learning algorithm. This is the first time Yelp has offered personalization options, and it shows how the company is expanding its focus beyond food. Businesses won't have to do anything on their side."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yelp now offers personalized results based on your diet and lifestyle"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Large language models (LLMs) are being used for a wide range of applications, but these programs have serious problems, including biases and failing tests of logical reasoning. DeepMind recently conducted research on whether adding more data and computing power would overcome these limitations. It created a language model with 280 billion parameters called Gopher and confirmed that scaling up LLMs offers improved performance on benchmark tests for sentiment analysis and summarization. There are still some issues inherent to language models that scaling does not seem to fix, such as models perpetuating stereotypical biases."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "DeepMind tests the limits of large AI language systems with 280-billion-parameter model"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Rocket Lab, a Californian-based spaceflight company, is planning a robotic astrobiology mission to Venus in 2023. Venus used to be a planet with oceans, lakes, and rivers, before the planet became hot and dry. Scientists believe that there could be life in the planet's atmosphere, where potentially habitable pockets have temperatures and pressures similar to the Earth's surface environment. The Venus mission will involve deploying probes into the planet's atmosphere using Rocket Lab's Photon satellite platform. When Photon becomes available for customers, it will significantly lower the cost of doing science in space."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Rocket Lab aims to launch private Venus mission in 2023"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This is a cool little command line utility that will allow you to change your desktop background to a randomly selected high-resolution photo from Unsplash, just by typing \"splash -c\" into your terminal."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Splash CLI"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The prominent crime site Maza was hacked earlier this week. It was a long-standing destination for all types of criminal activity. The forum was considered elite and hard to join. The hackers obtained usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords, and then subsequently dumped the stolen data on the dark web. Two other Russian cybercrime forums were recently hacked. It is impossible to know who the hackers are, but it is possible that the site takedowns were done by law enforcement."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Someone Is Hacking the Hackers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Wasmtime is a standalone WebAssembly runtime that can be used for microservices and serverless platforms, plugin systems, databases, portable clients, and more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Wasmtime Reaches 1.0: Fast, Safe, and Production Ready!"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Airbrake can tell you exactly where an error is in your app, right down to the line of broken code. Plus, it will show you what happened leading up to the error, including clicks, keypresses, navigational updates, and more. Click here to learn more about this cool Airbrake feature!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Cut JS Debug Time in Half Using Airbrake"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An Israeli startup called Embryonics is using AI to improve the odds of success during in vitro fertilization. The company will use the software to analyze which embryos are most likely to survive, as well as for improving hormonal stimulation. Every woman who goes through IVF or fertility preservation has to be injected with hormones for up to two weeks to induce the ovaries to produce numerous eggs. The process at the moment requires a lot of trial and error, which the company hopes to remove with the use of AI. It is still in the very early stages of research, so it is unknown whether the project will succeed."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This startup says its AI can better spot a healthy embryo — and improve IVF success"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google is bringing Google Chat and Gmail's merger with Google Chat, Google Docs, and Google Meet to consumer accounts. The features were rolled out to paid Google Workspace accounts last August. The new Gmail UI has a segmented sidebar with Google apps on it. Users can open Google Docs files inside Gmail through links in Google Chat. Google Hangouts users will be upgraded to Google Chat at some point, after which Hangouts will finally shut down."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Gmail’s big merger with Google Chat, Meet, and Docs launches for everyone"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Okay, I know I put stuff like this in the newsletter all the time but I just can't help myself. I love dark mode. I love browser extensions. If you make a dark mode browser extension, it will probably end up in this newsletter. Dark reader is a simple open source browser extension that works on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari that turns on \"Dark Mode for Everything\". I've been using it all day and it's great, it has an easy toggle on and off and you can change settings like brightness and contrast with the built in sliders."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Dark Reader"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Framework is a startup that will soon be launching its first product, a 13.5-inch laptop. The laptop will have a modular design, with components that can be easily configured, replaced, or upgraded. It features easily accessible sockets for RAM, storage, and Wi-Fi, and the company pledges to offer future motherboard swaps and CPU upgrades, without replacing the entire laptop. A marketplace will be created for third parties to design, build, and sell compatible modules for the laptop. The laptop is expected to become widely available this summer."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Framework startup designed a thin, modular, repairable 13-inch laptop"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Spotify will start testing video podcasts in its app starting with Zane and Heath: Unfiltered. 50 percent of Spotify podcast listeners will be able to see the videos for the show's three most recent episodes. Users will only know that the podcast has video enabled once they start playing the podcast. The video will sync up with audio if the user turns off the screen and it will pause when ads are playing. Spotify will not be translating the videos for a global audience."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify is testing video podcasts with two YouTube stars"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An international team of scientists has developed a technology that can selectively rearrange atomic bonds within a single molecule. The method allows for an unprecedented level of control over chemical bonds and could open up many possibilities within the field of molecular machinery. It involves using the tip of a scanning probe microscope to apply different voltage pulses. The reactions are reversible, so the technique can switch molecules between different molecular structures in a controlled manner."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Chemistry breakthrough offers unprecedented control over atomic bonds"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Doggo is a four-legged robot that costs less than $3,000 to build and is completely open source. It was designed to be accessible so that labs around the world could build it and use it for their own experiments. Doggo performs better than many more expensive models available on the market while being less expensive. Legged robots are becoming more and more useful in the real world, and increasing accessibility to the technology will allow labs and universities to develop more applications for the technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Meet Doggo: Stanford’s cute open-source four-legged robot"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk plans to list Starlink on the market in several years when revenue growth is smooth and predictable. Starlink is an important new revenue stream for SpaceX. It is racing to offer broadband internet commercially by the end of 2020. Musk tweeted that he would give small retail investors top priority in the initial public offering."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Musk plans IPO for SpaceX's Starlink business"}]}
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{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Since 2012, the United States has been conducting reconnaissance into the control systems of the Russian power grid. Now, the strategy is shifting more towards offense, as the US moves to give warning to Russia and other countries who try to conduct cyber offensives against the US. It is unknown how deeply US code has penetrated Russian systems. Russia has also likely installed malicious code within US power systems. Cyber attacks against the US by Russia have so far elicited little response or retaliation. As the attacks continue, the US is required to take countermeasures in case a serious incident occurs, such as a nation-wide blackout during the 2020 elections, which experts believe may possible."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Websites that are 100 percent AI-driven will soon be a significant force. People have used machine learning in the browser to identify drawings, control smart lights, control video game characters, detect indecent content, and more. A free 5-day mini-course is linked that helps people to understand the basics of in-browser machine learning. Another beginner course for machine learning with TensorFlow.js is also available. It teaches real-world skills in order to properly apply machine learning to anywhere JavaScript can be applied."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "AI in the Browser"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk had already decided not to take a board seat at Twitter before he spent the weekend making a series of tweets questioning Twitter's business and future. If Musk had joined the board, he would have had a fiduciary responsibility to shareholders, which he has so far shown no interest in. Musk is already dealing with many legal issues. This article looks at Musk's recent purchase, why he may have decided not to become a Twitter board member, and what will likely happen next."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How Elon Musk got everything he wanted out of Twitter"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Moxie Marlinspike is stepping down as CEO of Signal, leaving executive chairman Brian Acton to serve as acting CEO until a replacement is found. Signal, founded in 2014, is one of the most trusted apps for encrypted messaging. It has more than 40 million monthly users and it is regularly recommended by security experts. The company is a nonprofit, so it relies on donations and a recently launched sustainer program."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Moxie Marlinspike steps down as CEO of Signal"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Instagram is testing features with some users that make the app more like TikTok. The new feed shows as much algorithmically targeted video content as possible and tries to maximize engagement wherever practical. It removes the ability for users to mute or unmute videos by tapping on them. The feed has also switched from an infinite scroll to an item-by-item flipping style. When users reach the end of their organic content, the feed now presents half an algorithmically selected post to encourage users to continue."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Instagram gets worse with dark patterns lifted from Tiktok"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "China has created an \"artificial sun\", a nuclear fusion reaction that reaches 100 million degrees Celsius. The reaction is completely under control and can be turned off at any time. The project is the result of a collaboration between 35 countries including China, Russia, and the US. The scientists working on the project will continue to work on maintaining a stable fusion reaction for a longer period of time and at an even higher temperature."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China's 'artificial sun' operates at temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Loon has launched its first commercial service in Kenya. Alphabet's fleet of around 35 floating balloons will provide 4G LTE service to Telkom Kenya subscribers within a 50,000 square kilometer region across western and central areas of the country. Loon has been testing its balloons in Kenya for several months now, connecting 35,000 unique users to the internet. The balloons fly at roughly 20 km above the ground, analyzing the weather to ride around on stratospheric winds. They stay in the air for over 100 days before returning to earth. The balloons were designed to supplement existing connectivity options rather than to replace them."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet’s Loon balloons provide their first commercial internet service in Kenya"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Onboarding into a new role can be scary. The first few months are the most important. This article provides some guidelines for tech workers in mid to senior roles for onboarding effectively. It discusses mindsets as well as a structure for planning out the first 100 days. Investing in learning and relationships can help with making good decisions and shipping early wins, which leads to building trust and strong relationships."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "What I Wish I Knew About Onboarding Effectively"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "k0s is a single binary Kubernetes distribution that can make building a Kubernetes cluster just a matter of copying an executable to every host and running it. It provides a robust and versatile base for running Kubernetes in various setups, while attempting to minimize the number of add-ons bundled in. k0s is not yet 100% stable, with the team aiming for a 1.0.0 release out in early 2021."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "k0s - Zero Friction Kubernetes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SpaceX plans to use a giant tower with arms to catch its rockets. Mechazilla will be around 145m tall and will be outfitted with at least three arms. Construction started a few weeks ago, and the tower is almost complete. Pictures of the tower are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX is almost ready to start turning Starship’s launch tower into ‘Mechazilla’"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Action Transformer (ACT-1) is a model that can use several software tools. Users can type in high-level requests that ACT-1 will then carry out, for example, searching for properties on a real estate website or entering new leads into Salesforce. The model can look up Wikipedia to learn and it can be coached with feedback. It can complete tasks that require multiple programs. Video demos of ACT-1's capabilities are available in the thread."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Action Transformer"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Warner Bros. has posted Tenet's opening six minutes on YouTube ahead of its digital release next week. Christopher Nolan and other directors have been vocal about the importance of movies being seen on the big screen. Despite this, Warner Bros. will release all 17 of its 2021 films on HBO Max on the same day as theatres. Tenet performed poorly in the United States, and with coronavirus cases surging around the world, Warner Bros. decided to bet on its growing HBO Max service. Tenet will be available digitally and on Blu-ray on December 15."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Watch the first six minutes of Tenet now, from home, on YouTube"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Astro is a web framework for building fast, content-focused websites. It features server-side rendering, image optimization, Markdown support, and a custom build engine. Version 1.0 was recently released."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Astro 1.0"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Papers With Code is a website that contains links to free resources on Machine Learning, including papers, code, and evaluation tables. Anyone can contribute to the database and to the project. The site is organized so users can look for the most cutting edge research straight away, or they can browse by specific topics."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Papers With Code"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The in-person portion of Facebook's F8 developer conference has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. Facebook will replace the main F8 conference with locally hosted events, videos, and live-streamed content. While Facebook considered allowing the conference to continue, many international developers would not be able to attend. Many companies have pulled out of GDC 2020 and the Mobile World Congress was canceled earlier in February due to the coronavirus outbreak."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook cancels F8 developer conference due to coronavirus concerns"}]}
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{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Uber has announced a ten-year-long partnership with autonomous vehicle developer Nuro to deliver food to Uber Eats customers around the US. Texas and California will be the first states to receive the service. Nuro is the first full-autonomous vehicle developer to operate in three separate states. A video showing off Nuro's autonomous delivery electric vehicles is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Uber Eats deliveries will be served by mini autonomous EVs in US markets starting this fall"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple and Meta are in a very deep, philosophical competition to build the metaverse, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Meta is positioning itself to be open and cheaper while Apple is doing everything themselves. Zuckerberg has been pushing for the concept of interoperability for the metaverse. Meta recently helped stand up the Metaverse Open Standards Group, which Apple is not a part of, to spur the creation of open protocols."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Zuckerberg says Meta and Apple are in ‘very deep, philosophical competition’ to build the metaverse"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Turn any SQL database into an API and no-code app Directus is an open-source library built using TypeScript that installs on top of any SQL database, automatically creating a REST+GraphQL API and no-code app that enables anyone to connect, manage, and visualize data.\"Tripadvisor is using Directus to bring our products, data and content closer together.\" - Antoine Veliz, VP Design, TripadvisorLearn more or check us out on GitHub!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Turn any SQL database into an API and no-code app"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers in China have designed a type of tiny wind turbine that can scavenge wind energy from small breezes, like those generated by walking. It is made of two plastic strips in a tube that flutter or clap together when there is airflow. It generates electricity through a phenomenon called the triboelectric effect. The device can generate power using a breeze as gentle as 1.6 m/s. It performs best when the wind velocity is between 4 to 8 m/s. With a high wind-to-energy conversion efficiency of 3.23%, the team hopes the device can bring wind power to areas where traditional wind turbines can't reach. Videos of the device are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tiny Triboelectric Nanogenerator Can Harvest Energy From the Breeze You Make When You Walk"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "To land enterprise deals, your business needs SOC 2. But getting SOC 2 compliant is complex, time-consuming, and expensive. Uncomplicate SOC 2 with our guide for growth-minded founders. Turn compliance from a pain point into a competitive advantage. Download Now"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Is SOC 2 a thorn in your side? Make SOC 2 painless"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article is about sexual harassment by high level Google executives including Android creator Andy Rubin. Andy Rubin was having an extramarital affair with a woman, who claims that he \"coerced\" her into oral sex. Google investigated, and felt the claim was credible enough that Larry Page asked Rubin to resign, and gave him a $90 million severance package (Google had approved a $150 million stock grant for him just weeks earlier so this was a bit of a downgrade). Rubin denies that the sex was non-consensual. Rubin had previously had his pay docked for having porn on his work computer. In his 2015 divorce proceedings, his ex-wife provided evidence that he had multiple \"ownership relationships\" with other women, one of whom he emailed saying \"You will be happy being taken care of. Being owned is kinda like you are my property, and I can loan you to other people.\" Richard Devaul, a director at Google X, told a female interviewee that he and his wife are \"polyamorous\", and invited her to Burning Man where he asked her for a back rub. She refused, so he settled for an awkward neck rub. She did not get the job. Amit Singhal a senior vice president in charge of search, groped an employee at an off-site event. He resigned and was given an exit package worth millions."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the 'Father of Android'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The best issue tracking software is one that software developers are actually happy to use. Shortcut provides the ease of use of a simple project management tool with the power of an overly complex one that you wish you weren’t being forced to use. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Go Beyond Issue Tracking with Shortcut"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Michael Packard, a New England lobster diver, recently survived being trapped in the mouth of a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod. He was able to keep breathing through his scuba tank. After half a minute, the whale surfaced and vomited him out. Packard was taken to hospital and discharged later that day. A humpback's esophagus won't accept anything larger than a melon, so the whale likely panicked. The area that Packard was diving in is known for gatherings of juvenile humpback whales."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "‘My God, I’m in a whale’s mouth’: lobster diver on brush with hungry humpback"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain for the first time. A patient was being monitored with an EEG for seizures when they had a heart attack and died. About 15 minutes of brain activity was recorded around the time of death. The recordings showed brain waves involved in processes such as dreaming, meditation, and memory retrieval. The observation indicates that the brain is capable of coordinated activity even after blood stops flowing through it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "First-ever recording of dying human brain reveals dreaming-like activity"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An MIT project called CityHome, started in 2014, aimed to build robotic furniture that could appear as needed, allowing people to utilize the space in smaller apartments more effectively. The project eventually became a company called Ori, which has now made a deal with Ikea to create customizable furnishings for customers. Ori is now raising funds and working with investors in city planning, retail, and hospitality to change the way buildings are made in order to integrate the technology directly into the building, rather than installing separate furnishings. The furniture Ori creates can change the way people live at scale, but only if the buildings are designed to house these robotics in the first place."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet and other giants are betting that the future of real estate is robotic"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple is rumored to be visiting several car manufacturers in Asia to mass-produce a branded car by 2024. The company will likely make its EV batteries in the US, but it might seek partnerships with established vehicle makers to do so. Apple is developing a new battery design to reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle's range. While Apple aims to begin production in 2024, the ongoing global health crisis and current chip shortage could cause delays."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Reportedly in Talks With Toyota About Apple Car Production Starting 2024"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Uber and Lyft must classify their drivers as employees unless their emergency appeal to block the ruling is successful. The companies have been under pressure for months to reclassify their workers. A law signed in September provides a test for determining if someone is a contractor or an employee but the companies have denied that drivers are central to their ride-hailing business. Reclassifying workers to employees means that they will receive traditional benefits like minimum wage, health insurance, and workers' compensation. Uber and Lyft claim that the ruling will result in fewer jobs and that a vast majority of drivers wish to remain independent workers."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Uber and Lyft ordered by California judge to classify drivers as employees"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will likely begin retrofitting its new, more powerful processing chip into older vehicles before the end of the year. Tesla claims that the new FSD chip, which was developed in-house, performs 21 times better than the previous Nvidia chips. The new chips cost 20 percent less than the Nvidia chips while only consuming a little more power. Newer Model S, X, and 3 cars have been shipping with the new chip since before its announcement. Around 500,000 existing cars are currently compatible with the new chip, and Tesla owners will receive the upgrade for free if they have purchased the Full Self-Driving add-on package."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk says free self-driving chip upgrade could come to older Teslas this year"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Public Interest Registry, the agency that manages the .org domain, announced last week that it will be selling itself to private equity firm Ethos Capital. Internet experts and activists are concerned about the sale despite the Internet Society stating that the deal is a good thing for the future of .org. The deal will provide funding and resources for the Internet Society to continue to make the internet more open, accessible, and secure. ICANN has recently made the controversial decision to lift .org fee price caps. PIR had previously stated that it would not raise prices unreasonably and that it had no specific plans to impose rate hikes. However, the new owners are free to make price changes as they see fit."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Private Equity Is Going to Ruin the .Org Domain System and Screw Nonprofits"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from Harvard and Sony have created a surgical robot inspired by origami that is around the size of a tennis ball and weighs about the same as a penny. The mini-RCM was built using a custom manufacturing technique. Three linear actuators are used to control the mini-RCM's movements in multiple directions. The mini-RCM is 68 percent more accurate than a hand-controlled tool and was able to perform some precision medical maneuvers successfully."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Harvard and Sony built a tiny surgery robot inspired by origami"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Cold temperatures can stimulate the release of a molecule that reverses obesity-related inflammation, resulting in reduced body weight in mice."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Cold temperatures induce anti-inflammatory molecule that counters obesity"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple experienced far-reaching network outages yesterday that affected many of its services. The outage affected both services used by customers and internal tools. Apple Store employees had to use pen and paper to keep the stores running during the outage. All services have been restored. A list of the affected services is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Massive outage brought down most Apple services, including iCloud and iMessage"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An 18-month, privately funded program which started in February involving 125 people in Stockton, California, found that when needy people received a $500 a month guaranteed income from the government, they spent most of the money on things such as food, clothing, and utility bills. The mayor of Stockton has committed to publicly releasing data from the experiment to convince lawmakers to implement the program statewide. Many people associate those who are struggling economically with vices like drug use, alcohol use, and gambling. Critics of the study say that it doesn't provide any useful information due to the study's limited size and duration. The behavior of people on a short term basic income program may be different if participants knew the income was permanent."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Stockton Residents Who Received $500 a Month in Basic Income Experiment Spent Money on Food, Clothing, and Bills"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "NASA is offering $2.6 billion in contracts to nine American companies to get back to the moon's surface by 2022. The idea is to use these contracts as an incentive to drive private sector competition and get the cost of space travel down for everyone. Jim Bridenstine, NASA's administrator, says \"When we go to the moon, we want to be one customer of many customers in a robust marketplace between the Earth and the moon.\" NASA has bigger goals, they want to figure out how to get useful resources on the Moon back to Earth and build a permanent lunar space station to launch further deep space exploration."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NASA is offering private companies up to $2.6 billion to get the US back to the moon's surface"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple has updated the MacBook Pro, with the 13-inch base model sporting an 8th generation quad-core Intel chip, and all models now featuring the Touch Bar and Touch ID. The 12-inch MacBook has been removed from the product lineup, and the MacBook Air has had a slight update to its display and a new $1,099 price tag. No other updates were made to the MacBook Air. The MacBook Pro now starts at $1,299 with a 128GB SSD, or $1,499 with a 256GB SSD."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple kills the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro, discounts the Air"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Biologists from the Central University of Punjab have discovered a new species of moss in Antarctica. It took the scientists five years to confirm that Bryum Bharatiensis was a completely new species. They named the moss after Bharati, the Hindu goddess of learning. It mainly grows in areas where penguins breed in large numbers, using the nitrogen in the penguin manure as food. The scientists still haven't determined how the moss survives without sunlight in extremely low temperatures."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "India discovers new plant species in Antarctica"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Motion One is an animation library built on the Web Animations API. It is small and responsive, using hardware-accelerated animations where possible. Motion One features keyframes, timelines, paths, and more. A quick start guide is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Motion One"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Story Studio is a new video editing app from Snap that is designed to give creators more precise editing control over vertical videos and allow them to add elements like text, audio, and AR lenses. Videos can be downloaded and shared without watermarks on any platform. Snap has paid out more than $250 million to 12,000 creators on its Spotlight platform since its launch. Story Studio is only available to iOS users in the US, UK, and Canada."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Snap launches Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for mobile"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Verified students on GitHub can apply for the GitHub Student Developer Pack, a program which represents almost $45,000 in savings for students. Students will receive GitHub Pro at no charge during their time in school, as well as receive special offers from the many GitHub Education partners who contribute to the program. The list of partners includes companies such as DigitalOcean, Microsoft, Amazon, JetBrains, and Stripe."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The GitHub Student Developer Pack is back"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Digital Markets Act being considered by the EU could require messaging apps to work together if it is passed. The law will require developers of big messaging apps to make their apps interoperable with smaller messaging platforms on request. It is unclear which big apps will be targeted by the law. The new rules include fines of up to 20% of a company's annual global revenue for repeated infringements. If the law passes, the EU Commission will be able to prevent companies from making acquisitions if they systematically break the rules."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New EU law could require iMessage and WhatsApp to work with other, smaller platforms"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google took out an ad on the Vegas monorail system for the CES conference advertising Google Assistant. Apple took out a gigantic ad on the side of a hotel right next to the monorail that says \"What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone\" with a link to Apple's privacy page."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple trolled Google with a massive billboard at the world's biggest tech show, which it's not even attending"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SpaceX's newest Starship prototype passed its static fire test on Tuesday night. A link to the video is available. The company will start preparing the prototype for an uncrewed test flight. SpaceX is already building the next prototype. The final Starship will be able to carry 100 passengers to the moon and Mars. It will launch on top of SpaceX's Super Heavy rocket. Both Starship and Super Heavy will be fully and rapidly reusable."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX's Starship SN4 prototype fires rocket engine for 1st time"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GPU.js is a JavaScript acceleration library that can be used for general-purpose computations on GPUs using JavaScript. It can fall back onto the regular JavaScript engine if there is no GPU on the device. This article is an introduction on how to use GPU.js. It includes examples and benchmarking results."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Using GPU to Improve JavaScript Performance"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple will use Tesla battery packs at its big battery storage project in Northern California. The setup will consist of 85 Tesla lithium-ion megapacks, which will store up to 240 megawatt-hours of energy. They will allow Apple to store energy generated by its 130-megawatt solar array. The battery system could power more than 7,000 homes for a whole day."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple will use Tesla’s ‘megapack’ batteries at its California solar farm"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A team at Boston University have created an ‘acoustic meta-material’ that is able to catch certain frequencies from the air and reflect it back to its source, effectively creating a sound barrier. The 3D-printed ring was mathematically designed and is completely open, which means that air and light can pass through it, but not sound. This design can be applied to HVAC systems, drones, MRI machines, and used to create quiet and visible office spaces. There is no limit to the possibilities for this material, but each application will need a tailored design. A 30 second video is available demonstrating the effectiveness of the material."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists have discovered a shape that blocks all sound–even your co-workers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Open Props provides CSS custom properties to help accelerate adaptive and consistent design. It can be easily implemented and it is useful in any framework. Props can be customized from the command line or mapped from JS. Examples of sites built with Open Props are available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Open Props"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Unique Punctureproof TIre System (UPTIS) is an airless tire from Michelin. Michelin has been working on the tire since 2005. The company recently took the tires out in public for the first time, inviting a limited number of people for a test drive. UPTIS has a flexible load-bearing structure made out of glass fiber reinforced plastic. The company plans to eventually make the tires with all organic or recyclable materials. Michelin has not released prices yet. The tires are expected to reach the market by 2024."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Michelin's New Airless Tires Just Hit Public Streets For the First Time"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "CPU efficiency is key when working in the field, as is seamless data replication between edge and cloud systems. DEVCOM, a U.S. Army research unit, achieves this by using InfluxDB in both field (IoT) and lab (cloud) to monitor power meters, collect environmental data, and analyze sensor array signals. Read the blog post to learn more about DEVCOM’s use cases and data architecture"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How DEVCOM Uses InfluxDB to Analyze Sensor Data in Uncertain Network Conditions"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google employees reportedly have access to a program known as 'Android Lockbox' that allows them to see data on how Android users interact with non-Google apps and services. The program is apparently used to keep tabs on rival services. Google is currently facing an antitrust investigation in almost every US state. The investigations are focused on the company's search and ad businesses. Google stated that it is open about its data collection activities and that users have control over the usage of their data."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google reportedly keeps tabs on usage of rival Android apps to develop competitors"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An asteroid known as the 99942 Apophis will be streaking past Earth at 30 kilometers per second in April 2029. There is a possibility that the Earth's gravity will tug on the asteroid's trajectory such that when it flies past again in 2036, it could make a devastating impact on Earth. MIT researchers have devised a framework for deciding which course of action to take to deflect an incoming asteroid. It takes into account the asteroid's mass, momentum, its proximity to a gravitational keyhole, and the amount of warning time that scientists have of an impending collision. It might be better to prevent asteroids from entering gravitational keyholes rather than waiting for a last-minute deflection. The team has developed a simulation tool to estimate the success of deflection missions."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "MIT Engineers Devise the Best Way to Deflect an Incoming Planet-Killer Asteroid"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple has won a patent for a surround sound-like technology that will make watching media on a laptop feel significantly more immersive. The acoustic system will send noise out at angles to create the illusion that sound is coming from different directions. Sound has been a focus for Apple as they try to create the best experience for consuming Apple TV+ content on a Mac. While Apple now owns the patent, it may still be some time before the feature will appear in MacBooks, if at all."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple patents surround sound-like technology for a MacBook"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Italian hospitals may have to turn away coronavirus victims from intensive care if they are more than 80 years old or in poor health. A crisis management unit in Turin has proposed a protocol for determining which patients receive treatment in intensive care if there are insufficient spaces. Intensive care capacity is running short in Italy as the virus continues to spread. Doctors need to be able to balance the clinical needs of patients and the effective ability of intensive resources. More than 15,000 people in Italy have been infected with the virus, with 1,000 people dead. Italy has 5,090 intensive care beds."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Italians over 80 'will be left to die' as country overwhelmed by coronavirus"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A Chinese research team has developed a wireless brain-to-brain system that allowed a human to control and move a ‘rat cyborg’ through a maze. Researchers were able to translate signals from an electroencephalogram attached to humans into instructions that stimulated a rat’s brain to move in a certain direction. While scientists have previously been successful in creating other brain-to-brain control systems, this is the first time it has been used to solve a complex navigation task."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists connect a human brain and 'rat cyborg' brain together"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft will launch two next-generation Xbox consoles for the 2020 holiday season. A cheaper, less powerful Xbox codenamed 'Lockhart' and flagship console called 'Anaconda' will replace the Xbox One S and Xbox One X. Anaconda will be able to generate 10 teraflops of graphical power. Lockhart will not have a disc drive and will display graphics at 1440p instead of 4k. Both consoles will feature an SSD drive. Prices have not yet been announced, but it is likely that Microsoft will offer a subscription service bundle."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft planning second next-gen Xbox that’s cheaper and less powerful"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This video shows Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley giving a tour of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. It begins with Hurley naming the capsule 'Endeavour'. The spacecraft features touch panel interfaces and a button panel. There are two windows and an entry/exit hatch. The astronauts are in zero gravity and demonstrated a zero gravity maneuver. Tremor the plush dinosaur was selected to accompany the astronauts by the astronaut's sons. The astronauts attempted to show the view of the Atlantic ocean from the window, but it was obstructed by a reflection."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tour from Space: Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft on Its Way to the Space Station"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, causing sugar to build up in the bloodstream. There is no cure, though there are treatment options. As the disease is caused by an incorrect immune response, a diabetes vaccine would need to inhibit the immune response rather than boost it like conventional vaccines. Inverse vaccinations can affect the entire immune system, so scientists have been studying antigen-specific vaccines. Several vaccines are already in trials."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Are Creating Vaccines For Type 1 Diabetes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine used an artificial perfusion system called BrainEx to restore cellular function in the brains of 32 dead pigs killed hours earlier. BrainEx is a system that pumps an experimental solution into the brain to mimic blood flow. Some brains were kept alive for up to 36 hours. The brains never approached neural activity anywhere near consciousness due to preventative measures. This technology raises many ethical issues. Its use could shrink the pool of eligible organ donors."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yale scientists restore cellular function in 32 dead pig brains"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "PayPal has announced that it will acquire Honey Science Corporation for $4 billion in mostly cash. Honey makes a deal-finding browser add-on and mobile application. The acquisition will make PayPal part of the deal discovery process. PayPal will add Honey's product discovery, price tracking, offers, and loyalty features to its products. Its merchants will gain the ability to offer targeted and more personalized promotions to customers. Apple, Google, Facebook, and other tech companies have entered the payments market in recent years. With Honey, PayPal shifts the battle away from the checkout page to the shopping experience."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4B"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google has announced a $1 billion investment in housing across the Bay Area. Over the next 10 years, $750 million of Google’s existing lands will be repurposed from commercial space into residential housing, allowing the development of at least 15,000 new homes. The homes will cater to all income levels, including housing options for middle and low-income families. A $250 million investment fund will be established to enable developers to build at least 5,000 affording housing units across the market. In addition, $50 million will be donated to nonprofits focused on the issues of homelessness and displacement. Other projects are also underway to help communities succeed in the long term and to make sure that everyone has access to opportunity."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "$1 billion for 20,000 Bay Area homes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "NASA and Rocket Lab will fly a privately built satellite to a special orbit that is neatly balanced between the gravity of the Earth and the Moon. The mission will test out the parameters of this orbit and verify its stability. NASA intends to assemble a small space station in the orbit. This will be the first interplanetary mission launched by a small liquid-fueled rocket. More details about the mission are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "For the first time, a small rocket will launch a private spacecraft to the Moon"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The most common issue for new data scientists is that they don't question their own results. It is important to validate the results that are generated from machines as the models aren't always correct and they may make the wrong predictions. A good data scientist is critical of their own work and will seek to find out where they might have gone wrong. Newer data scientists should learn how to estimate processing times, follow basic coding practices, learn how to say 'no' especially if the task is impossible, value product knowledge, learn the industry, and learn from others in the industry. If a data scientist is unfamiliar with the business they are working for, the results and predictions they generate may be useless for their company."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Experienced data scientists, what are the most common issues you see newly graduated students have when they start working for the first time?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered an asteroid that is made almost entirely of metals. It is believed to be the dead core of a planet that failed to form. '16 Psyche' is located in the Solar System's main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It measures 140 miles across and its metal content could be worth 10,000 times the global economy as of 2019. The NASA Discovery Mission Psyche will launch in 2022 and head towards the asteroid. It will arrive near the asteroid in early 2026."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NASA Discovers a Rare Metal Asteroid That’s Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Police in the UK and EU have arrested 746 suspects after infiltrating an encrypted chat platform where the suspects openly discussed murder and arranged hits, illegal drug purchases, gun sales, and other alleged crimes. 77 guns, two metric tons of drugs, 28 million pills, 55 high-value cars, and more than £54 million in cash was seized in the operation. Encrochat is an encrypted communications platform used widely in the European underground. Infiltrating the platform allowed law enforcement to essentially have an inside person in every top organized crime group. The platform itself was not compromised. Law enforcement installed malware on suspects' devices that allowed them to read messages before they were sent, record and alter lock screen passwords, and more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Police infiltrate encrypted phones, arrest hundreds in organized crime bust"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Practically every animal ever studied can distinguish between different numbers of objects in a set or sounds in a sequence. This ability seems to be a general ability that has evolved multiple times throughout the animal kingdom. Researchers are uncovering increasingly complex numerical abilities in animals, with some displaying the capacity to grasp the quantitative concept of zero, a concept that very young children sometimes struggle with. Researchers are now trying to pin down the genetic mechanisms underlying numerical ability and have identified genes that seem to be associated with a math learning disability in humans."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Animals Can Count and Use Zero. How Far Does Their Number Sense Go?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Android Game Development Kit (AGDK) is a range of tools and libraries for developing, optimizing, and delivering high-quality Android games. The libraries were built and tested with performance in mind using C or C++ APIs and they work across many different Android versions. A 16-minute video that introduces the AGDK is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing the Android Game Development Kit"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Blocks have shown up in almost every blogging tool, web editor, note-taking app, and content management system, but they are almost all proprietary and non-standard. Blocks are often limited to platforms, so developers are either stuck with a specific platform or they have to rewrite blocks they want to use. This article discusses the creation of the Block Protocol, an open standard that will allow any block to be used in any application that follows the protocol. Using Block Protocol will make life easier for app developers and block developers will only need to develop blocks once to have them work on any platform."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Making the web better. With blocks!"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google Research has published a paper on a text-to-image AI called Imagen. The model takes a text input to generate a small image, then it does two super-resolution passes to enlarge the image up to 1024x1024 pixels. It creates new details using the original as a basis while it upscales the image. Google's tests show that people rated the images generated by Imagen better in terms of accuracy and fidelity than images generated by OpenAI's DALL-E 2. Imagen was trained using large datasets known to include inappropriate material. The model is still in an experimental phase and is not available to the public."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "OpenAI: Look at our awesome image generator! Google: Hold my Shiba Inu"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Arm chips are everywhere, including phones, TVs, cars, laptops, and data centers. The chip design company designs instruction sets for modern chips, then it licenses the instruction sets to companies like Qualcomm, Apple, and Samsung who then make the chips with customizations. This article contains an interview with Rene Haas, the new CEO of Arm. The interview covers how Arm's business model works, who Arm's customers are, and whether the company was affected by the chip shortage as it doesn't actually make chips."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How Arm conquered the chip market without making a single chip"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A company from Finland, Solar Foods, is planning to sell a protein powder that is made out of CO2, water, and electricity. The idea for Solein originally began at NASA, and it is made by capturing CO2 from the air then combining it with solar energy, water, nutrients, and vitamins to promote a natural fermentation process similar to the one that produces yeast and lactic acid bacteria. Solein contains 50 percent protein, up to 10 percent fat, and 20 to 25 percent carbs. It can be produced indoors, so production is not dependent on the outside environment. The impact of meat production is one of the main drivers behind many of the planet's problems, so creating food from two of the most renewable things on the planet, CO2 and sunlight, will help provide food for our growing population without increasing our impact on the planet. Solein is expected to be available in 2021."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NASA worked out how to make food out of thin air - and it could feed billions"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The /e/ Foundation is now offering Google-free Android handsets in the US. The Foundation has been offering refurbished smartphones without Google software in Europe since 2019. It is starting in the US with the Samsung Galaxy S9 for $380 and the Galaxy S9+ for $430. The phones are carrier unlocked and will be backed with a one-year warranty. They will run a version of Android called /e/ OS, which has removed most of the code that sends data to remote servers without user consent."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google-Free Android Smartphones Are Now Available in the US"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A study in China successfully created a chimeric combination of monkey and human cells. The study started with 132 macaque embryos injected with 25 human pluripotent stem cells each. After 10 days, 103 of the embryos were alive and still developing. However, by day 19, only three remained alive. The embryos were terminated after 19 days, in line with the experimental parameters. The experiment revealed several communication pathways that could be enhanced to increase the efficiency of chimerism in host species more evolutionarily distant to humans."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Controversial 'Chimera' Embryos Made by Scientists Are Part Human, Part Monkey"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Blue Origin is planning an astronaut rehearsal during its launch on April 14. The rehearsal will include boarding, preflight operations, and then returning to a staged version of an exit capsule. It will be similar to the procedure that private astronauts will perform during a real launch. The flight will have a test dummy on board to measure data about what the launch would be like for people. Blue Origin will launch at 8 AM CDT from West Texas. A live feed will be available an hour before launch."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Blue Origin will run an “astronaut rehearsal” during a launch this week to prep for human spaceflight"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Submarines are valued primarily for their ability to hide and they are key to the strategy of mutually assured destruction. Technology that can make the oceans effectively transparent could undermine the peace of the world. While engineers have created faster, quieter submarines over the years, detection technology has also improved significantly. A recent Australian study predicts that submarines may not be able to elude detection by 2050. This is an issue now as the budget for designing and building a submarine is spread out over at least 60 years."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "California's new law, which requires employers to include pay scales in their job postings and maintain job title and wage histories for each employee, will take effect on January 1."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "California companies must include salary ranges in job postings under new law"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains documents that detail the best practice guidelines that Google has developed. There are two documents, the Code Reviewer's Guide and the Change Author's Guide."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Engineering Practices Documentation"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Composable Architecture is a library of core tools that can be used to build applications in a consistent and understandable way. It can be used in SwiftUI, UIKit, and more, on any Apple platform. The repository contains many examples of how to solve common and complex problems."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Composable Architecture"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GitHub Sponsors is a hub that connects developers and their community in order to fund projects. Raised funds up to $5,000 within the first year are matched by GitHub. There are no fees charged to the developers for funding; all raised funds will go directly to the developer. Developers can sign up to a waitlist to join the program in order to receive sponsorship."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub Sponsors"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Over four years ago, the US Department of Justice took down AlphaBay in the biggest dark web market bust in history. The market's number-two administrator has relaunched AlphaBay with revamped technical protections. Users can now only use Monero, a cryptocurrency designed to be difficult to trace. The site can be accessed using I2P as well as Tor. It features a new system called AlphaGuard that will allow users to retrieve their funds even if the site has been taken offline. Many more details about the marketplace are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "He escaped the Dark Web’s biggest bust. Now he’s back"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Kryptology is a cryptographic library from Coinbase that enables developers to create novel crypto innovations with state-of-the-art cryptography. Crypto was founded on cryptographic innovation and cryptography is a driver for innovation in crypto. Kryptology contains a toolbox of secure, audited, and easy-to-use APIs that are designed to be misuse-resistant. It is now open source."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Meet Kryptology: Coinbase’s Open Source Cryptography Library"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GitHub's annual State of the Octoverse report shows that Python is now the second-most popular language in GitHub's repositories. While Dart and Rust were the fastest growing languages, Python growth was still up by 151 percent. 10 million new GitHub accounts were created in 2019, with most new developers coming from Asia. Python's growth is linked to the increasing interest in data and machine learning. GitHub was acquired by Microsoft last year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "It is possible to fake a positive Covid-19 lateral flow test using soft drinks. The effect is likely caused by the acidity of the drinks deforming the antibodies used in the test, impacting their function. Fake positive tests revert back to negative if they are washed with a buffer solution. The article contains a detailed explanation of how the Covid-19 test works."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How children are spoofing Covid-19 tests with soft drinks"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "There is a growing acceptance that gaming skills are transferable, with even the military focusing on hiring gamers due to their ability to assimilate information, react swiftly, and co-ordinate actions while remaining calm under pressure. Studies have shown that gaming can make students more successful. A startup called Game Academy wants to transform casual gamers into conscious ones in order to develop skills by applying critical thinking. While some employers will still need the science before considering game achievements as a hiring factor, there are many examples of people who attribute their success to skills they gained from gaming."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How playing video games could get you a better job"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Family Tree DNA, one of the largest providers of at-home genetic testing allowing for people to trace their ancestry, is working with the FBI. The FBI is using Family Tree DNA’s vast database of information to find DNA matches for unsolved crimes. Prior to the partnership and announcement, Family Tree DNA had a database of well over a million profiles. Collaborations of this type obviously have grave privacy implications for consumers whose genetic data is being tracked."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "One Of The Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Working With The FBI"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google.com is rolling out a dark mode to every user over the next few weeks. It can be switched on through the Google.com settings under a new 'Appearance' section if the feature has been enabled on the account. Screenshots of the new mode are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google.com dark mode is rolling out to everyone"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon has announced plans to acquire Eero, a company that develops internet routers. Smart home devices have been a focus for Amazon, with its recent acquisition of Ring, a video doorbell maker, and Amazon’s own Echo smart speaker device. Eero devices currently cost $199 and are able to reach a range of 1,500 feet with a single device. Booster devices are available at $149 to extend the range."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon is acquiring home Wi-Fi start-up Eero"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Susan Wojcicki quietly held talks about leaving Google to become Elon Musk's second-in-command at Tesla in 2014."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Susan Wojcicki was in talks to be Elon Musk's number two at Tesla before taking YouTube CEO role, book says"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Batten disease is a genetic disease where the waste disposal system for cells is affected, causing a loss of vision, impaired cognition, mobility problems, seizures, and early death. It affects between 100 and 150 children in the UK. There are several types of Batten disease, which is inherited from parents that both carry a rare recessive gene mutation. Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 to create sheep that have the disease in order to test treatments. Treatments that are successful in a large mammal with a brain that is of similar size and complexity to a human child's brain are more likely to be relevant to humans than treatments only tested in mice, rats, and cell cultures. Several treatments, all of which were developed first using traditional methods, will be tested on around 10 animals."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Mutant sheep are being bred in lab to fight lethal child brain disease"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The UN has unveiled a design for a floating city that can withstand natural disasters. It consists of connected hexagonal platforms, each housing 300 residents, that connect into bigger villages with around 10,000 residents, an ideal number for each village to achieve full autonomy. There will be no cars, and rubbish will be collected through pneumatic tubes and sent directly to a sorting facility to be repurposed. Food will be obtained through ocean farming and the goal is for the cities to be completely self-sufficient. While the cities will be floating, they will still be moored to the ocean floor. The designers recognize that most people will continue to live on land, but the concept of living on the ocean will still appeal to many."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The UN just unveiled a design for a new floating city that can withstand Category 5 hurricanes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "LG is expected to release OLED TVs that roll up like posters in February of 2019. They initially debuted the concept last January, but it wasn't ready for an actual commercial launch. The TVs are expected to be 65-inches and will retract automatically when you press a button, like a garage door."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "LG will make OLED TVs that roll up like posters a reality in 2019"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Robots are being deployed in Walmart stores and they will be tasked with fulfilling online orders. The new robots are able to collect items about 10 times faster than a human worker. Walmart is transitioning into an increasingly automated model, and it is hiring fewer workers as a result. Brick and mortar retail stores are struggling against online-only sites. Walmart offers a service where customers can place orders online and have them delivered to their home or to the store parking lot. This system has issues, such as keeping track of stock, and using robots will significantly improve the service. Walmart already employs a fleet of robots that can scan store shelves three times faster than humans can. Brick and mortar companies have the added cost of maintaining a physical retail space, and so it makes sense that they will try to cut costs in order to remain competitive."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Walmart Robots To Begin Fulfilling Grocery Orders, Replacing Workers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Many popular sites allow anyone to detect if users are logged into their website. This can be exploited to understand user behavior, profile users, phishing, and de-anonymization. The redirect mechanism provided by almost all popular websites can confirm whether a user has visited a site as well as whether a user is logged into the website. Users can avoid this by using proper browser isolation, privacy badger, plugins, disabling third-party cookies, or incognito mode."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to detect if your visitors use Facebook, Google and MOST other websites"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Grid is a cloud-based data science tool that combines a spreadsheet view with a Python scripting environment, allowing users to explore, manipulate, and analyze data directly in the browser. It is possible to define your own spreadsheet functions. Cells can be defined as variables and manipulated easily using Python code."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Grid studio"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Chinese scientists have invented a paste made of plant cellulose that helps sand retain water, nutrients, and air, transforming sand into soil that can grow crops. The paste is non-toxic, environmentally friendly, cheap, and suitable for mass production. A section of the Ulan Buh Desert in Inner Mongolia has been turned into arable land using this method, allowing farmers to grow crops in the desert."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese scientists turn sand into soil"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wants people to be able to choose which algorithm controls their social media content from a marketplace, rather than relying on a single company to get it right. This will be a part of how decentralized social networks will work. Companies will have access to much more data on a decentralized network. They will compete based on how they can serve relevant content to users. Decentralization could help platforms deal with laws around user-created content. Twitter has been developing Bluesky, a decentralized social network, since the end of 2019. It is still firmly in the research phase."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter’s Jack Dorsey wants to build an app store for social media algorithms"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Instacart is still seeing a surge in customer demands and has recently announced that it will hire another 250,000 shoppers on top of the 300,000 shoppers it hired last month. Workers have complained that the company hasn't made safety gear available to employees yet. Employees will have to complete a daily wellness check in order to log into the Instacart app. Those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or forced into quarantine will receive up to 14 days of financial assistance. Instacart will continue offering a contactless delivery option and has expanded its Costco pharmacy deliveries nationwide. Customers are now able to order up to two weeks ahead."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Instacart is hiring another 250,000 grocery shoppers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "47 tech companies have signed an open letter to the Government Communications Headquarters in the UK protesting its new ‘ghost protocol’ proposal. Intelligence agencies have been trying to figure out a way to access end-to-end encrypted communications without undermining the privacy, security, or confidence of users. The ghost protocol proposes that messaging services enable law enforcement agents to silently enter into private chats as a third party, effectively creating a group chat that can be monitored. Implementing this change would mean that all chat apps would need to change their encryption methods, and they would also have to mislead customers by suppressing the usual notifications that appear when a new user joins a chat. In response to the letter, the National Cyber Security Center stated that the proposal was hypothetical and was intended to begin a discussion on methods for law enforcement to access private data."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple, Google and WhatsApp condemn UK proposal to eavesdrop on encrypted messages"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Asahi Linux for Apple Silicon is the first Linux distribution to offer native support for Apple M1 chips. It is now available in an alpha release targeted at developers and power users. Running the operating system will not require a jailbroken device and it won't affect the security level of any macOS installs on the machine. There are still a number of hardware features that don't work. A video showing a MacBook Air booting up Asahi Linux is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Asahi Linux Is The First Linux Distro To Support Apple Silicon"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "App Store developers will be required to provide privacy information for their apps starting on December 8th. Apple's privacy 'nutrition labels' list what information an app collects and presents the information visually on the app page. An example of a privacy nutrition label is available in the article. Developers will be required to keep their labels up to date, making sure that users know how their information is used before any app is allowed on their phones."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple will require apps to add privacy ‘nutrition labels’ starting December 8th"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Space Perspective has successfully conducted the first test flight of its prototype stratospheric passenger balloon. The balloon prototype, Neptune One, reached an altitude of 108,409 feet during its almost 7-hour flight. Neptune One can be tested without a pilot, so Space Perspective is able to thoroughly test it to ensure its safety. The balloon will eventually be flown by a pilot and carry eight passengers up to an altitude of 100,000 feet. Its first commercial flights will begin in 2024."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A Gigantic \"Space Balloon\" Just Completed Its First Flight"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a list of default credentials. It was created as a tool to assist pentesters. There are 3523 products listed."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Default Credentials Cheat Sheet"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers at Stanford Computational Imaging Lab have expanded on a technique called non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging so that a single point of laser light entering a room can reveal what objects might be inside. NLOS imaging uses algorithms to generate images based on reflected light, usually from lasers. The new technique's results are lower quality than other NLOS methods, but it still provides enough details to make guesses on the size and shapes of hidden objects. The research could one day result in a way for police or military to assess the risks of entering rooms."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A Single Laser Fired Through a Keyhole Can Expose Everything Inside a Room"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "HTTP/3 is here and it provides major improvements to web performance. It uses a new transport protocol called QUIC that allows clients to create a series of stateful streams over UDP. This article provides an explanation of the new protocol along with benchmark results comparing site load speeds in various countries."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "HTTP/3 is Fast"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Incident response is stressful and overwhelming, but it doesn't need to be. Identify the root cause of an incident, understand its potential impact on other services, and fix the issue everywhere in your codebase so it won't reoccur with Sourcegraph. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Identify the root cause of an incident with a single search"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "France and Germany have agreed to block Facebook's Libra currency, stating that no private entity can claim monetary power, which is inherent to the sovereignty of nations. Concerns still persist about sovereignty and financial risks in Europe, so introducing a new cryptocurrency should not be allowed."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "France and Germany agree to block Facebook's Libra"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft's systems were infiltrated by hackers who could view source code from a number of repositories. The hackers didn't have access to modify any code or systems. Microsoft says the culprit is a very sophisticated nation-state actor. The US government and cybersecurity officials have implicated Russia in the attack. A recent attack on SolarWinds exposed an extensive list of sensitive organizations. Microsoft assumes that adversaries can view its source code, so it doesn't rely on secrecy to keep its products secure."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft says hackers were able to see some of its source code"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Mozilla has released an internal memo that explained that the reason behind its firing of 70 employees today was the slow rollout of the organization's new revenue-generating products. There may be further layoffs as Mozilla reassesses its France and UK operations. Mozilla had around 1,000 employees worldwide in 2018. Earnings from its new subscription products were much lower than expected in 2019. Laid-off employees will receive generous exit packages and outplacement support. Mozilla is dedicating $43 million to its innovation fund in order to develop new products. It is investing in innovation in order to become less reliant on income from search partnerships and to create new revenue channels."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for new products to generate revenue"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "You can’t fix what you can’t find: Sourcegraph helps you quickly find vulnerabilities across your entire codebase, fix them in an automated, streamlined fashion, and track your remediation initiatives to completion. Identify incident root causes with confidence, improve production stability, and reduce the time to recovery."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Find security problems in hours, not days"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The plant is capable of supplying the local grid with more than 132 GWh of electricity annually and save around 42,000 tons of coal from being burned in power stations."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China turns on the world's largest compressed air energy storage plant"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Companies that hire internationally sometimes have policies that adjust employee pay depending on location. This can be demotivating for people who can't move to higher paid locations. This Hacker News thread discusses location-based pay and the reasons for and against it. The commenters talk about how companies determine how much they pay employees, negotiating higher salaries, and different perspectives on location-based pay."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how do others handle it?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The product analytics suite you can host yourself With PostHog's open source analytics platform, customer data never has to leave your infrastructure.Featuring product analytics, session recording, feature flags, heatmaps, and more - all available for free.The best part is everything is seamlessly integrated, so you can spend less time configuring different tools and more time getting valuable insight into user behavior. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The product analytics suite you can host yourself"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Eager to leave Big Tech behind? Try Vultr for Free! With 19 global locations and better price-to-performance than the other guys, it's no wonder Vultr is the preferred cloud infrastructure provider for developers like you. Now TLDR readers have access to a special offer: $100 in credit just for signing up with this link!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Eager to leave Big Tech behind? Try Vultr for Free!"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A group from the New York University School of Medicine has developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) that connects two brain regions together to detect and kill pain in real-time. One part of the BMI is connected to a region of the brain that detects pain, and another part dampens pain when activated. The implant only works when there is pain, so it doesn't constantly stimulate the brain. It has so far only been tested on rats, but it seems to be an effective strategy for pain therapy. While it may seem to be overkill, it could be a preferable choice to drugs for chronic pain sufferers."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A New Brain Implant Automatically Detects and Kills Pain in Real Time"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A recently published report includes details about the physical appearance of the Apple Car. The latest design features four seats that face inwards and a curved ceiling. Apple's designers are experimenting with a trunk compartment that rises for easy access and large seat-back screens. Apple's former design chief Jony Ive has remained involved with the project as a consultant. The vehicle is still years away from release, but Apple is now discussing how to disguise vehicle prototypes during testing in the public."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Car Design Goals: No Steering Wheel or Brake Pedal, Flat Seats for Sleeping, Large Screens, and More"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple has changed its App Store rules to allow developers of reader apps to share a single link to their website to help users set up and manage their accounts. Reader apps are apps that allow users to access previously purchased content, but do not offer in-app digital goods and services for purchase. Apps like Netflix, Spotify, and Kindle will now be allowed to directly link customers to their own sign-up website. The change was made to close an investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission into a suspected violation of the Antimonopoly Act."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple concedes to let apps like Netflix, Spotify, and Kindle link to the web to sign up"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has shown off some of the technology that his company Neuralink has been developing for the last few years. Neuralink’s goal is to develop devices that can be implanted in paralyzed humans, allowing them to control devices with their thoughts. The company has developed thread sensors that are thinner than a human hair and can provide high-resolution signals from the brain. A robot was created in order to implant this device, as the threads were difficult to implant with current technology. Neuralink is also developing a custom chip that can read, clean up, and amplify signals from the brain. The aim is to eventually create a wireless version that can be implanted in a safe and non-invasive procedure, similar to Lasik."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk unveils Neuralink’s plans for brain-reading ‘threads’ and a robot to insert them"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This progammer decided to take a month off from using all computing devices. He literally went out and bought a watch, a camera, a map, a compass, and a notepad. He was initially scared of being bored, but he found it was actually pretty easy to be entertained taking pictures, reading books, and travelling a bit. He came to the conclusion that digital technologies haven't changed the world, they've created a parallel world. He believes that the reason we are nervous and never have enough time is because we are now living two lives in these two separate worlds. He noticed that he felt his \"personality dissolving\" a bit, because in the analog world, he only had access to things that were popular (popular music, popular books, etc.) There is a long tail of hobbies and interests that the internet helps facilitate. He also lost a bit of motivation because seeing other people achieve great things always motivated him. He also gained an appreciation for social networks, people dismiss Facebook and Twitter as not being \"real communications\" but it really does help keep in touch with people across long distances. He thinks that month long breaks are too much, but if you want to try this, you can get a lot out of taking 2 weeks away from computers!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How a Month without Computers Changed Me"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "D614G, a new strain of the coronavirus, is making its way across Southeast Asia. Malaysian health officials say it could be more infectious than COVID-19. The strain has been detected in several countries across the continent. There is still little information on the strain."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New coronavirus strain in Malaysia could be more infectious than COVID-19"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This guide discusses how to onboard new hires effectively. A well-planned onboarding process can greatly increase long-term retention and increase new-hire productivity. Most organizations don't onboard well despite its importance. Onboarding programs should cover basic administrative tasks, have activities to help new hires assimilate to their teams and work environments, and help the new hire become productive and contribute to the team."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Ultimate Guide to Onboarding New Developers: Industry Best Practices and How to Plan the First 90 Days"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Sperm counts in the West have dropped by 50 percent due to pesticides, plastics, and other chemicals. Chemicals used to make plastic soft and flexible, like phthalates, are endocrine disruptors that cause men to produce less testosterone. Most phthalate ingestion is through food, and a lot of chemicals are absorbed through the skin. Processed foods have a high risk of containing phthalates. A lot of chemicals are put into personal care products specifically to increase skin absorption. It is possible to increase sperm quality by eating a Mediterranean diet and avoiding foods with pesticides."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "An Alarming Decline in Sperm Quality Could Threaten the Future of the Human Race, and the Chemicals Likely Responsible Are Everywhere"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Webinar: Move Fast and Don’t Break Privacy Not all data is created equal. Some data is special and requires better protection.In this webinar, we will discuss how leading companies like Netflix and Apple secure and protect sensitive data with zero-trust data privacy vaults. We will introduce and demo Skyflow, a data privacy vault delivered as an API, and answer live questions.Join Skyflow’s Head of Developer Relations, Sean Falconer, tomorrow April 13th at 10am PT for ‘Move Fast and Don’t Break Privacy’.Register now."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Webinar: Move Fast and Don’t Break Privacy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide has been around since 2001. Most copies available on the web only describe old 2.6.x kernels. This repository keeps the guide up to date, with working examples for recent 5.x versions. A link to the book is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "There’s a lot to look forward to in this year’s Semantic Layer Summit - don't miss your last chance to join! What's on the agenda? Keynotes by Bill Inmon and Kirk Borne. Expert sessions by an all-star lineup of data leaders (from Bank of America, Starbucks, Cigna, and others). Networking opportunities.Join the free virtual event this Wednesday"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Last chance to join the Semantic Layer Summit 2022 - save your spot for free"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Top engineers are generally more autonomous than others. They are able to self-educate, source information, clearly understand the needs of a project and the problems it solves, self-manage, and prioritize tasks. Compared to other engineers, top performers require less direction and management and are able to produce better, higher quality, well-thought-out solutions. Users tend to always find the strangest ways to break a system, and good engineers are able to predict and design around these situations."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: What do top engineers you know do that others don't?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Career development doesn't stop once you become a Senior Software Engineer. It is useful to assess your growth and find ways to continue growing. This article discusses growth from a Senior Software Engineer's perspective and covers both the mental aspects as well as some practical aspects of continual career development."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "magniX, an Australian engineering firm, in a partnership with Harbour Air, a Canadian air-ferry service, has performed the first fully-electric commercial aircraft test flight. The 15-minute flight took place in Vancouver along the Fraser River. Electric flight technology would mean significant cost savings for airlines and zero emissions. Civil aviation is one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon emissions. Electric motors require significantly less upkeep, resulting in savings in maintenance costs. Further tests are still required before Harbour Air will be able to electrify its fleet of more than 40 seaplanes. Current battery power will allow the seaplanes to fly about 160km, which is sufficient for short-haul flights."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "World's first fully electric commercial aircraft takes flight in Canada"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Department of Defense has approved the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force to detect, analyze, and catalog UAPs that could potentially pose a threat to US national security. There is a long history of government research into UFOs. The UAP Task Force will work with multiple agencies. Congress has requested information regarding unidentified aerial objects and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is evaluating the proposal and how best to respond to the request."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Pentagon Announces Task Force to Study UFOs"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An AI system was able to predict the time and place of lightning strikes using standard weather station data. It was trained using data from four basic weather parameters: atmospheric pressure, air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed. The data was gathered over a 10-year period in urban and mountainous regions and cross-referenced with recordings from lightning detection and location systems. Researchers were able to predict the location and time in which lightning would strike at around an 80 percent accuracy rate. Using AI, more accurate prediction systems that require fewer inputs can be developed. This system will be able to cover more areas as it doesn't require external data from radars or satellites."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "AI tech predicts time and place of lightning-strikes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Nearly all of Coinbase will shut down for four separate weeks throughout the year so that employees can enjoy their downtime without work piling up. The breaks will ensure that the company's growth pace is sustainable for the long term. Coinbase has tested recharge weeks before, adding more when it was discovered that employees weren't taking enough time off. The company's flexible time-off policy will remain the same, but employees are encouraged to schedule vacations during recharge weeks when they can."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Coinbase will shut down for four weeklong breaks this year"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Miami has launched its own cryptocurrency called MiamiCoin. Revenue from the coin will be diverted to the city treasury. Mining the coin is less energy-intensive and less difficult than mining Bitcoin or Ethereum. The Miami government will have its own wallet and a portion of the coins mined will end up in that wallet to be used to improve the city. Speculators can purchase the coin on exchanges, which will ideally raise the value of the coin. The project aims to incentivize stakeholders to participate in the city's success."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Miami Launches 'MiamiCoin' to Make Millions and Fund the Police"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Developers who want people to benefit from their work or contributors for their projects need to be able to get the word out about their products. They need to be able to explain why other people should take the time to learn and potentially contribute to their projects. This article features interviews with three experts who answer questions about how to promote projects to users and contributors. It covers how to make projects stand out, what parts of a project to focus on when marketing, brands and communication styles, and speaking at events."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Marketing for maintainers: Promote your project to users and contributors"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In June of last year, an affiliate group of the REvil and Ragnar Locker ransomware cartels posted a job listing on a hacker forum, making it clear they were serious by depositing $1 million worth of bitcoin into their forum wallet. This article follows investigators as they apply for the position to find out more about the organization. The investigation revealed that the cybercriminals had an insider contact at a crypto exchange that helped them convert their 'earnings' into cash."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Million-dollar deposits and friends in high places: how we applied for a job with a ransomware gang"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Two 3D-printing companies in Italy have designed and printed 100 respirator valves in 24 hours. A prototype for the respirator valves was created three hours after a hospital found out that it had run out of the part. The companies worked for free to print the parts, but the design will not be released to the public. A second hospital has contacted the companies requesting more valves."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Coronavirus: 3D printers save hospital with valves"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A US academic has uncovered a database used by Shenzhen Zhenhua, a Chinese company known to work with intelligence, military, and security agencies. The database contains information that could be used to conduct influence operations against prominent and influential people outside China. It contains information on influential individuals and institutions across a variety of industries. The data allows Chinese analysts to track key influencers and how news and opinions move through social media platforms. Using the information, China can craft messages to target individuals to manipulate them."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese database details 2.4 million influential people, their kids, addresses, and how to press their buttons"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A journalist tried out DuckDuckGo for a week. He liked that DDG had less ads, and that the quality of the search results seemed to be as good as Google. However, there's always this nagging feeling that Google is the best and he found himself double checking with Google at times even if he got good results. He missed Google's \"Top Stories\" feature that gives you little cards of top news stories, and Google's spell check. He says he wished DDG had more pages of results, and that he often visited the third or fourth page of Google's results. Overall, he liked the sense of privacy, but little things about Google made him want to go back. If you haven't tried DDG this article is probably worth taking a look at."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I switched to DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused alternative to Google search that doesn't track your data — and I'm not sure it was worth it"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Uber drivers dissatisfied with shrinking pay, no benefits, and a lack of transparency have formed online groups and have planned a 12 hour long strike that will occur on May 8. The strike will occur in seven cities across the US. Drivers have four basic demands: increased pay, basic benefits, decision-making transparency, and a greater voice for drivers. Uber’s IPO is set to be one of the biggest in history with a valuation that can be potentially over $120 billion. Despite its high valuation, the Uber is still incredibly unprofitable, with drivers being the biggest cost for the company."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Uber Drivers Plan Strike to Kick Off 2019’s Most-Hyped IPO"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Small modular reactor designs could mean safer, cheaper, and easier to install nuclear facilities. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved its first small modular reactor design. A two-minute video is available in the article that explores NuScale's design. The basic design is conventional and uses a passive cooling system. It has passive features that ensure that the plant shutdowns safely and remains safe under emergency conditions."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NuScale’s small nuclear reactor is first to get US safety approval"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A new laser-based tool developed by the Pentagon can detect a heartbeat signature from up to 200 meters away. The laser uses a technique similar to common infrared heart rate monitors, and can positively identify a target as long as the target remains still. Biometric security may be convenient for smartphones, but the information that is used to keep your phone secure is the same information that can identify a person for surveillance reasons. Facial recognition is already being used to survey populations around the world, even when the technology isn’t perfect. Cardiac biometrics are significantly better at identifying individuals, with a 98 percent accuracy rate. Other biometrics such as voice are being researched to increase their ability to identify individuals accurately. Even ‘brain prints’ could eventually be used for our security and surveillance."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Pentagon’s New Laser-Based Tool Uses Your Heartbeat to Track You"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Physicists in the Netherlands have successfully connected three quantum devices. It is the first time a network has been constructed from quantum processors. A quantum-powered internet would allow astonishing levels of privacy and security. It would theoretically be able to supply the processing power needed to solve some of humanity's most challenging problems. Fully-realized quantum internet is still far away, but the three-node network demonstrates how quantum devices could communicate with each other to create a functioning quantum internet in the near future."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Quantum internet: A revolution in knowledge is almost a reality"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "San Francisco has become the third city or state to ban cashless stores, citing that cashless stores unfairly discriminate against economically disadvantaged people. The ban exempts pop-up stores, rideshare companies, online stores, and food trucks, as they may not have the capabilities to accept cash as payment. While the city acknowledges the future will probably be cashless, many citizens are not yet ready for the transition. Many citizens still do not have bank accounts, let alone the cards that will allow them to live in a cashless society."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "San Francisco bans cashless stores"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "When first starting out as a new developer, you might find existing code that is significantly more inefficient than what you have been taught to use. A new meme pokes fun at new graduates screaming at senior developers for using nested for loops. Eric Lippert reminisces to when he was a CS summer intern and he complained to Tim Paterson, the creator of QDOS which later became MS-DOS, about code that Lippert thought was inefficient. Paterson was patient in his answer to Lippert's complaint, showing why the chosen method was the most efficient method for its purpose and teaching Lippert a lesson about practicality in coding."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New grad vs senior dev"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An early prototype of the Pixel 7 recently showed up on eBay and was quickly taken down. The device featured a glossy glass back and a new metal camera bar. Google already revealed the design at its I/O event, but the leak confirms that the device will lose the matte black frame that the Pixel 6 had. It also confirms that the Pixel 7 will have 128GB of storage. The leaked pictures are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Pixel 7 prototype shows up online with textured metal frame"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "New microparticles developed by researchers at MIT can release doses of drugs at specific times over days, weeks, or months."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "\"Self-boosting vaccines\" load multiple drug doses into a single shot"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Aldabra white-throated rail is a flightless bird that lives on the Aldabra atoll in the Indian Ocean. It went extinct 136,000 years ago. A recent study has found that the bird has re-evolved itself into existence. Iterative evolution is when the same ancestral lineage produces parallel offshoot species at different points in time. The birds went extinct due to rising sea levels, but the same parent species recolonized the area once it reemerged from the sea. This is the clearest example of iterative evolution in birds."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This Bird Went Extinct and Then Evolved Into Existence Again"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "According to a recent survey by Piper Jaffray, YouTube has passed Netflix as the preferred platform for watching video among teens. 37 percent of teens stream videos most often off YouTube, compared to 35 percent who use Netflix as their main source of streaming video. Piper Jaffray attributes the preference for YouTube to its wide array of teen-oriented content. Netflix shares have fallen 27 percent in the last three months and they face increasing competition from other upcoming streaming services. Teens still prefer Netflix more than its competitors, such as Hulu and Amazon Prime Video."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Teens choose YouTube over Netflix for the first time, according to new survey"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Most smartphones sold today have large displays and this presents new challenges and opportunities for app makers and designers. The first iPhone was designed for comfortable one-handed operation, but larger screen sizes mean that the thumb can no longer easily move across to the other side of the screen. Designing apps for one-handed use should be a top priority for app makers as it is the way most users use their devices. It isn't just about ensuring that the thumb can easily reach everything on the screen. Good one-handed apps are able to help users use their devices quickly and efficiently."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How To Design Mobile Apps For One-Hand Usage"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The United States Geological Survey has published the first complete geologic map of the Moon at a scale of 1:5,000,000. The map is color-coded with in order to quickly identify geological features. It was created using a mix of Apollo-era maps and data from recent satellite missions."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "USGS releases first complete geologic map of the Moon"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Deep-sea squids have very large eyes that make it easy for them to spot and run away from anyone trying to film them in action. A group of scientists combined low-light cameras, red illuminators, and bioluminescence-mimicking lures to attract squid and film them. The resulting squid hunting ship was called the Medusa and it managed to record deep-sea squids in their natural environment. A link to some of the footage captured by the team is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How Scientists Managed to Film the Ocean's Largest and Shyest Deep-Sea Squids"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A massive 'sextortion' spam scheme sent millions of messages between September 2019 and January 2020 and generated nearly $500,000 in profits. The messages informed recipients that their computers were hacked and that the hacker had footage of the person viewing pornographic websites. It threatened to share the footage with the target's contacts unless the target paid a ransom of around $800 using Bitcoin. As the transactions were made using Bitcoin, they can be traced. An infographic is available in the article that shows where the money generated from the scam has been sent."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Following the money in a massive “sextortion” spam scheme"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hywind Scotland is an offshore location in Scotland that has five 574ft-tall wind turbines that generate enough electricity for more than 20,000 homes. It is the first floating wind energy array. The turbines are held in place with mooring cables attached to anchors on the seafloor. Floating wind turbines can access deeper waters, where the world's strongest and most consistent winds blow. They can be installed out of sight of coastal residents."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Is wind power’s future in deep water?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Austrian scientists have developed a technique to eliminate wave reflections caused by physical interference. The technique involves covering walls with an anti-reflective coating. Walls scatter waves in different ways, so the scientists had to measure how each wall reflected waves and then create a custom coating for every wall. The technology could help improve Wi-Fi, imaging processes, and mobile communication technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New Wi-Fi Reflection Tech Could Send Signal Through Impenetrable Walls"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Machine learning and traditional algorithms are substantially different ways of computing. Researchers are starting to use machine learning to improve the performance of traditional algorithms. This article provides examples of how algorithms with predictions can improve Bloom filters, an algorithm for checking site addresses against a blacklist, and other traditional algorithms."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Machine Learning Reimagines the Building Blocks of Computing"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a framework to build and operate a basic botnet. Developers can easily implement custom code and new features without having to write a Remote Administrative Tool or Command & Control server from scratch. The RAT can remotely load code into memory and execute it on the target machine without writing anything to disk. This project should be used for authorized testing or educational purposes only."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Build Your Own Botnet"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tesla China's Model 3s are able to wade through water. China experiences dozens of hurricanes or typhoons every year, so floods are common. Many videos of the Model 3's 'Boat Mode' have come out in the last few days. The footage shows the vehicles traveling through deep floodwaters with no issues. Videos are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Model 3’s “boat mode” videos are frightening and amazing at the same time"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A better way to track your engineering team's metrics Swarmia not only tracks your engineering metrics but also helps you make long-lasting improvements based on them.\"With Swarmia, we’ve been able to highlight problem areas, set target levels, and drive continuous improvement. In two months, we’ve decreased our teams' cycle time by 40%.\"- Alex Plugaru, Co-Founder & CTO of GorgiasStart improving your development process today!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A better way to track your engineering team's metrics"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has released a beta version of Microsoft Edge for the Steam Deck that includes support for the Steam Deck's controls. Steam Deck owners can now play Xbox Cloud Gaming games through the device. There are several Xbox Games Studios titles that can run natively on the Steam Deck. The Steam Deck can now run Windows. A link to Microsoft's instructions on how to use Xbox Cloud Gaming on the Steam Deck is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Xbox Cloud Gaming now supports Steam Deck through Microsoft Edge"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "John Carmac, the co-founder of Id Software, is working on a new artificial general intelligence startup called Keen Technologies. The startup recently raised $20 million in a financing round that included several big names. While some believe that AGI will be achievable within the next century, others doubt that it will ever become a reality. Carmac will continue to consult with Meta on VR."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "John Carmack’s AGI startup raises $20 million from Sequoia, Nat Friedman, and others"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The field of quantum computing has received billions in funding in recent years. However, no quantum computing firm is actually earning any real money. While quantum computing promises many great advancements in technology, nobody has yet come close to building a quantum machine that can solve practical problems. Many of its promised use cases may not actually offer any practical advantages."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The quantum computing bubble"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google recently added a new feature called Self Share that allows users to easily share data between Android and Chrome OS devices. It uses Bluetooth, WebRTS, and peer-to-peer Wi-Fi to send files directly. The feature still needs to go through the Chrome OS Canary developer flag stage before Chrome OS users will see it on their devices."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google wants to make it easier for you to send yourself files"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A near-final version of Windows 10X has leaked. The operating system will ship on Chromebook-like devices later this year. It will only ship on new hardware. Windows 10X was originally designed for dual-screen devices. It has a simplified interface, with features comparable to Chrome OS. Screenshots are available in the article. Windows 10X will probably not support desktop apps at launch, but Microsoft is working on a container technology to run traditional apps in a lightweight virtual machine. A redesign of Windows 10 is planned for later this year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Windows 10X is now Microsoft’s true answer to Chrome OS"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider observed photons merging and transforming into W bosons. W bosons are particles that carry the weak force which governs nuclear decay. The research illustrates the concept that energy and matter are two sides of the same coin."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Large Hadron Collider Creates Matter From Light"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Maldives Floating City (MFC) will be the world's first truly floating island city. It is designed to help the country mitigate the effects of climate change and rising sea levels. Some studies predict that low-lying islands, such as the Maldives, could become uninhabitable by 2050. The MFC will have homes, stores, hospitals, schools, and more. It will start construction in 2022. Renderings of the city design are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "World’s First Floating City to Save Maldives From Rising Sea Levels"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A group of activist-hackers in Belarus have infiltrated almost every part of the country's government, leaking sensitive information and defacing government websites as an act of protest. The Belarus Cyber Partisans are 15 IT and cybersecurity experts whose aim is to bring democracy and rule of law back into the country. The group received help from BYPOL, another group made up of former government officials who defected and current ones working to topple the regime from the inside. Data leaked by the group includes lists of police informants, secret recordings captured by the government wiretapping system, and personal information on spies."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Belarusian hackers are trying to overthrow the Lukashenko regime"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A Facebook contractor was fired after it was discovered that they took thousands of dollars in bribes to reactivate banned ad accounts. Ads Inc. ran a sophisticated scam through Facebook Ads that tricked users into signing up for expensive monthly subscriptions. Under current laws, neither the victims of the scam nor the state may hold Facebook accountable for their continued facilitation of fraud. Ads Inc. may have hired more than one Facebook insider to reactivate ad accounts. The contractor was paid an initial $5,000 to reactivate the accounts and a $3,000 per month retainer as long as the accounts remained active for a few weeks."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Exclusive: Facebook Fired A Contractor Who Was Paid Thousands In Bribes To Reactivate Banned Ad Accounts"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk just updated the world on all things SpaceX Starship on a livestream from the Starbase facility in Texas. During the presentation, Musk talked about Starship's future plans and the current state of SpaceX's technology. SpaceX is expecting FAA approval in March. It is confident that Starship will reach orbit by the end of the year. This page contains all the details from the presentation."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX Starship event live: Every major announcement from Elon Musk's update"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Lip Gloss enables style definitions for terminal layouts, built with TUIs in mind. It uses an expressive, declarative approach to terminal rendering. Lip Gloss supports inline formatting, block-level formatting, aligning text, copying styles, inheritance, and more. Users familiar with CSS will feel at home with Lip Gloss."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Lip Gloss"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon has launched an AI powered visual shopping tool. It allows users to like or dislike items, and then as you like items you will be shown other visually similar items. It's like Pinterest on steroids for shopping. A spokesperson says that Scout is meant to solve two problems: \"I don't know what I want, but I'll know it when I see it\" and \"I know what I want, but I don't know what it's called.\" You can check out the tool for yourself by clicking the link above."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon Scout"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article describes a vulnerability within iCloud Sharing and Safari 15 that allowed hackers to gain unauthorized camera access on Macs. It details how the vulnerability was discovered and how the exploit was developed. The vulnerability demonstrated how a design flaw in one application can enable a variety of other bugs. All issues were patched in early 2022 and the author was awarded a $100,500 bounty."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hacking the Apple Webcam"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Emoji are released by the Unicode Consortium every year, but operating systems don't always update them in a timely manner. This results in browsers sometimes rendering emojis using an outdated system. This article looks at the problem with displaying emojis on web pages, some possible solutions, and ideas for improving the standard so that developers can reliably use emojis on their sites."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The struggle of using native emoji on the web"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The FCC just gave SpaceX permission to launch 7,518 internet satellites as part of their Starlink program to provide satellite-based broadband internet. For reference, there were 1,885 total operating satellites as of August, so this is a huge number. While the vote passed 4-0, the commission did mention that there is a danger of overcrowding low earth orbit with satellites, and the rapidly growing amount of debris in orbit could be a threat to newly launched satellites."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk's SpaceX Wins FCC Approval to Deploy 7,518 Satellites"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Democratic party has delayed the announcement of the winner of the Iowa caucus due to a failed app that caused vote numbers to be reported incorrectly. Prior to the election, the party had kept the app developer's identity secret for security purposes. It has now been revealed that the app was developed by a startup called Shadow, which has also previously provided services to the Texas Democratic Party, Kirsten Gillibrand's primary bid, and Pete Buttigieg's campaign. Shadow's parent company, Acronym, has stated that they only invested in the company and that they don't know the specifics of the app failure. The app was never vetted by major cybersecurity agencies or the wider cybersecurity community. Many of the specifics of the app are still kept secret, which is a cause for concern according to security experts."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Here Is a Link to the App that Blew Up the Iowa Caucus"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "iPhones run in a low-power mode for 24 hours after shutting down. This makes it possible for them to act as tracking devices in case of theft or loss. A team of researchers has discovered an exploit that allows them to run malware that remains active even when the iPhone has powered down. It is a hardware flaw so it can't be removed with a system update. The attack requires a jailbroken iPhone, so it has limited real-world value."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers devise iPhone malware that runs even when device is turned off"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Oklo is planning to build an experimental nuclear reactor in Idaho that will generate power through nuclear waste. It could potentially power about 1,000 homes and run autonomously for 20 years. Nuclear power would be a large step towards reducing the planet's greenhouse gas levels to pre-industrial levels. The small nuclear reactor will be safer, generate power through waste, use a lot less fuel, and produce less toxic waste. Oklo plans to open the reactor between 2022 and 2025."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "One of the World's Tiniest Nuclear Plants Is Coming to Idaho"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Redoor is a state management library for React. It is still under development. The lightweight library is only 4.9kb. This article shows an example of using Redoor to create a todo-list app."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New alternative of Redux for React"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Back in 2006, Elon Musk released a ‘secret masterplan’ to eventually release a Tesla Model 3 for $35,000, and that plan has finally been realized. Consumers will have options to upgrade the battery and interior. The upgraded battery will raise the range of the vehicle to 240 miles, as well as increasing the top speed from 130 mph to 140 mph. A new partial premium interior option has been introduced which includes the upgraded ‘standard range plus’ battery. Vehicles are expected to ship in 2-4 weeks. Firmware updates have also been released which raise range and power in existing models."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla finally launches base Model 3 for $35,000 with shorter range and new interior"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google Fuchsia is an operating system based on a custom kernel called Zircon. This article features an interview with the former director of engineering for the project, Chris McKillop. In the interview, McKillop shares how the project started, its current state, and where the operating system is going next. McKillop left Google earlier this year after 10 years at the company. He worked on Fuchsia for seven years."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Interview: Fuchsia’s past, present, and future, as told by ex-director Chris McKillop"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "New tools and features have been released for ARCore. An Augmented Faces API allows developers to create high-quality effects for human faces, and users can now create animations in Sceneform, allowing scenes to come alive. In the new version of ARCore, the workflow to create AR apps has been simplified, and new UI components such as plane finding and object manipulation have been added so users do not need to reinvent the wheel for every app. Shared camera access has also been added so developers can pause their AR experience to access the camera more conveniently. A short video that demonstrates the application of features on ARCore Elements is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New UI tools and a richer creative canvas come to ARCore"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Stellar Pizza is a new pizza-making robot launched by three ex-SpaceX engineers. The pizzeria can make, bake, and top a pizza in under five minutes. It can fit on the back of a truck and be deployed anywhere. Customers can order from a menu or create their own pizzas. The foodservice industry is currently facing a global shortage of labor that is expected to worsen over the next decade. Automated solutions like Stella Pizza provide a cost-effective way to fill unwanted positions in the food industry."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ex SpaceX Engineers Launch Robotic Pizzeria That Can Make and Bake in 5 Minutes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook is releasing a way to share Events using Stories. The feature is rolling out on both iOS and Android in the US, Brazil, and Mexico. This version of Stories is specifically designed to provide details of Events with tappable stickers for event details and ways for friends to toggle themselves as \"interested\" or \"going\" directly in the story."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook’s new Stories feature for event sharing actually sounds useful"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hossein Rahnama has a company called Augmented Eternity that wants to use data you've created (chat logs, etc.) to create a digital representation of you so a version of you can live on forever. He's already busy creating a digital avatar for an unnamed financial CEO to live on after he's dead (cough Ray Dalio cough). The article jumps around a lot, but some interesting food for thought: having a digital version of you could actually be really useful even when you're alive (you could get a consultation from the world's best lawyer for pennies), there is the question of how data should be handled after someone dies (should it be governed by the same laws as the corpse of the deceased?), and how do we guard against the enormous power of the dead to influence the living (there is a Black Mirror episode in which a digital avatar created from her deceased husband's data keeps upselling a widow on more and more realistic versions of himself)."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Digital immortality: How your life's data means a version of you could live forever"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "According to internal Amazon documents, Amazon is preparing to release a wrist-worn device that is supposed to be able to read human emotions. The voice-activated wristband will determine the state of a person’s emotions through the sound of their voice. While it is theoretically possible to detect emotions through biomarkers, building a generally reliable device is still a hugely ambitious undertaking. The wristband adds onto the list of Alexa-capable devices that Amazon has been rolling out."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon preparing a wearable that ‘reads human emotions,’ says report"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Running out of cash is probably a founder's biggest fear. Indie Hackers is a community mostly made up of founders who shoulder their company's financial burden personally. They generally take one of three strategies to bootstrapping. Founders might only opt for business ideas that can generate good revenue upfront. Others might bootstrap full time while only relying on personal savings. Working on an idea while still working at a day job is also an option. It is possible to bootstrap without outside funding, but it can be stressful before you have a working business."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "What's it like to bootstrap a business before it can financially support you?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Urban Air Port will build its first Air-One transport hub for autonomous delivery drones and electric flying cars in Coventry, UK. The facility will launch later this year and support delivery drone and air taxi technology, and it will eventually transport cargo and people across cities. Urban Air Port aims to install over 200 similar sites worldwide by 2025."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "World’s First Airport For Flying Cars And Drones Opens This Year"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Huawei is fighting back against the US blocking their business from dealing with American companies through the courts and media. A motion to accelerate the lawsuit against the White House was filed on Tuesday. If successful, Huawei may have the opportunity to receive a summary judgment, allowing the company to avoid the time and costs of a full trial and handing over sensitive information. Huawei maintains that they are not a security threat and that banning Huawei would not make US networks more secure. They also claim that the ban was unconstitutional as the company was never given a chance to appeal. The ban may set a dangerous precedent, as it demonstrates the US government’s power and willingness to punish other countries and companies."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Huawei Revs Up Its U.S. Lawsuit, With the Media in Mind"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Kidney Project earned a $650,000 prize from KidneyX for its first-ever demonstration of a functional prototype of its implantable artificial kidney. The artificial kidney consists of a hemofilter that removes waste products and toxins from blood and a bioreactor that replicates other kidney functions. It is powered by blood pressure alone and there is no need for blood thinning or immunosuppressant drugs. The team will now focus on upscaling the technology for larger tests and clinical trials. A 3-minute video that shows the device and explains how it works is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Last week, a 10-second video by artist Beeple sold for $6.6 million. The sale was made possible through a type of digital asset called non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which authenticates ownership of digital assets using blockchain technology. Each NFT is unique. OpenSea, a marketplace for NFTs, saw monthly sales grow from $8 million in January to $86.3 million in February. The NBA's Top Shot website, which allows users to trade NFTs in the form of video game highlights, has seen nearly $250 million in sales since its launch 5 months ago. NFTs could be the future of digital ownership."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How a 10-second video clip sold for $6.6 million"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Users on the SecretSanta subreddit organize a gift exchange every year, and this year, a woman named Shelby was the lucky recipient of a package from Bill Gates. Shelby received an 81-pound box on December 18 along with a donation to the American Heart Association to honor her late mother. Gates has been participating in Reddit's Secret Santa gift exchange for more than five years. He makes it a point to find personal gifts for each recipient based on the questionnaire they fill out when signing up for the exchange. Shelby's mother had died unexpectedly in March, so Gates' donation to the AHA was the most meaningful gift to her. Inside the 81-pound box, Shelby found a personal placard with a written message from Gates and a collection of gifts based on her interests."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Bill Gates played secret Santa for a lucky person on the internet — here's everything she got in her 81-pound package"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YouTube TV is launching nationwide, it's now available in 98% of US households. All viewers will have access to at least three out of the four major broadcasters (ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC) depending on their location, most will have all four. The subscription is meant to replace cable, and costs $40/month. There's a link inside to check if it's available for your zip code."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "YouTube TV finally goes nationwide almost two years after launch"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook will be combining the infrastructure for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. They will still be available as different apps, but their backends will be unified, with end to end encryption. This new infrastructure will support 2.6 billion users. Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center calls this change \"a terrible outcome for internet users.\" Facebook wants to have this done by the end of the year or early 2020."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger"}]}
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{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A new device is able to generate electricity through the difference in temperatures between Earth and space. The device harvests heat as it leaves a surface and turns it into electrical energy using the same type of optoelectronic physics used for harnessing solar energy. The technology currently available is not able to capture power efficiently, with the scientists reporting that they were only able to harvest an amount of power roughly one million times less than the theoretical amount possible. However, the scientists were able to prove that the concept was valid, so further research can only improve the performance of the device."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Experimental device generates electricity from the coldness of the universe"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "What is a Data Privacy Vault? Why do you need it? While your company manages a lot of data, only a small amount of it is personally identifiable information (PII) that you must handle carefully to protect customer data privacy. To meet this need, you should isolate PII from your other datasets, while retaining PII usability for key business workflows. But, how? Enter the Data Privacy Vault."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "What is a Data Privacy Vault? Why do you need it?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "US-based researchers have created living machines from cells cultured from African claw frogs. The machines are less than 1mm long and can be programmed. When damaged, the robots can heal themselves, and when their tasks are done, they can die and decay. These features make them ideal for tasks like cleaning up microplastic pollution in the oceans, locating and digesting toxic materials, drug delivery in the body, or removing plaque from artery walls. The robots are designed by an evolutionary algorithm that runs on a supercomputer. It runs tests in virtual environments to see which designs are the best, and then after about 100 generations, a design is chosen to be built in the lab. They have blood vessels, nervous systems, and sensory cells. Some groups have raised concerns over the ethics of the creation and use of these robots."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists use stem cells from frogs to build first living robots"}]}
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{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Running Tide Technologies is an oyster farm that grows kelp. It employs 30 people including software developers, instrumentation engineers, fabricators, and a data scientist. The system that Running Tide users receives feedback from the oysters and adjusts water conditions accordingly. It uses six Raspberry Pis that feed data to the cloud. The sensors will hopefully be able to enable Running Tide to forecast harmful algae blooms and detect a change in acidity levels. Kelp can store up to 20 times more carbon per acre than forests, so part of Running Tide's operations involves using its kelp farm to remove carbon from the atmosphere."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How a Half-Dozen Raspberry Pis Help Keep This Maine Oyster Farm Afloat"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A gigantic jet lightning bolt recorded over Oklahoma in May 2018 carried 100 times as much charge as an average lightning bolt and reached 50 miles into the air, almost to the official boundary of outer space. These types of lightning bolts remain a mystery to scientists as they occur so rarely. The bolt in 2018 was recorded using cutting-edge mapping technologies. It was mapped in three dimensions with really high-quality data, allowing the scientists to see the phenomenon with a new level of detail."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Gigantic \"Jet\" Lightning Bolt That Reached Edge of Space Puzzles Scientists"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "It can be a tedious task to remove redundant code, especially if it's a very large codebase with several modules in it. Chrome DevTools can be a very handy tool to use in this scenario. The coverage tab calculates the coverage of the code, giving you the Total Bytes, Unused Bytes, and Usage Visualization categorized by file type. This shows how much code belongs to functions that haven't been executed. Screenshots of the process are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to Detect Unused CSS or JavaScript"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article, which discusses theoretical methods for terraforming Mars, is part of a series on common misconceptions in space journalism."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to terraform Mars for $10b in 10 years"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted \"the Shortseller Enrichment Commission is doing incredible work\" mocking the SEC. It is worth noting that the settlement earlier this week between the SEC and Tesla for fraud charges has not actually been approved, a federal judge has ordered the two parties to justify the agreement as \"fair and reasonable\". This could get really awkward if the deal isn't approved and the two parties have to renegotiate."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk mocks SEC as 'Shortseller Enrichment Commission' days after settling fraud charges"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article contains North American smartphone market share numbers from Canalys. Google's market share is up 230% this quarter from the last quarter. It now has 2% of the North American market share. Google is in fifth place, behind Apple, Samsung, Motorola, and TCL. The top five selling phones were all iPhones. Decreasing purchasing power is forcing buyers to look for cheaper options."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Pixel sees huge sales growth, has 2% of North American market"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "New research has been released that shows that being in space causes the body to destroy red blood cells. A study has found that astronauts' bodies destroy red blood cells at a rate 54% higher in space compared to people on Earth, with some of the effect remaining at least a year after returning to Earth. The longer a person stays in space, the longer their bodies continue to destroy blood cells at a higher rate. It is unknown what is causing the effect."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "We don’t know why, but being in space causes us to destroy our blood"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In highly competitive sectors, it’s not enough to build user-friendly applications. As end-user savvy increases, so does the expectation for immediate and effortless personalization. Join this webinar to hear how industry thought leaders are successfully deploying Foursquare data with AWS solutions to stay up to date with customer demand and maintain the best app experiences."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Use third-party data to simplify mobile app personalization"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Theoretical physicists can now say with confidence that information can escape a black hole. While most physicists have long assumed this, a new set of calculations has confirmed it. In the new theory, information gets out through the workings of ordinary gravity with a single layer of quantum physics. Einstein's general theory of relativity states that the gravity of a black hole is so intense that nothing can escape it, but scientists have found that additional semiclassical effects become dominant when black holes get extremely old, transforming the black hole into an open system where information can spill out."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists studied the activity patterns of zebrafish brains in order to predict the decisions that they make. Using the patterns found in the data they collected, the scientists were able to predict the timing and direction of a fish's movement with brain imaging techniques. Larval zebrafish have much simpler brain systems, so they are the best place to start to look for activity patterns that might be distributed and hard to connect. Brains do not execute the exact same responses every time, even for the same activity. The scientists monitored neural activity simultaneously from about 5,000 individual neurons in the brains of the fish during training. Results from the study suggested that the cerebellum was a major contributor to decision-making, despite its well-known role in motor control."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Predict Fish Behavior from Real-Time Brain Monitoring"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "There is a supermassive black hole more than four million times the mass of our Sun at the heart of our galaxy. Scientists have produced the first image of the black hole using the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). The EHT is a collection of telescopes scattered around the globe that records light in the microwave range of the electromagnetic spectrum from different locations. The images are combined and processed to create a high-resolution image picture. The image of the black hole is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Feast your eyes on the first image of the black hole at the center of our Milky Way"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "One of Russia's submarines is in quarantine after one of the crew members was possibly exposed to COVID-19. The virus is starting to impact the readiness of military forces around the world. Russia claims that it tested more than 3,700 individuals across its armed services for COVID-19 on March 30th, all of which came back negative. There are currently 1,836 cases in Russia, and Moscow has declared total lockdown."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Entire Crew Of A Russian Nuclear Submarine Is In Quarantine After COVID-19 Exposure"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Writing is an important skill that is required for senior software engineers to advance their careers. This article contains tips on how to become a better and more productive writer. It covers the things to consider before writing, how to write well, and how to practice writing."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Writing for Engineers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Massive botnets are being used to bring down servers around the world."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The record-setting DDoSes keep coming, with no end in sight"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "WebGL and tools like threejs bring a whole new level of visual effects to the browser. CSS now has access to many of the most common shading techniques, It is possible to build surprisingly high-quality effects without the need for any JavaScript dependencies. This article discusses CSS shaders and how to use them to create visual effects."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Holograms, light-leaks and how to build CSS-only shaders"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a catalog of programming languages, environments, and tools. It features cool indie projects."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Programming Languages for Enthusiasts"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Starlink has launched a new Portability feature that will allow Starlink subscribers to take their terminals anywhere on their home continent that provides active internet coverage. Users will need 60-70W to power the terminals. The Portability service will be offered on a best effort basis, with users at registered addresses receiving priority for network resources. Portability can be added to existing Starlink subscriptions for $25 a month."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Starlink’s new Portability feature brings internet to vanlifers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Reforge is the leading career development platform for product and growth professionals. Membership includes participation in 3 cohort-based programs and year-round access to content - all developed by experienced tech executives. Apply to join today."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? Join Reforge"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Robotics company Boston Dynamics has now made a humanoid robot that can run and jump smoothly through a parkour course. The robot moves in a very human like way."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Parkour Atlas"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "ConstitutionDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization created to pool funds together to buy a first print of the US constitution. The print, of which 13 out of the original 500 copies remain, will be auctioned off on November 18. It is expected to fetch up to $20 million. The DAO plans to find a safe place to store the document, such as the Smithsonian. A link to the ConstitutionDAO website, which has a live tracker of how much they have raised, is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Crypto nerds are trying to buy the U.S. Constitution, because of course they are"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A study showed that GnRH injection therapy improved cognitive function and brain connectivity in people with Down syndrome."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A novel injection therapy could restore cognitive function in people with Down syndrome"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the University of California San Diego have reduced neuropathic pain from nerve injuries in mice using a gene therapy. Treating nerve damage with drugs can often lead to side effects and additional issues. The new treatment has no side effects and it provides long-lasting therapeutic benefits. It has been tested in pigs and non-human primates. There is still a lot of scientific and regulatory work to be done before the technique can be used in humans."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Eliminate Chronic Pain in Mice and Primates Using Gene Therapy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Instacart, an app that allows users to have groceries and other household items delivered, has changed it’s tipping policy. The previous tipping policy included tip amounts in it’s minimum payouts, which resulted in delivery drivers missing a large portion of their pay. Delivery drivers will now receive their tips on top of the expected payouts and Instacart has promised to implement the new policy retroactively so delivery drivers will be paid fairly for their previous work."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "After Uproar, Instacart Backs Off Controversial Tipping Policy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GitHub users can now control what user data is shared across the platform with private profiles."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Private profiles are now generally available"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Open Source Insights is a service that helps developers better understand the structure, construction, and security of open-source software packages. It constructs a full, detailed graph of a package's dependencies and properties to provide data on how the software is put together and what effects its dependencies have. Open Source Insights has scanned millions of open-source packages and updates the data regularly."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Open Source Insights"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Jeff Bezos will be flying on Blue Origin's first human spaceflight next month. He has invited his brother to go along, so the two brothers will join the winner of an auction for the July 20 flight. Bidding for the third seat has already reached $2.8 million, but it is likely to go higher during a live auction on June 22. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to Club for the Future, Blue Origin's foundation. Bezos has wanted to go to space for a long time, but he wanted to go on a Blue Origin vehicle."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Jeff Bezos says he will fly into space next month"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the University of Central Florida have engineered a nanomaterial that repels water and can stay dry when submerged underwater. The design was inspired by the structure of a lotus leaf. A drop of gel created from the nanomaterial can make any surface develop a super water-repellent state without interfering with the surface material. The nanomaterial remains dry even when submerged under two feet of water for several hours. It can be used to capture and store gases underwater, enabling potentially countless applications for the novel material."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This Nanomaterial Can Stay Dry Even When Submerged in Water"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Jumpstart Jamstack monitoring with New Relic and Netlify Add observability to your Jamstack application and build process, without the manual setup, with the New Relic Netlify plugin and quickstart."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Jumpstart Jamstack monitoring with New Relic and Netlify"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists from the universities of Alberta and Toronto have developed a blueprint for a new quantum battery that won’t lose charge to the environment when not in use. Traditional lithium-ion batteries rely on classical electrochemical properties while quantum batteries rely solely on quantum mechanics. They could eventually become an important component in many quantum devices. To create the design, the research team used an open quantum network model with high structural symmetry as a way to store energy harnessed when an electron absorbs a sufficiently energetic photon of light. When the battery is in a dark state, the network cannot exchange energy with its environment, making it immune to all environmental influences. To discharge the battery, the structural symmetry of the network will have to be broken in a controlled way. Future research will explore ways of charging and discharging the battery, as well as scaling it up so it becomes practical."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers create blueprint for 'quantum battery' that doesn't lose charge"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Information about a secret project by Google to launch a search engine in China was leaked in August, causing internal backlash from employees who did not want their work to be used unethically. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Google's vice president of public policy said that Project Dragonfly had been terminated. Google has been saying since March that it has no plans for a search engine in China and that the employees working on Project Dragonfly have moved onto other projects. Employees at Google have been active in voicing their opinions on controversial projects through protests and petitions."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A Google VP Told The US Senate The Company Has “Terminated” The Chinese Search App Dragonfly"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google is bringing Lens to the desktop via Chrome browser. Users will soon be able to search images with Google Lens through the right-click menu. The desktop version of Lens allows users to crop and focus. Users can retry their search with Google Images if Lens doesn't provide the right results. The update will roll out with version 92 of Chrome."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Lens coming to desktop Chrome as new integrated image search tool"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "🥖 Bake data privacy into your app from day one by avoiding these common mistakes Your business needs to move fast, but not at the expense of data privacy. As you aim to balance speed and security, don’t lose sight of the most common privacy pitfalls and how you can avoid them. Learn more about data privacy and what your company should avoid doing with the free white paper: Avoiding the Five Cardinal Sins of Data Security and Privacy."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "🥖 Bake data privacy into your app from day one by avoiding these common mistakes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon is teaming up with Verizon to expand 4G/LTE and 5G coverage to remote areas of the globe. It is unknown how much Verizon is paying for the service. Amazon's Kuiper satellites will provide connectivity to cell towers with throughput speeds of up to 400 Mbps. They will enable rural and remote locations to be connected without having to lay cables. Amazon has yet to launch any satellites, but it must launch at least 1,618 by 2026 according to its license with the FCC."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon’s broadband satellite venture Kuiper teams up with Verizon to expand 5G coverage"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A new technology uses a smartphone's gyroscope to pick up inaudible nearby soundwaves without using a microphone and steal data from air-gapped computers."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "An experimental new attack can steal data from air-gapped computers using a phone’s gyroscope"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Joel Test was introduced in 2000 to see whether a workplace had a good developer culture. It doesn't address things that are important for modern developers like autonomy, code reviews, or continuous personal growth. The Developer Culture Test was designed to analyze whether an organization provided a healthy environment for its employees to thrive. A decent company allows developers to voice their opinions, pays its employees fairly, and is flexible with working hours. Clarity, autonomy, and collaboration allow innovative and autonomous people to thrive in the workplace. A sustainable engineering culture will keep developers from burning out or becoming frustrated. A company that allows career progression will have competent managers with hands-on experience that wont frustrate people on their teams."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Pragmatic Engineer’s Developer Culture Test"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook has launched a desktop app for Messenger on the Microsoft Store and the Mac App Store. It allows users to message friends and start video calls, and it has a dark mode. A desktop app puts Facebook Messenger into the increasingly important pool of videoconferencing tools. Many people are turning to video chat apps as they practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoom has recently faced backlash for its privacy and security issues."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook Messenger desktop app launches for Windows and Mac"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Password Purgatory was developed with the singular goal of wasting spammers' time."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sending Spammers to Password Purgatory with Microsoft Power Automate and Cloudflare Workers KV"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has changed its priorities to cyber defense and overcoming signal jamming after some Starlink terminals near conflict areas were jammed for several hours at a time. It has rolled out updates that bypass the jamming and reduce power consumption, allowing terminals to be powered by a car cigarette lighter. Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system that is still working in some parts of Ukraine, making terminals possible targets for Russian forces. The change in focus for the company will cause slight delays for Starship and Starlink V2."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX shifts resources to cybersecurity to address Starlink jamming"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Interesting concept, this is a collection of things going terribly wrong with Kubernetes, so you can learn from other peoples' mistakes without having to make them yourself!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Kubernetes Failure Stories"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Many millennials who had worked on startups such as Uber and Lyft from the beginning have moved from California to low-tax states. As these tech startups have become huge and stock values rise, these original employees, many who were initially incentivized through stock options, have become rich. Most state that they are moving away from California due to wanting to be away from the startup scene, rather than for just the obvious tax breaks, but it is rare to see one of these new millionaires move to a high-tax state such as New York."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This book contains notes on common knowledge and tasks for Linux system admins. Topics include processes, user management, permissions, distros, network essentials, and storage. A small list of recommended books, websites, and blogs is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Linux SysOps Handbook"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This in-depth tutorial teaches the tools, protocols, and frameworks for building full-stack web3 apps. It walks through how to deploy an app to Polygon, a network with low transaction costs, fast block times, and current network adoption. The app will be built on the Ethereum Virtual Machine, which is used on dozens of blockchains."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Complete Guide to Full Stack Web3 Development"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square and Twitter, has set aside $1 billion of his Square equity to support relief efforts for COVID-19 and other causes once the pandemic is over. Dorsey will cash the shares over time and fund causes such as Universal Basic Income and girls' health and education. The money can be tracked by anyone through a public Google Doc that is linked in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter CEO sets aside $1 billion in Square equity for charity, coronavirus relief"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Netflix is looking to start pre-roll ads and it is negotiating with entertainment companies to put ads into shows that it doesn't create itself."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Comcast and Google emerge as top contenders to serve ads on Netflix"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Sound Screw is a new type of spring-loaded screw that can reduce sound transmission through drywall by up to nine decibels. Drywall is flexible and can easily transmit sounds. The screws add a slight gap that allows the spring to expand and compress, dampening the energy of sound waves hitting the walls. It is a more economical alternative to other sound-proofing methods. The creator is still looking for manufacturers to put the Sound Screw into mass production."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New Spring-Loaded Screw Turns Drywall Into Sound-Absorbing Panels"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Hoh Tribe, a Native American tribe in Washington state, recently tweeted that it had received access to SpaceX's Starlink network. Based on the state's coast, residents previously had astonishingly slow internet speeds, but now the community can access remote learning and healthcare. Starlink is capable of delivering 100Mbps download speeds at a latency below 30 milliseconds. It is currently unavailable to the public, but Elon Musk has said that the company plans to start trials soon for residents based in the northern US and possibly southern Canada."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Native American Tribe Gets Early Access to SpaceX's Starlink and Says It's Fast"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project is an experiment that aims to reach the next stage in the development of nuclear energy by generating emissions-free electricity. Located in southern France, ITER is now 6.5 years away from 'First Plasma'. A recently installed cryostat base and lower cylinder pave the way for the installation of the tokamak, the housing for the powerful magnetic field that will encase the ultra-hot plasma fusion core. After ITER becomes operational, it will still take 10 years until it is fully powered up. 35 nations have cooperated together on the project."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "World's Largest Nuclear Fusion Experiment Clears Milestone"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "China and Russia are aiming to build an international moon base. All interested countries and partners are invited to cooperate in the project. China has planned a series of missions to set up infrastructure beginning in the early 2030s. This article details the plans so far to build the International Lunar Research Station. It includes diagrams of the vehicles that will be used in each mission."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China Aims for a Permanent Moon Base in the 2030s"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Huawei recently unveiled a potential Android replacement and it is apparently now working on a Google Maps alternative. Map Kit is a tool for software developers to create apps around its mapping capabilities, connecting to local mapping services which cover 150 countries and regions. Yandex and Booking.com are partnering with Huawei on the service. Huawei's access to Google's services has been threatened since the US blacklisted the company in May due to concerns about Huawei's relationship with the Chinese Government."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Huawei might be working on its own version of Google Maps"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Less than a week after Samsung announced its Galaxy Fold foldable phone, Huawei has announced the Mate X, a foldable phone that is thinner, with a bigger screen, that folds flatter. The Mate X has an 8-inch display that folds around on the outside of the device, giving the phone a dual screen functionality which means that users can take selfies with the rear camera or share what is being shown on the primary display. At 11mm thick when folded (which it can do flat with no gap), the device comes with 5G and a 4500mAh battery. Videos and GIFs are available that showcase the device."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Huawei’s Mate X foldable phone is a thinner 5G rival to the Galaxy Fold"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "It has been harder to hire engineers in recent months, despite all the media about how hot the hiring market is. Attracting engineers to a position requires them to have cool stuff to work on, smart people to work with, and repeatability in the work environment. This article explores these factors and why they are important for engineers when thinking about their careers. It hypothesizes that many engineers would rather stay in their current positions as these factors would be at risk at a new company, and provides suggestions on how to handle these concerns."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I Think I Know Why You Can't Hire Engineers Right Now"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "MIT's CSAIL department recently showcased a new project for developing robotics, drones, and other machines in a 'one-stop-shop'. LaserFactory is a system consisting of a software kit and a hardware platform that can create structures and assemble circuitry. It is still in its very early stages of development. A 2-minute video showing LaserFactory in action is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "MIT is building a ‘one-stop-shop’ for 3D-printing robots"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A new version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) will run a full Linux kernel in a lightweight virtual machine. It will be a trimmed down version that relies on the host Windows for hardware support, and it will be able to run many components much faster than the current version of WSL. The Linux kernel will be released under a GPL license, so all code will be open source. A preview of WSL 2 will be available in June."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Windows 10 will soon ship with a full, open source, GPLed Linux kernel"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "No more complicated firewall rules. Tailscale makes secure SSH connections direct, fast, private, and easier to manage.Our free plan is free forever. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SSH Made Easy with Tailscale"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A trusted source has leaked details on Apple's long-rumored augmented reality smart glasses. The Apple Glass is expected to retail for $499, with extra costs for prescription lenses. It will feature a user interface called Starboard that can display information on both lenses and allow users to control the device with gestures. Apple will possibly use propriety QR codes, though it isn't clear if these will be the QR codes spotted in the internal build of iOS 14. The smart glasses will probably incorporate augmented reality, taking advantage of the ARKit framework as well as 3D sensors similar to the 2020 iPad Pro's LiDAR system. It will probably rely on a nearby device for processing, rendering, and data connections."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "'Apple Glass' details leaked, will cost $499 and work with prescriptions"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers at Southwest Jiaotong University in China have unveiled a new maglev vehicle designed to travel at up to 620km/h. It is part of China's plan to create faster links between cities. The new maglev train uses liquid nitrogen to achieve superconductivity, which slashes operation costs to one-fiftieth compared to using liquid helium. It is able to levitate from a standing start. There are still issues to work out before the new technology becomes commercially viable. Images of the train are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Is this Chinese prototype the shape of maglev train tech to come?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Spot from Boston Dynamics is now available commercially. The Spot Explorer developer toolkit is $74,500 and it includes the robot, two batteries, a battery charger, a tablet controller, a robot case, a power case, and the software APIs. Additional Spot payloads will be available for purchase. Customers will receive free shipping for a limited time. The current estimated shipping time is six to eight weeks. Businesses are limited to two units each, or they can contact the sales team for additional units. A list of additional add-ons, as well as videos of Spot and other robots from Boston Dynamics, is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Boston Dynamics starts selling its Spot robot"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Companies that want to participate in the FCC's $16 billion federal funding auction for rural broadband access must demonstrate latency under 100 milliseconds within the next month. The Phase 1 auction for the funding will be on October 29. SpaceX is aiming for latency times under the 20-millisecond mark. It has 418 satellites so far in its Starlink network, which is more satellites than any other private satellite operation has currently working. SpaceX aims to begin service in the US and Canada sometime this year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX will have to demonstrate Starlink internet’s low latency within the next month to qualify for up to $16B in federal funding"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have found a way to turn polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into vanillin, the main flavor component of vanilla beans. Synthetic vanillin is used in many products, with the global market valued at $510 million in 2018. The process involves degrading PET plastic into its components and then using a microbial fermentation process to convert one of the components into vanillin. Further research will test if the vanillin is pure enough to be consumed and figure out how to make the process more efficient and scalable."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists just turned plastic bottles into . . . vanilla flavoring?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google's annual employee survey shows that a growing number of staff are unhappy with their pay packages and their employer's ability to act quickly when needed. Employees indicated that they were pleased with Google's ability to deliver on its mission and values. Almost all employees agree that the company's products are helpful to people in their everyday lives. More details on the survey results are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google employees are becoming unhappy with pay, promotions and execution, survey results show"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon Game Studios has released a new game called New World. The game lets thousands of players explore and build a virtual colony. It has averaged hundreds of thousands of concurrent players on Steam since its launch on Tuesday. The game peaked at more than 700,000 concurrent players on launch day. The early success of New World marks a significant step for Amazon. Very few companies have had success breaking into the game industry."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon has a smash hit on its hands — a new computer game with hundreds of thousands of players"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article talks about the benefits of becoming technically literate and gives the reader tips on how to become more technically literate. Being technically literate means being comfortable with the basics of how technology works and having a deeper understanding of the area you work in. Becoming more technically literate can help you work better with engineers, identify chances to automate or improve your workflows, and understand the tools that you use every day. It can be achieved through study, mentorship and networking, and by learning refined search skills."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to Excel in Tech Without Learning to Code"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Space Cloud replaces tradition backend servers and simplifies app development. It is essentially a web server that integrates with new or existing databases to provide instant real-time APIs over REST, web sockets, gRPC, and more. Space Cloud provides many functionalities, security, and flexibility to work with the tech stack of your choice without having to write a single line of backend code."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Space Cloud"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tesla announced that it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The company plans to start accepting payments in bitcoin in exchange for its products, making it the first automaker to do so. Tesla had more than $19 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2020, making the purchase a significant percentage of its cash. The move raises questions around Elon Musk's recent behavior on Twitter, where he has been posting positive messages about bitcoin and dogecoin."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut currently residing inside the International Space Station, recently snapped a view of the Earth that shows the lights of the Earth battling it out with the light from distant stars. The image shows the orange emission of sodium atoms approximately 90 kilometers above Earth's surface, as well as a faint green band created by oxygen atoms being excited. The image and a link to Pesquet's Flickr account are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the edge of the Earth"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Supreme Court has ruled that iPhone users can pursue their antitrust lawsuit against Apple and its App Store. Apple charges a 30 percent commission on sales through the App Store. This charge is usually passed onto consumers. iPhone developers and users are claiming this system is an unfair abuse of Apple’s monopoly on the marketplace. Apple claims that it is up to developers to set prices for their apps and that their business in the App Store is fair. The results of this case may affect how all online marketplaces structure their business, and there may be millions of dollars of fines for Apple if they are found guilty of unfair practices."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Supreme Court deals Apple major setback in App Store antitrust case"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Instagram is hiding the number of likes on posts in several countries in order to remove pressure on users. Users in Canada, Japan, Australia, and other countries will no longer see a tally of likes on their posts but will still be able to see lists of people who have liked a post by clicking into it. Studies have shown that social media platforms can affect mental health and that the instant feedback from likes can affect people's level of self-esteem. The number of likes on a post can also be a valuable measure of popularity and value for a business on Instagram."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Instagram hides likes count in international test 'to remove pressure'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This site covers the 2019 version of a practical deep learning course for coders. It is assumed that students have been coding for at least a year. The course recommends that beginners rent cloud machines as many have pre-installed AI setups, which means that students can focus on studying deep learning rather than figuring out how to install everything. Students can communicate with other students and AI practitioners through the course forum."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Practical Deep Learning for Coders"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Green Launch is a company that wants to launch satellites into space using a huge gas cannon. A hydrogen impulse launcher is a long tube filled with hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. When it is fired, the gasses expand extremely quickly, launching projectiles at incredibly high speeds. Rockets launched by Green Launch's system won't need to carry as much fuel, but they will need a second stage rocket to steer into the correct orbit. The system would be able to send rockets into space every 60 to 90 minutes. Videos of the launcher being fired are available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hypersonic space cannon promises 10 minutes from ground to orbit"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Alternative Propulsion Energy Conference (APEC) places scientists and engineers from various organizations together with fringe theorists and garage hobbyists with the goal of understanding gravity. It brings people together from diverse backgrounds to discuss how to reverse the effects of gravity. Open discussion on how to reverse gravity has drifted to the outer fringes of pseudoscience, and many researchers refuse to discuss the topic due to the risk to their reputations. This article takes a look at how APEC started and covers some of the topics discussed at the conference."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Inside the World’s Most Exclusive"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YouTuber Ivan Miranda created a custom electric skateboard with tank treads using 3D printed parts. The board features brushless DC motors, a lithium polymer battery, and a remote control system. The 19-minute video of the build is available at the end of the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "YouTuber Builds an Electric Skateboard With Tank Tracks"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Samsung's Galaxy S10 is expected to be a huge update with 3 regular versions between 5.8 and 6.4 inches, then a superpowered \"Beyond X\" model with a 6.7-inch display, six cameras, and 5G support. The extra cameras give more flexibility in framing and better depth sensing. There will be 2 front-facing cameras and 4 rear cameras on the Beyond X, and the four phones are expected to be announced in February 2019."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung's 10th anniversary Galaxy might be a 6.7-inch, six-camera flagship with 5G"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Two men who had worked at Twitter were charged for monitoring accounts on the behalf of the Saudi government. A third man, who didn't work for Twitter, was also charged for spying. The trio obtained personal info for more than 6,000 accounts. One of the spies was paid a minimum of $300,000, plus a gift, for the espionage work. Another was granted a director position in the Crown Prince's private office. Twitter stated that those employees with access to sensitive information were trained and vetted and that there were tools in place to protect users' privacy. Only one of the three men are currently in the US. The others are in Saudi Arabia, where there is no extradition treaty with the US. This is the first time Saudi Arabia has ever been accused of spying within the US."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists have used two different gene therapy strategies to reverse the effects of a gene known to cause Pitt Hopkins syndrome. Pitt Hopkins syndrome is a complex condition classed in the autism spectrum that presents with a range of severities. It stems from a mutation in a gene called transcription factor 4 (TCF4). TCF4 is important to brain development, but scientists know little about its mechanisms. The research was conducted on organoids and it will be a long while before the technique can be tested on real brains."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Lab-Grown Brain Experiment Reverses The Effects of Autism-Linked Gene"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers have confirmed that recordings of musk ducks producing vocalizations made in 1987 and 2000 were indeed a form of mimicry. The recordings were the first example of musk ducks being able to mimic sounds. Vocal-production learning is when animals make vocalizations that deviate sharply from what is typical of the species or imitate the sounds of other species. The phenomenon has been observed in a handful of other species. Musk ducks may be able to demonstrate advanced vocal learning at a level comparable to songbirds and parrots, likely representing a case of independent evolution."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Confirmed: A duck named Ripper learned how to say, “You bloody fool!“"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple and LG are collaborating to develop a foldable OLED display panel with ultra-thin cover glass for future iPad and MacBook models. LG has growing expertise in foldable OLED displays and sells them to other manufacturers such as HP and Lenovo. Apple's display could be around 20-inches in size. It may be creating a new product category for the device. The device won't be launched until after 2025."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Collaborating With LG to Develop iPads and MacBooks With Foldable OLED Displays and Ultra-Thin Cover Glass"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Single Page App (SPA) pattern has failed to simplify web development. Alternatives to the React model include opinionated full-stack Javascript frameworks, Turbolinks, server-side-state frameworks, and modest progressive-enhancement JavaScript frameworks. This article provides alternative methods of web development that are more effective than using the SPA pattern."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "If not SPAs, What?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Project Starline is a 3D video chat booth from Google that aims to replace one-on-one 2D video conference calls. Google recently released a research paper detailing the tech behind its demo of Project Starline at this year's I/O conference. The system consists of a large 65-inch 8K panel running at 60Hz, three capture pods for collecting imagery and depth data, four tracking cameras, four microphones, two loudspeakers, and infrared projectors. It captures a total of seven video streams. Processing this data requires transmission bandwidth of between 30Mbps to 100Mbps and four high-end Nvidia graphics cards. More details, including diagrams and a video demonstrating the technology, are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s how Google’s experimental 3D telepresence booth works"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A group has created a bunch of shell companies, bought up popular Android apps, then used their access to those apps to create bots that emulate real users in order to generate fake ad impressions. It's estimated that this scheme has defrauded advertisers of hundreds of millions of dollars. The scheme was uncovered when one of the apps, MegaCast, was found to be using a different app's ID to solicit advertisers (it was claiming to be a more popular app called EverythingMe, advertisers would bid to have their ad shown in EverythingMe, but instead their ad would be shown in Megacast). When journalists dug deeper into the issue, they discovered a network of over 60 apps. These apps were owned by different shell companies, but the companies were tied together because many of them listed the same addresses, phone numbers, support emails, and employees on LinkedIn. Google has pulled the apps from the Play Store."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apps Installed On Millions Of Android Phones Tracked User Behavior To Execute A Multimillion-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers restored sight to blind people using bioengineered corneas manufactured from pigs."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Bioengineered Cornea from Pigs Shows Promise in Helping Restore Sight to the Blind"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Sakari is a service that helps businesses manage and send SMS messages. It can control the rerouting of text messages through a series of agreements with other companies that have access to the centralized database the industry uses for text message routing. Hackers were able to exploit Sakari's services to reroute text messages from any number without the owner of the number noticing. A letter of authority is required for rerouting a number, but this is easily forged. This attack could result in the loss of any service that uses two-factor authentication. Sakari implemented a verification check and audited all existing text-enabled numbers after the issue was brought to their attention."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article contains an interview with Heather Gorr, senior product manager for MathWorks’ MATLAB platform, discussing how AI will change the future of chip design. Engineers and designers are starting to run out of ways to miniaturize transistors and pack as many of them as possible into chips, so they are turning to other approaches to chip design, such as using AI. AI can be used at many levels of chip manufacturing, for example, design and defect detection. It helps solve many problems faster and cheaper, but there are also drawbacks to the tech."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Q&A: Here’s How AI Will Change Chip Design"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Being a developer can be difficult with the constant upskilling required to stay in the game. The grass may look greener in other fields where people can leave work at work. However, the trade-off is usually not worth it. This thread is full of anecdotes on what it is like working in other professions and reasons why software development is really a good career to be in."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and become a plumber/electrician/brickie? Anyone done this?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The FBI claims that it has seen hacking attempts on US groups researching vaccines, treatments, and testing for the coronavirus. It issued a public service announcement on Wednesday that healthcare, pharmaceutical, and research sectors working on COVID-19 response were prime targets for hackers. China has been blamed for the attacks. China-linked hackers have stolen data from the US before, including from the US Military."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Coronavirus: US accuses China of hacking coronavirus research"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Doctors use blood samples to check for biomarkers of disease. These biomarkers are also found in the dense liquid medium that surrounds our cells, but in much smaller quantities. A new ultrabright fluorescence nano label that can detect these biomarkers in low concentrations has allowed scientists to create a microneedle patch that can inform doctors about what's going on inside our bodies, without unnecessary trips to the hospital, and with much less discomfort. The patches only go about 400 microns deep, too shallow to touch the sensory nerves. There will be a lot of applications for this technology, but for now, the scientists are working on determining clinical cut-offs for biomarker levels."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "No more needles?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "News broke earlier this week that Chinese scientist He Jankui had used CRISPR to gene edit babies to be resistant to HIV. Now, He says that a second CRISPR pregnancy is on the way. He stands by what he's done saying \"They need this protection. An HIV vaccine is not available.\" He also notes that the parents had given \"informed consent\", and he personally paid for the entire process, except for some sequencing costs that were covered by startup funding at his university, the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A second CRISPR pregnancy is already under way, claims Chinese scientist"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Beijing-3 is a small and relatively low-cost Chinese satellite that can allegedly take high-resolution images of cities in seconds. The commercial satellite can take images so detailed that they can be used to identify specific military vehicles and weapons. It was able to conduct an in-depth scan of San Francisco Bay within 42 seconds from an altitude of 310 miles at a resolution of 19.6 inches per pixel. The satellite has the potential to monitor up to 500 locations around the world at a rate of up to 100 trips per day using artificial intelligence."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A Chinese Satellite Can Allegedly Take High-Res Images of US Cities In Seconds"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple will establish a new campus in North Carolina, expand its operation in several other US states, and increase its spending targets with US suppliers. Most of the jobs at the new site are expected to focus on machine learning, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and other technology fields. Apple could receive as much as $845.8 million in tax reimbursements if it hits job and growth targets. The company will fund several local projects."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple to establish North Carolina campus, increase U.S. spending targets"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Two critical vulnerabilities for Zoom's software that allows hackers to spy on users' calls are on the market for $500,000. The zero-day exploits are present in Zoom's Windows and macOS clients. Remote Code Execution bugs are sought after as they allow hackers to break in without having to rely on the target falling for a phishing attack. RCE exploits generally also allow hackers to access the target's whole machine. The Windows bug is an RCE exploit, while the macOS bug isn't, which means that the MacOS bug is less dangerous and harder to use in a real hack. Government bodies have issued warnings not to use Zoom due to privacy issues. Give feedback by replying here or messaging me on Twitter @tldrdan! If you don't want to receive future editions of TLDR, please click here."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hackers Are Selling a Critical Zoom Zero-Day Exploit for $500,000"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "LG Electronics will launch a 'rollable' smartphone in early 2021. The phone will be made using LG's flexible OLED screens, which can be unfurled like a scroll. LG's mobile communications division has seen 20 straight quarterly losses. It aims to make its business profitable by 2021 by expanding its mobile lineup."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "LG set to release 'rollable' phone next year"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft and Meta are partnering up to integrate Microsoft Teams into Workplace by Meta. Users will soon be able to view, comment, and react to meetings in real-time without having to switch between apps. The companies have already been working together to integrate other Microsoft apps into Workplace. Microsoft Teams will arrive on the Meta Portal in December, and the new livestreaming features will be available in early 2022."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft partners with Meta to integrate Teams into its Facebook-like Workplace"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The PHP Git server was recently compromised. A hacker added a backdoor to the source code that would allow anyone to execute whatever code they wanted on PHP-powered websites. As a result, the PHP maintainers have now made GitHub the official source for PHP repositories. All PHP source code changes will now be made directly to GitHub. The attackers likely made the changes to brag about their access to the server and were not actually trying to backdoor websites."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hackers backdoor PHP source code after breaching internal git server"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Python 3.9 was released on October 5 and as with every new version of Python, it includes new, improved, and deprecated features. A link to the complete list of changes is provided at the beginning of the article. This article is a tutorial that covers some of Python 3.9's new features, including proper time zone support, simple updating of dictionaries, more flexible decorators, a more powerful Python parser, and more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Python 3.9: Cool New Features for You to Try"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Mozilla will be launching its Recommended Extensions program in the next few months, and it will contain a curated list of extensions that meet certain criteria. All extensions will be evaluated for quality, user experience, their relevance to a wide audience, and security. Developers who participate in the program will need to make a commitment to actively continue to improve their extensions. Recommended extensions will be highlighted on Firefox’s add-ons page, and will be given preference in search results."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Mozilla is launching curated Recommended Extensions program this summer"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The team behind Next-Generation Transit Survey, a planet-hunting telescope array, is asking the public to double-check its computers and make a final call on what a signal is. The NGTS scans large areas of the sky to detect dips in light caused by planets crossing between the stars and Earth. There are many phenomena that can cause similar-looking dips, so humans are needed to make the call on whether a planet has been detected or not. More details about how to help, as well as links to sign up, are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "If you ever wanted to help find new planets, now’s your chance"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Datadog's single, unified platform for monitoring allows teams to pull metrics, traces, logs, UX, and network performance data all in one place."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Datadog Monitoring and Analytics"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Banks are desperate to bring workers back to the office, especially for regulatory-sensitive roles such as trading. However, the pandemic means that many staff are wary about using public transport, so banks like UBS are experimenting with using Microsoft HoloLenses to recreate the experience of working in a packed trading floor. Many banks have tried to encourage staff to come back to the office, but outbreaks at offices have forced staff to return home. Citigroup developed an augmented reality workstation system four years ago that combined 3D holograms and real-time financial data. The system was never implemented due to limits in technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Traders set to don virtual reality headsets in their home offices"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The South Korean government has confirmed plans that it will test its 6G network in 2026. It plans to make the service commercially available as soon as 2028. The project will cost approximately $169 million over five years. 6G is expected to provide speeds roughly five times faster than 5G, at around 1Tbps."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "South Korea plans to launch 6G trials in 2026"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Activate your free Stream Chat trial to start building today. Qualifying small teams and personal dev projects can also apply for the free-forever Stream Maker Account."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Build In-App Chat + Feeds, Faster"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft is submerging its servers in liquid to improve their performance and energy efficiency. The technique uses a specially designed non-conductive fluorocarbon-based fluid which creates a closed-loop cooling system that requires no energy. Most data centers are currently air-cooled, which uses a lot of water. The technique should improve server reliability as the fluid displaces oxygen and humidity, both of which create corrosion."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft is now submerging servers into liquid baths"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A ten foot giant squid washed ashore in western Japan and was taken into captivity. It is likely the first time a live specimen has been captured. The squid was transported to an aquarium in the city of Sakai. Not much is known about the species, as they are incredibly rare. A video of the giant squid in shallow waters is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Capture Living Giant Squid"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Lossless compression makes files smaller and allows the files to be decompressed back to the same original file. It works best for things like logos, screenshots, charts, and graphics. This article compares different lossless compression techniques on speed, file size, and quality. Most modern lossless image formats provide significant gains in efficiency compared to even the most optimized PNG."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "What’s the best lossless image format? Comparing PNG, WebP, AVIF, and JPEG XL"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Radix Colors is a color system for designing websites and apps. It features multiple combinations that are guaranteed to pass WCAG contrast ratio, dark mode, and transparent variants for UI components that need to blend into colored backgrounds."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Radix Colors"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "If robot startups shared information, they would be capable of much more than they currently are. There are more than 150 robotics companies in Odense, Denmark. 30 years ago, several companies and groups in the area started working together, resulting in Blue Ocean Robotics, the world's first robotics venture factory. Each robot at the factory adds to the core of software that all member companies have access to."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The World’s First Robotics Venture Factory Is On ‘Robot Island’ In Denmark"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google has finally revealed its Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones. Both phones will feature Google's Tensor processor, a 50-megapixel camera, and an ultra-wide camera. The Pro has a telephoto camera that upgrades the selfie camera with a wider lens and higher resolution. The Tensor processor is competitive with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon processors, but with added machine learning capabilities. Pixel owners will be able to quickly access Snapchat's camera using a special button on the back of the device. A Pixel Pass service is available that will allow people to purchase a Pixel device along with some Google subscription services for a monthly plan cost. More announcements are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The biggest announcements from Google’s Pixel 6 event"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Lensless cameras encode light and use algorithms to process blurry, out-of-focus images into something useful. A group of researchers at Tokyo Tech have created a new reconstruction technique that improves image quality with significantly faster processing. The technique uses a novel machine-learning algorithm based on a method called Vision Transformer. It can be used for real-time capture of high-quality images, something previously not possible with lensless cameras. Examples of images produced with the technique are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Newly-developed lensless camera uses neural network and transformer to produce sharper images faster"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook's redesign is finally official and will be rolling out to users this week. The redesign focuses on simplicity, taking cues from the mobile app. One of the most anticipated features of the redesign is its dark mode for desktop. The redesign makes it easier to create groups, pages, and ads. Facebook is open to receiving feedback, which can be sent via the Settings menu."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook’s redesign goes live with simplified navigation and dark mode"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Reviewing code as a junior developer can be daunting but it has several benefits. It can help you learn the code base and also learn who knows which sections of the code best in your team. Giving feedback to your teammates helps you open yourself up to receiving feedback and hearing their ideas. Reviewing code helps you take ownership of the team's codebase. Asking questions, calibrating feedback, and emulating others is the key to developing good code review skills."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to Review Code as a Junior Developer"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hired is home to thousands of companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s that are actively hiring the best and brightest developers, data scientists, mobile engineers, and more. Here’s how it works: once you create a profile, hiring managers can extend interview requests based on desired salary, top skills, and career preferences. Sign up today - it’s completely free for job-seekers!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Find a job through Hired"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Updated due to popular demand! This comprehensive resource covers everything Kubernetes: from fundamental concepts, to cluster components and network model implementation. The 2022 edition adds new sections on understanding the Standard Kubernetes Dashboard, the high-availability control plane, and autoscaling. Get it instantly (17.4 MB, no email required)"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "PDF Download: Understanding Kubernetes Concepts, Components, and Implementation"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Air Force has announced a showdown between an artificial intelligence-driven flight control system against a fighter jet with a human pilot planned for July 2021. Details about the design of the unmanned aircraft that will take part in the aerial duel have not been released. Unmanned combat air vehicles have the potential to change aerial warfare as they lower the costs of training and production and are also able to perform some tasks equally well, if not better, than humans. Integrating AI capabilities into manned aircraft could help reduce pilot fatigue and improve decision making."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Manned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like Showdown"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Ocean Battery is an energy storage system developed by Dutch startup Ocean Grazer. It is designed to be installed on the seafloor near offshore renewable energy generators. The system is made to function on a principle similar to that of a hydroelectric dam. Excess electricity from renewable sources can be used to pump water into a bladder, and when energy is required, the bladder can squeeze the water back through spinning turbines to generate power. A 3-minute video with animations showing how the Ocean Battery will work is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ocean Battery stores renewable energy at the bottom of the sea"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In China, November 11th (11/11) is Singles Day, a day to celebrate being single. It's also turned into sort of their version of Black Friday, with Alibaba breaking its single day sales record this year by selling $30.8 billion worth of merchandise. On Singles day, Alibaba beat Amazon's record-setting Prime Day total of $4.68 billion in just 10 minutes."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Alibaba sets new Singles Day record with more than $30.8 billion in sales in 24 hours"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Lanzatech is a company that came up with a gas fermentation process to recycle waste from steel mills into jet fuel. Virgin Atlantic just completed the first flight using this fuel. They are planning to create three UK based plants by 2025 that will create 125 million gallons of jet fuel per year and would save 1 million tons in carbon emissions per year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Virgin Atlantic Flies World's First Waste-Based Biofuel Commercial Flight"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Swarmia gives you visibility into your software development process, so you can speed up software delivery without compromising culture or quality.\"In just three months, Swarmia helped us decrease our average cycle time by 48%. As we keep growing, these insights will become increasingly important.\"- Jeremy Krebs Co-Founder & CTO of MateraStart shipping faster today!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ship 10x faster"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "If you’re a business owner or high earner, investing in solid financial assets should be your #1 priority. With the stocks and crypto on life support, the most sought-after investment by those looking for long-term growth is art.Here’s why:Helps protect your cash from inflationNear 0 correlation to stocks according to CitiContemporary art outpaced the S&P 500 by 164% (1995-2021)No wonder over 440,000 members signed up for this white-hot art investing app.Bonus: TLDR subscribers can get priority access to this smart app hereSee important Reg A disclosures"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Experts Agree: Smart Investing Now = Earlier Retirement"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Open source code has been essential for China's rapidly growing tech sector. GitHub has been a large part of this growth, but its future in China is uncertain. Many fear that the Chinese government might ban the site for hosting censored information, or that US regulators could ban the company from doing business with Chinese firms. The Chinese government has championed Gitee, a domestic alternative, and Chinese firms have created the OpenAtom Foundation, an organization analogous to The Linux Foundation. While the Chinese government supports open-source development, it has objections to the free and open exchange of information, which could damage these efforts."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China wants to build an open source ecosystem to rival GitHub"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "MoviePass, the subscription service where users could watch as many movies as they wanted for $9.95 a month, has shut down. When MoviePass launched, subscriptions were around $40 a month, but the price lowered as the number of subscribers increased, resulting in large losses for the company. MoviePass executives had hoped that studios would use the service to promote their films and monetize data from subscribers, but that never happened. Eventually, the company ran out of cash and was surviving on loans. It resorted to restricting the number of movies subscribers could watch, among other tactics. Existing subscribers will be given appropriate refunds for the period of service they have paid for."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "MoviePass Has Officially Shut Down, And We Don't Know If There Will Be A Sequel"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "New Zealand company Emrod has developed a method of safely and wirelessly transmitting electric power across long distances. Its technology appears to be able to move large amounts of electricity between any two points that can be joined with line-of-sight relays. Powerco, the second-biggest energy distributor in New Zealand, plans to use the technology to deliver electricity in remote places or across areas with challenging terrain. Emrod's initial prototype is only capable of delivering a few kilowatts of power, but it can be scaled up to transmit 100 times more power over much longer distances. The technology will work in any atmospheric conditions as long as the line of sight is maintained. A laser safety curtain is used to trigger a shut down if any object comes near the main beam."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NZ to trial world-first commercial long-range, wireless power transmission"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Twitter's new API is ready to come out of early access. The upgrade will provide more freedom to developers to build third-party Twitter clients. Twitter has removed restrictions from its Developer Policy to make it easier for developers to compete with Twitter in ways that the company didn't allow before. The company aims to let developers drive the future of innovation on Twitter, making its platform decentralized and becoming more of a communications protocol than a social network."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter makes big changes for devs as it eyes decentralized future"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains engineering guidelines for building production-level deep learning systems which can be deployed in real-world applications. It goes through each module, recommended toolset, and framework, as well as best practices from practitioners that fit each component. A graphical overview of different components in a production level deep learning system is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A Guide to Production Level Deep Learning"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Ming-Chi Kuo has released a report that says that Apple will introduce new keyboard designs based on scissor switches, starting with the 2019 MacBook Air. The new design uses glass fiber to reinforce the keys and improve durability. It will also be cheaper to manufacture than the previous butterfly keyboard design. The butterfly keyboard received many complaints about stuck keys, repeated key inputs, and sound. Reverting back to the same key switch mechanism used in MacBooks before 2015 will be a change that is greatly welcomed by many users."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in 2019 MacBook Air and 2020 MacBook Pro"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Nreal's Light mixed reality glasses will be available at 20 Verizon stores in the US on November 30. The glasses will be available online starting on December 2. Wearers will be able to access Android apps without taking the glasses off. The glasses can be used as VR glasses, but the field of view will be limited compared to a dedicated headset. Verizon will be selling the glasses for $599. They are compatible with both Android and iOS devices, but Nreal recommends using a OnePlus 8 or recent Samsung Galaxy phone."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Nreal's Light mixed reality glasses arrive in the US November 30th"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In 2018, Ethereum mining used roughly as much electricity as Iceland. Ethereum developers, including creator Vitalik Buterin, are creating a new version in 2019 that will be able to complete transactions using just 1% of the energy currently required. The plan is to replace current Proof of Work algorithms where millions of processors simultaneously process the same transactions with Proof of Stake algorithms that randomly select one to do the job. Because Proof of Stake is less energy intensive, they are less costly so transactions should be cheaper as well."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ethereum Plans to Cut Its Absurd Energy Consumption by 99 Percent"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists from Austin, Texas were able to hide an encryption key within a special ink. They used sequence-defined polymers (SDPs), long chains of monomers that can carry a sequence of information, to store the encryption key. The SDPs were mixed with isopropanol, glycerol, and soot to create the special ink. Stored messages on SDPs can be decoded using depolymerization and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The technique was able to successfully store 256 bits of data."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists hid encryption key for Wizard of Oz text in plastic molecules"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Instagram is rolling out several new messaging features. The features include music sharing, replying while browsing, quick sending, online status, silent messages, polls, chat customization, co-watching videos, a lo-fi chat theme, and more. Some features will require users to allow for cross-app communication between Instagram and Messenger. Meta's other chat apps, Messenger and WhatsApp, also received updates this week."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Instagram upgrades its DM inbox with music sharing, statuses, polls, silent messages, and more"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A new AI developed by a team from the University of Helsinki and Copenhagen University can generate images of fake faces that an individual finds attractive by learning that person's preferences. The AI was trained by monitoring the person's brain activity as they viewed a series of AI-generated faces. Faces generated by the system were rated as attractive 87 percent of the time. The remaining 13 percent of the times the faces were 'too perfect' or there was something odd with the AI-generated image."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This AI Uses Your Brain Activity to Create Fake Faces It Knows You’ll Find Attractive"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Developer tools help developers get feedback and work more efficiently. In this Hacker News thread, developers discuss the tools they would like to be created and how these tools would help them with their workflows. Most replies to top comments contain suggestions on currently existing tools that do what the developer wants."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: What developer tools would you like to see?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "As humans discover new laws governing the universe, we start to find out what our physical limits are, and also what we are not limited to. The discovery of new technologies opens up possibilities for us to build bigger things. Whenever a physical law is revealed as universal, the next natural step is to scale it up and to explore the theoretical consequences. Whether or not it is the right thing to do, it is possible to redesign Earth. Megascale engineering has already happened in parts of South East Asia, Europe, and the US. Even larger projects would require a high level of coordination. Each part of the project would need to function perfectly, as well as be maintained."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The 'megascale' structures that humans could one day build"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Underline is a new startup that wants to break up broadband monopolies across the US by building an open access fiber network. Multiple service providers will be able to use the network and offer service to customers, with a residential service starting at $49 per month for a 500 Mbps connection. Underline's first open access fiber network will be built in Colorado Springs. The network will consist of 400 miles of fiber and offer service to 55,000 residences and businesses. Underline has a target list of about 2,500 cities."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The startup that wants to disrupt big internet providers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This is a big list of strings that can cause problems when inserted by users. Handy to check against if you're doing any sort of QA on a site that accepts text input from users."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Big List of Naughty Strings"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A beta of the new MoviePass service will launch around September 5 with a tiered system costing up to around $30 per month."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "MoviePass will return on September 5th with plans starting at around $10 per month"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple has revealed a new MacBook Air with an M2 chip. The new design is 11mm thick and weighs 2.7 pounds. There are two new color options, a dark blue 'midnight' and a light gold 'starlight'. Its 13.6-inch display can hit 500 nits of brightness and supports the P3 wide color gamut for a billion colors. The new MacBook Air has MagSafe charging and a full-sized Touch ID button. It has up to 18 hours of battery life. More details, including pictures of the new laptop, are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hands-on with the new, more colorful, M2-powered MacBook Air"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook is rolling out a new feature called 3D photos, which uses AI to make it so you can add make-believe depth to photos. The effect basically allows you to rotate photos and peek behind objects (there's an example gif inside), it's pretty cool kind of like looking through a window and being able to see a picture from different angles. Currently the feature only works on iPhone 7 and above, but will eventually be rolled out ot other phones."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook rolls out 3D photos that use AI to simulate depth"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GitHub is giving everybody free private repositories with up to three collaborators per repo. Pretty awesome, the announcement post is pretty short because a blog leaked the information a day early, this was actually meant to be announced tomorrow."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub Free"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A YouTuber was able to use a neural network to upscale a very old, low-resolution, black and white video from 1896. The result was a clear 4K video that played at 60 frames per second. AI has been a hot topic in recent years, with the technology being applied to create technology such as autonomous cars. Denis Shiryaev used a mix of neural networks from Gigapixel AI and a technique called depth-aware video frame interpolation to improve the quality of the old video. The Gigapixel AI was trained to 'fill in' information in an image to upscale it and improve its quality. It is possible that the AI could introduce erroneous details, and it is much slower than conventional techniques. The network can be trained to colorize images and add in various missing patterns in objects like floors, windows, and vegetation. Some data scientists are attempting to create neural networks that can draw and paint. AI is getting so big that large tech companies are all racing to buy or invest in every new and obscure startup in the field."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "YouTuber uses neural networks to upscale 1896 short film to 4K 60 fps"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Spotify recently gave all its Anchor creators the ability to make polls and Q&As and is testing interactive ads. Other platforms are also trying different ways to allow podcast listeners to interact with content. Podcasting apps in China are surprisingly interactive, with listeners being allowed to build listening circles and discussion groups. The challenge with interactive audio is that listeners are usually not using their devices. Being able to interact with podcasters and a community helps increase the chances of listeners returning."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The next big thing in podcasts is talking back"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists have created human-mouse chimera embryos. Human stem cells were added to growing mouse embryos, resulting in mouse embryos with 4 percent human cells. Human-mouse chimeras could be valuable for studying diseases that affect humans more than other animals. There have been attempts at creating other human-animal chimeras but the results have not been as successful. Human cells grow slowly compared to mouse cells, but the human stem cells in the study sped up development to match the pace of their host's cells."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New hybrid embryos are the most thorough mixing of humans and mice yet"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Mcbroken is a service built by @rashiq that exploits McDonald's internal API to create a map that shows up-to-date information on which US locations have a broken ice-cream machine. No ice-cream was wasted in making the site."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I reverse engineered McDonald's internal api..."}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Frenetic improves the efficiency of your Power Electronics team by 60% Is “hiring freeze” going to delay your projects? Frenetic automates the design and manufacturing of your Power Electronics, through a fully digital, AI powered, end-to-end platform. Check out how we make the difference."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Frenetic improves the efficiency of your Power Electronics team by 60%"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "data2vec is a multi-modal artificial intelligence algorithm from Meta that attempts to replicate the general learning ability that the human mind possesses. The team aimed to create an AI that could learn to perform many different tasks, including unfamiliar ones. data2vec can learn from speech, vision, and text without needing labeled training data. The technology will eventually be built into Meta's AR glasses to aid a virtual assistant. Details about how the neural network works are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Meta's 'data2vec' is the next step toward One Neural Network to Rule Them All"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Canada has arrested Huawei's CFO who is facing extradition to the United States on suspicion that she violated US trade sanctions against Iran. US authorities allege that Huawei has been shipping US products to Iran and other countries in violation of US export and sanctions laws."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Canada arrests Huawei's global chief financial officer in Vancouver"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Close to 1,000 schools around the world have created thousands of free online courses, known as Massive Open Online Courses. This website contains a list of over 620 free courses that can be started this month. Most courses are completely self-paced, and they are sorted by difficulty."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "620 Free Online Programming & Computer Science Courses You Can Choose from to Kick Off 2020"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Add scheduling functionality to your web app using the Bryntum JavaScript component suite The Bryntum component suite lets you easily integrate project planning and resource scheduling widgets into your app. Our Gantt chart, Calendar, Scheduler, Grid, and Kanban board, are all compatible with leading JS frameworks including React, Angular & Vue! Our widgets are trusted by thousands, including Netflix, Samsung, and Intel. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Add scheduling functionality to your web app using the Bryntum JavaScript component suite"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A Stanford team have identified a single gene that encodes a protein responsible for age-related cognitive losses and have successfully reversed the cognitive effects of aging on mice by blocking the gene using special antibodies. Microglia are a class of brain cells responsible for immune responses and cleanup, and their performance deteriorates with age. A test in a group of about 3,000 genes found that CD22 changed microglial eating patterns and also became more prevalent with age. Scientists blocked the gene in mice using special antibodies and the mice showed signs of cognitive improvement. This improvement was also seen in mice with symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. CD22 is also found in the human genome but it is too early to say whether the therapy will be effective in humans."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Stanford team develops brain-rejuvenating antibodies that let old mice think like youngsters"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Cryo-electron microscopy is a technique for imaging molecules that produces images so detailed that individual atoms can be seen. The technique will allow researchers to understand the workings of proteins that cannot be studied using other imaging techniques. It works by firing electrons at flash-frozen samples and recording the resulting images. The technique has been around for decades, but recent breakthroughs in electron detection and in image-analysis software have made it the dominant tool for mapping the 3D shapes of proteins."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Revolutionary microscopy technique sees individual atoms for first time"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A memory prosthesis appears to boost people's ability to remember new information. It works by mimicking what happens in the region of the brain that plays a crucial role in memory. The prosthesis has been tested in 24 people who had implanted electrodes for studying their epilepsy. Those who had the worst memory performance saw the biggest improvements. The researchers hope that the device will be able to help people with memory loss due to brain injuries, aging, or degenerative diseases."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A memory prosthesis could restore memory in people with damaged brains"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The sea squirt belongs to a group of undersea animals called tunicates. Tunicates are saclike filter-feeders that live on plankton and organic matter. While they are squishy, they are part of the phylum chordata as they have many of the anatomical features of vertebrate animals in their larval stage. Sea squirts come in many shapes and sizes. They hatch into tadpole-like larvae that can swim for a short time. After they settle, they begin absorbing all the tadpole-like parts, including its brain, and becomes its adult form. There are many pictures of sea squirts available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Meet the creature that eats its own brain"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SpaceX's Starship prototype SN8 achieved a major milestone by flying to a height of around 40,000 feet. After reaching its peak, the Starship oriented into a horizontal position to glide back to Earth. Its engines re-ignited as the rocket approached the ground, reorienting itself to a vertical orientation for the descent. The landing was a little rough, resulting in an explosion that engulfed the rocket. Despite this, the test was deemed successful, as the test flight resulted in a ton of valuable data for SpaceX. SpaceX already has two more prototypes ready to go for follow-up tests."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX flies its Starship rocket to 40,000 feet, just misses the landing in explosive finale"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "TLDR: Health food chain Tossed has just opened the UK's first cashless cafe, another step towards the death of cash, an alarming trend. A cashless society would make every payment traceable, allowing for unprecedented control by financial institutions and governments over the lives of citizens. In addition, it is primarily the poor who have been locked out of our financial system, how can those too poor to open a bank account or get a credit card even operate in a cashless society? Going cashless has the potential to further trap the poor in an endless cycle of poverty. Cash means total financial inclusion, something the well off too often take for granted."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Why we should fear a cashless world"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "MemLab is a JavaScript memory testing framework that automates memory leak detection. It was developed by Meta to identify memory leaks and memory optimization opportunities across its products and infrastructure. MemLab is now open source. This article introduces MemLab and discusses the sources of memory leaks and how to use MemLab to deal with them."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "MemLab: An open source framework for finding JavaScript memory leaks"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "TikTok has overtaken YouTube in average watch time per user in the US and UK. YouTube is still the bigger site in terms of users and total video watched, but the average TikTok user watches more video than the average YouTube viewer. The data from the report only comes from Android devices, but there is no reason that iOS users would be different. TikTok was the most downloaded app last year. YouTube has been trying to fight off TikTok with YouTube Shorts, a TikTok clone."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok passes YouTube in the US for average watch time"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Drata says there’s an easier way to achieve continuous SOC 2 compliance (also ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA). Instead of screenshots, spreadsheets, and endless back-and-forth emails with auditors, Drata offers an autopilot layer that gathers evidence 24/7, with 75+ integrations for the most common SaaS services.Users seem to be impressed: Drata is the highest rated compliance software on G2. The CISO of Lemonade says: “Drata applies a level of integration and automation that I’ve not seen before. I reviewed a number of players in this space. Drata is the clear winner.”Check Drata out: TLDR readers get 10% off and waived implementation fees"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SOC 2 is a resource drain. Can Drata’s auto-compliance tool make it quicker?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "PromptBase is a market that lets prompt engineers sell text prompts for AI image generators like OpenAI's DALL-E. For between $2 to $5, customers can purchase a paragraph of text with keywords describing the intended aesthetic, elements of the scene, and other tailored content. This article features an interview with one of the prompt engineers from the market where they discuss what makes a good commercial AI prompt. Examples of images generated with paid prompts are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Professional AI whisperers have launched a marketplace for DALL-E prompts"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Meta is cutting the free laundry and dry-cleaning services at its offices. It will also begin serving dinner after the last shuttle departs campus, meaning that employees will have to choose between a free meal or a free ride home. Meta will be increasing annual employee wellness stipends from $700 to $3,000 per year to account for the changes."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Meta employees say goodbye to perks like on-site laundry"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Mice with metastatic melanoma who were treated with the mRNA cancer vaccine showed significant inhibition of tumors."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A major mRNA cancer vaccine breakthrough eliminates tumors in mice"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from MIT have developed a technique to produce wood products of any shape or size. The technique involves giving stem cell-like properties to normal plant cells and using a gel-based medium enriched with nutrients and hormones to stimulate the cells into becoming wood. Using this technique, the scientists were able to grow wood at a rate twice that of regular trees. The team was able to 3D print custom-designed structures out of the cells cultured in the gel. The research could eventually lead to the end of deforestation."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists can now grow wood in a lab without cutting a single tree"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google announced a series of updates to its product range at its I/O conference. All Google Home devices have now been rebranded as Nest devices. Alarms in Google Nest Hub (previously Google Home) can now be stopped just by saying the word ‘stop’. Maps now has an incognito mode, and Pixel users will start seeing augmented reality walking directions in the app. Google will now let users opt to automatically remove data at certain intervals. New Pixel phones were announced at $399 for the Pixel 3a and $479 for the Pixel 3a XL, with both phones boasting a 30 hour long battery life. Google Assistant has received a massive speed boost and features a new driving mode that provides less distraction for drivers. Android Q will have a live caption capability that works on videos offline and it will also feature a dark mode. Other improvements to AR features and Duplex were also announced."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Everything Google Announced at I/O 2019 That Matters"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Swarmia integrates with the tools you already use like GitHub, Jira/Linear, and Slack to give you visibility into your engineering workflow and bottlenecks.\"In just three months, Swarmia helped us decrease our average cycle time by 48%.\" Jeremy Krebs Co-Founder & CTO of MateraStart shipping faster today!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ship better software faster"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "How can AI improve your testing? Developers use Testim so they can spend less time creating, editing, and updating UI tests - and more time innovating in their apps. It’s flexible, it’s scalable, and it’s used by the best engineering teams (Microsoft, JFrog, and NetApp to name a few).Scale cross-browser testing today with Testim. Start testing free"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "AI-based UI testing improves stability and eliminates false test failures"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "AutoFoley is an AI that can synthesize background sound effects based on a scene. It analyzes the movement in video frames and then creates artificial sound effects to match the scene. In a study, a majority of people who viewed clips generated with AutoFoley believed that the fake sound effects were real. Three examples of sound effects generated by AutoFoley are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New AI Dupes Humans into Believing Synthesized Sound Effects Are Real"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Samsung has launched Samsung Money in a partnership with fintech company SoFi. The service will act similar to a bank account or credit union. Samsung Money accounts are FDIC insured for up to $1.5 million. Users will be able to check their balance, pause or restart spending, freeze or unfreeze their card, and change their pin from the Samsung Pay app. Samsung Money will be available to Samsung Galaxy users in the US later this summer."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung unveils Apple Card competitor dubbed 'Samsung Money by SoFi'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Square Financial Services has started operations. The bank's main purpose is to offer business loan and deposit products. Square received conditional approval to operate the bank late last year. The bank is not expected to have a material impact on the company's balance sheet, net revenue, gross profit, or adjusted earnings. It will operate under an asset-light business model by selling loans to third-party investors."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Square’s in-house bank kicks off operations"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research have developed a transparent material that is hard and self-heals when cracked. It is based on a piezoelectric organic material that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy and vice versa. The arrangement of the material results in a strong attractive force that can heal fractures when they occur. It may still be some time before the material appears on any smartphones."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Create the World’s Toughest Self-Healing Material"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This is a handy SQL cheatsheet, great for anyone like me who can never remember which JOINs are which. It's short, sweet, and to the point."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Quick SQL Cheatsheet"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Weilan, a tech firm based in China, has developed a robodog similar to Boston Dynamics' Spot robot. The robot is the fastest on the market, moving at a speed of almost 9 mph. AlphaDog uses 5G technology to make it operate autonomously. The company sold more than 1,800 units in its first month of sales. Weilan hopes to eventually enable the robots to help guide the visually impaired. A short video made by Weilan to introduce AlphaDog to the world is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Meet AlphaDog: China's Answer to Boston Dynamics' Spot the Robot"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook is pushing ahead with its plans for a cryptocurrency-based payment system with Novi, a digital wallet that has secured licenses or approvals in nearly every state. The wallet will offer free peer-to-peer payments and earn profits from merchant services. Facebook's currency Diem, formally known as Libra, will be backed by a bank holding company and will have its value pegged to the US dollar. It will run on a permissioned-blockchain by the Diem Association. There are still many regulatory roadblocks to overcome before the system can be launched."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook pushes ahead with crypto wallet plan in bid to 'fix broken payment system'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The construction of a 60-foot-tall walking Gundam robot will start in Yokohama in October this year. Gundam first aired in 1979, leaving an indelible mark on Japanese culture and the world of animation. Sales of Gundam miniature figurines approached half a billion back in 2015. This is the fourth full-size Gundam attraction that designer Masaki Kawahara has worked on. The robot will weigh around 25 tons and have 24 degrees of motion. Building the robot will stretch the limits of common motor, materials, and actuator technologies. It will be developed using the open-source Robot Operating System and Gazebo simulation software. A full-scale virtual copy of the robot will be released so that aspiring programmers can play with it and develop their own actions and poses. The seven-minute press conference announcement video is linked at the bottom of the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Japan is building a 60-foot-tall, walking Gundam robot"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists have discovered life in the extremely cold and salty waters of the Lost Hammer Spring in the Canadian Arctic. The microbes had adaptations that allowed them to thrive in water with temperatures of around minus five degrees Celsius, less than one part per million of dissolved oxygen, and around 24% salinity. They don't depend on organic material or oxygen to survive. Similar environments may exist on ocean worlds like Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Life Has Been Found in a Low-Oxygen, Super-Salty, Sub-Zero Arctic Spring"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tesla's Autopilot kept working during Storm Dennis in the southern part of the UK and seemingly managed to save eight lives. Two Tesla Model X vehicles were involved in an accident caused by Storm Dennis. The vehicles were coming towards each other from opposite directions when a 400-year-old oak tree fell onto the path of the vehicles. Both families in the vehicles credit Autopilot for saving their lives by engaging their Automatic Emergency Breaks just in time."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Autopilot Saved 8 Lives In Storm Dennis"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In December, explorer and investor Victor Vescovo and scientist Alan Jamieson, will begin exploring the deepest parts of each of the world's oceans in a $48 million submarine. 45% of the ocean has been essentially ignored by explorers, so they will be diving in 5 spots, and they're hoping they will find a new deepest spot in the ocean (the deepest known spot is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, which is almost 7 miles down). All five of their dives into the \"Five Deeps\" will be between 5 and 7 miles down. There will be no rescue crew."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Humans are about to touch the deepest corners of the ocean for the first time — an endeavor as dangerous as landing on the moon"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Frustrated with your project management software? Shortcut is a goldilocks solution for software engineers, product managers, and designers, providing the ease of use of a simple tool with the power and flexibility of an overly complex one. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Don’t let your issue tracker be a four-letter word. Use Shortcut."}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Billions of dollars are being poured into AI-based projects by governments around the world to change how low-income people will interact with the state. Governments are looking into ways to automate how welfare payments are distributed amongst those who need them. They claim the new systems will speed up benefits payments, increase efficiency and transparency, reduce waste, save money for taxpayers, eradicate human fallibility and prejudice, and ensure that limited resources reach those most in need. However, many have seen their payments reduced or stopped, and unexplainable mistakes often occur. Victims of these mistakes often have no way of seeking remedies. The technology is also being used to demand repayments from those who have been overpaid, with some cases where up to 30 years of overpayments were demanded to be repaid."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Digital dystopia: how algorithms punish the poor"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Chinese scientists have managed to clone primates after editing their genes. This used to not be possible because of the way genes lock down when faced with stress. The scientists produced five infant macaques with the exact same genes, including a copy of a gene that had been inserted into the original monkey using CRISPR. Creating clones helps limit variables in experiments, because each animal is identical to the last, making it easier to notice subtle effects that otherwise could be missed."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese Scientists Have Cloned a Genetically Altered Primate For The First Time"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Strateos is a robotic cloud lab that automates the laboratory process so that researchers can perform experiments remotely. Lab work is time-intensive and prone to human error. Using automation, multiple experiments can be performed simultaneously and perfectly and the results are more accurate. Many instructions in chemistry are ambiguous, but Strateos' experiments are all defined by code, which means that all experiments can be perfectly replicated. Strateos provides a web app where scientists can define their experiments. The platform allows anyone to access state-of-the-art equipment for their experiments. This video explains how Strateos works while showing footage of what goes on inside the lab."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Inside the Lab Where Robots Run Their Own Experiments"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This video follows the Hacksmith team as they build a real plasma protosaber. A real lightsaber would require a tiny portable nuclear reactor to power it, which just isn't possible at the moment. The backpack uses LPG fuel due to its energy density, outputting 50 times more energy per kilogram than a Li-po battery. It uses an array of laminar flow nozzles to create the highly concentrated gas required for a plasma beam. The resulting beam burns at around 4000 degrees Fahrenheit. Its color can change depending on what salts are burned with the gas. The follow-up video showing the team using the protosaber to cut stuff is now available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "4000° PLASMA LIGHTSABER BUILD (RETRACTABLE BLADE!)"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool that can monitor uptime for HTTP(s), TCP, and ping. It has a fancy UI and notifications. Screenshots are available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Uptime Kuma"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a list of system design resources. It contains articles, books, videos, and tools. Topics include distributed computing, microservices, case studies, and more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Awesome System Design"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "China will send a trio of spacecraft to Mars on July 23rd on top of the Long March 5 rocket. An orbiter will study Mars from above, while a lander and rover will be sent to the surface. Tianwen-1 will be China's first big interplanetary mission. China has recently landed a rover on the far side of the Moon and has other space projects planned for the future. The spacecraft will reach Mars sometime in February 2021 where it will stay in orbit for about two or three months before deploying the lander and rover. Tianwen-1's rover will map out Martian geography, look for water-ice in the soil, measure the climate of the surface of the planet, and more. It is equipped with a ground-penetrating radar that can identify different rocks and search for reservoirs of water-ice underneath the surface."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China is about to launch a trio of spacecraft to Mars — including a rover"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Pentagon is working on a nuclear thermal propulsion engine that will fly satellites around in space. It will enable the US to better mine resources from the moon as well as serve as a weapon. The project is called the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO. NASA and the military believe this technology would be a good complement for its plans to return to the moon by 2024. Attaching a small nuclear reactor onto a rocket will allow for the creation of highly mobile satellites."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Pentagon Is Working on a Nuclear Thermal Rocket"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Dark matter is an invisible force that is theorized to be causing the universe to expand faster than normal calculations can account for. Experts have theorized that if it is real, it must be ubiquitous, but a team of astronomers say that they have found six galaxies that appear to have either very little or no dark matter. The researchers found the movements of gas in these galaxies were perfectly explainable by normal matter alone. If the team is correct, it is strong evidence proving that not every galaxy holds the elusive force."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Mysterious galaxy without dark matter puzzles astronomers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article describes a general approach to rasterization and using the GPU to render vector paths."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Vector graphics on GPU"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "I am launching a new crypto newsletter on January 10th, 2022 to follow tech and innovation within the blockchain space. Please remember to hit enter after signing up, if you don't see the confirmation screen you haven't been added to the list!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sign Up for TLDR's Crypto Newsletter"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository has a list of resources for Chief Technology Officers, with an emphasis on startups and hyper-growth companies. Topics include hiring, management, architecture, technology, marketing, and more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Awesome CTO"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article describes a vulnerability that allows for third-party tracking across different desktop browsers on the same device. The vulnerability affects Tor users. It allows for targeted advertisement and user profiling without consent. The exploit has been possible for more than five years. Until it is fixed, the only way to have private browsing sessions not associated with your primary device is to use another device altogether."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Exploiting custom protocol handlers for cross-browser tracking in Tor, Safari, Chrome, and Firefox"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "JavaScript is one of the most popular programming languages. This article contains 10 JavaScript hacks for writing cleaner code, saving resources, and optimizing efficiency. Each tip includes example code snippets."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "10 JavaScript Hacks Every Web Developer Should Know"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SkyDrive Inc has successfully carried out a test flight of its flying car with a person on board. The vehicle, which looks like a slick motorcycle with propellers, flew several feet off the ground and hovered around for four minutes. SkyDrive hopes to have a real-life product by 2023. At the moment, the vehicle can only fly for up to 10 minutes. Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles have the potential to offer quick point-to-point personal travel but there are still many challenges to overcome such as battery sizes, air traffic control, and other infrastructure issues. Pictures of the vehicle are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Japan's 'flying car' gets off ground with a person aboard"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Wing will be launching a test program in Virginia with Walgreens, FedEx, and Sugar Magnolia. It will deliver snacks, over-the-counter medicines, and other selected packages. Only 22,000 people in Montgomery County will be eligible as Wing continues to figure out what works and what doesn't. When customers place an order, Wing's delivery drones head to a specific delivery location, where a human operator hooks a package onto the drone. The drone cruises at about 60-70 mph to the delivery location, where it lowers the package to the ground to be released. Packages can be up to 3 lbs. Delivery during the test phase will be free, and the first delivery will begin next month."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Wing will test drone delivery in the US with Walgreens and FedEx"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YouTube and Amazon have finally ended their feud after a year of negotiations. The YouTube app will now return to Amazon’s Fire TV products, and the Amazon Prime Video app will be adding Chromecast support. No dates have yet been set for when these changes will occur, but Amazon users can still access YouTube through the built-in browser while they wait. There are still disputes yet to be resolved between Amazon and Google, for example, Amazon still won’t stock some of Google’s devices on their marketplace."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "YouTube is finally coming back to Amazon’s Fire TV devices"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tired of online returns or wasting time in stores? unspun is an ultra-sustainable denim brand, recently named one of TIME's Best Inventions. They guarantee their $200 bespoke jeans will be your new favorite pair, and they're recruiting beta testers to give UX feedback in exchange for a $40 gift card — sign up above."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "unspun - custom-built jeans via 3D iPhone scans"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists who were testing the effects of virtual reality on mice brains discovered a new type of brain wave that could be involved with learning. It appears that VR causes processing in the brain to occur differently than in real life. The study could lead to changes to what we know about the brain's learning abilities. It may mean that VR could be used as a way to treat learning and memory impairments."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How Virtual Reality Unveiled a Unique Brain Wave That Could Boost Learning"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon announced in November that it was planning to build a new headquarters in New York. However, recent protests have caused debates on whether the company will continue its plans. Government opposition may halt further development, but the mayor continues to support the project. If Amazon brings its offices to Queens, it could mean creating between 25,000 to 40,000 jobs."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon HQ2 Deal Stirs New Tensions in New York"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists have been able to connect an artificial neuron with a biological one, getting them to communicate with dopamine. Previous attempts at hybrid neural circuits only focused on electrical computing. Chemical computing would bring brain-machine interfaces closer to reality. It is theoretically possible to use these neuromorphic chips as replacement parts for damaged brains. The chips demonstrated the ability to learn. A lot more research is still required before the technology can be used for any practical applications."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Used Dopamine to Seamlessly Merge Artificial and Biological Neurons"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Case Study Club is a weekly newsletter that contains case studies about the specific design choices and thought processes that go into building a product. Curated by Jan Wennesland, a designer since 1996!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Case Study Club"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article covers five common types of tech interview questions. They include trivia-type questions, questions asking about technical specifics, questions obfuscated with fuzzy wording, and questions with unspecified behavior or missing context. The article also discusses how interviewers can improve on these questions and the best way for candidates to answer them."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "5 coding interview questions I hate"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GPT-3 can generate explanations of how code works. It is shockingly effective at this. This article demonstrates how GPT-3 can be used to explain code with Python, Regex, JavaScript, SQL, and math examples. It provides tips on how to craft the right questions for GPT-3."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Using GPT-3 to explain how code works"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google's latest breakthroughs in image super-resolution can turn low-resolution photos into detailed images. A recent post detailed two approaches to image super-resolution. SR3 is a super-resolution diffusion model that works well on upscaling portraits and natural images. CDM is a class-conditional diffusion model that upscales photos in a cascade. Examples of upscaled images using these techniques are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Doctors in China have conducted remote surgery on a test animal, removing its liver by controlling robotic surgical arms over a 5G connection. This is possible because 5G is so fast that despite the 30 mile distance between the doctor and the patient, the lag time was only 0.1 seconds so surgery was still possible. The hope is that this technology could be used to help people in disaster areas, or for doctors at large hospitals to help colleagues in smaller institutions."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China completes world’s first 5G remote surgery in test on animal"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a list of hardware gadgets for Red Team hackers, pentesters, and security researchers. More than a hundred tools are listed, classified into eight categories. All tools are available for purchase online."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Hacker's Hardware Toolkit"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook just announced a newsletter product called Bulletin. Bulletin allows writers to publish free and paid newsletters on the web, to subscribers' emails, or on Facebook. Facebook won't take a fee from writers at launch, and writers retain full ownership of their content and subscriber lists. Facebook has signed up writers already to cover topics from sports to finance. Newsletter platforms are growing in popularity as they offer a way for creators to monetize their work. Bulletin is not currently accepting writers."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook announces Bulletin, its Substack newsletter competitor"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Billions of dollars have been pumped into clean hydrogen research and development due to the Inflation Reduction Act and the war in Ukraine."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "2022—The Year the Hydrogen Economy Launched?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "While the Macbook Pro has amazing specs, Apple has demonstrated its inability to be reliable. The original poster has had to repair their MBP three times since they purchased it in January 2019 and they are worried about being charged for repairs after the warranty runs out. Top recommendations are for the Dell XPS series. Most of the discussion centers around an analogy between macOS and Linux, comparing it to living in a hotel vs living at home. On the Mac ecosystem, everything is stylish and cared for, but there is little freedom to change things. However, on Linux, you need to do many things yourself, but it is completely yours."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Feasible Alternative to the MacBook Pro?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Transient Plasma Systems' advanced ignition system replaces the conventional spark plugs in a vehicle's engine with an ignition module that uses very short pulses of plasma to ignite the fuel/air mixture within the cylinder. It will still be many years before internal combustion-powered vehicles are no longer allowed on roads, so it is worth developing technologies that lower carbon emissions in current vehicles. The plasma ignition system can be integrated into existing cars with very little modification and it increases fuel efficiency by up to 20%. Transient Plasma Systems is now in discussions to take the technology to market."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This plasma ignition system can increase engine efficiency by 20%"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a learning path for Laravel. It lists topics to learn in order and provides links to resources."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Laravel Learning Path"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Mercedes Benz's future Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous driving cars will choose to save drivers before pedestrians in the event of an accident. Driverless vehicles may have to make decisions concerning lives, for example, in a collision with a pedestrian, it might have to choose between saving the life of the driver or saving the life of a pedestrian. Engineers at Mercedes have decided that in any situation, autonomous vehicles should save the lives inside the car since that is where the engineers have the most control. While autonomous vehicles may sometimes have to make these kinds of decisions, they will most likely create a safer driving environment, resulting in less fatal accidents."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Linux Mint now has its own version of the Chromium web browser. Maintaining Chromium was a significant time investment for the Ubuntu Desktop Team, so they switched to using Snap to distribute Chromium. This resulted in security issues that Mint developers felt they needed to fix. In June, Mint cut Snap and the Snap-based Chromium from their distro. Up-to-date builds of Chromium are finally now available for Mint users. There was a delay as Mint needed to automate the process of detecting, packaging, and compiling new versions of the browser."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Linux Mint introduces its own take on the Chromium web browser"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists from South Korea have succeeded in running a stable reaction at 100 million°C for 30 seconds. The approach the scientists used boosts temperatures at the core of the plasma and lowers them at the edge. The reaction was stopped due to limitations with hardware. Longer periods should be possible in the future. Some scientists believe that the challenges left in fusion research should be achievable, but it will be difficult to commercialize the technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Signal was launched in 2014 by Moxie Marlinspike. The end-to-end encrypted messaging service has grown largely since then, with bursts of growth corresponding to periods of social and political upheaval. Signal is able to bring a sense of normalcy to the internet, allowing people to share their thoughts with their friends without having the conversation analyzed for data. This article details a meeting with Marlinspike and discusses the rise of Signal and its future."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Taking Back Our Privacy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "TLDR: Amazon employees in China are offering internal sales metrics and reviewers' email addresses, as well as a service to delete negative reviews and restore banned Amazon accounts. The going rate for deleting a negative review is $300, while you can download the email addresses of customers who write reviews for a lower price. Amazon says that it is investigating the issue."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon Investigates Employees Leaking Data for Bribes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Geoponic farming has many of the advantages of hydroponic vertical farms, while still growing its crops in real soil. Vertical Fields is a company that makes container farms that can grow geoponic crops on-site, right next to where they are needed. Each container farm offers a growing space of 400 square feet and yields about 200 pounds of produce per month. The containers can be kept bug free because they are sealed off and automated. Staff tending the farms won't need any special training to work with them. A one-minute video that shows what one of Vertical Farm's container farms is like is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Vertical farms grow veggies on site at restaurants and grocery stores"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The InSight lander has discovered that Mars' magnetic field will occasionally pulsate in ways that have never been observed before. InSight has been gathering information on Mars such as upper crust temperature, the sounds of alien quakes, and the strength and direction of the planet's magnetic field. It has found that Mars' crust is far more powerfully magnetic than scientists expected. There is a peculiar electrically conductive layer about 2.5 miles thick deep beneath the planet's surface. This layer may be a global reserve of liquid water, similar to Earth's groundwater. Mars' crustal magnetic field is ten times stronger than Earth's, suggesting that it once also had a major global magnetic field. Magnetic fields can be used to find the presence of underground water, but it is too early to tell exactly what is causing the fields and the magnetic pulses. A gallery of images taken on Mars is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Mysterious magnetic pulses discovered on Mars"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The US Department of Justice has been given the green light to investigate Apple for potential antitrust violations. Google is also currently under scrutiny by the DOJ for antitrust violations in its advertising and search businesses. The Federal Trade Commission has also recently been authorized to investigate Facebook and Amazon. Apple is currently facing investigation in the European Union over its music streaming service. It will have to face an antitrust lawsuit brought on by iPhone app buyers. Apple is one of the companies that Senator Elizabeth Warren says should be broken up as they own both the products and the platform that the products are sold on."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Justice Department reportedly authorized to investigate Apple under antitrust rules"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An international team of scientists successfully treated 37 patients suffering from Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), a disease that causes optic nerve degeneration and rapid vision loss. LHON can cause people to become legally blind within a few weeks of disease onset. It affects 1 in 30,000 people, mostly men, starting in their 20s and 30s. A majority of patients carry a specific mutation, which the scientists targeted using a technique called mitochondrial targeting. While the treatment was only applied to one eye, both eyes improved for 78% of the patients. The scientists theorized that this was due to the transfer of viral vector DNA from the injected eye, which was confirmed later with experiments on macaques. The same technology can be used to treat other mitochondrial diseases."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article teaches readers how to create a Python package, how to set up automated testing and code coverage, and how to publish packages."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to create a Python package in 2022"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple is opening up its Find My tracking network to third-party manufacturers. It is also offering a chipset specification for companies to integrate with its Ultra-Wideband systems. Users will be able to add selected items to be tracked by the Find My app starting today. Companies interested in adding this feature to their products can apply through the Made For iPhone program for authorized accessories."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple officially starts letting your iPhone help find lost third-party products"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple has removed Pocket Casts from the Chinese App Store at the request of the local government. A request was made to Apple by the Cyberspace Administration of China to remove the app after the Pocket Casts team repeatedly turned down government requests to take down podcasts. This is not the first time Apple has removed apps following a request by the Chinese government."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple removes Pocket Casts podcast player from App Store in China at government request"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Individual podcast results will start showing up in search results in Google, and the feature will soon be implemented into Google Assistant as well. Google has been automatically transcribing all the podcast episodes that it finds and has indexed over 2 million shows. It uses certain signals to determine which shows will be displayed first in search results, such as how many people listen to the show or whether the show comes from a publisher with a lot of authority. Podcasts have always lacked discovery tools, but this new functionality may change how people find new shows. Shows may also start changing their formats in order to become more visible to the search engine, similar to how websites compete with search engine optimization."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google will start surfacing individual podcast episodes in search results"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Bulletproof React is a collection of good practices for building production-ready React applications. The repository contains a guide on how to do things in React with a project structure that scales well. It uses real-world problems in a practical way to help developers write better applications."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Bulletproof React"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "All 16,000 buses in Shenzhen are now electric. This will cut the city's CO2 emissions by 48% and help tackle their smog problem. Each bus costs 1.8 million yuan, so it's pretty expensive, but more than half the cost was paid for by government subsidies. Charging stations are a big bottleneck, so the city has built 40,000 charging stations. The buses can get 200 km per charge. By the end of the month, Shenzhen will require all 22,000 of the city's taxis to switch to electric as well. An interviewed passenger said \"It's quieter, smoother and I only pay the same fare as before. I would say most people here are happy with the switch.\""}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Shenzhen's silent revolution: world's first fully electric bus fleet quietens Chinese megacity"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Youtube is now showing about 100 full-length movies for free, including \"Legally Blond\", \"Terminator\", and \"Rocky\". The terms of Youtube's deal with Hollywood studios are undisclosed, but Youtube Director of Product Management Rohit Dhawan says that the selection is expected to expand, and that eventually advertisers could have a way to sponsor individual movies, and even offer complimentary views and exclusive screenings."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Youtube is now showing ad-supported Hollywood movies"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Samsung's 55-inch Odyssey Ark features a huge quantum mini LED panel with a 1000R curve, great visuals, and surprisingly good sound."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung's 55-inch Odyssey Ark: Taking gaming monitors to a whole new dimension"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Recent benchmark tests found that old iPhones, for example, the iPhone 7, run slightly faster after switching regions to France. A few years ago, Apple was found to intentionally reduce the performance output of old iPhones. Apple had to pay a fine in France, but it avoided paying fines in most other regions by adding battery health options in iOS and introducing a policy to reduce the price of replacement batteries. The reduction of iPhone performance doesn't affect new iPhones. Performance test results are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Old iPhones become faster if you change the region to France"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Noted leaker Evan Blass unveiled a lot of the upcoming news from Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked event in a series of tweets recently. The tweets revealed two new Galaxy foldables, a new Galaxy FE phone, two new Galaxy Watches, and a new set of Galaxy Buds. Each tweet includes a GIF that shows off the device. The event will likely take place on August 11. The tweets are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked device lineup may have been entirely spoiled in huge new leak"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Vending machines in Singapore now sell a variety of foods, such as salmon and Wagyu beef. Many entrepreneurs are turning to vending machines as the barriers to entry are low, and a compact, densely populated city like Singapore is ideal. The variety of food is increasing, and some machines are now selling other items, such as books and cacti. Vending machines played a key role in Singapore's pandemic response, with 1,200 of them installed around the island to dispense free masks."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Singapore vending machines now dispense salmon, crab, and even cacti"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Rolls-Royce's 'Spirit of Innovation', an old-school tail-dragger airplane powered by an electric motor, has hit a top speed of 387.4 mph, smashing the speed record for electric airplanes. Electric airplanes aren't practical yet as batteries are 50 times less energy-dense than jet fuel, but they could be potentially used for short trips. The battery pack used in Rolls-Royce's plane is the most power-dense propulsion battery pack ever assembled. A picture of the plane is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Rolls-Royce's all-electric airplane smashes record with 387.4 MPH top speed"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "We've been talking with developers about JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) and the questions that usually come up are around how to secure them, pros and cons, and how to revoke JWTs. Here are the answers to all of your burning JWT questions. Download the eBook today!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Breaking Down JSON Web Tokens"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A quantum phenomenon known as entanglement might help remove a major roadblock to implementing quantum machine learning. The 'no free lunch' theorem suggests that machine learning algorithms are limited by the amount of data available. This could eliminate the edge quantum computing has over classical computing as the amount of training data that a quantum computer needs would increase exponentially as systems grow larger. A team of scientists has discovered that entangling extra qubits can help the quantum machine-learning circuit interact with many quantum states in the training data at the same time, resulting in a performance boost and bypassing the 'no free lunch' issue."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Spooky Action Could Help Boost Quantum Machine Learning"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The People's Bank in China is rumored to be almost ready to launch a digital version of the renminbi. It is unknown whether it will use blockchain technology or how private the system will be. The announcement of Facebook's Libra has apparently accelerated China's plan to roll out its own digital currency. China aims to use the currency to protect its monetary sovereignty. There are many electronic payment methods in China already, with private companies handling trillions of dollars' worth of transactions per quarter. A government-owned currency would be more secure in the case of a private company declaring bankruptcy. The currency is likely to be similar to Libra. China aims to strike a balance between anonymous payments and preventing money laundering. The new digital tokens will be able to be used without an internet connection."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China is about to launch its own digital currency. Here’s what we know so far"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) recently latched onto an old communications satellite while in orbit. The mission is Northrop Grumman's second successful docking of an object in space. MEV-2 launched last year and spent six months raising its orbit to meet a 17-year-old satellite more than 22,000 miles from Earth. The satellite had operated for beyond its lifespan, but MEV-2 will extend its life by at least another 5 years. Northrop plans to launch an upgraded satellite servicing system called the Mission Robotic Vehicle by 2024."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A robotic spacecraft just latched onto an active satellite in orbit"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple's upcoming low-cost iPhone will begin mass production next month and will be officially unveiled as early as March. Production of the phone is split between Foxconn, Pegatron, and Winstron. The name of the device has not been revealed but it has been commonly referred to as the iPhone SE 2 and iPhone 9. It is said to feature Touch ID, an A13 processor, and a design similar to the iPhone 8. Reports predict that the phone will have a starting price as low as $399. The phone is mainly targeted at iPhone 6 users, who will need to upgrade their phones if they want to run iOS 13."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Bloomberg: New low-cost iPhone entering production next month, could be released in March"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A new processor with the codename Morpheus continually rewrites its own architecture, making it impossible for attackers to use side-channel attacks that affect conventional x86 processors. Morpheus was able to fend off 580 experts who spent a collective 13,000 hours trying to hack a system run by it. With Morpheus, even if a hacker finds a vulnerability, the information needed to exploit it disappears 50 milliseconds later. The approach doesn't stop every kind of attack that can be launched against it, but it demonstrates that better protection from side-channel attacks is possible."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New ‘Morpheus’ CPU Design Defeats Hundreds of Hackers in DARPA Tests"}]}
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{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In the fast-food chain’s largest acquisition in 20 years, McDonald’s has acquired personalization company Dynamic Yield for a rumored amount of more than $300 million. McDonald’s plans to use the technology developed by Dynamic Yield to build drive-thru menus that are tailored to things such as weather, current restaurant traffic, and trending menu items. The new menus will also offer additional items based on what has been selected. These new menus have already been tested in several locations in the US in 2018 and will be rolled out to other areas in the US in 2019 before moving into international markets. Dynamic Yield will continue to operate as a standalone company and will serve existing and future clients while continuing the development of its personalization technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "McDonald’s is acquiring Dynamic Yield to create a more customized drive-thru"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "80% of new day traders lose money. The reason: human emotions Smart investors let algorithms invest for them:“Buy Tesla when Ford drops 10%”,“Sell AAPL when Bitcoin hits $50,000.”But unless you can code, algo-trading has been out of reach — until now. Composer lets you build algo-strategies in a snap - no code or spreadsheets required. Composer gives you the financial firepower that quantitative hedge funds hire armies of computer scientists to build internally. Try Composer for free today.**Investing in securities involves risks, including the risk of loss."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "80% of new day traders lose money. The reason: human emotions"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Gene edited foods are expected to be in stores by early next year. Genetically modified (GMOs) basically means that a plant/animal is mixed with another species' DNA to introduce a specific trait (like GMO corn is resistant to pests and weed killers). Gene editing tools like CRISPR can alter foods more precisely by editing the DNA directly instead of mixing in foreign DNA. The industry is proceeding cautiously because there could be unintended consequences of editing a piece of DNA but the potential benefits are pretty huge (wheat with triple the fiber, mushrooms that don't go brown, pigs immune to viruses etc.). NC State professor Jennifer Kuzma says \"we think it's going to really revolutionize the industry\"."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Next generation of biotech food heading for grocery stores"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Some Netflix TV users have started seeing a notification prompting them to get their own accounts if they don't live with the owner of the account. It is unclear whether all users need to be on the same IP address to be considered in the same household. Netflix terms state that accounts cannot be shared with individuals outside of a household. Netflix has not done anything to police this term until now, except to set limits on simultaneous streaming."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix Begins Test to Crack Down on Password Sharing Outside Your Household"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Radix Colors is a color system for designing websites and apps. It features multiple combinations that are guaranteed to pass WCAG contrast ratio, dark mode, and transparent variants for UI components that need to blend into colored backgrounds."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Radix Colors"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Robinhood experienced a second day of outages, keeping clients from being able to trade on a historic market rally. The issue was reported as fixed by Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday's stock session was volatile after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an effort to stem slower economic growth due to the coronavirus outbreak. Robinhood was last valued at $7.6 billion and has around 10 million users. Some users have threatened Robinhood with a class-action suit, but the company stands behind its customer agreement which says that the platform isn't responsible for any temporary interruptions as the company doesn't warrant that servers will be available and error-free every minute of the day. Despite this, Robinhood expects there to be class-action lawyers launching nuisance lawsuits. As a broker-dealer, Robinhood is required by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities Exchange Commission to have a backup plan in case something like this happens, so it might still face consequences from these organizations."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Trading app Robinhood experiences ‘major outage’ for a second day amid heavy volume market action"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Samsung is making screens that can be stretched in all directions like rubber bands. It recently created an OLED display that can be stretched by up to 30 percent while operating as normal. The display can be used to measure and check biometric data directly on the skin. It still works as normal after being stretched 1,000 times. The displays built with this technology are basic and can only be used for simple applications."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung shows off stretchable OLED screen in prototype heart rate monitor"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The US government has expanded its trade blacklist to include some of China's top artificial intelligence startups. 20 Chinese public security bureaus and eight companies have been targeted. The firms targeted will not be able to buy components from US companies without US governmental approval. A filing by the Commerce Department states that the firms were targeted as they were implicated in China's violations of human rights against various ethnic and Muslim minority groups."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "U.S. widens blacklist to include China's top AI startups ahead of trade talks"}]}
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{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Thinkers around the world were asked questions about the future of our world. These questions include: Who will run the world? Which country will have the most powerful economy? What kinds of companies will be most important? What will cause the biggest conflicts? How will people earn a living? There are many more questions. The top three answers are displayed on the main page. More answers are linked to provide deeper insight into how people think the future will turn out."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "We asked some of the boldest thinkers what the world will be like in 50 years. Here’s what their answers tell us about the future"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Dropbox is letting go of 315 employees, about 11% of the company. Its chief operating officer will leave the company on February 5. Dropbox shifted to remote work in October and plans to continue to do so after the pandemic ends. It will open Dropbox Studios in San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, and Dublin for its employees to work together in person when it is safe to do so. Dropbox's stocks have dropped by more than 6% since Wednesday."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Samsung's leader, Lee Jae-yong, has returned to prison after his case was retried. The new ruling reduces Lee’s sentence from 5 years to 30 months in prison. As he has already served one year, he only has a year and a half left to serve. Lee was accused of bribing a government official for favorable rulings related to the merger of two Samsung affiliates. Samsung makes anywhere from 10 to 20 percent of South Korea's GDP, and Samsung executives have received reduced sentences or presidential pardons for their crimes for years. The company is currently going through a major transition after its chairman, Lee Kun-hee, passed away in October."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung’s top executive gets 30 months in prison for bribery"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook came out with it's own smart home device, it's sort of a tablet with a speaker attached to the base. It's called Facebook Portal, and it comes in two sizes, a 15-inch display for $349 and a 10-inch display for $199. You can sync your Facebook account to it and make video calls through Facebook Messenger. It also has a \"AI-powered Smart Camera\", which means that the camera swivels and follows you as you move around the room, so you can stay in the video. Portal comes with Amazon Alexa integration built in, and is available for pre-order today (the first units ship in November)."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook is audaciously launching a video gadget for your home, called Portal. Is that a good idea?\nFacebook came out with it's own smart home device, it's sort of a tablet with a speaker attached to the base. It's called Facebook Portal, and it comes in two sizes, a 15-inch display for $349 and a 10-inch display for $199. You can sync your Facebook account to it and make video calls through Facebook Messenger. It also has a \"AI-powered Smart Camera\", which means that the camera swivels and follows you as you move around the room, so you can stay in the video. Portal comes with Amazon Alexa integration built in, and is available for pre-order today"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Iberospinus natarioi, a newly identified 8-meter-long predatory dinosaur, represents a new genus and species of spinosaurid, a group that includes the Spinosaurus. An analysis of the spinosaurid's jaws found that it grew teeth to replace those that broke or got lodged in prey. Replacement teeth aren't uncommon in spinosaurids, but this species' system allowed for a much faster turnaround time. Its teeth were also serrated. The dinosaur had a complex system of nerves in its lower jaw that probably helped it sense prey more effectively."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Newly identified dinosaur had teeth that were constantly replaced"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Diamonds are usually created from pressure and heat far beneath Earth's surface over billions of years. Scientists in Australia have created two types of diamond at room temperature in minutes by applying immense pressure in a twisting force to carbon. The process was able to create diamonds hard enough to be used to cut through ultra-solid materials on mining sites. A close up image showing one of the diamond rivers from the experiment is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists create diamonds at room temperature in minutes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Australian researchers have concluded that humans are still evolving and have changed quickly over the last 250 years. The study was carried out by tracking the rate of retainment of different body parts throughout generations. It found that more people now have an extra artery that increases blood supply to the hands, smaller jaws, and extra bones in their legs and feet."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Human 'microevolution' sees more people born without wisdom teeth and an extra artery"}]}
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{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Join our free engineering leadership virtual conference on April 7th Join engineering leaders from Netflix, Slack, Stack Overflow, American Express, & more at INTERACT, a free, virtual, community-driven engineering leadership conference.1 day, 20 speakers, all selected by the thousands of engineering leaders in the Dev Interrupted community.If you are a developer, team lead, VP, or CTO looking to improve your team, this is the conference for you! Register for free today."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Join our free engineering leadership virtual conference on April 7th"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Jeff Bezos today announced the Bezos Earth Fund, a project that will help scientists, activists, NGOs, and any real effort to help preserve the earth from the impact of climate change. Bezos has committed $10 billion towards the fund. The Bezos Earth Fund will begin issuing grants in the summer. Worth about $130 billion, Bezos hasn't always been as vocal as others about his philanthropy, although he has polled Twitter for philanthropy ideas in the past. In 2018, Bezos announced that a network of free nonprofit schools would be built in low-income communities."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Magic Leap, a company that makes wearable technology, has laid off roughly 1,000 employees and will be backing away from the consumer market to focus more on its enterprise customers. The company is also in the process of exploring a sale, with an estimated value of $10 billion. CEO Rony Abovitz stated that the company was moving its focus to the enterprise market due to COVID-19 complications."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Magic Leap reportedly slashes 1,000 jobs and steps away from consumer plans"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tesla will open up its Supercharger network to other automakers by September 2022. The network is the most extensive electric vehicle fast-charging network in the world. It has over 25,000 Superchargers at over 2,700 stations globally. The decision to share the network will depend on how costs will be divided. Tesla uses a proprietary plug on its vehicles and charging stations in North America. It will be easier to open up its network in Europe, where there is a standard connector for the region."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla confirms plan to open Supercharger network to other automakers next year"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow - Architecture and Practical Use Cases Can analytics and data privacy go together? Sensitive data often finds its way into analytics pipelines, where it’s rarely needed and adds enormous security and compliance risk. However, blindly purging such data from analytics pipelines can break key use cases.Learn how a data privacy vault and tokenization can help you preserve privacy while enabling analytics - including scenarios that require PII. This white paper discusses example architectures to support several common analytics use cases.Download the PDF: De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow - Architecture and Practical Use Cases"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hong Kong's 'cage homes' are rooms that are often smaller than 100 square feet, with space only for a bed and some clothes. Bathrooms are mostly communal and there are usually no kitchens. Rooms are usually divided by makeshift or removable walls. It is difficult to practice social distancing. Nine in 10 people in Hong Kong live in an area smaller than 70 square meters, and yet they pay some of the highest rent and property prices in the world. As many public places are closed due to the pandemic, people who live in cage homes are suffering as they have nowhere to escape their tiny spaces. Landlords are quick to kick out tenants who are unable to pay rent, despite job losses. Hong Kong has recorded fewer than 1,050 infections and 4 deaths from COVID-19 since January."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Social distancing in 100 square feet: Hong Kong's cage homes are almost impossible to self-isolate in"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "DoNotPay has released a Google Chrome extension that allows users to share paid subscription services. Users will not have to share passwords as the extension works by transferring the cookie that stores your existing login status, rather than the password. All users have to do is click on the extension icon, and it will generate a link that users can share to give others access to their accounts. While there is usually no limit for how many people you can share an account with on services such as Netflix, there might be limits on the number of devices that can simultaneously stream content."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "DoNotPay made an extension for sharing Netflix passwords with friends"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Disney Plus is introducing a cheaper, ad-supported subscription in the US this year and internationally next year. It has not specified the new tier price or launch date. Many other streaming services offer tiers that include ads for a lower subscription price. Disney aims to reach 230 million to 260 million subscribers by 2024. It had almost 130 million subscribers at the beginning of this year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Disney Plus to Add a Cheaper Tier With Ads Late This Year"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple plans to terminate Epic Games' access to its App Store and app development tools by August 28. This includes the development tools required to create software for the Unreal Engine. Epic has filed a court order in Northern California to remove the restrictions that Apple has placed on it. The dispute started when Epic attempted to introduce a direct payment system in its Fortnite app to defy Apple's App Store rules."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Threatens to Terminate Epic Games' Developer Accounts on August 28"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google is launching a new effort called the Simplicity Sprint to improve efficiency and employee focus. CEO Sundar Pichai told employees at a meeting last Wednesday that Google's productivity as a company isn't where it needs to be with the headcount it has. The company recently reported its second consecutive quarter of weaker-than-expected earnings. The Simplicity Sprint aims to crowdsource ideas for quicker product development through an internal survey."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google CEO tells employees productivity and focus must improve, launches 'Simplicity Sprint' to gather employee feedback on efficiency"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Software supply chain attacks have become an important issue since the Solarwinds security breach. Students from the University of Minnesota tried to put a vulnerability into the Linux kernel for a study, which resulted in the university being banned from all future contributions to the project. The group had previously published a paper on submitting buggy patches and had a history of submitting purposefully buggy code. Introducing vulnerabilities into open-source code on purpose can be extremely dangerous, especially in the case of the Linux kernel codebase."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Greg Kroah-Hartman bans University of Minnesota from Linux development for deliberately buggy patches"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has released data on how people are using its Teams app. Video call usage went up by more than 1,000 percent in March. Microsoft engineers are challenged with the task of making sure that Teams' infrastructure has enough capacity for this increase in usage. New features have been prioritized, and Microsoft is working on increasing the number of participants allowed per meeting. Despite coronavirus restrictions lifting in China, Microsoft reports retaining many of its new customers, with a growing number of daily active users still. This indicates that we might start seeing a cultural change in the way we work, and working from home might become normal for many. Give feedback by replying here or messaging me on Twitter @tldrdan! If you don't want to receive future editions of TLDR, please click here."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft thinks coronavirus will forever change the way we work and learn"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google will be launching new Chromebook Enterprise devices with Dell in an effort to start challenging Windows in the enterprise computing market. Dell will be offering both a 14-inch clamshell and a 13-inch 2-in-1 option for its Chrome OS Latitude laptops, which have been modified to ensure that the devices are ready for IT needs. The laptops will have a range of Dell's cloud-based support services and will be able to integrate easily into existing Windows environments. Both devices will have LTE options and USB-C docking and will be able to be configured with up to Intel's 8th Gen Core i7 processors, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage. Google's deal with Dell is not exclusive, and it will be making similar deals with other OEMs."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google and Dell team up to take on Microsoft with Chromebook Enterprise laptops"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In the next months Moderna Inc, Sinovac Biotech, and Oxford-AstraZeneca are expected to begin late-stage trials of their experimental coronavirus vaccines. Moderna's mRNA vaccine was able to stop the virus from replicating in the lab and will be tested on 30,000 volunteers in the US. Sinovac's inactivated vaccine will be tested in Brazil starting July, with 9,000 participants in the late-stage trial. Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine will also be testing in Brazil and the team has the capacity to create 100 million doses by the end of the year if the trials prove successful."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How close are we to a coronavirus vaccine? All you need to know"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google has shut down the development of its tablet devices and has started to reassign its employees to work in other areas. The Pixel Slate was released in 2018 and Google had been working on two smaller-sized tablets. Pixel phones and the Pixelbook won’t be affected by this decision. In fact, a new Pixelbook may be revealed before the end of the year. The Pixel Slate will continue receiving regular software updates until 2024 as promised, and the Chrome OS team will continue to focus on both laptops and tablets."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google's officially done making its own tablets"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully tested a rotating detonation engine (RDE), lifting a 30-foot single-stage rocket 146 miles within four minutes. The flight lasted eight minutes in total. RDEs use detonation waves to combust a fuel and oxidizer mixture. They release significantly more energy using significantly less fuel mass compared to combustion engines. JAXA calculates that RDE-based rockets could be in use by 2026. The article discusses other types of engines currently being developed for space travel."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Japan's New Rocket Engine Uses Shock Waves As Propellant"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A group of architects in Dubai were commissioned to design an experimental Martian city that covers 176,000 square meters of desert. The United Arab Emirates government budgeted $135 million for the Mars Science City project. It will help engineers and scientists understand how we can best mitigate risks associated with living on Mars. Renders of the design are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Architects are planning a beautiful Martian city in the Dubai desert"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The advantages of choosing a STEM major fades after the first job, and by age 40, the earnings of people who majored in fields like social science or history have caught up. This may be because older workers in STEM areas have to learn on the job, whereas their younger counterparts learn skills in school, making them more competitive when entering the job market. Those who major in other fields usually develop stronger soft skills, which have long-run value in a wide variety of careers. With technology changing all the time, those who learned skills that were in demand would receive a short-run salary premium, but when the technology changes, these workers will have to compete with people who graduated while learning the new technology. People who took non-STEM majors were more likely to develop skills that eventually put them into high-paying management positions."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Engineers Sprint Ahead, but Don’t Underestimate the Poets"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An image of Google's Pixel 4A was mistakenly published on its Canadian store. The image is available in the article. It features the 4A in a matte black finish with a light blue power button. The phone has one camera and a headphone jack. It supposedly passed FCC approval last month, suggesting it might be released soon. The screen inside the image has a date of May 12th, indicating that Google had originally planned to launch the phone during its annual developer's conference before it was canceled."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google just put a photo of the Pixel 4A on its store"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a curated list of space-related code, APIs, data, and other resources. Each link has a summary that describes its contents. Topics include spacecraft hardware and software, mission design, solar system data, and space debris."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Awesome Space"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A team from Georgia Tech has unveiled a 3D-printed rectifying antenna that can harvest electromagnetic energy from 5G signals and use it to power devices. The playing card-sized device could turn 5G networks into wireless power grids. It is flexible and works well even when bent. Millimeter-wave energy harvesting has been possible for some time, but it hasn't been practical due to the large size of previous antennas. The device can harvest more than enough energy to power a range of small sensors and devices by using energy that would otherwise have been wasted."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Energy-harvesting card treats 5G networks as wireless power grids"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system is a 60-kilowatt laser system that is able to burn boats, shoot down drones, and damage electro-optical sensors. A $150 million contract had been awarded to Lockheed Martin to build two systems for the US Navy, one which will be sent to a testing faculty and another that will be mounted on an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The weapon will theoretically be able to fire unlimited shots using a ship's onboard electrical generation system. A two minute video shows HELIOS in action."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Navy Plans to Put HELIOS Laser Weapon on Destroyer by 2021"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Local officials unanimously voted to clear a $51 million financial package for Amazon if it decides to build its second headquarters in Virginia. After Amazon abruptly pulled out of its plans to build their HQ2 in New York, other states that had previously been on the shortlist are now being considered. There was a vocal minority opposition in Virginia still, with the opposition protesting against Amazon’s business practices, including its treatment of employees. Housing prices have already started rising amidst speculations that Amazon will bring their headquarters into the state. The project will cost Amazon approximately $2.5 billion and create more than 25,000 jobs, generating more than $3.2 billion in tax revenue."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon's second headquarters clears blocks in Virginia funding vote"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tinder has introduced a new video call feature called Face to Face in 13 countries, including several regions in the US, Australia, Brazil, and France. Only a select group of members will have access to the feature as the team continues to develop the service. Both users will have to opt into the service before they can make video calls to each other. Users will have to agree to behave during calls and they will be given the opportunity to report someone after the call if they did something inappropriate. The call will be in split-screen so that users will see exactly what the other person sees on their device. There will be a moderation process but Tinder says that it has no intention of recording calls. The team will lean heavily towards trusting user reports."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This is Tinder’s new video chat feature, Face to Face"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Feb 17: Join Chief Measurement Strategist at Google, Neil Hoyne, for a moderated Q&A where your questions are answered live! We have new and exciting developments in store for you during our upcoming Digital Experience Summit, February 16-17! On day one, qualified attendees receive a complimentary $15 toward lunch on us. On day TWO we're hosting an exclusive, live \"Ask Me Anything\" with Neil Hoyne, Chief Measurement Strategist at Google, author of \"Converted: The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers’ Hearts\".Book Now!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Feb 17: Join Chief Measurement Strategist at Google, Neil Hoyne, for a moderated Q&A where your questions are answered live!"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google will start having employees in the Bay Area and several other US locations return to the office starting the week of April 4. The steady decline in cases means the company can officially begin the transition to the hybrid work week. Employees will return to the office based on local conditions. Most workers will come to the office three days a week and have two days of remote work. The company has dropped its mask and testing mandates for fully vaccinated employees and reopened its amenities."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google tells employees in Bay Area and other U.S. locations to return to offices in April"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "China's new ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle is able to burn through human skin and ignite flammable targets from a kilometer away. The US military has recently developed large laser-firing cannons designed for ships or trucks, but laser rifles are still out of reach. China says that the Chinese police will use the weapon in its anti-terrorism operations. The weapon weighs about three kilograms and is powerful enough to burn through a gas tank and ignite the fuel inside. It is entirely silent and the beam is invisible. At around $20,452 per rifle, the weapon is relatively inexpensive, considering that it will not need additional ammunition as it runs on batteries. The United Nations' Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons bans weapons specifically designed to cause permanent blindness, but there are no mechanisms for enforcement. A promotional document on a Chinese government website discusses the weapon's potential use against protestors."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China Claims To Have A Real-Deal Laser Gun That Inflicts 'Instant Carbonisation' Of Human Skin"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Cloning technology has become more common since Dolly the sheep was born in 1996, with companies now cloning animals commercially. Recently, a Przewalski's horse was produced through cloning. The breed of horse hasn't been seen in the wild since 1969 as humans and livestock took over the land they inhabited. Scientists used cryopreserved cells from San Diego Zoo's Frozen Zoo to create the horse. The original horse was born in 1975 and its cells were preserved for 40 years before being used. When the cloned horse matures, it will add much-needed genetic variation to the species."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This Baby Horse Was Cloned Using DNA That Was Frozen for 40 Years"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SBI Holdings and the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) have partnered together to build the Osaka Digital Exchange (ODE), a blockchain-based stock exchange to compete against the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The exchange will allow investors to trade digital securities using blockchain technology. SBI and SMFG will set up the ODE in March. The exchange will start trading digital securities in 2023."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Japan to Have Blockchain-Based Stock Exchange in 2022"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Square plans to buy Australian company Afterpay for $29 billion in stock. Afterpay offers 'buy now, pay later' services, which have become increasingly prevalent across the web. The company serves more than 16 million customers and nearly 100,000 merchants. Square and Afterpay expect the sale to finalize in early 2022. Apple is reportedly working on a similar service called Apple Pay Later."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Square to buy Afterpay, which offers a ‘buy now, pay later’ service, for $29 billion in stock"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon is launching a new program called Fulfillment by Amazon Donations. From September 1, unsold or unwanted products that sellers wish to dispose of will be donated to a network of nonprofits and charities. Sellers can opt out of the program if they want. Amazon routinely discards unsold inventory, sending products to landfills instead of to people in need. Amazon charges 50 cents to return unsold inventory to sellers, and 15 cents for disposal."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon is launching a new program to donate unsold products, after reports that millions were being destroyed"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Go has introduced new support for vulnerability management to help Go developers learn about known vulnerabilities that may affect them."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Vulnerability Management for Go"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google's latest Pixel-exclusive feature is the ability to track heart rate and respiratory rate using only the existing cameras. Some Samsung phones have been able to track heart rate for a while now, but they use a special sensor to achieve this. Pixel users will be able to measure their heart rate by placing a finger on their phone's rear camera, and they will be able to measure their breathing rate using the selfie camera. Google claims the heart rate sensor is accurate within two percent, but it doesn't have FDA approval for any of these new features."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Pixel phones will soon track heart rate using only the camera"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Animal Crossing has become a place for many to gather during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Hong Kong protestors have started to use it to congregate without flouting social distancing rules. Players in the game can customize environments, appearance, and clothing, and pro-democracy content for the game has gone viral on social media. Nintendo has gained 27% in share price thanks to the game, which has sold more than 2.6 million copies since release."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Nintendo’s ‘Animal Crossing’ becomes new Hong Kong protest ground"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Taiwan has become indispensable to both the US and China due to its ability to fabricate advanced semiconductors. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) has technology crucial to cutting-edge digital devices and weapons. A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would threaten US military and technological leadership. Both the US and China are spending billions to break their dependency on TSMC's Taiwanese foundries. This could affect Taiwan's future position in the global supply chain."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Taiwan chip industry emerges as battlefront in U.S.-China showdown"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple has announced a new 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring a Magic Keyboard and optional Intel 10th Gen processors. Starting at $1,299, the base model comes with 256GB of storage and 8GB RAM. It can be upgraded to 32GB of ram and 4TB of storage. The new Macbook Pro is now available to order on Apple's website and will arrive in select stores and retailers later this week."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple announces new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Collaborative programming in open source projects has been a cornerstone of software development since the birth of the internet. Many important projects are built completely by volunteers with code that can be reviewed by anyone who wishes to do so. However, while the system of open peer review and community collaboration sounds great in theory, sometimes it does not work out in practice. Vice investigates the world of open source development and its relationship to privately funded code development, highlighting examples of projects such as OpenSSL, which is used by almost everybody on the internet."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Internet Was Built on the Free Labor of Open Source Developers. Is That Sustainable?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tinder will be launching its own original content in the form of a television series with an apocalyptic storyline that has a relationship subplot. The story will not involve Tinder's dating app. Tinder is owned by Match, who is owned by IAC, a company founded by Hollywood legend Barry Diller. Swipe Life is a lifestyle website launched by Tinder that includes articles and videos about dating and relationships. Offering original content is an increasingly popular and effective strategy for attracting devoted users as it engages customers even when they are not using a company's services. Walmart, Airbnb, and Costco are also developing original videos. It is unknown when Tinder's first series will be available or how it will be promoted."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Exclusive: Tinder breaks into scripted original content, wraps filming first video series"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Rising sea temperatures due to climate change have been killing off the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists in Australia are attempting to restore the Great Barrier Reef by using in-vitro fertilization style techniques on coral. They're taking millions of eggs and sperm from the annual coral spawning, then putting them in these floating pools for about a week until the larvae are ready, then reintroducing these larvae to the most damaged parts of the reef. Coral spawning happens once a year and began earlier this week for about a 48-72 hour period. Professor Harrison, one of the project leaders, says the project is \"the largest larval restoration project that's ever been attempted not only on the Great Barrier Reef but anywhere in the world\"."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Great Barrier Reef to be restored by 'coral IVF'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Falcon Heavy launched the Arabsat-6A satellite on Thursday in Florida. The Arabsat-6A satellite is a high-capacity communications satellite that will provide television, radio, internet, and mobile communications to customers in the Middle-East, Africa, and Europe. There is a video of the launch and a press-kit with more information available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "ARABSAT-6A MISSION"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Glassmorphism is the new UI Design Trend of 2021. Neumorphism, the design trend for 2020, had issues with accessibility, which Glassmorphism improves on significantly. This article contains a tutorial on how to use Figma to create a design using Glassmorphism."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "UI Design Trend of 2021"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "MultiNeRF is a project from Google Research that includes algorithms that can figure out what images should look like without noise generated by imaging sensors. The algorithms can remove noise from images to significantly improve their quality, especially in low-light scenes. They can also vary exposure, tone maps, viewpoints, and focus. A video showcasing the technology is available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google research AI image noise reduction is out of this world"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Zoom will remove time limits for family meetings during Thanksgiving for all of its users. Normally, video conferences are limited to 40 minutes unless users pay a $15 per month fee. The limit will lift from midnight ET on November 26 through to 6 am ET on November 27. Zoom now services 300 million daily video meetings and the company estimates it will do 3 trillion video meeting minutes this year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Zoom Thanksgiving gift: Company announces no time limits on family video get-togethers for holiday"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Framework has released a new version of its ultra-repairable, upgradeable laptop. It features a 12th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7 chip, a more rigid top cover, and Wi-Fi 6E support. The new laptop's parts are completely backward-compatible with first-generation devices. Customers who purchased the first version of the laptop can upgrade their device without having to buy a new one."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Framework’s new laptop means the promise of modular gadgets might be coming true"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tesla has unveiled its long-rumored refresh for its Model S sedan. It has a new front bumper, a tweaked rear diffuser, and new 19- and 21-inch wheel designs. The exterior trim is now finished black, but the paint color palette remains the same. It has a new steering wheel that looks like something out of a Star Wars movie, with the turn signals, lights, and other features being controlled by touch buttons. The interior features a large 17-inch central screen, which is basically a gaming computer with 10 teraflops of processing power. More details, along with images of the vehicle, are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Model S refreshed with a radically redesigned interior and 520-mile range"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Oxipit has received regulatory clearance in the EU for its artificial intelligence tool that can read chest X-rays without oversight from a radiologist. ChestLink scans chest X-rays and sends scans with potential problems to radiologists for review. The EU certification only signals that the tool meets safety standards. Oxipit plans to obtain FDA clearance in the US, which will require the company to prove its effectiveness as well."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "First autonomous X-ray-analyzing AI is cleared in the EU"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Netflix has suddenly discontinued AirPlay support with little explanation. Apple has partnered with most of the major TV brands to allow AirPlay 2 to send video directly to TVs without an Apple TV, and Netflix claims that it can’t deliver its service due to restrictions in the AirPlay 2 software stopping Netflix from identifying the type of TV it would be displayed on. Netflix denied that this was a business competition play against Apple. They have also recently declined to be part of Apple TV+, preferring to stay a competitor."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix confirms it killed AirPlay support, won’t let you beam shows to Apple TVs anymore"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A one-minute video from an Israeli startup shows electric vehicles that are basically just giant skateboards. Any sort of seating or storage arrangement can be installed onto the flat base to create almost any form imaginable. Traditional car manufacturing fixes a vehicle's floor plan from its earliest moments on the assembly line, whereas these vehicles can be altered at any time. The video is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Car design is about to change forever. This video encapsulates how"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This Twitter thread links to a video that shows how Nvidia Canvas creates landscapes with AI brushes."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "If DALL-E doesn’t draw exactly what you want, you can draw it yourself with AI brushes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Workers in China are often illegally forced to work long hours. 996.ICU refers to the 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week work schedule which causes workers to end up in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Microsoft and GitHub workers have released a public statement in this repository regarding their support for the 996.ICU movement, which is already being censored by companies like Tencent and Alibaba. People can support the 996.ICU movement by going to the original repository and ‘starring’ it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft and GitHub Workers Support 996.ICU"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This Twitter thread highlights some of the features of Rust 1.63.0."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Just moments ago, @rustlang 1.63.0 was released!"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "re:Post is a new community-driven question and answer service designed to help AWS customers remove technical roadblocks. The service replaces the original AWS Forums. Community members can earn reputation points by providing accepted answers and reviewing answers from other users. Content on re:Post can be accessed without signing in, but a profile will be required for posting and interacting with others."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "AWS launches re:Post, a new community-driven Q&A service"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Spotify Greenroom is now available on iOS and Android in 135 markets around the world. Greenroom is an app that allows users to join or host live audio rooms. It features a live text chat that the host can turn on or off at any time. Hosts can save sessions and edit them to become podcasts. The app is based on Locker Room, a sports-focused audio app that Spotify acquired in March. Live audio sessions will be recorded by Spotify as part of a moderation process. There are plans for monetization options for creators in the future."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify launches its live audio app and Clubhouse rival, Spotify Greenroom"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple hit a 23% market share in China in Q4, 2021, thanks to the success of the iPhone 13. The new iPhone was a success due to its lower starting price at its release, its camera, and 5G features. Apple's main competitor, Huawei, has experienced declining sales due to ongoing US sanctions. The Chinese smartphone market as a whole shrank for 2021, continuing its downward trend for the fourth consecutive year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "iPhone took top slot in China in holiday quarter, with highest ever market share"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "notebookJS is a Python library that enables the integration of Python and JavaScript with a single line of code. It takes care of all the boilerplate code for visualization in notebooks, automatically loads JavaScript libraries from the web, and supports code split in multiple JS and CSS files. notebookJS currently does not support JavaScript ES6 modules."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing notebookJS"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A lab-created microbe with fully redesigned DNA was created by scientists in Cambridge. The modified Escherichia coli (E coli) bacteria contained a genetic code that had been trimmed by scientists to remove superfluous information. More than 18,000 edits were made to the genetic code, resulting in a bacteria that was longer and grew more slowly than normal. This research could pave the way to create more virus-resistant organisms. Bacteria such as E coli are used to create medicines such as insulin, and entire production lines are wiped out if a virus is somehow introduced to the environment."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Cambridge scientists create world’s first living organism with fully redesigned DNA"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A group of hacktivists called the Cyber Partisans have infected the network of Belarus' state-run railroad system with ransomware. The group will return Belarus Railway's systems to normal if the government releases 50 political prisoners and promises to prevent Russian troops from entering Belarus to use its ground for the attacks on Ukraine. Russia has been sending military equipment and personnel into Belarus using rail. The hack has disrupted ticketing, scheduling, and freight trains. Screenshots from Belarus Railway's private network are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hactivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Electric Vehicle charging is a hassle, causing one-fifth of all EV buyers to go back to gas vehicles. Researchers at Cornell University have developed a technology that can charge vehicles on the road while in motion. The technology can be installed on highways, creating charging lanes so that there would be no need to stop to charge or fuel up. It will be a while before the technology will be seen on roads, if ever. Toyota is working with the research team to use the system to charge electric forklifts."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers Have Developed A Way To Wirelessly Charge Vehicles On The Road"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Baidu has released its first quantum computer, Qian Shi, and an all-platform quantum hardware-software integration solution, Liang Xi. Qian Shi can integrate hardware, software, and many applications. It offers a stable quantum computing service to the public with 10 qubits of power. Liang Xi provides access to various quantum chips via mobile app, PC, and cloud. It will allow users to create quantum algorithms and use quantum computing power without developing their own quantum technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Quantum computing on smartphones: Baidu's new release opens a new era"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This tutorial is a walkthrough of an experiment where an IoT advocate pushed time series data to InfluxDB with a MQTT publisher and Kafka producer to understand the core mechanics behind each.Learn how he did it and which solution he found more powerful."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "MQTT vs Kafka to build an IoT architecture"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "With over 20 million downloads, Directus is the world's first Open Data Platform for instantly turning any SQL database into an API and beautiful no-code app. Recently introduced Flows make it fast and easy to add custom event-driven data processing and workflow automation. Try Directus for free with your GitHub account"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SQL database ⇒ API ⇒ No-code app, with open-source Directus"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Loon is a company owned by Alphabet which makes high-altitude balloons that can provide mobile internet. The company has signed a commercial agreement with Internet Para Todos Perú to provide internet to parts of the Amazon rainforest starting in 2020. It will initially provide service to an area where nearly 200,000 people live. Peru will be the first country in Latin America to use high-altitude balloons to provide internet connectivity on a sustained, non-emergency basis. Loon has two other commercial contracts, one with Telkom Kenya and one with Telesat, a Canadian satellite company."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet’s Loon balloons will provide internet to remote parts of the Amazon next year"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers at DeepMind and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security have proposed an AI system capable of reverse-engineering the black-box functions of programs written in Karel. Karel was chosen as it uses structures that make reverse-engineering applications more difficult. Given access only to the inputs and outputs of an application, the system was able to eventually create a functionally equivalent copy of the original program with a 78% success rate."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers propose AI system that reverse-engineers black box apps"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The problem affects Model 3s built between 2017 and 2022, Model Ys built between 2020 and 2021, and Models S and X built between 2021 and 2022."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla issues recall for 1.1 million EVs due to power window problem"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Beta test the new HLS Live Stream Latency metric in Mux Data for free! Understand the live streaming experience, and find opportunities to improve. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How live is your stream? Measure latency at scale with Mux Data"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "From Clubhouse to Robinhood, industry-leading companies use Transcend to automate their privacy requests fulfillment, enforce consent across LDU, GPC and other Do Not Sell signals, and power a living data map. Privacy at the data layer, made easy. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "See how top tech companies automate their privacy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GitHub code scanning is a GitHub-native approach to find security vulnerabilities before they reach production. The feature has been in testing since May and is now generally available. It integrates with GitHub Actions or your existing CI/CD environment to maximize flexibility for your team. Code is scanned as it is created, ensuring vulnerabilities never make it to production in the first place. Code scanning is powered by CodeQL and it is built on the open SARIF standard so developers can extend its functionality. It is free for public repositories now, and available through Advanced Security for GitHub Enterprise customers."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Code scanning is now available"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Crypto Theses is a report that covers key trends, people, companies, and projects to watch across the crypto landscape, with predictions for 2022. It includes sections on Bitcoin, American crypto policy, market infrastructure, NFTs, Web 3, DeFi, DAOs, Ethereum, and more. The report was created by employees of Messari, a crypto market intelligence platform that provides data and research products and services."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Crypto Theses for 2022"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Group Session is a new feature on Spotify that will allow two or more Premium users in the same space to share control over the music being played. Participants will be able to control what is playing and also contribute to a collaborative playlist for the group. Spotify already offers the ability to build collaborative playlists with friends and Premium Family plan members have a personalized playlist called Family Mix. However, neither of these features allows users to collaborate in real-time, unlike Group Session. The feature will be available soon to all Premium users worldwide."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify officially launches a shared-queue feature called Group Session"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Swift Algorithms is a package of sequence and collection algorithms along with their related types. It features combinations/permutations, mutating algorithms, combining collections, subsetting operations, and other useful operations."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Swift Algorithms"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This website provides near real-time satellite images. Users can adjust the time, search for locations, and view recent images of storms, wildfires, property, and more. The data is gathered from a variety of international sources."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Zoom Earth"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Gaming is no longer just a hobby. Games can be used to learn to sharpen skills in a more entertaining way. This article contains 10 coding games that can help you level up your programming skills. The games cover various programming languages and there is even a game that helps you learn VIM."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "10 Best Coding Games to Advance Your Programming Skills"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google Lens now lets users ask questions about photos. Multisearch allows users to start searches with an image and then add text to modify the search. While the tool can perform many types of searches, its best results are for shopping queries. Google Lens multisearch is now available in beta for users in the US on Android and iOS."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Lens 'multisearch' lets you ask questions about photos, now in beta on Android and iOS"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Yik Yak, an anonymous messaging app that was shut down in 2017, is back in the iOS App Store for people in the US. The app lets people connect with others anonymously within a five-mile radius. It doesn't allow users to post personal information or engage in antisocial behaviors. There were previous reports of widespread bullying and harassment on the app, which the developers seemed to be aware of. Square bought some of the app's intellectual property after it shut down in 2017, but it is not yet clear who is behind the new version."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Anonymous chat app Yik Yak is back from the dead"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Spring Native beta is now available. It supports compiling Spring applications into native images. Spring applications can now be deployed as a standalone executable without needing a JVM installation."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Announcing Spring Native Beta!"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The final text for the EU's Copyright Directive has been completed and will be voted on sometime in March or April. There had been disputes over the wording of the directive, specifically in Articles 11 and 13, which define the controversial ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’. Under the directive, content distributors such as YouTube are required to proactively scan user content for copyright infringement, and content aggregators may be liable for charges and fees if they reprint content from the original articles."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "After a brief rebellion, the EU link tax and upload filter will move to a final vote"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Kids are growing up alongside social media, and some are just finding out how much of their lives are already on the internet. Parents have been sharing their kids lives on the internet since social media has existed, and the effects of that are now being revealed. Many teens are discovering that their entire lives have already been documented on the internet, without consent, when they google themselves. This has caused mixed reactions, with some teenagers feeling that it was a breach of trust with their parents, while others are pleased with the fact that they are ‘famous’ on the internet."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Israel's Defense Ministry has created a laser that can intercept rockets and antitank guided missiles. It is based on a precision laser beam that can be focused on long-range targets and overcome atmospheric disturbances such as clouds and dust storms. Several high-energy electric laser beams are connected into one strong beam using an advanced algorithm. High-energy lasers are able to be used continually at a low cost. The weapon can be used as long as there is electricity. Israel's Defense Ministry has launched three programs that will use the laser system on the ground, on a maneuverable platform-mounted system, and in the air. There will be several trials of the weapon throughout the year, and if it is effective, it will be deployed to the Gaza border area."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Israel unveils breakthrough laser to intercept missiles, aerial threats"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Proteus is a new non-cuttable material created from ceramic spheres arranged in a cellular aluminum structure. With only 15% steel density, Proteus can resist cutting tools such as angle grinders or drills. Its design was inspired by grapefruit skin and mollusk shells. The material is designed to be harder to cut when damaged. It is equally effective against water jet cutters."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "First 'Non-Cuttable' Material in the World: Proteus"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Many ships have wrecked along the Thunder Bay, off Michigan's northeastern coast, and some of these ships are still intact, despite being underwater for a long time. Divers flock to Shipwreck Alley each year, and last spring, they were joined by an autonomous boat named BEN. BEN was developed by researchers to make underwater maps. Mapping the ocean requires the use of boats, which usually means maintaining a crew, so our oceans have largely remained unmapped. An autonomous ship would be able to cheaply and efficiently collect data compared to a crewed vessel. BEN is equipped with sonar, radar, cameras, LIDAR, and GPS systems."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The drone boat of ‘Shipwreck Alley’"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Clocking into work every day can result in a vague sense of dissatisfaction when the work doesn't seem meaningful. This article discusses four different ways to ignite motivation for work. It talks about making time to be curious, viewing work from a CEO's perspective, framing one's career as a series of questions, and trying new things. Anything can be interesting if you ask the right questions, and this article presents techniques for finding the right questions to ask."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to feel engaged at work: a software engineer's guide"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "WeChat has temporarily suspended registrations for new users in China while it upgrades its security technology to align with all relevant laws and regulations. The upgrade is expected to finish in early August. It is unclear what specific law WeChat is trying to comply with. Chinese regulators have cracked down on tech firms recently. Analysts believe that the Chinese government is concerned about the growing influence of tech firms and data privacy."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tencent’s WeChat suspends new user registration in China to comply with ‘relevant laws and regulations’"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Psyche 16 is an asteroid that could be worth $700 quintillion. Scientists have recently confirmed that the asteroid is at least 20 percent metal by studying the polarized light bouncing off its surface. Psyche 16 doesn't emit the kind of polarized light that a highly metallic body should. NASA plans to send a probe to the asteroid in 2022 to collect measurements of its gravity and potential electromagnetic fields, as well as determine whether the asteroid is the core of a planet-sized object."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NASA to Study a $700 Quintillion ‘Goldmine’ Asteroid"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A hacker broke into one of LastPass' developer's accounts and gained access to proprietary data."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "LastPass source code, blueprints stolen by intruder"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Affiliates of Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation have bought LogMeIn for $4.3 billion in an all-cash deal. LogMeIn had a yearly high of $96.87 and a low of $62.02. CEO of LogMeIn Bill Wagner is optimistic that the partnership will help the company going forward. LogMeIn bought Jive Communications in 2018 and GoToMeeting in 2016 in order to have a stronger hold on the unified communications market. The deal with Francisco and Evergreen is expected to close in 2020. As part of the deal, LogMeIn has 45 days to try to find a buyer that will offer a better price."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "LogMeIn agrees to be acquired by Francisco Partners and Evergreen for $4.3B"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "See how top tech companies automate their privacy From Clubhouse to Robinhood, industry-leading companies use Transcend to automate their privacy requests fulfillment, enforce consent across LDU, GPC and other Do Not Sell signals, and power a living data map. Privacy at the data layer, made easy. Learn more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "See how top tech companies automate their privacy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This Twitter thread links to Explain Jargon, a tool built on GPT-3 that can convert any scientific jargon into plain English."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Found a tool that converts any scientific jargon to plain English built on GPT-3"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Some tech workers have started to earn two full-time paychecks while working remotely, without letting either employer know about the other. The workers have to balance the two jobs, sometimes using paid time off to juggle the occasional big project. Many do not work more than 40 hours a week at both jobs combined. The workers are unapologetic, as they are taking advantage of a system that they feel has taken advantage of them."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Go read this story of tech workers who secretly work multiple remote jobs"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Ukrainian government is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground. Volunteers will be divided into defensive units, to help protect critical infrastructure, and offensive units, to spy on Russian troops. Requests began to appear on hacker forums after Russian forces started attacking cities across Ukraine. The posts were made on behalf of a Defense Ministry official. A new piece of destructive software was discovered circulating around Ukraine on Wednesday, but Russia has denied involvement."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ukraine Calls on Hacker Underground to Defend Against Russia"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A case of the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, has been reported in a patient in Seattle, Washington. The patient is clinically healthy but under observation. Despite the report, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention believes that the threat to the US remains low. The virus is currently known as 2019-nCoV, and it has killed around six people. Experts are concerned about the virus’s similarities to SARS. Enhanced health screenings have been put in place at some airports for passengers who flew from or through Wuhan. Coronaviruses are common in animals and can evolve into forms that can be passed to and infect humans. The World Health Organization identified a wholesale food market in Wuhan as the possible source of the virus. China has admitted that there has been at least one confirmed case where the virus passed directly from one person to another."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The US has its first case of the new Wuhan coronavirus"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Physicists have found evidence that anyons exist. Anyons are particle-like objects that were first predicted by theorists in the early 1980s. They only exist in two dimensions under certain circumstances. When anyons move around each other, their collective quantum state shifts, and it might require three to five or more revolutions before they return to their original state. This property makes them appealing for fields such as quantum computing. Anyons represent a whole 'kingdom' of particles with many varieties that can be studied and potentially harnessed in the future."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Physicists Prove Anyons Exist, a Third Type of Particle in the Universe"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A Tesla Model 3 has driven straight into an overturned truck on a highway in Taiwan. Video of the accident is available in the article, showing the Model 3 crashing right into the roof of the truck trailer. It appears that Tesla's Autopilot system didn't detect the large rectangular object in front of it in broad daylight and clear weather conditions. Detecting immobile objects for emergency automatic braking systems and autonomous vehicles is difficult. The systems could likely be improved with the use of LiDAR, a technology that Elon Musk famously rejected. Despite Tesla's Autopilot capabilities, drivers are still required to pay attention to the road when operating the vehicle."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Model 3 Drives Straight Into Overturned Truck In What Seems To Be Autopilot Failure"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A fully autonomous ship called the Mayflower will attempt a 3,220-mile journey from Plymouth in England to Plymouth in Massachusetts on the 400-year anniversary of the first Mayflower trip. It is equipped with solar panels as well as diesel and wind turbines. The Mayflower will conduct research during the trip with three research pods developed by researchers at the University of Plymouth. These pods will run experiments relating to maritime cybersecurity, sea mammal monitoring, and ocean-borne microplastics. The technical support for research and navigation on board the Mayflower was provided by IBM. The Mayflower will use IBM's PowerAI vision technology, backed by its Power Systems servers, to utilize deep learning models in order to avoid obstacles and hazards at sea."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Autonomous ‘Mayflower’ research ship will use IBM AI tech to cross the Atlantic in 2020"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Solar Desalination Skylight stores the sun's energy during the day to light homes at night. It also distills seawater into drinking water, allowing the owners of the skylight to use a tap at the base to pour water. The leftover brine from the process is used to generate an electrical charge to power a diffused light. The design is cheap and solves two key issues faced by the inhabitants of shantytowns. It is one of six finalists of the Lexus Design Award 2021."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Clean-Energy, No-Cost Skylight Makes Seawater Drinkable"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Rolls-Royce is planning to build up to 16 mini-nuclear plants in the UK. The project will create 6,000 new jobs over the next five years. It is expected to receive at least £200m funding from the government as part of a long-delayed green plan for economic recovery. Nuclear is essential if the UK is to meet its target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, but all of the UK's seven nuclear reactor sites are due to go offline by 2035. Small Modular Reactors can be assembled into larger plants, lowering the costs of building a nuclear power station. As well as providing the country with low-carbon electricity, the concept may become an export industry."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Rolls-Royce plans 16 mini-nuclear plants for UK"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "BlockAdBlock is a script that detects ad-blockers and disables website access until the ad-blocker is disabled. By searching through its version history using the Wayback Machine, it is possible to figure out how it was developed and how it works. BlockAdBlock's basic architecture consisted of a bait, a check to see if the ad-blocker blocked the bait, and then a function that created the overlay. Improvements in the code implemented different strategies of detecting ads, such as checking the page to see if target ads had loaded. As BlockAdBlock improved, ad-blockers also improved, creating a need for BlockAdBlock to be more creative in its methods. In the end, it is much harder to block ad-blockers than it is to block ads due to how web technologies work."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How an anti ad-blocker works: Reverse-engineering BlockAdBlock"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Instead of spending your day in back-to-back meetings, try a new kind of face time where you never need to repeat yourself and it's easy to be yourself.A 3 minute recorded Loom video could replace your next 30 minute meeting.Get Loom For Free."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Loom Is Async Video For Work"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates, and UberEats were sued for allegedly exploiting their dominance in restaurant meal deliveries to impose fees that ultimately increased menu prices. US Antitrust law requires restaurants to charge delivery customers and dine-in customers at the same price. Many restaurants have opted to charge everyone higher prices as a result of the fees imposed on them when using delivery services."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Grubhub, DoorDash, Postmates, Uber Eats are sued over restaurant prices amid pandemic"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Uber has tentatively agreed to pay out 11 cents per mile driven for Uber to 160,000 drivers in nine states who have been seeking to be classified as employees instead of independent contractors in order to get compensated for expenses like gas and vehicle maintenance. They also complained that Uber wouldn't allow them to take tips (Uber introduced this functionality in June of 2017, collecting $600 million in tips in just one year). The settlement is tentative based on getting enough drivers to sign the agreement."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Uber reaches tentative settlement with drivers arbitrating over employment status and expense reimbursement"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Mark Zuckerberg sees augmented reality glasses as a holy grail device that will redefine our relationship with technology. Meta is working on a first-generation device for release in 2024, with a more advanced design already planned for 2026. The devices will likely be priced higher than the company's Quest headsets as the materials will cost multiple thousands of dollars. Meta is aiming the first version at early adopters and developers, and it is not expecting high sales. More details about Meta's upcoming AR device are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Mark Zuckerberg’s augmented reality"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "There are dozens of habitats around the globe that host simulations on what it would be like to live on Mars. These simulations run anywhere from two weeks to a full year while the inhabitants conduct experiments and figure out how normal humans can live and work on another planet. Some programs are open to people with no background in science, engineering, or astronaut training. This article describes a few of these habitats and what it is like living in them. Pictures and a video showing what it is like inside a Mars simulation project are available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Inside the Experiment to Create Mars on Earth"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article talks about the development process for Difftastic. Difftastic is a structural diff tool that compares files based on their syntax. The article covers how Difftastic was built, realizations the developer had while building it, the issues encountered when building the tool and how they were overcome, and the future of the tool."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Difftastic, the Fantastic Diff"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft will exclusively license GPT-3 from OpenAI. GPT-3 can unlock a lot of commercial and creative potential, with the possibilities only limited by the ideas and scenarios that can be imagined. The details of the licensing agreement are still unclear, but OpenAI will continue to offer GPT-3 and its other models via its Azure-hosted API. OpenAI has been experimenting with safeguards against the misuse of GPT-3 at the API level. This includes filters that can pick up antisemitic content while still allowing neutral content regarding Judaism."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft gets exclusive license for OpenAI’s GPT-3 language model"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains ideas for making CPython faster and benchmark results for faster implementations of CPython."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Faster CPython Ideas"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The UK army has acquired 30 small drones capable of spying on targets 2 km (1.25 miles) away. Called \"Bugs\", the drones weigh 196 grams and have a 40-minute battery life. The Bugs can fly in strong winds, delivering vital tactical intelligence even in the toughest weather. The information from drone surveillance can sometimes be misleading, with many cases in the past where the ground situation has been very different from what was reported, resulting in civilian casualties."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New UK Army 'Bug' Drones Can Spy on Targets 1.25 Miles Away"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Chinese researchers are testing modified cars that can magnetically levitate over a stretch of specially modified highway. The researchers modified a roughly five mile stretch of highway and added an array of permanent magnets to the floor of eight vehicles for the test. The cars could reach a velocity of 143 miles per hour on the track. A link to a short video from the test is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese Researchers Test Cars That Hover Over Road Using Magnets"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Unidentified hackers were able to siphon funds from merchant accounts over six months on Amazon last year. The attack targeted about 100 accounts and transferred cash from loans and sales from merchant accounts into their own bank accounts at Barclays and Prepay Technologies. Amazon issued around $1 billion in loans in 2018, and it is unclear how much the hackers stole."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon hit by extensive fraud with hackers siphoning merchant funds"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Kings of Leon's new album will be released in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT). There will be three types of tokens with different perks, such as front-row seats for life or audiovisual art. The smart contracts and tokens were developed by YellowHeart. The album will be available on all the usual platforms, but the NFT versions with perks will only be available on YellowHeart. 18 unique golden ticket NFTs with special perks will be minted and auctioned as part of the release. The value of the NFTs is expected to increase over time."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Owl is a system for the distribution of large data objects to hosts in Meta's private cloud."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Owl: Distributing content at Meta scale"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Burning Man is usually held in late August inside Nevada's Black Rock Desert, but this year, the organization is looking to create a virtual experience using a network of small indie teams willing to donate their own time. The event will involve eight projects, or experiences, each taking a different approach to recreating the virtual festival. Each experience will be accessible on both mobile and desktop. It is unclear how the event will be monetized as each virtual experience will use different technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Digitizing Burning Man"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A part of the Unix philosophy is to write programs that handle text streams, as text is a universal interface. Early software developers noted the power of composable tools that operate on and modify streams of text. AI is starting to be able to process and understand text. These advances are opening up opportunities for entrepreneurs and engineers. This article looks at how the technology is being applied and some of the companies currently using large language models as their core engines."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Text Is the Universal Interface"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "More independent repair shops will be able to buy genuine iPhone parts and tools under Apple's new repair rules. Repair technicians will be able to purchase parts after undergoing a free Apple training course. Only parts and tools for the most common out-of-warranty iPhone repairs will be available, so customers will still have to go to an authorized service provider for more complicated repairs. The costs of the parts have not yet been disclosed. However, leaked documents show a battery cost of $16-$33 and a screen that costs more than Apple's screen repair service. These parts come with a guarantee of quality but may result in higher repair costs as independent stores can set their own prices. More devices are now being locked down by manufacturers, with Apple being particularly aggressive by making their devices require specific tools or authorized parts. Apple has lobbied against right to repair bills in the past, and while it is starting to open up its repair system, it is still positioning itself to be the center of control and profit."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple will let more independent repair shops buy ‘genuine’ iPhone parts"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Xsolla laid off roughly one-third of its workforce after an algorithm employed by the company decided that they were unengaged and unproductive employees. The company had increased its revenue by 80 percent last year, but growth has slowed down in the last six months. Xsolla decided to cut its salary budget using the algorithm, which analyzes employee's work activities. The CEO has blamed reduced productivity on remote work and has defended the use of the algorithm. Xsolla promised to help find new jobs for the laid-off workers."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Xsolla lays off 150 after an algorithm ruled staff 'unengaged and unproductive'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Coral reef systems are suffering due to acidification across the globe. Many fish depend on these reefs to provide shelter from predators. A team from the University of Delaware printed 3D models of coral based on 50 iPhone images taken from all angles. When tested, fish showed no preference between real coral and 3D models of coral."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "3D-printed coral reef condos get 2 fins up from fish"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) help programmers carry out useful tasks like managing audio, video, graphics, and other objects on a webpage. This page lists out 10 web APIs and discusses how to use them with examples. Web APIs are still not standardized, so levels of support between browsers can vary. It is suggested that developers implement a fallback if a certain web API is not supported. A link to the source code and the Web API DemoLab is provided near the beginning of the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "10 lesser-known Web APIs you may want to use"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Waymo just announced that it hit 10 million miles in real world testing of its self-driving cars. However, the company also uses a simulator to drive 10 million test miles per day, for situations where it would be too dangerous to do real world testing (for example, in the simulator they can test their software in scenarios where pedestrians suddenly jump out at the car). To explore more corner cases, Waymo uses \"fuzzing\" a technique where they rerun scenarios but add random variations each time, to see if these variations cause things to break or cars to crash. The company also has 400 people in Phoenix, Arizona using completely driverless taxis for their daily drives."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Intelligent Machines Waymo's cars drive 10 million miles a day in a perilous virtual world"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A time crystal is a phase of matter where an object cycles between states without consuming energy, similar to a perpetual motion machine. Researchers have been trying to create one ever since they were first described in 2015. A group of physicists from various universities, in collaboration with researchers at Google, have used Google's quantum computer to demonstrate a genuine time crystal. Quantum computers can simulate particles of any imaginable quantum system, so they are particularly suited for this task."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Astroforge is a Y Combinator startup that is aiming to mine its first asteroid by the end of the decade. The founders claim to have developed a novel method for refining materials in space that requires a high-rated vacuum and zero gravity. Astroforge will target smaller asteroids that likely won't have a gravitational field. It has an agreement with SpaceX for a spot on an upcoming rideshare mission to demonstrate its technology. The space mining market is predicted to grow to $4.2 billion by the end of the decade."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "An asteroid mining startup will soon launch on a SpaceX rideshare mission"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains examples and best practice guidelines for building computer vision systems. It uses existing state-of-the-art libraries to teach students about computer vision algorithms, neural architectures, and operationalizing these systems. Examples are provided as Jupyter notebooks and common utility functions, using PyTorch as the underlying deep learning library."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Computer Vision"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The UK government has backed a scheme that will research how to make autonomous systems safe and trustworthy for public use. The research program will last five years and cost $43.54 million. It is hoped that care robots can be developed to be used in places such as hospitals and care homes alongside human professionals, performing tasks such as helping people up after a fall, making sure medication is taken, and delivering meals. Research will be carried out to make sure the robots are protected against cyber-attacks and able to demonstrate traits such as respect, equality, and fairness. Other sectors where a lack of public trust is a key challenge may also benefit from the deployment of robots. Assistive robots can enable people to maintain their independence for as long as possible."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "'Care robots' for the elderly could be developed in the UK after government funding"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "AI-based agents were placed into a simple game of hide-and-seek, and after millions of training rounds, they created six distinct strategies and counterstrategies to play the game. The goal of the exercise was to see if simple rules and multi-agent competition can eventually lead to intelligent behavior. Agents were required to work together to manipulate the environment for a majority of scenarios. The hiders eventually developed solutions, which the seekers then had to overcome, leading to increasingly complex strategies from both teams. These behaviors were not explicitly incentivized and the agents' only goal was to win the game. The agents were trained using reinforcement learning, an algorithm inspired by how animals learn."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Multi-Agent Hide and Seek"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and developer service built into the Xcode app."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Xcode Cloud Subscriptions Now Available for Developers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The long-awaited 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros powered by the M1X processor are expected to be released in the next several weeks. Apple will likely hold a virtual event sometime in October to announce the new MacBook Pros. The new laptops will feature high-end M1 chips, MagSafe magnetic charging, miniLED screens, an HDMI port, an SD card slot, and no Touch Bar. They will have a new flat-edged design similar to in the latest iMac, iPad Pro, and iPhone 12 designs. New AirPods, iPad minis, and entry-level iPads are also expected to be announced this fall."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Report: M1X MacBook Pros to hit shelves in ‘the next several weeks’"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "John Foley's resignation is immediately effective and Hisao Kushi will leave the company on October 3."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Peloton co-founders resign amid company shakeup"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The US Department of Defense had planned for a scenario involving a rebellion that used bitcoin to undermine and evade 'the establishment'. In the scenario, people born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s used cyberattacks to steal money and convert it to bitcoin. The Defense Force also wargamed scenarios involving Islamist militants and anti-capitalist extremists. Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz recently called for the government to freeze the money of demonstrators in an effort to quell political dissent. Bitcoin has received more interest recently due to the coronavirus pandemic, unprecedented levels of government borrowing, and the capacity for its use in censorship resistance."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "One of the most uncomfortable aspects of AI technology is that we do not understand how the algorithms that we end up with work. While we know that the technology works and we are starting to depend on their use, it is still a mystery as to how these decisions are being made. A group of researchers are now arguing that AI behavior should be studied similar to humans and other animals by using empirical observation and experimentation. The interactions and effects of humans living and interacting with AI should be studied as we are moving into an age where we are becoming a giant human-machine system."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "AI researchers want to study AI the same way social scientists study humans"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Instagram and WhatsApp will start displaying 'from Facebook' in their app names, similar to Facebook's own Workplace app and the Oculus app. The aim of the change is to make it clearer that these services are part of Facebook. The separation between the apps and Facebook have benefitted the apps in the past, with Instagram and WhatsApp usage increasing as Facebook's popularity dropped. Facebook is currently under antitrust scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether Facebook's acquisitions were made with the goal of squashing the competition."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Instagram and WhatsApp will add ‘from Facebook’ to their names"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Malware attributed to North Korean state actors has been discovered on the administrative network of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India. The company admitted the discovery a day after it denied that any attack would affect the plant's control systems. Malware was discovered on a computer used for administrative purposes, which is isolated from the critical internal network. Other nuclear plants may be affected by the malware as well. It is possible that the attacks may constitute an act of war due to the business of some of the targets. The malware has previously been used in widespread attacks against financial and research centers. It appears to be an espionage and reconnaissance tool. While it did not have direct access to nuclear power control networks, it could have be used to gather the information necessary to access those networks."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Indian nuclear power plant’s network was hacked, officials confirm"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Uber is launching a $14.99/month ($24.99/month in Los Angeles only) subscription service that gives riders discounted fares on Uber rides that will also not be subject to surge pricing. The fares will be based on historical data and will reduce fares by up to 15%. The service, called Ride Pass, is available in Los Angeles, Austin, Orlando, Denver, and Miami. The Los Angeles version of Ride Pass also includes free bike and scooter access."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Uber introduces an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription service"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The goal of an engineering interview is to ask questions that surface understanding of engineering culture and attitude. It is difficult to assess technical ability through programming quizzes or by reviewing code, so an interview should judge the engineer’s mastery of software process and communication. Asking questions related to a candidate’s problem-solving strategies, how a candidate sees their work, and how they would build their ideal team reveals important information about a candidate. Additional interview questions, as well as discussions on why they are effective, are in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How To Interview Engineers When You're Not Technical - Part II"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is moving to force a Chinese firm to relinquish control of the dating app Grindr because of national security concerns. The acquisition of Grindr began around three years ago, but recent changes to the scope of national security threats have caused CFIUS to take a closer look at the company. Grindr has been criticized for its sharing of users’ personal information in the past. Several US senators requested the review of the sale, stating that Grindr’s ownership by a Chinese company could put US officials at risk of being blackmailed for their sexual preferences or history."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Grindr Is Owned by a Chinese Firm, and the U.S. Is Trying to Force It to Sell"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "So this is a Q&A with the guy who created Gmail. He left Intel because one day he thought \"Man I am so tired. I need to go home and take a nap,\" but then he got home and realized \"I'm not tired anymore\". Working Intel was draining. He joined Google early. Larry Page got tired of different groups setting their own priorities, so he organized engineers onto specific projects. Paul was told \"we want you to build an email something.\" So he built Gmail. He hates the big company vibe. An engineer at his Microsoft internship told him \"Make sure they don't stick you off in a corner working on something unimportant.\" This is great advice. He ended up leaving Google because he went on paternity leave, he came back to realize he was getting the same draining Intel feeling, but this time at Google. He believes that the key to being a good engineer is \"Doing it. Showing up seems to be the secret to getting good at most things.\" He doesn't recommend that all good engineers quit working at big tech companies to work at startups. \"If getting paid less and working more is unappealing to you, then I would recommend staying where you are!\" When interviewing at a company, make sure to choose one where interviewers ask smart questions. If they ask dumb trivia like \"name the seven layers of the OSI stack\", run the other way. People aren't happy because we've created a world where it's hard for people to be happy, and it's easy to sell people solutions for unhappiness."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Gmail Creator and YC Partner Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great Engineer and Happiness"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Japanese researchers have developed a method for separating sperm bearing 'X' chromosomes from sperm containing 'Y' chromosomes, which allowed them to produce litters of the chosen sex in mice studies. The chemical trigger used in the study causes sperm with the 'X' chromosome to slow down. When the scientists implanted the faster sperm, it produced litters that were 90 percent male, and when the slower sperm was used, it created litters that were 81 percent female. The technique has been used successfully in cattle and pigs. Farmers have been attempting sex skewing in livestock for a while now, but current methods are laborious, expensive, and can damage the sperm. The new technique appears to not affect the health of the sperm. If the technique can be applied to humans, it has the potential for unpredictable and disruptive social consequences."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists unlock secrets of gender within sperm for first time in major breakthrough"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "California-based nonprofit Earth Species Project (ESP) wants to use machine learning to translate animal communication into something humans can understand. The project aims to help humans understand as many species as possible. It will include non-verbal communication. ESP has made some progress, with an algorithm that can tell which individual in a group of animals is speaking and an algorithm that can generate mimicked animal calls."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ambitious Researchers Want to Use AI to Talk to All Animals"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Wyze has confirmed that a server leak exposed the details of roughly 2.4 million smart device customers. An internal database was accidentally exposed online. Wyze was testing new methods to measure business metrics when a test database had its security protocols removed. The leak was discovered by a cyber-security consulting firm who only gave Wyze 14 minutes to fix the issue before going public with their findings. Leaked details include email addresses, device identifier data, and Alexa connection tokens. The security firm accused Wyze of exposing internal API tokens, sending data to Chinese servers, and collecting health information from users. Wyze has denied these accusations but noted that health data from 140 users was collected as part of a beta-test for a new smart scale product. As a response to the leak, Wyze has forced all users to log out from their devices and reset all API tokens."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "IoT vendor Wyze confirms server leak"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees on a video call on Thursday. He spoke about his goals for the company, free speech, possible layoffs, his bias towards in-person work, and why he loves Twitter. The majority of reactions on Twitter's Slack messaging board were negative. Many employees are worried about the reduced focus on content moderation, inclusion, and diversity measures."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s what Elon Musk just told Twitter employees"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tristan O’Tierney, co-founder of Square Inc passed away on February 23 after experiencing kidney failure and cardiac arrest, most likely related to his addictions. There is no official public diagnosis. O’Tierney, a former engineer at Yahoo and Apple, was hired to develop Square’s original mobile payment app in 2009, where he stayed until 2013. O’Tierney publicly announced in 2017 that he was struggling with addiction."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Square Inc. Co-Founder Tristan O’Tierney Dies at 35"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft was working on a secret pocketable Surface device powered by a custom Windows OS before turning to Android for its Surface Duo. Andromeda OS had a lock screen that could act as a giant canvas to take notes, a home screen that worked as another inking canvas, gesture support, and a few other features that ended up in Windows 11. Microsoft was also working on a larger dual-screen device powered by Windows 10X, but that project was canceled along with Windows 10X. A 15-minute video showing Andromeda OS running on a Lumia 950 is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Leak reveals Microsoft’s canceled Windows OS for dual-screen devices"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists have created a new membrane that, if scalable, could eventually generate an estimated 2.6 terawatts every year. The membrane is able to use the mixing of salt and freshwater to generate energy. When saltwater mixes with fresh water, the movement of ions generates electricity. The first attempts at creating the membrane in 2013 failed as the scientists could not create the required materials, even though their experiments showed that the theory was correct. A new technique has now allowed for the creation of the material. The scientists are continuing to develop the technology as they believe that the new membrane is not yet at its maximum potential."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Rivers could generate thousands of nuclear power plants worth of energy, thanks to a new ‘blue’ membrane"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Billionaire Terry Gou, the founder and now former chairman of Foxconn, will be running for the role of president of Taiwan if he is successful in the primaries for the Kuomintang opposition party. According to Gou, the sea goddess Mazu came to him in a dream encouraging him to promote peace across the Taiwan Strait. If successful, he poses a significant threat to the current president, who is battling low approval ratings. Gou’s relationships with China and the US may prove to be a significant factor in improving Taiwan’s relationships with both countries."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Foxconn boss Terry Gou is running for president of Taiwan"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Join our new 3 part webinar series and see how a data-driven approach can prevent zero-day events and provide a 342% ROI!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Cloud Security Webinar Series: From Frustration to Automation"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Blue Origin launched the fourteenth test flight of its New Shepard rocket booster and capsule on January 14. There were no passengers on board, but the capsule can carry up to six people. The mission aimed to test a number of astronaut communication and safety alert systems. New Shepard is designed to carry people to an altitude of more than 340,000 feet and spend as much as 10 minutes in zero gravity before returning to Earth. Jeff Bezos personally funds Blue Origin's development, selling Amazon stock to fund the space company."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Watch Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin test fly the latest upgrades to its space tourism rocket New Shepard"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "NASA is attempting to knock a small asteroid off course in October 2022, in order to test whether we will be able to protect Earth from a future asteroid impact if we need to. The asteroid, Didymoon, is about 150 meters wide. NASA will launch a 500kg spacecraft at the asteroid and attempt to hit it to alter its course."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NASA will attempt to knock an asteroid out of orbit for the first time in 2022"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Stable Diffusion has only been out for around a month, but there have already been many applications created with it. This Twitter thread presents a huge list of applications built with Stable Diffusion. It includes many image and video demonstrations of the technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Stable Diffusion is only 30 days old"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The US Air Force's Boeing-built X-37B space plane has broken its previous record for time spent in space at 719 days and counting. It was launched with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on September 2017. The plane's mission is classified, but it involves spending time in space and conducting experiments that can be returned to and examined on Earth. It is completely autonomous, with no crew on board, and it can land itself horizontally on a runway. The X-37 program began at NASA in 1999, after which it was transferred to DARPA, and finally to the US Air Force in 2004. It has flown four times, with a total of 2,085 days in space."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Experimental US Air Force space plane breaks previous record for orbital spaceflight"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. unveiled its first passenger capsule, the Quintero One. It's essentially a super futuristic looking train type thing, it's 105 feet long, weighs 5 tons, and has no windows. It is designed to go up to 750 miles per hour."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "First Hyperloop Passenger Capsule Unveiled"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google Research is a branch of Google that focuses on technological breakthroughs. The Interaction Lab was created to make wearables and interface technology. It has developed several technologies such as sunglasses that can project holographic icons, a smartwatch with analog hands, temporary tattoos that can turn your body into a touchpad, and more. Google has been attempting to put a wearable to market for years. Wearable devices can collect personal data on users beyond what data mining on mobile devices can produce. This article takes a look at a few of Google's many experimental products, providing a video and explanation of each invention."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google's quiet experiments may lead to smart tattoos, holographic glasses"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the Biorobotics Laboratory at Seoul National University have created a smartphone case with robotic legs. The case adds 16mm to one end of the phone and the retractable legs can carry a weight of up to 300 grams. At the moment the case is only able to walk in one direction, but the design can be improved to include sensors and other modifications. A one-minute video is available showing the robot case in action."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This Case Gives Your Phone Robotic Legs So It Can Crawl to a Wireless Charging Pad"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A user asks whether one-person SaaS apps are profitable as they are looking for inspiration for a side project. Top commenters have successful SaaS businesses that earn over $30,000 a month, and these threads have many users asking for further details and tips on how to build a business. The commenters who have these businesses all mention that it is a full-time job, and not their side projects. They also mention that it takes some time before their business took off. It is recommended that SaaS providers cater to businesses rather than individuals, as it becomes much more profitable."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: One-person SaaS apps that are profitable?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A hotel chain in Japan uses robots that perform tasks that human employees usually do, for example, check-in guests, showing guests their rooms, and assist with other requirements. The hotels use facial recognition to unlock doors. A few months ago, a security researcher discovered a vulnerability on the robots that allowed easy access to stream video and audio from the robots. The researcher notified the hotel group about the vulnerability but received no reply, so he made the hack public. After the hack was revealed, the hotel group apologized for the vulnerability and patched the software."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Japanese hotel chain sorry that hackers may have watched guests through bedside robots"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The National Basketball Association has suspended all games until further notice after a player on the Utah Jazz team tested positive for COVID-19. Two games were postponed last-minute, with stadiums already packed with fans. The NBA has considered switching to playing games in empty arenas. Rudy Gobert, the player who tested positive for COVID-19, had made light of the outbreak earlier in the week, touching all the microphones and recording equipment in the media room during a press conference."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NBA suspends season as player tests positive for coronavirus"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Meta researchers have developed an AI model that can decode speech from noninvasive recordings of brain activity. Noninvasive recordings are noisy and can vary greatly, so machine learning was used to help 'clean up' the noise. The model is only focused on decoding perceived speech for now. The research could lead to new ways to communicate and control technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Meta AI researchers develop ways to read speech from people’s brains"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Many artists are worried that they will be out of a job soon. This Hacker News thread contains a discussion of how automation is affecting jobs. Automation has created new jobs for some industries, but it has also completely replaced humans in others. Advances in image-generating AI will likely put some creatives out of a job."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: What am I supposed to do after I’m “disrupted”? Work in video and CG"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Studies have shown that the APOE gene may be related to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Those with type 4 of the gene are extremely likely to be affected, while those who carry type 2 are at significantly less risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A gene therapy which floods the brain with the type 2 APOE gene will be tested in humans, and scientists hope that it will slow down or reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease in affected patients. While this may not cure existing patients, the study may pave the way for people who carry the type 4 APOE gene to start receiving preventative treatment."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Doctors plan to test a gene therapy that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Programming Digest is a weekly newsletter that curates interesting posts from engineering blogs as well as opinion pieces on programming."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Programming Digest"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk is expected to serve as temporary Twitter CEO for a few months after the completion of his takeover. Musk has secured approximately $7.14 billion in equity commitments from investors to buy Twitter. Twitter recently hit 229 million monetizable daily active users. Musk told investors that he felt Twitter's earnings were too low and that he would make the company a magnet for talent."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk expected to serve as temporary Twitter CEO after deal closes"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Wildfires have already burned a record 2.3 million acres across California this year. The strong winds that followed record-breaking heat over Labor Day weekend have caused the fire situation to get even worse. There is so much smoke over San Francisco that its sky has turned an eerie orange color. The Bay Area's National Weather Service has asked locals to help report on the weather as the event is beyond the scope of its models. Images taken by a drone above the city are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The sky is on fire in San Francisco, and we flew a drone through it"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Every moment, companies are tracking the movements of millions of mobile phones and storing them in gigantic data files. One of these files holds more than 50 billion location pings from more than 12 million Americans over several months between 2016 and 2017. People who have access to this data can see every place that an individual has been. The dataset discussed in the article is just a small sample of what is collected. This kind of precise, always-on human tracking gives governments and corporations huge amounts of power, and it is perfectly legal to collect and sell all this information. The data is only policed through internal company policies and the decency of individual employees. People are placing blind faith in companies who claim that the data they collect is secure and only shared with vetted partners. Even if companies are acting with the highest moral standards, data can be stolen."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Snap has acquired NextMind, a neurotech startup that created a headband that lets wearers control computer input with their thoughts. It plans to incorporate the technology into future versions of its Spectacles AR glasses. NextMind will discontinue its $400 headband developer kit. A video explaining NextMind's approach to developing a brain-computer interface is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Snap buys brain-computer interface startup for future AR glasses"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In anticipation of a second wave of coronavirus cases, China has announced plans to rapidly test all 11 million residents of Wuhan in just 10 days. A small cluster outbreak of six cases was reported over the weekend, after a month without new infections. All six patients come from the same residential compound. Five of them are asymptomatic. The tests are free and the residents report that they seem to be voluntary. The program will cost the city an estimated 1 billion yuan (~$141 million)."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China Wants to Test All 11 Million Wuhan Residents for Coronavirus—in 10 Days"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google Play Store's new Data Safety section is switching to an honor system. The previous system created lists of app permissions automatically by scanning apps. Developers are now responsible for making complete and accurate declarations in their app listings. If Google becomes aware of any discrepancies between app behavior and the declaration, it may take appropriate action."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Play hides app permissions in favor of developer-written descriptions"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Prior to the printing press, books were handwritten by scribes and people who could not afford them probably would not have been able to read them, leaving a lot of space for powerful gatekeepers to exploit the common people. Many texts would have been altered while they were copied by scribes. After printed text started being distributed, the gatekeeping powers shifted toward those who printed texts, as they had the power to change the words and meanings of the text printed. The internet introduced the ability to view a wide range of information and platforms to distribute information. Now, anybody could write anything they wanted, whether it was true or not. Companies can moderate their platforms and control the narrative. Some platforms are moderated heavily, while others are almost completely free, allowing users to say whatever they want. Tech companies are starting to recognize the power they possess and some are beginning to push for regulations on what should be allowed on the internet."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Dark Side of Techno-Utopianism"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple has officially acquired Shazam, the popular song identification app. The $400 million deal was announced near the end of last year but was just now completed. Apple has announced that Shazam will now be ad free for all users. Shazam has over 1 billion downloads and is used by 20 million users per day."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple acquires Shazam, offering more ways to discover and enjoy music"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Research focused on an immunosuppressive agent found that it has anti-aging effects in worms, fruit flies, and mice. Rapamycin has been shown to extend the life of fruit flies if the drug is administered for a short period in the first few days of their lives. Mice experiments show that rapamycin has potential anti-aging effects if given to mice for a short period between the age of three to six months. Human studies will be difficult as it will take a very long time for results to be seen."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The key to anti-aging drugs could be taking them briefly while young"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The first public betas of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14 are now available. People interested in signing up for Apple's public beta testing program can do so via the Apple website. The new iOS features support for widgets on the home screen, picture-in-picture, App Library, and more. Testers should expect performance and stability issues when running the beta. The full version should be released in the fall."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple releasing iOS 14 public beta today with redesigned home screen, widgets, more"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Okay, this video is actually from 2017 and has 15 million views so some of you might have seen it already, but I just came across it and it's incredible. This guy walks around Huaqiangbei, China and builds his own iPhone out of spare parts being sold by random replacement part shops."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How I Made My Own iPhone"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple is reportedly developing an Apple Studio Display with 7K resolution. It is unclear if the display will be a successor to the Pro Display XDR or if it will be a higher-resolution option in the same range. The display could feature a built-in A13 processor. No pricing details have been reported, but it will likely be less than the Pro Display XDR's $4,999 price tag."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple developing new 'Apple Studio Display' with 7K resolution"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple is allegedly talking to two major Chinese battery makers about supplying batteries for its electric vehicle. One of Apple's conditions for the potential suppliers is that they will need to build manufacturing sites in the US. The manufacturers are reluctant to build a US factory due to tensions between China and the US. Apple has lost several top managers in its EV project. It is still actively recruiting new hires. Apple is apparently aiming to release the Apple Car in 2024."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple in talks with Chinese battery makers for Apple Car"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "'O' is the general ability for object recognition."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Have Measured a Perceptual Ability Called 'O'. How Good Is Yours?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro has launched at a starting price of $2,399. It has new processors, better speakers, and a larger screen. Apple has gone back to scissor switches for its keyboards. The new MacBook Pro is excluded from Apple's extended keyboard repair program. Apple has redesigned the thermal system in the new laptops. Users can spec their machines up to 64GB of RAM and 8TB of SSD storage. The battery is supposed to be able to handle 11 hours of wireless web. A new 6-speaker sound system uses two force canceling woofers to allow for more bass with less distortion. It uses a three-microphone array that is supposed to have sound on par with USB-powered podcasting mics. Despite the larger screen, the laptop size is almost identical to the 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro. It has only four Thunderbolt 3 ports and a headphone jack."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro is here, and it has a good keyboard"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Using imaging from Maxar, Google, and NASA, this article shows us views from 300 miles above Earth to help us see how our technological advances could put us at risk in the decades to come. This article displays before and after photos of areas to show how things have changed in the last decade. Apple's campus is now the shape of the dial on the original iPods. Thirteen of the largest buildings in the world were completed in Dubai during the past decade. China's influence has grown in the world, especially in the South China Sea. The levels of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere have risen, and three of the five most expensive weather and climate disasters in US history occurred in 2017. California's most destructive fire was the Camp Fire in 2018, burning nearly 14,000 homes and killing 85 people. Our planet's glaciers continue to melt away, losing up to 390 billion tons of ice and snow each year. Fukushima's nuclear plant disaster in 2011 killed one worker and cost nearly $120 billion."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A decade of change from 300 miles above"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A bundle package from Disney including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ will be available from the 12th of November for $12.99 a month. The pricing is cheaper than or on par with competitor streaming services, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. While Disney plans to launch Disney+ internationally, details have yet to be released. The bundle may not be available for an international audience due to licensing issues. Disney is still in talks with distributors for where Disney+ will be available, but it is likely to be at least available through Apple and Amazon."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Disney announces $12.99 bundle for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "If you’re working with sensor data, this virtual session is for you: Brian Gilmore, Director of IoT and Emerging Technologies at InfluxData, will present the basics of time series data and apps + a platform overview (InfluxDB, Telegraf, Flux) + practical examples of collecting data at the edge using IoT protocols such as MQTT.Register for the live session (free)"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to analyze IoT sensor data with InfluxDB - best practices and examples"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The ability to correctly communicate an idea or concept in a way that others can understand is by far the most important skill to have as someone working in a software-based small business. Programmers have developed their own jargon to communicate with each other which people outside of the programming world might not understand. The simplest explanation that includes the most important information is usually the best. Using jargon to try to demonstrate intelligence and superiority is usually the wrong way to go about conveying an idea. Being respectful to others goes a long way in getting them to want to understand you. Practicing pitching ideas to non-technical friends can help you receive useful feedback. Techniques like analogies, anecdotes, and metaphors are great tools for getting ideas across. It's ok to admit when you don't know something, and it is often better than losing respect for getting something wrong, as long as you take the initiative to self-educate."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Words Are Hard - An Essay on Communicating With Non-Programmers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has launched 60 of its Starlink broadband satellites into the sky, creating a chain of satellites that could be observed by enthusiasts in a number of locations around the world. Some astronomers have expressed concern that the brightness from the satellites will interfere with observations of the night sky, especially when all 11,000 satellites are deployed. Elon Musk has confirmed that the satellites will be dark when the stars are visible."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sightings of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites spark awe — and astronomical angst"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This Twitter thread links to the clearest image of Jupiter ever taken."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Clearest Image of Jupiter ever taken!"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "While Google shut down Project Loon earlier this year, some of the technology remained in development. Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) links can create a 20Gbps broadband link from two points that have a clear line of sight. Project Taara is setting up FSOC links in several places around the world to test the technology. It recently set up a link to connect a service across the Congo river and transmitted nearly 700TB of data in 20 days. The link had a 99.9 percent availability, even with haze, light rain, birds, and other obstacles. Project Taara aims to provide an indistinguishable experience between FSOC and fixed fiber connections."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet’s Project Taara laser tech beamed 700TB of data across nearly 5km"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A research team has demonstrated that humans are able to adapt to an extra robotic thumb, effectively executing complex and dexterous tasks with them. The Third Thumb is a 3D-printed device that is controlled with pressure sensors equipped on the wearer's feet. In the study, participants were trained to use the robotic thumb for five days for two to six hours every day. Eventually, the participants were able to perform tasks with the thumb even when distracted. The study shows the potential for body augmentation to allow people to gain extra abilities."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Just Proved the Human Brain Can Support an Extra Body Part"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Posits are a different way of representing numbers. A team of researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid have developed a processor core that implements the posits standard. The processor core shows a four order of magnitude increase in accuracy for basic computational tasks compared to computing using standard floating-point numbers. Posits' strengths make them perfect for deep neural network computations. Computing using posits could speed up training, but this has not yet been confirmed."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Posits, a New Kind of Number, Improves the Math of AI"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Spotify Wrapped 2018 is a fun site put out by Spotify that lets you sign in with your Spotify account and relive the music you've listened to the past year. Full disclosure, you're reading a newsletter by someone who \"started 2018 by listening to One In A Million by Hannah Montana\"."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify Wrapped 2018"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Footage of hundreds of Tesla cars receiving their over-the-air updates at the same time was captured at a logistics center recently. In the video, the cars’ emergency lights flash as they receive the update. The update was pushed using a standard LTE connection. Tesla can improve basically everything in its cars through these updates. The 38-second video is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Mass Over-The-Air Update Of Tesla Cars Captured On Video"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "NASA has canceled its first attempt to launch the Space Launch System rocket. The next available launch window is on September 2. The launch was canceled due to an engine bleed issue that meant that one of its four main engines couldn't be properly chilled ahead of ignition. The launch attempt may be pushed back until at least October if there is work required on one of the engines."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "NASA scrubs first SLS launch attempt due to engine issue"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Concrete is a technology that humans have used for 5,000 years to construct buildings. Astronauts have successfully mixed cement aboard the International Space Station inside a microgravity environment, opening up possibilities for building structures in space. The space cement had a more uniform density than cement mixed on Earth due to the lack of strong gravity, but the lack of gravity also created larger air pockets as well. The uniform density increased the strength of the cement, while the air pockets weakened it. It has yet to be confirmed whether the space cement is stronger than Earth cement. Concrete is a good choice for building in space as it is an excellent insulator and radiation shield, is sturdy, and can be molded into any shape or structure. The ingredients to make concrete can also be easily harvested from any planet with rocks and dust."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Astronauts mix cement on ISS, pave way for future space colonies"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Deep Nostalgia is an AI-powered service offered by online genealogy company MyHeritage that creates moving portraits from still photos. It uses pre-recorded driver videos of facial movements and applies them to user-uploaded photos. The company created the service so its users could upload photos of deceased loved ones and see them come to life again. Twitter users recently discovered the service and have used it to bring other things to life, such as ancient statues. Examples of Deep Nostalgia generated portraits are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "TikTok Pulse is a new program that will give creators a share of revenue. TikTok hasn't said how many creators it will accept into the program, but creators will need at least 100,000 followers to be eligible. The program will launch in the US in June. TikTok's Creator Fund pays users based on the popularity of their videos, but creators say the payouts from the program can be small and inconsistent."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok will start to share ad revenue with creators"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A town near Morocco's sunny Atlantic coast is Africa's first completely solar-powered village. Id Mjahdi is being pitched as a blueprint for how to power remote villages. Africa currently produces less than one percent of the world's solar energy. Morocco is aiming to increase its use of renewable energy to 52 percent by 2030. The project to outfit Id Mjahdi with solar power has resulted in clean water and more time for the villagers, which means they are able to produce more work and spend more time on education. These mini-grids can be maintained by the villagers, so the project can be scaled and replicated in other villages. There are 800 villages without electricity in Morocco alone, and the World Bank estimates that 650 million people worldwide will still lack access to electricity in 2030."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Africa's 'first fully solar-powered village' wants to be a model for a renewable future"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple and Google have released their exposure notification API to the public. The exposure notification system is designed to notify individuals of potential exposure to people who have been confirmed to have COVID-19 while preserving privacy. Apple and Google will not be releasing their own apps - public health agencies will need to create their own apps to make use of the API. Health agencies are free to define what constitutes potential exposure in terms of exposed time and distance, and they can modify other parameters to their own standards. Apps that seek geolocation information permissions from users will not be able to use the API. Apple and Google may integrate the API as a system-level feature in a later update, but that strategy is still under revision."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple and Google launch exposure notification API, enabling public health authorities to release apps"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers at the University of Chicago sent entangled qubit states through a communication cable linking one quantum network node to another. The entire transfer process only took one billionth of a second. This extremely short burst of time was necessary for sending entangled quantum states without losing too much information. The system also amplified qubit entanglement. The study lays down critical groundwork for future quantum communication networks."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Scientists Sent the First 'Landline' Message"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The LAN was a magical place to learn about computers. You could do things that would be unthinkable on today’s internet: permission-less file sharing, experimental servers with no security, shared software where one machine could easily bring down the network.In this classic blog post by Tailscale Co-founder David Crawshaw, he recalls the childhood magic of the local area network — including his non-programmer father building business software for 486 computers, and why the same would be much harder to do today.Can we have a 90’s LAN-like experience again, along with the best parts of the 21st century internet? Tailscale thinks we can."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Remembering the LAN"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A SpaceX Starship rocket prototype has exploded during a pressure test. It was the second to explode in four months. Founder Elon Musk has laughed off the incident, saying that it was fine. A video of the incident is available in the article. SpaceX is working to reach Earth orbit with a Starship prototype within six months, and with human passengers by next year. It plans to use Starship for planetary commercial flights."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX Starship prototype explodes in test again"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "China has blocked Bing, even though Bing already censors results in China. It's part of a wider crackdown on internet freedoms by the Communist Party, as they've blocked Instagram and WhatsApp in recent years in addition to Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Bing was one of the last holes in the Great Firewall, and was the last resort for people looking for an alternative to Baidu."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China Appears to Block Microsoft's Bing, Despite Company's Own Censorship"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Microsoft Edge was first released in 2015 to replace Internet Explorer. Last year, Microsoft rebuilt the browser with Google's Chromium framework. The complete version is now available as part of Windows Update. It features improved compatibility with websites, better performance, and the ability to run extensions."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser rolls out through Windows Update"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Diffusion Bee is a Stable Diffusion GUI App for M1 Macs."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Diffusion Bee"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon Honeycode is a fully managed low-code/no-code development tool with a web-based, drag-and-drop interface builder. Developers can build applications for up to 20 users for free. Honeycode provides a set of templates for common use cases, for example, to-do list applications, customer trackers, survey schedules, and inventory management. It provides users with a spreadsheet view as its core data interface and users work with standard spreadsheet-style formulas. The service currently only runs in the AWS US West region but it will be rolled out to other regions soon."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "AWS launches Amazon Honeycode, a no-code mobile and web app builder"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Github just announced a first party integration with Jira, which should be nifty for people who use both services. I know there are a lot of people who have hacked together solutions to do this, hopefully this integration will solve that pain point."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Github Jira Integration"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "What’s Observability and Why does it matter? Angry tweets are a fact of life if you run a business – but what if you could find problems before your customers do? Observability is the secret sauce to knowing what’s happening in your product from start to finish, in real-time. Learn more about Observability in the award-winning Beginner’s Guide to Observability from Splunk. Download for free."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "What’s Observability and Why does it matter?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "MIT's media lab is creating an online game that will start at 11pm ET on Halloween. The game, BeeMe, is about an evil AI called Zookd that has accidentally been released. The audience will collectively control an actor (a person who follows the commands of the audience voting online) in order to stop the AI. The whole thing will be streamed live."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "MIT is giving you control of a real person on Halloween in a dystopian game that sounds like an episode of 'Black Mirror'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Postgres 15 beta 2 was recently released. This article looks at an improvement to UNIQUE constraints on columns with NULL values. Users are now able to create constraints and indexes using UNIQUE NULLS NOT DISTINCT. The new feature adds an additional level of quality control to Postgres."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Postgres 15 improves UNIQUE and NULL"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "iOS 16 is now available to download as a free over-the-air update. The update is compatible with the iPhone 8 and up and the second-generation iPhone SE. It includes a range of customization options, core app changes, and other features. This article takes a look at some of the changes, including the lock screen updates, new Siri features, and changes to the iMessage app."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "iOS 16 with customizable Lock Screens, Unsend Messages, & More now available"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a system of microrobots that can change shape to form bristles or floss and release antimicrobials to kill bad bacteria. The system is made up of iron oxide nanoparticles that can be controlled using magnetic fields. The iron oxide activates hydrogen peroxide, which produces free radicals that kill bacteria and biofilms. The system could allow people with reduced motor skills to still take care of their oral health."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tiny shapeshifting robots brush and floss your teeth, kill bacteria"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SpaceX rolled out its Booster 7 prototype of the Super Heavy rocket to its launch site on Thursday. It was lifted using the chopsticks on the launch tower and placed on its launch mount. The booster will go through pressure testing and potentially a static fire test in the coming days or weeks. Elon Musk has been pushing for an orbital launch attempt in July."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX moves a massive rocket with 33 engines to its launch pad for tests"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A new algae-powered bioreactor, called the Photobioreactor, is being tested on the International Space Station for its feasibility to be used in long-duration space missions. It is designed so astronauts on long-term missions will not need additional supplies to be delivered to them during these missions. The Photobioreactor will convert the carbon dioxide released by astronauts into oxygen and edible biomass through photosynthesis. It arrived on the ISS on the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship on May 6."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Algae 'Bioreactor' on Space Station Could Make Oxygen, Food for Astronauts"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A Wigner crystal is a honeycomb arrangement of electrons formed by slowing down electrons until they are significantly affected by the repulsion between their negative charges. The pattern is an arrangement that minimizes their total energy. A team of scientists has managed to image a Wigner crystal by adding a layer of graphene on top of the crystal and using a scanning tunneling microscope. The same graphene-based technique will enable STM studies of other interesting physical phenomena. An image of a Wigner crystal is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This is what a solid made of electrons looks like"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "macOS Big Sur allows developers to customize the appearances of notifications. It is possible to embed a whole game inside of a push notification by following the instructions from the developer article on customizing iOS app notifications, with some small changes. This tweet shows an example where the developer put a playable version of Flappy Bird into a notification."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Did you know you can put a whole game inside of a push notification"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "New search and rescue robots will eliminate several on-the-job risks for first responders. These robots will aid humans while reducing risks, protecting first responders from unnecessary harm and allowing more lives to be saved. Drones are being used by firefighters to provide invaluable information such as the smoke direction and layout of fires. A firefighting robot called Colossus features a powerful water cannon and can carry up to 1,200 pounds. It helped put out the Notre Dame Cathedral fire earlier this year. Snake and spider-like robots are being developed for search-and-rescue missions which require searching through rubble and other difficult terrains. These technologies are being hindered by a lack of funding and public support."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "These Search and Rescue Robots Could Save Your Life"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Thread is a wireless protocol developed specifically for IoT devices. It is designed to make them work faster, fail less, use less power, and communicate with each other more seamlessly. Thread devices can form a mesh network with upwards of 250 devices. Thread will be the protocol that Matter will use for low-bandwidth devices when it arrives later this year. Many more details about Thread are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Thread is Matter’s secret sauce for a better smart home"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "In this article, Protocol interviews developers to find out what part of the developer experience is hardest for companies to get right. Companies are often lacking in tools, documentation, and communication. Not getting these things right slows down development. The best companies work to create environments that help developers build products."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "What part of the developer experience is hardest for companies to get right?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Nokia has been awarded a $14.1 million contract to deploy a cellular network on the moon. The company will build a 4G/LTE network that will be eventually transitioned to 5G. NASA has said the network will extend to spacecraft. The network will be designed to withstand extreme temperatures, radiation, and the vacuum of space. It will provide more reliable communication at greater distances on the lunar surface compared to current technologies."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Nokia wins NASA contract to put a 4G network on the moon"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A white dwarf has been observed flickering on and off, an event that has never been seen in other white dwarfs. The white dwarf was feeding off of an orbiting companion star. Researchers believe that something may have interfered with its fuel supply, causing reconfigurations of the white dwarf's surface magnetic field that shifted the star's brightness. The researchers hope that the observation will help them learn more about how objects such as black holes and white dwarfs feed on colossal amounts of surrounding materials from nearby stars."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A White Dwarf Was Observed 'Switching On and Off' for the First Time"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A remote attack discovered last year allowed hackers to take over a Tesla's infotainment system by exploiting two vulnerabilities in the internet connection manager. The attack allowed hackers to perform any task that a regular user could from the system. It could be mounted on a drone, allowing hackers to unlock vehicles from up to 100 meters away without any user interaction. Tesla patched the issue with an update pushed out in October."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Car Hacked Remotely From Drone via Zero-Click Exploit"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google announced their 6 degrees of freedom VR controller a few months ago. Now, the first videos and reviews of the controller in action are out. The field of vision is surprisingly wide, and tracking is about as good as Windows VR headsets. Battery life isn't great. There's a short 30 second video in the article of the controllers in action in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Daydream 6DOF controller videos: The first wave hits"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Central Bank of Nigeria sent a notice on February 5 warning the public about the dangers and risks of cryptocurrencies. Two days later, the bank clarified that it had not imposed any new restrictions on the technology, as there were already existing restrictions on financial institutions. Cryptocurrencies have soared in popularity in the country over the last few years. There have been conflicting views in the government about how cryptocurrencies should be regulated."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Nigeria can’t decide what to do about the rise and rise of cryptocurrency"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Robinhood will launch a beta version of its cryptocurrency wallet next month. The program will be available for tens of thousands of waitlisted users. More than 1.6 million people signed up for the waitlist. Robinhood users are currently only able to withdraw their cryptocurrency investments as cash balances, but this will change with the introduction of the crypto wallet. There is no set date for when the final version of the wallet will be available to the general public."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Robinhood Crypto Wallet Beta to Launch in January"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Oscilla Power plans to power coastal cities using only waves."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This Startup Is Building Generators That Can Power Up to 500 Homes Using Only Ocean Waves"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "GM's self-driving subsidiary Cruise recently presented a roadmap for how the company will build autonomous vehicles that will be safer and more scalable than any human-driven vehicle. The company's plan includes technology for generating large-scale maps of cities, software that transforms real events into editable simulations, a system called Morpheus that can generate simulations based on specific locations, custom silicon chips developed in-house, and more. More details about the technology are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Cruise lays out its plan for ‘how’ it will make robotaxis a reality"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from Australia have discovered a plant that covers a total area of 200km2. The researchers took samples of seagrass shoots from the area and examined genetic markers and found that it was all a single plant. It is estimated to be around 4,500 years old. The giant seagrass meadow appears to be extremely resilient. It can survive in an environment that would be typically highly stressful for most plants."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "World's largest plant: 112-mile-long seagrass found off Australian coast"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Many websites depend on users viewing ads on their pages to generate revenue. Google has been adding more information into its search results to provide convenient information for users, but this means that the sites where the information comes from lose viewers. Genius, a lyrics website, inserted different types of apostrophes into their lyrics in a pattern that spelled out ‘Red Handed’ in Morse code. Using this method, they found their content displayed in the Google search results, proving that Google was using their data and taking viewers away from their site. Genius found more than 100 examples of theft by Google, who claims that its data comes from licensed partners."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Genius said it used morse code to catch Google stealing lyrics"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Craigslist launched in 1995 and it has continued to connect strangers through its free platform over the years even as rivals emerged with advanced features and slick interfaces. The platform has all but refused to modernize and it still upholds its unmistakable '90s look and feel. This article features an interview with Craigslist's founder, Craig Newmark. Newmark stepped down as CEO of Craigslist in 2000 and he currently works on philanthropy full time."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Here's Why Craigslist Still Looks the Same After 25+ Years"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "India’s plan to send a robotic rover to the south pole of the moon was delayed due to technical issues. Chandrayaan-2 will be the first ever space mission to the moon’s south pole. While India has hundreds of millions of people stuck in poverty, its universities produce some of the best software engineers and scientists in the world, making the country suited to space exploration. In 2008, an Indian space mission discovered water molecules on the moon. Many citizens are filled with a sense of national pride regarding the mission and children are learning about space exploration in special learning programs."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "India’s Going to the Moon, and the Country Is Pumped"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Sodium-ion batteries operate well in colder temperatures and are energy dense, nonflammable, and made out of cheap and abundant materials. However, their performance has always been limited by poor durability. US-based researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery that can go through over 300 charging cycles while retaining over 90% of its capacity. The battery's temperature-change resistance, stability, and long cycle life could make it valuable for electric vehicles or energy storage applications."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A new sodium-ion battery breakthrough means they may one day power EVs"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Pinterest has launched a new iOS app called Shuffles that allows users to create collages using photos, images, cutouts, and other animated effects."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Pinterest debuts a new app, Shuffles, for collage-making and moodboards"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YouTube has started taking down robot combat videos, citing that the videos are in breach of its community guidelines. Each notice of removal was accompanied with a section of the guidelines which said that the videos displayed deliberate infliction of animal suffering or showed animals that were forced to fight. A spokesperson for YouTube stated that the videos were likely removed in error through a faulty algorithm. YouTubers who have had videos removed can appeal the decision in order for the content to be reinstated."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "YouTube removes videos of robots fighting for 'animal cruelty'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google has applied a new color-mapping algorithmic technique to its satellite imagery to redesign the maps used in Google Maps. The new maps will make it easier to distinguish between natural features in the environment. Street features, such as roadways, sidewalks, crosswalks, and pedestrian islands, will also be included in maps of select cities. The new maps will start rolling out this week to all 220 countries and territories currently supported by Google Maps."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Maps is getting a lot more detail"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "French startup Gourmey has produced foie gras in the lab and plans to set up a production facility in central Paris to produce it in large quantities. Farmed foie gras is controversial, with many countries banning the practice. However, it is still a prized delicacy, especially in France. There is a ready market for ethical foie gras alternatives. Gourmey plans to eventually produce a full range of lab-grown meats. It recently received $10 million in funding from a group of venture capital firms."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "French startup promises cruelty-free foie gras, grown in a lab"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a collection of malware source code for a variety of platforms in several programming languages. Not all of the code is commented. The programming languages include Java, PHP, Perl, Python, and Ruby."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Malware Source Code"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from China have developed a new drug cocktail that can convert cells into totipotent stem cells. Totipotent stem cells are able to become any cell in the body as well as supportive tissues. The drug cocktail contains a mix of three molecules: TTNPB, 1-Azakenpaullone, and WS6. This breakthrough could lead to the creation of living organisms straight from mature cells without the need for sperm and eggs."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Drug cocktail makes stem cells that could grow organisms from scratch"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple will be releasing a new app for the iPhone that will guide users through workout routines on their Apple Watches and iPhones. The app is codenamed 'Seymour' and is the brainchild of Jay Blahnik, a fitness instructor and author that joined Apple in 2013. Seymour will launch with iOS 14 and the next version of the Apple Watch software. Fitness has been a feature of the Apple Watch since its launch, and this move brings Apple into competition with companies like Peloton who offer digital content for fitness classes with a subscription. Apple's health-tracking features are currently free."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple is working on a new iPhone app with workout videos, code-named ‘Seymour’"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An upcoming change to CSS will bring new color models and new functions that map color models differently. This article discusses the new changes and how they will affect how colors are set and displayed. The new features include Display-P3, which allows developers to take advantage of modern monitors that can display more vibrant colors, relative color syntax, and the ability to define custom CSS color spaces."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A Whistle-Stop Tour of 4 New CSS Color Features"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon has revealed images of its second headquarters in northern Virginia. It will hire 1,900 new employees at the site. Amazon plans to create 25,000 jobs in the area over the next decade. The campus will have space for retail shops and can serve as a place for public gatherings. Amazon hopes to begin construction in 2022 and finish in 2025. Renderings of the campus design are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon releases new images of HQ2 as it ramps up hiring in Virginia"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology have developed a new transistor design that can change its configuration according to workload requirements. The technology enables using up to 85% fewer transistors than current approaches, reducing power consumption and temperatures and allowing for higher frequency scaling and performance. The transistors can be made by existing tools using materials that are already used in the semiconductor industry. While production of the transistors can be rapidly scaled and deployed, initial adoption will likely be limited."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "CPUs Could Use 85 Percent Fewer Transistors With New Adaptive Tech"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "DraftKings has merged with Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp and SBTech, becoming a public company while forgoing the typical IPO process. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2020. Diamond Eagle will change its name to DraftKings. Its ticker symbol will also change. DraftKings offers fantasy sports products and also acts as a gambling bookmaker. Analysts estimate that the company could generate as much as $13 billion in annual revenue by 2023. DraftKings plans to use the money raised from the deal to expand to states that have recently legalized sports gambling."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Many no-name brands are now selling tangle-free magnetic USB cables on Amazon and Alibaba. The cables feature magnetic beads that allow them to coil up or be attached to metal surfaces. Unfortunately, while the design is great, the quality of the cables is not. There are still many issues with charging and data transfer to be fixed before the cables are worth using. Pictures of the cables are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tangle-free magnetic USB cables are here"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This thread discusses projects that were developed but never became profitable. While we hear a lot about successful ventures, there is still a lot to learn from completed, yet unsuccessful, projects. The reasons for not becoming successful are many, but they include being too late to the market, a lack of monetization, and issues with project management."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference will be held online from June 7 to 11. There will be announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost. Students are now invited to submit their Swift playgrounds to this year's Swift Student Challenge for a chance to win exclusive WWDC21 outerwear and a customized pin set."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Announcing WWDC21"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The next Meta VR headset is a mixed reality-focused device that uses advanced cameras to pass color video through and blend VR into the feed. Currently called Project Cambria, the device is set to be released sometime this year. The headset will be marketed for professional, work, and fitness purposes. Meta is enabling the development of mixed reality apps through its Presence Platform. The Presence Platform will allow apps to be cross-developed for the Quest 2 and Project Cambria."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Mark Zuckerberg Just Showed How Meta's Next Mixed Reality VR Headset Will Work"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Expedia will fire about 12% of its workforce in an effort to streamline and focus its business. Executives sent a company-wide email saying that the company had been pursuing growth in an unhealthy and undisciplined way. Chairman Barry Diller said the company was aiming for $300 to $500 million in annual cost savings following the release of Expedia's fourth-quarter earnings report earlier this month. Expedia reported $12 billion in revenue in 2019. The company expects a $30 to $40 million in losses due to the coronavirus outbreak. Expedia has recently changed leadership after former CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill abruptly resigned on December 4. Shortly after taking over as CEO, Diller said that Expedia was a 'bloated organization' and was too complex. He felt that employees lacked discipline and direction, and aims to bring focus back to the company."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Expedia cuts 3,000 jobs, including 500 at new Seattle HQ"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google has fired two employees for allegedly accessing internal information. Two colleagues who participated in a rally protesting the suspension of those employees were also dismissed. A company-wide memo stated that the employees were fired for clear and repeated violations of Google's data security policies. Google has been accused of illegally retaliating against prospective union organizers. Employees have been protesting against Google regarding many issues for several months now, and the company seems to be pushing employee organizers out of its business. Google has recently hired a firm known for helping companies crackdown against employee dissent."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google is accused of union busting after firing four employees"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article follows the story of Kayode, an A-grade student that was studying at one of the country's most elite educational institutions who turned to cybercrime during the pandemic. The pandemic has pushed young Nigerians into online crime as many lose their jobs and are forced to go hungry. What little money people had is strained due to inflation. Cybercrime is a popular choice to turn to when legitimate avenues are exhausted, especially when it seems low risk."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How the pandemic pulled Nigerian university students into cybercrime"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google Flights is offering a price guarantee for a limited time, between August 13 and September 2, 2019. Some flights will start showing a price guarantee badge, and if a booking is made and the price drops, Google will refund the difference in price if it's between $5 and $500. Using price estimating algorithms, Google is offering the guarantee on flights where it is confident that the prices shown are the lowest available before the flight departs. If prices drop, Google will alert the customer and deposit the difference back into their bank account."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Flights Offering Price Guarantee"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Paul Cormier, Red Hat's CEO and president since 2020, is stepping over to become chairman of the board and will be replaced by Matt Hicks, the company's head of products and technologies."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Red Hat names new CEO"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Circle has announced its intention to become a fully regulated bank. Its aim is to become a narrow bank that places all deposits on reserve at the central bank. If this were achieved, USDC would become a cryptocurrency fully backed by the Federal Reserve. Circle would profit off the interest that the Fed pays on bank reserves. Previous attempts by other companies to do narrow banking in the US have failed as the Fed doesn't like the idea. Circle has yet to initiate the process of applying to be a bank."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How Circle could create a U.S.-backed digital currency"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Python Handout is an alternative to Jupyter notebooks, which turns python scripts into handouts with Markdown comments and inline figures. It is used as a library inside a normal Python program. Users only need to run a script normally and it will output an HTML file for viewing."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Python Handout"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first antiviral pill to treat Covid-19. Paxlovid curbs the risk of hospitalization and death in high-risk patients by 89%, but it has to be started within a few days of symptoms showing up. The treatment involves 30 pills taken at home over five days. As the pill targets proteins that help the coronavirus make copies of itself, it will likely remain effective against variants."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "FDA authorizes first COVID-19 antiviral pill"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook is in the early stages of developing a Clubhouse clone. The news comes just days after CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on a Clubhouse event as a guest. Facebook has cloned functionality from other social media sites before, so it is not surprising that it is now copying Clubhouse. Twitter is also working on its own version of the app."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook is reportedly working on a Clubhouse copy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "rLoop, a Reddit-born hyperloop and engineering collective, has bought the intellectual property of Arrivo. Arrivo was a hyperloop startup founded by a former SpaceX engineer. The group will assess the progress Arrivo employees had made toward developing a type of hyperloop that relies on magnetic levitation. Arrivo had shut down in 2018 after running out of money. rLoop was founded in 2015 after SpaceX announced plans to hold a hyperloop competition where they won an innovation award."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Reddit-born engineering group buys leftovers of failed hyperloop startup Arrivo"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Herrenberg, a town in Germany, will soon be available via virtual reality. Tourists will be able to explore the town's historic houses and churches. The town currently uses super-computing and technologies typically deployed in advanced aerospace to visualize city data and citizen's emotional responses inside the digital twin. Citizens can use an app to share feedback on the town. The town will open up the digital copy for tourists to visit so they can explore it digitally before visiting it in person."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This German town replicated itself in VR to keep its tourism alive"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The N700S is a new record-breaking bullet train that can transport passengers to safety in the event of an earthquake. It can go up to 360 kilometers per hour but will be capped at 285 kilometers per hour during operation. The design is similar to previous versions of the train but with more focus on comfort and safety. It was entered into service on July 1 on the Tokaido Shinkansen line, which links Tokyo Station to Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Japan debuts new bullet train that can run during an earthquake"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Ultimate Typing Championship is an event where typists face off against each other for a $5,000 cash prize and other merchandise. Competitors at the event are required to type out short paragraphs and are rated on accuracy and speed. The winner, Anthony 'chak', typed at an average speed of 208.5 WPM, with a high speed of 233 WPM. A three-hour video of the event is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Watch the Ultimate Typing Champion Reach 'Otherworldly' Speeds"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook is testing a new feature that encourages users to post and share news in social networks focused on small geographical areas. Users will be able to share limited information with their neighbors, and Facebook will use the data it collects to serve more relevant ads. Neighborhoods is currently being tested in Calgary, Canada, and it will likely roll out more widely if the test is a success. Screenshots of the feature are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook is testing mini social networks focused on you and your neighbors"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This document explains the Apple Silicon Mac boot ecosystem and how open OSes operate with the platform."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Introduction to Apple Silicon"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Facebook's new content oversight board will focus on challenging content issues, including hate speech, harassment, and people's safety. The board consists of 20 members who have lived in 27 countries and speak at least 28 languages. Members include a former prime minister and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The board will eventually grow to 40 members. It will initially focus on cases where content was removed, and Facebook expects it will only take on dozens of cases to start. The board’s case decisions must be made and implemented within 90 days, though Facebook can ask for a 30-day review for exceptional cases."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook names first members of oversight board that can overrule Zuckerberg"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A group called the Fellowship of Friends may be controlling the hiring at Google. The group believes that most people exist in a state of 'waking sleep' and its founder claims to have been contacted by angelic incarnations of deceased art figures. The group allegedly built its influence by running a hiring agency that hired contractors from the sect. A previous case in 2008 awarded an employee $6.5 million in damages for failing to be promoted for not being a Fellowship member."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google Allegedly Infiltrated by \"Cult-Like Religious Sect\""}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Today marks Google’s official launch for AMP support for email, more than a year after they first announced their intentions of supporting the format. AMP will allow emails to become more interactive, so instead of having to complete work in a separate window, users can complete forms and questionnaires, RSVP to events, browse through a store’s inventory, or respond to comments right from a web-based email client itself. Many companies already support AMP emails, so users can expect to start seeing these kinds of emails in the coming weeks."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The US divorce rate dropped 18 percent from 2008 to 2016. Even controlling for factors such as age, the divorce rate still dropped 8 percent, so this isn't just about an aging population. \"One of the reasons for the decline is that the married population is getting older and more highly educated,\" says Maryland sociology professor Philip Cohen, who conducted the study. Many poorer and less educated Americans are opting not to marry at all. They're living together, and often raising kids together, without tying the knot. And studies have shown these cohabiting relationships are less stable than they used to be. Other millenials are poor, single and write daily tech newsletters."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Millennials are causing US divorce rate to plummet"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "After going through a series of serious life events it can be hard to continue on with work, and you might start thinking about making changes. During this period, it is important to remember that work provides an important level of structure in your life. It provides routine and social contact, and without it, it is easy to slide into bad habits, especially when going through rough periods in life. Finding good medical help is important in recovering from tough life events. Many suggest that if the stress is too much, moving to a less stressful job might be the best choice. However, unless it is financially feasible and it really is the best option, the least advised choice is to become unemployed, unless there is a plan around it. One of the best ways to get through tough periods is to keep yourself busy, so if it is possible, taking time off from work to travel is a good option."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: I think I’ve burnt out. What should I do?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "An optical quantum computer built by Canadian startup Xanadu is able to sometimes perform operations with more than 200 qubits. Simulating one of the operations, which only takes a few-dozen milliseconds on the optical quantum computer, would take 9,000 years on a supercomputer. Xanadu's hardware uses a chip to put photons in a specific quantum state then it forces photon pairs to interact in ways that entangle them. More details about the technology are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Manipulating photons for microseconds tops 9,000 years on a supercomputer"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This is a free course by OpenAI (a non-profit AI research lab founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman) to help beginners learn about deep reinforcement learning. There's a quick crash course on terminology, algorithms, and basic theory, a well-documented repo with code examples, and some code exercises. Pretty short, but looks very well done."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Spinning Up"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Nvidia is preparing to abandon its $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm. Regulators have sued to block the transaction on antitrust grounds and there are multiple other regulatory obstacles to overcome. SoftBank, who currently owns Arm, is still optimistic that the sale will go through. Nvidia is not expecting regulators to allow the deal to be finalized."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Nvidia is reportedly preparing to abandon its $40 billion takeover of Arm"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This is a Github Repo from Microsoft, with tutorials and exercises for learning quantum computing and their new quantum computing language Q#."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Quantum Katas"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Moscow farmers strapped VR headsets to cows to see if it improved their mood and milk production. The cattle viewed simulated fields with pleasing landscapes via headsets that were adapted to the cows' heads. Tests showed that the headsets reduced the cows' anxiety and boosted their overall sentiment. Further study is still required to see whether the headsets affected the quality or volume of the cows' milk."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Cows wearing VR headsets might produce better milk"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Jetpack Compose is a UI toolkit designed for building responsive Android apps with less code. It is built to integrate with existing Android apps and Jetpack libraries. Compose is designed to work with Android Views. The beta features coroutines support, accessibility support for talkback, easy-to-use animations, and more. Resources for learning Compose are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Announcing Jetpack Compose Beta!"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Kieran Setiya, an MIT philosophy professor, published a book that examines the problems of middle-aged happiness and how philosophy can help people find peace of mind."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How philosophy can solve your midlife crisis"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tiny traces of what may be ancient sponges that date back around 890 million years have been discovered in Canada's northern McKenzie Mountains. It will still take a lot of work to confirm whether the rocks are really animal fossils, but it could be evidence that animals emerged before the Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event that began around 700 million years ago. Scientists have long hypothesized that life had begun before the oxygenation event due to evidence from molecular clock data, but this is the first bit of physical evidence discovered that supports the idea."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Bizarre 890-Million-Year-Old Fossils May Be Earliest Known Animal Life"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Krafton, the developer behind PUBG, is using a virtual human to help establish its web3 ecosystem. Ana was built using the Unreal Engine. Krafton aims for Ana to become a celebrity to attract the interest of Gen Z. Ana will release an original music track and act as an influencer in entertainment and esports. More details on the character will be released later in the year. Pictures of Ana are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The company behind PUBG shows off its ‘hyper-realistic’ virtual human"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A medical center in China has developed an AI system that was better than junior doctors in diagnosing a range of illnesses in children. The system was able to diagnose diseases with 90-97% accuracy. While junior doctors were less accurate in diagnosing illnesses than the AI system, senior doctors were able to to diagnoses illnesses at a much higher success rate. This technology, while still far from being able to replace actual doctors, can potentially be a useful tool in aiding doctors and nurses when performing triage, especially in emergency care situations."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "An AI system can diagnose childhood diseases better than some doctors"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "On August 5 last year, the Indian government revoked a law that granted Jammu and Kashmir a measure of autonomy, splitting the state into two territories. The government then shut down all communications and arrested thousands of activists and academics in order to quell public opposition to the move. Over the last six months, communications such as landline phones, texting, and some access to government-approved websites has been restored, but the rest of the internet is still off-limits to citizens. People are calling the internet shut down a human rights violation and that it is a move to break the will of the Kashmiri people. The shutdown has caused life in the area to come to a standstill and people are struggling."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "No Email. No WhatsApp. No Internet. This Is Now Normal Life In Kashmir"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Atlantic Ocean is growing 1.5 inches wider every year because the tectonic plates under the Americas are separating from those beneath Europe and Africa. This is due to the formation of a large underwater mountain range in the middle of the ocean called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the North American plate from the Eurasian plate, and the South American plate from the African plate. It sits on a convection hotspot on the Earth's crust. The process started about 200 million years ago."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Atlantic Ocean is getting wider every year, pushing the Americas away from Europe and Africa. We may finally know why."}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "TLDR: The iPhone 5C failed because it was literally just the parts from an iPhone 5 put into a new plastic shell. It was also pitched as a \"budget\" iPhone, and had a new unproven design. The iPhone XR can succeed where the iPhone 5C failed because it is actually a premium phone (it costs $749), it is meant for people who bought the iPhone 8 last year instead of the iPhone X (which introduced a sort of \"super flagship\" $999 price point). The iPhone XR looks like an iPhone X from the front and the iPhone 8 from the back, so it's a proven design, and given Apple's scale (they now sell over 220 million iPhones a year, whereas when the 5C came out they only sold about 150 million per year) it will be much easier for the iPhone XR to succeed."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "5 reasons the iPhone XR will succeed where iPhone 5c failed"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Petra, a San Francisco startup, has developed a semi-autonomous robotic system that can create 18-60 inch diameter tunnels through any rock. Swifty can drill through Sioux Quartzite, the hardest rock on Earth, at a rate of an inch a minute. It is the first microtunneling robot that can reverse out of its own tunnel. Swifty costs up to 90 percent less than conventional trenchless methods, making a lot of underground infrastructure projects economically feasible."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Petra's remarkable thermal bore cuts through undrillable rock"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "People were quick to criticize Facebook when it first suggested the idea of putting a Facebook camera and microphone in their homes. Now, consumers have put those fears aside, and the Portal TV is completely sold out on Facebook's website and retailers such as Best Buy. Facebook Portal TV is a device that changes a TV into a big video chat screen. The other Facebook Portal gadgets are still available."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook's Portal TV video chat device was mocked — now it's completely sold out"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "China has started trials for its digital currency. The district of Suzhou will be paying half of its travel subsidies given to public sector workers in May using the digital currency. China plans to expand its pilot schemes to Shenzhen, Xiongan, and Chengdu. The 2022 Winter Olympic games may be used as a test for the currency. China has not yet announced an official timetable for releasing the digital yuan. However, reports indicate that the currency will be available to the public later this year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "China starts testing digital currency as Facebook's Libra faces setback"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article discusses the new built-in FSMonitor added in Git version 2.37.0 and how it improves performance on very large worktrees. The Git file system monitor (FSMonitor) feature speeds up commands like git status and git add by reducing the size of the search. These commands are slow as they are searching the entire worktree looking for changes, which can be a problem for very large worktrees. FSMonitor continually watches worktrees to have a complete view of all file system changes."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Improve Git monorepo performance with a file system monitor"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The FTC filed a complaint to block Meta from acquiring Within, the company behind VR fitness app Supernatural."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "FTC files to block Meta from buying VR fitness studio Within"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "One of the largest cybersecurity companies in the US, FireEye, claims it was hacked by a foreign government. Internal tools used for testing clients' defenses were stolen in the attack. FireEye has an array of business contracts across the national security space in the US and around the world. The stolen kit targets a myriad of different vulnerabilities in popular software products. All of these vulnerabilities should already be public, but FireEye has not disclosed what systems may be affected. Typically, companies will release patches for known vulnerabilities, but users do not always download these patches."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "US cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked, probably by 'nation-state'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists from the University of Southern California have regrown lizard tails with spinal columns and nerves intact. Lizards can regrow their tails, but naturally regrown lizard tails usually feature a cartilage tube instead of a spinal column and nerves. The scientists used stem cells and gene editing tools to regenerate perfect tails. The study provides scientists with a blueprint for improving healing in wounds that don't naturally regenerate."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Aided by stem cells, a lizard regenerates a perfect tail for first time in more than 250 million years"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Not all data is created equal. Some data is special and requires better protection.In this webinar, we will discuss how leading companies like Netflix and Apple secure and protect sensitive data with zero-trust data privacy vaults. We will introduce and demo Skyflow, a data privacy vault delivered as an API, and answer live questions.Join Skyflow’s Head of Developer Relations, Sean Falconer, tomorrow April 13th at 10am PT for ‘Move Fast and Don’t Break Privacy’.Register now."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Webinar: Move Fast and Don’t Break Privacy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Samsung Display and Intel are working on slidable PCs. The companies showed off a prototype PC that slides from a 13-inch tablet into a 17-inch display during Intel's Innovation keynote. Intel also showed off software that connects Intel-powered computers to smartphones. The slidable PC is still just a concept and there is no word on when it will become a reality. A GIF showing how the sliding PC concept works is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Intel and Samsung are getting ready for ‘slidable’ PCs"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "According to Pew Research, the shares of U.S. adults who say they use the internet, use social media, own a smartphone or own a tablet computer are all nearly identical to the shares who said so in 2016. 95% of people have cell phones, 89% have internet, and 69% use social media. The number of people who own a desktop or a laptop computer actually dropped from 78% in 2016 to 73% today, while the number of people with tablets increased from 51% in 2016 to 53% today. For better or worse, it appears that adoption of most of these internet technologies has plateaued in the United States."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Internet, social media use and device ownership in U.S. have plateaued after years of growth"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Twitter is laying off 30% of its talent-acquisition team. The company suspended hiring in May to shave costs. Twitter executives are restructuring the company to align with business needs. Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter may be in trouble after Musk's team concluded that Twitter's figures on spam accounts were not verifiable."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter lays off workers, report contends Elon Musk’s bid is in jeopardy"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "While the code for machine learning models is publicly available, the datasets and computing power required to create working models are still kept locked away by almost all participants in the space."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub Copilot and open source laundering"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Roadrunner is a new documentary about the life and death of Anthony Bourdain. The filmmaker used AI technology to digitally recreate Bourdain's voice for three audio quotes. There is a growing industry for AI voice replication. A sample of the AI-generated audio from the documentary is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New Anthony Bourdain documentary deepfakes his voice"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article teaches the reader how to create a CSS typewriter effect that reveals text gradually as if it is being typed. Adding typewriter effects can help engage readers and keep them interested in reading further. The effect is best used on small portions of non-critical text. Practical examples of use cases are provided."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to Create a CSS Typewriter Effect for your Website"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI2) today released an online Pictionary-style game called Iconary. Iconary is designed as a tool to help computers learn common sense by interpreting pictures that users draw, based on phrases that the computer hasn’t seen before. Users will draw scenes based on a text description, and the algorithm will have to identify what objects are in the picture, figure out how these objects relate to each other, and translate the image into text that humans can understand."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Playing Pictionary against computers could help AI learn common sense"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Spotify claims that Apple’s App Store introduced rules that purposely limited choice and stifled innovation at the expense of the user experience, and has filed a complaint with the European Commission accusing the company of anti-competitive behavior. Apple is a direct competitor to Spotify through its Apple Music service, and Spotify sees several of its rules as unfair. Spotify is required to pay a 30% tax to Apple on subscriptions to its services, which increases the subscription cost so that it is more expensive than Apple Music. If they avoid this tax by using a direct subscription model, their communication with customers is contractually restricted. Upgrades to their app are also routinely blocked, and they have been locked out of using Apple services such as Siri, HomePod, and the Apple Watch."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify files complaint with European Commission against Apple"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A new privacy-focused cryptocurrency has become popular recently, and not only because of its Harry Potter theme. Grin promises to create a cryptocurrency that is both ‘light’ and completely anonymous. Currently, Bitcoin requires over 200GB of data to run a miner and its large energy consumption is a problem. Grin aims to solve these issues. There are a few criticisms for Grin, including its lack of a supply cap."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A new Harry Potter–themed cryptocurrency is like a more private version of Bitcoin"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers in Europe have created the world's first light-emitting tattoos based on OLED screen technology. While tattoos can be a form of self-expression, they are also useful as medical tools. The tattoos are made from an extremely thin layer of an electroluminescent polymer that glows when a charge is applied. They can be applied to surfaces using the same wet transfer process used in temporary tattoos and can be easily washed off when no longer needed. When combined with other wearable technologies, these tattoos could start flashing whenever certain body signals are triggered. A lot more research is required before the technology can be used on human skin."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Have Invented Light-Up OLED Tattoos"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This is a project that lets you revert back to the old Gmail layout before the recent redesign. The project includes not only the original CSS, but also a handy Chrome extension that will apply the CSS automatically."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Gmail Classic"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This op-ed by Tim Cook calls for US Congress to pass comprehensive federal privacy legislation. Companies should avoid collecting identifying information if possible, tell people what data is collected and why, and allow people to delete their personal data. This legislation should also target online data brokers, who buy your purchasing data from online retailers and sells it to other buyers, all without your knowledge. Cook wants the FTC to shine a light on this practice."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You Deserve Privacy Online. Here's How You Could Actually Get It"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Drata says there’s an easier way to achieve continuous SOC 2 compliance (also ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA). Instead of screenshots, spreadsheets, and endless back-and-forth emails with auditors, Drata offers an autopilot layer that gathers evidence 24/7, with 75+ integrations for the most common SaaS services.Users seem to be impressed: Drata is the highest rated compliance software on G2. The CISO of Lemonade says: “Drata applies a level of integration and automation that I’ve not seen before. I reviewed a number of players in this space. Drata is the clear winner.”Check Drata out: TLDR readers get 10% off and waived implementation fees"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SOC 2 is a resource drain. Can Drata’s auto-compliance tool make it quicker?"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Sony unveiled its new Airpeak drone at CES 2021. It is the smallest drone capable of carrying an Alpha camera. The drone was designed for video content creation and professional photography. It has a quadcopter design that features two retractable landing gear extensions. A video that shows off its capabilities as a chase camera is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This is Sony’s Airpeak drone"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google has updated its Google Earth View collection with 1,000 new images of some of Earth's most stunning landscapes as seen from space. The collection now boasts over 2,500 landscapes from across the globe with images optimized for 4K screens. Google Earth View images can be used as wallpapers and screensavers for a range of devices. A link to Google Earth View is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google just released 1,000 new images of the most gorgeous landscapes in Google Earth View"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the University of Cambridge have successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys. They flushed the kidneys with blood infused with an enzyme that removed blood type markers from the blood vessels of the kidneys, converting them to blood type O. The technology could significantly increase the number of kidneys available for patients who need them. One of the biggest restrictions to kidney transplantations is blood-type compatibility."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers change blood type of kidney in transplant breakthrough"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Twitter has told its employees around the world to work from home in response to the recent coronavirus outbreak. Facebook has also given its employees permission to work from home if they choose to. Twitter’s US offices will still be open if employees need to come to work in person. The virus has affected the tech industry heavily, with dropping values in stocks, canceled conferences and events, and some employees falling ill. Twitter has already banned non-critical business travel within the company."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter told its 5,000 employees to work from home because of the coronavirus"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Activate your free Stream Chat trial to start building today. Qualifying small teams and personal dev projects can also apply for the free-forever Stream Maker Account."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Build In-App Chat + Feeds, Faster"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The US Digital Service Academy is a federal initiative to train a new generation of tech workers for the government. It is set to rival Stanford and MIT. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will lead the project. The school will offer degrees for digital skills such as cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence has voted unanimously to recommend the university to Congress."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is working to launch a university that would rival Stanford and MIT and funnel tech workers into government work"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Future Crunch is a once every other week newsletter full of optimistic news and breakthroughs in science and technology."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Future Crunch"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The InSight lander has provided valuable data on Mars' activities. It has observed marsquakes, swirling vortices, weather, and the changing of seasons. Despite its successes, it has so far been unable to dig into the ground. A new plan has been developed to push the probe into the planet in order to track its temperature variations. It is likely that martian soil is too dense for the probe to dig through as designed. The probe only needs a small adjustment in order to dig through the ground, so NASA scientists have been trying to use the scoop at the end of InSight's robotic arm to readjust the probe. After failing to readjust the probe, the scientists decided to use the scoop to dig directly into the dirt. This was a risky decision as the scoop was not designed for digging and could break, but the current maneuver appears to be working."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "At long last, NASA’s probe finally digs in on Mars"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google CEO Sundar Pichai answered questions about cost cuts, managing productivity, and potential layoffs at the company's all-hands meeting this week. Pichai pointed to tough macroeconomic conditions as the reason for more cost-cutting measures. He also blamed increasing bureaucracy at Google for causing some of the company's challenges. Pichai discussed how the company could be more efficient, for example, by removing unnecessary processes that it may have developed over the years. More details about what was discussed in the meeting are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google CEO Pichai tells employees not to 'equate fun with money' in heated all-hands meeting"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A cool newsletter about game development sent out every Friday by Andrzej Mazur of Enclave Games. Definitely worth a look for anyone interested in video games!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Gamedev.js Weekly"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Ford unveiled its Mustang Mach-E last week, the company's first battery-powered SUV. Elon Musk had tweeted out his congratulations, but then later in the week he tweeted a video of the Cybertruck pulling an F-150 uphill. The clip has been viewed almost 13 million times. Critics have pointed out that the F-150 is a rear-wheel drive and that there was no payload to put more weight on its rear wheels to give it more traction. Sundeep Madra, the vice president at Ford X has tweeted back at Musk, saying that Ford would complete a real comparison if Musk would send him a Cybertruck. Musk has accepted the challenge."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk doesn’t back down after Ford challenges Tesla to an ‘apples to apples’ tug-of-war rematch"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "First Round Capital surveyed 529 founders about the tech industry. 89% believe there is ageism in tech, and on average they believe it starts at 46 years old. They were most bullish on Stripe, followed by SpaceX, Coinbase, Slack and Airbnb. 39% believe China will be the center of tech by 2028, while 57% believe it will be the US. 77% say tech giants are perceived as evil, 50% believe they actually are evil. 87% are blockchain skeptics."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "State of Startups 2018"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Telegram will start sending out its Gram currency to investors within two months. The 200 to 300 million global users of Telegram's messaging app will soon have access to a Gram digital wallet. Regulators are concerned that cryptocurrencies could be useful for unlawful activities and have started to shut down smaller cryptocurrency projects, citing them for violations of securities law. Telegram has developed its Cryptocurrency mostly in secret. The company has always operated with a degree of disregard for the opinions of government authorities. Its messaging app is designed to make it easy to encrypt messages between phones, making it unpopular among governments. Once Gram is released, it will be a decentralized currency, meaning that it will be controlled by a network of peers and not any one central authority. There will be no currency backing Gram, and like Bitcoin, its value will be determined by the market."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Telegram Pushes Ahead With Plans for ‘Gram’ Cryptocurrency"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Zomato has acquired the Indian operations of Uber Eats for around $350 million. The deal will give Uber about 10 percent shareholding in Zomato. Uber Eats customers will be redirected to Zomato, and it will cease to exist as a separate brand locally. The Uber Eats team will not be absorbed, and executives will either be reallocated to Uber's other divisions or laid off. Zomato is now expected to corner more than 50 percent of the Indian market. Uber Eats was the third biggest player in the market, behind Zomato and Swiggy. It was underperforming in the market, operating on losses throughout last year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Zomato buys Uber Eats in an all-stock deal"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The Linac Coherent Light Source II (LCLS-II) will be the second world-class X-ray laser at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. It will be capable of firing up to 1 million light pulses per second, with beams 10,000 times brighter than its predecessor. The beams are run through a series of alternating magnets to produce X-rays, which are then used to create molecular movies. LCLS-II will allow scientists to answer questions regarding energy transfer, possibly leading to the improvement of technologies like solar power. A video that shows what it is like inside the more than 2-mile long tunnel that houses LCLS-II is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Building the world's brightest X-ray laser"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Yahoo! Answers started in 2005. It will be shut down on May 4. This article is a collection of the best questions and answers from the site throughout the years. The questions cover topics such as ant killing, music, space travel, vampires, and more."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The best of Yahoo! Answers"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The information browsers send to the backend are just HTTP requests. There's no way for the backend to tell that a request isn't sent by a browser unless too many headers are removed. This article shows how anyone can access undocumented APIs by sending requests to endpoints authenticated with cookies. It uses Google Hangouts as an example and then points out some of the issues with the technique."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How to use undocumented web APIs"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Many of the predictions about what 2020 would be like for families didn't pan out, but things have definitely changed in the last couple of decades. Women are working more, the number of people choosing not to have children is increasing, and same-sex and transsexual parents are becoming more common. As reproductive technology develops, the definition of a typical family is likely to change significantly. Science will soon be able to create artificial sperm and eggs, as well as wombs. A change in the process of reproduction may mean that women can continue to work while being 'pregnant', and people who could not produce their own children previously (eg. single men, transgender and same-sex couples) can have their own children. Genetically modified designer babies will also likely become a reality. Many other factors such as an aging population, increased travel, and economic inequality will also affect the future of the family unit."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The family in 2050: artificial wombs, robot carers and the rise of single fathers by choice"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Huawei's Mate 50 series devices can send texts via satellite communication."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The first phone maker to add satellite texting to its devices is... Huawei"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple has revealed its over-ear wireless headphones, AirPods Max. AirPods Max feature a custom acoustic design, H1 chips, and advanced software. It comes in five colors and will be shipped from December 15. The H1 chip in each ear allows AirPods Max to deliver a listening experience that includes Adaptive EQ, Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency Mode, and spatial audio. The batteries can last up to 20 hours while playing high-fidelity audio with Active Noise Cancellation and spatial audio enabled. AirPods Max are available to order now for $549."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple introduces AirPods Max, the magic of AirPods in a stunning over-ear design"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "When the Uber app's payment system was rewritten, it had to replace two existing payment systems and be deployed and used by millions of people every day without any business impact. The software was designed without using any of the standard software architecture planning tools. There were no software architects or references to common architecture problems used. The team followed a simple approach to the design by defining the problem, brainstorming and whiteboarding solutions, writing simple documentation and diagrams, discussing tradeoffs and alternatives, and then getting feedback within the team and organization. As an engineer, it is better to solve solutions and learn through them rather than picking a particular architecture pattern hoping it will solve the problem. The goal should be to make everything as simple as possible."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Software Architecture is Overrated, Clear and Simple Design is Underrated"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google has identified TikTok as a possible existential threat to its search engine. Almost 40% of young people use TikTok or Instagram to discover places rather than using Google Maps or Search. This article looks at TikTok as a search engine and how it performs against Google Search. While TikTok excels at showing content related to searches, it isn't able to provide quick access to other sites or answer questions like Google."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I tried replacing Google with TikTok, and it worked better than I thought"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Brandless is shutting down, just two and a half years after it launched. It had an original idea designed to disrupt the traditional grocery industry, but it could not perform under the pressure of its investors. Brandless blames the crowded e-commerce market, as the competition in the direct-to-consumer market is fierce. SoftBank poured $240 million into the company in mid-2018, a year after it launched. After it received the cash infusion, Brandless underwent major leadership changes, partly due to the fact that SoftBank was pushing Brandless to quickly turn a profit and meet steep financial targets. The company board decided to shut down the company while there was still enough money to provide severance packages to employees."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Brandless, the pioneering Amazon alternative, shuts down"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "This article is a collection of thoughts on maintaining React component libraries as part of existing design systems used by large numbers of frontend applications. It focuses more on the software and social challenges of building a large-scale component library rather than on design. It was written by the primary maintainer of DigitalOcean's internal React component library."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Notes on maintaining an internal React component library"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Unusual signals have been detected coming from the direction of the center of the Milky Way. The radio waves fit no currently understood pattern of variable radio source, suggesting that it comes from a new class of stellar object. It has a very high polarization, with its light oscillating in only one direction that rotates with time. The brightness of the object varies dramatically and the signal switches on and off seemingly at random. Scientists hope to learn more about the object when the transcontinental Square Kilometer Array radio telescope comes online sometime in the next decade."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Strange radio waves emerge from the direction of the galactic center"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Application programming interfaces, or APIs, are bridges that connect two or more programs. They make it possible for companies to interact. This article outlines ten steps for creating and maintaining a safe API. It focuses on APIs through Web services."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Designing a secure API"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Scientists have discovered 16 species of deep-sea fish that camouflage themselves with skin that reflects less than 0.5 percent of the light that hits it. Their darkness is caused by a distinct arrangement of melanin, a pigment also found in human skin, creating a structural light trap. Capturing these fish has proven difficult due to their low visibility and the depths that they live in. The darkest material known to man is still a material created by engineers from MIT which absorbs more than 99.96 percent of light."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "In the deep sea, scientists discover one of the blackest materials ever known"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The new rules will force open source developers to adhere to guidelines for risk management, data governance, technical documentation, transparency, and standards of accuracy and cybersecurity."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The EU’s AI Act could have a chilling effect on open source efforts, experts warn"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple's HomePod mini smart speaker has a secret temperature and humidity sensor in its casing. It isn't currently usable by owners of the device yet, but Apple has previously included hardware in its devices before that were activated after release. New HomePod firmware tends to release in the fall of each year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple’s HomePod mini reportedly has a secret temperature and humidity sensor"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The next Apple Watch will have a blood sugar sensor, according to reports. More than 10% of Americans have type 1 diabetes, with an estimated over 26 million undiagnosed cases in the country. Adding a blood sugar sensor would play a valuable role in prompting formal testing, diagnosis, and treatment. Non-invasive blood sugar detection can be achieved using infrared sensors. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will likely have the same feature when it is released later this year."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Watch blood sugar sensor 'coming in Series 7'"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Studies have shown that open floor office plans decrease face-to-face time and increase the number of email interactions. Employees experience increased stress levels, conflict, blood pressure, and higher turnover rates when working in an open floor office. Companies such as ROOM and ZenBooth have started offering office pods, personal cubicles which are minimal in design, containing a chair, a table, outlets, a skylight, glass doors, and soundproofed walls. Pods can vary in sizes and accommodate individual users or small groups of people. ZenBooth was started due to the founder finding it difficult to work in an office with an open floor plan. Pods can be delivered to an office within 10-15 business days and set up in under an hour while constructing office walls can take more than three months. Some pods are already tested to meet fire regulations, and the costs are less than renting traditional sectioned offices."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Often-Hated Open Floor Plan Gets a New Savior: The Office Pod"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Meta's AI lab has created a new language model similar to GPT-3. The Open Pretrained Transformer will be available to any researcher who wants to study it. It has been audited by Meta to remove some harmful behaviors, but the company believes that researchers should have access to a more complete model as it would be better for science. The move to more transparency in AI research was driven largely by Joelle Pineau, the managing director at Meta AI."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Meta has built a massive new language AI—and it’s giving it away for free"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk now has a net worth of more than $185 billion, surpassing Jeff Bezos, who is currently worth about $184 billion. Musk's wealth surge was the fastest rise to the top of the rich list in history. Tesla's share price increased more than ninefold in 2020, while Amazon's share price has remained more subdued due to the potential for increased regulation."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world, passing Jeff Bezos"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google is testing a feature that allows users to launch game titles directly from Google Search. The feature works with Amazon Luna, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Google Stadia. It is unknown if or when Google will fully roll out this feature. Screenshots of the feature are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google is letting some people launch cloud games directly from search results"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "2,400 WeWork employees will be laid off as the company cuts costs and resizes its business. WeWork is aiming to create a more efficient and focused organization. This layoff represents 19 percent of WeWork's total workforce. Former employees will receive severance, continued benefits, and other forms of assistance. The job cuts have been rumored for some time now. WeWork pulled its IPO filing after investors expressed concerns over the company's mounting losses and unusual corporate governance structure. Adam Neumann, one of WeWork's cofounders, has since stepped down from his role as CEO. WeWork almost ran out of money but secured a bailout from SoftBank, its biggest investor. It continues to bleed cash, with $1.25 billion in reported losses for the third quarter."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "WeWork lays off 2,400 employees"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Brilliant Planet is a company that has a carbon capture and sequestration model that can scale up to billions of tons per year. The method involves pumping seawater into low-cost coastal desert land and then using the pools of seawater to grow algae. It could potentially capture two billion tons of carbon per year, about 5.5% of humanity's annual global carbon emissions. The company is aiming for a cost of around $50-$100 per ton, which is significantly cheaper than other current options."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Brilliant Planet plans cheap, gigaton-scale carbon capture using algae"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "The potential for AI tools to significantly help humans on an everyday basis is more tangible than ever. AI could be the foundational platform from which numerous advancements across all industries will be made. This article features a transcript from an interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The interview discusses the current state of AI and what to expect at Greylock's Intelligent Future event, a summit that features experts and entrepreneurs from some of today's leading artificial intelligence organizations."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "AI for the Next Era"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "It is easy to waste time and energy when building your own bootstrap business. In order to avoid hassle, it is best to have customers pay upfront on a monthly subscription for some kind of software as a service. This way, you will have recurring revenue to continue development, locked-in customers, and no customers owing on payments. It's important to set realistic expectations, and use reliable technology. Automate as much as you can and follow the best practices of other businesses - choose a big bank, choose a simple corporate structure, and find a good accountant. When you first start your project, it is best to keep as much control over it as you can. If you take on investors or partners, there will be significantly more pressure to perform and it usually brings on more problems than it solves. Smart marketing is better than just spending on marketing. Don't respond to unsolicited requests until it is time that you need a particular product or service for your business."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "23 rules to run a software startup with minimum hassle"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple plans to remove apps on its App Store that haven't been recently updated. Developers have 30 days to submit an update for approval. The policy is intended to make it easier for customers to find apps that fit their needs. Apps that are removed from the App Store due to this policy will remain fully functional for users who already have the app installed. Google has also announced similar plans."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple will delist App Store apps that haven’t been updated recently"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon is very close to making Crystal City, Virginia, an urban neighborhood south of downtown Washington DC, their second headquarters. Things are far enough along that Amazon has had internal discussions about how quickly it can move employees there and Crystal City's top real estate developer has pulled some buildings off of the leasing market. Amazon says it plans to make $5 billion in capital investments in whatever city it chooses for its second headquarters, and while most cities' offers to entice Amazon to come have been secret, we know Maryland has offered an incentive package worth $8.5 billion and Newark has offered an incentive package worth $7 billion. The ultimate decision is likely to rest with Jeff Bezos, but it really looks like Washington, DC is going to be the site of Amazon's HQ2."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon in advanced talks about putting HQ2 in Northern Virginia, those close to process say"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has successfully fired up Super Heavy, the largest rocket booster in the world. Booster 3 was completed around July 1 and it passed its first cryogenic proof test on July 12. It successfully ignited three Raptor engines on its first go on July 19. This is the first Starship prototype that completed its cryogenic and static fire tests on its first attempt. The success makes it clear that SpaceX's Starship launch vehicle design, production, and operations are rapidly maturing."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX fires up world’s largest rocket booster on the first try"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Amazon Care is rolling out its telehealth service nationwide. It will also expand in-person care to 20 cities. Amazon Care provides virtual care visits, free telehealth consults, and in-home visits for a fee. The virtual care market is becoming increasingly crowded as insurers are also trying to enter the market. Amazon has already signed up several employers to the service."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon rolls out its telehealth service nationwide"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Google has officially released details on its Stadia game service. Stadia will be released in November in 14 different territories, including the US, UK, and Canada. At least 31 games from 21 publishers will be launched with the service. A $130 ‘Founder’s Edition’ hardware kit will launch with Stadia, which includes a Chromecast Ultra and a limited-edition dark blue version of the Stadia controller. The subscription service will be $10 a month after a 3 month included subscription with the Founder’s Edition kit. A free tier will be launching in 2020. Google eventually intends to have a backlog of free games that comes with the subscription service, but Stadia is not primarily a subscription service for games. Customers will still have to purchase games to play on the platform. A list of the countries Stadia will be launched in and the games that will be available at launch is available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Google’s Stadia Game Service is Officially Coming November: Everything You Need to Know"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Apple and Google are creating a technology to alert people if they have come into contact with someone diagnosed with the coronavirus. Initially, the companies will help third-party contact-tracing apps run efficiently, but they will eventually do away with the need to download dedicated apps. The companies' approach will keep users anonymous, addressing privacy concerns. It will use Bluetooth signals to determine if a person was in close contact for long enough to have potentially transmitted the virus. If a person is later diagnosed with COVID-19, a warning will be sent to those affected."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Coronavirus: Apple and Google team up to contact trace Covid-19"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "70 companies and over 3,300 employees in the UK are part of a pilot program to trial four-day work arrangements for the next six months. The initiative will investigate how the four-day week impacts workers in terms of stress, burnout, job and life satisfaction, health, sleep, energy use, travel, and many other aspects of life. Pilot tests are also being conducted in Australia and New Zealand, and an upcoming trial is expected to start in the US and Canada in October. Other four-day week trials have shown massive increases in engagement and staff satisfaction without any drops in productivity."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Huge 4-Day Work Week Experiment Begins in The UK: The Largest Ever Conducted"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Enterprise-grade performance and scalability. With built-in K/V, SQL, & full-text search. Flexible JSON docs align to your code. Build faster with in-memory performance & automatic replication & scaling. Try free today. No credit card required."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Couchbase Capella DBaaS: Store in JSON, access with SQL"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "A security researcher has publicly disclosed a new zero-day exploit that gives admin privileges in Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2022. The researcher released the exploit publicly out of frustration over Microsoft's decreasing payouts in their bug bounty program. The payout for a zero-day exploit has dropped from $10,000 to $1,000. Microsoft will likely fix the vulnerability in a future Patch Tuesday update."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "New Windows zero-day with public exploit lets you become an admin"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Flutter is a cross-platform platform that compiles apps that take full advantage of hardware graphics into machine code. Windows support is now available. The Windows version can work with Windows modalities for internationalization and communicate with the Win32, COM, and Windows Runtime APIs. Several common plugins have been adapted to include Windows support, and community packages that add support for various Windows features are available. More details about Flutter Windows support, along with screenshots of Windows apps built with Flutter, are available in the article."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Announcing Flutter for Windows"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Over the past two years, workers have shifted from living in traditional technology capitals like San Francisco, Seattle, or New York to other regions in the US, such as Miami. This article analyzes geographic shifts based on Stack Overflow traffic throughout the pandemic to see which regions people are moving to and which are losing their prominence. The tech industry is seeing a gradual evening out in geographic diversity. It is too soon to see if the trend is permanent."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Great Decentralization? Geographic shifts and where tech talent is moving next"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "It has been rumored for months that Apple is planning to release VR and AR glasses. Some clues point to a 2022 release. NextVR allows users to watch events through VR glasses. Apple has acquired NextVR for $100 million. NextVR employees will have to move after the purchase is completed."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Apple to Buy NextVR from Best Virtual Reality Platforms"}]}
{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Tesla's Full Self Driving package is now available for $199 a month, except for Tesla owners who purchased the Enhanced Autopilot package, who can get it for $99 a month. The package can be canceled at any time. Tesla owners who don't have the required hardware for the package can upgrade their vehicles for $1,500 to make them FSD-ready. The FSD software still requires active driver supervision."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Full Self Driving subscriptions are now available for $199 a month"}]}