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[ { "role": "user", "content": "This podcast episode talks about how a ragtag team of developers created the world's most popular operating system." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Android's Unlikely Success" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cascadia Code is a monospaced font from Microsoft that provides a fresh experience for command-line experiences and code editors. It is designed to be used with terminal applications and text editors. Cascadia Code supports programming ligatures. It is open source and is available publicly on GitHub." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cascadia Code" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to launch on December 25, if everything goes according to plan. It took more than a decade and $10 billion to build the telescope, which is now fueled and ready at Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The JWST will be able to see much more than the Hubble Space Telescope, which has now operated for more than 30 years. Astronomers from around the world will be able to apply to use the JWST to support their research. One of the telescope's main tasks will be to study the atmospheres of exoplanets to see if they are suitable for life." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "James Webb telescope: how it could uncover some of the universe’s best-kept secrets" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have developed a test that detects traces of malignant cells in a patient's bloodstream anywhere in a patient's body in less than 10 minutes. It's super cheap and simple, and detects about 90 out of every 100 cases of cancer, so this could serve as routine check for cancer in the future. The trick is that cancer DNA and normal DNA stick to metal surfaces in different ways, so this test uses tiny gold nanoparticles to detect the cancer cells." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists develop 10-minute universal cancer test" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Reels is now available in over 150 countries. The feature is Meta's response to TikTok and shares similar features. Facebook has introduced more creative tools and ways for creators to monetize their content along with the global rollout. Reels is Facebook's fastest-growing content format. It currently monetizes at a lower rate than other content formats, but Meta believes this will change over time. More details about the features included in the rollout are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook Reels rolls out worldwide along with new creative tools and ads" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Stratolaunch, the world’s biggest airplane, is wider than a football field with its 385 foot wingspan. Its first test flight was on April 13, where it flew at 189 miles per hour at 15,000 feet. Created from two used Boeing jetliners, Stratolaunch aims to be able to fly at two or three times higher than commercial jets to act as a launching pad for satellites to be sent into space." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The world’s biggest airplane has taken its first flight" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook's Deepfake Detection Challenge is an open competition to find algorithms that can spot AI-manipulated videos. This year's winning algorithm could spot real-world examples of deep fakes with an average accuracy of 65.18%. Deepfakes have become an increasing threat for social media as it has the obvious potential to be misused. The political effects of deepfakes have so far been minimal. More than 35,000 detection algorithms were entered into the competition. The results of the competition show that a lot of work still needs to be done before automated systems can reliably spot deepfake content." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook contest reveals deepfake detection is still an ‘unsolved problem’" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "A 50-second audio track generated from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter as it flew past Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons, was recently made available by the Southwest Research Institute. Juno carries an instrument that can tune into electric and magnetic radio waves, which researchers recorded and transformed into an audio track. Last year, researchers discovered that the clouds of Jupiter could, in theory, support life. The audio of Juno's Ganymede flyby is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A New Clip From NASA's Juno Probe Lets You 'Listen' to Jupiter's Moon" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Oculus, in a partnership with Lenovo, has revealed its new Rift S headset, which has higher resolution and built-in tracking, removing the need for external cameras. It will be priced exactly the same as the upcoming Oculus Quest headset, at $399, with the same Touch motion controllers and integrated audio system. Every existing and future Rift game with be compatible with the Rift S headset and cross-platform multiplayer compatibility is enabled between the different types of headsets. A new feature called Passthrough Plus will allow users to view the real world while still wearing the headset. The Rift S will be available in Spring." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Oculus unveils the Rift S, a higher-resolution VR headset with built-in tracking" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "School-age children now have the opportunity to go to YouTube summer camps. The camps, which can cost up to $1,000 a week, teach children how to draft storyboard ideas, interview people, and edit audio and video. While YouTube’s minimum age is 13, children can still run channels under the supervision of their parents. These channels will automatically be put on private and have comments disabled. Many parents interviewed did not see being a YouTube star as a viable career. However, the platform is now the most preferred source of entertainment for kids, and many children are aiming for careers on YouTube." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Parents are spending thousands on YouTube camps that teach kids how to be famous" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Joint European Torus (JET) has set a new record for released energy, releasing 59 megajoules of energy over five seconds. It is still well short of the break-even point where the fusion energy released matches the energy input required to trigger the fusion. The results are still an important validation of the approach being taken at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). JET is being used as a testbed for the technologies and materials that will go into ITER. ITER is expected to begin experimental runs in 2025." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "European project sets a record for fusion energy produced by a tokamak" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Earth Day's 50th anniversary is on April 22. Originally, events were planned for the big day, but the movement has now been forced online. Organizers have planned a three-day live-streamed event called Earth Day Live. It aims to draw in millions of people to rally for action on climate change and make it a priority for would-be voters. There will be celebrity cameos, high-profile speakers, musicians, and performers. The event will be broadcast from a website that is linked in the article. 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": "A 72-hour live stream is bringing Earth Day online" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Japanese drug used to treat new strains of influenza has been shown to be effective in coronavirus patients. Favipiravir has a high degree of safety and is clearly effective in treatment, with those who were treated with the drug turning negative for the virus after a median of four days of becoming positive. X-rays showed a 91% improvement in lung condition after treatment. The drug appeared to be less effective in those with more severe symptoms. Favipiravir was used in 2016 as an emergency aid to counter the Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea. Governmental approval is still needed for full-scale use on COVID-19 patients, but health officials say that the drug could be approved as early as May." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Major tech companies such as Google have been working on augmented reality glasses for years with little commercial success. Many startups have entered into the AR market, which is predicted to be worth almost $200 billion worldwide by 2020. On Tuesday, FORM released a pair of AR swim goggles that uses artificial intelligence to track metrics. For $199, users can view metrics such as calories burned, distance traveled, split times, stroke rate, and more, all within the swimmer’s line of sight. The goggles can also display different information depending on the state of the user, for example, while swimming, after turns, and during rest. An accompanying app will be released in August when the goggles are shipped internationally. Other companies have also developed AR wearables targeted at running and bicycling." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AR goggles: FORM is sorta like Google Glass, but for swimming" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Mexican startup called Biomitech has developed an artificial tree that it claims is capable of processing the same amount of air pollution as 368 living trees. Unlike trees, Biourban doesn't require many years to grow. The 14-foot metal tree uses microalgae that pulls carbon dioxide and other contaminants from the air, releasing pure oxygen as a byproduct. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 7 million people die from exposure to air pollution each year. Each artificial tree costs around $50,000 to construct, which might prevent the technology from spreading to areas where it is needed most. Another project from a German firm, Green City Solutions, uses vertically installed squares of moss cultures to achieve similar results." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Artificial tree promises to suck up as much air pollution as a small forest" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "ARCA Space's EcoRocket Heavy's design is one of the strangest ever seen. The steam-powered rocket will be made up of 540 Propulsion Modules and be wider than it is tall. It is not the first time this type of design has been proposed, but previous attempts were shut down due to substantial technical challenges. ARCA plans to raise funds for asteroid mining missions by selling crypto tokens that can be exchanged for mined ore." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This Might Be the Weirdest-Looking Rocket We've Ever Seen" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water. The water it produces exceeds World Health Organization quality guidelines. Weighing less than 10 kilograms, the device requires less power to operate than a cell phone charger. Using electrical power lowers its maintenance requirements, allowing the device to be deployed in remote and severely resource-limited areas. The machine can produce 0.3 liters of water per hour using 20 watts of power per liter." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "While Autocomplete seems like it should be an easy problem to solve, many UIs get it wrong, and this is a list of rules that UIs often break. There are cases where these rules don't apply, for example, when a field requires filling a value from a fixed list, but generally, following these rules should result in at least a sane experience. A list of optional features is also provided that would make sense for certain types of autocompletion." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Rules for Autocomplete" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition is now in its eighth year. The competition has no specific categories and no strict definition of what a landscape photograph should be, allowing photographers to be more creative with their entries. This article contains several entries from the competition. A link to a larger gallery is available at the end of the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Highlights from the International Landscape Photographer of the Year" } ]

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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have determined that mantis shrimp will fight longer and harder for burrows of ideal size by pitching them against each other in a competition over preferred burrows. There were two stages of the experiment, one where the shrimp could freely choose unoccupied burrows of varying sizes, and another stage where the shrimp were randomly matched against each other to fight over a preferred burrow. The researchers found that the mantis shrimp would fight longer and harder and be more likely to win when the volume of the contested burrow closely matched with the shrimp's body length. This showed that the animals would exert maximum effort for something that is 'just right', demonstrating the mantis shrimp's ability to assess the value of contested resources." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "There’s no place like the perfectly sized home for the mighty mantis shrimp" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google released the Android 12L Developer Preview #3 on February 9 and the Android 13 Developer Preview #1 on February 10. The final version of Android 12L is due in March. Android 13 will feature more Material You color options, a new notification opt-in system for users, per-all language preferences, themed icons, a new photo picker that doesn't need storage access, and much more. It is due for release later in the year. More details about the new features in Android 13 are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google releases Android 13 developer preview #1" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Free eBook: Understanding Databases -- Deploy High-Performance Database Clusters in Modern Applications Develop a high-level understanding of industry-standard databases, the design of database architectures, and different deployment methods in the cloud. This eBook is available as instant download -- no registration required, download here." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Free eBook: Understanding Databases -- Deploy High-Performance Database Clusters in Modern Applications" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has seen its fair share of attacks by rioters and looters during the protests across the US in the last week. It has decided to close the majority of its US stores, removing stock from shop floors and shuttering locations. Apple will likely reassess the opening of its stores daily. Looters who stole Apple devices will see a message saying that the stolen device is disabled and being tracked and that local authorities have been alerted." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Warns Looters With Stolen iPhones: You Are Being Tracked" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Macro Web3 engineering fellowship is designed for senior engineers to go deep on Solidity and smart contract engineering. Fellows build projects from scratch with a focus on security and quality. Graduated fellows have gone on to start companies, raise venture capital, or join top projects in web3 like Uniswap, Frax, Synthetix, Livepeer, and many more.Apply today and secure your spot!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Build in Web3 and Write Secure Smart Contracts — join the Macro Web3 Engineering Fellowship!" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Live Nation, parent company to Ticketmaster, hired a former employee from rival ticket seller CrowdSurge and used their knowledge of old usernames and passwords to infiltrate the company's computers. They used this access to interfere with CrowdSurge's operations. Live Nation lost access to the system when CrowdSurge merged with Songkick in 2015. Songkick sued Ticketmaster for violating antitrust laws, but it accepted a $110 million settlement after shutting down its business and selling its remaining assets to Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster was fined $10 million for the incident." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ticketmaster will pay $10 million for hacking rival ticket seller" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "See how the most productive dev teams use Sourcegraph to build software you rely on. From remediating vulnerabilities, fixing incidents faster, accelerating developer productivity, streamlining code reuse, and more, our customers use Sourcegraph every day to solve big code problems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Find and fix things across all of your code faster with Sourcegraph" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have confirmed that at least some of the heavier elements on the periodic table are created when neutron stars merge. Light elements such as hydrogen and helium were formed during the big bang. Elements up to iron are created by fusion in the cores of stars. Heavier elements such as gallium and bromine require a supernova. Gold, uranium, and other even heavier elements require a process called rapid neutron capture, where an atomic nucleus is bombarded with neutrons so quickly that it doesn't have time to split apart. Two years ago, the GW170817 neutron star merger was observed, resulting in the creation of a large amount of strontium. The observations also confirmed that neutron stars are really made of neutrons." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Some of the universe’s heavier elements are created by neutron star collisions" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The public will again have the chance to have their name sent into space as part of a NASA mission. NASA will be sending the next Mars Rover in 2020 in order to discover clues as to whether the planet has ever hosted alien life. It will also be preparing dirt samples for collection by a future mission. People can submit their names to be engraved onto a silicon chip which will be installed in the Rover." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Now’s the time to get your name on NASA’s next mission to Mars" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is developing a new display under the codename J327. The display will have a dedicated A13 chip and Neural Engine. Neural Engine will accelerate machine learning tasks. The display using its own CPU/GPU will help Macs deliver high-resolution graphics without using the resources of the computer's internal chip. The launch plans for the display are unknown." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Exclusive: Apple testing new external display with a dedicated A13 chip and Neural Engine" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta has revealed a pair of haptic gloves that lets people feel objects in virtual reality. The glove is lined with inflatable plastic pads, also known as actuators. It acts as a VR controller, with sensors that capture how the wearer's fingers are bending. A control system adjusts the level of inflation in the actuators, creating pressure on different parts of the wearer's hand. Pictures of the gloves are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Stack Overflow is being acquired by Prosus for $1.8 billion. Prosus is an investment and holding company and the primary shareholder of Tencent. Stack Overflow will continue to operate independently with the same team, same plan, and same business practices. No major changes are expected." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Stack Overflow acquired by Prosus for a reported $1.8 Billion" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tensor is Google's first custom-built System on a Chip specifically for Pixel phones. It will power the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones that will debut this fall. Tensor is built for AI and ML tasks and it will improve existing features, as well as make it possible to create new ones. The Pixel 6 will have the most layers of hardware security in any phone. It will have an upgraded rear camera system, with a camera bar rather than the traditional square. Pictures of the new phone are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Tensor debuts on the new Pixel 6 this fall" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "An international team of scientists have created cyborg cockroaches that can be remote controlled." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Wire Chip to Cockroaches' Nervous System, Allow Them to Be Remote Controlled" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Engineers at MIT have developed a modular computer chip with components that can communicate using flashes of light. Its layer components can be stacked or swapped to build chips to perform specific functions or for upgrades. They have unlimited expandability depending on the combination of layers. The technology could enable easily upgradeable electronics and reduce electronic waste." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Modular optical computer chip allows stackable swappable functions" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Old banknotes are now being quarantined in China in order to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The transfer and allocation of old banknotes across provinces has been cut off between the cities most affected by the deadly outbreak. 600 billion yuan cash has been created for Hubei. Money is being sanitized with ultraviolet rays or heated up and locked up for 14 days in the most affected areas, and money from less risky areas is subject to a week of quarantine. Commercial lenders have been asked to separate cash from hospitals and food markets. Mobile payments have largely replaced banknotes in daily life in China, but older people still tend to prefer using bank notes for everyday transactions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China Quarantines Cash to Sanitize Old Bank Notes From Virus" } ]

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[ { "role": "user", "content": "South Korea will soon see a drop in their military personnel due to a decline in birth rate and recent laws that make it easier to avoid mandatory national service. In order to make up for this, the Defence Acquisition Programme Administration is developing biomimetrics equipment to assist the nation’s armed forces. These robots will mimic the movement of animals such as birds, snakes, and insects. Many men are beginning to resist mandatory military service, and are using various tactics to avoid conscription. These efforts include overeating to become unfit for service, covering their bodies with tattoos, or claiming that military service is against their religious beliefs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "South Korea developing military robots that mimic animals" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The UK government has issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice on Nvidia's proposed takeover of Arm. A report on the competition and national security aspects of the deal will be compiled before July 30. While the UK government wants to support the tech industry and welcomes foreign investment, it has to consider the national security implications of a transaction of this nature. Nvidia does not believe that the transaction poses any material national security issues." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Britain intervenes in Nvidia's $40 billion Arm takeover on national security concerns" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new book has been released that details how Facebook fired 52 employees between January 2014 and August 2015 for exploiting user data for personal means. Most of the employees who were fired were men who took advantage of their data access to find profiles of women they were interested in. Facebook has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and has fired every employee ever found to be improperly accessing data. An employee was found to have abused access nearly every month, but Facebook still resists limiting internal access to private data." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Facebook engineer abused access to user data to track down a woman who had left their hotel room after they fought on vacation, new book says" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Two people with beta-thalassemia and one with sickle cell disease will no longer need regular blood transfusions after their bone marrow stem cells were gene-edited with CRISPR. The treatment involved killing bone marrow cells with chemotherapy and replacing them with edited cells. While the chemotherapy caused adverse side effects, it appears that the CRISPR gene editing was safe. There were five people in the trial altogether. The patients will need to be monitored for the rest of their lives to observe the long-term effects of the treatment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Three people with inherited diseases successfully treated with CRISPR" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Shopify has laid off around 1,000 employees, about 10% of its workforce, as its customers return to old shopping habits. Most of the impacted roles are in recruiting, support, and sales. Affected staff will receive 16 weeks of severance plus an additional week for every year of tenure at Shopify. Shopify is scheduled to release its second-quarter financial results today." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Shopify lays off 10% of its workforce as rapid pandemic growth slows" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tor exit relays are the only type of relay that gets to see the destination chosen by the Tor browser user. Whether the user decided to use http or https will determine whether a malicious exit relay can see and manipulate the transferred content or not. In May of 2020, 23.95% of Tor exit relays were controlled by malicious actors. There are no requirements for Tor relay operators so anyone can add malicious relays. Some effort has been made to remove these malicious relays but the attackers have been persistent. The attackers' primary goal was to steal bitcoin, mainly targeting bitcoin mixer services. There are indicators that the attackers still run over 10% of the Tor network exit capacity. This vulnerability has led to calls for the Tor Project authorities to act to prevent further harm." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Malicious Tor Relays are Exploiting Users in 2020" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Fantasy Games are fantasy sports-like prediction games that let users guess what will happen in sports, TV shows, and pop culture. The games will roll out first for mobile users in the US and Canada. Games will have public leaderboards, but users can make their own public or private leagues. Users won't be able to wager real money on the games through Facebook. Facebook launched a website for its cloud gaming service in July, and it also offers a game streaming service." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook’s new fantasy sports-like prediction games let you blast your boldest picks to everyone you know" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Steam, the dominant game store, charges developers 30% of revenue. Epic Games, the studio behind Fortnite, is now launching its own game store, where it will take only a 12% cut, leaving 88% to developers. CEO Time Sweeney says \"As a developer ourselves, we have always wanted a platform with great economics that connects us directly with our players. Thanks to the success of Fortnite, we now have this and are ready to share it with other developers.\" While it might be tough to lure away gamers who already have a library of games on Steam, Fortnite has attracted a lot of first-time gamers so Epic could potentially capture that next generation of gamers with this new store." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Fortnite dev launches Epic Games Store that takes just 12% of revenue" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tencent will build a 320-acre campus in Shenzhen for its employees in China. It will have offices, residences, retail, open spaces, and grass-covered rooftops. NBBJ won the development contract for the campus after participating in an international design competition held by Tencent last year. Renders of the design are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Internet goliath Tencent is building a city the size of Midtown Manhattan in China" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "UPS has partnered with German startup Wingcopter to develop a new type of delivery drone. Wingcopter will be working closely with UPS’s Flight Forward delivery drone unit. The startup has successfully demonstrated its electric vertical takeoff and landing drones in several projects already. Its drones have a low-noise forward flight mode that makes it better suited to use in populated areas. The collaboration with UPS will help Wingcopter's eVTOLs get certified for commercial delivery in the US, as well as pave the way for the development of additional types of aircraft for a variety of needs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "UPS partners with Wingcopter to develop new multipurpose drone delivery fleet" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Vultr now offers Optimized Cloud Compute instances! Harness the power of 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors with General Purpose, CPU, Memory, and Storage-Optimized plans and never worry about noisy neighbors again. Ready to try Vultr? Sign up today to claim $150 in free credit." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Vultr Optimized Cloud Compute Plans Have Landed" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the Netherlands have grown functional tear glands from stem cells. The organoids will help scientists understand how the cells in tear glands produce tears and hopefully lead to treatments for conditions that affect them. It may even be possible to transplant the organoids into patients with nonfunctioning tear glands. Tear glands are made up of many different types of cells, but the lab-grown glands were only made from one of the main cell types. The researchers hope to eventually grow a full tear gland from a broader array of cells for a more robust understanding of the organ." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists grow human tear glands in a lab, and actually make them cry" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook recently launched a new virtual reality remote work app where users can hold meetings as avatar versions of themselves. Workrooms is an early step by Facebook towards building the metaverse that Mark Zuckerberg has been talking about in recent weeks. Other tech CEOs have also talked recently about how their companies could shape the aspects of the metaverse. Facebook has invested heavily in virtual and augmented reality hardware to be less reliant on other hardware makers. The company recently halted sales of its Oculus Quest 2 headsets and recalled the foam face-liners due to reports of skin irritation. The recall affected about 4 million units, providing an estimate of Quest 2 headset sales." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the 'metaverse'" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "This tutorial will teach you how to mint your own NFTs. It is beginner-friendly and does not require any prior knowledge of the Ethereum network or smart contracts. The tutorial is part of a series that teaches readers how to build fully functional web apps for selling their own NFTs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to Make an NFT in 14 Lines of Code" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a solid-state LIDAR with 16,384 pixels integrated onto a 110-square-millimeter silicon photonic chip. It can cover a field of view of around 70 degrees at a range of 10 meters with a resolution of 1.7 centimeters. The engineers have plans for improving the sensor's performance. The device can be mass-produced using standard semiconductor processes in commercial CMOS foundries. High-resolution LIDAR will allow for better self-navigating cars and drones, more accurate 3D map generation, mobile 3D sensing for augmented reality, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tiny, Solid-State Lidar Raises Stakes in the Megapixel Race" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Two patients who went through an experimental brain surgery for binge eating disorder reported feeling more in control of their cravings a year after the operation. The operation involved installing a pacemaker-like device under the scalp and wiring the device to an area of the brain that plays a vital role in how people experience reward and satisfaction. The device delivers small electrical zaps to the brain to help stifle cravings. Patients do not feel the zaps, but they may notice changes in their mood." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Experimental brain surgery quelled cravings in 2 people with binge eating disorder" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "While we are all aware that computers will one day take over many jobs, some of us still like to believe that our jobs are somehow immune. Different types of AI exist, some which are designed for specific purposes, and some which are able to learn generalized skills through repetitive training of tasks. Fields such as design require humans to be creative and socially intelligent, understanding users' psychology in order to produce usable products. Tracking users' reactions through clicks and likes is difficult. AR wearables will be able to gather more accurate data about users, including information about heart rate, respiration, pupil size, and eye movement. The extra data will help AI become more effective, helping it adapt to us and our needs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How AI will eat UI" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Automation will have a massive impact on employment in the coming decade. For every robotic bartending system they sell, startup Makr Shakr will give a $1,000 monthly stipend to a select person in a field likely to be affected by automation. The program will start in December. Brian Townsell, a US citizen who has worked in hospitality much of his career, will be the first recipient of the scheme. Makr Shakr hopes that the stipend will help support people to look for more stable forms of employment. It is unknown how long people will continue to receive money." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Robot bartending company is handing out cash to the people it is replacing" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "MIT graduate students have created a prototype of a headset that takes input from the neuromuscular activity involved in speech and uses it like Alexa uses voice commands to perform tasks. The headset also includes a bone-conduction audio transmitter to send audio through the back of your head so you can hear responses without having anything over your ears, so you can give commands and receive responses completely silently. Arnav Kapur, one of the students, says \"The experience is like having the entire internet in your head, and a little AI agent, who can do things for you, perched on your shoulder.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Computers Can't Read Minds Yet, but This Headset Developed by MIT Researchers Is Getting Close" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX's SN3 prototype experienced a structural failure while undergoing the same cryptogenic proof test that killed the previous two Starship prototypes. The test involves filling the vehicle's fuel tanks to capacity with cooled gasses. Elon Musk has stated that these failures are expected during the tests and that they provide vital information to use in the designs of future prototypes. The next prototype has already begun construction at Boca Chica." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX’s Third Starship Prototype Collapsed Last Night" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Since 2015, the UK has declined to support UN proposals to ban fully autonomous weapons. Reporters have now discovered that the British military and defense contractors have been funding dozens of AI defense initiatives, including Taramis, an experimental supersonic stealth drone that can \"hold an adversary at continuous risk of attack...penetrate deep inside hostile territory, find a target, facilitate either kinetic or non-kinetic influence upon it, assess the effect achieved, and provide intelligence back to commanders.\" The Ministry of Defence claims that unmanned aircraft probably won't be able to \"independently locate and attack mobile targets\" until close to 2030, and that there is currently no intent to develop weapons systems that \"operate entirely without human input.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Britain funds research into drones that decide who they kill, says report" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "There are tons of technologies available for web developers and the large amount of information out there can be intimidating for newcomers. This list of technologies includes links to the top Udemy courses for each topic, as well as other resources. Alternatives to Udemy are also listed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Web Development In 2020 - A Practical Guide Course List" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "As a solo developer, you are in control of everything in your projects, including planning and managing development. There are tools available to help in planning development, like Trello, but many developers still prefer to just use a simple .txt file with notation formatting. A lot of the time, it is mostly preference, and some developers even change tools depending on the project requirements. When planning development, it is important to also consider the social milestones. As a solo developer, building the wrong thing can be costly, so you should set checkpoints to confirm that the project is going in the right direction." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Solo devs, how do you plan your development?" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "A wide range of computer monitors was announced at CES 2022. Last year's monitors mainly featured a new HDMI 2.1 port, but this year, there were designs for a range of uses. Manufacturers responded to the shift to remote work during the pandemic by creating designs that suited a larger audience. This article presents some of the more interesting monitors to come out of CES this year, including Samsung's 55-inch curved Odyssey Ark monitor, LG's 16:18 aspect ratio monitor, and much more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Computer monitors were inventive and interesting at CES 2022" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Twitter account of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hacked on Sunday. People became suspicious after the account tweeted that India had officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender. The tweet contained a link to a sketchy website with information supporting the claim. The account has now been fully secured." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Indian Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter account was ‘briefly compromised’" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "More than 10 traditional Chinese food manufacturers took part in a trial where artificial intelligence was used for taste testing their products to ensure the quality of their food. It is estimated that the taste testing robots boosted manufacturers' profits by over $44.5 million since 2015. The robots automatically adjusted the production line conditions so that all products had the same color, smell, and taste. The job was previously done with humans and the process was slower and more limited. Chinese food is complex and varied, and standardizing recipes has been met with some opposition, so while there are regulations that describe how some food is to be cooked and presented, these are not enforced." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Artificial intelligence robots boost Chinese food factories, paving way for mass use" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a guide for writing better command-line programs. It is written for those who are looking for principles and best practices for CLI UI design. The guide covers the philosophy of CLI UI design first before delving into design guidelines. Further resources are offered at the end of the guide." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Command Line Interface Guidelines" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "For the second time in two months, Apple has cut iPhone production, this time dropping iPhone production by 10% from January to March of 2019. They will now be producing 40-43 million units instead of 47-48 million units as previously planned. Both Apple and Samsung have been hit hard by a slowdown in China's economy, causing both to drop earnings forecasts." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple is reportedly cutting iPhone production by 10% between January and March" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc are planning to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March. The companies will either build the cars at Kia Motors' factory in Georgia or will invest jointly in a new factory. They plan to produce 100,000 vehicles by around 2024. A beta version of Apple's car might be released next year. Both companies have declined to comment on the rumors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple, Hyundai set to agree electric car tie-up" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Guide: What is SOC 2 and Why Do Startups Need It? 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": "Guide: What is SOC 2 and Why Do Startups Need It?" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The way that the software industry hires developers is broken and needs to be rebuilt. When a developer is hired, they are usually only tested on their algorithmic and technical abilities and their other personality traits are ignored. Bad developers can still be technically excellent, but being a developer is about more than just writing code. The employees working on a product heavily influence the success of the product." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The software industry's greatest sin: hiring" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ghost guns are home-assembled firearms that have no serial numbers and thus no easy way for authorities to track down the owner or manufacturer. The most common ghost guns cost a few hundred dollars and come mostly assembled with all the necessary tools. Nearly 24,000 privately made firearms were recovered at crime scenes from 2016 to 2020. The Biden administration has proposed new rules that will require serial numbers on certain unfinished parts and restrict mail order kits. This article follows the author's experience in printing their own gun in order to compete in a shooting competition exclusively for home-assembled firearms." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "I 3D-Printed a Glock to See How Far Homemade Guns Have Come" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber announced a big new update during its Go/Get virtual event on Monday. The update includes new features such as an option for booking buses or passenger vans, a trip itinerary feature for booking rides through an extended trip, voice ordering through Google Assistant, UberEats at stadiums, an electric vehicle hub and charging map, and more. Uber will add trains, buses, planes, and car rentals to its UK app this summer. Details about the new features are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber's big new update lets you book party buses, electric vehicles and more — here's what's new" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tailscale makes SSH easy and secure. Access your local desktop without installing anything on your server. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Remote Access From Everywhere, To Everything" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hackers have compromised Nvidia's email systems and developer tools. The company is still investigating the extent of the attack. It has not yet been determined if any data was stolen. Nvidia's business and commercial activities will continue uninterrupted." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nvidia's internal systems have been compromised by cyberattack" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meetings suck. Not at Shopify. See how they run efficient meetings and 1:1s Shopify's teams run short, effective meetings through collaborative agendas and time-saving automations. Shopify uses Fellow.app, the G2 top rated meeting agenda software. Fellow comes packed with customizable templates and integrates with all your tools including Slack, Jira, Trello, and more. Stop attending meetings that are a waste of time. Try Fellow for free today." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meetings suck. Not at Shopify. See how they run efficient meetings and 1:1s" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The US Space Force has developed a new weapons system designed to prevent military or intelligence combatants from accessing their military satellites. It is able to neutralize orbiting satellites in a matter of minutes. The system can be attached to planes or mounted to ground transports. Pictures of the system are available in the article. There is no public information about how the system works." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "U.S. Space Force's First Offensive Weapon Is a Satellite Jammer" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "WorkOS is a set of building blocks to add enterprise SSO (and a whole lot more) to your app. You’ll be shipping quickly with a market-proven solution for your customers, and your team will love you when they close that 6-figure deal with a Fortune 500. Pricing is startup-friendly and starts at $49/mo. Add SSO to your app" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Add SSO, MFA, and Directory Sync to your app, quickly" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bellwether Industries, a London-based startup, has released footage of a half-scale prototype of its eVTOL private flying car performing its first untethered flight. The half-scale prototype appears to be able to carry one passenger. It was piloted remotely in the test footage, flying up to 13 feet high at roughly 25 mph. The full-sized vehicle will be able to cruise at 3,000 feet and reach speeds of 135 mph with a battery that lasts 90 minutes. The test flight footage is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch The Futuristic Flying Car Volar's Amazing First Test Flight Footage" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "More and more job applications are now requiring a LinkedIn account. This thread discusses people's experiences with LinkedIn and how it affects their chances at employment. Most replies do not credit LinkedIn for getting them hired, and many comment about how spammy the site is. Several replies note that Meta approaches potential hires through LinkedIn." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Do you have to use linked-in to get hired?" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "A leaked video of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G handset suggests that the device might be revealed at Samsung's upcoming August 5th Galaxy Unpacked event. The device appears visually similar to the Galaxy Z Flip clamshell but with a faster processor and 5G. A new 'mystic bronze' color will be available. The video, which shows the phone from practically every angle, is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung’s 5G Galaxy Z Flip may have been fully revealed in these latest leaks" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lint for Sketch makes creating consistent designs easy. In computer programming, Linting is the process of using code to analyze other code for errors. Lint for Sketch analyzes Sketch design files and checks the file against predefined rules. It can check and fix errors in typography, color, spelling, contrast, and padding. The plugin is still in a prototype stage as the algorithms are being tested." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lint for Sketch" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Blue Origin, a space company owned by Jeff Bezos, who invests more than $1 billion into the company each year, unveiled its moon lander for the first time on Thursday. According to Bezos, manufacturing on the moon would take 24 times less energy than on Earth due to lower gravity. The Blue Moon lander is able to transport 3.6 tons of material to the surface of the moon. A new rocket engine was also revealed and will be test fired for the first time this summer. Blue Origin has been developing several space technologies at the same time in order to help humanity expand across the solar system." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Jeff Bezos unveils lunar lander to take astronauts to the moon by 2024" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Voyager 2 has been in space for 43 years and it is now 125 astronomical units away from Earth. In 1989, scientists ordered Voyager 2 to fly in a trajectory that resulted in it only being able to communicate with a radio antenna facility in Canberra, Australia. The facility had to be refurbished in March, with work completing in February next year. To test the new hardware at the facility, Voyager mission managers sent a series of signals to Voyager 2, which it responded to. It was the first time since March that NASA has been able to communicate with the spacecraft." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA calls Voyager 2, and the spacecraft answers from interstellar space" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "How to eat TensorFlow2 in 30 days is a book designed to reduce the difficulty of learning Tensorflow for students and researchers. It presents the information found in the official documents of TensorFlow in a simple manner. Basic knowledge of machine/deep learning and experience with modeling using Keras or Tensorflow is recommended before reading this book." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to eat TensorFlow2 in 30 days" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Slack Machine is a powerful and extendable Slack bot framework with an intuitive plugin system that lets developers build bots quickly." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Slack Machine" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to deploy up to 1 million Starlink user terminals in the United States. It applied for the license in early 2019, and the license is now valid for 15 years. SpaceX's user terminals will look like a UFO on a stick and will be able to self-orientate. The design of the terminals is simple. Users will only need to point it to the sky and plug it in for the device to work. The Starlink network currently consists of 362 satellites. SpaceX plans to grow the network, so it will likely apply for a license for more terminals in the future." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX gets FCC license for 1 million satellite-broadband user terminals" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The United Arab Emirates is transitioning to a 4.5-day workweek. It will be moving from a Friday to Saturday weekend schedule to a Friday afternoon to Sunday weekend. The UAE is the first nation to formalize a workweek shorter than five days. The changes apply to federal government entities and will take effect at the beginning of next year. Private industry, schools, and universities will likely follow the government's lead. The changes are expected to bring economic and lifestyle benefits." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The UAE is adopting a 4.5-day workweek and a Saturday-Sunday weekend" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Developer educator Joe Nash wondered whether merely mentioning a new AWS product on Twitter would be enough to see it appear in job ads. After tweeting out this idea, AWS Infinidash was born. The idea went viral, with many developers tweeting about the fake product and making songs, blog posts, service integrations, and explainer videos. Three days after Nash's tweet, Signal posted a job ad for a Server Engineer that required Infinidash experience. Examples of some of the content created for Infinidash are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New mystery AWS product ‘Infinidash’ goes viral — despite being entirely fictional" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple outsources its quality control for the Siri voice assistant. The contractors' role is to grade the recordings to see whether the voice activation was deliberate or accidental, whether the query was something Siri could handle, and whether Siri's response was appropriate. Less than one percent of recordings are used for quality control, but contractors report regularly hearing confidential details. Accidental voice activation occurs most on the Apple Watch and HomePods. While the recordings are anonymized prior to being sent out, there are few controls over the data once it reaches the contractor. There is no mention that customer recordings may be sent to third parties in Apple's privacy policies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "This Twitter thread contains advice for startup owners about setting up a business. Many things should be done from a tax and estate planning perspective that aren't usually taught. The thread covers how to structure a startup and how to structure an estate." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "I sold my startup 2 years ago, this is what I would do today" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Handshake is a decentralized domain name server that can point browsers to websites even if their domain names have been taken down. Site owners can claim their domain names by placing them on the Handshake marketplace and then bidding for them. Services like this are a significant help in the fight for the decentralized web. Internet access is increasingly policed by a few companies that can switch off their services at will. Sci-Hub, a site that hosts a pirated database of academic papers, kept getting repeated domain name revocations. It is now accessible through Handshake's service portals, as well as through NextDNS." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pirated Academic Database Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "The biochemist thinks life first evolved in hydrothermal vents, where precursors of metabolism appeared before genetic information." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Biochemist’s View of Life’s Origin Reframes Cancer and Aging" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify is currently testing a new vertical video feed feature called Discover. Discover's interface is similar to TikTok's, with a vertical feed of music videos that users can scroll through. Users can tap a heart to like songs, and a menu is available for bringing up song information. The feature appears to use artists' Canvas videos. A video showing the new feature is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify tests a TikTok-like vertical video feed in its app" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "In 2016, Stephen Hawking and billionaire Yuri Milner planned a project to send thousands of tiny spacecraft to visit a nearby star system, demonstrating technology that would allow for interstellar travel. This technology was based on laser propulsion, which is theoretically able to accelerate spacecraft to up to 20% of the speed of light. A new theory by Daniel Kipping from Columbia University may be able to accelerate spacecraft even more, approaching relativistic speeds. The idea is similar to NASA's gravitational slingshots, where a spacecraft uses the gravitational field of a planet to accelerate without using more fuel. Instead of using a planet, however, Kipping’s idea involves sending photons around a black hole and then using the extra energy to power a light sail, powering what he calls a ‘halo drive’." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A “halo drive” could accelerate interstellar spacecraft to close to the speed of light" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "React Table is a headless UI library that has an API for building lightweight, fast, and extendable datagrids for React. It doesn't render or supply any UI elements. React Table supports columns, materialized data, sorting, filtering, grouping, pagination, expanded states, and the ability to add functionality through custom plugin hooks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "React Table" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "This Hacker News thread discusses how to attract applications from senior talent and what can be done to increase attractiveness to potential employees." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Having trouble hiring despite good comp, wondering what to do about it?" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "LG's Real Folding Window is a new material that is as hard as glass while being foldable. The new material can make folding screens that last longer and with a less noticeable crease than current folding devices. It should work on tablets, laptops, and rollable-screen phones. The new material could unlock a lot more phone designs as screens will be able to fold outwards. LG plans to commercialize the tech in 2023." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "LG claims its ‘Real Folding Window’ beats folding glass, will ship in 2023" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Severe bleaching events have led to the widespread death of coral in the Great Barrier Reef. Researchers at Australia's Southern Cross University are planning to put millions of 'turbo-charged' coral babies into the reef's most degraded areas. Scientists collected millions of coral sperm and eggs during the most recent mass spawning event and co-cultured the coral larvae with a type of algae called zooxanthellae. This greatly increased the chances of the coral surviving. The algae gives the coral the potential to acquire more energy and possess higher thermal tolerance. If this technique is successful, it could serve as a blueprint for reef restoration efforts around the world. Scaling the operation will require a lot of work. The current method is only able to patch up small parts of a reef, rather than whole kilometers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "\"Turbo-charged\" coral to breathe new life into the Great Barrier Reef" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "UI for Apache Kafka is a web UI for monitoring and managing Apache Kafka clusters. It makes data flows observable to make it easy to track key metrics and fix issues. UI for Apache Kafka can be easily set up to run locally or in the cloud." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "UI for Apache Kafka" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has opened up a preview version of its Microsoft Dev Box cloud-powered workstations to developers. Microsoft Dev Box is a service that allows developers to spin up powerful cloud PCs for testing applications. Its workstations can be configured to have up to 32 virtual CPUs and 128GB of RAM. They can be accessed from anywhere using a modern browser. Microsoft plans to charge users on a per-hour basis for compute and storage. More details about Microsoft Dev Box are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft Dev Box now ready for developers to try cloud-powered workstations" } ]

[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk's pitch deck for Twitter has leaked. Musk plans to quintuple revenue to $26.4 billion, hit 931 million total users, and increase the number of employees to over 11,000 by 2028. There will be job cuts in the short term. Job interest in Twitter has spiked 250% since Musk announced his takeover plans. Musk may take Twitter public in 2028." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk’s Twitter Pitch Deck Leaks, Revealing Big Plans for Revenue and User Growth" } ]

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