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[ { "role": "user", "content": "More than 14,000 Etsy workers are striking from 11 to 18 April to protest the company's increase in transaction fees. The workers are asking the company to cancel its fee increase, take down resellers who offer mass-produced goods, introduce a faster seller support system, allow sellers to opt-out of off-platform advertising, and end the Star Seller program. Etsy says its new fee increase will allow it to invest in marketing, customer support, and moderation. The company's revenue gains grew more than 106% in 2020 to $10 billion, and by another 31% in 2021." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Etsy sellers are officially on strike" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Subway will be testing a new Beyond Meatball Marinara sub at 685 restaurants in the United States and Canada next month. Made with Beyond Meat's plant-based protein, the sub will be available for a limited time and is targeted at flexitarian eaters who want to eat less meat for health or environmental reasons. Several other fast-food chains have already started serving meatless versions of their foods. Sales of plant-based foods have grown 11 percent in the last year and is predicted to grow into a $140 billion industry in the next decade. Beyond's revenue rose by 287 percent over the last year, to $67.3 million in the second quarter. Impossible Foods, one of Beyond's competitors, also saw a rise in demand, resulting in a product shortage earlier this year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Subway is testing out a meatless meatball sub. Here's why" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "2020 was a big year for the space industry, with three missions launched to Mars, NASA getting back into the human spaceflight game, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touching an asteroid, a Japanese vehicle returning with several grams of asteroid regolith, China bringing back some Moon rocks, and many Starships in Texas. In 2021, the three Mars missions will reach the planet. There will be more Starship flights, with SpaceX rapidly producing Starship vehicles at its Boca Chica Launch site. The James Webb Space Telescope will likely stick to its launch date in October." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "There are an insane amount of cool space things happening in 2021" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon is attempting to catch up with demand by hiring 75,000 new part and full-time employees and by limiting new signups to its services. Third-party sellers will be able to resume shipping non-essential items through Amazon’s fulfillment service later this week. Amazon has increased Whole Foods’ online order capacity by more than 60 percent since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, but it still expects that customers will have difficulty finding open delivery slots. Customers are encouraged to shop in-person if they are able to. Employees are not immune to the virus, and tensions within the company are high. Science &" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon pauses new grocery signups, hires another 75,000 workers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Formula 1 launched an official Virtual Grand Prix series after a delay of the start of the real-life season. The mini-series began on March 22, in place of the Bahrain Grand Prix. It is available to view on F1's YouTube channel, Twitch, and Facebook account. The virtual races will continue until May. Cars will be run with equal performance, with fixed set-up and reduced damage. Anti-lock brakes and traction control options are available for drivers that are not familiar with the game. The format will follow that of the official F1 esports series." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "F1 drivers set to compete in official Virtual Grand Prix series" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Leaked audio from an all-hands meeting at Google recorded Google CEO Sundar Pichai responding to concerns regarding recent hires, management, and trust. Google had recently hired a former Department of Homeland Security staffer who had defended a travel ban on citizens of predominantly Muslim nations. Employees who had been part of protest walkouts have claimed that they faced retaliation for their efforts. A new Chrome extension by Google automatically reports any staffer who creates a meeting event with more than 10 rooms or 100 participants. Staff claim that the extension was created to target dissenters, but managers say that it was created to reduce potential calendar spam. Pichai discussed the trouble of maintaining trust and transparency at scale, especially when internal discussions have been leaked for use against the company and some of its employees." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Leaked audio captures Sundar Pichai discussing leaks at Google" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AT&T will start automatically blocking fraud calls for new customers at no extra charge. Customers are able to opt out of this service if they don’t want the company to screen their calls for them. Existing customers will have to wait a few months for this feature to be added automatically to their accounts, or they can turn on the feature using the AT&T Call Protect app or through their myAT&T account settings. While there are no extra fees for this service, there are no rules that prevent AT&T from raising its subscription rates for offering the service." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AT&T will automatically block fraud calls for new customers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Is SOC 2 a thorn in your side? Make SOC 2 painless 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" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Auckland-based tech company Soul Machines makes digital people. Right now, the company mostly makes digital people for customer service and public outreach, but the company wants to eventually fill the metaverse with NPCs that can complete tasks for people as extensions of themselves. Soul's technology can create digital people in real-time, so people can speak to avatars that they feel most comfortable with. While digital people can be useful in areas like customer service, there are still fields, like teaching, where they are unlikely to replace humans. A couple of videos from Soul showing off their technology are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This company is making digital humans to serve the metaverse" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Flowrift is a collection of beautifully designed Tailwind CSS UI blocks. It features a responsive preview and code view. Users can easily copy and share blocks. This repository links to Flowrift's site and development pages." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Flowrift Space" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a Mac desktop app that lets you easily make a rotatable 3D mockup of your iOS app in just a few seconds. It's a free download with no email required." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Designer Camera" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lyft, last valued at $15 billion in a private fundraising round, is expected to go public as early as the first quarter of 2019 for between $20 billion and $30 billion. Earlier this year, Lyft said it had 35% of the US ride-sharing market." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ride-hail firm Lyft races to leave Uber behind in IPO chase" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "IoT for Beginners is a 12-week, 24-lesson curriculum about IoT basics. Each lesson includes a sketchnote, quizzes, readings, assignments, and more. The course is project-based, and students will have built several IoT systems by the end of the series." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "IoT for Beginners - A Curriculum" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article discusses realizations about writing applications that communicate via websockets that aren't explicitly talked about in documentation. It covers TCP reliability vs application reliability, recv() and SIGPIPE, using Linux APIs with sockets, and using main select() loops in applications." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What they don't teach you about sockets" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Amazon Software Builder Experience group was formed earlier this year to help turn Amazon into 'Earth's best employer for software builders'. The team has more than 400 employees working on code automation, improved developer tools, enhanced tutorials, and safety infrastructure. Its single focus is to improve the experience of software builders across Amazon. Many Amazon engineers are overwhelmed by software upgrade work, manual testing and deployment, and hard-to-use developer tools." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is trying to fix a crumbling engineering culture with a new unit that tackles 'foundational pain points' raised by the company's frustrated developers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GitHub Issues is a new beta feature from GitHub that can be used for managing issues with a team. Users can create issues, break them into tasks, track relationships, add custom fields, and have conversations. GitHub Issues can be used to visualize large projects as spreadsheets or boards. Issues can be managed in browser, terminal, or on any mobile device." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing the new GitHub Issues" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The movement to 'no code' has gained momentum over the last couple of years. No code is an ideal where business logic, and even entire applications, can be written without having the training of a software developer. Software developers can be expensive, and the work that is outputted is usually slow, highly variable, and requires ongoing maintenance. The need for software is clear, but developing it is expensive and risky. While the idea of being able to create software using business logic in plain language form sounds great, there are some fundamental flaws with the concept. Programming languages have been attempting to simplify programming since early in the industry, but the reality is that abstract code is required for many applications. Simple syntax removes a lot of expression and flexibility. Many programs can change 'coding' into a series of configurations, but these programs have very specific applications and are not suitable for general use. They also take away a lot of flexibility with the logic. 'No code' will still have its uses, such as putting together proof-of-concepts for projects, but it is likely that software developers will still be needed for most software development scenarios." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why “No Code”?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The VC model is simple: raise enough capital to grow faster than competitors and regulators can catch up. Founders are now beginning to question whether buying into the boom or bust VC game is a good idea. Some companies like Wistia (video hosting) and Buffer (social media posting) have bought back their investors' shares to pursue more sustainable growth. New small VC funds like indie.vc and Earnest Capital are now giving funding with buyback clauses to allow companies to buy out investors with profits down the line. Bootstrapped startups like collaboration tool Notion believe they can achieve ambitious goals like challenging Microsoft without any venture capital backing. Entrepreneur Mara Zepeda says \"The tool of venture capital is so specific to a tiny, tiny fraction of companies. We can't let ourselves be fooled into thinking that's the story of the future of American entrepreneurship.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "More Start-Ups Have an Unfamiliar Message for Venture Capitalists: Get Lost" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Medical researchers have had more than half a century’s experience with coronaviruses, with the first human version being identified in 1965 and multiple animal coronaviruses known before then. Four coronaviruses cause the common cold, and more serious variants have been identified recently, such as SARS in 2003, and more recently, SARS-CoV-2. Other coronaviruses can help confirm some information about SARS-CoV-2, such as whether it causes gastrointestinal issues and loss of the senses of smell and taste. They can also give clues to how the virus might behave so we can develop strategies to prevent its spread." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What Other Coronaviruses Tell Us About SARS-CoV-2" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced the arrest of a 55-year old Latvian woman who allegedly worked as a programmer for Trickbot. Trickbot has infected millions of computers and installed ransomware on many systems. The woman did not cover her tracks very well and her personal information was easily obtained by authorities. Trickbot's hiring model allows the gang to recruit a steady stream of developers cheaply and covertly. However, each new recruit increases the risk of investigators infiltrating the group. Ransomware attacks are nearly all instigated by ransomware affiliate groups, who are constantly recruiting new members." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Does One Get Hired by a Top Cybercrime Gang?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The new record holder for the world's fastest camera boasts a rate of 70 trillion frames per second, fast enough to capture light waves in motion. Compressed Ultrafast Spectral Photography uses extremely short pulses of laser light combined with a system of optics and a specialized sensor. The technology could be used to study fundamental physics and help create smaller and more sensitive electronics." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "World's fastest camera captures 70 trillion frames per second" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Zoom is rolling out ads to free users in certain countries. The ads will appear at the end of calls hosted by other Basic tier users. Zoom says that it won't use meeting, webinar, or messaging content to target ads." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Zoom is testing showing ads to free users" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pokémon Go is now easier to play inside as Niantic tweaks the game in response to the pandemic. Niantic is prioritizing updates for features that make it easier to play alone. The game is usually designed to be a social experience that requires players to go outside and seek out specific locations. Niantic's updates will increase habitats and pokéstops will drop gifts at a higher frequency. Certain items are also on sale." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Due to coronavirus, Pokémon Go just got easier to play inside" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In China, gangs of middle-aged and older women regularly go to local parks and sporting grounds to dance in unison to loud music. This tradition is frequently blamed for disturbing the peace in often high-density residential areas. Many citizens are too scared to confront the women. A remote stun gun-style device that can disable speakers from 50 meters away has gone viral online this week. The device has been reportedly used to disable the speakers used by the dancers, causing the music to stop without direct confrontation. A video of people dancing in a public square in China is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China’s noisy ‘dancing grannies’ silenced by device that disables speakers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In August, New York City imposed a cap on the number of ride-hail drivers that can operate in the city in order to reduce traffic congestion. As a result, new licenses could not be issued to drivers by Uber and other ride-sharing companies for 12 months. Uber has decided to sue the city to overturn the law, as it claims that the law restricts service, growth, and competition in the industry without any proof that it would lower traffic congestion. The ride-sharing company is also concerned that the cap restrictions would be permanent." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber sues to overturn New York City’s cap on new ride-hail drivers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has released a new line of Portal devices, including a device that turns any TV into a video chat device. The $149 Portal TV allows people to watch videos simultaneously while video chatting. A new 8-inch Portal Mini is now available at $129. Older portal devices have dropped in price. Portal devices lack video apps such as Netflix and HBO. When Portal launched, people were unsure about bringing Facebook surveillance technology inside their homes, but so far the response from consumers has been positive. Portal devices display a message on launch that informs users that their voice clips may be reviewed by humans. WhatsApp integration is now available for Portal devices." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top box" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is reportedly planning to release a VR device that features two ultra-high-resolution 8K displays for $3,000. It will be equipped with more than a dozen cameras for tracking hand movements and showing video of the real world to users. The displays will have eye-tracking technology so that it can detect where users are looking and decrease resolution in other areas of the display." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple mixed reality headset to have two 8K displays, cost $3000" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The next big breakthrough in AI will happen through hardware advances. While general architectures allow many types of computations, they are not optimized for specific computation types. Some manufacturers are working on in-memory processing systems to more closely simulate neuronal processing models, but these computations are less general, so there needs to be a large established use case for them to make these chips profitably. Many architectures are still evolving quickly so manufacturers may be reluctant to mass manufacture designs. It will still take some time for the industry to mature." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The next big breakthrough in AI will come from hardware, not software" } ]
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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Marine scientists from the University of Hong Kong have created 3D-printed artificial reef tiles designed to provide a structurally complex foundation for coral attachment and prevent sedimentation. 128 reef tiles were printed and installed at three select sites within Hong Kong's Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. Bioerosion, coral bleaching, and mass mortality events have put the ecosystem of the area at risk." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Eco-Friendly 3D-Printed Reefs to Rescue Hong Kong's Corals" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a new site launched by Spotify's design team that has a bunch of articles going into depth about how they approach certain areas of design. If you're a fan of Spotify's UX, definitely check this out." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify Design" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China will launch its first mission to Mars in 2020. The rover will be used to probe Mars' geological features, internal structure, and atmosphere. The solar-powered, six-wheeled rover will have a ground-penetrating radar and will search for pockets of ice. It is part of a long term effort to be bring back samples of Martian soil by 2030. The HX-1 spacecraft is scheduled to launch in July or August of next year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China wants to launch to Mars next year" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A lot of cancer research is focused on causing the death of cancer cells while leaving the healthy cells intact. New nanoparticles have been developed that work like Trojan horses, sneaking ions into cancer cells and causing them to die. The nanoparticles also show potential as a vaccine to guard against recurrence. Cancer cells are vulnerable to sodium ions, but their cell membranes are able to ensure that excess sodium ions are kept outside of the cell. The nanoparticles are able to disguise sodium ions so that they can pass the cell membranes undetected. Once inside the cells, the sodium and chloride ions cause the cell membrane to rupture, inducing cell death and triggering an immune response in the body to fight off other pathogens. The nanoparticles turn into salt once they degrade. In a mice study, the nanoparticles were able to suppress tumor growth by 66 percent compared to a control group, without any side effects to major organs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Salty nanoparticles slip into cancer cells to wreak destruction" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "As the global climate continues to warm and permafrost thaws, ancient frozen microbes will start to emerge from the ice. Some of these microbes are known to scientists, but others will have unpredictable behavior. These ancient microbes co-evolved with now-extinct ecosystems and could interact with our modern environment in entirely novel ways. There are already suspected examples of this happening, with a mysterious disease appearing twice in Alaska in the last five years. These microbes can be carried large distances by rivers as the ice melts. Due to these reasons, there should be stricter guidelines for future Arctic research and travel." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla may be expanding the amenities around its charging infrastructure and may even add actual restaurants. The company recently filed for three new trademarks for its brand under restaurant services. Elon Musk said in 2018 that Tesla was planning to open an old-school drive-in at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in Los Angeles. The company had submitted building applications earlier this year but they didn't include plans for a restaurant." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla files trademark for restaurant services — going to grab a bite at a Tesla burger joint soon?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a cool video from a company called New Wave Foods, showing off their shrimp replacement product made from algae that definitely looks (and supposedly smells and tastes) like real shrimp!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Shrimp made from algae that looks and tastes like the real thing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A mission that will send a quadcopter to Saturn's largest moon to look for signs of life has been announced by NASA. Dragonfly will be launched in 2026 and land on Titan in 2034. Titan has a nitrogen-based atmosphere similar to Earth, and researchers believe that the moon's weather and surface processes have the potential to create life. Dragonfly will land on the equatorial sand dunes of Titan and then travel five miles at a time over the next three years. It will end up at the Selk impact crater, where there could be evidence of water and possible life." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA to Fly Drones on Saturn’s Moon Titan Searching for Alien Life" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Food delivery apps allow customers to summon food with a tap on a smartphone screen. Companies such as DoorDash have started building delivery-only kitchens and renting them out to restaurants. Restaurants can move into a DoorDash kitchen and then be live on the platform the next day. DoorDash's tenants include Chick-fil-A. Its delivery-only kitchens allow restaurants to deliver to wider areas. Restaurants can test areas without the expensive costs of setting up a full business. Uber is encouraging some of its restaurants to set up separate app-only restaurants under different names. Restaurants have been receiving additional sales from delivery apps, but the apps take around 30 percent from each order, making it tough for businesses to cover expenses." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Delivery Only: The Rise Of Restaurants With No Diners As Apps Take Orders" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Airbnb Online Experiences now offers remote activities, such as bartending and cooking classes, virtual bike tours, drawing lessons, and more. Experiences launched in 2016 as part of Airbnb's plan to transform the rental platform into a full-fledged travel company. With most nonessential businesses being closed, Airbnb hopes that the online-only relaunch might give guests something to do and potentially give local hosts a new source of income. Experiences range from a few dollars up to $65 per person per activity. Airbnb has partnered with a few organizations to offer free live activities catered towards the elderly. These activities will be hosted on Zoom, with Airbnb providing the hosts paid access for free. Science &" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Airbnb now offers virtual ‘travel’ experiences to keep you entertained at home" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "American Airlines is betting on the return of ultra-fast air travel in just two years." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "American Airlines places order for 20 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cellebrite claims it can break into Signal. The Israeli phone-hacking firm has been criticized widely for selling its products to states with poor human rights records. Its products allow its customers to unlock, access, organize, and process the data of any phone in their possession. It has just updated its products to decode information and data from Signal. Signal employs end-to-end encryption, which prevents snooping of messages between devices, but not when the physical device is in the attacker's possession." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Israeli Spy Tech Firm Says It Can Break Into Signal App Previously Considered Safe From Hacking" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Last year, Cloudflare launched their 1.1.1.1 service on April 1, aiming to create the fastest, most secure, and most privacy-respecting DNS server on the internet. Today, 1.1.1.1 is now about to become the second largest public DNS service on the internet, with half the latency of Google's servers, while still upholding its values of privacy and security. In November, Cloudflare launched a mobile app for 1.1.1.1 in preparation for today's launch of Warp. Warp is a new service designed for mobile internet and is essentially a VPN that will encrypt all data traffic, rather than just DNS traffic. It also has features that will help mobile users save data and battery. While Cloudflare aimed to launch Warp in its entirety today, there were some issues with the rollout. However, users can still sign up to a waiting list through the 1.1.1.1 app." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing Warp: Fixing Mobile Internet Performance and Security" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This site contains examples of how to use GitHub Actions, a CI/CD service provided by GitHub. Each example contains code and comments explaining the code. Topics include event triggers, actions, environment variables, parallel jobs, context expressions, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub Actions by Example" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has opened a brick-and-mortar clothing store in Los Angeles, California. Amazon Style will feature clothing from brands like Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger, Champion, and more. Store employees will be present to help customers. Each item of clothing in the store will feature a QR code that customers can scan if they want to try on or purchase the item. Customers can pick clothes from Amazon.com and have them delivered to the store to try on. A video showing off the store concept is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon’s first clothing store opens its doors in Los Angeles" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Fortnite players on iOS or macOS won't be able to play the new season when it arrives as the game is still banned from Apple's App Store. A judge has allowed Apple to leave Fortnite off the App Store but has prevented Apple from removing all of Epic's developer accounts, including the account linked with Epic's Unreal Engine. Any Apple device with Fortnite already installed can continue to run the app but won't be able to receive any updates for it. A court hearing on September 28 will make more permanent decisions on the case. Apple has said that it will bring Fortnite back to the App Store if Epic complies with the App Store guidelines." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Fortnite splits into two different games tomorrow because of Epic and Apple’s fight" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is now allowing unlisted apps on its App Store. Unlisted apps will only show up when users get a direct link to it or access it through Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager. The feature is not available for apps in beta or a pre-release state. There is an approval procedure that will look at whether the app was designed for a limited audience or not. A link to the documentation page on the topic is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple now allows unlisted apps on the App Store" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "CES 2022 is the first in-person CES in two years, but many attendees have still decided to stay home this year. This page contains live coverage of CES news, with photos, videos, and reports on many of the technologies introduced at the event. The page will be constantly updated during the event, so refresh it to see the latest news." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CES 2022 Liveblog: The Gadgets Keep Coming at Tech’s Big Show" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Knock is a Readymade Notifications Engine That Developers Love Product notifications are crucial, but building the infrastructure to send them can be a costly distraction. Knock makes it simple to deliver the notifications experience your users expect: timely, cross-channel, and duplicate-free.Use Knock’s backend API clients and prebuilt React components to add a plug-and-play notifications engine to any product. It’s easy to manage, always delivers, and supports batching and intelligent routing. Once you’re live, business teams can create and update notifications independently (so you can focus on the next feature).With pay-as-you-go pricing, including 10,000 free notifications per month, it’s simple to get started. If you want to engage users without inundating them with messages, add Knock to your app today." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Knock is a Readymade Notifications Engine That Developers Love" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "React Native Newsletter offers a curated list of blog posts, libraries, and important updates about the React Native ecosystem. It's curated by Infinite Red, these guys really know their stuff, I've used some of their open source projects in the past and it's always been top notch. Definitely worth checking out if you're interested in React Native." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "React Native Newsletter" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The US Department of Justice has launched a broad antitrust review of big tech companies, without revealing specific company names. As a result, shares for the largest companies, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, and Facebook dropped in value during extended trading. Big Tech is coming under more scrutiny as its market power grows and also due to the tremendous amount of consumer data that they control. The DOJ claims that digital platforms might be acting in ways that are not responsive to consumer demands, and the investigation will be looking into competition, stifled innovation, and the impact on customers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DOJ announces broad antitrust review of Big Tech, pushing down shares of Alphabet, Facebook and Amazon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the University of Oxford and robotics company Devanthro engineered a robotic shoulder to function as a stretching mechanism to produce lifelike human tendon tissue. The team grew cells on the robotic joint using a strategically placed bioreactor over two weeks, bending and twisting the joint in human-like ways for 30 minutes each day. More work still needs to be done to determine if the new method was an improvement over traditional methods. The approach has been attempted before with living muscle tissue grown from rat cells." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers use humanoid robots to grow human tendon tissue" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "After quitting college to work at a soon-to-be-closed startup for seven years, the original poster of the thread asks HackerNews readers whether he would still be employable, as he did not have a college degree or any work experience outside the startup. Replies are encouraging, as seven years of experience coding for a company that shipped real-world products actually made the original poster more qualified for many positions over other people who had completed college degrees. Other replies discuss job-search strategies and there are links posted for reputable remote-work job boards." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Startup failed after years of work – Can I even get a job now?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article is the second in a series that takes a deeper look into JavaScript and how it actually works. It discusses the internal parts of the JavaScript engine and why JavaScript isn't an interpreted language anymore. Topics discussed include the memory heap and call stack, interpretation, and just-in-time compilation." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Inside the JavaScript Engine" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "What do products like Slack, Zoom, and Asana all have in common? They became enterprise-ready faster than their peers.Developers use WorkOS' APIs to quickly integrate enterprise features to their app. Implement Single Sign-On (SAML), SCIM user provisioning, and more in minutes, not months. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Make your app enterprise-ready" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "According to the US Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, Amazon has destroyed the retail industry across the United States and should be investigated alongside other tech giants in the broad antitrust review that the Justice Department recently announced. The DOJ will be investigating big tech companies to see whether online platforms have reduced competition, stifled innovation, or otherwise harmed consumers. Amazon responded to Mnuchin's comments by pointing out that Amazon represents less than four percent of US retail sales and that 90 percent of retail sales still occur in brick-and-mortar stores." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon ‘destroyed the retail industry across the US’ says Treasury Secretary Mnuchin" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This post follows the experience of Dalia Awad, a 19-year-old female Computer Engineering student who was offered summer internships at Google and Repl.it. Awad became passionate about programming in high school while building robots for a competition. After completing a coding boot camp on a scholarship, Awad saw a Facebook post about Manara and decided to apply. Manara is a service that connects people in Palestine and the Middle East to positions at global tech companies. The service connected Awad to her potential employers and prepared her for her interviews. Thanks to the preparation from Manara, Awad now is able to choose from offers from two of the most famous tech companies in the world." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley companies" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's Live Activities API is now available for developers. The API allows apps to display live data on the Lock Screen on iOS 16. Live Activities can remain on the Lock Screen for a maximum of 12 hours. Each Live Activity runs in its own sandbox. Unlike widgets, Live Activities can't access the network or receive location updates." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "iOS 16 Live Activities API now available with beta 4 for developers to try it out" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chromebooks outsold Macs in 2020. Windows still retained the majority market share. The growth means that app and game developers can no longer ignore Chrome OS, and businesses should start setting aside resources to ensure that the Chrome OS experience is comparable to Windows and macOS. Chrome OS's success was largely limited to US schools before the pandemic, but it looks like demand has expanded beyond that market." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020, cutting into Windows market share" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "While businesses are complaining about the shortage of workers, older job seekers are finding that even with the right qualifications for the job, they are being turned away due to their age. Potential employers are able to filter out older job seekers through recruiting platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Proving age discrimination is difficult in court, and recent decisions have made it even harder for job applicants to win. Companies, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, who have substantial evidence of age disparities in hiring, continue to insist that their hiring practices are merit-based and have nothing to do with age. While individual lawsuits are expensive and difficult to win, union-supported and class-action lawsuits have gained some ground in creating more equality in the job market." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New Evidence of Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung submitted a patent for a transparent smartphone in January. LG has patented a similar technology and Xiaomi recently released a see-through TV, so the technology already exists. These types of displays feature low power consumption, high brightness, and fast response times. An image gallery featuring an early design of the transparent smartphone is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung Is Developing A Transparent Smartphone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "MoviePass, a movie ticket subscription service that was extremely popular in 2018, was built on an unsustainable model and it started having problems when the userbase grew too quickly. Instead of trying to offset costs, CEO Mitch Lowe ordered his employees to change the passwords of heavy-use premium users as they were costing the company too much money. This was done discreetly without the members finding out. Eventually, the company implemented an automatic shutdown system if it surpassed a certain budget on that day. The company is technically still running but it is suspected that many legal hurdles await. Some critics believe that the story behind the rise and fall of MoviePass has what it takes to be made into its own movie." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MoviePass Changed Some Users’ Passwords on Purpose So They Couldn’t Use the Service" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "PORTL Inc is a Los Angeles-based company that has created a phone booth-size device that allows people to talk in real-time with a life-sized hologram of another person. The device can be used to interact with recorded holograms of historical figures or relatives who have passed away. Standing at seven feet tall, five feet wide, and two feet deep, the PORTL device can be plugged into a standard wall outlet. The device starts at $60,000. A slideshow featuring the device is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tired of Zoom calls? Company offers at-home hologram machines" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This tool organizes the top books mentioned on Hacker News each week, archives old lists, and has a newsletter where you can receive a book list every Thursday." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hacker News Books" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A recent study suggests that people domesticated dogs sometime before 23,000 years ago in Siberia. Scientists can tell how long ago two animals last shared a common ancestor by comparing genome sequences. Dogs and human groups tended to split or merge in roughly the same time and places, creating a genetic map of the two species. The evidence strongly suggests that the first people to enter the Americas brought dogs with them." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dogs have been our best friends for at least 23,000 years" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Clash, a TikTok competitor, has purchased Byte, another TikTok competitor. The details of the purchase are still vague, but Clash's website now directs visitors to download Byte and the app is no longer available on the iOS App Store. Clash's co-founder says that the two apps will be released together as one product within a few months. The market for short-form video apps has become extremely saturated, and Clash will face a lot of competition. Byte was created to be a successor to Vine, but TikTok had blown up by the time it finally launched." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Byte, Vine’s successor, has been purchased by another TikTok clone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TLDR: Following the popularity of MoviePass, which peaked at 3.2 million subscribers earlier this summer, AMC rolled out its own subscription service, a $19.95 pass to watch up to 3 movies per week called AMC Stubs A-List. AMC's offering has grown to 260,000 members in just a matter of weeks, and it has become a better deal on a per movie basis than MoviePass, as MoviePass has begun limiting its users to 3 movies per month. The problem with MoviePass is that it doesn't control the cost of its inputs, while AMC does, making the latter's offering much more sustainable." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "3 Reasons AMC Is Beating MoviePass at Its Own Game" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hired is home to thousands of companies from the fastest growing startups to Fortune 500s that are actively hiring the best and brightest engineers, designers, data scientists, and more. Create a profile and hiring managers can extend interview requests based on desired salary, top skills, and career preferences, you get to see the salary range up front! Sign for free today!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Let companies apply to interview you with salary details upfront" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Reddit Talk is a new social audio product that allows subreddit moderators to start Clubhouse-like Talks. While moderators will have control over who can speak in the sessions, anybody on iOS or Android will be able to listen in on the app. There is a waitlist for people to try out the app. Screenshots from the app are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Reddit Talk is a Clubhouse competitor for subreddits" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Two new Apple Glass patents were recently revealed. One patent shows multiple microphones located at different positions on the Apple Glass that can capture and process sounds from different directions. The purpose of the design is not mentioned in the patent, but it could be used to pinpoint the locations of sounds. The other patent features an automatic cleaning function that removes dust and other particles from the lens and glasses frame through vibration." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New Patent For Apple Glass Can Detect Sound And Automatically Clean The Lens" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Flatfile - Data import is broken. We fixed it. Flatfile is an unmatched toolkit for data import. At Flatfile, they’re able to get your data to you exactly how it need to look without making your implementation team, engineers, or - even worse - your customers have to figure this out themselves.Get started free with Github." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Flatfile - Data import is broken. We fixed it." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Dell is exploring the ability to wirelessly charge devices on a laptop's surface. It filed a patent which describes a wireless charging clip that can be attached to computers and used to charge devices on top of it. The patent was filed in early 2021 and published last Thursday. The filing doesn't guarantee a future product. Diagrams from the patent filing are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dell follows Apple in exploring laptops with reverse wireless charging" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The MegaX camera is a single-photon avalanche diode-based image sensor that was used to film light bouncing between mirrors. It can film at 24,000 frames per second. As light isn't usually visible while in flight, the researchers had to focus on the photons from a laser pulse as they scattered off particles in the air. Machine learning algorithms were used to plot the 3D light path. The technique could be used in high-energy physics for fast image detection or in virtual and augmented reality for accurately recreating environments. A one-minute video that includes the clip of light bouncing between mirrors is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ultra slow-mo camera can record light bouncing off mirrors" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Grindr has been sold to San Vicente Acquisition for around $608.5 million. Beijing Kunlun Tech bought Grindr in 2018, but the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States identified Kunlun's ownership of the app as a national security risk and set a June 2020 deadline for it to sell the business. The sale to San Vicente Acquisition is still pending review. Grindr has previously been accused of sharing personal data with ad companies in violation of GDPR, as well as sharing its users' HIV statuses with outside companies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Grindr has been sold by its Chinese owner after the US expressed security concerns" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from China have developed a laser pen that can write in mid-air. The pen uses ultra-short laser pulses to strip the electrons from air particles and turn them into light-emitting plasma. Its power output can reach one million megawatts, but the device doesn't draw too much power as the bursts are so short. The technology could have applications in quantum computing, brain imaging, and other advanced tech such as holographic imaging." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese Scientists Show Off Laser That Can Write Words in Mid-Air" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The diabolical ironclad beetle boasts one of the toughest natural exoskeletons, capable of protecting the animal from being run over by a car. While the beetle's exoskeleton is extra tough, it takes on an elastic quality when under pressure that results in a kind of stretching rather than breaking. The discovery of this mechanism could lead to the creation of innovative protective materials." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How This Uncrushable Beetle Can Survive Being Run Over by a Car" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cascade layers are a feature in CSS that allows developers to define explicit contained layers of specificity to have full control over which styles take priority in a project. This guide explains what they are for, why they are used, the current level of support, and how to use them. Additional resources, including documentation, articles, videos, and demos, are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Complete Guide to CSS Cascade Layers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Joby Aviation has joined forces with Uber to launch a flying taxi service by 2023. Joby has been working on electric aviation for over a decade. It was relatively obscure until it raised $100 million from investors last year. The startup has developed an air taxi prototype and has been conducting test flights at its private airfield in Northern California. Joby's operations are kept secret, and there are no recent images of its prototype aircraft. The aircraft is able to fly at twice the speed of a helicopter while generating significantly less noise. Joby will be responsible for supplying and operating electric air taxis and Uber will provide air traffic control help, landing pad construction, ground transportation, and its ride-share network." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber’s plan to launch an air taxi service in 2023 just got a boost from a secretive startup" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TikTok will increase the maximum length of its videos to three minutes. It has been testing the new limit since December with select users, particularly in categories like cooking. TikTok has not said how the longer clips will affect its recommendation algorithm." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok is rolling out longer videos to everyone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX is seeking regulatory approval to connect its Starlink network to cars, trucks, shipping boats, and aircraft. The FCC filing asks for a blanket license authorizing the operation of Starlink terminals on Earth Stations in Motion. Starlink has over 1,000 satellites in space, with at least 10,000 users. The vehicular user terminals will be similar to other terminals. A qualified installer will be required to set up the vehicle antennas and mounts." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX moves to beam Starlink internet into cars, boats, and aircraft" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Japanese retailer has produced a hyper-realistic human face mask. They cost 98,000 yen ($950) each. The masks are based on real human faces. The retailer plans to add more faces to the lineup. Pictures of the masks are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Wearing someone else's face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon is planning to open department store-style locations, replacing the stores that it helped kill off. It plans to use locations with a footprint of around 30,000 square feet. The first stores will likely be in California and Ohio. In-person shopping allows people to try out items and gadgets before purchasing them. Amazon has opened grocery stores, bookstores, and convenience stores in recent years." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon reportedly plans to open department stores, starting in California and Ohio" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Robots are everywhere. They have been performing tasks for us and slowly replacing humans in the workforce even before the pandemic. Now, the need for robots to replace human workers seems like a medically wise decision. The workplace of the future will be an ecosystem where humans and robots work together to maximize efficiency. There are many examples of humans already working with robots, which are described in detail in the article. The aim of many robot developers is not to replace humans, but to fill a current need." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The robot revolution has arrived" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google was fined €50 million by France's privacy regulator over \"lack of transparency, inadequate information, and lack of valid consent regarding the ads personalization.\" Specifically, they didn't disclose how long they keep user information, and they didn't provide an explicit enough opt-in for advertising during Android account signups. This is the largest GDPR fine so far (though GDPR fines can be up to 4% of worldwide revenue)." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google hit with largest GDPR fine to date over lack of data and ad transparency" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Effectively deploying a machine learning model can be more of an art than a science. Most data science projects never make it to production due to failed teamwork. There can be a disconnect between software engineers and data scientists, and bridging this gap is key to ensuring that you have a good model that can actually be put into production. This article covers practices and methods for getting machine learning models into production, bringing up important questions to consider through each step of development." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to put machine learning models into production" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has announced a new Glass augmented reality headset that is targeted at enterprise users. The $999 headset is now classified by Google as an official product rather than an experiment. It has a new processor, an improved camera, a USB-C port, and advanced machine learning capabilities. Google has partnered with Smith Optics to produce a safety frame for the Glass. While it was originally built for consumers, pushback due to privacy concerns made Google change its strategy and start marketing the device to businesses only. Google boasts that businesses have reported faster production times, improved quality, and reduced costs by using Glass." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google announces a new $999 Glass augmented reality headset" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "US regulators have given emergency approval for Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche's new COVID-19 diagnosis test. The test can be run in high volumes on fully automated equipment, providing results much faster than other tests available. Widespread testing is essential in the race to control the spread of the virus. Roche will have millions of tests available each month and it is committed to pushing its production capacity in order to deliver as many tests as possible." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "US Regulators Approve Roche's New And Faster COVID-19 Test" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The internet has changed from a group of individuals publishing content to vast digital empires controlling sections of the internet and wielding large amounts of power. These companies that own platforms used by millions of people around the world are able to moderate and control the content that users see, resulting in the manipulation of discussion, misinformation in news, interference with political affairs, and more. The Declaration of Digital Independence is a set of nine principles that lays out strict rules for how data and content on the internet should be handled. Rather than being controlled by large corporations, the internet should be controlled by a decentralized network of individuals. People can sign to show their support for the document." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Declaration of Digital Independence" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitter has confirmed that it is developing a new in-app verification system. There has been confusion over Twitter's verification criteria in the past, resulting in the company announcing that it would reconsider its process. Twitter announced in 2018 that it was prioritizing election integrity over the overhaul of the verification system. It slowed the pace of verifications, focusing on verifying political candidates, and more recently, authoritative health experts. Twitter's new verification system will have clear guidelines for what is required for a user to be verified. It is unknown when the new system will be implemented." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter to launch a revamped verification system with publicly documented guidelines" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pictures of the Google Home Hub have leaked, it will feature a 7-inch touch screen, a large full-range speaker unit, and a mute toggle. It will be integrated with Google Home, allow voice access to Google Photos, and will have partnerships with over 400 brands to build integrations. The product will be announced on October 9th." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Home Hub To Be Launched On October 9; A Smart Speaker with 7-inch Display" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is extending its Business Chat service to all Shopify store owners via iMessage. Business owners will now be better equipped to provide real-time support, especially if they are running their business entirely on mobile. Apple Pay has also been added to the payment options for Shopify. Research shows that many people now use social media to contact businesses." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple will let Shopify store owners use iMessage customer support" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lyft has acquired Halo Cars, a startup that pays drivers to run taxi-style ads on top of their vehicles. Halo currently only operates in two cities, so it is likely that Lyft acquired the team for its media division. With Halo, full-time, highly rated drivers are able to earn up to $400 per month for carrying a connected, video-capable ad installation on their cars as they work. Marketers can choose which locations their ads would be displayed. Lyft lost $651.8 million in fiscal 2019, so it is likely they are looking at alternative revenue sources, such as advertising on cars. The move might also benefit drivers, who have long complained about low pay." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lyft buys a startup that runs ads on top of ridesharing cars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Windows 11 will be able to run Android apps natively. Users will be able to download apps from Amazon's Appstore via the new Windows store. Microsoft will be using Intel Bridge technology to bring Android apps to Windows, but it will still work with AMD and Arm-based systems. A seven-minute video covering new features from the Windows 11 event is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11 with Amazon’s Appstore" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical will have a lineup of Broadway's biggest names for its January 1st streaming performance. The performance is based on Disney-Pixar's 2007 movie Ratatouille, and it will feature songs based on the original film. It will stream via TodayTix on January 1st at 7 PM ET, after which it will be available for 72 hours. Ticket prices range from $5 to $50. The lineup includes Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert, Wayne Brady, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Testa, and Priscilla Lopez." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok’s one-night Ratatouille musical will star some of Broadway’s biggest names" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk is planning to integrate Twitter into an all-in-one service app modeled after China's WeChat. WeChat makes money by taking a part of all payments made through the platform. This article discusses the many changes that Musk has suggested over the last few months. The changes include improvements to direct messages and videos, blockchain integration, stronger authentication to prevent bots, and a reduction in content moderation." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "‘Maximum amazing’: here’s what we think we know about Elon Musk’s plan for Twitter" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Air-gapped systems are systems that aren't connected to any network. These systems generally run critical operations or have sensitive data, so limiting exposure to outside networks is a necessary security measure. Mordechai Guri and his team have been researching methods of extracting data from air-gapped systems and have developed a plethora of techniques over the years. A new technique involves installing malware onto the air-gapped machine which makes the fans inside the computer vibrate at certain frequencies. These frequencies can be recorded using a phone's accelerometer and then decoded later on. While the technique is innovative, it is extremely slow, extracting data at half a bit per second. Real-life attackers are likely to use faster methods." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Academics steal data from air-gapped systems using PC fan vibrations" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "BuildXL is a build engine that runs over 30,000 builds per day internally at Microsoft. Thousands of developers use BuildXL on their desktops for fast builds with mega-sized codebases. BuildXL runs its builds over thousands of datacenter machines. There are no plans to integrate it into Visual Studio. The technology may be useful if developers run into issues with scaling development." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft Build Accelerator" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ikea has announced that it will invest heavily in a new Ikea Home smart business unit with end-to-end responsibility for its portfolio of smart devices. Ikea first started releasing smart home devices in 2015 by introducing tables and lamps that could wirelessly charge Qi-compatible phones. Since then, Ikea has released affordable smart lighting and has partnered with Sonos to launch a relatively inexpensive whole-home audio system. It plans to release its first smart blinds on October 1st. Ikea's devices are platform-agnostic, supporting Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa through its Tradfri gateway. It is predicted that about 830 million smart home devices will be sold in 2019 and that number is set to double by 2023." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ikea goes all in on smart home tech" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Air Force and Northrop Grumman have announced that they are one step closer to collecting solar power in space and beaming it to Earth using radio frequency (RF). Their technology involves a 'sandwich tile' that converts solar energy to RF. The power can then be beamed to a receiving station on the ground and collected using a rectifying antenna that will convert it into usable power. A test of the technology is predicted to launch in 2025." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Air Force lab demonstrates key element for beaming solar power from space" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Jordan Peterson has announced the development of a new social media platform, Thinkspot. The platform aims to provide users the best features of other social media, but without the censorship. Current social media platforms ban users for offenses such as misgendering someone or making negative comments towards certain groups. Thinkspot will also subsidize content creators directly with a payment system similar to Patreon. It will have a minimum word limit for posts, which Peterson hopes will encourage more thoughtful discussions. Content can also be voted on by users. Comments which receive too many negative votes will be automatically hidden by the platform, but not deleted. Thinkspot is currently in beta and will be launched in August." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Jordan Peterson Announces Free Speech Platform ‘Thinkspot’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article discusses the building blocks of the web3 technology stack. Web3 is the stack of protocols that enable fully decentralized applications. Unlike web2, the stack for web3 is not so straightforward as the paradigm is completely different and web3 tools, technologies, and ecosystems are less mature." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Defining the web3 stack" } ]