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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers have developed an implant that can relieve pain on demand without the use of drugs. The device works by wrapping around nerves and delivering targeted cooling via evaporation. A sensor ensures that the cooling doesn't damage any tissue. The device can be remotely activated and users can control its intensity. Cooling nerves numbs them and blocks pain signals to the brain. The device is water-soluble and it is naturally absorbed by the body after use." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists develop first-of-its-kind implant that relieves pain without drugs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is rumored to be removing iTunes from its software lineup with its upcoming Mac OS update. iTunes will supposedly be split into different, more specific apps, for each of its functionalities. The Facebook and Instagram pages for iTunes have now been cleared out, with all the pictures, posts, and videos removed from each account. Apple will officially announce the future of iTunes at its Worldwide Developers Conference." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple has cleared out its Facebook and Instagram pages for iTunes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TikTok's new AI greenscreen feature allows users to type in a text prompt that the software will then generate as an image." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok now offers a very basic text-to-image AI generator directly in the app" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Digitally delicate primes are prime numbers where you can change any single digit and the new number is composite. There are an infinite number of them in every number system. Widely digitally delicate numbers are prime numbers with an infinite string of leading zeros where if you changed one of those infinite zeros it would become composite. An arbitrarily long sequence of consecutive primes exists, each of which is widely digitally delicate." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mathematicians Find a New Class of Digitally Delicate Primes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tumblr will be sold to Automattic Inc, the company that owns Wordpress, an online publishing tool. Verizon is rumored to have sold the blogging site for well below $20 million, with some sources saying that it was sold for under $10 million. Tumblr hosts more than 450 million blogs and was once a major player in the social media space. It was purchased by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in 2013 before Yahoo was acquired by Verizon. Verizon has been trying to sell the website for a while, but the only company that was publicly interested was Pornhub. Tumblr has faced controversy in the past over its lack of monitoring of pornographic content, which Verizon banned last year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Verizon agrees to sell Tumblr to owner of Wordpress" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SiriusXM is acquiring Pandora for $3.5 billion (all stock), Pandora has 70 million users (5.6 million paying) while SiriusXM has 36 million. Pandora is expected to lose $150 million this year. It appears that the service will continue to operate as before." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SiriusXM to Buy Pandora for $3.5 Billion in Bid to Expand Reach" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft is investing $50 million in a facility that will produce jet fuel from ethanol. The LanzaJet facility in Georgia has nearly completed on-site engineering at its biorefinery. It plans to start producing 10 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel per year from sustainable ethanol. The facility is also funded by oil majors, airlines, and other petroleum trading companies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft invests US$50 million in alcohol-to-jet fuel biorefinery" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitter outlined the policy changes that it will implement over the next few months at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show. The changes will be implemented to promote healthy public conversation and to ensure the integrity of information on the platform. Twitter's conversation interface will be updated, making it easier to follow ongoing threads. Users will be able to choose who is able to reply to a given tweet. Twitter Topics will be able to algorithmically detect events happening around the world and it will have filters to ensure compliance with community guidelines. Machine learning moderation was able to effectively proactively remove half of all abusive tweets by the end of last year. Twitter will continue to develop these abilities and also extend them to remove misleading or otherwise toxic political messaging." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter will soon let you choose who can reply to your tweets" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has been granted a patent for 'Electronic devices having keys with coherent fiber bundles'. The patent describes how each key on a keyboard could have a display connected via a coherent fiber bundle. This would mean that the whole keyboard could be reconfigured as needed, with the keys matching the key mapping without physical modifications. The displays could also indicate the current status of each key. This system doesn't interfere with the dome or scissor switches of physical keyboards, so Apple could theoretically use it with the current Magic Keyboard design." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Researching Keyboards With Adaptive Displays on Each Key" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a collection of resources on Falsehoods in development. Falsehood articles try to approach an unfamiliar domain by dispelling myths, pointing out common pitfalls, and showing inconsistencies and subtleties. Subjects covered include Arts, Education, Multimedia, Phone numbers, Software Engineering, Society, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Awesome Falsehood" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sidewalk Labs is winding down after six years. The unit had plans to build a smart neighborhood on Toronto's waterfront, but the project was shut down in May last year due to unprecedented economic uncertainty. Its CEO has also had to step down due to health-related reasons. Sidewalk products Pebble, Mesa, Delve, and Affordable Electrification will join Google." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Sidewalk Labs products will be folded into Google proper" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's next event will be on September 14 at 10 am. The event will be held digitally with no members of the media invited to attend in person. Apple will likely provide pre-taped segments for each product announcement. Apple is expected to announce the new iPhone 13 models, the Apple Watch Series 7, and possibly the AirPods 3. New MacBook Pros and iPads are expected to be announced at a later event. Details on the hardware that Apple is expected to release are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Event Announced: 'California Streaming' on September 14 With iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 Expected" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bottlenecks are almost always processes, not people, and you can find them without invasive tracking or soul crushing micro-measurement.Swarmia rallies software teams around meaningful metrics that help ship better code faster - think DORA, not lines of code written.Over 1,000 teams use Swarmia to gain visibility into well-researched metrics around focus, delivery, collaboration, and quality. “The perfect overview of engineering productivity” - Roland Fiala, SVP of Engineering, Productsup.Swarmia is free for small teams and offers a 14-day free trial" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "“The perfect overview of engineering productivity.” Swarmia finds bottlenecks without spying on developers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This seven second video demonstrates a facial recognition app that converts facial expressions into emojis. In the video, a man is seen making several facial expressions with the corresponding emoji displayed below. A link to the web app is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Face to Emoji" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TikTok is building tools to allow developers to build augmented reality experiences and features on its platform. Effect Studio is currently in private beta testing. Developers can sign up for early access on TikTok's new Effect House website. Effect Studio is still an early experiment and might not make it to launch. TikTok has been increasing its investment in developer tools over the last few years, with a focus on toolkits aimed at third-party developers for better app integration." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok is building its own AR development platform, TikTok Effect Studio" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Quantum supremacy is the idea that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer will be able to perform certain calculations that current supercomputers can't. Proving it could eventually lead to breaking currently unbreakable codes, enhancing AI, improving weather forecasts, and modeling complex molecular interactions. Google's quantum computing head, physicist John Martinis, believes that Google's new 72-qubit quantum chip Bristlecone will be capable of achieving quantum supremacy. Google is partnering with NASA to test this out, pitting Bristlecone against NASA's most powerful supercomputer Pleiades. Google and NASA signed a five year partnership in July that will give NASA access to Google's quantum computing resources over the next five years in exchange for helping test and improve Google's quantum computers, and running comparisons against traditional supercomputers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google has enlisted NASA to help it prove quantum supremacy within months" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Deep Daze is a command-line tool for text to image generation using OpenAI's CLIP and Siren. Users simply type a description of an image, for example, 'a house in the forest', and it will generate that image. Examples are available in the repository." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Deep Daze" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has unveiled its latest line of hardware releases at its California Streaming event. The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max will feature a more capable camera system and a new Cinematic mode, as well as ProMotion display technology, a feature that allows the phones to adjust their display refresh rates up to 120Hz. The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini will have A15 Bionic chips, bigger batteries, and a redesigned TrueDepth camera array. All phones will go on sale on September 24. Apple also announced a more durable Apple Watch, an iPad mini with USB-C and second-generation Apple Pencil support, a new iPad with upgraded cameras, and software updates." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s everything Apple announced at its iPhone 13 event" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Now that attackers can easily access bot-as-a-service options to simplify scraping without spending time or money on unsuccessful attempts, threats are becoming more frequent and intense. Learn how you can protect your websites, mobile apps, and APIs in this blog post by DataDome's Head of Research." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The secret weapon for preventing web scraping" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Instagram is experimenting with full-screen vertical home feeds. The feed is designed to make video more immersive as part of the platform's response to TikTok. Instagram has changed its ranking algorithm to reward original content over reposted content. It has been investing in creator tools to bring more creators to its platform." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Instagram is testing a TikTok-like full-screen feed" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Giants like Netflix, Apple, and Google have solved the many challenges around data privacy, compliance, and security, and they’ve done it without compromising speed of innovation. How? By using data privacy vaults to handle every bit of their PII and PCI data.Learn more about data privacy vaults and how your company can use them to easily manage sensitive data in the free on-demand webinar: Things I Learned Building Data Privacy Vaults at Netflix." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Things I Learned Building Data Privacy Vaults at Netflix" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chinese engineers have developed a method for using the infrared radiation emitted from the human hand to secure data. The human hand radiates infrared light, and each finger can serve as an independent infrared light source. As fingerprints are unique, they can be used as a non-copyable encryption key. Using human components as IR light sources could provide more flexibility in the way we control engineered systems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Infrared Radiation From Our Hands Could Be the Future of Encryption" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Airbnb is laying off around a quarter of its workforce due to revenue declines and a need to curtail costs. The layoffs will impact several internal product groups. Airbnb anticipates that it will receive less than 50% of 2019's revenue in 2020. It has recently taken on more debt to provide extra liquidity in its business. The company had previously promised a 2020 IPO. Separated employees will receive 14 weeks of pay, with an additional week of pay for every year served at the company. Airbnb will allow employees who are laid off with under 12 months of tenure to buy their vested options and it will also be providing 12 months of health insurance for the former employees." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Citing revenue declines, Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs, or around 25% of its global workforce" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article discusses and compares average software engineering salaries in over 20 countries. The US, Switzerland, and Israel have the highest developer salaries. Those who work in major cities tend to get paid better than workers living outside of urban areas. The lowest paying countries are Nigeria, India, and the Philippines. The countries with the highest demand for software engineers are Canada, Australia, and Russia." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Average Software Engineering Salaries by Country in 2022" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Reddit has launched the first major change to its mobile app in two years. It has added a new Discover Tab and a revamped navigation system. Reddit has over 100,000 active communities, but many are under-exposed. The changes will make it easier to discover lesser-known communities. Reddit will use users' existing subscriptions to make recommendations. It will not use demographic data for the Discover Tab. The feature will not recommend NSFW, banned, or quarantined communities." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Reddit app revamp adds a Discover Tab for finding communities, new navigation" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Honda has confirmed that a cyberattack has brought parts of its global operations to a standstill. Its customer and financial services are currently unavailable due to the attack. Honda likely fell victim to the Snake ransomware, a file-encrypting malware that holds data hostage until its victim pays a ransom in cryptocurrency. Honda expects its factories and plants to be brought back online soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Honda global operations halted by ransomware attack" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Instacart is now offering software services to grocery stores. Its platform will offer software management services for e-commerce, fulfillment, ads, insights, and other data. Gig work companies generally struggle to make profits. Offering software as a service could create more profits for the company and increase investor confidence." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Instacart wants to sell enterprise software to grocery stores" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Intel announced in April that it was backing out of the 5G mobile modem business after Apple settled with Qualcomm in a deal where Apple would use Qualcomm modems in their devices again. Apple may now be buying a portion of Intel's business, which covers a portfolio of patents and staff, for $1 billion. After the deal with Qualcomm, Apple had reportedly been working on developing its own in-house modems. Purchasing Intel's modem business would make sense for Apple as Intel had previously produced modems for Apple. The merger would speed up the development process and allow Apple to operate independently of a third party." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple reportedly in talks to buy Intel’s 5G modem business for $1 billion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Dawn Aerospace has completed five test flights of its Mk-II Aurora spaceplane. The spaceplane is designed to fly up to 60 miles above the Earth's surface, although its test flights only reached altitudes of 3,400 feet. It can take off and land from conventional airports and potentially perform multiple flights to and from space every day. Mk-II is less than 16 feet long and weighs only 165 pounds empty. While Mk-II can only carry a payload of less than 8.8 pounds, Mk-III will be capable of carrying up to 551 pounds to orbit. Mk-III will be fitted with a rocket engine to enable supersonic performance and high-altitude testing." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dawn Aerospace conducts five flights of its suborbital spaceplane" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Quaise Energy, a startup that spun out of MIT in 2018, recently secured $40 million in funding for their deep-drilling energy project. The startup plans to drill holes as deep as 12 miles into the Earth's crust where it reaches temperatures of over 700 degrees Fahrenheit. It plans to use the holes to convert water into supercritical steam to drive turbines and produce electricity. If successful, the technique could be used anywhere in the world to produce nearly 100 percent renewable energy at terawatt levels." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Startup Aims to Drill 12 Miles Into Earth’s Crust to Tap the Boundless Energy Below" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has acquired Beat Games, adding it to its Oculus Studio division. Beat Studios is behind the hit virtual-reality game Beat Saber. It will continue to operate independently out of Prague. Facebook has hinted that it may acquire more video game studios in 2020 in order to accelerate VR development. It has recently acquired CTRL-Labs, a startup that specializes in brain-computing technology." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook acquires the maker of popular 'Beat Saber' VR game" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Flutter 2 is now available. It has been broadened from a mobile framework to a portable framework, allowing developers to make apps for a variety of different platforms, including desktops, foldables, and embedded devices, with little or no change. Existing flutter apps can now grow to target desktop and web without a rewrite. Flutter 2 has production-quality support for the web. There are over 15,000 packages for Flutter. Flutter has an open-source toolkit for building apps." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Announcing Flutter 2" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Nikola Motor, a publicly-traded Arizonan startup, will open reservations for its hydrogen fuel cell electric pickup truck later this month. The Badger has 906 horsepower and 980 pound-feet of torque. It will be able to travel 300 miles on a single charge, with upgrades that can double the range. Nikola Motor designed the Badger to compete with the Ford F-150 and Tesla Cybertruck. The company doesn't have a factory and hasn't produced any products yet. It will begin construction on a factory this summer. Nikola Motor is currently valued at $28.63 billion." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nikola Motor to open pre-orders for fuel cell pickup truck to compete with Ford, Tesla" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "People purchasing decommissioned police body cameras online have discovered unencrypted video data still on the devices. While there was an attempt to remove the data from the devices before selling them, the data was easily recoverable using existing data forensics tools. Used body cameras are commonly for sale online. Some hackers have bought up stocks of used cameras to investigate the footage." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hackers Are Finding Footage on Police Body Cams They Bought on eBay" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The government in Shenzhen carried out a lottery last week to give out 10 million yuan worth of China's new digital currency. 50,000 people out of the 2 million people who applied won. The winners can now spend the digital yuan at over 3,000 merchants in Shenzhen using the digital renminbi app. Local supermarkets and pharmacies are included among the participating merchants. The digital yuan is unlike bitcoin as it is controlled by the People's Bank of China. It is not looking to replace services such as Alipay or WeChat Pay, but instead will likely be working with them and other banks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China hands out $1.5 million of its digital currency in one of the country's biggest public tests" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "BeReal is a new social media app that has become popular with Gen Z. The app encourages users to post once every day to show their friends what they are doing in real time. Users have to post within two minutes of receiving a randomly-timed notification. Those who don't post will not be able to view their friend's pictures. BeReal is currently ranked 4th in downloads in the US, UK, and France." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Gen Z’s new favorite app" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of researchers from Estonia has developed a machine learning system that can generate unique human genome sequences. These fake genomes could play a vital role in the future of DNA research. Generative neural networks have been used in many different domains, producing surprising results in some cases. The artificial genomes are indistinguishable from actual human genomes. While the technology will be used for good in this case, it opens up the possibility of people using it to create highly convincing fake personas." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This human genome does not exist: Researchers taught an AI to generate fake DNA" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a free course provided by fast.ai, taught by Jeremy Howard (Kaggle's #1 competitor 2 years running). The goal is to provide a crash course in machine learning for developers. About 1 year of coding experience and knowledge of high school math is required for this course. You should plan to spend around 8 hours a week for 12 weeks to complete the material." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introduction to Machine Learning for Coders" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Imagen Video is Google's new text-to-video AI. It can produce 5.3 second long videos at 1280x768 and 24 frames per second from written prompts. Google Imagen is trained on data from the publicly available LAION-400M image-text dataset, which contains sexually explicit and violent content. The model is not yet available to the public. Examples of videos created with Imagen Video are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google’s newest AI generator creates HD video from text prompts" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ditch bastions, keys, and certs with Tailscale SSH. Connect to a production Linux server, even from your iPad. Re-verify high risk connections and more. Get started in just 5 minutes, our free plan is free forever." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A better way to SSH" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify claims that it overpaid royalties to musicians in 2018 due to the Royalty Board’s ruling on family and student plan subscribers. Family plans are to be treated as 1.5 subscribers per month, and student plans are equal to 0.5 subscribers per month. Spotify will not require all royalties to be paid back immediately. Instead, it will extend the recoupment period to the end of 2019, and deduct the sum of the overpaid royalties from this year’s payouts. Spotify has been criticized for the move as they are taking advantage of a change in the law that they are currently fighting against." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Report: Spotify claims it “overpaid” royalties, wants a refund from songwriters and publishers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Fawkes tool was developed to cloak images from facial recognition systems. It does this by making almost imperceptible alterations to images so that they are no longer recognizable to facial recognition software. The images look the same to casual observers, but tests have found that it has a 100% success rate in blocking facial recognition from the most advanced facial recognition services. Users can use the software to corrupt unauthorized models so that they learn the wrong thing about their faces. Images comparing the cloaked faces with the original faces, as well as a link to the Fawkes software, are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Privacy Tool 'Cloaks' Faces to Trick Facial Recognition Software" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has told several of his close friends and associates that he is planning to move to Texas. Musk put his Californian houses on the market and expanded operations in Texas this year. He spends most of his time between Austin and Boca Chica. California has seen an exodus of notable tech names in the last year as companies cut costs and shift to remote work. Musk has frequently complained about California's policies. Moving to Texas, a state with no income tax, could save Musk billions of dollars." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla CEO Elon Musk has told friends and associates he plans to move to Texas" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "California has started mining for lithium in the Salton Sea. It is part of a plan by General Motors to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from its production line by 2035. An Australian resource producer has been contracted to extract the lithium.It will extract the lithium from liquid brine produced from geothermal power stations in the area. An estimated 20,000 tons of lithium hydroxide will be mined by 2024. The first two stages of the project will generate 480 construction jobs and 930 project jobs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The First Days of ‘Lithium Valley’ Are Here" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Got the Big Tech Cloud bill blues? Vultr's here with the cure! Deploy instances for as low as $2.50 in 60 seconds or less from more than 20 locations around the globe. Get started with $200 credit toward your first 30 days with this TLDR-exclusive offer." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Got the Big Tech Cloud bill blues?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Reddit is working with one of its communities to test a feature based on Ethereum ERC-20 tokens called Community Points. These Community Points are fully owned by users and Reddit has no control over them. The details of the project are still secret. It is possible that this move could significantly increase Ethereum's active user base. However, Ethereum may have issues with long-term scalability, and an order of magnitude spike in Ethereum transactions could bring the blockchain to a standstill. Science &" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Reddit’s New Ethereum Feature Could Be Huge for Crypto Adoption" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NASA’s InSight lander detected a faint trembling on Mars’ surface earlier this month. The marsquake was relatively weak, about the strength of the moonquakes that were measured in the late 1960s and early 1970s by the Apollo astronauts. If the quake had occurred on Earth it would not have been detected. Scientists are still unsure whether the marsquake originated from the planet or as a result of a meteor impact. InSight is currently located in Elysium Planitia, near Mars’ equator. Its heat probe has become stuck on what is likely a buried rock, and mission controllers are currently trying to figure out how to free the robotic lander." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First “Marsquake” Detected on Red Planet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tomorrow's Tools is a SaaS app for workflow Monday.com. It began as a hackathon project and ended with a six-figure exit on MicroAcquire. This article tells the story of how the company exploited an ecosystem to create the app and how the startup was acquired." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How I Got MicroAcquired: Build for an Ecosystem if You Want to Grow Fast, Says Ex Founder of Tomorrow’s Tools" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "React Spectrum is a collection of libraries and tools for building adaptive, accessible, and robust user experiences. It has accessible features and support for over 30 languages. React Spectrum has components that are customizable and designed to work with keyboard, mouse, and touch interactions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "React Spectrum Libraries" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Some tenants have reported bedbugs while staying in Airbnb homes, but apparently, the company doesn't support the hosts well enough to fix the problem. There are no company procedures for handling outbreaks except that it suspends listings until hosts can provide evidence that the issue has been fixed. Airbnb takes an up to 20 percent cut of rental prices and is currently valued at $31 billion. Bedbugs can be introduced to properties by guests, attaching themselves to luggage when traveling. They are difficult to get rid of and can take a large financial and psychological toll on people. A typical extermination costs between $1,000 and $2,500." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bedbugs are giving Airbnb users headaches… and itchy bites" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Altos Labs is a biotech company that is developing technology that could revitalize cells and reverse disease, ultimately prolonging human life. It has raised $3 billion in capital from multiple investors, including Jeff Bezos. The Altos team consists of some of the biggest names in the life sciences. Altos is setting up sites in San Francisco and San Diego in the US and Cambridge in the UK." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Altos bursts out of stealth with $3B, a dream team C-suite and a wildly ambitious plan to reverse disease" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Square is acquiring Tidal for $297 million in cash and stock. Tidal will operate independently alongside Square's other ventures. Square will use Tidal to help find new ways for artists to support their work. The company has given sellers of all sizes business and wants to do the same for artists. Tidal has struggled to compete against Spotify, and it has been behind on payments to rights holders since 2020. Jay-Z will join Square's board of directors as part of the deal." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. is buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China's Long March 5B rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry in the next few days. It is not the first time the China National Space Administration has opted for an uncontrolled reentry. Uncontrolled re-entries are dangerous as pieces of debris can cause damage. It is unknown where the rocket might reenter, but its erratic trajectory places it in the path of several populated areas. There are no international regulations that require controlled reentries, but it is best practice by space agencies around the world." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uncontrolled reentry: Why China “just not caring” is a huge problem for space" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Public spaces around the world are now nearly deserted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This video shows many normally-crowded locations empty of people, some of them appearing to be completely deserted. In locations where there are still people, they are few and spread apart." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What a World at Home Looks Like" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The SeaSearcher can perform high-resolution 3D imaging on objects at the sea bottom to several meters below the bottom." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A startup will use underwater drones to find treasures 33 feet beneath the seabed" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Toyota Research Institute has developed new capabilities for its line of domestic robots, including the ability to recognize and manipulate transparent objects and to wipe down counters and tables. Japanese robot manufacturers have made it clear that they plan to create robots that will serve as domestic helpers. Japan has one of the oldest populations in the world. Robots will be able to perform tasks that people find more challenging as they get older. A video from Toyota showing off the new capabilities of its robots is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Toyota announces new capabilities for domestic robots" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Etsy was famous for Chat Ops and Hack Weeks between 2012 and 2014. Chat Ops involved having employees write commands into the company's IRC service for bots to execute. Hack Weeks were events where everyone at the company took a step back from their regular work and created something personal. This article tells the story of how a personal project was archived into a channel with full chat ops access. The bot did not do any significant damage, but it had the potential to tear down servers and kill processes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Markov Chat Bot Disaster Story" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Since 2003, people have used Myspace as a platform for uploading and sharing their music. As one of the most popular sites in 2006, it had helped launch the music careers of stars such as Lily Allen, the Arctic Monkeys, and Kate Nash. Since 2018, users have been finding that they could not access older music from the social media site. It has recently been revealed that due to a server migration, all photos, videos, and audio files uploaded before 2016 were lost and is no longer available. While MySpace claims it lost the files in an accident, skeptics say that the real reason was due to the cost and effort of migrating and hosting a large amount of old data and that the claims of incompetence were just for PR." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MySpace Says It Lost Years Of User-Uploaded Music" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Looking for remote-based work when you are first starting out can be confusing. As with all job searching, it's important to use tailored resumes. For entry-level work, customer service and support roles are in demand. Technical writing and software QA are also fields that regularly hire remotely. There can be many different paths to getting remote work online, and this thread is full of anecdotes of how other people gained employment online." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Advice for finding an entry-level remote job?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article links to a video of Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning demonstrating his jetpack at this year's International Technology Show in Chicago." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Jetpack Pilot Leaps Incredible Gaps Between Platforms, Like Mario" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is your chance to bring alive that mobile app idea you always had. Follow this masterclass and go from idea to market with React Native + Node.JS." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Launch your mobile app within weeks" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Rust has been StackOverflow's most loved language for four years, but many people still don't know what it is. While Rust has its downsides, it solves pain points present in many other languages, providing a solid step forward. Rust's static typing attempts to stay out of a programmer's way while encouraging long-term maintainability. It gives developers control over memory management, resulting in more efficiency for optimized applications. Rust can be used to write extremely low-level code, such as operating system kernels or microcontroller applications. Developers don't need to focus on tiny details, as Rust tries to have as many zero-cost abstractions as possible. Rust gives developers the option to write unsafe code in order to have more control over the application. It also comes with a complete ecosystem that has plenty of libraries, complete with documentation, and a community that has created many extra development tools." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What is Rust and why is it so popular?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bumble is opening a cafe and restaurant in New York City called Bumble Brew. The venue will be a cafe during the day and an intimate restaurant and wine bar at night. It will start opening for breakfast on July 24 with plans of expanding its hours later in the summer. The restaurant was inspired by the success of the Bumble Hive pop-up spaces that the company used in 2017. It will feature an Italian-inspired menu. Bumble plans to host events and schedule programming at the establishment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bumble is opening a restaurant to go along with their dating app" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GitHub has discovered evidence that hackers are using stolen OAuth user tokens to download private data from several organizations. OAuth tokens are one of the most common tools used for accessing data without having to share credentials. The stolen OAuth tokens were believed to have been obtained through a set of unspecified private NPM repositories and not through a breach of GitHub or its systems. GitHub is still assessing the extent of the attack." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub Says Hackers Breach Dozens of Organizations Using Stolen OAuth Access Tokens" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "dark_nexus is a new IoT botnet that has a list of advanced features and capabilities that puts most IoT botnets and malware to shame. The botnet regularly receives feature version updates. It has infected at least 1,362 devices, including video recorders, thermal cameras, and routers. dark_nexus can run on at least 12 different types of CPUs. The main purpose of dark_nexus is to perform Distributed Denial-Of-Service attacks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meet dark_nexus, quite possibly the most potent IoT botnet ever" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Russian scientist Denis Rebrikov has said in an interview that he is trying to gain approval to create gene-edited babies. He wants to create humans with natural resistance to HIV. Last year, an experiment in China attempted to create humans with genetic resistance to HIV by removing the CCR5 gene. While the CCR5 gene has been associated with HIV resistance, studies have also shown that the gene also moderates cognition and life span. Rebrikov is not known for his work on gene editing, and his name only appears on one paper where gene editing was applied to embryos. The rules for creating gene-modified babies in Russia are unclear, and Rebrikov hopes to take advantage of this to gain approval to carry out the procedure. He believes that he can improve on the experiments carried out in China." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Russian scientist has threatened to make more CRISPR babies" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The most commonly described CSS attack is to exfiltrate data from pages. This can result in hackers being able to view very specific user input data. These attacks are rarely seen. Another CSS vulnerability occurs when unsafe-inline is used in the style-src. Hackers can exploit this to inject arbitrary HTML into the application. Overall, the vulnerabilities in CSS are not critical and are easily mitigated." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Can you get pwned with CSS?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SSH To Anywhere With Tailscale No additional hardware to manage. No complicated firewalls. Tailscale keeps it simple & secure. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SSH To Anywhere With Tailscale" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has revealed two new features of the Pixel 4, face unlocking and Motion Sense. The Pixel 4's face unlock can be used for payments and app authentication, and will work in any orientation in a variety of lighting environments. It only has one front-facing camera. Motion Sense is powered by Project Soli, allowing users to skip songs, snooze alarms, and silence phone calls just by waving your hand. The capabilities of Motion Sense will improve over time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Google Pixel 4 will unlock using a face scan" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Fujitsu and the Japan Coast Guard used AI to prevent collisions between cargo ships in the Tokyo Bay area during a trial carried out between December 2019 and March 2020. The Zinrai AI system predicted areas of high risk and fed information to port control authorities, who were then better able to manage ship movement. Using the system, port operators were able to identify possible collisions a full two minutes earlier than when using conventional port management systems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Japan's AI-Powered Port Stops Ships Colliding Better Than Humans" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Geronimo Villaneuva, a planetary scientist from NASA, created a collection of sunset simulations while making a computer modeling tool for a possible future mission to Uranus. The simulation can display the known sky colors of Uranus, Earth, Venus, Mars, and Titan, showing the Sun setting from the perspective of someone standing on these worlds. The simulations have been implemented into the Planetary Spectrum Generator, an online tool that helps scientists replicate how light is transferred through the atmospheres of planets, exoplanets, moons, and comets. Videos of the simulations are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA simulation shows kaleidoscope of sunsets on other worlds" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox testers can now access the new Microsoft Edge on Xbox One or Xbox Series S/X consoles. There is no keyboard or mouse support. A Chromium browser allows more access to the web, and it increases compatibility with web-based services. The Xbox version of Edge supports extensions, vertical tabs, Collections, and most other desktop features." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft starts testing Edge Chromium browser on Xbox" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Nevomo is a railway technology startup that claims it can turn existing tracks into magnetic levitation rails. The company has received a €2.5 million grant and may get more funding from the EU's European Innovation Council. Preparations for a full-scale test of its system began in summer 2021. Its system is currently able to operate at speeds of up to 550kph, but the company's goal is to eventually develop hyperloop-style transport systems that can travel at up to 1,200kph." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "EU gives millions to start-up developing 550km/h maglev rail" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Mmhmm is a virtual camera app that can be used with popular video and streaming services to transform backgrounds into virtual stages. It allows users to easily manipulate slides, backgrounds, and camera images. Users can work together to create collaborative presentations. The app can be used to create separate interactive presentations, making it potentially appealing to salespeople. It is currently available as an invite-only beta for macOS Catalina." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mmhmm turns your boring Zoom call into a Weekend Update-style TV show" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Molecular farming uses plants to synthesize medications and vaccines. Scientists can introduce new biochemical pathways into plant cells using genetic engineering and synthetic biology, turning plants into single-use bioreactors. Plant-produced vaccines and monoclonal antibodies are far more potent than similar molecules made in chicken eggs or yeasts. Plants are cheap to grow and resist common forms of contamination. The resulting medicines are often stored in seeds or other plant cell components that can be easily dehydrated for cheap storage. Several trials using this technology are currently underway." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Molecular Farming Means the Next Vaccine Could Be Edible and Grown in a Plant" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Singapore is using a Boston Dynamics Spot robot to patrol park grounds to remind people to keep six feet apart. The robot currently only plays a recorded message about proper pandemic protocol. It is equipped with cameras and has the ability to help authorities keep track of potential crowding. If the current trial is successful, more robots will be rolled out to enforce social distancing measures in public spaces. A 39-second video is available in the article showing the robot on patrol." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A terrifying mechanical dog is now stalking a Singapore park to make sure people stay properly distant" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Taking time off work for side projects can mean that you end up with a gap in your resume that future employers might be curious about. Spending time with side projects doesn't mean you're not working, and work that you do for yourself isn't less valuable than work that a boss tells you to do. Treat the side projects as a business and discuss what problems the business solved. People in tech are usually familiar with working on side projects, so they likely relate to your experience." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN : How to get back in employment market after working on side projects?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has announced plans to rival Apple's ecosystem integration at CES 2022. It will expand its Nearby Share feature to Windows PCs and allow its Fast Pair feature to work with Windows PCs, Google TV, Android TV, and Matter-compatible smart home products. Google will also introduce a feature similar to Apple's Spatial Audio functionality that will be able to use Android and Chromebook devices as audio sources, and add another feature that will allow users to unlock their Chromebook or other Android device using their Wear OS smartwatch. It is unknown whether Google will succeed in launching all of these features within the year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google planning Apple-like integration between its products to compete" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The USDA has approved a genetically modified tomato for sale in stores in the US. The purple tomatoes contain anthocyanin, a pigment that gives the plant its purple color. The anthocyanin-rich tomatoes may have health benefits. They also have double the shelf life of red tomatoes while tasting exactly the same. The purple tomatoes will be sold in limited markets starting in 2023." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A new, genetically modified purple tomato may hit the grocery market stands" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In this five minute video, New York City policemen are seen using VR to train in different scenarios. Police officers are equipped with special sensors and weapons that provide recoil so that the scenarios are as close to reality as possible. They can be monitored from various angles and all movement can be assessed for training. Officers can be trained in different scenarios quickly and effectively. The software used can generate new scenarios easily, so the training can be flexible and evolve as required." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NYPD using VR to train for active shootings and real-life scenarios" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "It is possible to create a machine-learning algorithm to detect whether a hand is making the symbol for rock, paper, or scissors within 10 minutes in a browser. This tutorial uses a website that implements TensorFlow.js so that all the processing happens within the browser. Picture data from a pre-made dataset is used to train the model, and then the model is tested using a webcam. The full source code for the website is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Using TensorFlow.js to Train a “Rock-Paper-Scissors” Model" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Peloton, an exercise tech and service provider, has filed for an Initial Public Offering with a confidential draft submission. The terms of the IPO have not yet been disclosed to the public. Peloton entered into the market with a smart exercise bike, which paired custom hardware with a large interactive display, allowing users to access courses, streamed classes, and coaching. Its latest offering is a treadmill with similar features. The company is estimated to be valued at around $4 billion." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Connected bike and treadmill-maker Peloton files confidentially for IPO" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Android users with Chinese-made smartphones have had to download their apps through a variety of different app stores since the Google Play store was banned in China. Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo have joined together to create a platform where developers can upload and distribute their apps to all the different stores simultaneously. The Global Developer Service Alliance appears to be an attempt to challenge the Google Play Store's near-monopoly. Together, these companies control over 40 percent of worldwide smartphone shipments. Huawei is working on its own operating system called Harmony OS as an alternative to Google's services. The Google Play Store generated around $8.8 billion of revenue last year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China’s smartphone giants reportedly unite to challenge Google’s Play Store" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google launched its Stadia Makers program at the virtual Google Games Developer Summit. The program targets experienced independent game developers and is done in partnership with Unity. It provides technical assistance from Unity, free development hardware, and funding. A link to apply for the Stadia Makers program is available at the end of the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google opens Stadia Makers program for indie game developers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "eBay is suing Amazon for allegedly using eBay's messaging system to lure third party sellers to Amazon's marketplace. eBay wants to ban Amazon from ever using its messaging system in this manner again, and is also seeking unspecified monetary damages. eBays terms of service prohibit using the messaging system to promote outside businesses, and Amazon's employees were sending up to 120 messages a day without purchasing anything." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "eBay is suing Amazon over allegedly poaching its third-party sellers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft's Pluton, a security processor designed to protect against some of the most sophisticated types of attacks, will be integrated into AMD's upcoming Ryzen CPUs for use in Lenovo's ThinkPad Z Series of laptops. Pluton is already being used to secure Xbox Ones and Azure Sphere microcontrollers. The technology will secure PCs against physical hacks designed to install malware or steal cryptographic keys or other sensitive secrets. It stores keys and other secrets in a walled garden isolated from other system components. The new ThinkPad Z series laptops will begin shipping in May." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pluton, Microsoft’s new security chip, will finally be put to the test" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Notre Dame fire was live-streamed by many news stations on YouTube but the videos were all initially flagged as possibly containing misinformation regarding 9/11. A widget popped up at the bottom of the videos containing an excerpt of an entry from Encyclopedia Britannica about 9/11. The messages were activated via an algorithm and YouTube eventually manually removed the messages from each video. The use of the information panel is a feature available in the US and South Korea and is aimed to combat the spread of misinformation on the platform." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "YouTube's New Fact-Check Tool Flagged Notre Dame Fire Coverage And Attached An Article About 9/11" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A microbe was discovered in mosquitoes in Kenya that can completely protect mosquitoes from malarial infections. Microsporidia are closely related to fungi and most are parasites. Data from studies suggest that the microbes can completely block malaria in mosquitoes. Researchers are investigating different strategies for increasing the number of infected mosquitoes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Malaria 'completely stopped' by microbe" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A group of billionaires, including Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, and Bill Gates, is funding a massive treasure hunt underneath Greenland. Greenland could be the site of one of the most significant nickel and cobalt deposits in the world. The Arctic's disappearing ice has made exploration and mining in Greenland easier and more accessible. The deposits could help power the green energy transition." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Senior engineering position interviews have more challenging questions and interviewers expect a higher standard. Leetcode is a good platform for practicing problems as there are a lot of samples to choose from, many of the questions come from real interviews, most problems include multiple solutions and explanations, and the grading scale can help identify which problems to practice for your level. Many interviewers for high-level positions won't ask the hardest questions as these problems usually take too long to describe, the solutions require a lot of code, and the solutions usually require obscure knowledge. A list of recommended questions is available in the article. Developers should be familiar with data structures and identifying dynamic programming scenarios. A recommended study plan is included at the end of the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Passing your senior engineering coding interview" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google is having its big annual event tomorrow where it will announce the new Google Pixel, Google Home, and more. This Youtube live stream will start at 11am ET, 5 hours after you receive this email." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Made By Google" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Jack Dorsey is giving $5 million to Humanity Forward, a group launched by Andrew Yang, to build the case for a universal basic income. Humanity Forward will distribute the contribution in the form of small cash grants to nearly 20,000 people who were affected economically by the pandemic. The group has already given away nearly $2 million in direct cash assistance. Yang campaigned for president with universal basic income as the centerpiece of his campaign. He ended his bid after disappointing finishes in the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. The pandemic has created another push for a universal basic income. Dorsey sees universal basic income both as a means of helping people through the pandemic and as a safety net during a fast-changing economy. It will provide stability for people as the world changes and innovations in automation take over traditional jobs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Is Giving Andrew Yang $5 Million to Build the Case for a Universal Basic Income" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article looks at the results from a survey conducted with engineers who interviewed with Google and Facebook during their current hiring freeze." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What’s actually going on with Google and Facebook hiring freezes? We surveyed 1000 engineers to find out" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google's senior vice-president reportedly sent out a company-wide email announcing a two-week hiring freeze. The company will use the time to review its headcount needs and align on a new set of prioritized staffing requests. The hiring freeze won't affect existing job offers. Google added 10,000 workers in the second quarter of 2022." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google reportedly pauses hiring for two weeks to ‘review our headcount needs’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has rescinded more than 2,000 job offers for contractors and temporary employees. The company has been slowing its pace of hiring and investment and will not be onboarding some of the workers it had brought on through contracting agencies. It is continuing to hire in several strategic areas. Half of Google's roughly 300,000 person workforce is made up of contractors and temp workers, who do not enjoy the same benefits and protections as its full-time employees. Google recently told contract workers they would no longer be able to access skills training tools reserved for full-time employees. Some contract workers have had their contracts extended for another 60 days due to the COVID-19 crisis." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google reportedly rescinds job offers for thousands of contractors and temporary workers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has updated its trade-in website to allow customers to trade in specific Android smartphones for store credit towards a new iPhone. In 2013, Apple and Brightstar began a trade-in program by offering customers up to $175 in store credit towards a new iPhone 5S for trading in their old iPhone 4S. Apple had offered store credit for Android phones for a short period in 2015, but this program was discontinued in 2016. A list of eligible Android phones, along with their maximum trade-in prices, is available at the end of the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Adds Specified Trade-In Values for Select Android Smartphones" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Speed up code reviews with pull request notifications on Slack Swarmia gives your engineering team the visibility and Slack notifications you need to review and merge pull requests faster.\"Swarmia's Slack notifications make it easy to keep track of open pull requests across all repos. Even if I can't immediately review a teammate's code, the Slack notifications help me find the right PR discussion as soon as I have time.\"- Svyat Sobol Lead Engineer, WoltSpeed up your code reviews today!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Speed up code reviews with pull request notifications on Slack" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google's sister company Verily's website is unable to schedule more appointments less than 24 hours after launch. Appointment availability is limited as it is a small pilot test for California's Bay Area. All applications will receive a call-back confirmation to schedule an appointment. Google will launch its own website later today, but it will not include screening questions or the ability to find a drive-thru testing facility. The website will be mostly informational, directing people to trustworthy sources." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Verily’s coronavirus screening pilot website is already at capacity" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Living Carbon is a San Francisco-based startup that is genetically engineering trees to capture and store more carbon. Its goal is to combat the effects of climate change without needing to take up land that could otherwise be used for agriculture. Fewer trees would need to be planted if they were able to absorb and retain more carbon. There are still many factors to consider before the trees become a reality, such as the environmental impact the trees will have and whether the modifications make the trees more vulnerable to disease." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Genetically Engineered 'Supertrees' Capture More Carbon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a newsletter that's all about UI animation and motion effects. There are lots of tutorials for cool animation effects as well as design inspiration. Curated by Val Head, a design advocate at Adobe and author of Designing Interface Animation." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The UI Animation Newsletter" } ]