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[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of researchers has designed a prototype of an artificial neuron made of thin graphene slits housing a single layer of water molecules. The artificial neuron uses ions instead of electrons, just like a real neuron. Ion flows between neurons generate electric currents that let neurons communicate with each other. This process is very energy efficient, so researchers have been trying to replicate it. The artificial neurons have the ability to transmit information to other artificial neurons. The next step in research is to prove that the neurons can execute basic learning algorithms." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Created an Artificial Neuron That Actually Retains Electronic Memories" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In recent years, China has created an armada of huge ships that dredge up sand from the ocean floor. The largest of these ships can suck up 8,000 cubic yards of sand per hour. They then use that sand to build man-made islands in the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. Many countries lay claim to the Spratly Islands in the middle of the sea. In the last 18 months, China has used these ships to add nearly 3,000 acres of new land to their portion of the Spratlys, and is now installing surface to air missiles, runways for military aircraft, and ports for warships. This sand is causing environmental problems, as it is dumped on top of coral and causing \"the most rapid rate of permanent loss of coral reef area in human history.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Aboard the giant sand-sucking ships that China uses to reshape the world" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Despite vast improvements in battery technology, electric vehicles still have to deal with slow battery charging speeds. A team of scientists has demonstrated that quantum batteries employing global operation can achieve quadratic scaling in charging speed. A typical electric vehicle with a 200 cell battery can charge 200 times faster using quantum charging. Quantum charging could find applications in fusion power plants in the future. The technology is still in its infancy and it will be a while before it can be implemented anywhere." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Quantum technology could make charging electric cars as fast as pumping gas" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The 6th annual UK Open Source Awards are here, you can nominate individuals and organizations to recognize their contribution to open source. There are five awards: Individual, Company, Public Sector, Diversity, and Student." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Open Source Awards" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitter's board has unanimously approved a plan to allow existing shareholders to buy stocks at a substantial discount in order to prevent Elon Musk's hostile takeover attempt. The 'poison pill' tactic will go into effect if a shareholder acquires more than 15% of the company without approval by the board before April 2023. Other parties have expressed interest in buying Twitter. Musk is facing legal action over his Twitter purchase for failing to disclose the buy before the required deadline to do so. He is also facing a number of investigations by the SEC for other investment activities." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ plan to shield itself from Elon Musk takeover" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Artemis I launch attempt was scrubbed as the launch team was unable to solve a leak in the Space Launch System rocket." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA scrubs second attempt to launch Artemis I after hydrogen leak" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Consumer Electronics Show started today, Hyundai debuted a concept car that \"walks\" like an insect, the wheels are attached to legs so it can get through extremely rocky terrain (there's a video in the article), Samsung debuted a 98-inch 8k TV available for pre-order for $15,000, Bell Helicopter debuted a prototype for a flying taxi that can fly at 150 mph for 150 miles. HTC debuted the Vive Pro Eye, a high end VR headset with built in eye tracking so you don't have to move your head as much. There was also an underwater drone, micro-LED screens (brighter and longer lasting than OLED TVs), LG's foldable TV, and even a bread-baking robot." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CES 2019 Liveblog" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AlphaCode is an AI system by DeepMind that can write computer programs at a competitive level. The research on AlphaCode is still in its early stages, but it was able to achieve a rank that placed it within the top 54% of human coders when tested against challenges on a competitive coding platform. While the challenges were not representative of the real-world challenges that developers face, AlphaCode's abilities could lead to tools that could make programming more accessible. AI coding systems are still far from ready to take over the work of human programmers as the code they produce is often buggy and can contain copyrighted material due to the way they are trained." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DeepMind says its new AI coding engine is as good as an average human programmer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix has introduced a Top 10 row to its homepage. It will be updated daily with the most popular titles in the subscriber's country. There will also be top 10 lists for each category. The feature was trialed in the UK and Mexico last year. Netflix's list of top shows from last year was mostly dominated by Netflix original shows as the company has lost much of its top licensed content." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix rolls out Top 10 feature to help show what people are actually watching" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The assignment algorithm used on Edgenuity's platform can be easily fooled by entering a long answer followed by a string of related terms. Edgenuity is an education platform used by more than 20,000 schools, including 20 of the 25 largest school districts in the US. Short answer questions make up less than five percent of Edgenuity's course content, but exploiting the algorithm can still have a significant impact on results. Teachers can review students' work and override assigned grades, but it appears that most teachers are not changing assigned grades." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "These students figured out their tests were graded by AI — and the easy way to cheat" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "People are often told things early in their careers that turn out to be irrelevant, and even detrimental, to their careers. This article discusses six myths in the software development industry that should be challenged by junior programmers in order to develop into better engineers. Questioning these popular ideas can help developers to become more valuable to their teams." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "5 Big Lies Junior Programmers Are Told" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is working on a multi-device charger for its products as well as short and long-distance wireless charging. The company envisions a future where all of its major devices will be able to charge each other, for example, an Apple Watch could be used to charge a pair of AirPods. Apple has been rumored to be working on these technologies for years. It attempted and failed to launch a multi-device charger a few years ago." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple still working on multi-device charger, a future where all devices ‘can charge each other’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Airbnb's new OMG! Fund will award $10 million in funding to hosts to build 100 of the craziest and most unique property ideas." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Airbnb is giving out $10 million to design OMG! homes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify will stream five pre recorded live streams weekly starting from May 27. Tickets will be $15 and the performances will last between 40 to 75 minutes. A subscription is not required to purchase a ticket. Spotify will make it easy for users to find upcoming performances and track the artists they follow. It is unknown whether there will be actual live performances on the platform in the future. The schedule for the upcoming performances is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify will stream a virtual concert series that begins on May 27th" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has just launched Apple Music TV, a 24-hour stream of music videos, live shows, and events. It is now available for users in the US through the Apple Music and Apple TV apps. New videos will be debuted on Apple Music TV every Friday. The station will also show interviews and other content by Apple Music 1 radio host Zane Lowe." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Apple Music TV' Launches in U.S." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GPT-3 Explorer is a tool for iterating on GPT-3 prompts and settings. It requires an OpenAI API key. GPT-3 Explorer features a GUI for making GPT-3 API completion requests and iterating on prompts, full history, sharing, and the community's best-practices built-in." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GPT-3 Explorer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Roku employees have discussed the possibility of the company being acquired by Netflix in recent weeks. The company is preventing its employees from selling vested stock. This strategy is usually employed shortly before a company makes an announcement that will impact its share price to prevent potential insider trading. Roku's experience in streaming advertisement technology could be valuable to Netflix as it prepares to deliver its own ad-supported subscription tier." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Roku Stock Rebounds 20% Amid Reports of Possible Acquisition by Netflix" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "MiDispositivoMIDI is an open source MIDI controller based on Arduino, created by BanaNut Electronics. As it works with the well-known MIDI protocol, it can be plugged into any digital audio workstation and work without additional software. The code is fully customizable, and users can build the device from scratch using the schematics and code that is available on the repository. Fully built devices are also available for purchase. The device has a modular design, so users can expand the number of buttons on the device by attaching additional units without much modification to the code." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MiDispositivoMIDI V3" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Boeing's new Starliner capsule missed its target and ended up in the wrong orbit. NASA has canceled the Starliner's docking with the International Space Station. The Starliner will return to its landing site in the New Mexico desert on Sunday. Officials have confirmed the safety of the capsule. The problem was caused by the Starliner's mission clock. No harm would have been caused to any crew if the Starliner had passengers on board. This was a major setback for Boeing, who has been trying to catch up with SpaceX. SpaceX is about to launch a crewed test of its Dragon capsule. Boeing may have to push back the planned dates for its crewed test flights. It has been nearly nine years since NASA has launched astronauts from the US." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lenovo announced a range of devices ahead of the IFA show in Berlin that will run between September 2 and September 6. The devices include smart glasses, laptops, Chromebooks, a Chromebox, monitors, and tablets. This article contains details on some of the devices, including technical specifications. Pictures of some of the devices are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "IFA: Lenovo unveils Glasses T1 wearable display, next-gen ThinkPad X1 Fold, and more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Schools are adopting more and more technologies to monitor students in an effort to improve safety. Software programs, such as Gaggle, scan student activity across different platforms including email, computer files, and online assignments. Gaggle claims to have prevented at least 542 suicides. However, these claims are difficult, if not impossible, to prove. Facial recognition technology can be used to recreate a map of movements for students and teachers. Iris scanners have been installed in some playgrounds. The rise in the use of technology could be due to technology vendors taking advantage of school budgets. Constant monitoring of students results in a lot of data that is collected without the student’s consent. As the technology is relatively new, the laws behind data collection and sharing have not caught up yet, so parents need to be vigilant about what systems the schools may be installing to monitor their children with." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Welcome to the K-12 Surveillance State" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meet the solution to managing your full end-to-end testing life cycle. This user-friendly, sophisticated test management tool is designed to meet you at every stage in your quality journey:Organize: Get your testing under control and build a foundation for integration, automation, analysis, and optimization.Analyze: Gain actionable insights from your data and get a full understanding of release quality across all applications.Optimize: Manage your release risk and the resources required by looking at the full picture in one place.Learn more and test drive Provar Manager for free." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "From automation to organization, improve your testing with Provar Manager" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Zuckerberg was invited to testify about fake news before the UK Parliament. Canada, Ireland, Argentina, and Australia also showed support for the invitation. Zuckerberg refused, and a Facebook spokesperson explained that he does not have time to talk to every country's lawmakers. UK MP Damian Collins says he is \"very disappointed with Facebook's dismissive response,\" and has re-extended the original invitation saying \"We say again: the hearing of your evidence is now overdue, and urgent...We call on you once again to take up your responsibility to Facebook users, and speak in person to their elected representatives.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Zuckerberg rejects invite from international committee to give evidence on fake news" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "At CES, Google has announced a lot of new features for Assistant, including auto-translation which lets you talk to someone who speaks a different language with the smart speaker acting as a translator automatically. It will also be putting Google Assistant onto millions of iPhones by adding Assistant to Google Maps, allowing users to \"share your ETA with friends and family, reply to text messages, play music and podcasts, and get information hands free.\" Most importantly, Google launched Google Assistant Connect, a platform that will let third party developers build their own applications on top of Google Assistant to compete with Alexa's third party integrations." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google's Plan To Take On Alexa: New Features, New Devices, and a Trojan Horse" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China has introduced a color-based QR code system to control where people can go. Chinese citizens are assigned a red, yellow, or green code to indicate their health status. People with a yellow status are asked to self-quarantine for seven days and those with red codes are asked to self-quarantine for 14 days. The codes are generated inside mini-programs within WeChat and Alipay. A man who committed a murder in 1996 turned himself in as he didn't have a smartphone, which meant that he didn't have access to a code, making it impossible for him to travel or find accommodation." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Murderer on the run in China turns himself in because he doesn’t have a health code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of scientists have discovered life forms deep underneath the surface of the ocean that survive on an energy budget about 50 quintillion times smaller than that of an average human. Despite the energy-limiting environments that these microbes are found in, the microbes are still abundant, feeding on organic material that falls to the seafloor. The microbes exist in a kind of suspended animation that may span millions of years. If microbes existed on Mars, they could have had similar abilities. So far, the oldest sediments tested date back 2.6 million years, but the scientists hope to recover samples from 50 to 100 million years ago." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Found Creatures So Inactive They Expanded Our Idea of Life Itself" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX is starting a program to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and turn it into rocket fuel. The technology will be important on Mars, as fuel could be created from the planet's CO2-rich atmosphere. Technologies already exist for capturing carbon from the atmosphere, but SpaceX will still need to find a way to do this at scale. If successful, space tourism could change from an environmentally dubious activity into an inherently eco-friendly act." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk Wants SpaceX to Reach Mars Using Carbon Capture. Here's How It Could Work" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "✨ Developers spend 42% of their time in or between meetings—research by Clockwise Most engineering teams make a serious effort to measure inputs and outputs. Yet when it comes to our most valuable resource, time, we’re often flying blind. Clockwise crunched data from more than 1,500,000 meetings, 80,000 engineering teams, and 5,000 companies to create the 2022 Software Engineering Meeting Benchmark Report.The report reveals the ROI of focus time for engineering teams, how the average engineer's schedule changes as they climb the career ladder, and the \"coordination tax\" growing companies face. Use the report to compare your calendar to your peers and improve your team’s time management.Read the full benchmark report right here to see how you compare" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "✨ Developers spend 42% of their time in or between meetings—research by Clockwise" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cana has unveiled a drink machine that can synthesize almost any drink. The machine uses a cartridge that contains flavor compounds that can be combined to create the flavor of nearly any type of drink. It is about the size of a toaster and could potentially save people from throwing hundreds of containers away every month by allowing people to create whatever drinks they want at home. Around $30 million was spent building Cana’s proprietary hardware platform and chemistry system. Cana plans to start full production of the device and will release pricing by the end of February." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cana Unveils Molecular Beverage Printer, a ‘Netflix for Drinks’ That Can Make Nearly Any Type of Beverage" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ticketmaster will pay a $10 million fine after admitting its employees used stolen passwords and other means to hack into a rival company's computers. The employee who provided Ticketmaster with the stolen credentials had also provided Ticketmaster with internal financial documents and information about the flaws in the rival company's systems. They were later promoted to director of client relations and given a raise. In a related case, a former head of Ticketmaster's artist services division pled guilty to conspiring to hack the rival company and engage in wired fraud. Ticketmaster has agreed to maintain a compliance and ethics program to prevent future incidents." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Moderna is developing mRNA vaccines for the herpes simplex virus, the varicella-zoster virus, and two antigens expressed by some cancer cells. Covid-19 accelerated the development of mRNA vaccines, which opened up the path for new research avenues. The viruses that Moderna are targeting can cause lifelong medical conditions. Development of the vaccines could help improve the quality of life for those with symptomatic diseases. Moderna plans to work on more mRNA candidates." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Moderna announces 3 new mRNA vaccine targets including herpes and cancer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A novel mRNA-based vaccine is being developed to help people resist tick bites. Animal tests showed that the vaccine helped immune systems recognize tick bites, resulting in parasites being dislodged before they could transmit any disease. Tick bites can transmit over a dozen diseases, so it makes sense to target ticks directly. It will still be years before human trials will begin, as scientists are still trying to figure out why the vaccine works in some animals and not others." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New mRNA anti-tick vaccine may protect from more than just Lyme disease" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ekto VR has unveiled a pair of robotic boots called the Ecto One. The boots allow users to move through VR environments using real steps without moving through the room. It doesn't require any wires or straps. The shoes are made from carbon-fiber material and Ekto claims they are lightweight. There are rotating plates at the bottom of the boots that can twist with the user's motion and a series of wheels to control the user's position. It is equipped with brakes to stop the boots from moving when the user is standing still. A 3-minute video is available in the article that demos the boots being used to play Half-Life: Alyx." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Company Unveils Robot Boots for VR Locomotion With Half-Life Demo" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "DoorDash has partnered with Dollar General to provide same-day deliveries in more than 9,000 locations. Customers will not need to book time slots and there is no minimum order size. DoorDash plans to list more than 10,000 locations by December. The partnership will open up access and independence for customers who haven't had access to similar services before, but it will also put more pressure on Dollar Store employees and local independent retailers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Now Dollar General will do same-day deliveries via DoorDash" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article discusses how to use CSS to create a variety of border effects." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Fantastic CSS border animation" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chimpanzees have been observed smashing tortoises against trees to break through their shells for a meal. It is the first time that any chimpanzee has been documented eating any kind of reptile. Percussive acts have been seen in chimpanzees previously, such as when they eat walnuts. Studying chimps is difficult due to the habitat that they live in as well as the fact that it takes over five years for a population to become habituated to human presence. Researchers are constantly making new discoveries, as each individual group of chimpanzees has their own unique behaviors and culture." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "In a first, chimpanzees seen smashing and eating tortoises" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "181 vaping-related apps have been removed from the iOS App Store after concerns about the possible health impacts of vaping. Some of the apps allowed users to adjust the temperature and other settings on their vaping devices. Apple is allowing users to continue using apps that they have already downloaded onto their devices. The safety of e-cigarettes is still being debated. Conventional teen smoking has been on the decline for decades, but there has been a rise in e-cigarette use among high school students. Hundreds of people have fallen ill after using vaping devices, but most of these illnesses have been linked to off-brand vaping liquids." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple bans vaping apps from the iOS App Store" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The command line wasn't designed to keep secrets, so it takes some extra care and effort to keep things secure. This article looks at three methods for handling secrets on the command line, looking at the risks of each approach and how to use each method as safely as possible." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to Handle Secrets on the Command Line" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is rumored to be working on at least three augmented-reality and virtual-reality headset devices. The first device will likely launch with the name 'Apple Reality Pro'. It will be a high-end rival to Meta's upcoming Quest Pro headset. The second headset will come at a lower price point. The third device is Apple's long-rumored augmented reality glasses device, which may not launch for some time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Gurman: 'Apple Reality Pro' to Be First of Three Apple AR/VR Headset Devices" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "MIT researchers are developing a technique to grow wood inside a lab, similar to how some meats are now cultivated. They have successfully grown wood-like plant tissue from cells extracted from leaves, without soil or sunlight. Lab-grown wood would be grown in whatever shape is required, making the growing process more efficient and less wasteful. It would also potentially let land currently used for logging to be instead be preserved as forest. The work is still in its very early stages." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lab-grown wood could let us grow furniture in a lab instead of in a forest" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google is looking to develop royalty-free alternatives to Dolby's HDR and 3D audio standards. Dolby's technology is deeply embedded in many products. Google's strategy involves standardizing a method of shipping audio and video data without paying Dolby and branding it well enough to compete. Google is one of the few companies with enough sway over the media space to push a new competing standard. Anything that Google wants to roll out will immediately have a sizable user base." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google and YouTube to take on Dolby with free HDR and audio standards" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A hologram medical team was 'holoported' aboard the International Space Station using Microsoft's Kinect camera and software from AEXA Aerospace, a startup that develops hologram tech. The technology could help humans communicate and explore in new ways over vast distances. NASA has been dabbling in hologram technology since 2016. AEXA's technology could make the 'holodecks' aboard Star Trek starships a reality." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hologram Doctors Visit Space Station For The First Time Ever" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sergey Brin, who stepped down from Alphabet last year, is the sole donor to Global Support Development, a charity that runs a global rapid-response disaster relief operation. GSD has dispersed humanitarian aid at disaster events such as Hurricane Dorian in 2018, responding to the emergency long before the government did. The organization was formally established in late 2018 as a non-profit charity. A list of all past responses is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google co-founder Sergey Brin operates a high-tech, rapid response disaster relief group" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article gives an overview of engineering milestones that will happen in 2022. The technologies include Wi-Fi 6E, electric planes, 3-nanometer chips, cryogenic energy storage, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In the first two years of working on his own business, Michael Lynch earned less than $10k total. His goal for the third year was to earn $20k, but he exceeded the goal by earning $63k in revenue by the end of the year. This article follows his projects throughout the third year, documenting the successes, failures, and lessons learned." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "My Third Year as a Solo Developer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "There is a shortage of personal protective equipment for doctors, such as face shields and masks. Apple is designing and producing face shields for medical workers and is aiming to produce one million face shields per week. The first shipment was sent to Kaiser hospital facilities last week. Apple's face shields can be packed 100 to a box and can be assembled in two minutes. Apple has also donated 20 million N95 masks to organizations in need." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple will produce 1 million face shields per week for medical workers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify recently released new Car Things for purchase. Car Thing is a touchscreen and voice-enabled device that makes Spotify easier to navigate in cars. It was launched as a free, highly limited release in April. Users who were interested in a device had to sign up on a waitlist, which accumulated over 2 million preorders. Car Thing is currently only available to Spotify Premium members in the US." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify Car Thing's wait-list signups surpass 2 million people" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Postgres WASM is a PostgreSQL server instance that runs on a virtual machine within the browser." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Postgres WASM" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bacteria have several strategies for surviving antibiotics, including developing genetic resistance, hiding in protective biofilm, or delaying their own growth. Scientists at Princeton and California State University-Northridge have found a new tactic that involves bacteria self-sacrificing themselves to save others. The scientists found that some bacteria would absorb large amounts of antibiotics so that other bacteria can survive. Identifying this behavior has potentially paved the way for research into new ways to develop antibiotics that can specifically target cells that aren't already dying." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Kamikaze Bacteria: Dying Bacteria Self-Sacrifice to Save their Colony" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix has bought Scanline, a major player in the special effects industry. Scanline has worked on several large productions, such as Game of Thrones, Godzilla vs. King Kong, and Justice League, as well as its own original productions. Netflix is set to spend $17 billion this year making and licensing films and TV shows. It will continue to use other VFX studios for its shows. The company announced last week that it plans to double the size of its base at Shepperton Studios." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix scoops up Canadian visual effects company Scanline" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The number of Americans working from home skyrocketed between February to May. Studies have shown that most workers report being equally or more effective since working from home, and most intend to continue with it in some form post-pandemic. A permanent change in work culture will have far-reaching repercussions. As people are required to commute less, they may move further away from cities. Cities will likely become less congested, and towns and rural areas will likely have an opportunity to grow." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The great rebalancing: working from home fuels rise of the 'secondary city'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "El Salvador bought 200 bitcoin on Monday. The country's Bitcoin Law went into effect on September 7. A $150 million bitcoin trust has been set up by El Salvador's government to facilitate exchange between bitcoin and US dollars. The Chivo e-wallet will come preloaded with US$30 of bitcoin. Bitcoin will be legal tender in the country, but its use will not be mandatory." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "El Salvador Buys Its First 200 BTC a Day Before Its Bitcoin Law Becomes Effective" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Twitter user recently captured a photo of a synchronized drone swarm in China creating a scannable QR code in the sky. The code was part of an anniversary show for a mobile game. It linked to the game's download page. A video of the full drone performance is available in the thread." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A scannable QR code advertisement created by drones above the skies of Shanghai" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's iOS 15 update lets users invite Windows and Android users to FaceTime calls. Users will now have an option to share a link to invite people to join FaceTime calls via web browser. Hosts will have to approve anyone trying to join the call. An Apple device is required to start a call, but anyone can join after the call has started. Instructions on how to start and join a call are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple's big iPhone update lets you FaceTime with Windows and Android users — here's how" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Livebook desktop works on both Mac and Windows and users don't have to have Elixir installed on their machine." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing the Livebook Desktop app" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The resignations of Larry Page and Sergey Brin from their roles as CEO and president of Alphabet marked the end of an era. The pair cited changes to Google's all-hands meetings, human resources processes, and transparency from management as reasons for leaving. Current CEO Sundar Pichai has admitted the difficulties in managing more than 100,000 employees. The size of the company has made it hard for things to change, and more employees are starting to leave the company due to the increased bureaucracy." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google veterans: The company has become 'unrecognizable'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Succinct Data Structure Library is a C++ 11 library that implements succinct data structures." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Succinct Data Structure Library" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google Fi is celebrating its sixth year by launching a new plan with unlimited calls and texts in the US, plus unlimited data and texting in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The Simply Unlimited plan has free international calls to more than 50 countries, with international data in more than 200 destinations. It includes 100GB of Google One cloud storage." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Fi turns 6 and gets a new unlimited plan" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Autonomous crawling robots are being used to scan sewage pipes for potential problems in St. Petersburg. Between 2015 and 2016, the city's pipes overflowed by up to 1 billion gallons. It was determined that old pipes were the cause of the issue, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection required the city to upgrade the system, allowing five years for the city to evaluate the state of its pipes. The crawling robots are able to map the pipe system and prioritize sections of the pipe network that require the most work. They can scan between 7,000 to 10,000 linear feet of pipe per day, compared to the 2,000 feet of pipe that can be inspected with current methods." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Robots will soon invade St. Petersburg’s sewer pipes. Do not fear them" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix gained 15.77 million paid subscribers globally in the first quarter of 2020, its biggest quarter yet. It earned $709 million, with revenue growing to $5.77 billion in the quarter. Netflix is currently working on more than 200 projects in post-production. It expects to continue with its releases throughout 2020 and 2021. Shares for the company have risen by 13.6% in the past 12 months. 🚀 Science &" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix has biggest quarter with nearly 16 million new subscribers signing on" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Senior Engineers have more experience and faster access to information, and that sometimes makes them seem like wizards." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Senior Engineers are Living in the Future" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is an application for a challenge that will award up to $750,000 to a range of projects at the intersection of AI and the news. Projects should seek to solve one of four problems: ensuring transparency in platform governance, stopping bad actors from spreading disinformation, empowering journalists, and reimagining AI and the news. Individual grants will be between $75,000 and $200,000 and projects should last about a year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AI and the News: An Open Challenge" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Masten Space Systems will develop a lunar navigation and positioning system similar to GPS as part of a contract awarded through the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX program. Current spacecraft heading to the Moon have to carry equipment onboard to detect hazards and assist with navigation. As the costs of going to orbit and beyond have decreased, it makes sense to establish a shared navigation network since space is likely to get a lot busier. A shared navigation network will lower spacecraft costs, increase payload capacity, and improve landing accuracy." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Masten Space Systems to develop a GPS-like network for the Moon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Frequency Therapeutics is seeking to reverse hearing loss by regrowing hair cells in the inner ear. It has developed a drug candidate that can be injected into the ear to regrow hair within the cochlea. The treatment has improved people's speech perception in clinical trials. Some participants saw significant improvements after a single injection, with the effect lasting up to two years. Frequency is now recruiting for a new trial from which the results should be available early next year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MIT Scientists Develop New Regenerative Drug That Reverses Hearing Loss" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google first announced its Play Pass subscription last June and it is now in an active testing stage. The Play Pass will give subscribers access to hundreds of premium apps for a monthly fee. Subscribers will be able to use apps on the Play Store free of ads and in-app purchases. Games are included in the Play Pass. Some details about the Play Pass are still guarded, but the current price is $4.99 a month, with a 10 day free trial period." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Play Pass spotted in testing, provides ‘access to hundreds of premium apps’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "BugHerd is the easiest way to track bugs and get actionable feedback for your website. It’s like sticky notes on a website." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Website feedback and bug tracking that's visual, not vague" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Of the 60 Starlink satellites launched in May, 45 have reached their target 550-kilometer altitude, five are currently still rising to the target altitude, and five more are planning to go beyond the target altitude. Two satellites will be intentionally deorbited, while three have lost communication with base stations and will eventually burn up in the atmosphere. The satellites will soon be tested for latency and capacity by streaming videos and games in North America. Starlink satellites will be allocated the first set of frequencies by the FCC before other broadband satellite operators." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX has lost communication with three of its 60 Starlink satellites" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "eBay is allowing NFTs in certain categories to be sold on its platform. NFTs are unique digital items whose ownership is tracked on a blockchain. eBay will allow trusted sellers to list trading cards, music, entertainment, and art. It will expand to more categories after it has gathered feedback about the current offering of NFTs. eBay is open to accepting cryptocurrencies in the future, but it currently only accepts standard payments." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "You can now buy NFTs on eBay, and ‘blockchain-driven collectibles’ are coming soon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article tells the story of how Wojtek Mandrysz became a systems architect. It starts from when he was 16 and learning about Linux distributions. The changing moment for Mandrysz came after he was tasked with managing a team and realized the importance of processes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Becoming a Systems Architect" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Matt Dupree recently wrapped up a job search after around 65 days. During that time, Dupree applied for 16 jobs, attended seven interviews, and received two offers. Many companies required Dupree to complete coding challenges, and he prepared for these interviews through online exercises. The main factor for success in these interviews was preparation. In the end, Dupree received an offer but countered it - resulting in a better salary. A link to a talk on salary negotiation is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "My Mid-Career Job-Hunt: A Data Point for Job-Seeking Devs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Trilogy is a client library for MySQL-compatible database servers. It aims to provide strong portability and compatibility using a custom implementation of the network protocol. Trilogy recently open sourced its Active Record adapter that allows Ruby on Rails applications to use Trilogy in place of the built-in MySQL-based adapter." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing Trilogy: a new database adapter for Ruby on Rails" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "React Native Skia brings the Skia Graphics Library to React Native. Skia is a graphics engine for many popular products, including Chrome OS and Android. React Native Skia features a declarative API available as a React Native Renderer and an imperative API backed by JSI that can be used to provide custom features." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "React Native Skia" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 widgets in the coming days and weeks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Windows 11’s widgets can now trigger notifications on your taskbar" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SoftBank posted a 2.93 trillion Japanese yen loss at its Vision Fund investment unit for the June quarter. The company posted a total net loss of 3.16 trillion yen for the quarter, a record quarterly loss for SoftBank. SoftBank authorized a 400 billion yen share buyback program on Monday. The company will go into a defensive mode and be more conservative with the pace of its investments. It has sold its stake in some of its companies to raise funds." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SoftBank posts a $21.6 billion quarterly loss on its Vision Fund, one of the highest in its history" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Some companies are testing embryos generated by in vitro fertilization to allow prospective parents to choose those with the lowest risks for disease. Pre-implantation genetic testing for polygenic conditions is a relatively new service, with only a small handful of companies selling it in a few countries. The genomic models used in most tests are too weak to predict disease risk in a meaningful way, so people may be misled by the information they receive. There are indications that people who aren't infertile will turn to IVF to take advantage of the testing." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The controversial embryo tests that promise a better baby" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In March, Australian researchers conducted an experiment that involved using a mist machine to convert seawater into clouds of nano-sized droplets engineered to brighten clouds and block sunlight. The experiment was part of the $300 million Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program that aims to save the country's reefs. Geoengineering is a controversial topic amongst scientists and research has struggled to attract funding. However, the technology may be vital one day if humans are not able to stop climate change." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Can artificially altered clouds save the Great Barrier Reef?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have created a 'solid-state neuron' that accurately models the behavior of biological nerve cells. It can be plugged directly into biological neural circuits to repair damage or disease. One of the challenges in building an artificial neuron is emulating a real neuron's non-linear responses. Scientists collected data from two types of rat neurons in order to build a model that emulated how neurons responded to stimuli from other nerves. The chip is roughly 0.1 millimeters in diameter and it only uses 140 nanoWatts of power, making it practical for long-term applications inside the body. Potential applications for the technology include repairing defective circuits that cause conditions like heart failure or sleep apnea, replacing damaged nerves caused by spinal injuries, or helping connect robotic limbs to people's nervous systems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First-ever artificial neuron could let us repair brain injuries with silicon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm seeing a ton of interesting crypto stories like the SOS airdrop and this Avalanche development tutorial but I don't want the whole newsletter to be flooded with crypto content, so if you'd be interested in a separate smaller version of TLDR that is only crypto tech and programming news, could you please fill out the above form so I can see if this is something worth creating? Thanks!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Would you be interested in a crypto version of TLDR?I'm seeing a ton of interesting crypto stories like the SOS airdrop and this Avalanche development tutorial but I don't want the whole newsletter to be flooded with crypto content, so if you'd be interested in a separate smaller version of TLDR that is only crypto tech and programming news, could you please fill out the above form so I can see if this is something worth creating? Thanks!\n)" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Keras Tuner is a hyperparameter tuner for Keras with TensorFlow 2.0. Data scientists can tune hyperparameters for their neural networks using random search and easily create compiled models with these parameters. Pre-tuned models for computer vision are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Keras Tuner" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Andorra has become a creative hub filled with social media influencers from across Europe. The high concentration of other creators, along with other benefits like tax breaks, have attracted many to the area. Andorra allows business owners to put 'YouTube' as their company's purpose since 2019. There has been some backlash against those who have moved, with the national media in Spain calling them unpatriotic, especially during a time when the country is struggling with its economy." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why Andorra is the new ‘Silicon Valley for YouTubers’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Nike has acquired NFT studio RTFKT for an undisclosed amount. RTFKT was valued at $33.3 million in May after a seed funding round. The company is behind CloneX, one of the most talked-about NFT project drops of the month. CloneX has seen nearly $65 million in transaction volume since its initial drop less than three weeks ago. RTFKT also collaborates with crypto creators to design physical items that utilize imagery from NFT projects." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nike acquires NFT collectibles studio RTFKT" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spain and France have announced emergency restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In Spain, people can only leave home to work or buy essential supplies and medicines. Cafes, restaurants, cinemas, and most shops are now shut down in France. According to the World Health Organization, Europe is now the epicenter of the pandemic. Many other countries are now implementing self-quarantine rules and other restrictions. Italy, Spain, and France have been hit hard with the coronavirus, with 1,440, 191, and 91 deaths in each country respectively." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Coronavirus: Spain and France announce sweeping restrictions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google’s Cloud Services Platform for managing hybrid clouds, renamed Anthos, has come out of beta and will support third-party clouds, including AWS and Azure. Companies will be able to manage and deploy workloads across clouds without having to worry about different environments and APIs. Anthos is based on the Google Kubernetes Engine as well as other open source projects. It can run on any hardware, so companies do not have to invest in new servers. Google has launched Anthos with more than 30 major hardware and software partners." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google’s hybrid cloud platform is coming to AWS and Azure" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ice cream manufacturers often have to race against time to put their products on shelves, an expensive task that produces massive amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. A pair of researchers at Cornell University have created a system that uses pressurized carbon dioxide to create instant ice cream. When fluids expand from high pressure to low pressure, it can cause a cooling effect under the right conditions. The scientist's ice cream machine uses this principle with pressurized carbon dioxide to produce a scoop of ice cream every three seconds. With the machine, shop owners can potentially keep shelf-stable mixtures on hand and produce ice cream as required. The system can also be potentially used to create instant soda slushies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Carbonated Ice Cream Is a Feat of Physics—and It Actually Tastes Good" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In late December, the domain name that managed the name servers for the Democratic Republic of Congo expired. If a malicious actor had purchased the domain, they could have passively intercepted all .cd DNS traffic, made domain names out of thin air, launched remote code execution attacks on local networks, or replied to legitimate DNS queries with fake DNS responses. The domain name was purchased by an ethical hacker before anything bad could happen, and the issue has now been fixed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How I hijacked the top-level domain of a sovereign state" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "PostHog - open source product analytics you can self-host With PostHog's open source analytics platform, customer data never has to leave your infrastructure.Featuring product analytics, session recording, feature flags, heatmaps, experimentation and more - all available for free. The best part is everything is seamlessly integrated, so you can spend less time configuring different tools and more time getting valuable insight into user behavior. Get started." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "PostHog - open source product analytics you can self-host" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Regent's Seaglider is an all-electric flying ferry that has a top speed of 180 mph and a range of 180 miles. The ferry can dock and leave from existing dock infrastructure. It can carry 10 passengers. Regent plans to have one of its Seagliders transporting people as early as 2025. Concept designs of the Seaglider are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Flying Electric 'Seaglider' Ferry May Be the Best Way To Travel Between Coastal Cities" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cassie is a bipedal robot created by Oregon State University engineers. The robot can go up and down stairs without the use of cameras or LIDAR. It taught itself to run using an AI technique called Deep Reinforcement Learning. The robot was able to complete a 5 kilometer run across the university campus in just over 53 minutes. Videos showing the robot completing the 5k run are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch Cassie the bipedal robot run a 5K" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The State of Startups surveyed 950 startup founders and employees to explore the startup industry. Founders are more concerned than ever in 2019 that the technology startup bubble is about to burst and that fundraising will be harder in 2020. Bias within startups is prevalent, with females reporting that it was harder for them to land roles or raise funds. Employees tend to enjoy diverse environments, and they take Glassdoor reviews seriously. Many employees prioritize the type of work that they will be doing over the pay that they receive. Female founders were more likely to report enlisting a therapist or psychiatrist compared to their male counterparts. A similar difference was seen between founders over and under the age of 40. Most founders report building a community of users as important to their business." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First Round State of Startups 2019" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is an easy boilerplate setup for static sites, it includes a local dev server with hot reloading, automatic bundling and minification of CSS and JS, deployment via FTP or Netlify, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Static Site Boilerplate" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Reddit has updated its search feature to index comments. Users will now have an option to search through comments, making it easier to find something specific. The ability to search comments was one of the most requested features from a user survey last year. The results will take into account post interactions and how popular a particular result is. The new search features are currently only available for desktop users." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Reddit adds comment searching to help improve search results" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "LG Display has unveiled several new concepts that will be on display at CES 2022. The OLED Shelf consists of two transparent OLED displays mounted on top of each other to display art or media on top of shelves. Show Window is a set of four displays that can be used to play media in shop windows. The Shopping Managing Showcase is a display for luxurious department stores to display items and graphics that highlight certain parts of the products. Smart Window is a transparent OLED screen for video calls or presentations in the office. Pictures of some of the concepts are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "LG Display shows off a versatile lineup of transparent OLED screens at CES 2022" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook will not be launching its dating service in Europe as planned as it failed to demonstrate it had performed a legally required assessment of privacy risk and give the Irish Data Protection Commission enough advanced warning. The delay may mean that Facebook will have to make some changes to how the dating product functions in Europe if regulators are not satisfied with its compliance with EU laws. Facebook first notified the DPC about the rollout of the dating feature in the EU on February 3. It has been testing and slowly rolling out the service to different countries since mid-2019." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook Dating launch blocked in Europe after it fails to show privacy workings" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber has made an offer to purchase Postmates. It had previously tried to acquire GrubHub but talks were stopped due to antitrust concerns. Grubhub now plans to merge with Just Eat Takeaway in a deal worth $7.3 billion. The talks are still ongoing and the deal has not been finalized yet." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber reportedly looking to buy Postmates delivery service" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The networks of the US Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration were breached by foreign hackers. Three states were also hacked in connection to the cybersecurity attack. Federal investigators are still assessing the damage and it is currently unknown what was accessed. The hackers likely gained access to the networks through SolarWinds' software. Microsoft may have been a victim of the attack as well. Russia has denied any involvement in the attack. Russian hackers have been highly active over the last month and were linked to recent attacks on the Treasury Department and NTIA." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "State-sponsored hackers have breached the US' nuclear weapons agency" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify reported that its podcast audience has grown by over 50 percent since last quarter, with its total number of premium subscribers growing by nine percent in the same period. The growth in Spotify's podcasting business suggests that its investments in acquiring podcast networks are paying off. Spotify has recently announced a multi-year podcasting deal with Higher Ground Productions, Barack and Michelle Obama's media company, which will mean exclusive podcasts for the streaming service. Despite the rise in subscriber revenue, Spotify continues to remain unprofitable." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify’s big bet on podcasts is starting to pay off" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TikTok was downloaded 315 million times during Q1 2020, officially crossing 2 billion total downloads across iOS and android. The company has generated $435.3 million in lifetime revenue from user spending on iOS and $21.4 million in revenue on Android. China is the top source of revenue for TikTok, followed by the US. A chart showing TikTok’s growth per quarter since 2017 is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok crosses 2 billion downloads after ‘best quarter for any app ever’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is an insanely comprehensive set of resources for college students (and a lot of stuff for non-students as well), including resources to learn about any major coding language, hackathons, student discounts, internship portals, conferences for students, and more stuff like that. Definitely worth checking out, especially if you're still in school." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A to Z Resources for Students" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "UPS Flight Forward has completed the first prescription medication drone delivery in the US. The company flew the medication from a pharmacy to a home in North Carolina before making a second delivery to a nearby retirement village. UPS partnered with CVS Pharmacy and Matternet for the deliveries. The Matternet M2 drone flew autonomously, but it was monitored by a remote operator. Other companies have completed drone deliveries before, but UPS Flight Forward's service is the first to include prescription medicine. Drone delivery progress has been slow mainly due to regulations that prevent companies from flying drones without FAA authorization." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "UPS delivers prescription medications to US homes by drone for the first time" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Some people who have had Covid-19 in the past still test positive on a polymerase chain reaction test even though they show no evidence of Covid-19 replication in their systems. A team of scientists believes that Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, can reverse integrate into human chromosomes, a process that is common for viruses. Recent experiments have strengthened the case for reverse-integration of Covid-19 RNA genes into human DNA. The studies have been widely criticized and there is still debate about whether reverse-integration occurs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Can COVID-19 Genes Integrate With Human DNA? More Evidence Says Yes" } ]

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