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[ { "role": "user", "content": "New Yorkers on the 4, 5, 6 line will be able to start using Apple Pay to catch a ride. The system will be trialed in 16 stations between Grand Central and 42 Street in Manhattan, and Atlantic Avenue to Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Commuters will only be able to purchase single-ride passes during the trial. More fare options will be available in 2020, and the city expects to have expanded their Apple Pay capabilities to all subways and buses by that time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NYC subway riders will be able to swipe in with Apple Pay starting Friday" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk fired \"at least seven\" senior managers at SpaceX because he was unhappy with the pace of development on Starlink, SpaceX's project to deliver internet via low orbit satellites. Elon Musk says \"It would be like rebuilding the Internet in space. The goal would be to have a majority of long-distance Internet traffic go over this network.\" The program is struggling to hire and retain staff, and Musk is frustrated with the long development schedules. An anonymous source said \"Rajeev wanted three more iterations of test satellites. Elon thinks we can do the job with cheaper and simpler satellites, sooner.\" The goal is to initially launch satellites in mid-2019 and have internet service available by 2020. The company is counting on revenue from this service to build rockets to go to Mars. One SpaceX employee says \"There had to be a much bigger idea for generating cash to basically realize the Mars plans. What better idea than to put Comcast out of business?\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Musk shakes up SpaceX in race to make satellite launch window" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A special kind of Google Glass allows children with autism to see emotions. When users wear the glasses, they can see a code that lets them know the emotions displayed on the faces around them. Studies have shown that using this technology increases kids' eye contact and social engagement, as well as improving their recognition of emotions in others. The device has yet to gain approval by the FDA and treatment is not covered by health insurance plans." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Upgraded Google Glass Helps Autistic Kids “See” Emotions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's director of machine learning, Ian Goodfellow, has resigned from his role due in part to Apple's plan to return to in-person work. Employees are required to work from the office at least three days per week by May 23. A group of employees sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook regarding the issue, saying that many feel that they have to choose between their families, well-being, being empowered to do their best work, or being a part of Apple." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple's Director of Machine Learning Resigns Due to Return to Office Work" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify CEO Daniel Ek will commit 1 billion euros of his own resources to invest in European start-ups. His focus will be on scientific innovation in health, education, machine learning, and biotechnology. Ek states that one of his motivations is his frustration with European tech companies being bought up by US rivals and having European talent leave for the US as a result. Europe is often seen as lagging behind in technology compared to the US and China. Many European tech companies are choosing the US market for their IPOs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify CEO to invest over $1 billion of his own wealth for 'moonshot' bets in Europe" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google is developing a new augmented reality headset that it plans to ship sometime in 2024. Project Iris will be wireless and use external cameras to send an augmented image of the real world to the user. It will use cloud computing to handle graphics processing. The current prototypes resemble a pair of ski goggles. Around 300 employees are working on the project. As with all research and development projects at Google, Project Iris may not result in a mainstream product." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First details leak on Project Iris, Google’s next AR headset" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers at UCLA have developed a high-tech glove that can translate sign language into text and speech on a smartphone. It works in real-time and can interpret 660 American Sign Language signs with 98.63 percent accuracy. The glove could potentially be used to teach sign language or help deaf people communicate with non-sign language users. It only costs about $50 to produce, with the potential for lower costs with large scale production. The device is still under development and it will be a few years before it is released." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A high-tech glove can translate sign language with 99-percent accuracy" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Being a software engineer doesn't just mean a lifetime of working in software development. Many other jobs require software development skills, for example, technical writing, developer marketing, and project management. This article has a list of 23 alternative career paths for software developers with each section describing the role and how to start getting into the field." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "23 Alternative Career Paths that Software Developers Can Grow Into" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Publishers are not happy with Apple’s proposed payment structure for their upcoming subscription news service. Users are likely to pay a $10 monthly fee, and Apple plans to take 50% of the fee while distributing the rest according to the time users spend on each publisher’s content. While Apple’s demands may seem high, the strategy has been successful in the past with its music service." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple reportedly demanding a staggering 50 percent of revenue with ‘Netflix for news’ subscription" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This website contains a list of open-source projects by Google. Each repository contains most of the code for Google's open-source projects, with some omissions. There is a search function to search for code and files within the repositories." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Open Source" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Becoming financially independent as an average engineer with a five-figure salary can be possible through financial discipline and investment planning. This article documents the experience of someone who achieved their goal of financial independence working in tech while living and working in San Francisco and New York. It includes a table with their income, expenses, and savings each year and tips on how to achieve similar results." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook's F8 developer conference kicked off on Wednesday with a focus on technologies that enable developers and businesses to build and grow on its platforms. The Messenger API for Instagram is now available to all developers, enabling key automation tools on the platform for the first time. Facebook is also testing ways for people to opt into messaging with businesses. New updates to the WhatsApp Business API and Facebook Business Suite were also announced. A new Multipeer API will help developers make augmented reality effects for group calls. PyTorch is now officially Facebook's default framework for building AI and machine learning models." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "F8 Refresh: Key announcements from Facebook's developer conference" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Online dating has risen significantly in popularity in the last couple of decades and has resulted in a ton of data regarding dating patterns in the modern age. An analysis of online dating patterns using the Stable Marriage Problem resulted in some insights about why dating can be difficult and why certain tropes exist. Being the initiator tends to result in more success. Women tend to have higher standards for men than men have for women, which may influence how people perceive others' relationships. The analysis showed that as a community grows, it becomes exponentially harder to match with people." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Stable Marriage Problem and Modern Dating" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Jeff Bezos announced that his rocket company Blue Origin will launch a manned mission in 2019. They are developing a capsule called the New Shepard that has 530 square feet in the interior, enough for six people. Bezos says the company might have paying space tourists by 2020 with tourists paying $100,000 to $200,000 per ticket." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Jeff Bezos Says Blue Origin Will Put People in Space in 2019" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GAF Energy's Timberline Solar shingles can be installed by any roofer with a nail gun. They are weatherproof and can be walked on for roof maintenance. Other solar shingles require specialists to install, which increases the cost of installation, especially for rural areas where there may also be lower availability. GAF Energy is the first company to receive UL’s new building-integrated photovoltaic solar roofing certification." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GAF Energy’s easy-install solar shingles aim to outshine Tesla roofs and traditional panels" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Mitochondrial transplantation is an experimental therapy that has shown promise in animal studies as a way to rejuvenate tissues affected by mitochondrial dysfunction. Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a method of mitochondrial transplantation that is minimally invasive and has a high success rate with unparalleled efficiency. It involves using a specially-developed nanosyringe to transplant mitochondria. The research could result in new ways to treat diseased organs and methods to rejuvenate cells damaged by age." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mitochondrial transplants between living cells could save dying organs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is about to announce its new lineup of iPhones. While the high-end models bring in about half of Apple's total phone sales volume, its cheaper models are also important to the business. A new report says that Apple will be launching a new 4.7-inch iPhone that will be priced similar to the iPhone SE at around $400. The new 4.7-inch iPhone will be similar to the iPhone 8, with a few differences, such as an LCD screen. It will likely feature the new A13 chip and have Touch ID." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Report says Apple to release new ‘iPhone SE’ with 4.7-inch display in spring 2020" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A chemical isolated from grape seed extract prolongs the lifespans of old mice by 9 percent and also seems to make them fitter. Scientists from China discovered the chemical when finding ways to target senescent cells. These cells increase with age and are linked with various age-related conditions. The treatment kills these cells while leaving younger cells intact. It also helps reduce the size of tumors when used alongside chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is known to accelerate the aging of cells. Future research will test whether the chemical has similar effects in humans." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Grape seed chemical allows mice to live longer by killing aged cells" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Donut Robotics in Japan has developed a face mask that can translate what the wearer is saying into eight different languages. The C-FACE Smart Mask works by connecting to a smartphone app to translate words into text messages or speech. It will be available in Japan in September for around $40 per mask. The company plans to sell the masks in China, the US, and Europe." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This ‘smart’ face mask can translate what you say into eight languages" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Many people develop and maintain software as a hobby, and they should be able to make their own decisions about how their projects are developed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "There is no “software supply chain”" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Engineers from Australia have developed a new class of fluid-driven smart textiles that can shape-shift into 3D structures. They are made up of long, fluid-filled silicone tubes that can be manipulated through hydraulic pressure. This gives the textiles the ability to expand or contract depending on the hydraulic pressure. The artificial muscles can be mass-produced at any scale and size. The technology has potential applications in soft robotics and smart garments." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Artificial Muscles Woven Into Smart Textiles Could Make Clothing Hyperfunctional" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A 53-year-old veterinarian from China has died from a Monkey B virus infection. Monkey B is a type of Herpes virus that is transmitted horizontally and through direct contact with bodily fluids. It is rare in humans, with only one other case documented in the 1990s. The victim was dissecting two dead monkeys in early March and developed symptoms a month later. He died in late May. There were over 500 macaques infected with the virus in The Silver Springs State Park in Florida last year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First Death Reported in China After Monkey B Virus Infection" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Foxconn CEO Terry Gou has announced that Foxconn will start manufacturing iPhones in India and that the company is currently in talks with the Indian government regarding investment terms. It is unclear which models will be manufactured in India, but initial reports suggest that it will be the iPhone X. Labor costs are 3 times lower in India, and impact from any potential US-China trade war would be significantly lessened. Wistron, a Foxconn competitor, has been manufacturing the iPhone SE in India since 2017 and have recently started manufacturing the iPhone 7." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Foxconn confirms that mass production of the iPhone will begin in India soon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Flux query language to enrich time series data stored in InfluxDB time series database by combining it with metadata stored in a relational database. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Enrich Time Series Data with Data from PostgreSQL" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has rolled out a new Starship prototype for the first time in more than nine months. The last Starship prototype, Starship S20, was rolled out in August 2021 more as a photo-op than a technical achievement. Starship S24 and Super Heavy B7 feature extensive design changes and an upgraded version of the Raptor engine. Booster 7 has already completed several cryogenic proof tests and is currently being outfitted with 33 new Raptor engines. Ship 24 still needs to pass basic tests before SpaceX will install new Raptor engines to prepare it for more tests. Pictures of the new Starship are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX rolls out first new Starship prototype in nine months" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have found a way to inject oxygen directly into the bloodstream. The new technique works by channeling an oxygen-laden liquid through a series of nozzles that get smaller and smaller. The bubbles end up smaller than red blood cells, so they won't block blood vessels. These bubbles are coated with a lipid membrane before being added to blood. The technique was able to lift blood oxygen saturation levels in mice from 15% to over 95% in just a few minutes. The technique is still a proof of concept and has yet to be tested on people." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists May Have Found a Way to Inject Oxygen Into The Bloodstream Intravenously" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Y Combinator has shrunk the number of startups within its accelerator for the Summer 2022 batch to around 250 companies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Y Combinator narrows current cohort size by 40%" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung's game-changing new foldable screen technology that will be used in its upcoming foldable smartphone/tablet hybrid has been stolen and sold to two Chinese firms for $14 million. 11 people have been indicted, three of them have been detained. Samsung says it's \"surprised and appalled at the results of the investigation by prosecutors.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung's folding screen tech has been stolen and sold to China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chris Urmson, the CEO of Aurora, a company that makes self-driving car software for automakers, predicts that the technology will be prevalent within the next 50 years. In this interview, Urmson discusses the barriers to mass adoption of self-driving cars, whether it is possible to test the technology safely in real-world conditions, and why the ideal shape for a self-driving car is a cone. People currently do not view the technology is safe, so demand is low. While existing infrastructure probably doesn’t need any modification, self-driving cars will require cities to develop special maps which indicate where objects such as traffic lights and lanes are. Self-driving software is tested extensively through different stages of realism before the technology is deployed into real-world conditions. A cone is an ideal shape for a self-driving car as passengers would have an increased field-of-vision for safety and entertainment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Close Are We to Self-Driving Cars, Really?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have genetically engineered a plant with a visible glow that lasts for the duration of the plant's life cycle. The modified tobacco plants don't need to be fed with chemicals to maintain luminescence. A timelapse video of the plants growing is available in the articles. The scientists used the DNA of bioluminescent fungi to create the plants. Younger parts of the plants glow most brightly, with the flowers glowing brightest. The plants do not emit enough light to read by, but enough to be clearly visible." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Engineer Gorgeous Glowing Plants That Shine Bright Their Entire Life Cycle" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Many tech employees have been laid off due to the coronavirus outbreak, and the layoffs continue as the situation goes on. The tech industry has transitioned offline, using platforms like Zoom to hold meetings. Now the layoff announcements have moved to these virtual meeting rooms. Employees at TripActions joined a virtual meeting on Tuesday morning, along with around 100 other team members, and were told that they were being laid off. Companies are now downsizing in order to survive lockdowns. People are frustrated, especially at having to receive the news over virtual group meetings." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What it feels like to be laid off on Zoom during this crisis" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Building a startup is easy, but building a startup that's sustainable and can pay everyone a nice salary can be very tough." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lessons From a Startup Pivot" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers in China have managed to treat brain tumors in mice by using microscopic robots to deliver drugs directly into their brain tissue. The robots were coated in E. coli, which tricked the rodents' immune systems into attacking them, absorbing the robots and cancer-fighting drugs in the process. They are magnetic and can be remotely controlled by a rotating magnetic field. There is still a lot of work before the robots can be used in humans, but the design could lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of various brain diseases." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers Found a Way to Send Tiny Robots Into Mouse Brains" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Artemis is NASA's next manned moon mission, which is planned for 2024. It will be the first time astronauts have set foot on the lunar surface since 1972. Two astronauts will spend 6.5 days on the moon, which is twice as long as any astronauts before them. During the mission, the astronauts will carry out at least four moonwalks in order to perform observations and collect samples of ice. Potential landing sites are being investigated, mostly around the moon's south pole, which is thought to house deposits of ice trapped in craters. An unpressurized rover will be deployed to allow the astronauts to travel over nine miles from their landing site. NASA has recently uncovered 18 Earth-sized planets outside our Solar System. One of these planets may have the potential to sustain life." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nasa will send four astronauts to Moon for two WEEKS in next decade" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Rocket Redis is a Redis GUI. It is currently under development. A screenshot of the GUI is available in the repository." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Rocket Redis" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "URL pages works by storing the entire contents of a webpage in the URL. This means that the page will exist as long as the URL is valid. The main page takes the encoded data from the URL and decodes it to be displayed for the user. The editor encodes the page into a URL format which can be shared. It is suggested that users use a link shortening service as links can get quite long. A bookmarklet is available that encodes existing pages into the URL pages format. URL pages is a proof of concept project, and not all pages will display correctly when converted." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "URL Pages" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Brex is a Silicon Valley lender to startups. It recently informed tens of thousands of its small business customers that they have until August 15 to withdraw funds from their accounts and find new providers. The lender was unable to service all of its customers well due to a shift in market conditions so it decided to focus on its core customers instead. It will keep clients with secured institutional backing and traditional companies that are midmarket in size." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Brex drops tens of thousands of small business customers as Silicon Valley adjusts to new reality" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook hired third-party contractors to review and transcribe audio clips from users to ensure that conversations were being correctly transcribed in the Messenger app. The feature to transcribe voice clips to text in Messenger is turned off by default. Only those who had opted in to use the feature and the people who they were talking to while using voice to text translation had their anonymized audio clips reviewed for accuracy. According to the support page, the feature uses machine learning to transcribe audio. There is no mention of other human beings as part of the transcribing process. It was recently discovered that other companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon have been using human contractors to review audio from customers without their explicit consent. Amazon has since allowed users to opt-out, Apple has completely stopped the practice, and Google continues to defend the use of contractors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook also hired human contractors to listen to audio from its Messenger app" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A study on birth rates between 1950 to 2017 (across all countries) showed a crazy decline in birth rates from 4.7 children per woman in 1950 to 2.4 children per woman last year. In over half of countries, this number is now below 2, meaning there aren't even enough children to maintain the population size. There were no countries like this in 1950. As countries get richer, three factors cause women to have less children: fewer deaths in childhood, greater access to contraception, and more education and work opportunities. On the low end, in Taiwan women only have 1 child on average, whereas women in Niger have 7.1 children on average. Ultimately, society may have to change substantially to cope with these demographic changes perhaps by increasing immigration, encouraging women to have more children, or raising the retirement age." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Remarkable' decline in birth rates" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has successfully launched a new batch of Starlink satellites to polar orbit. The polar launches will enable complete coverage of Earth. There are currently over 2,300 active Starlink satellites in orbit. SpaceX is expecting more than 4,200 active satellites within 18 months. Starlink is available in 32 countries. SpaceX plans to vastly expand availability later this year and in 2023." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX Starlink pursues 'complete coverage' with polar orbit launch" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The e5 is a new tanker ship powered only by lithium-ion batteries. It will be the first all-electric vessel of its kind. The 60-meter-long tanker will launch in Tokyo Bay next year. Asahi Tanker will own and operate the vessel, which will carry marine diesel fuels to refill the tanks of other cargo ships in the Bay. Its 3.5-megawatt-hour energy storage system is about the size of 40 Tesla Model S battery packs. Battery storage and cargo capacity are large factors for ocean-crossing cargo ships, so companies like Corvus are starting to develop large-scale hydrogen fuel cell systems for ships." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The First Battery-Powered Tanker is Coming to Tokyo" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a funny weekly roundup of news about the AWS ecosystem. If you're an AWS power user, you'll love this newsletter, it's curated by Corey Quinn, a consultant that helps companies reduce their AWS bills." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Last Week in AWS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla is selling a mini Cyberquad designed for kids for $1,900. The Cyberquad can get up to around 15 miles on a full charge, which takes five hours. It can reach a top speed of 10 mph, but this can be limited to 5 mph. The Cyberquad is designed for kids 8 and up, with a max weight of 150 lbs. It is only available in the US and there is no guarantee that Tesla will deliver in time for Christmas. A picture of the Cyberquad is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla is now selling a $1,900 electric Cyberquad ATV for kids" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article discusses the four phases of Real-time Data Infrastructure's iterative journey in Netflix. It discusses the business motivations, unique challenges, strategy bets, and use case patterns learned along the way. The article was written by Zhenzhong Xu, a founding engineer on the Real-time Data Infrastructure team who later led the Stream Processing Engines team." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Four Innovation Phases of Netflix’s Trillions Scale Real-time Data Infrastructure" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using bitcoin due to concerns over the increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining. The price of bitcoin dropped 5% in the minutes following the announcement. Tesla had bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin earlier this year and it has supported other cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin. The company is looking at other cryptocurrencies that use less energy per transaction. Tesla will not sell the bitcoin it already has." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk says Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin for car purchases, citing environmental concerns" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Gojek is Indonesia's equivalent of Postmates, Apple Pay, Venmo, and Uber. It operates in more than 200 cities in South East Asia. Some delivery drivers are using unofficial apps to filter orders and spoof their GPS location to make their jobs easier. App developers charge monthly membership fees for ongoing support and access to online groups. Gojek has banned the use of these apps and it runs campaigns to discourage drivers from using them. The company has adopted some features originally created by unauthorized apps, but not all features passed their test trials." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Delivery Drivers Are Using Grey Market Apps to Make Their Jobs Suck Less" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Y Combinator's free online bootcamp Startup School started in 2017 as a free annual 10-week online course which then evolved into an 8-week program held multiple times a year. It is now available as a continuous year-round program. The curriculum of information can be accessed for free and on-demand through Y Combinator's website." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Y Combinator’s Startup School relaunches to be ready when you are" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Plot is a domain-specific language for writing type-safe HTML, XML, and RSS in Swift. It focuses on static site generation and Swift-based web development. Plot's latest update added a new API for building HTML components in a very SwiftUI-like way. This article introduces the new API with examples of how to use it." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing Plot Components: A new way to build HTML pages using Swift" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A group of current and former employees of Blue Origin recently wrote an article questioning the company's commitment to safety. The article describes a work culture that overstretches teams and prioritizes speed over safety. Although they didn't list any single safety issues, the authors said that they wouldn't feel safe riding in a Blue Origin rocket. A lack of overarching safety regulations made it easier for safety issues to fly under the radar." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Blue Origin Employees Say They Don’t Think Its Rocket Is Safe, Wouldn’t Ride In" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Joe Schmoe is an API that will generate an avatar that can be used as a placeholder profile picture for a website. It is possible to use the API to generate a different avatar every time or users can opt for a specific avatar to be used every page load. It is very simple and easy to use and there is a demo of the tool available on the site." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Joe Schmoe: An illustrated avatar collection for developers and designers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hyundai has purchased Boston Dynamics for around $921 million. It is the first acquisition headed by Hyundai's new chairperson Chung Euisun since he took the job in October. Rumors of the acquisition have been circulating since early November. A gallery of Boston Dynamics' robots is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hyundai purchases Boston Dynamics for $921M, makers of Spot dog robot" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In 2018, Elaine Herzberg was killed by a Volvo SUV outfitted with an Uber self-driving system. The driver behind the wheel, Rafaela Vasquez, has been charged with negligent homicide. Vasquez pleaded not guilty to the charge and has been released with an ankle monitor. Her trial is set for February 21. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board found that the likely cause of the crash was inattention from Vasquez, with dashcam footage showing Vasquez spending nearly a third of the trip looking towards her phone. While Uber was not criminally liable in Herzberg's death, the company failed to implement countermeasures to control operator disengagement, and the SUV's sensor systems failed to correctly categorize Herzberg or predict her path." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Backup Driver Of Autonomous Uber SUV Charged With Negligent Homicide In Arizona" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Great Green Wall project was launched in 2007 to help prevent desertification in Africa. Overall, the program has only managed to plant four percent of the pledged 100 million hectares due to issues with planting trees in the desert and a lack of funding. Senegalese farmers have started to build circular gardens with plants and trees that produce fruits and medicines as part of the project. The circular pattern allows roots to grow inwards, trapping liquids and bacteria and enhancing water retention and composting. The gardens were a response to the pandemic, as Senegal had to close its borders and many villages were dependent on foreign food and medicines." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Farmers Are Creating Circular Gardens in the Sahara Desert. Here’s Why" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains resources for keeping up with the latest in the world of MLOps." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MLOps Primer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's custom-designed M2 chips entered production this month. The chips will be introduced with new Macs in the second half of 2021. They are being manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple’s M2 chip has entered production and will ship as soon as July" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Having recently quit their job with no prospects lined up, a user asks for advice regarding becoming a full-time consultant. The advice suggests that to be a successful consultant, one needs to have strong boundaries with their clients regarding billing, project requirements, and communication. It is suggested that a consultant should specialize in a specific niche, and that premium recruitment agencies are worth looking into. Links to videos and articles discussing the topic were also posted." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Resources/Steps for Becoming a Consultant?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "JUMP is a bike-and-scooter share startup owned by Uber that operates in 37 cities around the world. In the last few weeks, thousands of JUMP electric bikes and scooters have been condemned to be recycled. The vehicles are in good condition and many people feel that they are being wasted. There is currently a high demand for micro-mobility devices. An Uber spokesperson stated that due to issues with maintenance, liability, safety, and a lack of consumer-grade charging equipment, the best approach was to recycle the vehicles rather than to redistribute them." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "‘A Shameful Nightmare’: Truckloads of Perfectly Good JUMP Bikes Are Being Shredded" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Details of CIA hacking tools were published on WikiLeaks in 2017 after a large number of confidential documents were stolen from the agency's networks. Up to 34 terabytes of information was stolen, the CIA's biggest data loss in history. The information stolen documented the CIA's most closely guarded secrets, including many exploits. An investigation into the hack found that the massive data loss was caused by lax security practices." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Multiple “CIA failures” led to theft of agency’s top-secret hacking tools" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "OpenAI has launched an API that allows access to its natural language processing models. Only qualified customers will be able to access the service, which will be free for the first two months while it is in beta. OpenAI will use the API to fund its research and as a way to discover what requirements are needed to use AI systems in the real world. It will also allow OpenAI to control the use of the technology and prevent misuse. The API can generate text based on keywords, complete code, generate spreadsheet tables, translate natural language to Unix commands, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "OpenAI launches an API to commercialize its research" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Social media has become a place where false information is allowed to spread, resulting in damage to our society and culture. These companies operate on the same basic model where they try to occupy as much attention as possible in order to collect data from their customers, which they then sell. Nonprofit public media was created 50 years ago to ensure that a medium will always exist to be used for the public interest. A public social media product would not have to increase engagement and would allow people to focus more on the community and its members. There would be no brand accounts as the network would be for people only. Smaller networks, such as Discord and Mastodon, have been successful as they provide something that the larger social networks do not have, a safer community with less noise. While large social networks have benefitted our society greatly, these platforms extract a price, and it would be a lot healthier if there were more options available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "We Need a PBS for Social Media" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla has launched a microphone designed for its in-car karaoke system. The TeslaMic costs around $188 and is only available in China. The in-car karaoke system was bundled in as part of a Chinese New Year software update. It is a newer, more complete karaoke system and not just an update to the Caraoke feature released in 2019. Tesla has expanded its US trademark to include audio products, so it may launch the TeslaMic in more markets. A video from Tesla (in Chinese) showing the new features of the Chinese New Year update with footage of the TeslaMic is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla launches 'TeslaMic,' a microphone for in-car karaoke" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "MIT created light-emitting plants in 2017 and has been optimizing them to be able to be bright enough to illuminate a home or office workspace since. The plants are now able to be charged by a LED in just 10 seconds and last for several minutes. They use a specialized nanoparticle and an enzyme called luciferase to absorb light, store some of it, and emit it gradually. A type of light capacitor was created to make the plants glow longer. The glowing plants are able to photosynthesize without any interference from the nanoparticles." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MIT Wants to Replace Lights With Glowing Plants" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SAGA's LUNARK is a habitat designed to help people live on the lunar surface. It has a carbon fiber shell that is arranged in an origami format that allows it to expand to 750 times its size. The habitat can withstand extreme weather conditions, but inside, it offers the comforts of home. When folded, it can fit inside a shipping container, and it only takes two people to set up. Pictures of the habitat are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A New Origami Lunar Habitat Can Unfold Into 750 Times Its Own Size" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google's self-driving unit Waymo is now building a plant in Michigan to start building autonomous cars for their ride-sharing business. They want to expand their fleet to 20,000 vehicles by 2022, and will be spending $13.6 million on the facility, while the state will kick in an additional $8 million. The vehicles will be level 4 autonomous, meaning they can pilot themselves without a human driver under certain conditions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Waymo says it will build self-driving cars in Michigan" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Games Developer Conference will be canceled this year, so Steam has launched a spring edition of its Steam Game Festival starting today to spotlight small creators. The festival now features 40 indie games that can be previewed with free-to-play demos via Steam. It will run from March 18 to March 23." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Steam’s new indie festival lets you try 40 upcoming games for free" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new video shared by a Tesla board member shows a Tesla Model 3 transporting two passengers between the corner of Prairie & 120th Street to the corner of Crenshaw & Rocket Rd in Hawthorne, CA. The car reached speeds of up to 116 mph and completed the trip in about one minute. At the moment, Autopilot is enabled up to 90 mph, but Tesla will soon be increasing it to 125 mph. The Boring Company built the one-mile tunnel at a cost of $10 million. Tunnels of the same type usually cost more than $500 million. Tesla has been approved to build two tunnels underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, and a new tunnel connecting Washington DC and Baltimore is currently being considered." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Model 3 zips through Boring Co. tunnel at 116 mph in latest video" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has announced a new virtual fitness service, a subscription service called Apple One, and a new lineup of Apple Watches and iPads. The Apple Watch Series 6 can measure blood-oxygen saturation and features the new Apple S6 processor. At a lower price, the Apple Watch SE offers an S5 processor and has an accelerometer, gyroscope, altimeter, and fall detection. The new iPad Air features a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with 3.8M pixels, Touch ID on the power button, the Apple A14 Bionic, and USB-C. Apple also announced a new iPad which features an A12 Bionic, a Neural Engine, and support for Apple's Magic Keyboard. iOS 14 will launch today, with new features such as widgets, security enhancements, and more. New iPhones were not announced." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s everything Apple just announced" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new leak showing off Android 12 has appeared just before Google I/O. The video shows what appears to be a new user interface with new widgets, toggles, and stacked notifications. There is also a new keyboard design and a new lock screen with a larger clock. The video revealing the leaks is linked in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New leak ahead of Google I/O claims Android 12 may include changes for widgets and notifications" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Xenobots are living robots that can be programmed. Their bodies are designed by an evolutionary computer algorithm. Xenobots are made up of living embryonic frog cells, which are carefully placed into molds designed by the algorithm. These simple organisms have no brains and their behaviors are determined by the shape of their bodies. The creatures show proto-cognitive capacities, preferences, capabilities, and IQ. This creates an ethical dilemma, as scientists don't know when a cluster of cells becomes a living creature." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The World's First Programmable Organism" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Medical professionals are rushing to create coronavirus antibody tests in order to see if a person ever contracted SARS-CoV-2, regardless of whether they experienced symptoms. If these tests can indicate immunity to the virus, it might mean that people might start being able to resume normal activities if they have the right antibodies. There is still no clear consensus on whether humans develop immunity to the coronavirus. Governments are considering issuing 'immunity passports' in the event the evidence shows that the presence of antibodies means that a person has developed an immunity. This might open up issues with privacy and health discrimination. Current laws mostly allow for the screening of employees for health reasons, as well as for employers to prohibit an employee from coming to work if the employer can show that the employee poses a significant risk." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What Are Antibody Tests, and Can They Prove Coronavirus Immunity?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta is bringing its 3D avatars to Instagram and rolling out an update to Facebook and Messenger avatars. The update adds Cochlear implants, over-the-ear hearing aids, wheelchairs, and more facial shapes. Users can use the same avatar across all Meta platforms. Meta has partnered with the NFL to allow fans' avatars to wear shirts supporting their favorite team in the Super Bowl until February 28. Meta is scheduled to release its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on February 2." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meta brings 3D avatars to Instagram, rolls out new options for Facebook and Messenger" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Security researchers at McAfee were able to trick Tesla vehicles into speeding up by 50 mph by using tape to modify speed signs. The researchers stuck two inches of tape on a 35-mph speed sign, making it appear to look like an 85-mph speed sign. When the Tesla vehicles approached the speed sign, it read the incorrect speed limit and accelerated. MobilEye EyeQ3, the company that provides the Tesla 2016 models with their camera systems, dismissed the research, saying that the modified signs could have been misread by humans. Tesla's newer models use proprietary cameras and were not fooled by the modified sign." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hackers stuck a 2-inch strip of tape on a 35-mph speed sign and successfully tricked 2 Teslas into accelerating to 85 mph" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tensorflow Privacy implements Tensorflow optimizers for training machine learning models with differential privacy. The repository contains source code, tutorials, and analysis tools for computing under these privacy constraints. Contribution to the repository is encouraged." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TensorFlow Privacy" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk unveiled SpaceX's prototype spaceship, Starship, a vessel that is roomy enough to fit 100 passengers that will be powered by a massive, reusable rocket. Starship will be involved in multiple missions to carry people to different cities on Earth as well as to the moon and Mars. The unveiling event marks 11 years since SpaceX reached orbit for the first time with the earliest version of its Falcon rockets. Last month, a Starship prototype levitated about 500 feet into the sky and then glided down. Musk aims to have the prototype fly to 65,000 feet within one to two months, and in orbit within six months. While SpaceX has demonstrated that it can reliably deploy satellites and cargo to space, it has never launched people. NASA, SpaceX, and Boeing are each building their own transportation systems to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, but the projects are behind schedule." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX Has Starry-Eyed Ambitions for Its Starship" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Project Storm is Walmart's attempt at a cloud gaming service. It is unclear if it will ever launch. Back in 2019, Walmart pitched the service to Epic Games to get Fortnite on board. Epic co-founder Mark Rein reported a positive experience when trying out a demo of the service on an Android phone. Epic ended up partnering with Nvidia to launch Fortnite on GeForce Now, which is currently the only way to play the game on iOS." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Walmart’s unannounced cloud gaming service detailed in confidential Epic emails" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The New York Times has announced that it will purchase Wordle for a number in the low seven figures. It will remain free to play and no changes will be made to its gameplay. Current players' win records and streaks will be retained. While NYT has many free games that can be played without signing in or registering, some games require a subscription to play a full version or for more features." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What’s a five-letter word for “acquire”? NYT buys Wordle for “low 7 figures”" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains notes that sum up all the important information that is covered in Stanford's CS 221 Artificial Intelligence course. It has cheat sheets on each artificial intelligence field and compiles these concepts into a compact form that can be carried anywhere." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Artificial Intelligence cheatsheets for Stanford's CS 221" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft is now using OpenAI's GPT-3 natural language model in its Power Apps service to translate spoken text into code. Power Fx focuses on Power Apps formulas, making the tool similar to the natural language query functions available in Excel, PowerBI, or Google Sheets. Users will still have to understand the logic of the application they are building, but Power Fx will give more people access to advanced app building and also help train people to use low code tools. The new features will go live for users in North America by the end of June." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft uses GPT-3 to let you code in natural language" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hotwire is an approach to building modern web applications by sending HTML instead of JSON over the wire. It keeps template rendering on the server and allows for development in any programming language. This article discusses using Hotwire with a JVM backend. It includes code and examples." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hotwire: HTML Over The Wire" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AI is making it easier to bring ideas into real life, removing a bottleneck in the creative process." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The AI Unbundling" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook will start testing on its new cryptocurrency 'GlobalCoin' by the end of this year. It plans to fully roll out the stablecoin by the first quarter of 2020. Facebook plans to partner with banks and brokers in order to create places where people can exchange their currency into GlobalCoin. A number of online merchants are in talks with Facebook to accept the currency as payment. In order to combat fluctuations in the price of the currency, Facebook will peg the value of the currency to several existing currencies, including the US dollar, euro, and Japanese yen." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' currency in 2020" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Project Hazel is Razer's new reusable N95 smart respirator. It has a glossy outside shell made of scratch-resistant and transparent plastic, designed to allow for lip-reading. Razer claims that the mask is a surgical N95, but it has yet to receive the necessary certifications. The mask features two active ventilators that filter both air being breathed in, and CO2 that's being exhaled. Microphones and amplifiers will be embedded in the ventilators. Razer also announced a new gaming chair at CES 2021. Concept photos of the mask and chair are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Razer has created a concept N95 mask with RGB and voice projection" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Boston Dynamics will be releasing its Spot robot to companies who have good uses for it. Spot is able to go where you tell it, avoid obstacles, and keep its balance under extreme circumstances. It can carry up to four hardware modules on its back, so companies can swap in whatever skills the robot needs for its jobs. Boston Dynamics is focusing on uses in closed and controlled spaces. The company has stated that they are not interested in Spot being used as a weapon. Spot's model of the world is pretty shallow, consisting mostly of obstacles, footholds, and preprogrammed routes. It is not designed to interact with humans. Academic roboticists usually develop human-robot interaction skills early in development as it is harder to retrofit human interaction into existing systems, so Spot's inability to interact with human beings remains a major question mark for the project's future." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Boston Dynamics’ Spot is leaving the laboratory" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Roboto Flex is a new version of Google's popular Roboto font that was released in 2011. The update comes with a huge range of weights and widths across optical sizes, plus additional capabilities for fine-tuning. It is designed to be super-scalable, adaptable, customizable, and optimizable. Many more details about the font, along with examples, are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Roboto … But Make It Flex" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Locket is an app that turns Apple's widget system into a private social networking platform. The app allows users to put live photos from friends in a widget on the iOS home screen. It was launched on New Year's Day and has since risen to the top of the App Store, with over 2 million users signed up. The creator of the app made it as a side project and credits its success to the app going viral on TikTok. A TikTok video made by the creator of the app to show off its features is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends’ homescreens, hits the top of the App Store" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Switzerland's Zug canton has said that it plans to accept cryptocurrencies for tax payments starting next year. The canton will accept tax payments of up to 100,000 Swiss francs starting in February. A pilot program is expected to launch in the next few weeks. Taxpayers who want to pay in cryptocurrency will receive a QR code for payments after notifying tax authorities. An attempt by Ohio to accept cryptocurrencies for tax payments was ruled illegal by the state's attorney general last year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Swiss region to take cryptocurrency for tax payments in 2021" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Canva makes it easy to design anything. From pitch decks and product prototypes, to greetings and more — there's a template for any design need. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Design made simple, for everyone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google is absorbing DeepMind's Health division into it's Google Health division. DeepMind currently has an app called Streams, which helps manage patients in hospitals in the UK. Google will be turning Streams into an \"AI-powered assistant for nurses and doctors\". DeepMind will continue to work on a number of ambitious research projects applying AI to healthcare, such as using AI to spot eye disease." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google is absorbing DeepMind’s health care unit to create an 'AI assistant for nurses and doctors'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new device is able to boost light signals up to 1,000 times." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This Amplifier Chip for Light Is Faint No More" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has released his latest single 'Don't Doubt Ur Vibe' on SoundCloud and Spotify under the label Emo G Records. This is Musk's followup to his first single 'RIP Harambe'. The lyrics and vocals were written and performed by Musk. A link to the four-minute track is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk releases ‘Don’t Doubt Ur Vibe’ song on SoundCloud, Spotify" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tech workers have been participating in a lot of activism over the last few years, with some results. Google employees have affected how artificial intelligence is to be used, and employees from other companies have protested successfully to make changes to their workplace. However, employees have failed to organize unions. There are many factors preventing unionization from happening. Some employees may feel too close to their employers due to the small size of a company, or highly paid employees may see themselves as independent contractors with leverage who don’t need union support. Some tech companies have dismissed employees who tried to organize unions in the past. The culture in Silicon Valley is changing, and unions may be the best way to stop employees from being unfairly pressured by their companies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Employee Activism Is Alive in Tech. It Stops Short of Organizing Unions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "New research suggests that animal-assisted pollination may have emerged long before plants moved ashore." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Crustaceans Discovered 'Pollinating' Seaweeds in Scientific First" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Craob X is a laptop with zero integrated ports. It is 7 mm thin and weighs 1.9 lbs. The laptop uses a wireless charger that attaches magnetically to the laptop's lid. The charger has a headphone jack, SD card reader, and USB-C, USB-A, and Thunderbolt ports. It is unclear whether the charger will send data to the laptop. The laptop will use an Intel 12th-generation Alder Lake mobile CPU, with configurations of up to 32 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 2TB of PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD storage available. No release date has been announced yet. Pictures of the laptop and charger are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mysterious port-less laptop is 7 mm thin" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Three senior researchers have been dismissed at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. An investigation by the NIH and FBI found that the researchers were colluding with Chinese associates by sharing intellectual property and running ‘shadow laboratories’ abroad. This is part of an ongoing investigation into the theft of US intellectual property, which costs the country between $225 to $600 billion a year. At least three other institutions are being investigated for similar offenses. A report by the US Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property named China as the world’s principal IP infringer." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NIH, FBI accuse scientists in US of sending IP to China, running shadow labs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NASA’s major projects are more than 27 percent over baseline costs and the average launch delay is 13 months. The James Webb Space Telescope is the main offender for these oversights, as it has delayed its launch by 14 years and its budget is around $8.6 billion above initial cost estimates. NASA’s mega-rocket, the Space Launch System, has also run over cost due to production challenges and likely faces more delays. The Parker Solar Probe launched on time and came millions of dollars under budget, however. Currently, NASA plans to invest $63 billion into 24 major projects." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Report: NASA’s major projects busting budgets, schedules" } ]
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[ { "role": "user", "content": "After being briefly removed from the iOS App Store for child pornography, Tumblr said in a blog post \"Adult content will no longer be allowed here.\" After December 17th, any explicit posts will be flagged and deleted by algorithms. Users will be able to appeal decisions that they believe the algorithm has made in error." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The US army is developing Integrated Augmented Vision System (IAVS) goggles for infantry forces. The goggles will enable soldiers to check around corners, see in the dark, and see maps and other data on the goggles' lenses. Soldiers inside armored vehicles will be able to see through the walls of the vehicle using feeds from the cameras outside. The IAVS goggles are designed to perform like the heads-up displays used in fighter jets." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The US Army's New Goggles Let Troops See Through Solid Walls" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "When a healthy cell is attacked by a virus, it produces a smelly toxic byproduct. This smell could be a possible early indicator of disease. Dogs have been trained to detect diseases such as Covid-19 and cancer. Training animals to detect smells is expensive and time-consuming, so a team of scientists are creating a digital dog nose that could eventually be built into every smartphone. The Nano-Nose is powered by AI. It is currently being trained to detect prostate cancer in urine samples, but it will be completely scalable to other diseases. The team hopes that the device can be released within the next five years." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MIT’s robotic nose can detect first sign of disease" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers have used CRISPR gene editing to eliminate a genetic liver disease in mice. This breakthrough means that CRISPR might be usable in human fetuses even before traditional gene editing (which requires replacing the full gene). CRISPR is very targeted, it's like using find and replace to fix a typo rather than retyping the entire document (like in traditional gene editing). It's worth noting that this study used a new version of CRISPR called base editing, which doesn't require that the DNA be cut like the original CRISPR, leading to less unintended genetic consequences." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CRISPR Cures Inherited Disorder in Mice" } ]

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