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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Aducanumab is the first new treatment for Alzheimer's disease that has been approved for use in the US in nearly 20 years. It targets the underlying cause of the disease rather than its symptoms. While it is not a miracle drug, its approval will be a huge boost to dementia research. Alzheimer's disease affects more than 30 million people around the world, most over the age of 65." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First new Alzheimer treatment in 20 years approved" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The next generation of Starlink satellites will be four times heavier than the current model, weighing in at roughly 1.25 tons. Elon Musk says that they will be almost an order of magnitude more capable than Starlink 1 satellites, but did not specify whether he was referring to bandwidth or throughput. SpaceX has sent more than 2,000 Starlink satellites into orbit so far, and more than 1,600 of those are still operational. Launching the next-gen satellites will likely require Starship, which is estimated to be able to lift payloads of 150 tons to low-earth orbit. Starship's maiden launch could happen this summer." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk: Starlink 2.0 will be 'almost an order of magnitude more capable'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is working on a 15-inch MacBook Air and a 12-inch MacBook. The 15-inch MacBook Air will have the same overall design as the 13.6-inch MacBook Air. It will use the same M2 processor. The new laptops could arrive in 2023, but Apple could abandon its 12-inch MacBook plans. New MacBook Pros with M2 chips could arrive as soon as this fall. The M2 Max will have 12 CPU cores and up to 38 GPU cores." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air will arrive within a year" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple recently completed tests for two different folding iPhone designs at the Foxconn factory in China. The first model was a dual-screen model, with two separate display panels connected by a hinge. Despite being two separate panels, the screen looks fairly continuous and seamless. The second prototype was a clamshell foldable, similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. Apple ordered a large number of Samsung foldable mobile phone displays for testing purposes in 2020. Now that the testing has been completed, Apple will decide which design to continue development with." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Two Foldable iPhone Prototypes Reportedly Pass Internal Durability Tests" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Wikimedia Foundation behind Wikipedia has created a new division called Wikimedia Enterprise, which will provide commercial products that tailor Wikipedia's content for publication on services provided by" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Wikipedia wants to charge Google, Amazon, and Apple for using its content" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A book published by Swedish journalists Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud, 'Spotify Untold', has material from over 70 interviews conducted with former top Spotify executives and investors, record company heads, and competitors. It reveals the story of Spotify's rise from a tiny start-up to the biggest streaming music company in the world. Included in the book are stories about how Spotify considered entering into the streaming video market between 2011 to 2015, Spotify's almost acquisitions of Tidal and SoundCloud, how Microsoft, Google, and Tencent all offered to buy Spotify, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Book Excerpt: Inside Spotify’s Ill-Fated Flirtation With TV and Hardware" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Boston Dynamics has been showing off advanced robots for years, gaining a large following for their machines. After decades of developing robots, Boston Dynamics is finally set to launch its first commercial bot later this year, a quadrupedal robot called 'Spot'. Robot development is difficult and requires significant funding, resources, and highly skilled staff. Boston Dynamics' robots are different in that they are legged and able to handle unexpected interference, such as being kicked. Spot will be able to be customized, with the ability to add attachments such as robotic arms, cameras, radios, sensors, and more. It is designed to be able to replace a human in current warehouse working environments. Other companies have also been developing legged robots for different environments." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Boston Dynamics’ robots are preparing to leave the lab - is the world ready?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has announced that he will step down after issues with governance and valuation prevented the company from going public. Neumann will remain a non-executive chairman and the CEO role will be split between Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson. WeWork still plans to go public this year. Neumann will no longer have majority voting control. SoftBank chairman Masayoshi Son led the charge to remove Neumann due to long term disagreements. WeWork executives have been considering cost reduction measures which may include laying off a third of WeWork's employees as well as closing ancillary businesses." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "WeWork CEO Adam Neumann to step down and retain chairman role" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A drug called Lecanemab seems to be successful in slowing cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease. Results from a Phase 3 human trial show that the drug may slow down the symptomatic progression of the disease. Experts are wary of how meaningful this effect will be for patients in the real world. The drug does not cure Alzheimer's disease, but slowing down cognitive decline will help those suffering from the condition live well for longer." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New trial finds first-ever Alzheimer’s drug to slow cognitive decline" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "CSS :is is a method for avoiding duplication within CSS selector structures. It can change mindless CSS repetitions into readable, compact, and easily maintainable code. An example is provided in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CSS :is" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I like to think of TLDR as relatively undepressing news, so I think you guys might also like this newly launched site which is a feed of interesting positive news stories (currently the top story is \"Syrian refugee opens restaurant in Tennessee, wins title of 'Nicest Place in America'\")." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Not Depressing News" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bootstrap and TailwindCSS are both popular CSS frameworks. They make it easy for developers to develop compatible and responsive websites. Bootstrap's core features include its pre-built components and Utility Classes. TailwindCSS doesn't have pre-built components and only focuses on Utility Classes. It has become popular with developers as it can produce awesome things without requiring any CSS. This article provides an overview of the two frameworks and a small guide on choosing frameworks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bootstrap or TailwindCSS: How to decide a framework for your next project?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Deep Tronix has created a replica of the Daily Prophet newspaper from Harry Potter. The device uses an e-paper display and a Teensy microcontroller to create animated images. Deep Tronix used a custom dithering library to overcome framerate issues when using the e-paper display. The newspaper also has a face detection feature that records and displays the reader's face at random. A video of the display is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Muggle Uses E-Paper For Daily Prophet Replica" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Genki balls are mud balls that contain a microbial solution that promotes vigorous plant growth. They have been used to transform areas of environmental blight into healthy soil and clean water in one hundred countries. The canals of Waikīkī have become muddy due to urbanization and pollution. The Genki Ala Wai Project is a collaboration between schools to throw Genki balls into the canals. Three months after it started, much of the sludge has disappeared in parts of the canal and water quality has remarkably improved. The Genki Ala Wai Project plans to expand and teach the public how to make Genki balls." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watershed Moment" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has a new feature that lets you screen out spam calls and answer calls with Google Assistant. Here's a video of someone demoing this new functionality!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Screen Call First Look" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The PinePhone is a phone designed specifically to run desktop Linux. This article details an experience of using the phone over a year. As Linux is a desktop operating system, many apps had to be developed and optimized to make the PinePhone useful as a phone. The camera on the phone takes low-quality pictures and is not capable of taking videos. While there are almost 400 confirmed working apps on the platform, this pales in comparison to the millions available on other platforms. The biggest weakness of the phone is its battery life. Turning on the phone just to check the time can cause it to drain quickly." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "I Used Linux-Based PinePhone Daily For A Year. Here’s What I Learned!" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Design made simple, for everyone 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": "TLDR: Honda recently announced the IeMobi Concept, an autonomous mobile living room that attaches and detaches from your house. When parked, the vehicle becomes a 50-square-foot living or workspace. Volvo just unveiled its 360c concept vehicle that serves as either a living room or mobile office. These self-driving mobile homes could offer an unlikely solution the housing crisis, allow new modes of nomadic living, and completely change the way we organize society. In Los Angeles alone, it is estimated that 15,000 people are already living in their cars and in most countries you are allowed to live in your vehicle." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Self-driving homes could be the future of affordable housing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A first generation Tesla Model S was caught on camera as it burst into flames in China. Security footage shows that the vehicle was parked and unattended when a fire started on the underside of the car, where the battery is. The car was not charging at the time. Tesla is investigating the incident. The fire destroyed the car and damaged the vehicles next to it." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Model S caught on video bursting into flames seemingly on its own when parked" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "21 feature films from Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli will be added to Netflix's library for all regions outside the US, Canada, and Japan starting next month. WarnerMedia obtained the US streaming rights for its upcoming launch of HBO Max. The movies will be subtitled in 28 languages and Netflix will be providing new dubs for up to 20 languages. The release will be staggered over the next few months. It will not include Grave of the Fireflies since Studio Ghibli doesn't hold the publishing rights for the movie." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Studio Ghibli films are coming to Netflix outside North America next month" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Trucks powered by jet engines can routinely cross 350 mph. They can even beat planes after giving them a head start. This article gives a brief history of jet engine powered trucks. It includes several videos of the trucks in action." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Jet Engine Powered Trucks Easily Clock Over 350 MPH" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicted at a private event that within 20 years there will be a Chinese internet and a non-Chinese internet led by the US. China also has an economic strategy called the Belt and Road Initiative, in which China wants to build infrastructure to create a \"new Silk Road\" to facilitate trade with Africa and Europe. Schmidt believes it is possible that if this initiative is successful, some of these trade partners will join the Chinese internet instead of the US internet." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Former Google CEO predicts the internet will split in two by 2028 — and one part will be led by China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The US Department of Energy has put out a formal request to the private sector for ideas on how to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars. The resulting reactor must be able to generate an uninterrupted electricity output of at least 10 kilowatts, cannot weigh more than 7,700 pounds, and must be able to operate mostly autonomously in space for at least 10 years. The reactors will likely need highly enriched uranium. The project aims to have a reactor, flight system, and lander ready by the end of 2026." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "U.S. Eyes Building Nuclear Power Plants on the Moon, Mars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has announced new MacBook Pro laptops with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, an HDMI port, an SD card slot, a MagSafe connector, a notch cutout on the top of the screen, and 3 USB-C ports. The 14-inch MacBook Pro will start at $1,999 and the 16-inch model will start at $2,499. Third-generation AirPods were also announced, with a new design, 6 hours of battery life, and MagSafe charging. The HomePod Mini will launch in a variety of new colors. A $4.99 Voice Plan is now available for Apple Music that will allow users to access music through Siri. More details on the new products are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s everything Apple just announced: New AirPods, MacBook Pros, colorful HomePod Minis and more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "People will soon be able to make campaign donations to selected 2020 presidential candidates through Amazon Alexa devices. Donations can only be made to principal campaign committees. Eligible candidates must have a US-based address, bank account, credit card, and phone number. Candidates will have to register as merchants, submit some Federal Election Commission forms, and send a list of variations of the candidate's name. Donations can be made by talking to Alexa. All donations will be processed through Amazon Pay, and donors will receive email receipts." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon will soon let you make campaign contributions through your Alexa device" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This video shows the drone display during the Olympic Opening Ceremony. The display was made up of 1,800 drones. It morphs into various shapes before creating a vision of the globe in 3D." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dazzling drone display during Olympic Opening Ceremony" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of researchers at the University of Colorado has developed a kind of concrete that is alive and can reproduce. The minerals in the new concrete are deposited by cyanobacteria, a type of bacteria that can capture energy through photosynthesis. Regular concrete releases a lot of carbon dioxide, but the new concrete is able to absorb the greenhouse gas. The presence of the bacteria gives the concrete a green color, which fades as the material dries. Early attempts at getting the bacteria to create concrete were slow. The scientists discovered that the bacteria could be grown on gelatin, resulting in concrete blocks quickly forming in the shape of whatever mold was used. They remain alive even after a few weeks. A block can be used to spawn more generations of blocks. The bacteria is not picky about the type of sand used, and it can digest waste materials like ground glass or recycled concrete." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) has unveiled a wrist-mounted controller that reads neural impulses as they travel down the arm, translating them into commands. The device doesn't require strong neural impulses and the mere intention of movement is enough for the wristband to pick up a signal. There are more neurons dedicated to controlling the wrist and hands than any other part of the body and it is a convenient place to put a device for all-day use. FRL's device can pick up millimeter-level movements in a single finger. Video demonstrations are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook's upcoming AR wrist controllers will hijack your nerves" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Second Life's founder, Philip Rosedale, has formed a team to work on evolving the virtual space. Rosedale co-founded a company that worked on VR tech in 2013 but became disappointed with the state of the industry. He feels that the technology hasn't reached a form that is good enough for most people to use. While the VR headset industry waits for its iPhone moment, Rosedale will focus on Second Life, a metaverse platform that doesn't require headsets. Second Life still has around 900,000 active users, with 73 million accounts created since launch." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Second Life founder returns to revamp his original metaverse" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google is launching an app that will use image recognition algorithms to find possible skin conditions in uploaded photos. Machines have matched or outperformed expert doctors in spotting skin conditions in studies, but there are no AI analysis tools approved for use in the US. Google's new app hasn't been clinically validated yet. However, it has been approved as a Class I medical device in the EU and will be released in the region by the end of the year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google launches a new medical app—outside the United States" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Instagram has launched a new video editing tool called Reels that copies some of TikTok's best-known features. It is currently being tested in Brazil and it is unknown whether it will be launched in other countries. With Reel, users can record 15-second videos and then adjust their speed, set them to music, or use audio from other videos. These videos can be shared onto users' stories, via DMs, or posted into a new 'Top reels' section of the Instagram Explore tab. Facebook has previously tried to copy TikTok's success but found it difficult to build a user base from scratch. TikTok has seen huge growth but it is currently facing trouble from regulators, including a US national security review." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Instagram is testing a new video editing tool called Reels that copies TikTok’s best features" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GrubHub+ is the new subscription for GrubHub that includes unlimited free delivery, 10 percent cash back on orders, and other perks. The perks will only be available with restaurants that enroll in the program. There are currently approximately 100,000 restaurants participating in the program in the US. A 14-day free trial is available, and GrubHub is offering a 30-day free trial for customers subscribed to a competing service. There is a $12 minimum for an order to qualify for free delivery." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GrubHub+ gets you free deliveries and cashback for $10 a month" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is a mechanism for exchanging routing information between autonomous systems on the Internet. The Internet is a network of networks bound together by BGP. BGP allows one network to advertise its presence to all of the other networks that form the Internet. Facebook's recent outage was caused by a configuration change that caused its servers to stop announcing the routes to its DNS prefixes, making Facebook's DNS servers unavailable. More details about how the outage occurred are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Understanding How Facebook Disappeared from the Internet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "As COVID-19 grabs the attention of the world, the war against antibiotic-resistant bacteria wages on. The number of people dying from bacterial infections could grow from 700,000 annually last year to 10 million annually by 2050. Bacteria evolves resistance against antibiotics over time, and this process is accelerated by overuse. Felix, a biotech startup, believes that it can program viruses to target specific sites in bacteria, killing bad bacteria and halting its ability to evolve and become more resistant. The treatment is now in trials. This approach can potentially re-sensitize bacteria to traditional antibiotics." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "YC startup Felix wants to replace antibiotics with programmable viruses" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sony's Spatial Reality Display is a holographic display that features a 15.6-inch 4K screen, a camera, a speaker system, and the ability to place digital objects and designs into a 3D space. It uses a combination of a high-speed face- and eye-tracking camera, real-time algorithms, and lenticular lenses that provide a clearer image than any previous holographic display. Sony has released an SDK for both Unreal and Unity. A 3-minute video is available that shows the display, but it is difficult to see the effect on a screen." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This is Sony’s Spatial Reality Display, and you can buy one for $5,000 in November" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple and Target have teamed up to put Tiny Apple stores inside Targets. There are currently 17 Tiny Apple stores nationwide, with many more planned. The employees at these kiosks will have special product training, but it doesn't look like the kiosks offer any sort of technical support. Apple is also getting a special section on Target's website and app. A picture of one of the Tiny Apple stores is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "See the tiny new Apple stores inside Target" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An artist in Berlin pulled a red wagon full of smartphones around town in order to create virtual traffic jams on Google Maps. The 99 smartphones had Google Maps open, causing the app to flag his location as jam-packed and to start diverting traffic to other routes. Simon Wreckert, the artist, wanted to get people to think about the space we give to cars in public life and the data we rely on every day. The generated maps weren't reality, but rather an interpretation of the data that the algorithm saw." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This Man Created Traffic Jams on Google Maps Using a Red Wagon Full of Phones" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "As a nerdy engineer that went to software development conferences for holidays, David Smith believed that if he could just build a great product, people would buy it. He developed a great program but never sold it because he never let anyone know about it. His fears of communicating with others about his product stopped him from releasing a program that could help others, and he didn't even know if it was a program that other people would want to use." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How My Fears Doomed My First Startup" } ]
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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber is allowing its customers to see what ratings they have received from drivers. Customers will be able to see their ratings in the app's new privacy menu. Uber uses the rating system to police its users. A low rating can result in both drivers and riders being kicked off the platform. Uber released a list of cities with the highest and lowest ratings. New York City came in first for the lowest average rider rating among large US cities." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber will now let you see how many one-star ratings you got from drivers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitter accounts that have not had sign-ins for more than six months will receive an alert that they have to sign in by December 11 or their accounts will be removed. Recouped usernames will be made available again. The process will happen over many months. Accounts don't have to tweet anything to stay. Usernames with under five characters can no longer be registered on Twitter." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter will remove inactive accounts and free up usernames in December" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Writing quality code means that it will be easier for you when you will have to go over again. This article contains a list of tools to help write quality Python code. It covers testing frameworks, test runners, GUI/frontend testing, fake data, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Python libraries to make your code readable, reliable, and maintainable" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has published full repair manuals for the 2021 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros and the 2020 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s how much Apple charges for every part to fix your own MacBook" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix has opened up casting for future programming to anyone over the age of 18 in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland. Anyone who is interested and meets the criteria can submit a one-minute video to Netflix's new dedicated reality TV site. Netflix has a range of reality TV shows in the works. Reality TV is cheaper to produce compared to TV series that can cost millions per episode." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix is working on a bunch of new reality shows, and you’re invited" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "One of New Zealand’s largest food producers has been working with a US startup to produce a robotic system that will work alongside humans to pick fruit 24 hours a day. The robot will not replace jobs but was created instead as there was a growing labor shortage for seasonal workers. Using lidar to navigate the rows between trees, the machine will detect whether a fruit is ripe and then use a vacuum to pick the fruit. While aspects of farming, such as weeding, have been automated for a while now, picking fruits and vegetables is a much harder task due to the careful judgment and delicate handling required to ensure quality crops." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A robot apple-picker is now harvesting fruit in New Zealand orchards" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple claims that it doesn't favor its own apps in the App Store's search results. However, less popular Apple apps often rank higher than better-reviewed software from competing developers. For example, in the books and map categories, even though Apple's offerings are far less popular than their competitors, its apps rank highest. Apple has suggested in the past that all apps under two stars should be removed from the store, but this idea was never realized as it would mean removing Apple's own Podcasts app, which had less than two stars at the time. Many of Apple's apps no longer have ratings attached. Apple has been facing controversy against its App Store business as users and developers are finding its practices to be unfair." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple denies favoring its own apps over competitors’ in App Store search results" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "McDonald's will start selling plant-based Beyond Meat burgers in eight locations in the US starting on November 3. The McPlant has been piloted in a number of international locations already. McDonald's plans to broaden the McPlant line to include plant-based versions of chicken, pork, and egg. A list of the locations where the McPlant will be served is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "McDonald’s will serve Beyond Meat McPlant burgers in select US locations next month" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta is testing a new left-aligned sidebar and channels list for Groups." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook Groups are being revamped to look like Discord" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple will be announcing the beginning of its transition from Intel-based Macs to ARM-based ones at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 22. Developers will likely have ample time to adjust to the change, similar to when Apple transitioned from PowerPC processors to Intel ones in 2006. ARM Macs will continue to run macOS. The new chips are more power-efficient and show sizable improvements compared to Intel chips in graphics and AI performance. All Macs will eventually transition to the new chips, but it will likely take some time. The move will probably not drastically affect Intel's bottom line." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple plans to announce ARM transition for all Macs at WWDC 2020" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Treat quality as a process rather than a destination with Provar Manager (sponsor) This user-friendly, sophisticated test management solution is designed to meet you at every stage in your testing journey. Provar Manager’s familiar UX and easy setup add structure and record-keeping to manual testing processes.Provar Manager helps individuals and small teams build out organization and structure within their manual testing strategy" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Treat quality as a process rather than a destination with Provar Manager" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan in China later this year. The battery will bring the cost of electric vehicles in line with gasoline models. It is designed to last for a million miles of use. The batteries rely on innovations such as low-cobalt and cobalt-free battery chemistries as well as the use of chemical additives, materials, and coatings. A new high-speed, heavily automated battery manufacturing process will be implemented to reduce labor costs and increase production in massive 'terafactories'. Tesla is working on recycling and recovery of expensive metals as well as 'second life' applications of electric vehicle batteries in grid storage systems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Exclusive: Tesla's secret batteries aim to rework the math for electric cars and the grid" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google's News Showcase has launched in the UK and Argentina. The service allows users to access select paywalled content for free. Publishers are paid a monthly fee for access to the content. News Showcase is available in Germany, Brazil, and Australia through the Google News App or Discover on iOS and Android, as well as on mobile web. Australian lawmakers have drafted new rules that could force Google to pay news publishers for their content. Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the country if the law goes into effect." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google now pays 450 sites to bring you free news, including some paywalled stories" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China's Zhurong rover landed in the Utopia Planitia basin on Mars early Sunday. The rover is equipped with tools to assess rock chemistry and a radar to look for subsurface water-ice. Chinese scientists hope that the rover will last at least 90 days. Images from the rover have been released and are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese Mars rover returns first pictures" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Matter is a smart home interoperability protocol supported by Apple, Google, Amazon, and other companies in the Connectivity Standards Alliance. It allows smart home devices from different manufacturers to work together. This article features an interview with Michele Turner, the senior director of Google Smart Home Ecosystem. In the interview, Turner discusses how Google plans to implement Matter and what it will mean for Google's Nest products and the Google Home app when Matter is released later this year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google says Matter is still set to fix the biggest smart home frustrations" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from the University of Minnesota recently unveiled two sets of chimeras. One was a group of piglets, each of which carried genes from two different pigs. The other was pig embryos that developed human muscles after being transplanted into surrogate pigs. This research could lead to ways to replace lost muscle and provide an unlimited supply of organs for transplantation. Organs produced by this method will have a low risk of being rejected by patients' immune systems as the genes for the human tissue can be sourced from the patient themselves." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Scientists Grew Human Muscles in Pig Embryos, and Why It Matters for Organ Transplants" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The first three episodes of Apple TV+'s adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation will premiere on September 24. New episodes will air weekly every Friday after. The series will closely follow the fundamental narrative arc of the books. Two teasers for the show have been released. The article features a gallery of images from the series. The official trailer for the show is also available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Stunning official trailer for Foundation whets the appetite for more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Semgrep: Fast Code Scanning to Find Bugs and Enforce Code Standards Semgrep is a fast, open-source tool that supports 20+ languages. Its 1,500+ rules and simple syntax mean you don’t have to deal with unwieldy regexes or a thorny domain-specific language. Code is analyzed on your computer or build environment, and never sent elsewhere. And with Semgrep App you can enforce and monitor security across your organization. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Semgrep: Fast Code Scanning to Find Bugs and Enforce Code Standards" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This tutorial teaches you how to customize your git with badges, icons, a blog, site stats, social media integration, and more. A screenshot of the customizations the article covers is provided at the beginning." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Create Awesome Git readMe Profile" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lockheed Martin and Omnispace are partnering up to develop 5G capabilities from space. A global 5G network would enable users to seamlessly transition between satellite and terrestrial networks. Lockheed Martin has expertise in a variety of markets, with many customers from the Department of Defense. The project will be developing direct-to-device technology, so users will be able to connect to the network with any standard 5G device." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lockheed Martin partners with satellite start-up Omnispace to build a space-based 5G network" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team from an AI pharma startup used an artificial intelligence system to examine previous research and patents for molecules known to work against a drug target. It came up with 30,000 designs for potential molecules within 21 days. Six of these molecules were synthesized in the lab and tested in cells, with the most promising molecule tested in mice. The whole process took 46 days. Getting a drug to market is expensive and time consuming. Drug companies have invested a lot in using AI to expedite the process." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "An AI system identified a potential new drug in just 46 days" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Activate your free Stream Chat trial to start building today. Qualifying small teams and personal dev projects can also apply for the free-forever Stream Maker Account." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Build In-App Chat + Feeds, Faster" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Overpaying for Big Tech cloud? Try Vultr Instead! Vultr offers powerful cloud compute and simplified instance management at an unbeatable price. Now TLDR readers have access to a special offer: $100 in credit just for signing up with this link!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Overpaying for Big Tech cloud? Try Vultr Instead!" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Four of Lyft's electric bikes have caught on fire, causing the company to disable all its electric bikes from the East Bay, San Francisco, and San Jose areas. The cause of the fires is under investigation, with Lyft claiming that at least one of the fires was caused by vandalism. With the electric bikes disabled, Lyft now only has 2,500 pedal-powered bikes throughout the Bay Area to serve its customers. Riders have been frustrated with the sudden rollback, as many had depended on the service. Lyft has no intention of re-introducing the bikes until they discover the cause of the fires and fix the problem." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lyft bikes caught fire in Berkeley, San Jose before two reported in San Francisco" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Learn how to audit and secure the Docker platform in this comprehensive guide authored by HackerSploit. Download the eBook and you'll also get access to the accompanying 9-episode video series. Download instantly -- no registration required." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Docker Security: Free eBook + Video Series" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A $15 an hour minimum wage for Whole Foods employees was enacted by Amazon on November 1. Team members who were being paid less than the $15 an hour saw a raise to at least that figure, while other employees received a $1 an hour raise and team leaders received a $2 an hour raise. Since the wage increase, many employees have seen their hours cut significantly, with part-time employees seeing their hours cut from around 30 hours a week to 20 hours a week, and full-time employees seeing a 3-4 hour a week decrease in their rosters. Amazon has also cut stock vesting plans and bonuses. These cuts have drawn complaints from employees, who say that there are not enough staff on the floor to properly serve customers and that some employees have had to take up second jobs to make ends meet. Many team members are now claiming their current compensation is lower than before the wage increase." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Whole Foods cuts workers' hours after Amazon introduces minimum wage" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Engineering metrics for high-performing teams Swarmia gives engineering teams metrics and visibility into their workflow and possible bottlenecks.“Swarmia gives us the perfect overview of engineering productivity. I can quickly see how we're doing in terms of cycle time and pull requests, which helps me report back to the business.”Roland Fiala, SVP of Engineering at ProductsupStart shipping faster today!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Engineering metrics for high-performing teams" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A University of Washington student has created software called Photo Wake-Up that can take a person in a photograph and use machine learning to infer a 3D body pose from a 2 image. Then they can animate this 3D image in a way that makes the picture look alive (like the pictures in Harry Potter). There's a 5 minute Youtube video in the article, it's actually pretty incredible how good it is." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Machine vision can create Harry Potter–style photos for muggles" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of researchers from the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago managed to maintain a quantum state for more than five seconds, a new record. They used a method called 'single shot readout', which uses precise laser pulses to add single electrons to qubits to extend their quantum states for longer. The system they developed is theoretically able to perform over 100 million quantum operations in the five seconds. Five seconds is long enough for light to travel around the world almost 40 times, so the advance brings the possibility of a distributed quantum internet closer to reality." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Physicists just made a breakthrough: quantum states that last over 5 seconds" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "As of March, Google works with around 121,000 temp workers and contractors, with only around 102,000 full-time employees. The growing number of temp workers brings into question the management practices at Google. Employees have reported being dismissed by their agencies after a Google manager had told the agency that they wanted them gone. Temp employees also receive fewer benefits and pay than their full-time counterparts, even though they work the same hours and have the same expectations. Google claims that it has processes and policies in place to make sure that temp workers and contractors have a good experience working for the company." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla reported its fourth straight profitable quarter in a row with a GAAP net income of $104 million, qualifying it to be listed on the S&P 500 market index. Elon Musk will be able to cash in an additional 1.69 million stock options in five years. Tesla made some severe cuts to preserve its earnings in Q2, resulting in a tough time for employees. Its factories are now back at capacity and Musk has already announced plans to build Tesla's next Gigafactory in Texas." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla's next Gigafactory is being built in Austin, Texas" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Working as a consultant is great because you are working outside the company hierarchy, which means you can avoid all the baggage that comes with being a permanent employee. You will be continually thrown into new environments, which will force you to keep learning to remain competitive. Working with multiple organizations will expose you to more technology, organizational structures, and cultures. This will help develop a deeper perspective on your work and what's possible. Consulting will also mean you will meet lots of people, which can be beneficial in many ways." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why It’s Great To Be A Consultant" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google recently announced new features for Android, including a password checkup tool and a way to schedule texts. Improvements to TalkBack, Maps, Assistant, and Android Auto were also announced. Password Checkup checks user credentials against a list of known compromised passwords and notifies the user if they need to change their passwords. Talkback now has a dozen new multi-finger gestures for interacting with apps and performing common actions, a single menu system, a customizable interface, and more language support. Maps is getting a dark mode." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Android’s latest update will let you schedule texts, secure your passwords, and more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "El Capitan is a new exaFLOP-scale supercomputer that is planned to be operational by 2023. It will be faster than the current top 100 supercomputers in the world, able to complete 1.5 quintillion calculations per second. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, it will be able to conduct 3D simulations at an unprecedented scale and speed at resolutions that are impossible with existing supercomputers. Cray has been awarded a $600 million contract to build the system with its Shasta architecture, Slingshot interconnect, and software platform." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The DOE Announces El Capitan, World's New Fastest Supercomputer Will Hit 1.5 ExaFLOPS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new, non-lethal weapon based on microwave radar technology is being developed by China and is designed to cause pain over distances without any permanent injuries. The Microwave Active Denial System has two modes, a point launch mode where it can focus energy on specific body parts and a sector-sweep mode which can target bigger areas. Tests have shown that the system is highly effective at halting targets without causing injury. The system is portable and can be mounted on top of a vehicle." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China develops weapon system based on microwave radar tech" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Comma Two is a device that can add assisted driving features to cars. It operates at level two autonomy. The device requires drivers to pay attention to the road and will start to beep when it detects that the driver's eyes are looking away from the road, and if the vehicle is moving, it will stop using gas. Its safety features use IR cameras, so they work at night. This video shows the Comma Two driving a Honda vehicle, showing it detect a vehicle cutting out in front it, stopping at a set of lights, and starting again." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Comma Two dev kit adds assisted driving features to cars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Several images of the inside of the M2 MacBook Air have been released. The images show the hinge, speakers, headphone jack, USB-C port, battery cells, force touch trackpad, and the new Midnight color of the new MacBook Air. More detailed images are expected to appear before the laptop is released on July 15. The images are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "M2 MacBook Air internals revealed in hands-on photos of redesigned notebook" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Audi Spaces is an interactive 3D world that copies the real working environment. Participants can use it to communicate, learn, and work with others using avatars in real-time and in a virtual space. The avatars can make gestures, interact, and talk to each other. It allows for meetings, training sessions, workshops, and other office activities. Screenshots from Audi Spaces are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Audi develops and uses a virtual 3D world for WFH" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Masayoshi Son has disclosed the extent of SoftBank Group Corp.'s losses on WeWork and Uber Technologies Inc. SoftBank reported its first quarterly operating loss in 14 years at around $6.5 billion, with $4.6 billion in losses attributed to WeWork. Son's $100 billion Vision Fund had contributed over $14 billion in mostly paper gains over the past two years, but its high exposure to businesses that prioritize growth over profitability is starting to have a negative effect. Despite the hits, SoftBank has still made money for its investors. SoftBank continued to invest more money into WeWork in a deal that included making WeWork's founder Adam Neumann resign from the company's board. Analysts are concerned with Son's investment strategy due to WeWork's poor performance." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SoftBank Notches a $6.5 Billion Loss on Plunging WeWork and Uber Valuations" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Walmart has acquired select assets from JoyRun, including its talent, technology, platform, and intellectual property. JoyRun's app allows people to find others who are already on their way to a restaurant so they can tag on an order of their own. It has a network of 540 third-party merchant partners and more than 30,000 people have delivered goods with the service since its launch. It is unknown how Walmart plans to use the service, but it is likely to be a gig economy-style approach to delivery. The deal is expected to close in the coming weeks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Walmart is buying JoyRun assets to add ‘peer-to-peer’ product delivery" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This technical tutorial will walk you through how to use the InfluxDB Go client library. Get code snippets and follow the steps to create a database connection, then store and query time series data." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Get started with Go and InfluxDB for time series data" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "After the San Bernardino shooting, the FBI asked Apple to help unlock the shooter's phone. Apple attempted to help but refused to create a tool to bypass the passcode system as that would permanently decrease the security of its phones. The FBI then partnered with an Australian IT firm, who exploited a flaw in some code written by Mozilla to gain full control over the main processor and run their own code. They then ran software that allowed them to guess every passcode combination. In the end, the FBI didn't get any useful information from the phone." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s how the FBI managed to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new update in Google Maps allows any Android user with an ARCore-compatible device to create Street View photos. Google is restricting submissions to a few geographical areas at launch, with more regions to support this feature soon. User-contributed content will appear in the Street View layer on Google Maps as dotted blue lines. Google's own Street View trekkers and cars have collected more than 170 billion images from 10 million miles around the planet so far." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Maps now lets you create Street View photos with just a phone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Kiwibot is a company that makes semi-autonomous vehicles that deliver food. Food delivery is an expensive business, with both customers and merchants paying a high cost for the service. Kiwibot's robots can work more efficiently than a driver while keeping fees under $3. The robots can deliver meals up to a mile and a half away in 30 minutes or less. They are tracked in real-time and have cameras on all sides. Each robot can work for nine hours, with a four-hour recharge time. The main concern with using the robots is that they may be tampered with during deliveries." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Sidewalk-traveling robots are here, aiming to deliver restaurant meals on the cheap, while being cute" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Exoskeleton technology is increasingly being worn in real life around the world. These external devices support and protect their users, giving greater levels of strength and endurance. Exoskeletons are now being developed for a variety of daily activities. They are being tested in factory environments to reduce the risk of injury. Global exoskeleton revenues are expected to rise to $6.8 billion in 2030. This article contains an overview of several exoskeleton tech projects." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The 'Iron Man' body armour many of us may soon be wearing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This crate lets developers call any Windows API as if they were just using another Rust module. It provides a natural and idiomatic way for Rust developers to call Windows APIs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Rust for Windows" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Nintendo has acquired Dynamo Pictures and will rename it to Nintendo Pictures. Nintendo Pictures will focus on the development of visual content utilizing Nintendo IP. The acquisition is expected to close on October 3. Nintendo is gearing up for its release of the new Super Mario Bros. film starring Chris Pratt in spring next year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nintendo acquires animation studio that’ll become ‘Nintendo Pictures’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "LG has confirmed that its Rollable phone will be available in 2021. The LG Rollable has a screen that can extend into a small tablet display. Details about the different display sizes have not yet been released. Other phone manufacturers will now likely race to roll out this rollable screen technology." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "LG’s Rollable phone is real and launching in 2021" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Seven big cats are exhibiting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. One tiger has tested positive for the coronavirus. It is the first time a non-domesticated animal has gotten sick from the virus. The tiger likely caught the virus from an asymptomatic zookeeper. Other domestic animals have also previously tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, including a Pomeranian, a German shepherd, and a domestic cat. Zookeepers are taking extra precautions around great apes as they may be particularly susceptible to the virus." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, first known case in the world" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Alphabet's self-driving venture, Waymo, has officially been given permission to transport passengers in its robotaxis by the California Public Utilities Commission. The initial pilot program will allow Waymo employees to hail vehicles and bring guests on rides within a specific South Bay territory. Certain restrictions on the permit issued to Waymo include not allowing the company to charge for the rides and a requirement for a safety driver to be behind the wheel. The permit will allow Waymo to hire third-party safety drivers. Waymo has confirmed that all safety drivers will go through a proprietary driver training program." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Waymo is now allowed to transport passengers in its self-driving vehicles on California roads" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China’s business practices and technology theft are costing the American economy more than $57 billion a year. While the government has been criticized for not taking more action over this behavior, it has been revealed that it is the businesses themselves who are quiet on this issue as there is too much at stake. When former US Attorney David Hickton tried to gather plaintiffs for a case against China’s hacking, he found that no companies would come forward. Even companies like Google have been hacked, but when Google tried to make a case against the Chinese government, no other companies wanted to participate, leaving Google to challenge China alone. The cyber attacks are likely to continue as companies remain silent, leaving the government with nothing to fight with." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "As China Hacked, U.S. Businesses Turned A Blind Eye" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "UltraRAM is a memory technology that combines the non-volatility of a data storage memory with the speed, energy efficiency, and endurance of working memory. It can be used as both RAM and storage on devices. Scientists from Lancaster University in the UK have made a breakthrough in the mass production of the technology. The technology could help push forward the popular trend towards in-memory processing." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "UltraRAM Breakthrough Brings New Memory and Storage Tech to Silicon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chinese auto firm IM Motors hired a London-based studio to design its new electric vehicle. The firm had no experience designing cars, although it was behind the futuristic designs of Google's new buildings in Mountain View and London. The vehicle design features double sliding doors, adjustable seats that can be turned into beds, and a battery-powered air purifier that will help clean the air around the vehicle. Its interior is being envisioned as an extension of the home. Pictures of the design are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A top designer wants to build an air-purifying Tesla rival that you can sleep and eat in" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A butterfly flaps its wings and causes a hurricane halfway around the world. This is a famous characterization of how small events can have huge unpredictable effects in complex systems. Until now. DARPA's new AI the Knowledge-directed Artificial Intelligence Reasoning Over Schemas or KAIROS is meant to sift through all of the news and media in the world to identify threads and narratives within them. Schemas are sequences of loosely related events (for example, walking into a store, selecting an item, bringing it to a cashier, and paying for it would be a schema for buying something). KAIROS wants to create schemas to recognize major global events like cold wars or major recessions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DARPA wants to build an AI to find the patterns hidden in global chaos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Vuity is an eye drop that was approved by the US FDA in late 2021 for treating presbyopia. Presbyopia is a common condition that makes the eyes unable to focus on close objects. It typically begins when people are in their 40s. The drops work by causing the pupils to get smaller, making it so that the light entering the eye is better concentrated onto the retina. They can cause issues with seeing in low-lighting conditions, but for some people, it could be a great alternative to glasses or surgery." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New Eye Drops Improve Aging Vision Without Glasses. Here's How They Work" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Developers use Testim so they can spend less time creating, editing, and updating UI tests and more time innovating on their apps. Start testing today!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scale Cross-Browser UI Testing with Testim's Powerful AI" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Byte, a successor to the short-form video app Vine, is now available on iOS and Android. The app allows users to upload and share six-second videos. It comes with standard social features like a feed, an Explore page, notifications, and profiles. Byte currently lacks many features available in competitor apps like TikTok, such as augmented reality filters and transition effects. The app offers content creators a way to generate revenue early on, something that other micro-entertainment apps usually don't offer. Details for how content creators can generate income will be revealed soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Vine reboot Byte officially launches" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chrome extensions can be exploited in many ways, as can be seen in the numerous malware-ridden extensions that have spread over the past year. Up to 3 million devices were infected by malware identified in Chrome and Edge extensions in December 2020. Chrome updates extensions as soon as they pass the automated review, so any extension can suddenly become a Trojan horse. Extension developers are being contacted by companies to either sell their extensions or insert code into their extensions for payment. Examples of these requests are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The strange, sketchy emails a browser extension developer receives" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A hacker has managed to send emails to over 100,000 addresses using the FBI's email servers. The emails claimed that the recipients were the victims of a sophisticated chain attack orchestrated by Vinny Troia, a prominent cybersecurity researcher. Troia has identified a potential suspect, an individual who has allegedly tried damaging Troia's reputation in similar ways in the past. The accused hacker said that they could have caused much more damage, and has told media outlets about how he gained access." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The FBI’s email system was hacked to send out fake cybersecurity warnings" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ice comes in at least 20 different forms. Scientists at the University of Nevada Las Vegas have discovered a new type of ice that may be found in the Earth's mantle or on distant watery planets. It was discovered as the team was developing a new technique to measure the properties of water under high pressure. Ice VIIt is made up of symmetrical tetragonal crystals. It is formed at around 5.1 GigaPascals of pressure." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Strange new form of ice discovered in high pressure experiments" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Video showing a US Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fight crashing into the ground into a ball of flame after it collided with a KC-130J Hercules tanker-transport was posted on social media recently. The F-35B's pilot was able to eject safely and the crew of the Hercules transport also survived after an emergency landing. Martin-Baker, the company the built the ejection seats used in the F-35B, quickly highlighted on social media that its products have now saved 7,633 lives over the years. A 9-second video showing the crash is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Video Emerges Of Marine F-35B Crashing In A Ball Of Fire After Colliding With A KC-130J" } ]