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[ { "role": "user", "content": "BFree is a system that allows devices to smoothly operate any time power is available. It uses a power-failure resistant version of Python and energy-harvesting hardware. Anyone can use the system to make their own sustainable electronics. Last year, the researchers behind the technology unveiled a Game Boy powered by the kinetic energy of button presses. The project hopes to reduce the number of dead batteries that end up as e-waste." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A New Battery-Free System Gives Devices an 'Infinite Lifetime'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "While some of the most famous entrepreneurs were young when they founded their companies, a study has found that the average age for the founders of the fastest-growing companies between 2007 and 2014 was 45. Previous studies have found that the owners of small businesses were likely to be in their late 30s and 40s, but most of these businesses tended to stay small. This new study focused on the best performing startups from a pool of 2.7 million business founders. While youth has advantages, such as the ability to take more risks and better problem-solving ability, experience gained from age seems to be more correlated with success." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a handy weekly roundup of apps, scripts, plugins, and other tools that front end designers will be interested in. It's curated by Louis Lazaris of Impressive Webs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Web Tools Weekly" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon is testing out two new robots, Ernie and Bert, to try to reduce strenuous movements for workers. The robots are designed to allow workers to focus on tasks while minimizing their potential for injury. Ernie helps remove items from a robotic shelf, and Bert can navigate independently and deliver items around facilities for workers. Amazon recently set a goal to reduce recordable incident rates in half by 2025, with plans to invest more than $300 million into safety projects this year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon details new warehouse robots, 'Ernie' and 'Bert'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has been criticized for placing its own apps at the top of the App Store search results. While Apple denies the accusations, an analysis of search terms showed that its own apps were displayed before apps from rivals, even if the Apple apps were less relevant and less popular. In May, the Supreme Court voted to allow an antitrust action against Apple to move forward. Apple has since changed its search algorithm, causing some of its apps search rankings to drop. The search algorithm examines 42 different signals. Developers can pay Apple in order to display their apps on the top of App Store search results." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Apple’s Apps Topped Rivals in the App Store It Controls" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "According to several news sources and personal anecdotes, older tech professionals are finding it increasingly hard to find employment, even though they are well-qualified for many positions. The tech environment appears to attract younger people, and older, more experienced professionals are being left behind. This website provides links to a range of tech companies that are fighting against ageism in tech by offering job roles specifically for older professionals. Job seekers can browse employment listings, and age-friendly employers can list their company and job openings on the website." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "No Ageism in Tech" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Two main issues with living on Mars is that the temperature can drop down to below -100 degrees Celsius at night and that there is no protective atmosphere to shield against harmful UV radiation. The solid-state greenhouse effect is observed when sunlight passes through layers of snow or ice and is absorbed, which insulates the covered area and warms it up at the same time. Scientists tested a 2-centimeter thick silica aerogel covering and found that it blocked more than 60 percent of UV radiation while allowing the area underneath to warm up by 50 degrees Celsius. By combining the aerogel with other materials, structures can be created that could support life on Mars without permanently changing the environment on the planet." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "QuantumScape’s solid-state batteries for electric vehicles will be available on the market as soon as 2024." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Revolutionary Solid-State Battery Is Nearly Here" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Real user data for real-time analytics provides insight into what matters most for your business. Learn how to go beyond traditional monitoring and supercharge your observability. Download for free." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Supercharge Your Observability - free eBook" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Koenigsegg's KK850 is a supercar with technology that is years ahead of the competition. It features doors that pop out and rotate 90 degrees, a convertible roof with no extra split lines, and huge amounts of power. Koenigsegg designs its own circuit boards and software so it can test ideas without being blocked by outside vendors. Pictures of the KK850 are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why is a small Swedish automaker a decade ahead of the rest of the industry?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Reddit user was curious to see what game developers experienced during production and subsequent release of a product, with the recent trend of negative press and backlash against several AAA titles. Several answers from game developers talk about similar experiences: game developers are generally aware of the quality of their product and how it will be viewed by the public, however, due to certain restrictions and time limits they might not be able to do anything about it. Directors may make decisions that the developers have no control over, and as issues pile up, they might not have time to fix everything before deadlines. Technical issues and UI/UX problems may take the team by surprise, as they are generally unexpected due to the development environment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What is it like working at a company during and after the release of a negatively received game?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers have cloned mice from freeze-dried skin cells. Storing skin cells for cloning in liquid nitrogen can be expensive and risky. Freeze-drying the samples allows cells to be preserved cheaply and safely, even in developing countries. While the process can produce both males and females, it can be used to create only females to revive endangered species where only males survive. The resulting clones are fertile." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cloned mice created from freeze dried skin cells in world first" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla held an event with shareholders to discuss their autonomous driving technology two days before their first-quarter earnings disclosure. A new neural network chip which Tesla built from the ground up specifically for self-driving cars was announced. Elon Musk confirmed that all Tesla vehicles already have the necessary technology for self-driving and that all is needed is a software fix. Musk stated that using LiDAR technology for autonomous driving was ‘a fool’s errand’ as it was expensive and unnecessary. Tesla aims to have completely self-driving vehicles by the end of this year, and robo-taxis on the road in 2020. In another two years, Tesla hopes to manufacture cars that won’t have a steering wheel or pedals at all." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla promises ‘one million robo-taxis’ in 2020" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Project Wolverine is a device from Alphabet's X division that lets the user isolate audio to focus on a specific source. It has been in development since before 2018. The technology has gone through several form factors, with some versions covering the entire side of the ear. Project Wolverine may still fail, but it's operational enough to demo to some decision-makers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google's leaked Project Wolverine could give you superpowers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from China have developed a fully automated method to create pig clones. Creating clones using human labor often results in damaged cells. Robotic pig cloning has a much higher success rate. The technology could help significantly increase China's pig population and help the country become self-sufficient in pork production." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "In a world-first, Chinese scientists clone pigs by only using AI" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX will fly its first all-civilian mission as early as the fourth quarter this year. The Inspiration4 mission was funded by Jared Isaacman, a tech entrepreneur who will serve as commander on the mission. Isaacman intends to use the mission to spread goodwill back on Earth. He will donate $100 million to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, raffling off one of the four seats on the mission to a US citizen who donates at least $10 to the hospital. The crew will need to undergo training before the mission. It is the second announced commercial mission for SpaceX's Crew Dragon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX announces first “free flyer” human spaceflight" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a curated list of applied machine learning articles, data science notebooks, and libraries across different industries. Topics are organized according to industry and each link has a short description. The repository will be deprecated in November 2019, after which new edits will appear in a private repo." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ML and DS Applications in Industry" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Glacier mice are balls of moss that can be found in Alaska, Iceland, Svalbard, and South America. These balls of moss can live for years and they move around in a coordinated, herd-like fashion. They can be composed of different moss species. Researchers are baffled by what makes the moss balls move as they seem to be able to move uphill and against the wind. The moss balls move in a rotating motion. Tiny creatures such as worms and water bears can live inside these moss balls. Pictures are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Herd Of Fuzzy Green 'Glacier Mice' Baffles Scientists" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Checklist Design is a collection of the best UX and UI practices. The page lists topics regarding different types of pages and page components. Each topic has features that should appear on every page, additional options for these features, and also resources for further research into best practices. Many topics are still being written, and suggestions for the page can be tweeted directly to the page owner." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Checklist Design" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Square will become Block from December 10 as it expands beyond its original credit card business and starts focusing on blockchain technology. The company remains focused on building tools to help increase access to the economy. It will still trade under the ticker SQ on the NASDAQ. Square Crypto, a part of the company dedicated to advancing crypto, will change its name to Spiral. Jack Dorsey, Square's CEO, recently stepped down from his other job as Twitter CEO to have more time to dedicate to Square's growing portfolio." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Jack Dorsey’s Square changes corporate name to Block" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung has confirmed that hackers successfully stole internal company data and source code. Hacking group Lapsus$, who recently stole data from Nvidia, has claimed responsibility for the attack on Samsung. No personal data belonging to either customers or employees was stolen. It is unclear if any threats have been made to Samsung to try to extort specific concessions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung confirms hackers stole Galaxy source code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Frustrated with your project management software? Shortcut is a goldilocks solution for software engineers, product managers, and designers, providing the ease of use of a simple tool with the power and flexibility of an overly complex one. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Don’t let your issue tracker be a four-letter word. Use Shortcut." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Didi will start delisting from the New York Stock Exchange and will list in Hong Kong instead. Chinese regulators asked the firm's executives to delist from the NYSE due to concerns over sensitive data. China doesn't want tech companies listing in US markets as it brings them under the jurisdiction of US regulators. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently finalized rules that allow it to delist foreign stocks for failing to meet audit requirements. Almost all US-listed Chinese tech companies are expected to relist in Hong Kong or the mainland." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Didi says it will delist from the U.S. and prepare to list in Hong Kong" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has announced that it has reached quantum supremacy. Quantum computing uses the phenomena of quantum mechanics to deliver tremendous computing power. These computers have the potential to easily outpace the world's top supercomputers. Normal computers use bits, which are electrical or optical pulses representing 1s or 0s. Quantum computers use qubits, which are usually subatomic particles such as electrons or photons which are connected in a way that allows for more processing power than using bits. Google's quantum computer completed a calculation in three minutes that would've taken IBM's Summit, the world's most powerful commercial supercomputer, 10,000 years to complete." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Says That They Have Just Reached Quantum Supremacy" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "40 mice have returned to Earth after a month-long stay at the International Space Station. Eight of the mice were genetically engineered to grow more muscle, and these mice were able to maintain their bulk after the trip. The 24 regular untreated mice lost considerable muscle and bone mass as expected. Eight of the normal mice received the 'mighty mouse' treatment while in space and these mice returned with dramatically bigger muscles. The findings could potentially lead to preventative treatments for muscle and bone loss in astronauts during prolonged space trips." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Mighty mice' stay musclebound in space, boon for astronauts" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "We’re a Series B startup in YC's Top Companies helping healthcare professionals find shifts at nearby facilities. CBH is a two-sided marketplace and we've grown 20x in the past 18 months. We need your help in serving more healthcare professionals, facilities, and patients." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Clipboard Health is Hiring Remote Engineers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from Tel Aviv University have successfully created the first fully personalized tissue implant made from a patient’s own biomaterials and cells. This research may eventually lead to the development of technology that can print any kind of organ implant from a single fatty tissue biopsy. The process involves taking fatty tissue from the patient, separating the cells and structures, reprogramming the cells, and then recombining the parts to create a hydrogel that acts as ink for the printer. Using the process, the scientists created a tiny heart that was complete in structure. There are still many obstacles to overcome before the technology will be viable for full human organ transplants, but scientists hope to be able to start animal trials within the next few years." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Israeli Scientists 3D-Print A Tiny, Live Heart Made With Human Tissue" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "DoorDash is piloting an ultra-fast grocery delivery service in New York City. The service will aim to deliver items to customers in less than 15 minutes. It will launch at a new DashMart outlet in Chelsea, which will be open between 7 AM and 2 AM. A team of full-time employees will handle the deliveries. DoorDash will be competing against a few other companies that offer similar services." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DoorDash tests 15-minute grocery deliveries in New York City" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Halley is a lightweight game engine written in C++ designed to create high performance, easy to maintain, cross-platform games. It has been tested on Windows 10 Professional 64-bit, Mac OS 10.9.6, and Ubuntu 16.04. Full documentation is not yet available for the engine." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Halley Game Engine" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Floating Farm is the world's first floating dairy farm, a three-story structure that employs two farmers and three types of robots. It was built as a response to climate change and populations moving closer to cities. The aim of the project was to build a form of urban farming that was circular, self-sufficient, and sustainable. Cows are able to move freely between the top and middle floors of the structure, feeding on grass clippings, potato peels, and beer broth. The manure they produce is used to fertilize local parks and playing fields and the milk they produce is pasteurized and sold or processed into other products. Floating Farm is able to break even on costs only because it processes its own milk. Cities worldwide are interested in the concept, which can be scaled." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "World's 1st floating dairy farm could help cities adapt to climate change" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In an update coming out today, Facebook Messenger users will be able to delete their messages after they have been sent. The new feature allows users to delete their messages within 10 minutes of sending them. Facebook had previously been criticized as Mark Zuckerberg (and possibly other executives) had been able to delete messages, unlike average users." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook Messenger gets an unsend feature" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Peloton's John Foley will be stepping down as CEO. Former Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy will take over the role. Foley will remain on as Executive Chair. Peloton is cutting 2,800 jobs globally, around 20% of its corporate workforce. The company invested heavily in production in 2021 but saw a decrease in demand this year. It has now halted all production of its treadmill and bike products." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Peloton CEO steps down as the company cuts 2,800 jobs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Vertical indoor farms allow farmers anywhere in the world to grow food all year while using 95% less water and 99% less land. In recent years, farmers have started using drones, robots, and artificial intelligence to improve crop maintenance. As indoor farms can be located anywhere, they cut down on transportation, which reduces CO2 emissions and prices for customers. Plenty is an ag-tech startup that builds indoor farms. It has already received $400 million in investment capital and it has a deal with Albertsons stores in California to supply 430 stores with fresh produce." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Nemo's Garden is an underwater greenhouse project that uses the ocean's environmental qualities to create a habitat for growing fresh produce. It was designed for regions where environmental, economic, or morphologic factors make plant development challenging. More than 100 different plants have been grown using this method. Tests showed that plants produced in the environment were richer in nutritional content than those grown using traditional methods. The concept is now being exported around the world." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A new underwater greenhouse could reveal the future of agriculture" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new bill called the Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act, or the SMART Act, will ban features that keep users on platforms longer, targeting the tech industry's addictive designs. Big tech has designed many products using psychological tricks that make it difficult to look away. The new bill will also make it unlawful for tech companies to use deceptive designs to manipulate users into opting into services. Companies may be required to implement tools for tracking how much time users are spending on different apps and websites if the bill becomes law." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New bill would ban autoplay videos and endless scrolling" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from India have discovered a bacteria that can remove toxic hexavalent chromium from water. Hexavalent chromium is a metal that can cause different kinds of cancers, liver ailments, and kidney issues. The bacteria can easily be added to water treatment processes and it is cheaper than chemical treatment. Deploying the bacteria would remove the need for extra separation processes. Water-borne diseases kill 3.4 million people around the world each year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Indian Scientists Discover Bacteria That Eats Toxic Metals From Water, Making It Safe" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple will be holding its Unleashed event on October 18 at 10 am Pacific Time at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino. It will be a digital-only event. Rumors suggest that the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros will receive a new design with thinner bezels and larger displays, an M1X chip, and support for up to 32GB of RAM. The new laptops will have MagSafe connectivity, an HDMI port, an SD card slot, and a standard function row of keys instead of a Touch Bar. Apple will stream the event on its website, YouTube, and the Apple TV app." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Unleashed' Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Take the Developer Nation survey, share your views about the most important coding skills and software tools for 2022, and get a chance to win cool prizes, licenses, gaming accessories, vouchers, and more!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What's your favorite programming language?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "2020 was a good year to ponder how we should re-evaluate our models of the world. As the 'real world' shut down, the internet became supercharged. The internet has introduced a different type of value to the economy. A lot of older laws and ways of looking at things need to catch up to current technologies. This article discusses Vitalik Buterin's thoughts on the changing role of economics, digital nationalism, the importance of culture, big business, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Endnotes on 2020: Crypto and Beyond" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Traditional food delivery has always been seen as an add-on to the restaurant business, rather than as the whole business, but ‘ghost kitchens’ may change that. A ghost kitchen is where food is prepared specifically to be delivered to other locations, and a report by Bloomberg claims that Uber has been quietly leasing these spaces in Paris since 2018. This could create a significant change in the food industry. Food delivery is projected to increase by 12% per year for the next 5 years, and as one of the major food delivery platforms, Uber could control which restaurants have the most visibility on their platform." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber Eats Is Doing Ghost Kitchens. Here’s How That Could Change Food Delivery" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a cool app that lets you select your age and see advice that older people have left for people that are your age. You can also sign up to leave and upvote advice for people younger than you." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hey From The Future" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Nvidia has used a new Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to create a neural network that can generate an unlimited number of high-quality, realistic faces. A GAN works by having one neural network produce an image, while another neural network tries to see whether the image is real or fake. If the image is deemed to be ‘real’, then the network passes the image, otherwise the generator restarts and tries again. The generator at thispersondoesnotexist.com is a result of both training using the GAN and modifications to the AI architecture by the research team." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Thispersondoesnotexist.com is face-generating AI at its creepiest" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple plans to release a new software development kit later this year for developers to port their iPad apps to Mac OS. Future changes to Mac’s computer hardware may help developers create cross-platform apps, as Apple plans to move their computer range over to using their own custom processors as early as 2020. Apple plans to have all of its apps available on all platforms as a ‘single binary’ by 2021, however, there are no plans to combine Mac OS and iOS into a single operating system." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Plans on Combining iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps by 2021" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Japanese convenience stores have been facing a labor crisis for years due to rapid expansion and demanding conditions. These companies have turned to technology for help, employing self-payment systems and robots. The Model-T is a robot that is remotely controlled via a VR set on an Augmented Workforce Platform. A video is available in the article showing a person piloting a Model-T. Using this technology, a single worker could perform work at several locations throughout the day while the in-house staff focuses on customers. Family Mart plans to have Model-Ts in up to 20 locations by 2022. The Japanese government aims to have most labor converted to robot avatars by 2050." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Japanese convenience store chain begins testing remote-controlled robot staff in Tokyo" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TLDR: Salesforce Founder (and cousin of Game of Thrones showrunner David Benioff!) Marc Benioff bought Time Magazine for $190 miillion. It will not be part of Salesforce, it is a private acquisition by Marc and his wife Lynne Benioff. The Benioffs said they won't have a role in day-to-day operations of the magazine or journalistic decisions. In a note to staffers, Time's editor in chief said the Benioffs have already challenged the publication to think big and long term. \"What will Time look like in 2040? What will it mean to people decades from now?\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Time Magazine Sold to Salesforce Founder Marc Benioff for $190 Million" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Shopify's teams build great meeting habits through collaborative agendas, priority setting, and action item tracking. That’s why Shopify uses Fellow.app, the G2 top rated meeting agenda software. Fellow comes packed with customizable templates and integrates with all your tools including Slack, Jira, Trello, and more. Start making your meetings productive and delightful today with Fellow! Try it for free." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Shopify’s Software Engineering Teams Run Their Meetings" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Don't waste time wrestling together UI libraries and writing boilerplate code.Retool combines the best of visual programming and customizing apps with code. Drag and drop pre-built components and deploy functional apps instantly—with features like access controls and audit logs built-in.Amazon, Brex, Allbirds, and Volvo are building critical business apps in Retool. Start building for free today!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Build internal tools in minutes with Retool, where visual programming meets the power of real code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": ":has() will land in Chrome 105 and it is already in Safari as of version 15.4." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Future CSS Tip! 🔮" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "BitB, short for 'browser in the browser', is a type of phishing attack that is hard to detect even for tech-savvy users. It involves creating a fake browser window inside a real browser window to spoof an OAuth page using HTML and CSS tricks. The fake pop-up windows look genuine and show valid addresses complete with a padlock and HTTPS prefix. As they are images rendered by custom HTML and CSS, the fake pages can't be resized or dragged outside the primary window. A video that shows how the attack works is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Behold, a password phishing site that can trick even savvy users" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers in Japan have performed the first lab-grown muscle transplant. Degradable sheets containing lab-grown heart muscle cells were placed on areas with damaged heart muscle cells in a patient. The heart muscle cells were grown from induced pluripotent stem cells. If the patient from the study responds well to the treatment, the researchers plan to perform the same procedure on nine other people within the next three years. All of these patients suffer from a condition that requires a heart transplant in severe cases. This technique could be the much-needed alternative to heart transplants as finding suitable heart donors is difficult and transplanted organs have a much higher risk of rejection by the patient's immune system." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lab-Grown Heart Muscles Have Been Transplanted Into a Human For The First Time" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Intel's next-generation Evo PCs may have iPhone and Apple Watch integration with iMessage support. iPhone users might be able to access iMessage and data from the Health app on the new platform. Intel is still working with Apple on offering the new features. It seems unlikely that Apple will support unofficial ways to use iMessage on Windows. A video demonstration of the technology by Intel at CES 2022 is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Intel teases new technology to improve iPhone and Apple Watch integration with PCs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Salesforce+ is a new video streaming service aimed at business professionals. It will debut at Salesforce's annual mega-conference Dreamforce in September. The free service will show original content from Salesforce and its clients. There will be 6 original series premiering at launch. Salesforce has built its own in-house studio and hired around 50 editorial leads to help launch the service, with plans to hire more as it builds up its programming slate. The company has no plans to sell ads or charge for the content." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Salesforce enters the streaming wars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Trevor Milton has stepped down from Nikola's board of directors. Milton will be replaced by Stephen Girsky, a former vice-chairman of GM. Nikola shares fell 22 percent in US pre-market trading. After GM announced that it would take an 11 percent stake in Nikola, short-selling firm Hindenburg Research released a report that accused Nikola of exaggerating its progress in technology. Nikola had recently released a video showing one of its trucks cruising down a hill, but Hindenburg claims that the video was staged. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Department of Justice are reportedly investigating the company." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nikola’s founder steps down from board as company faces fraud allegations" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In a testimony to the US Federal Trade Commission, Apple's chief operating officer said that Apple wanted to use Qualcomm modems in the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, but Qualcomm refused to sell them after Apple sued over their licensing practices. Apple originally wanted to split its modem order between Qualcomm and Intel but had to go with Intel exclusively, which likely delayed Apple in bringing a 5G phone to market as Intel's 5G chips won't be available until 2020." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple says Qualcomm refused to sell it chips for the latest iPhones" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TF Quant Finance is a high-performance TensorFlow library for quantitative finance. It provides TensorFlow support for foundational mathematical methods, mid-level methods, and specific pricing models. End-to-end examples are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TF Quant Finance" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "WD 1856 is a white dwarf around 80 light-years from Earth that still has a giant planet in its orbit. The planet, WD 1856 b, is seven times larger than its star and completes one full orbit every 1.4 days. It is probably 14 times larger than Jupiter. When stars die, they enter into an expansion phase that usually destroys nearby planets. WD 1856 b could have been drawn in by the expansion or was formed as part of the process. It could be a type of failed star known as a brown dwarf." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "In a first, astronomers detect giant planet orbiting a dead star" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The National Natural Science Foundation of China has called for an analysis of the mechanics of constructing an ultra-large spacecraft spanning kilometers. The spacecraft would be modular, requiring multiple launches and space-based assembly to construct. China has doubled down on its space program since May, after it landed a rover on Mars. It started assembling its Tiangong space station in April. Tiangong's core, which will be the primary housing unit, should be complete sometime next year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China Is Developing an 'Ultra-Large' $2.3 Million Megaship That Is Miles Long" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung is sampling the industry’s first 16-gigabit Graphics Double Data Rate 6 DRAM with 24 Gbps processing speeds." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung introduces 24 Gbps GDDR6 DRAM for GPUs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Rozy is a virtual human created by Sidus Studio X. She has been keeping an active online presence since December of last year. Rozy has advertising contracts and a significant amount of sponsorships. Virtual humans appeal to advertisers as there is no fear of advertisements being suspended due to celebrity scandals. The models can also be active for longer as they don't get sick or grow old. Pictures of Rozy are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Social media influencer/model created from artificial intelligence lands 100 sponsorships" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Image Deduplicator is a python package that is able to find exact or near duplicates of images in an image collection. It uses a combination of hashing algorithms and convolutional neural networks. An evaluation framework is provided to judge the quality of deduplication for a given dataset." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Image Deduplicator" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Now with more than 20 global locations and better price-to-performance than the other guys, it's no wonder Vultr is the preferred cloud infrastructure provider for developers like you. TLDR readers can redeem $100 in credit just for signing up with this link!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "More Cloud for Less Money" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "InstaGeo is a free service that provides geolocation information about the current user using a lightweight JavaScript file." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Geo location as a script" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Mastercard is launching a program for retailers to offer biometric payment methods. Customers will be able to authenticate their payments through facial recognition or fingerprint scanning at checkout instead of using their cards. The system has already been tested in five grocery stores in Brazil. Mastercard plans to roll out the system globally later this year. The biometric tools are part of Mastercard's plans for the metaverse." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mastercard launches tech that lets you pay with your face or hand in stores" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, and his family have won approval to become citizens of Cyprus. It is unclear exactly why the Schmidt family applied for citizenship in the Mediterranean nation. Other billionaires have controversially purchased citizenship in countries such as New Zealand, but it is uncommon for Americans to apply to the Cyprus program. Anti-corruption activists have grown concerned with citizenship purchase programs as it allows criminals to purchase foreign citizenship to escape prosecution in their home countries and to commit further crimes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The former CEO of Google has applied to become a citizen of Cyprus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Master UI is a virtual CSS language with enhanced syntax. It features more than 172 styles that are all created with HTML. Modern effects like filter, transform, mix blend, mask image, and grid are supported. Examples are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Master UI" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed nanoparticles that stop the immune system from overreacting to trauma. This could stop spinal injuries from resulting in paralysis. When the body is injured, the body’s immune response targets the injured area to remove debris and begin healing. However, when the central nervous system is damaged, the immune system creates too much inflammation for the neural tissues, which causes them to die. The nanoparticles are designed to redirect immune cells from the damaged area, resulting in less chance of damage to the spinal cord. Using nanoparticles to redirect the immune system is also useful for the treatment of other conditions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "An ‘EpiPen’ for spinal cord injuries" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Waymo recently held a live demonstration of its automated driving system with a Class 8 tractor on highways near the company's operations center outside of Phoenix. The truck performed lane changes and merges while negotiating traffic. It responded to a cut-in by automatically extending the following distance without harsh braking. Waymo also showcased its fifth-generation Waymo Driver, which has 360-degree camera sensors that can detect objects more than 500 meters away. Images of the truck from the demonstration are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Waymo Provides Look Inside Self-Driving Truck Testing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Side-channel attacks are one of the most effective ways to attack secure hardware as they target algorithm implementation rather than the algorithm itself. Implementing algorithms in a way that leaks no information is difficult and requires complex software and hardware countermeasures. This article, the first in a two-part series, goes through the core concepts and setup required to carry out a machine learning-based side-channel attack to recover the AES key used by a TinyAES implementation running on an ARM CPU." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hacker's guide to deep-learning side-channel attacks: the theory" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A survey of nearly 4,000 games developers found that 47% believed that they should unionize, 16% said they shouldn't, and 26% were unsure. However, only 21% thought a union would actually happen. This is in response to poor conditions where developers worked 100 hour weeks to finish Red Dead Redemption 2 and bitter layoffs at Telltale Games (producer of the Walking Dead game). One developer says \"There is too much supply: too many people want into the industry. Those who unionize will be shoved out of the way as companies hire those with fewer demands.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nearly half of game developers want to unionize" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Just think for a minute about how much data your company has — whether you're at a startup or Fortune 500, it's probably a huge amount. And while your company manages a lot of data, only a small amount of it is personally identifiable information (PII) that you must handle carefully to protect customer data privacy. To meet this need, you should isolate PII from your other datasets, while retaining PII usability for key business workflows. Download What is a data vault? to learn how." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "More data? More problems!" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains an introductory course on Python. There are 18 videos that cover the fundamentals of the programming language. Students will need to have an understanding of Git and light experience with another programming language, such as JavaScript. There are links to follow-up courses on more advanced Python topics available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Getting started with Python" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new method developed by a team of international researchers can diagnose cancer up to four years before symptoms appear. The blood test measures DNA methylation at 500 locations previously identified as having the greatest chance of signaling the presence of cancer. A machine-learning algorithm is then used to produce a score that indicates the person's likelihood of having cancer. It was found to be roughly 90 percent accurate, with a five percent false-positive rate. The test could be the first step to developing a commercial cancer-screening product, but further studies will be required before it can be used clinically." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Experimental Blood Test Detects Cancer up to Four Years before Symptoms Appear" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A touching eulogy by Bill Gates for his late friend and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who he met when he was in 7th grade." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What I loved about Paul Allen by Bill Gates" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists at the University of Tokyo have created an artificial nose using mosquito odor receptors. The team placed the mosquito receptors on a chip and monitored the setup with a computer. Using the sensors, the scientists could detect odors with unprecedented sensitivity. The technology was able to detect a chemical often found in cancer patients' breath with over 90 percent accuracy. The team hopes to eventually use their bionic nose as a way to detect the early stages of diseases." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Made a Biohybrid Nose Using Cells From Mosquitoes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has released the first developer preview of Android 13. The full OS is expected to be released in Q3 2022. There will be 2 Developer Previews and 4 Beta releases before the final release. This article takes a look at all the new features, including the new photo picker, per-app language preferences, and Hub mode. Screenshots and videos of some of the new features are available. More changes are expected in future preview versions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Android 13 deep dive: Every change, thoroughly documented" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "With PostHog's open source analytics platform, customer data never has to leave your infrastructure.Featuring product analytics, session recording, feature flags, heatmaps, and more - all available for free.The best part is everything is seamlessly integrated, so you can spend less time configuring different tools and more time getting valuable insight into user behavior. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The product analytics suite you can host yourself" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from Germany and Japan recently published a study detailing an experiment where they inserted a specific human gene into monkey fetuses to make their brains bigger. The insertion of the gene resulted in folding of the brain, an increase in the size of the monkeys' neocortex, an increase in the number of cells that produce neurons, and an increase in the number of upper-layer neurons. Due to ethical reasons, the fetuses were removed through C-section after 100 days of growth." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Grow Bigger Monkey Brains Using Human Genes, Replicating Evolution" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The demand for tech talent is making it difficult for Latin American tech companies to find developers. Many developers are being hired by US companies for much more than local companies can afford. Workers are more interested in working for large US companies than local startups, despite the boom in the Latin American startup ecosystem last year. Local startups have to hire non-English speakers or find other incentives, such as stock options, to attract employees. Some have even started hiring from other countries." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "“It’s a bloodbath”: U.S. companies are pillaging Latin America’s tech talent" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "People in Denver will start seeing public transport options when they open their Uber app, in an experiment to see whether the app will boost public transport usage. Uber aims to be the ‘all-in-one’ app for transportion needs and is testing to see whether more people will use public transport systems in this new system. This change comes after Uber has been criticized for causing a decrease in public transport use." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber just added public transportation to its app" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Most books on neural networks and deep learning present practical examples using code. The original poster of the thread, who is not interested in learning coding frameworks, asks for recommendations of technical, math-heavy introductions with exercises as well as some entertaining pop science-type books that look at the philosophical and cross-disciplinary side of neural networks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: What Neural Networks/Deep Learning Books Should I Read?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Food and Drug Administration is targeting Juul Labs for illegally marketing its vaping products as a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes. The health effects of e-cigarettes are not yet established but the high levels of nicotine in Juul's products may affect brain development and serve as a gateway to smoking in teens. There has been a rise in the use of vaping products by teenagers. However, Juul claims that it does not directly target teenagers with its marketing. Its 'Make the Switch' campaign has been criticized for representing vaping as a smoking cessation option. Juul denies these claims, saying that the ads only served to switch people over from cigarettes to vaping products without making any claims about cessation. Lawmakers have yet to decide how to regulate e-cigarettes, but the deadlines for vaping companies to submit research concerning their products is drawing near." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Juul Illegally Marketed E-Cigarettes, F.D.A. Says" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Victor Vescovo, a retired US Navy officer, made a record-setting solo dive to the bottom of the ‘Eastern Pool’ of the Challenger deep, reaching a depth of 10,928 meters. A world record was set for the longest time spent at the bottom of the ocean by an individual after Vescovo spent four hours exploring the basin. It took around 3.5 hours to reach the bottom of the ocean, and about 3.5 hours to return to the surface. The goal of the mission was to test a submersible that was built to withstand multiple dives to any depths. During the mission, the submersible transversed over 110 vertical kilometers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Reaching Challenger Deep, American Businessman Completes Deepest Submarine Dive in History" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify has recently confirmed that they are working on a new Stories feature, as well as a way for Spotify Canvas users to share their video art directly to Instagram. Canvas launched in beta last fall, resulting in mixed reviews from users. The new feature will allow Canvas users to share videos to Instagram by tapping on a Share icon. Users will see posts that look like regular Spotify shares but with the Canvas video looping as the backdrop. Canvas on Instagram views aren't counted in Canvas metrics unless users click through to Spotify. Spotify claims that adding Canvas videos increased track shares by up to 200 percent. Canvas is currently only on iOS but will be released on Android soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Get ready to see Spotify’s looping videos on Instagram" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A ruling was made on Friday on the Epic v. Apple lawsuit. The judge concluded that Apple was not monopolizing the mobile app space and Epic was ordered to pay damages for violating its developer agreement. While Apple has around a 55 percent share of the mobile game transactions market, with extraordinarily high profit margins, it does not qualify as a monopoly. Apple was ordered to remove its policies banning developers from telling users about alternatives to Apple's in-app purchase system. Many more details about the ruling are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A comprehensive breakdown of the Epic v. Apple ruling" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Blood thinners work by blocking enzymes that help stop bleeding after an injury, meaning that almost all blood thinners can lead to serious bleeding in the event of an injury. Coagulation factor XII (FXII) is an enzyme that normally helps blood clot. In a study a few years ago, scientists found that genetically modified mice who lacked the enzyme had reduced risk of thrombosis, a condition treated by blood thinners, without having bleeding side-effects. Scientists have developed a synthetic inhibitor of FXII and it is showing to be a promising candidate for use during lung transplants." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Blood-thinner with no bleeding side-effects is here" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "There has been some debate about the growth of Bitcoin's blockchain for years now, with some groups wanting to increase transaction throughput by increasing block size while others want to focus on technologies that decrease the resources necessary to run the network as it grows. This article analyzes the major throughput bottlenecks that restrict Bitcoin's safe throughput capacity and discusses what throughput capacity we can expect in the future." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "An Analysis of Bitcoin's Throughput Bottlenecks, Potential Solutions, and Future Prospects" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware has been used to target journalists and members of various nations' political opposition parties. Deploying the tool is expensive, and fighting attackers with these levels of resources can be difficult. Apple and Google can raise both the cost and risk of exploitation by improving software security. It is impossible to stop all attacks, but making them expensive and difficult will stop countries with fewer resources from launching exploits." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A case against security nihilism" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TuSimple, a company focused on self-driving technology for heavy-duty trucks, shipped a truckload of watermelons from Arizona to Oklahoma using the truck’s autonomous system for over 80 percent of the journey. The truck drove the route in just over 14 hours, 10 hours faster than the average time it takes a human driver to drive the same route. The cargo arrived at its destination in better condition as it was a day fresher. A human driver is still required to act as a safety and last-mile driver. The technology may be able to help fill a shortage of labor in the long-haul trucking industry." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Driverless Truck Got a Shipment Cross-Country 10 Hours Faster Than a Human Driver" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "After a trip to Roatan, Matt Bell decided to run an experiment with his Facebook friends to see whether they could tell the difference between his real vacation photos and images generated by DALL-E 2, OpenAI's image generating AI system. 19 out of the 23 people who participated in a survey at the end of the photo reel missed the fact that there was something different about the DALL-E images. There could be many factors contributing to the results, such as it being a casual Facebook post and the fact that people are unfamiliar with ocean environments, but the experiment shows how far DALL-E 2 has progressed. The collection of images used in the experiment is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "My deepfake DALL-E 2 vacation photos passed the Turing Test" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a collection of SVG spinner animations. Each entry in the list has a link to the .svg file, a preview of the spinner, and its size in bytes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SVG Spinners" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Brave, the privacy-focused browser, is launching its own search engine. It acquired an open-source search engine developed by the team behind Cliqs, a now-defunct anti-tracking search-browser combo. The engine is built on top of a completely independent index and it can deliver the quality people expect without compromising their privacy. It does not collect IP addresses or use personally identifiable information to improve search results. Brave Search will be offered as a choice to Brave browser users and it will potentially become the default choice." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Brave is launching its own search engine with the help of ex-Cliqz devs and tech" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Vultr's New Plans are Truly EPYC Tired of Big Tech's unpredictable and convoluted pricing models? You're not alone. Vultr now offers Optimized Cloud Compute plans, powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors, for as low as $28.00/mo. Get started with $200 toward your first 30 days with this TLDR-exclusive offer." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Vultr's New Plans are Truly EPYC" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TransformX - FREE virtual event! Hear from 120 leaders at orgs like Google, Meta, OpenAI, & more! Happening on Oct.19th -21st. Register to win a TFX tee" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The AI event of the year - Claim a ticket for a chance to win a tee!" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "FedEx has announced that it will no longer make ground deliveries for Amazon, two months after it terminated its air delivery contract with Amazon. In a regulatory filing in February, Amazon stated that its competitors included transportation companies such as FedEx, and it appears that FedEx is treating Amazon like any other competitor by terminating services. Amazon has been growing its own fleet of air and ground transportation and reducing its reliance on FedEx, UPS, and the US Postal Service. Its plans to switch from two-day delivery to one-day delivery have proved to be more difficult than originally planned, with costs going higher than the estimated $800 million required for the transition. FedEx will continue to complete some deliveries for Amazon, and both companies released amicable statements regarding the separation." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "FedEx to end ground delivery business with Amazon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Over 4,000 Swedish people have opted in to being microchipped, and the biggest microchip company Biohax International says that it can't keep up with demand. Microchips the size of a grain of rice are inserted into users' hands for just $180, and allow users to enter homes, offices, and gyms by swiping their hands against chip readers.They can also store contact details, social media profiles, and etickets for events and trips. One user says \"The chip basically solves my problems. I see no problem for it becoming mainstream. I think it's something that can seriously make people's lives better.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Thousands Of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their Skin" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pure, distilled water doesn't conduct electricity and is almost a perfect insulator. To make pure water conduct electricity, it has to have something in it to make it conductive or it has to be under extreme pressure. Researchers working at BESSY II have produced water with metallic and conductive properties by pouring pure water onto alkali metal alloys. The study shows that it is possible to produce metallic water on Earth. An image of the gold-colored metallic water is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Transform Water Into Metallic State, Allowing It to Conduct Electricity" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Tesla Model S owner is suing the company because his Tesla crashed into a Ford Fiesta in the next lane \"suddenly, and without any warning\" at 80mph when he was using the Autopilot feature on October 12th. A Tesla spokesperson said \"It is the driver's responsibility to remain attentive to their surroundings and in control of the vehicle at all times,\" but Tesla's Autopilot home page has a big banner at the top that says \"full self-driving hardware on all cars\". Hudson says that a Tesla sales rep said he only needed to \"occasionally place his hand on the steering wheel and that the vehicle would do everything else\". He is suing Tesla for selling a defective product and deceptive marketing." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Another Tesla with Autopilot crashed into a stationary object—the driver is suing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has introduced a new company logo that uses custom typography and capitalization in order to distinguish between the Facebook company and the Facebook app, which will keep its own branding. The company started 15 years ago and now offers a suite of products that help people, businesses, and communities connect. Facebook's products include the Facebook App, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, Workplace, Portal, and Calibra. In June, it started adding 'from Facebook' within all its apps. The brand change will help the company better communicate its ownership structure to users." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing Our New Company Brand" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Seaborg Technologies is a startup that is building a type of cheap, portable, flexible, and super-safe nuclear reactor the size of a shipping container. The Compact Molten Salt Reactors are designed to minimize the consequences of accidents. Accidents will probably happen, so the reactors are designed so that even the worst disasters can be managed. Seaborg plans to install the reactors on barges and float them offshore. They will be able to move anywhere on the planet with virtually no site preparation required." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Seaborg plans to rapidly mass-produce cheap, floating nuclear reactors" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has launched its Visual Studio Online public preview, shifting development from standard-issue development laptops to a web-based editor and cloud-hosted developer environments. It currently only supports Chrome and Chromium Edge. Developers can now go to Visual Studio Online to access remote environments from common templates, clone from a GitHub repo, and edit code in a browser. Visual Studio Online will allow developers to work from anywhere on any device. New environments can be created quickly, which cuts down setup time to just a couple of minutes. Visual Studio Online's environments are Azure-hosted. They can easily scale and developers pay for what they use down to the second. Self-hosted environments can be connected to use Visual Studio Online for free." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft launches Visual Studio Online public preview and ML.NET 1.4" } ]