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[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article details the experience of how a college dropout was able to land a tech job without a degree or relevant work experience. Being able to learn by yourself is a large part of the job, so early experiences with learning how to use computers were valuable. Many things can be learned online for free, but having a set curriculum, mentors, and groups to work with is very motivating and beneficial. Bootcamps can provide networks that lead to employment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "My experience getting a tech job with no degree or relevant work experience" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TGF-beta is a signaling protein that regulates the division, growth, and death of cells." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists identify hair loss regulator protein, could be reversible" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hyperion's hydrogen-powered XP-1 hypercar claims a 1,000-mile range per tank of hydrogen, 1,500 horsepower, a 0-60 time of 2.2 seconds, and a top speed of 221 mph. There are no batteries on-board to store energy, which reduces weight. As there was no physical CES show this year, Hyperion decided to drive the XP-1 up and down the Vegas Strip. The vehicle will be available to the public starting in 2022. Pictures and a video of the vehicle are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Crazy-looking Hyperion XP-1 fuel cell hypercar seen driving on public roads" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "University of Louisville researchers have helped two people with paralysis due to spinal cord injuries walk again with a new implant that delivers electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. They're not all the way healed, but they can walk gingerly with the help of a walker. The technique isn't perfect, and two other study participants still can't walk, but they can stand and move their legs so it's still a huge improvement. It's still really early on, and researchers still don't know why it works for some people and not others, but hopefully this tech will continue to improve." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Two people with paralysis walk again using an implanted device" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In March last year, a KARGU-2 quadcopter targeted and killed a soldier without instructions to do so. The drone was operating in an autonomous mode, hunting down the target as they tried to retreat. It is likely the first time drones have attacked humans without being directed to. The incident raises concerns about the future of autonomous drones. Scientists and human rights groups have called for restrictions on the technology." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A rogue killer drone 'hunted down' a human target without being instructed to, UN report says" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's 2019 event has finished, bringing a bounty of exciting announcements. The Apple TV Plus will launch on November 1st at $4.99 per month. A year-long subscription to the service will be included with a purchase of a new Apple product. The seventh-gen iPad will have a 10.2-inch display and will start at $329. It will feature an A10 Bionic processor and a Smart Connector that can connect to a Smart Keyboard. The Apple Watch Series 5 looks the same as last year's model, but it features an always-on display. It will cost $399 for the GPS model and $499 for the GPS + LTE model. The iPhone 11 will feature a 6.1-inch LCD, Apple's new A13 Bionic processor and GPU, and a dual-camera system, starting from $699. A new iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max has also been announced. These phones feature a three-camera system that can shoot video at 4K resolution at 60 frames per second. The iPhone 11 Pro will have a 5.8-inch OLED and the Pro Max will have a 6.5-inch OLED. They will be available in four colors. The iPhone 11 Pro starts at $999." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The 5 biggest announcements from Apple’s September 2019 event" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Feels is a new dating app with an interface that is more similar to a Snapchat-style story or a TikTok feed than the profiles found in other dating apps. It currently has around 100,000 users, with the company mainly focusing its efforts on the French market. The app tries to distinguish itself from other dating apps with its interface and controls. There are premium features that offer more visibility and the ability to swipe back to previous profiles." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Feels is a new dating app trying to ditch swiping for Stories" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of Japanese and Russian scientists have ‘reawakened’ cells from a 28,000-year-old wooly mammoth nicknamed 'Yuka’. Nucleus-like structures were taken from Yuka and implanted into mouse oocytes, and then these cells were observed using live-cell imaging techniques. Traces of biological activity were observed, and while the cells were not able to divide, scientists were able to induce the cells to undergo spindle assembly, an activity that proceeds cell division. While scientists are still very far away from cloning a woolly mammoth, the study marks a significant step in bringing mammoths back from the dead. There is an 11 second video available showing the cell activity." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists reactivate cells from 28,000-year-old woolly mammoth" } ]
[ { "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": "What we currently call AI are computer programs. Deep learning is not magic and it is just another way to construct computer programs. Programs can be manually written, generated from high-level logical specifications, or generated based on data. Commercial AI looks at solving problems with the technology that is available to us. The scientific approach should ideally aim to build a system that could develop high-level symbolic representations and be able to spontaneously manipulate these symbols. Many AI researchers are not interested in solving this problem, with most of the field focused on enjoying AI's success in non-critical applications." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AI - The No Bullshit Approach" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tim Cook won't let his nephew join social networks. Bill Gates banned cellphones for his kids until they were teenagers, and Melinda wished they had waited even longer. Steve Jobs wouldn't let his young children near iPads. Former editor of Wired, now CEO of a robotics company Chris Anderson says \"On the scale between candy and crack cocaine, it’s closer to crack cocaine...This is going straight to the pleasure centers of the developing brain. This is beyond our capacity as regular parents to understand.\" The sentiment is pervasive enough that one Google engineer that lets his 3-year-old play with an iPad says that he feels there's a \"stigma\" against it. In one interesting case, an executive only lets his daughter watch Italian language videos in order to help her learn the language. In any case, it seems like there is a reckoning in Silicon Valley as executives and engineers caution their kids against using the addictive and manipulative products that they have created." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google Maps has introduced its own news feed feature. The Community Feed can be found in the Explore tab of the app. It is designed to show the most recent news, updates, and recommendations from trusted local sources. Business owners can post deals, menu updates, and other offers onto the feed using Google My Business. The centralized feed will give businesses increased exposure when they update their information. Users can 'like' posts and follow businesses, but they cannot comment on items in the feed. The feed shows posts based on where you are looking on the map." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Maps takes on Facebook with launch of its own news feed" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Original Poster of the thread reflects on how, even though they barely remember any details from the book ‘Freakonomics’, their way of thinking changed completely after reading the book. They ask for more recommendations for books that might have a similar effect. The replies to the thread are full of great recommendations along with quick descriptions of how the recommended books changed the poster’s way of thinking." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What books changed the way you think about almost everything?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Boom Supersonic is a startup that is planning to build a new generation of supersonic passenger jets. The company has already pre-sold $6 billion worth of its aircraft. Each plane will be able to seat 65 to 88 passengers and travel at supersonic speeds over water. Boom hopes that the aircraft will be available for commercial flights before the end of the decade. It will begin flight tests for its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in the third quarter of 2021. Boom hopes to begin flying its full-size aircraft in 2026. An image gallery featuring the XB-1 demonstrator aircraft is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meet the XB-1: A prototype for a modern supersonic passenger jet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Brian Kernighan released code that could add Unicode support for AWK and patched something to let AWK handle CSV files." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Unix legend, who owes us nothing, keeps fixing foundational AWK code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The world's largest liquid air battery has begun construction near Manchester, UK. It will use spare green energy to compress air into a liquid and store it, releasing it back into a gas to power a turbine when required. The battery will be operational in 2022 and will be able to power up to 200,000 homes for five hours. It will store 250MWh of energy and cost £85m. The project will create 200 jobs, mainly in construction." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Climate emission killer: construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Triton was discovered in a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia in 2017, after a couple of incidents where the safety systems in the plant were triggered and caused shutdowns. The malware targets the safety systems of the plant, granting attackers remote control over the systems. Fortunately, no damage was done, but such an attack could have caused the release of toxic gases or created explosions, putting people’s lives at risk. This is the first time that a cyber attack was deliberately designed to endanger human beings, and there is evidence that the hacker group that built the malware is looking for new targets." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has announced two new Portals and upcoming software updates. The brand-new Portal Go can be taken out of its dock and carried around. It has a 10-inch display and will be sold for $199. The new Portal+ will feature an improved design and a 14-inch display at $349. Both Portals will have a 12-megapixel camera with an ultra-wide field of view and use Facebook's Smart Camera technology. They will also have built-in camera lens covers and buttons to disconnect the camera and the microphone. The new software updates include Household Mode and an updated Watch Together experience." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Valles Marineris is a system of canyons that runs for more than 2,500 miles along the Martian equator. Spanning nearly a quarter of the planet's circumference, it is nearly 10 times as long as the Grand Canyon and three times deeper. It is the single largest canyon in the solar system. Scientists have been taking images of Valles Marineris since 2006 using an incredibly high-resolution camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. It still isn't clear how the canyon formed. Photos of the canyon are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Largest canyon in the solar system revealed in stunning new images" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has launched a virtual health clinic with in-home follow-ups for Amazon employees and their families in Seattle. The Amazon Care clinic will offer a combination of telemedicine and in-person services. Employees and their families will be able to talk to a doctor or nurse using an app, and a nurse will be dispatched to their home if a follow-up is required. Prescriptions will be available via the app. Amazon will not have knowledge of employees' health conditions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon launches Amazon Care, a virtual medical clinic for employees" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "UI Movement is a great newsletter for design inspiration with 5 nifty animations delivered to your inbox every Friday!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "UI Movement" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple will be coming out with new wireless-charging Airpods in early 2019. In 2020, they will be coming out with a new AirPod design, rumors are that these Airpods will be water/sweat resistant and offer voice activation (the current version requires you to tap it twice to activate). Airpods are Apple's most popular accessory ever, and existing iPhone owners are more likely to buy Airpods than a new iPhone." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Kuo: 'All-new design' AirPods in 2020, wireless charging model in first quarter 2019\nApple will be coming out with new wireless-charging Airpods in early 2019. In 2020, they will be coming out with a new AirPod design, rumors are that these Airpods will be water/sweat resistant and offer voice activation" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The developer preview for Android 12 is now available for Pixel devices. Android 12 updates how the OS handles images, videos, and future security updates. The developer preview is full of developer-facing changes and it is likely nowhere near ready for day-to-day use. Many UI changes will not be included until after the Google I/O conference. The official release isn't expected until after August this year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Android 12 developer preview is available now with many under-the-hood updates" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bill Gates discusses his views of the COVID-19 situation and how we can accelerate innovations in testing, treatments, vaccines, and policies to limit the spread of the disease and minimize the damage to economies and well-being. He reviews how the disease started and the key facts around the coronavirus, including its infection rates, our response, and information that we still need in order to fight the virus. There are many treatments and vaccines that are currently being studied, but it will take some time before any of these are available. Most countries will move into a semi-normal state within the next two months. However, things will definitely not be the same. Governments will have to find a balance when removing current restrictions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The first modern pandemic" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Huawei is unable to use anything made by Google on its phones due to a US ban on the Chinese tech company. TomTom and Huawei have struck a deal to build a Google Maps rival called Map Kit, which will support real-time traffic reports and augmented reality features. Huawei was able to skirt the US government's trade ban as TomTom is a Netherlands-based company. Its phones are still powered by Android, but they lack Google's apps and services, including the Play Store. This has impacted Huawei's ability to sell its phones outside of Asia. It has been looking for software alternatives just in case it is forced to ditched Android entirely." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Huawei partners with TomTom for Google Maps alternative" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The refreshed WhatsApp Windows app is out of beta and available for download on the Microsoft Store." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Now WhatsApp has a native app on Windows that works standalone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk is attending an all-hands meeting at Twitter on Thursday this week. He will answer pre-submitted questions from employees during the meeting. Musk recently challenged Twitter over the number of bots on its service, so Twitter said last week that it would provide him with a firehose of internal data on bots and spam accounts. Many Twitter employees have been on edge since Musk launched his bid to buy the social media company. Musk recently told his employees to return to the office full-time, while Twitter employees are allowed to work from home or wherever they feel most productive." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk to answer questions from Twitter staff this week" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This year's Apple Watch, likely called the Apple Watch Series 7, will have a faster processor, an updated screen, and ultra-wideband functionality. It likely won't have blood glucose monitoring. Apple is working on an extreme sports model of the Apple Watch which will be launched in 2022. The watchOS 8 beta has a new Portrait watch face, enhanced messaging, AssistiveTouch for single-arm and hand gestures, a locator app for AirTags, and more. A stable version will be released later this year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Watch model for extreme sports reportedly in development" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cloudflare is launching its own domain registrar. The great thing about this is that they aren't charging anything above the ICANN registration fees, meaning these domains are as cheap as you'll ever find (for example a .com domain is just $8.03/year using this service). You can sign up for early access through this link." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cloudflare Registrar" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A study on mental fatigue found that working on tedious and mentally taxing assignments increases glutamate levels in the brain. Glutamate is an important signaling molecule. Too much of the molecule can disrupt brain function. Future research will focus on finding out how to restore glutamate levels." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why thinking hard makes us feel tired" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "On Thursday, Virgin Galactic will attempt to beat out SpaceX and Blue Origin to be the first commercial launch to send a human to space without the support of a government space agency. Technically they're only going into the mesosphere (50 miles above Earth), it's a little fuzzy what the technical definition of space is. Billionaire Richard Branson, owner of Virgin, had previously said that he would send humans to space by Christmas. Eventually Virgin Galactic wants to send tourists to space, but plans have been pushed back because a crash killed one of their test pilots." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Virgin Galactic could beat SpaceX to major milestone Thursday" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitter is launching a test that will see developers' apps directly promoted on its platform at the moment they may be useful to the end user. Users will be prompted to use third-party services that provide more functionality when accessing Twitter's built-in tools via the web app. The new feature will help users discover apps that may improve their experience on the platform. Developers on the platform are expecting an influx of new users from the experiment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter woos back developers with an app platform" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An exploit in the macOS version of Zoom allows attackers to gain access to the entire operating system. The exploit was reported to Zoom in December 2021. While the company issued a patch to fix the problem, the patch contained a bug that meant the vulnerability was still exploitable. Zoom's security and privacy PR lead says that the company is working diligently to address the issue." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article tells the story of how a startup was almost acquired by Facebook. It details how the company was founded, how it raised its initial investments, its growth, its dealings with Facebook, and the lessons learned from the process. The article gives an inside look at how Facebook approaches and evaluates companies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How My Startup Was Almost Acquired by Facebook" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Family Investing App UNest, Launches “Crypto for Kids” UNest just launched their waitlist for UNest Legacy, a simple and easy way to give your children the gift of crypto.By joining the waitlist you get:⌚ Early access to UNest Legacy💎 Automatically entered into UNest Legacy’s weekly Ethereum giveaway🖼️ Entered into future UNest Legacy NFT giveaways🆕 Access to UNest Legacy UpdatesJoin Waitlist" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Family Investing App UNest, Launches “Crypto for Kids”" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "ExxonMobil and Fiserv are developing an Alexa skill that will help users pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil stations across the US. When it is activated, the voice assistant will confirm both the location and pump number. It will then activate the pump and use Amazon Pay to pay for the gas. The skill is scheduled to be released in 2020 at 11,500 stations. A short video is available that demonstrates the process." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Alexa will help pay for your gas at ExxonMobil pumps" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Virgin Galactic unveiled the VSS Imagine on Tuesday, the first of its next-generation SpaceShip III class of vehicles. It is the third spacecraft the company has built to date. The VSS Imagine was designed with lessons taken from flight testing on VSS Unity in mind. SpaceShip III class spacecraft can be manufactured faster and take less time to maintain between each flight compared to SpaceShipTwo class spacecraft due to their modular design. Virgin Galactic is on track for a test flight in May, after a delay in December." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Virgin Galactic unveils 'VSS Imagine,' the first of its next-generation spaceship series" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Oversky project envisions floating buildings that can help fight climate change. The buildings would be made using rigid frames of carbon fiber. Oversky plans to use helium to lift the buildings into the sky. The structures would radiate heat back into the atmosphere and cool the space below them. A rendering of what one of these buildings would look like is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Architects Propose Lighter-Than-Air Buildings That Hover Over City Streets" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists at the University of Wollongong have developed a bioprinter that can replicate human ears using stem cells and 3D printing technology. The machine is nicknamed 3D Alek, and it prints a bio-ink that can be potentially made from the patient's own stem cells, which means that the printed parts would match the patient's own anatomy. Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital will be the first hospital in New South Wales to receive the printer, which will revolutionize the complex medical procedures required to treat microtia - a congenital condition where the external ear is underdeveloped." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "University of Wollongong uses stem cells to 3D-print human ears" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Using a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) AI model, Nvidia has developed prototype software that gives users a ‘smart paintbrush’ that can turn sketches into realistic landscapes. While it is not the first of its kind, it is the most polished demonstration of the concept. A GIF and a two minute video showing the software in action is available in the article. The software demonstration is impressive, but it skips over the limitations of these AI systems, as it is geared towards painting only certain types of simple textures that the GAN has trained well on. Other, more complex textures are much tricker and the results would look a lot less impressive." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nvidia’s latest AI software turns rough doodles into realistic landscapes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TikTok Kitchens is a new campaign by TikTok and Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC) that will bring TikTok foods to fans in the US. There will be 300 locations at launch, with plans to expand to around 1,000 locations by the end of 2022. TikTok Kitchens will run like a ghost kitchen service, using existing kitchens and employees but also providing training, food packaging, and TikTok-sourced recipes. The menu will rotate quarterly and will initially feature the viral baked feta pasta. Creators will receive credit for their dishes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok Kitchens will bring viral culinary creations to fans" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Unity has released a tech demo that demonstrates what its game engine is capable of. 'Enemies' is a 2-minute long video that shows a detailed room and an almost realistic human being, all rendered by the popular game development engine. It shows how Unity can compete with Epic Games' Unreal Engine. The video is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Unity’s impressive new ‘Enemies’ short shows off a remarkably realistic digital human" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix's recent earning calls revealed lower than expected subscriber growth. Some are blaming the company culture for its troubles. Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of the company, pushed for quantity of content at the expense of quality. Cindy Holland, who played a key role in launching some of the service's originals, fought to increase the quality of shows but was criticized for spending too freely. The company culture changed profoundly after Holland's departure." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix’s Big Wake-Up Call: The Power Clash Behind the Crash" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Reality Labs has developed technology that allows headsets to enhance targeted sounds while dimming loud background noises. At the moment, the technology exists as an in-ear monitor that pairs with an eye-movement tracking device. The eye-movement tracking device identifies what the user is looking at and amplifies the volume for whatever the person is focusing on. This could be combined with other technologies Facebook has developed to create virtual maps of both physical objects and sounds surrounding the user. The technology can be used to immerse people in virtual environments, creating sounds that feel like they are produced in real space." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook's smart glasses could give you hearing superpowers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "ProtonMail has changed its name to Proton and will now offer an ecosystem of linked products all available under one paid subscription. Proton subscribers will have access to encrypted mail, an encrypted calendar, a file storage platform, and VPN services. The company currently has more than 400 employees and nearly 70 million users. This article features an interview with Proton's CEO Andy Yen about the need for greater privacy, the dangers of Apple's and Google's dominance, and the government's attacks on encryption." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Proton Is Trying to Become Google—Without Your Data" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Dark Ages Polarimetry Pathfinder (DAPPER) is a spacecraft designed to look for faint radio signals from the early universe while operating in low lunar orbit. Scientists can learn more about the early dark period of the cosmos and understand how and when the first stars began to form by studying the energy produced by hydrogen clouds in the form of radio waves. Most of these waves are blocked by the Earth's atmosphere, so DAPPER will go to the far side of the Moon, which is radio-quiet. DAPPER will be part of the NASA Artemis program, which aims to land the next humans on the Moon by 2024." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spacecraft DAPPER will study 'Dark Ages' of the universe in radio waves" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Is SOC 2 a thorn in your side? Make SOC 2 painless. To land enterprise deals, your business needs SOC 2. But getting SOC 2 compliant is complex, time-consuming, and expensive. Uncomplicate SOC 2 with our guide for growth-minded founders. Turn compliance from a pain point into a competitive advantage.Download Now" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Is SOC 2 a thorn in your side? Make SOC 2 painless." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "UVeya is conducting trials of UV-light-wielding robots on jets from Helvetic Airways, in a partnership with Dubai-based airport services company Dnata. UV light technology has been used for over 50 years to kill viruses and bacteria in hospitals and laboratories. It is efficient and it doesn't leave any trace or residue. A single robot can disinfect a single-aisle plane in 13 minutes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Canada's last fully intact ice shelf has split in two, forming an iceberg almost the size of Manhattan. The region's temperature was 9 degrees Fahrenheit warmer this summer than the 1980 to 2010 average, likely contributing to the collapse of the shelf. Ice shelves float in the ocean and are typically hundreds to thousands of years old. Canada used to have a continuous ice shelf spanning the northern coast of Ellesmere, but it has broken apart due to human-made warming." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Canada's Last Intact Ice Shelf Just Collapsed, Forming a Manhattan-Sized Iceberg" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has revealed its Pixel Watch in a YouTube video. The watch is expected to be launched at an event on October 6. The video shows the watch off from various angles and on a person's arm. Leaked reports suggest that the watch will have a $350 starting price. The video of the Pixel Watch is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Forget Leaks: Google Itself Fully Reveals Pixel Watch on YouTube" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Developers can publish and consume packages using GitHub’s Package Registry. Packages can be published publicly or privately and shared with anybody. Users can discover packages from other developers if they are public. It is currently in open beta and is free to use." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub Package Registry" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber, who is about to launch one of the tech world's most anticipated Initial Public Offerings, faced a protest from their drivers just days before the sale. Drivers across 10 cities in the US, as well as in some European locations such as London, protested against unfair pay and a lack of transparency. Passengers did not seem to notice much difference during the protest as they were still able to hail rides without much difficulty, but the goal of the protest was so legislators would take notice. A change in legislation may affect the company's value and sale price, which the protestors are trying to use as leverage against the company." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Los Angeles Uber drivers join cities across the U.S. in strike ahead of much-anticipated IPO" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix will transform a series of buildings in downtown Los Angeles into a unique Stranger Things immersive theatre production. Guests will be able to drive through the entire experience. It will feature iconic locations from the show. The audience will stop to watch actors perform scenes, similar to a standard haunted house or walk through theme park experience. Tickets will go on sale starting Wednesday, August 26th, with prices starting at $59 per car." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix is recreating iconic Stranger Things sets in LA, and you can drive your car through them" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The European Space Agency has announced plans to build its own reusable rocket engine. Last year, the French space agency CNES unveiled the Prometheus engine design. The ESA has now fully funded the project and aims to reduce the cost to produce the engine to a tenth of the cost compared to current options. Manufacturing has already been completed for several parts for the rocket and testing of some of the hardware components will soon begin in Germany. The ESA aims to complete the first combustion chamber model this month and assemble a full demonstration version of the engine for testing by 2021." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The European Space Agency is building its own reusable rocket" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The reddish-brown 'scars' that form on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa are actually etched into the layer of water ice that covers the surface of a potentially habitable subsurface ocean. It is thought that the cracks form when Jupiter tugs at Europa and breaks the ice apart. In 2000, the Galileo probe found that there were fewer than expected fast-moving protons in the vicinity of the moon. Scientists found that some of this proton depletion was due to a plume of water vapor shooting out into space. These plumes could hold information about what lies beneath Europa's icy surface. The European Space Agency is planning to launch a probe in 2022 to investigate Jupiter and its moons. It will arrive in the Jupiter system in 2029 and it will be able to collect samples to study these plumes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New evidence of watery plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Valve founder Gabe Newell thinks that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) will be the future of entertainment and that it will be coming very soon. He says that by 2022, studios will have them in their test labs. BCI developers could one day create richer experiences than reality can provide. Valve has recently partnered with OpenBCI, a neurotech company that creates open-source, non-invasive BCI devices. OpenBCI had announced that it was making a BCI for VR/AR headsets back in November." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Valve Reveals Partnership with OpenBCI to Make VR Gaming More Immersive" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A female Komodo dragon at the Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee has given birth to three hatchlings without a male mate. DNA testing of the hatchling's DNA confirmed that the Komodo dragon conceived via parthenogenesis, a phenomenon where an egg fertilizes another egg. Komodo dragons are very aggressive and live in isolation, so they evolved to sometimes reproduce via parthenogenesis. Only male hatchlings result from this process, which has only been observed in 0.1% of vertebrates." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Komodo dragon gives birth to three hatchlings without male partner" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Adidas’s Futurecraft.Strung running shoes have customized 3D-printed soles that are made up of around 2,000 threads from 10 different sneaker yarns. The design process uses motion capture of the wearer's foot and feedback from the wearer to customize it to the person's specific gait. With Strung, each thread's properties are accounted for and serves a purpose. Adidas' robots can weave a pair of Strung sneakers in one hour and 30 minutes. It plans to bring the shoes to market by the end of 2022." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Classify This Robot-Woven Sneaker With 3D-Printed Soles as \"Footware\"" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung unveiled its much anticipated foldable phone today. Google is officially supporting these new foldable devices with Android and have updated their developer guidelines on how to build apps for these new foldable devices. There's a gif of the phone actually folding in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This is Samsung's foldable smartphone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tinder is rolling out a new Plus One option for users to signal that they are looking for a date to a wedding or are willing to be one. Plus One will be accessible within the app's Explore section. Tinder is partnering with WeddingWire to give the first 100 eligible Tinder users to join Plus One $460 to help cover the costs associated with attending weddings. The company has been rolling out new features and safety tools in recent months to give users more options to find and interact with dates." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tinder is releasing a new ‘Plus One’ feature to help users find a wedding date" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cryptocurrency company Ripple has announced a major partnership with MoneyGram. MoneyGram will start using Ripple’s cryptocurrency, XRP, as part of its day-to-day operations. Ripple has long argued that banks should use XRP for transferring money across borders, rather than having cash reserves tied up as collateral in foreign accounts. Last year, Western Union trialed the use of XRP but claimed that it did not produce significant savings. The cryptocurrency is currently the third most valuable in the world, after Bitcoin and Ethereum. Ripple will not immediately receive a seat on MoneyGram’s board, but will instead have observer status." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ripple Takes $50 Million Stake in MoneyGram in Push to Deploy XRP" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Palantir is a secretive data and analytics startup that provides technologies to clients such as the US government. Data provided by the company has been used to profile immigrants, leading to deportations. The company filed paperwork with the SEC to go public on Monday. Palantir is currently valued at around $26 billion. It appears that the IPO market is starting to heat up again, despite the pandemic." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Secretive data startup Palantir has confidentially filed for an IPO" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is exploring new health-focused features for its AirPods, including the ability for the AirPods to take a wearers' temperature, monitor their posture, and improve their hearing. The functions aren't expected to be released any time soon, and they may never be rolled out to consumers. Integrating health features into commercial products is difficult due to medical regulatory standards. Apple has been exploring the possibility of adding monitors for blood pressure, temperature, sleep quality, blood oxygen, and blood sugar into the Apple Watch. It has increasingly focused the marketing of its products on their health and fitness applications." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple exploring AirPods that take your temperature and monitor posture" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has passed away from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 65 years old. He was a well-known philanthropist, owned the Portland Trailblazers and the Seattle Seahawks, and was worth over $20 billion. RIP." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Know Your Meme is an online encyclopedia dedicated to cataloging internet memes. Its deep catalog of memes makes it one of the most important sites on the internet. The site has been running for 15 years. This article features an interview with Don Caldwell, Know Your Meme’s Editor-in-Chief, who has made nearly 100,000 contributions to the site. The interview discusses what constitutes a meme, the process of uncovering the origins of a meme, meme eras, how technology evolves with memes, and much more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Internet Encyclopedia of Memes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from China have developed a Bluetooth brain-computer interface that can wirelessly control metasurfaces using brainwaves. The device provided better control and was far more advanced than any existing product currently on the market. It can still be tweaked to be more efficient and accurate. The technology has potential applications in communications, the health sector, and smart sensors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Moving stuff with your mind? That superpower may finally be here" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lapsus$, a ransomware group that stole up to a terabyte of data from Nvidia, has told the company to let its graphics cards be used for faster cryptocurrency mining or it will release Nvidia's trade secrets. Nvidia's GPUs have a feature that looks for signs of the Ethereum mining algorithm and limits the hash rate by around 50%. The feature was designed to discourage miners from purchasing the GPUs as they were intended for gamers. Nvidia has not indicated if it will comply with the demands." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual demands ever" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "CSS linear gradients get washed out and muddy in the middle unless steps are taken to avoid the effect. This article teaches developers how to avoid the gray dead zone by using different color modes and calculating in-between colors. A gradient generator tool based on the information in the article is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Make Beautiful Gradients" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Construction on Songdo City started in 2002, and will finish in 2020, spanning 100 million square feet (about the size of Boston) in northwest South Korea. The goal was to put everything closer to housing so people could walk or use public transportation instead of driving everywhere. There will be no trash trucks, just a system of tubes that sucks the trash from chutes into a central sorting facility. 40% of water will be recycled. There are already 70,000 people working there and the government hopes there will be 300,000 people eventually living in the futuristic city." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "South Korea is building a $40 billion city designed to eliminate the need for cars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk says Tesla is working to make Steam's library of games work on its onboard vehicle computers. Tesla has been building a video game platform called Tesla Arcade that will run inside its vehicles. The company has been working with video game studios to port games to the Arcade. Musk believes that entertainment will be critical when cars become autonomous. Tesla plans to offer paid packages of different video games. The company recently deployed a new entertainment computer in its Model S and Model X." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk: Tesla is working to make Steam video games work in its vehicles" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The upcoming macOS Monterey will feature a High Power Mode in the new 16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pros. High Power Mode will optimize performance to better support resource-intensive tasks. The feature will not work with any other M1 devices, even though the 14-inch MacBook Pro can use the same chip. It is unknown whether the feature will unlock additional performance or if it is required for the kind of results that Apple has claimed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple’s new M1 Max MacBook Pro may get a virtual turbo button for High Power Mode" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AutoX is the first company in China to offer public rides in autonomous vehicles without safety drivers. Customers will need to sign up for the pilot program and use membership credits to book a ride in one of AutoX's modified Chrysler Pacificas. AutoX has stress-tested its vehicles for several months. A 10-minute long video is available that shows the robotaxis' ability to handle real-world conditions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Driverless robotaxis are now available for public rides in China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Travel to and from Wuhan has been closed off by Chinese authorities in an attempt to stop the recent virus outbreak from spreading. More than 35 million people were stuck in the city on the eve of the Lunar New Year. The streets of the city are nearly empty, and everyone who ventures outside wears surgical masks. Most people are choosing to stay home to avoid catching the virus. It has affected travel plans and work for many, but people are understanding of the travel ban." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Wuhan scientists: What it’s like to be on lockdown" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "OpenSpiel is a collection of environments and algorithms designed for research for general reinforcement learning and search/planning in games. It is able to play a wide range of games and game formats. While OpenSpiel has only been tested on Linux, there should be no issues running the software on Windows or Mac OS platforms. A list of compatible games is available, which includes Backgammon, Chess, and Tic-Tac-Toe." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "OpenSpiel: A Framework for Reinforcement Learning in Games" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "WhatsApp is launching the WhatsApp Cloud API for all businesses worldwide. The company's Business API platform supports automated quick replies, greeting messages, FAQs, away messaging, statistics, and more. WhatsApp Cloud API allows businesses to use the Business API without having to integrate it with their back-end systems. The service aims to eliminate costly server expenses for businesses. It is free to use." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "WhatsApp ramps up revenue with global launch of Cloud API and soon, a paid tier for its Business App" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "System Design is an important topic for software engineers, so it is a good idea to get a head start on learning about it. System design interviews are open-ended and the lack of structure can be intimidating. This article aims to provide a roadmap for navigating system design interviews. It covers what system design interviews are and why they are used, the main stages of a system design interview, and an example interview problem. An 18-minute video version of the article is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "System Design Interview Tutorial – The Beginner's Guide to System Design" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Planetary Society's crowdfunded LightSail 2 spacecraft is successfully raising its orbit solely using the power of sunlight. In the past four days, the spacecraft has raised its orbit by about two kilometers. The mission team has confirmed the increase can only be attributed to solar sailing. An image from the LightSail 2 captured by its camera during solar sail deployment is available. The LightSail 2 will continue to raise its orbit for roughly a month, after which it will begin to deorbit, eventually reentering the atmosphere. Around 50,000 people contributed to the mission, donating the $7 million required for it to be successful. The results of the mission will be shared with other organizations so that solar sail technology can be applied to future space exploration missions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "LightSail 2 Spacecraft Successfully Demonstrates Flight by Light" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The role of a Partner Engineer at Netflix is to help device manufacturers launch the Netflix application on their devices. At the end of 2017, Netflix was implementing its app on a new Android TV device which experienced a serious stuttering issue. This article follows a Netflix Partner Engineer as they track down the bug, figure out the real root cause, and then work towards a fix." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Life of a Netflix Partner Engineer — The case of the extra 40 ms" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GlaxoSmithKline has invested $300 million into Home-DNA-test provider 23andMe. As part of the deal, the pharmaceutical giant will have access to the genetic information of 23andMe's five million customers. 23andMe charges up to $199 for DNA ancestry and health tests. Customers agree to have their DNA used for medical research when they sign up for the tests. Critics of the deal say that it is unfair that 23andMe is making money both from customers and from selling customers' data, and that the problem with customers agreeing to the Terms of Service is that nobody reads the terms before agreeing to them. The deal will last four years, and the companies will split any costs and profits related to any drugs that result from the partnership." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Your DNA for Sale: 23andMe, Drug Giant Make $300 Million Deal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Wonder Distribution is a new food delivery startup that operates a network of truck-based restaurants. Users can order food using a mobile app. Wonder's trucks drive to a location near the customer's home to prepare the food to ensure fresh deliveries. The company operates at least 60 restaurants in four New Jersey towns. Wonder has raised about $900 million in debt and equity financing since its launch. It has invested heavily in making its restaurants more efficient. The startup plans to make its service available nationwide by 2035 and eventually expand into new market segments." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Food delivery startup Wonder valued at $3.5B after $350M funding round" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists in Japan have made an important breakthrough when working on ways to regenerate lost hair from stem cells. Mammalian hair develops in a cyclical process where it grows, falls out, and grows again. By using a special cultured medium, the researchers were able to grow mice fur and whiskers that could recycle themselves. 81% of hair follicles grown in the medium went through at least three hair cycles. The next step in the research is to run clinical trials with humans." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Cure for Baldness May Lie in Engineering Stem-Cells That Regenerate" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "ByteDance has acquired Amcare, a company that runs high-end children's and women's hospitals across China." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok parent ByteDance just bought a hospital group in China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) set a Guinness World Record for completing the world's first flight powered only by synthetic fuel. Synthetic fuel is made by capturing carbon dioxide from the air and converting it to fuel by adding hydrogen molecules from water. It delivers the same energy density as fossil fuels without adding to carbon emissions, and it can be used in conventional engines without modifications. The RAF plans to become a net-zero force by 2040." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "British Air Force Set A World Record For First Flight Using Only Synthetic Fuel" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Plasmo Framework is a browser extension SDK that allows developers to build their products without worrying about config files and the quirks of building browser extensions. It features React and TypeScript support, live-reloading, remote code bundling, automated deployment, and more. An examples repository is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Plasmo Framework" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon have launched a public effort to scrap the leap second. The leap second is an occasional extra second that keeps clocks in sync with the Earth's actual rotation. Researchers predict that it could be removed without much effect for at least 2,000 years. US and French time-keeping authorities agree with the removal of the leap second." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tech Giants Want to Banish the Leap Second to Stop Internet Crashes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Paul Tomlinson has spent 40-50 hours in virtual reality each week for the last two and a half years for work. He uses the virtual environment to create an office space that is comfortable, practical, and free from distractions. The article talks about the experience of working full-time in VR. It covers the setup and how it is used, the pros and cons of using VR for work, the future of the technology, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Working From Orbit" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can analytics and data privacy go together? Sensitive data often finds its way into analytics pipelines, where it’s rarely needed and adds enormous security and compliance risk. However, blindly purging such data from analytics pipelines can break key use cases.Learn how a data privacy vault and tokenization can help you preserve privacy while enabling analytics - including scenarios that require PII. This white paper discusses example architectures to support several common analytics use cases.Download the PDF: De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow - Architecture and Practical Use Cases" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Arm has revealed its new line of CPUs and GPUs that will power next year's smartphones. While the changes in CPU architecture were not as big as last year's, the company's vision of a 64-bit-only Android future is starting to take shape. Arm's new Immortalis GPU features improvements such as variable-rate shading, efficiency gains, and ray-tracing. Details about each of the newly announced CPUs and GPUs are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ray tracing and 64-bit only: What you should know about Arm's 2023 CPUs and GPUs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung aims to produce transistors that are just 1.4 nanometers wide by 2027." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung Woos US Chip Buyers With Tech Advances, Texas Focus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Blizzard is working on a new Warcraft mobile title for a 2022 release. The news was part of Activision Blizzard's quarterly earnings report. Activision Blizzard also plans to release Diablo Immortal this year. The quarterly earnings report revealed that consumers spent over a billion dollars on Call of Duty mobile in 2021." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Blizzard is planning a new Warcraft mobile game" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hysata, an Australian company, has developed new electrolyzer technology that promises to create competitively priced green hydrogen within just a few years. The cost of creating green hydrogen is one of the biggest barriers against using it as an energy source. By generating more hydrogen from the same sources, Hysata could drive the price of green hydrogen down to a point where it becomes competitive with dirty hydrogen and fossil fuels. Hysata's process is 98% efficient with extremely low gas crossover. The company plans to have its technology commercialized by 2025." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Record-breaking hydrogen electrolyzer claims 95% efficiency" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully launched on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Saturday. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are the first astronauts to launch from US soil since the end of the shuttle era in 2011. The astronauts have now docked at the International Space Station. Footage of the launch is available in the article. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully returned and landed on SpaceX's 'Of Course I Still Love You' droneship." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX, NASA make history with first launch of astronauts from US soil in years" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Shot on iPhone Challenge allowed photographers from around the world to share their best photos that utilized the world’s most popular camera. The best shots came from a range of models, from the iPhone 7 to the iPhone Xs Max. The 10 best will be showcased across billboards, Apple retail stores, and online. View the article for the top 10 photos and a short comment from the artist or judges for each artwork." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple highlights best photos shot on iPhone around the world" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has instructed recruiters to close all open job postings for corporate roles in its retail business." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon reportedly freezes corporate hiring in its retail business" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "RETRO models are 25x smaller than the competition, leading to huge savings in training and inference costs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "RETRO Is Blazingly Fast" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify updated its terms of service to specifically target users who use ad blockers or modified apps in order to bypass ads while using their free service. They have implemented tools to detect when users are actively blocking ads. Previously, users were sent warnings that the behavior was not tolerated, but now users will have their accounts terminated or suspended. The changes come into effect on the 1st of March." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify bans ad blockers in updated Terms of Service" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A large scale study has found that antiretroviral drugs which suppressed HIV infections in patients also prevented the virus from spreading to other people. This means that if everyone with HIV went under the same treatment, the virus could possibly be eradicated. The study tracked almost 1,000 male couples where one party was infected with HIV, and while 15 patients contracted the virus, it was through contact with partners that were not involved in the study. In 2017, around 40 million people were infected with HIV worldwide, with around 21.7 million of these people being on antiretroviral treatments. Many people with HIV remain undiagnosed due to lack of access to care and the fear or stigma around contracting the virus." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Retron Library Recombineering is a new gene-editing tool that enables scientists to perform millions of genetic experiments simultaneously. It uses segments of bacterial DNA called retrons which can make fragments of single-stranded DNA. Retrons can introduce mutant DNA into a replicating cell so that it becomes incorporated into the daughter cells' DNA. They can also be used as markers to allow scientists to track individuals in a pool of bacteria." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Harvard scientists create gene-editing tool that could rival CRISPR" } ]
[ { "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": "Tesla is getting closer to integrating Valve's Steam gaming distribution platform in its vehicles. The automaker is aiming for a demonstration next month. Tesla has been building a video game platform called Tesla Arcade and has been working to port games to it. Adding Steam support would result in a massive increase in the number of games available in Tesla vehicles. The new Model S and Model X vehicles feature a new gaming computer that is on par with the current generation of consoles." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla is getting closer to integrating Steam to take its gaming platform to whole new level" } ]

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