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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft briefly hit a valuation of over $1 trillion, taking over Apple as the world’s most valuable company. In its Q3 earnings report, Microsoft revealed that it generated over $30 billion in revenue. The increase in stock price is due to the growth that Microsoft saw in its cloud services. While investors may care about the stock price, Microsoft executives do not focus on it as a metric." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft is now a $1 trillion company" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has announced its intention to buy One Medical for $3.9 billion. Amazon sees a lot of opportunities to improve the quality of the healthcare experience. One Medical will work together with Amazon to make the healthcare experience more accessible, affordable, and enjoyable. The company was backed by Google in its startup phase." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon is buying primary care tech provider One Medical for $3.9B" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple employees working in Santa Clara County will be expected to work at the office three times a week starting in September. The company's culture has always heavily emphasized in-person meetings and demos. Employees will be asked to go to the office on Tuesday and Thursday. Individual teams will pick an additional third day for in-person work." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple tells employees to work at the office three times per week starting in September" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "eBay will be launching a Managed Delivery service in the US next year. The service will use a network of third-party partners to supply warehousing, packing, and delivery services. Around half of the items listed on eBay will qualify for the new service. Managed Delivery will aim to deliver packages in two to three days. Sellers will be able to focus more on their businesses rather than packing products." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "eBay to take a shot at Amazon with end-to-end fulfillment service next year" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Vultr Optimized Cloud Compute Plans Have Landed Vultr now offers Optimized Cloud Compute instances! Harness the power of 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors with General Purpose, CPU, Memory, and Storage-Optimized plans and never worry about noisy neighbors again. Ready to try Vultr? Sign up today to claim $150 in free credit." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Vultr Optimized Cloud Compute Plans Have Landed" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "ByteDance is acquiring Chinese virtual reality headset maker Pico. Pico caters to both consumer and professional customers and it is known for its Neo lineup of standalone virtual reality headsets. It is the third-largest VR headset manufacturer, after Oculus and DPVR. Pico recently released the Pico Neo 3, which launched exclusively in Asia. The company has so far avoided direct competition with Oculus, but it plans to release headsets in North America and Europe soon. It is unclear how the acquisition will affect Pico's rollout plans." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok’s parent company acquires VR headset maker Pico" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "45 people in Seattle will soon get an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. Several vaccines are in development, but the first to be tested is a novel type of shot developed by Moderna Therapeutics. Study participants signed a 20-page consent form which acknowledges that the vaccine might not be effective and that they agree to the experimental conditions. There are risks such as anaphylactic shock and antibody-dependent enhancement. The vaccine delivers the genetic material required for the immune system to produce coronavirus antibodies. This type of vaccine has been in development for some time, and one in three patients in the past who have received it experienced severe pain that interfered with normal activity for the rest of the day. Volunteers are paid, and the study lasts for 14 months." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why I am volunteering to get the coronavirus vaccine" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Boring Company landed a $48.6 million deal with Las Vegas city to build an underground transportation system underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). It is estimated that the tunnel will be able to transport 4,400 passengers per hour using autonomous electric vehicles. Commuters will be able to reach the opposite side of the LVCC in a minute using the tunnel. Tunnels and cars are not new technology, but the method for digging the tunnel is an innovation by The Boring Company that cuts the cost of digging to a fraction of the usual cost. The city’s Mayor has stated concerns for the project, noting that The Boring Company had not yet finished any of its projects in the three years that it has been operating." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk’s $49 Million Las Vegas Loop Makes Perfect Sense—for Las Vegas" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GPT Neo is an implementation of model parallel GPT2 & GPT3-like models. It can scale up to and above GPT3 sizes using the mesh-tensorflow library. Pretrained models are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GPT Neo" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pornhub has announced new security features and policies to ensure that the videos on its platform do not contain potentially illegal material. The company received criticism last year after it was accused of profiting from illegal material. It responded by suspending activity from unverified users and deleting nearly 80 percent of its hosted content. Pornhub has partnered with Yoti, a London-based company that acts as a middle-man for biometric verification. This will allow Pornhub to verify users without ever seeing their private information." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amid scandal, Pornhub hires “biometric technology” firm for user verification" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a library of popular logos in SVG. Every logo is under 1KB each, with the average size under 465 bytes. The logos have a 512x512 view box and can scale up and down." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Super Tiny Icons" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The whole of Italy has been placed on lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. People are no longer allowed to assemble in public and many businesses will be closed. There are more than 9,100 confirmed cases in Italy, with more than 460 people dead. Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in all regions of the country. The disease has now infected more than 113,000 people globally and caused nearly 4,000 deaths." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "All of Italy is being placed on lockdown due to coronavirus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Math to Code is an interactive tutorial to teach engineers how to use Python's NumPy library. It is useful as a quick primer in NumPy syntax. There are 13 sections, each with an explanation of a NumPy function, a small exercise, and the option to show solutions if you become stuck." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Math to Code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla employees that don't show up at least 16 days per month are being directed to email their bosses with an explanation." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla is tracking badging and emailing those that don't show up at least 4/5 days" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has purchased a brand new 6-acre, 400,000 square-foot complex from REI at the new Spring District development just east of Seattle. The company will maintain its current offices in Seattle. REI was set to move its headquarters but it has decided to sell its properties due to the pandemic and shift to remote work. Facebook had already signed leases for more than 800,000 square feet of office space across three buildings being developed at the Spring District. The companies will both donate $1 million each to Eastrail, a new system that connects Eastside cities. 2,300 employees will be working at the new complex when it opens later this year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook buys REI’s new HQ for $367M, expanding Seattle-area footprint beyond 3M square feet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Deepkit Framework is a high-performance TypeScript framework for enterprise applications. It is currently in an alpha state but it is already being used in production. Some public APIs are subject to change." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Deepkit Framework" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cloud Without Complexity Vultr offers powerful cloud compute and simplified instance management across 22 global locations. Deploy now in 60 seconds or less with one of 12 pre-selected operating systems or bring-your-own ISO! TLDR readers can get a $100 credit just for signing up with this link!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cloud Without Complexity" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Beyond Meat has filed for an Initial Public Offering which they hope will value the company at about $1.2 billion. Like many of the other tech companies that have been going public this year, Beyond Meat is also running at a loss, but their revenue is growing faster than losses. The market for meat replacements in the US grew around 22% last year. Beyond Meat stocks their pea and beetroot based meat alternative in supermarkets, and sales statistics show that 93% of people who purchase Beyond Meat products also purchase real meat. Ethan Brown, the founder of Beyond Meat, started the company as a way to combat the effects of the meat industry on the environment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Beyond Meat Details Plans for Initial Public Offering" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tabler Icons is a set of over 300 free SVG icons for use in web projects. Each icon is designed on a 24x24 grid with a 2px stroke. A preview of the icons is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tabler Icons" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chrys Bader-Wechseler co-founded Secret in 2013. It closed down two years later after raising $35 million and serving 15 million users. The app allowed people to post without a name or consequences, making them open up, but also causing some bullying. Bader-Wechseler learned from Secret and developed Ikaria, a chat app that creates safe spaces to chat with close friends, family, or people going through similar life challenges. The app will provide a guided experience to help members reflect and discuss what is going on in their hearts and minds. Ikaria plans to develop a customer relationship with users, which could mean a subscription or in-app payments for content. The startup doesn't want to rely on advertising as it would mean that the app wouldn't serve its users properly." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Secret’s founder returns with anti-loneliness app Ikaria" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla Model 3 owners in China recently started to notice that their cars were being equipped with an older generation computer chip despite being told that the cars came with the newest chip installed. The Chinese government had ordered Tesla to shut down its Shanghai Gigafactory at the end of January. It re-opened on February 10, but the company is still trying to recover from the disruption. Tesla executives were summoned to explain the issue to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, who ordered them to rectify the problem according to related regulations. Tesla has offered a free hardware upgrade for customers once production recovers, but some owners are looking at forming a class action suit. The newest chip is 21 times faster than the older generation chip, but Tesla insists that this makes almost no difference to the driver experience." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla got hauled in by Chinese government after it quietly downgraded the chips in some of its Model 3 cars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Images are important for the web. The img element has gained superpowers since it was created almost 30 years ago. This article looks at what the img element can do and how it can be used to improve user experience and Core Web Vitals. Core Web Vitals are a set of page experience signals that Google Search uses for ranking pages." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Picture perfect images with the modern img element" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sou Fujimoto Architects' submission for the New City Center Landmark competition is a massive floating tower designed for the bay of Shenzhen's Qianhaiwan district. The proposed tower is made up of a collection of towers joined together and stands at 880-feet tall. It will be mostly made of steel, carbon fiber, Kevlar Rope, and concrete. The core will be kept together using outlying tension cables made to resemble water flowing down to the bay. Pictures of the design are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ethereal Tower with 99 Floating Islands Designed For Shenzhen, China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The cost of rent in the San Francisco Bay Area plummeted in May due to layoffs and increased flexibility in working from home. Rent prices dropped by nearly 16% in Mountain View. While rent prices have dropped all across the country, the drop was most severe in the areas that have been most attractive to tech entrepreneurs and their investors. Many tech employees are now permanently allowed to work remotely, which means they are no longer required to live in these areas. A table showing the average rent and the percent change in rent prices between May 2019 and May 2020 in the Bay Area is available at the end of the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SF, Silicon Valley rents plunge amid downturn: 'Never seen anything like it'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Synchron's Stentrode implantable brain-computer interface in clinical trials with human patients. Stentrode is currently being tested in clinical trials in Australia. Two of the four patients in the Australian trials were able to control the computer with their thoughts, completing work-related tasks, sending messages, and going online banking and shopping. It takes around two hours to implant the device in a minimally invasive procedure. The device will be available to buy within five years." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "FDA clears Synchron's brain-computer interface device for human trials" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "So this is a marketplace that allows you to buy old abandoned side projects from other developers for under $1000, or you can also sell your own abandoned side projects. It's essentially a side project yard sale (lots of junk but a few gems!). Every project includes a helpful questionnaire that the owner fills out, with questions like \"What is the technological stack?\" and \"How can the future owner turn your project into a business?\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "1K Projects" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team at Harvard has launched a new generation of molecular carriers inspired by viruses called eVLPs (engineered virus-like particles) that can deliver CRISPR and base editing components to anywhere in the body with minimal side effects. They can also deliver therapeutic proteins to specific sites. The eVLPs have been used to restore vision in a mouse model of genetic blindness. eVLPs are safer than current gene-editing tools as they are completely engineered and carry zero viral DNA. More details about how the technology works are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New Ultra-Efficient Engineered Carriers Could Overhaul Genetic Therapies" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has opened up its app store to allow third-party apps to integrate into the Microsoft Store. Third-party storefront apps will have their own product detail pages so that users can easily find and install them. Amazon and Epic Games will be available on the Microsoft Store over the next few months. Microsoft's more open app policies have resulted in many popular apps being listed in the store. Except for games, developers are allowed to keep 100 percent of revenue from apps if they use alternate payment platforms." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft opens its Windows store up to third-party app stores" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook will be releasing its first pair of consumer smart glasses next year in a partnership with Ray-Ban. The details of the device haven't been released yet, but Facebook has said it will not be classified as an AR device and it will not have an integrated display of any kind. Project Aria is Facebook's project to create a full-fledged pair of AR glasses. Facebook will start testing Aria in the real world starting next month. The company released white papers and prototype design images for hybrid AR-VR devices earlier this year which may have included a version of Project Aria." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook’s first ‘smart glasses’ will be Ray-Bans, coming next year" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has rolled out a TikTok-like redesign that no longer focuses on friends' posts. The new feed features algorithmically-sorted posts from strangers around the globe. Facebook has rolled out the changes quickly on mobile and will update Facebook for computer/browser users later in the year. It will continue to provide a chronologically ordered friends-and-family feed via a subsidiary tab. The changes herald the end of an era where social networks served as most users' primary experience of the internet." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Sunset of the social network" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Around 68 percent of ordinary investors, those who are not part of the management or board, voted to oust Mark Zuckerberg as chairman of Facebook during the annual shareholders meeting last week. Shareholders are concerned with the direction of the company and the handling of recent scandals. An independent chairman may benefit the company and hold Zuckerberg and his team accountable for their actions. Shareholders also voted to scrap Facebook’s dual-class share structure, where Class B shareholders have 10 times as much voting power as Class A shareholders. As Zuckerberg owns more than 75% of Class B stocks, earning him 60% of the voting power in Facebook, the proposal to oust him as chairman was dismissed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook shareholder revolt gets bloody: Powerless investors vote overwhelmingly to oust Mark Zuckerberg as chairman" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A group of Instacart employees voted to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1546 on Saturday. Managers distributed anti-union literature prior to the vote, claiming that a union would drain paychecks and have a great deal of control over workers. Most of Instacart's workforce are independent contractors, but around 12,000 workers are legally employees. Instacart has stated that it supports the action of its workers. Workers at Instacart do not receive healthcare and other benefits as their work hours are capped at 29 hours a week. The tech industry has seen unprecedented levels of organization amongst its workers recently. In the last few months, many companies have experienced worker-led strikes, protests, and online boycotts. The victory sends a message to other gig workers around the country who are fed up with working conditions at Silicon Valley tech companies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Instacart Workers Win Historic Union Election" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Go 1.18 is now generally available as a production release. It features support for generic code using parameterized types. Generics provide building blocks to share code and make it easier to build programs. A list of the changes in Go 1.18 is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Go 1.18 arrives with much-anticipated generics" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Two videos of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Manoj Tiwari criticizing the incumbent Delhi government went viral on WhatsApp on February 7, a day ahead of the Legislative Assembly elections in Delhi. One of the videos was a deepfake, a video created with tools that can fabricate visual and audio content to make it seem real. The Delhi BJP IT Cell partnered with a firm to create positive campaigns using deepfakes in order to reach different linguistic voter bases. Many experts believe that deepfakes will be used to take the ongoing war on disinformation and fake news to a whole new level. Many popular deepfake videos are complete face swaps, but a more subtle version exists which only alters lip movements to match target audio. As more deepfake material is created, more of it will bypass fact-checking and inevitably some will start spreading misinformation. This can be especially damaging in countries where technological literacy is low." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "We've Just Seen the First Use of Deepfakes in an Indian Election Campaign" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from Yale University have revived cells in the organs of pigs that had been dead for an hour. The team achieved this by using a mixture of the pigs' blood and an artificial hemoglobin with a solution called OrganEx. OrganEx is designed to fight cell death while preventing a return to consciousness. The research could result in more viable organs for transplants and it could help limit damage to organs after serious heart attacks and strokes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists revived organ cells in dead pigs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Snap has been treating its first generation of AR glasses like a private beta, giving the Spectacles out to AR creators instead of releasing them publicly, probably for good reason. While the glasses have a high-quality design, the battery life is very short, the device is prone to overheating, and the displays are too small to use comfortably for long periods. This article talks about the experience of what it is like wearing the glasses. It includes photos and recordings of AR experiences from inside the glasses." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Snap’s first AR Spectacles are an ambitious, impractical start" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google is planning to launch a high-end version of its Pixel Buds. The Pixel Buds Pro will come in four colors and will likely feature Adaptive Sound, a feature that adjusts volume level depending on a user's surroundings. More details about the earbuds could be announced at Google I/O next week." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Rumored to Soon Launch 'Pixel Buds Pro' to Rival Apple's AirPods Pro" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ingenuity is a four-pound drone that NASA hopes to fly on Mars when it lands on Thursday. The atmosphere on the surface of the planet is about one percent the density of Earth's, with temperatures of -130 degrees Fahrenheit. It can take up to 45 minutes for instructions to reach Mars from Earth, so everything that Ingenuity does will be programmed in advance. The Ingenuity mission will start slow, beginning with a testing routine." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA helicopter to take a spin on harsh, cold Mars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article discusses the process of API design and how to design a good API. Good APIs capture customers, but a bad API can be a liability. A good API is easy to learn and use, sufficiently powerful, easy to evolve, and appropriate for its audience. Thinking in terms of APIs when programming will result in higher quality code." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hackers have obtained social security numbers and other personally identifiable information from NASA employees between July 2006 and October 2018. No mission critical data was exposed, and it's still unknown who was behind the hack. This is the third breach of NASA since 2011." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nasa Hack Exposes Data on Space Agency's Servers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to launch on Halloween this year, after decades of careful planning and development. It will travel from Earth to a gravitational eddy located nearly one million miles from Earth. From there, it will potentially be able to spot the first generation of stars to ever shine in the early universe, as well as exoplanets in our galaxy. The JWST will focus on the infrared part of the spectrum. It has 100 times the observational power of the Hubble Space Telescope, and scientists are hoping it will reveal galaxies that Hubble can't see." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA Is Launching a $10 Billion 'Time Machine'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) will begin its inaugural test runs this summer. If successful, it will be the first fusion reactor capable of producing more energy than it takes to operate. Creating energy from fusion is hard as it has to be controlled so it doesn't produce too much. The kind of dangers that can occur with fission are essentially impossible with fusion. ITER will begin low-power operations in 2025. If the project works according to plan, we could be within decades of solving the global energy crisis." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists will test the world’s first nuclear fusion reactor this summer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Walmart aims to service 50 percent of the US with its Delivery Unlimited membership program by the end of the year. Customers can choose to either pay an annual fee of $98 or a monthly fee of $12.95 for unlimited delivery. Walmart charges the same prices online as it does in its stores, unlike some other grocery delivery services. It offers a grocery pickup service for free, employing more than 45,000 personal shoppers in its stores to fulfill its online orders. Instead of using its own delivery professionals or independent contractors, Walmart partners with other delivery providers, including Postmates and DoorDash. Customers will be able to see if the delivery service is available to them by visiting the Walmart Grocery website." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Walmart Grocery is expanding its $98 per year ‘Delivery Unlimited’ subscription across the US" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AutoX, a Hong Kong-based company founded by a former Princeton professor, has applied for a permit to drive self-driving vehicles without an in-car backup driver in California. If successful, AutoX will be able to test self-driving cars with only a remote human operator as a backup. AutoX is currently one of four firms that hold a license to test carrying passengers in the presence of a human backup driver. Waymo is the only company so far to have a license for testing without a safety driver. Other companies such as Uber and General Motors are vying for breakthroughs in the self-driving vehicle market. AutoX counts China's Dongfeng Motor Group and Alibaba among its main investors. It has deployed 100 RoboTaxi vehicles in 10 cities including Shenzhen, Shanghai, and San Jose. US regulators have been clamping down on Chinese tech players looking to come to the United States." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Exclusive: Alibaba-backed startup AutoX applies for driver-less test permit in California" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spacecraft completed its first successful space flight in two years on Saturday, carrying a crew to an altitude of more than 44,000 feet. The spacecraft took off from Virgin's VMS Eve carrier aircraft. It contained research payloads for NASA's Flight Opportunities program. Virgin Galactic has around 600 reservations for tickets on future space flights. The VSS Unity can carry up to six passengers. Virgin Galactic has another three spaceflights planned for this year, but dates have yet to be announced." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Virgin Galactic spaceplane VSS Unity completes successful flight" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has rolled out customizable avatars in the US. The feature was released internationally last year. Avatars allows people to express themselves through a virtual lookalike. They can be used in comments, stories, and in Messenger. Users can customize the avatar's hairstyles, complexions, outfits, and more. The feature can be accessed through the sticker tab in Facebook's comment composer or in Messenger." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook launches its Bitmoji-like avatars in the US" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Snapchat will launch a new feature that will allow people to replace faces in videos with their own. Cameos will be an alternative to Bitmoji for conveying emotions, reactions, or silly situations in Snapchat messages. Some French users were recently able to access a test version of the feature. Users will be able to access Cameo through the Bitmoji button. Several short looping videos are available, and users will be able to choose from a few generated videos that will show different facial reactions. Cameos might keep Snapchat messaging interesting, which is critical since other apps have started to gain success by copying Snapchat's other core features. Snapchat has only started monetizing its messaging service by placing ads inside social games." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Snapchat Cameo edits your face into videos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has no plans to order corporate employees to return to the office, but it will proceed adaptively as it learns." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he has no plan to force workers to return to the office" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Deep fakes or videos created using artificial intelligence technology and these videos are increasingly common and easy to make. The US government has taken notice of this technology and its potential for abuse and has begun to develop techniques to identify deep fakes. The article contains videos explaining in depth what deep fakes are, how they are created, and how the deep fakes can be identified." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "When seeing is no longer believing: Inside the Pentagon’s race against deepfake videos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A 10x developer is a developer who is thought to be as productive as 10 others in their field. Not all developers can produce that level of work consistently. This article discusses general rules of thumb for developers that help to build some structure and consistency in their work. These rules allow everything to run smoothly and with less effort. The 20 rules discussed cover productivity and learning, programming languages, technology choices, testing, DevOps, security, design, and project management." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Rules of thumb for a 1x developer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is an awesome resource for anyone interested in devops, it's full of news, tutorials, tools, and podcast recommendations. A lot of really practical stuff in here, like how to manage APIs, when to use GraphQL, and speeding up requests with HPACK headers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "WebOps Weekly" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The image, which is available in the article, shows Jupiter's polar auroras, the planet's extremely faint rings, and two of its smaller moons." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "James Webb telescope captures surreal images of Jupiter's auroras" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Federal Reserve is trying to work out the value of the internet, as while the current expansion of the economy is the longest in history, productivity gains are weak, and GDP growth is far from stellar. This may be due to the fact that many of the most used products on the internet are free, and GDP measures the value of products and services that are bought and sold. In a study on the value of these services, it was found that the median user of Facebook would give up the service for $48 a month, people would give up YouTube for $1,173 a year, and it would take $17,530 for users to give up search engines for a year. The studies on the value of free internet services found that the GDP would be higher if the value of these services were included in calculations." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Would you give up Google for $17,000 a year? The Federal Reserve wants to know" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Garry Tan will become president and CEO of Y Combinator next year. Tan will continue to serve as founder and partner at Initialized until the transition takes place, after which he will become a strategic advisor to the firm. Jen Wolf and Brett Gibson have been appointed as managing partners at Initialized in anticipation of the change. Tan has previously served as a partner at YC, where he advised and funded 700 companies and more than a thousand founders." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Garry Tan is the next president and CEO of Y Combinator" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is starting a Phase I clinical trial of a nasal vaccine aimed at preventing and slowing Alzheimer's disease. The trial is designed to establish the safety and dosage for the medication. If the trial is successful, a much larger trial will be needed to test its effectiveness. The vaccine uses Protollin, a substance that has been found to be safe in other vaccines." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First human trial of Alzheimer's disease nasal vaccine to begin at Boston hospital" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A study of over 100,000 people from around the world over the last few months has revealed the impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on global sleep patterns. People are waking up later, especially on weekends. For 51% of people in the study, their sleeping habits stayed the same as pre-pandemic levels. 32% of people overall slept longer than they did before the pandemic, with 17% of people sleeping less." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Coronavirus Pandemic has Changed Our Sleep" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Aura Theme is a dark theme designed for completing long-term work without discomfort to the eyes. It is available for Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, CodeSandbox, and a variety of terminals, browsers, and apps. Screenshots and examples are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Aura Theme" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NewNew is an app that lets its users make decisions for creators. Creators can set up accounts and then make polls for followers, who pay a fee to vote on the outcome. Followers can also pay to ask creators for extra perks. Creators are free to reject bids and refund followers. NewNew boasts some heavyweight investors such as Peter Thiel, Andreessen Horowitz, and Will Smith." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The app that lets you pay to control another person's life" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The magnitude of the vision that Starship embodies is often overlooked. Starship is designed to launch with Super Heavy, both of which are designed to be fully reusable with low costs. The cost of launching materials with this setup could be reduced to 1000 times less than launches with Shuttle. It would be a profitable venture if it were to launch any payload currently in the market. SpaceX is looking to build dozens of Starships, and could potentially launch a million tonnes to orbit per year, far existing the current launch market of 500 tonnes per year. Starship is designed for building nations in space. It is capable of launching supplies, such as food, fuel, and heavy construction equipment, into space at an incredible rate at a low cost." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The SpaceX Starship is a very big deal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has released several improvements that use AI to enhance its search engine, Google Lens, and other Search-related tools. Users can now hum songs for Google Assistant to find the name of songs. The 'did you mean' feature has been improved, now using a deep neural net with 680 million parameters to better understand context. Search is now integrated with various data sources, so users can generate graphs with certain data straight from the search bar. The system now points to specific paragraphs in articles that answers users' questions. Advanced search is available for videos as well. Google Lens can now read text out loud and solve equations. Maps can now display crowd information in AR. More details are in the article, along with a 36-minute long presentation from Google about the updates." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google launches a slew of Search updates" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TLDR: SpaceX has signed the world's first private passenger to fly around the Moon. The identity of the passenger and announcement about the flight will be live streamed on Youtube (link to the live stream above) at 9pm EST, 15 hours after you receive this email." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First Private Passenger on Lunar BFR Mission" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The name really says it all, this is just a well curated list of startup resources broken down into dozens of categories. The curator Jói Sigurdsson is a startup founder himself, he currently runs a SAAS startup called CrankWheel." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Startup Resources" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Room Decorator is Amazon's new AR shopping tool. It allows users to see furniture and other home decor before they buy it. Users will be able to save layouts to their Amazon accounts. The feature will be rolled out through the Amazon shopping app for iOS and desktop browsers for all US shoppers in the next few weeks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon's latest AR shopping tool fills your space with virtual furniture" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The next version of Chrome's extension platform, Manifest V3, is a controversial update that makes ad blockers less effective. Google will start turning off support for Manifest V2 extensions in 2023 and remove Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome store entirely in January 2024. Manifest V3 is meant to bring enhancements in security, privacy, and performance. Google's ad division appears to have an increasing influence on the design of Chrome." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Chrome’s new ad-blocker-limiting extension platform will launch in 2023" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Seven book publishers have jointly filed a lawsuit against Audible because of a new speech-to-text feature that they claim is a violation of copyright law. A new feature called Captions allows users to view a transcribed text of an audiobook as it plays. It is restricted to view only the section where the audio is currently playing, generating text as the audio is played. The US Authors Guild claims that the feature is copyright infringement and would lead to fewer ebook sales and lower royalties for authors. Amazon says that the feature was designed to help people to engage with reading more through listening, and that Captions was never intended to be used to produce text copies of books." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Major book publishers sue Amazon’s Audible over new speech-to-text feature" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "What should you do when you are experiencing burnout? This thread explores what someone should do when they start showing the symptoms of occupational burnout. It discusses the mental and physical aspects of resolving burnout, as well as how someone should approach the issue with their employers and co-workers. Burnout can take some time to heal and the most important thing to do is rest." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Burned Out. What Now?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "CLIs are powerful, and text input is predictable and constant. While CLIs are efficient, users must memorize commands to fully utilize them. GUIs address many of these issues by making things easier to access and do, but they can become complex and programs can easily become bloated as developers try to cram features wherever they fit into the program. Many programs have become so cluttered that it is easier to search for commands using a text search than through navigating the GUI. Some popular products such as Voice Assistants are a balance between CLI-inspired inputs and GUI-inspired outputs. In order to make CLIs more approachable for users, they should be able to be used with a mouse, commands should be discoverable, and output should support rich and interactive media. Repl.it's CLUI is an easily extensible interface that blends GUIs and CLIs, where you can type in a command, and get suggestions for commands. It operates like a decision tree, guiding users to commands. Adding features is as simple as adding commands on the backend. A link to some of the code and a demo application is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CLUI: Building a Graphical Command Line" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Podcast network Wondery will soon become part of Amazon Music. Its podcasts will still be available from a variety of providers. Many companies are making big bets on podcasting, including Spotify, SiriusXM, and The New York Times. The terms of the sale were not public, but estimates value Wondery at around $300 million. Wondery was the fourth largest podcast publisher in November, with more than 9 million unique listeners in the US." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon acquires podcast network Wondery" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Mark MacGann, Uber’s former chief of policy in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa has come forward as the source of the massive 'Uber Files' leak." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber’s former chief lobbyist in Europe is the Uber Files leaker" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A $3.1 billion dollar deal for Uber to purchase its biggest competitor in the Middle East, Careem, is expected to be made public on March 26. Uber is believed to be filing for its IPO in April, and this move may give investors more reason to participate in the upcoming sale. It is rare for Uber to purchase a competitor rather than back out of a market, and Uber probably won't make more of these kinds of deals unless it gains more from it than just additional passengers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber is expected to buy its Middle Eastern rival Careem" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon is expanding its Amazon One palm print checkout system to 65 Whole Foods stores across California. The technology allows customers to check out at retail locations using their palm prints. Amazon's storage of customers' palm prints has attracted some criticism and concern." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon begins large-scale rollout of palm print-based payments" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from RMIT have created an artificial skin capable of sensing and reacting to pain. The artificial skin mimics the nerve pathways in the human body that connect the skin to the brain. It can measure changes in pressure and temperature. The skin can differentiate between different levels and types of pain and transmit signals at the same speeds as nerves in the human body. The technology could be used to improve prosthetics, robots, and skin grafts, though much more work is needed before the artificial skin can interface with the human nervous system." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists created artificial skin that can feel pain" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Smart Upscaler can upscale images up to 3000x3000px. It uses artificial intelligence to predict a high-resolution image given a low-resolution image. It is free to use for the first three images. API integration is available for large batches of photos." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Smart Upscaler" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tailwind is built on a new way of building user interfaces using a utility-first CSS class structure. This tutorial walks through how to install, configure, and build a responsive hero section using Tailwind CSS. It walks through configuring the project using the recommended PostCSS powered Tailwind configuration file." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tailwind CSS tutorial: learn how to build websites using a utility-first CSS framework" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Connect is introducing a new virtual office experience called Infinite Office. Infinite Office makes the work-from-home experience more immersive, transporting the user to a virtual customizable office space. Using the Passthrough mode, users can toggle between a fully immersive experience or one mixed with the real world. Infinite Office will be rolled out as an experimental release for Quest 2 later this winter. Two short demo videos from Facebook showing Infinite Office and Passthrough mode are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook's Infinite Office is a virtual office space for the WFH crowd" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is secretly buying ads for apps on its platform to drive customers to use its in-app subscription service instead of the developer's website for subscriptions, giving Apple its 15% or 30% cut. The ads appear without developer consent and Google won't delete them. Apple's ad purchasing is creating more competition for ads, which is driving up the cost of ads for other developers. Its anti-competitive behavior is likely to prompt more antitrust scrutiny." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple secretly buying ads for their apps, say big developers – and they aren’t happy about it" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This handbook teaches students how to organize research code so that it is easy to understand and works reliably." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Good Research Code Handbook" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This Hacker News thread discusses certifications that legitimately helped in people's careers. The top suggestions include Offensive Security's OSCP course, Microsoft's MCSE, and Amazon AWS certifications. One post is a warning about how too many certifications can have an adverse effect as hiring managers may see them as a waste of time compared to real-world projects." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately helped your career?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft will continue to refine current versions, with new feature drops planned roughly once a quarter." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft will return to releasing new Windows versions once every 3 years" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned from the company just months after his appointment. The role that Mayer signed up for will change significantly due to the US Administration's decision to force the company to sell off its US business. Vanessa Pappas, TikTok's US general manager, will be the interim global head at the company. TikTok must be sold by September 15 or it will be banned in the US. The company filed a lawsuit against the US Government on Monday claiming that it was deprived of due process. If the lawsuit is successful, it could delay the ban and give TikTok more time to negotiate a better deal." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer to leave the company" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Two teams of flying cars from Alauda Aeronautics recently completed a drag race in Southern Australia. Sporting competition helps accelerate technological progress, and the race organizers hope that its new racing series will help drive technical development and build public acceptance for the new mode of transportation. A remote-piloted EXA racing series is set to kick off next year, and a global piloted flying car racing series will hopefully be held in 2023. A video of the aerial drag race is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Australia Just Hosted the World’s First Drag Race Between Two Flying Cars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "When preparing for an interview, it's best to know what kind of questions you might be facing. This repository has an extensive list of potential python interview questions, along with the best answers to these questions as well. There are many code examples, and anyone can contribute and help expand the list." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Interview questions about python" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Yelp has laid off 1,000 employees in order to cut expenses. An additional 1,100 employees are on unpaid leave until further notice. Yelp had considered cutting costs in different ways, including reducing server costs and deprioritizing projects. Its executives had already accepted 20-30% pay cuts. The business is based on recommending the best local businesses, but most businesses are now closed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Yelp lays off 1,000 employees and furloughs 1,100 more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains Python code snippets that have surprising behaviors. It aims to explain what is happening under the hood for some of the lesser-known features of Python. A Google Colab interactive version is available where you can run the code examples in-browser." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "WTF Python" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A leaked internal memo from Amazon company executives detailed a plan to set up an employee as the head of a union movement so that the company would be in a stronger PR positioning in refusing workers from unionizing. The worker was fired after he led a walkout at a distribution warehouse on Monday. Amazon claims that the worker was fired for violating a company-imposed 14-day quarantine after coming into contact with a coworker who later tested positive for the coronavirus. Other employees were not fired for breaking their quarantines. Amazon plans to produce and stockpile PPE for its workers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Leaked Amazon Memo Details Plan to Smear Fired Warehouse Organizer: ‘He’s Not Smart or Articulate’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Reddit’s recent funding of $300 million puts the company at valuation of $3 billion. However, its 330 million monthly active users have an average revenue per user (ARPU) of around $0.30. This is significantly lower than other social networks. For example, Twitter’s ARPU sits around $9.48 and Facebook’s ARPU is around $7.37. Half of Reddit users are between 18 and 24, and Reddit plans to use its valuable demographic to appeal to advertisers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Reddit users are the least valuable of any social network" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Material scientists have created a robot hand that is designed to sweat when overheated in order to cool down. The three-fingered machine has pressurized reservoirs filled with water inside its fingers which are connected to the surface via ducts made of heat-reactive plastic. When the plastic reaches a certain temperature, the pores open and water is released onto the surface, evaporating and cooling the machine down. Most robots are made of metal, which is good at dispersing heat, but soft robots designed for delicate tasks like medical procedures and packing fruit are made from rubber, which is a good insulator. One of the downsides to sweating is that it reduces friction, which could be an issue for gripping-type robots. There are GIFs in the article showing the sweating robot in action." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Robots learn to sweat to stop overheating" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The LG Wing is a dual-screen device with a swiveling mechanism. Early images and videos show that the Wing has a triple-camera setup, will come in two colors, and will have 5G support. The rotating screen appears to be quite thin. LG will launch the device on September 14th. An 8-second video showing the device from different angles is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The LG Wing could have a surprisingly thin flip-around screen, as shown in new leaks" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Around 300,000 people have signed up to a Telegram group called the IT Army of Ukraine. The group is run by the Ukrainian government. People in the group have been disrupting Russian web services, targeting the websites of the Kremlin and the Duma as well as state-owned media services, several banks, and an energy company. Russia has attempted to mitigate the attacks by filtering access to certain websites, causing further disruption. This article tells the story of some of the group's participants. The original tweet from Ukraine's vice prime minister asking for help is embedded in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "‘It’s the right thing to do’: the 300,000 volunteer hackers coming together to fight Russia" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber has made an offer to buy Grubhub. Grubhub is currently valued at $4.5 billion. Uber Eats has around 20 percent of the delivery app market share while Grubhub has around 30 percent. The ride-sharing business has seen a steep decline in recent months, so Uber investing more into its meal delivery offerings is expected. Absorbing one of its largest competitors will remove a major source of competition for Uber while expanding its operations." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber is trying to buy Grubhub" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A concert was held in the popular game Fortnite, and it was an interesting experience for millions of users in attendance. Users were transported to a special concert location in the game, where EDM producer Marshmello played a live 10 minute set. Epic games was able to create a new virtual experience that brought together millions of players to enjoy the visually impressive event - which then turned into a killing field as soon as it ended." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Fortnite’s Marshmello concert was a bizarre and exciting glimpse of the future" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Live Link Face is an iPhone app from Epic Games that uses the front-facing 3D sensors in the phone to do live motion capture for facial animations. It uses tools from Apple's ARKit framework and the iPhone's TrueDepth sensor array. While the iPhone's sensors are not as accurate as the equipment used by major studios, Live Link Face makes motion capture more accessible for indie game developers, filmmakers, and other creators." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Unreal’s new iPhone app does live motion capture with Face ID sensors" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Neighborhoods in four US cities and Canada. The tool will allow people to find neighbors with common interests, discover local groups and businesses, and interact with others in their communities. Users will have to share location information to get matched to a neighborhood. Every neighborhood has moderators to make sure people are staying within guidelines. Eligible users will be notified in-app." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook takes on Nextdoor with Neighborhoods tool" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Oculaudio's glasses can help people with hearing impairments hear voices better in loud rooms. The glasses feature 16 microphones and a camera to help distinguish where speech is coming from. They can enter sleep mode when the user doesn't need sound. The glasses come with an app that can be used to make adjustments. Oculaudio plans to put its first designer pair of hearing aid glasses on the market soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "These glasses help you see and hear better" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk revealed more information on Tesla’s upcoming pickup truck on a podcast over the weekend. Musk aims to ensure that the truck is affordable and is aiming for a start price of $49,000 or less. The futuristic design of the truck may not be for everybody. Musk compared the changes in the new design to the difference between the horse-drawn carriage and the car. His aim is to create a truck that is a better truck than a Ford F-150 and a better sports car than a standard Porsche 911. The teaser image released at the launch of the Model Y was revealed to be the design of the front of the Tesla pickup truck." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Pickup truck to cost less than $50,000, ‘be better than F150’, says Elon Musk" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A paid Zoom account associated with US-based nonprofit Humanitarian China was temporarily shut down after broadcasting an event commemorating the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Zoom stated that the account was closed down to comply with local laws. Some of the participants of the event were based in China where free discussion of the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement is forbidden. Zoom is a US-based company, but much of its product development was based in China, with some Zoom calls routed through Chinese servers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Zoom closed account of U.S.-based Chinese activist “to comply with local law”" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China's Chang'e 5 lander spacecraft has successfully touched down on the Moon and collected the first lunar samples in 44 years. A short video of the landing and footage of Chang'e 5 collecting samples is available in the article. The spacecraft launched on November 23 and touched down on Tuesday at 11:11 pm Beijing Time. Chang'e 5 will launch back into lunar orbit on Thursday and re-enter Earth's atmosphere around December 16." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft land on the moon in this amazing video" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from Columbia University have successfully stored DNA inside of living bacteria by using CRISPR. The team recently encoded 72 bits of data into a population of bacteria cells, establishing a direct digital-to-biological data storage framework. DNA-encoded data lasts longer in living organisms and the information can even be passed onto the following generations." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers Successfully Store ‘Data’ Inside DNA of Living Bacteria" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber will begin their new ride-hailing service for helicopters, Uber Copter, on July 9 in New York City. Users will be able to book a helicopter ride in the Uber app that will take passengers between Lower Manhattan and the Kennedy International Airport. The service will only be available for Platinum and Diamond users. A car service is included that will transport the customers to and from the helicopter tarmac. The 8 minute flight will cost around $200 to $225 per person, depending on demand. Luggage may be an issue, as the helicopters will not have space or the weight capacity to carry large bags. Other companies also offer private helicopter services. Some citizens in New York City are protesting against the use of helicopters in city areas due to the noise they make and the fumes they generate." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber Copter to Offer Flights From Lower Manhattan to J.F.K." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The first underwater roundabout will soon open below the Atlantic Ocean, linking up two of the Faroe Islands. It lies at the end of an 11km-long tunnel which cuts the travel time between the two islands down from more than an hour to just 16 minutes. With its jellyfish-shaped design, the roundabout is set to be a tourist attraction in its own right. Construction of the tunnel started in 2016 and it will open on December 19. Cars will be charged a toll for each one-way journey, or commuters can pay for a yearly subscription." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The world's first underwater roundabout is opening in the Faroe Islands" } ]

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