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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Package validator implements value validations for structs and individual fields based on tags. It features Cross Field and Cross Struct validations by using validation tags or custom validators, the ability to dive into both map keys and values for validation, alias validation tags, customizable i18n aware error messages, and more. Full documentation, benchmark scores, and examples are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Package validator" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Some users of high-end prosthetics find the devices much less useful than the media coverage around the technology would have you think. A majority of upper-limb prostheses users report very negative experiences, with rejection rates as high as 44 percent. The devices are usually heavy and difficult to control. They are also expensive, and most insurance policies will not cover them. Becoming a cyborg is not accessible by many, but right now, it isn't a practical option anyway." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in the world — and I hate it" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bose will be exiting the North American, European, Japanese, and Australian markets over the next few months, closing 119 stores and laying off hundreds of employees. It opened its first retail store in 1993, and its product line has since grown beyond noise-canceling headphones to include smart speakers, sunglasses that double as earbuds, and more. Bose's retail stores were a place where customers could try out its products, but the needs of customers have changed and Bose is adjusting its strategy accordingly. Employees that are being laid off will be offered outplacement assistance and severance." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bose is closing all of its retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Connectivity's Bombyx robot is designed to crawl along existing medium-voltage power lines and wrap fiber optic cables around them. Fiber optic cable allows for many benefits over metal cable, but exposure to the elements can cause them to break over time. Installing the cables underground is expensive, disruptive, and labor-intensive. Facebook plans for the robot to be able to install at least one kilometer of light and weather-resistant fiber optic cable every 90 minutes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook robot crawls along power lines to deliver fiber optic cable" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Future mobile devices will connect directly to satellites for remote roaming." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Space 5G is Ready for Its Launchpad Countdown" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Using tailored optical pulses, scientists can reshape the electron clouds of atoms and molecules to give them specific properties. The technique can make almost anything look or act like any other material, for example, it can turn ordinary materials into superconductors. By inducing other forms of transformation, the technique has the potential to create super-powerful optical computers. It could potentially help in studying materials by making certain chemical substances temporarily invisible. The applications of the technique are only limited by how well scientists can control the interactions of light and matter." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Alchemy Arrives in a Burst of Light" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Zoom is preparing to launch email and calendar apps before the end of the year. The company aims to integrate more deeply with other businesses as the industry tightens spending. The integrations will turn Zoom into a full-fledged competitor to Google Workspace and Microsoft Office. Google still struggles to steal enterprise market share away from Microsoft despite its wildly popular free tools." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Zoom is reportedly working on calendar and email tools to take on Office and Google" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Virgin Galactic has revealed initial designs for its commercial passenger airplane that is designed to fly at speeds above Mach 3. It also announced a partnership with Rolls-Royce, one of the world's leading aircraft engine makers. The plane will be able to fly above 60,000 feet, carrying between nine to 19 people per flight. Images of the design are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Virgin Galactic debuts design of future Mach 3 high-speed aircraft, signs deal with Rolls-Royce" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers at UCLA Health have created a device that can help blind people navigate the world by restoring their ability to perceive objects and movement. So far, six blind patients have had the devices surgically implanted in them. With the implants, the patients are able to complete daily tasks like sorting laundry or finding and picking up items from a table. The device is designed for people who have lost their vision due to injury or disease. It is the first device of its kind that can be used in a patient's home without having to be plugged into another external device. The device works by converting images from a video camera mounted on sunglasses into a series of electric pulses that stimulate the 60 electrodes implanted on top of the patients' brain's visual cortex. Patients report seeing in 'dots' rather than full images." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Experimental Brain Implant Restores Visual Perception to the Blind" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The New York Times has released another Facebook privacy scandal. They've been sharing tons of data with other tech giants. They allowed Spotify, Netflix and the Royal Bank of Canada to read, write and delete users' private messages. They let Apple hide all indicators that its devices were asking for data. Even Russian search engine Yandex had special access to Facebook's unique user IDs after Facebook stopped sharing them publicly, citing privacy risks. All of these special partnerships were in effect as of 2017 according to documents the NYT got. Facebook claims that it did not violate the FTC rules requiring them to secure users' consent before sharing data because Facebook considered the partners to be extensions of itself." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber's rewards program is now available in most major cities across the US. It will roll out internationally once it's nailed the user experience. Perks include Uber credits, priority support, no surge pricing, and high rollers can even get a dedicated 24/7 phone support line." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber Rewards is rolling out. Here’s how the perks work" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The conventional wisdom surrounding AI is that the company with the most data wins. Now, startups are using blockchains to democratize data so that data remains under the user's control instead of Google's or Facebook's. Ocean Protocol is a Berlin-based startup that allows anyone to set up a data marketplace, with users of data paying for the data with digital tokens. Revel is a company that pays out tokens in exchange for training data sets, like collecting pictures of taxis. Oasis is a medical information blockchain using advanced encryption techniques such that no company, not even the one using the data, will have access to it. Researchers will be able to run the data through their machine learning algorithms and prove that calculations are done correctly all without ever having access to the underlying data. SingularityNET is a blockchain of AIs, so that if one AI cannot come up with an answer, it can pay another AI to help." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How the Blockchain Could Break Big Tech's Hold on A.I." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The world's largest particle accelerator is a structure that extends 17 miles long. Scientists have just developed the world's smallest particle accelerator at 30 microns across, which is about half the width of a human hair. The particle accelerator was designed to be installed on a chip and will open up possibilities in materials science, chemistry, and medicine. It is called a dielectric laser accelerator (DLA), and the technology could lead to cheaper and more compact X-ray machines, radiation machines, industrial scanning equipment, and many other devices. The DLA was designed by a computer. It still needs improvement, and it will be a few more years before the DLA will be practical." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Built a Particle Accelerator Smaller Than a Human Hair on a Chip" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A group of Silicon Valley investors and executives visited Shenzhen and Beijing, China. They were struck by how fast everything moves. The speed of development is faster, and startups will raise money every six months as opposed to every 18-24 months for US based startups. China's AI development is much faster due to lax privacy laws and robust government support. Chinese startups have a concept of 996, 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week. Chinese companies tend to be more top down, while US companies give smart employees more freedom to be creative. They are much less concerned about the social impact of technology and cooperate fully with governmental efforts to track citizens. Facial recognition software is everywhere. Lan Xuezhao of Basis Set Ventures says \"I live in San Francisco, but I find it helpful to visit the other parallel universe from time to time. To some degree, it’s like looking into the future.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Crazy Work Hours and Lots of Cameras: Silicon Valley Goes to China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX launched 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit on the ninth Falcon 9 rocket flight of the year. It has been almost three months since SpaceX's last launch. The Falcon 9 rocket, which had been used three times already, was able to complete its fourth landing. Falcon 9 rockets are designed to be used 10 times. This is the first time SpaceX has reused a payload fairing. Starlink aims to provide internet connectivity to areas where there is little coverage and to compete with existing internet providers in well-covered areas. Other companies, including OneWeb, TeleSat, and Amazon, are also working to provide low-Earth orbit satellite internet. Starlink may be available in the US by mid-2020. Astronomers are concerned with Starlink's presence, saying that it will impede their research and make the night sky less enjoyable." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX Just Launched 60 Starlink Satellites" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have hacked the brains of fruit flies to make them remote-controlled. The flies were genetically engineered so that they expressed a certain heat-sensitive ion channel in some of their neurons that would be activated when it sensed heat, causing the flies to spread their wings. They then injected iron oxide nanoparticles into the insects' brains. The nanoparticles heated up when a magnetic field switched on nearby, which caused the neurons to fire and the flies to spread their wings. The goal of the research was to use this kind of technology to restore some sight to patients with vision impairments by stimulating the visual cortex." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists hack fly brains to make them remote controlled" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "There are currently only two northern white rhinos left in the world, both of them female. Scientists have successfully created embryos using eggs from the females and frozen sperm from dead males. These embryos will soon be transferred into a surrogate mother. It is hoped that this will help save the species. The Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife research aims to create a herd of at least five animals, a project that could take decades. Northern white rhinos were almost wiped out due to poachers killing them for their horns, which are a prized item in traditional Chinese medicine for their supposed healing properties. The last male northern white rhino was euthanized in 2018 due to age-related ills." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Succeed in Creating Northern White Rhino Embryos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Famed investor Cathie Wood and her team at ARK Invest just launched the ARK Venture Fund in an exclusive partnership with Titan. The ARK Venture Fund allows you to invest in private tech companies with as little as $500, not hundreds of thousands.Sign up for Titan" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Invest in venture capital with Cathie Wood." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Generally, disorder is increased as time goes on, for example, an ice cube placed in hot water will have its ordered crystal formation melt down into disordered water particles. When scientists performed an experiment where they held 51 rubidium atoms in a row with lasers, the basic assumption was that the atoms would become disordered, however, this was not the case. The atoms became disordered for a moment, but quickly reassembled themselves - this would be as if the melted ice reformed back into the original ice cube. The phenomenon has been dubbed ‘quantum many-body scarring’." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Quantum Machine Appears to Defy Universe’s Push for Disorder" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Babuk Locker gang is a ransomware group that began operating in January this year. Its ransomware can encrypt files stored on VMWare eSXI shared virtual hard drives. The group has threatened to leak sensitive files that may expose police investigations unless the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia agrees to pay a ransom demand. It claims it has more than 250 GB of data from DC Police servers. DC Police officials have three days to respond." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ransomware gang threatens to expose police informants if ransom is not paid" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's iCloud Private Relay feature, introduced in iOS 15, gives users an additional layer of privacy by ensuring that no one can view the websites they visit. T-Mobile has blocked the feature for users in Europe and the US when connected to cellular data. The change is still rolling out, so some users will still be able to access the feature. Several carriers have voiced concerns that the feature could impact their ability to efficiently manage telecommunication networks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Triton is a Python-like programming language that allows researchers with no CUDA experience to write highly efficient GPU code. It makes it possible to reach peak hardware performance with relatively little effort. This article introduces Triton and explains how it works with code examples." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing Triton: Open-Source GPU Programming for Neural Networks" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Most startups don't seem to offer a good reason to join them, but that's usually because they fail to communicate them well." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to communicate why your startup is worth joining" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have recently observed light working as the glue between weakly bound molecules. They successfully polarized several atoms in a controlled way to create a measurable attractive force between them. The force is very weak when compared to others. The discovery could help scientists explain how molecules form in space." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists discover light as 'glue' in a loosely linked molecule" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Urban Sky's Microballoon system can take high-res aerial photographs at a much lower cost than satellites, drones, or full-sized aircraft. Each Microballoon consists of a reusable stratospheric balloon and a payload module that houses a high-res optical camera. The system can image approximately 1,000 square kilometers per hour. Microballoons are already being used by a handful of paying clients. Urban Sky recently won a contract from the US Air Force to develop Microballoons for real-time monitoring of forest fires." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Reusable \"Microballoons\" could give satellites a run for their money" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Many people dream of working remotely, ditching the office and working from home or while traveling. The thread creator asks for tips on convincing their company to let them work remotely, and the replies are full of personal anecdotes on how people were able to achieve their remote working goals. There is also some good advice in the thread regarding work culture and working remotely, because if one is not present in the office in a non-remote working culture, they are usually seen as an outsider. While it is possible to transition to working remotely, the general advice given is that it is better to find a position which is already remote-friendly." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: How Would You or Did Convince Your Boss That You Can Work Remote?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This page contains a list of 101 GitHub repos that could be useful or interesting. The list is presented without categories and in no particular order. It covers a range of topics, with a slight bias towards JavaScript." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "101 GitHub Repos - Absolute List Of Useful Repos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Physicists from the University of Iowa have discovered a new type of aurora in a nearly two-decade-old video. Diffuse auroral erasers are a part of the background-like glow of auroras that sometimes go dark and suddenly reappear. It is unknown whether they are rare, as they have just been noticed and scientists haven't started looking for them yet. A 20-second video showing diffuse auroral erasers is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New Type of Aurora Borealis Discovered" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Low-coding, or no-coding, is becoming more common and there are many apps that provide basic functionality for non-coders. However, these apps can be inflexible and make it hard to customize code. This thread contains recommendations of low-coding apps for lazy devs. Many of these apps make it easy for devs to focus on their core product rather than dedicating valuable time to build and maintain internal tools." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: What are your favorite low-coding apps / tools as a developer?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Supabase is hiring remote engineers to build the open source alternative to Firebase." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Work at Supabase" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung held its first Unpacked event of 2022 on Wednesday. It announced the Galaxy S22 Ultra, S22, and S22+, the Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra, and live sharing on Google Duo for both its phone and tablet lines. The Galaxy S22 Ultra will feature a 108-megapixel primary camera, 12GB of RAM, and space for an S Pen stylus built-in. The Galaxy S22 and S22+ will feature 50-megapixel main cameras and Corning’s new Gorilla Glass Victus+. Samsung's new devices are available for pre-order today and will start shipping on February 25." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s everything Samsung announced in its Galaxy S22 Unpacked event" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TikTok is expanding into job recruitment with a pilot program that allows people in the US to apply for jobs by uploading videos to the platform using the #TikTokResumes hashtag. Approximately three dozen companies are taking part in the pilot. Applicants have until July 31 to apply for the first set of jobs. A link to TikTok's dedicated resumes website is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TikTok tests letting US users to apply for jobs with video resumes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Richard Branson and three company employees flew to the edge of space on the morning of July 11. The event was livestreamed and featured Stephen Colbert as the host and a performance from Khalid. It was delayed by 90 minutes due to overnight weather over Spaceport America. Virgin Galactic has already sold roughly 600 tickets at around $250,000 each. Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on July 20. Virgin Galactic's livestream is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch Virgin Galactic launch Richard Branson to space" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta plans to release a high-end virtual reality headset later this year. Project Cambria will have specs similar to a Chromebook and will run a custom VR operating system based on Android. It will feature high-resolution image quality so users will be able to clearly read text. The device will reportedly be released around September and cost over $799. Meta plans to release Quest headsets in both 2023 and 2024 and it plans to release a successor to Cambria in 2024. More details about the headset are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meta's Project Cambria VR headset likened to 'a laptop for the face'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Boring Company started tests on its Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) tunnels this week. There are three stops in the LVCC system, two above ground and one in the middle of the tunnels. The system uses Tesla vehicles to transport passengers. Passengers use an app to summon cars for rides. The loop turns a 45-minute walk into a two-minute ride. There was some confusion with customers during the tests. Scaling the current system might be an issue for the company, which wants to eventually build a massive tunnel system throughout the whole city. Footage from some of the test rides is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Boring Company tests its ‘Teslas in Tunnels’ system in Las Vegas" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "US FCC commissioner Brendan Carr has asked Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores. The video app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. Carr claims that TikTok functions as a surveillance tool that harvests extensive amounts of personal and sensitive data from US citizens. TikTok says its data access approval process is overseen by a US-based security team and that data is only accessed on an as-needed basis under strict controls." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "U.S. FCC commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A hacker under the handle 'ChinaDan' is selling several databases that they claim contains terabytes of stolen information on roughly one billion Chinese citizens for 10 bitcoins. The hacker says the information was leaked from the Shanghai National Police database. It includes data such as names, addresses, national ID numbers, contact numbers, and criminal records. This could be the most significant data breach yet for China and its citizens." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hacker claims to have stolen data on 1 billion Chinese citizens" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers at CSIRO have added genes to cotton to make it produce its own colors. The resulting product should one day lead to wrinkle-free, naturally dyed, stretchy cotton that outperforms synthetic fabrics. It will still be a few months before a full flowering cotton plant will be produced, but the results so far are promising. Producing naturally colored cotton will mean that the industry can stop using harmful chemical dyes and synthetic fibers that can't be recycled." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CSIRO scientists discover how to grow colored cotton, removing need for harmful chemical dyes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have developed compounds that hit the same key receptors that LSD activates without causing hallucinations. A single dose produced powerful antidepressant and antianxiety effects in mice that lasted up to two weeks. The compounds are designed to fit into the same receptor that is targeted by psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin. While psychedelics can have significant long-term effects on depression, anxiety, and PTSD, it is not yet known if the trip is essential to the treatment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "LSD-Like Molecules Counter Depression Without the Trip" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Space Perspective is a company that can take you up to the stratosphere in a balloon. Customers will be sent up to 100,000 feet high to see the Earth from above without having to strap into a rocket. Other companies such as Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are aiming to send space tourists much higher, between 50 to 62 miles above the Earth, but development has been slow. Space Perspective's Neptune is propelled by a hydrogen-filled balloon. It ascends at 12 miles per hour and can carry eight passengers plus a pilot. The experience will last six hours, with two hours spent hovering above the Earth. Wi-Fi will be available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New company Space Perspective wants to take you to the stratosphere via high-altitude balloon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Two Japanese probes have touched down on the asteroid Ryugu, and are now hopping around its surface inspecting the asteroid. Eventually, the probes will fire a small missile at the asteroid to create a crater in order to gather fresh samples from the inside. The probes will return to Earth in 2020." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Landers to Asteroid Ryugu's Surface" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Background Matting is a project that uses deep learning to turn any background into a green screen with just a handheld camera. It requires an additional photo of the background without the subject at the time of capture. Example videos and images are available. There is a 5 minute video comparing this method with other matting methods." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Background Matting" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Waymo is relaunching its fully automated robo-taxi ride-hailing service in Phoenix. The service will offer rides in unattended minivans to people within a 100-square mile area of Phoenix. Passengers will need to use the Waymo app to book rides. Earlier this year, Waymo raised more than $3 billion, mostly from outside investors. Its vans will be monitored remotely and cleaned regularly. Passengers will be reminded to keep masks on while inside the vehicles. The vans have a system that can flush the air from inside the vehicles between each ride. There are currently no standards or safety regulations in the industry as the US Congress has failed to act on proposals to create them." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Waymo’s robo-taxi service opens to the public in Phoenix" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "TED will be bringing weekly exclusive chats to Clubhouse starting on July 12. It will start with one room at 11 AM ET on Mondays, with plans of launching more rooms soon. TED is free to sell brand partnerships or ads without giving Clubhouse a cut. The company has been successful with its podcasting efforts, with 1.65 million downloads per day from all over the globe. Companies are locking down talent as a strategy to win in the social audio market." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Exclusive TED chats are coming to Clubhouse" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Project Pulse is a smart fridge being developed at Amazon that will be able to track inventory and purchase habits, predict what customers need, and have those products delivered. Amazon has been working on the project for at least two years. It is unknown whether the company plans to release the product. Amazon is well-positioned to undercut its competitors on price, and it is another opportunity to integrate a new smart home device into its ecosystem." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon is reportedly working on a smart fridge" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "WeWork, which has rebranded as the We Company, release its IPO prospectus on Wednesday, revealing a $900 million loss in six months. It was recently valued at $47 billion. With 527,000 members, WeWork currently has 528 locations, with plans to open another 169 new locations. Membership has grown by over 100 percent every year since 2014. WeWork wants to differentiate its losses from the losses of other money-losing businesses such as Uber and Lyft, saying that the losses should be viewed as investments and that renting out workspace is a proven business model." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "WeWork reveals massive $900 million loss in filing to go public" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In 2016, Uber decided to rewrite its entire rider app. The team had less than 3 months to rewrite over 1 million lines of code per platform. This article follows an engineer’s experience during the process, from when the project was first proposed, to the launch of the rewritten app and what happened afterwards. It discusses how the experience impacted those that worked at Uber during that period and how the project changed the way the company developed future apps." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "YOLO: Uber's Rider App Rewrite, From the Front Seat" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "LG has announced a Direct View LED Extreme Home Cinema line for super-luxury homes. The display size can range from 81 inches to 325 inches at a 16:9 ratio. An Ultrastretch option to reach a 32:9 ratio is available if the customer wants to watch multiple video sources at the same time. The 8K version uses 33 million diodes, but 4K and 2K versions are still available. It will have smart TV functions provided by a WebOS controller box. The home sets are only available by custom order and there are no listed prices." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "LG's 325-inch Direct View LED TV is an answer to Samsung's The Wall" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has released the Beddit Sleep Monitor after acquiring Beddit in 2017. The device is a 2mm-thin sensor strip that is placed under your bedsheets to measure sleep time, heart rate, breathing, snoring, bedroom temperature and humidity. You can connect it to your Apple Watch to display sleep report notifications and bedtime reminders. Your sleep analysis and heart rate data will also be accessible through the Health app on iOS 12. The device is available in Apple stores and on Apple's website for $150." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple releases new Beddit sleep tracker" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "French astronaut Thomas Pesquet recently released a time-lapse video of the Southern Lights captured during a routine mission aboard the ISS. The Southern Lights are less popular compared to their northern counterpart as Antarctica is largely uninhabited and limited in spotting sites. They are caused by the same phenomenon. Pesquet has been lucky in spotting auroras on his current stint on the ISS. The article contains the video and pictures of auroras from space captured by Pesquet." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch the Awe-Inspiring Video of Southern Lights From the ISS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Coinbase has made an important update on the USD Coin page following an audit. The page previously stated that all of the coin's reserves were held in cash, but the audit found that USDC's reserves were not fully backed by US dollars held in a bank account. Coinbase's USDC page now states that each USDC is backed by one dollar or asset with equivalent fair value. Users can always redeem one USDC for one US dollar. Circle, the company that oversees USDC, recently announced plans to become a full-reserve national digital currency bank in the US." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Coinbase removes ‘backed by US dollars’ claim for USDC stablecoin" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Project Amber is a project from Alphabet X that is now available for the mental health community to help build upon. The project originally aimed to identify a specific biomarker for depression, but it has so far failed to do so. It is currently working on using electroencephalography (EEG) combined with machine learning to find one. Finding a clear biomarker for depression would make it more easily and consistently treatable. So far, the team has found lower EEG activity in response to some activities, but there is not enough data to create a real-world diagnostic tool. The hardware and software is now open-source on GitHub." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet’s X details Project Amber, a quest for a single biomarker for depression that fell short of its goal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Fry's Electronics will shut down all 30 of its American locations. Employees of the superstore chain reported on Tuesday that they had been fired that day with zero notice. Some employees were tasked with shipping remaining merchandise back to suppliers for their last day of work. Fry's website has begun serving failure notices, but some of its subdomains remain active. The company has deleted its Facebook account and locked its Twitter profile. An official announcement is expected soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Report: Fry’s Electronics going out of business, shutting down all stores" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is opening up iPhones and Macs to at-home repairs. It will start selling more than 200 individual parts and tools for users to repair their devices at home, starting with the iPhone 12 and 13. Customers will receive a recycling credit for returning used parts after completing repairs. Repair manuals will be available so customers can review the process before buying parts. Self Service Repair will launch early next year in the US and then expand to other countries." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple will offer iPhone parts and instructions for DIY repair" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article contains a gentle introduction to how Stable Diffusion works." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Illustrated Stable Diffusion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article explores how Unix pipes are implemented by Linux. It begins by using a program with a throughput of around 3.5GiB/s and optimizes it until its performance is improved twentyfold. A basic knowledge of C is required. A GitHub repository that contains the code for the article is linked." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How fast are Linux pipes anyway?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google will keep its 200,000 full-time and contract employees working remotely until at least July 2021. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, made the announcement last week following a meeting with top company executives. Google has reopened some offices for a limited number of employees, but working in the offices is optional. Other companies such as Facebook, Twitter, and Square have announced plans to keep employees working from home indefinitely." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google will keep employees working remotely until July 2021" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Find and fix things across all of your code faster with Sourcegraph See how the most productive dev teams use Sourcegraph to build software you rely on. From remediating vulnerabilities, fixing incidents faster, accelerating developer productivity, streamlining code reuse, and more, our customers use Sourcegraph every day to solve big code problems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Find and fix things across all of your code faster with Sourcegraph" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "YourStack is a new social network that is focused on products that friends and public figures recommend. The site aims to become a Yelp for products. It is owned by AngelList, who also owns Product Hunt. Several high-profile tech executives have already joined the site in order to provide content as it launches. Review fraud will be one of the major issues that YourStack will face. The site shares spam and abuse detect systems and moderation practices with Product Hunt, and users will need a Twitter account to post, which should cut down on fake accounts." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Product Hunt Has Released YourStack, A Social Network Where People Talk About Products" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This book costs $17, I usually don't put paid products here but I'm making an exception since this is a charity. Basically if you buy the book (which is about the Founder/CEO of Charity Water's journey from being a nightclub promoter to running a charity that's provided clean water to 8.4 million people), Charity Water gets $30, and they get another $30 if you tweet/instagram about the book." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Charity Water Thirst" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NTRAIN (Normalizing Timing of Rhythms Across Internal Networks of Circadian Clocks) is a device that is currently being developed by researchers from Northwestern University for controlling the body's circadian clock to eliminate jetlag, fatigue, and gastrointestinal issues. The project is being funded by DARPA for use in soldiers as fatigue and diarrhea are two major problems for military personnel. NTRAIN will allow the wearer to control the timing and doses to administer targeted and personalized peptide therapy by shining a light on it. It uses genetically engineered cells to produce peptides from the body's resources. Installing the device will involve an incision and an outpatient procedure." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The military is funding a \"living pharmacy\" scientists can stick inside you" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Causal is a spreadsheet with a complex calculation engine that executes formulas on an in-memory, multidimensional database. This article discusses how Causal plans to scale from millions to billions of cells. Causal still doesn't smoothly support one billion cells yet, but its team is confident in its ability to iterate to its goal." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scaling our Spreadsheet Engine from Thousands to Billions of Cells" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Over the past few years, no-code platforms have become more common, making it easier for users to harness the power of computing in their daily work. Projects that used to take a team of engineers hours to create can now be created in a few clicks through a user interface. These tools still require coding logic and other skills, but a generation of kids have now grown up with toys and games like Roblox and Minecraft, making these skills more prevalent. They also know how to use search engines to find answers to problems they are having. The generation that grew up with these technologies will likely further hone their skills in using them, raising the bar for how technology is used in the workplace." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The No-Code Generation is arriving" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday about the Libra cryptocurrency project, which has faced heavy opposition from the government since its announcement. The Libra Association has seen its membership reduced to 21 companies after the departures of Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, eBay, Strip, Booking, and Mercado Pago. Facebook has said it will not launch Libra until it receives regulatory approval. Zuckerberg will argue that Libra will extend America's financial leadership and democratic values around the world. He argues against the idea that Libra is an attempt to replace sovereign currency and that Libra was created only to be an alternative to existing online payment systems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will tell Congress that embattled libra crypto project will ‘extend America’s financial leadership’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "DocuSign's plan is designed to support the company's growth and improve its operating margin." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DocuSign to cut workforce by 9% as part of restructuring plan" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China has issued new rules banning minors from playing video games more than three hours a week. Minors will only be allowed to play games from 8 pm to 9 pm, Friday to Sunday. Enforcement measures will primarily target online games and online services related to gaming. Gaming companies must implement real-name verification systems and link online games to a state anti-addiction system. China's government blames video game addiction for a host of societal ills and it has a long history of imposing restrictions on the video game industry." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China bans online gaming for minors except from 8 pm-9 pm Friday to Sunday" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "You don't need a computer science degree to become a software developer. The skill can be self-taught. Having patience with yourself during the learning process will allow you to easier learn from your mistakes. Good companies will understand that you are learning. The ability to learn is vital since the field is always changing. Knowing the key concepts of programming will help you adapt, as while languages, frameworks, platforms, and other things might change, the core concepts will stay the same. Always try to see if there are existing libraries in order to save time. Reading other people's code is a great way to learn how others have solved problems. You do not have to learn all by yourself. There are many resources and forums out there. Finding help in the form of a mentor can be very beneficial in your career development." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "6 Most Important Things Every Junior Developer Should Know" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "WeChat communications among non-China-registered accounts are monitored for content that is politically sensitive in China. This includes documents, images, and chat messages. It was previously thought that monitoring was reserved only for China-registered accounts. Content that is deemed politically sensitive is used to train WeChat's Chinese political censorship system. It is unknown whether other Chinese companies use customer data in similar ways." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "We Chat, They Watch: How International Users Unwittingly Build up WeChat’s Chinese Censorship Apparatus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers in France and the US demonstrated hybrid quantum networking in an experiment that combined two methods of encoding information in photons. Quantum systems can encode information as either Discrete Variables in particles or Continuous Variables in waves. Scientists were able to combine the two techniques by establishing and distributing entanglement between DV and CV encoded states of light within a single quantum network. The technique is likely an important step in creating the next generation of quantum systems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "‘Hybrid’ Quantum Networking Demonstrated for First Time" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Discord is testing three new features starting this week aimed at helping users stay on top of the conversation. It will test a forum-like channel for more organized conversations, a homepage-style feature that collects hot topics, and automated moderation tools. The experimental features will only be available via a close beta on some large servers. A screenshot showing the forum-like feature is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Discord is testing forums, new mod tools and homepages that surface hot topics in some servers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Material Design's button component uses a ripple effect to give users feedback, with the animation changing position depending on where each button is clicked. An example of this is at the beginning of the article. This article explains how to build the button component using JavaScript. Other approaches to build the component are discussed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to Recreate the Ripple Effect of Material Design Buttons" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Airbnb has filed to go public under the symbol ABNB on the Nasdaq. While the company had turned a profit last quarter, it has primarily turned net losses throughout the years, with other occasional quarters of profitability. The company will set up 9.2 million shares of non-voting stock aside in an endowment fund for hosts. Airbnb claims that its community of hosts and guests differentiates it from its competitors. The pandemic had an impact on the business, but it is starting to recover in some areas. Airbnb had numerous issues with hosts this year due to cancellations, and a host proposed a class-action lawsuit against the company earlier this month." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Airbnb files to go public, turned a profit last quarter" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Voice is a new social media platform that rewards its users for quality content. It is based on the EOS blockchain. Users on the platform are rewarded with Voice tokens for posting quality content. Voice's launch was delayed as the company changed CEOs and split off from Block.one to become its own company. The platform is now available to the public to browse. Users who want to publish content will have to register." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Crypto social media platform Voice finally launches on EOS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook and a group of telecom companies are collaborating to build a subsea cable to serve the African continent and Middle East region. Nearly a billion people are still offline in the region. The companies will lay a 37,000km cable through Europe, the Middle East, and 21 landings in 16 countries in Africa. It will have the capacity to handle up to 180Tbps on key parts of the system when it goes live in 2023 or 2024. The companies involved have not disclosed how much the project will cost." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook, telcos to build huge subsea cable for Africa and Middle East" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google rolled out several product updates today, including improvements to Google Messages, Android widgets, Google TV, Google Photos, Nearby Share, Android Auto, and Accessibility features. Google's Messages app now features iMessage reactions, reply reminders, separate tabs for business and personal messages, birthday reminders, Google Photos integration, and more. Apple's refusal to use the RCS standard for messaging has resulted in many users turning to third-party messaging apps. Details about the improvements to Google's Messaging app are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google’s Message app can now handle iMessage reactions, challenges Apple with new features" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer that helps developers write code faster with less work. It uses the Open AI Codex machine learning model to translate natural language into code. GitHub Copilot can be used for more than just generating code. This article presents 8 novel use cases for the tool that may be helpful to developers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "8 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Copilot" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery service will start later this year, pending FAA permission. Lockeford, California will be among the first locations in the US to access the service. The drones will be able to carry five pounds of payload at speeds of up to 50 miles an hour. They are able to detect static and moving objects and automatically change course to safely avoid them. Pictures of Amazon's drones are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon starting drone deliveries in California town later this year" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This course teaches you how to work with the UDP and TCP internet protocols in real-world scenarios. It teaches students to build small networking applications inside the browser using Rust. No previous knowledge of network programming is required, but students should have some experience with Rust syntax." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "TCP/IP Fundamentals" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has announced updates to the MacBook Air and iPad Pro product lines. The new MacBook Air has a starting price of $999, with twice the microprocessor performance and 80% faster graphics performance than the previous edition. It will have the new Magic Keyboard, a 13-inch Retina display, and at least 256 gigabytes of storage. The new iPad Pro will start at $799 for the Wi-Fi-only model of the 11-inch version. It will have an ultrawide camera, studio-quality microphones, and a LiDar scanner. The new iPad OS will add trackpad support." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Unveils Updated MacBook Air, iPad Pro" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes has announced that the service will return this summer. The company recently held a launch event in NYC. MoviePass 2.0 will be powered by web3 technology. The new model will run on tradable credits that roll over month to month. Subscribers will be able to use their credits to bring a friend. Aspects of PreShow, a technology by a company owned by Spikes that trades ad views for in-game currency, will be incorporated into the new MoviePass." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MoviePass is officially coming back" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify will be testing a new feature that allows podcasts to embed a link on their episode pages that leads directly to an advertiser's webpage. The system will load pages with promo codes automatically inserted to remove the work from users. Spotify is looking for more ways to create more of a direct funnel for brands. Streaming Ad Insertion was introduced in January for Spotify's exclusive shows. The technology targets users based on their demographics and other data points in real-time and then inserts ads into podcasts as they are being listened to." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify is testing interactive podcast ads so you never have to remember a promo code again" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article discusses four mistakes made by Sarah Drasner during her years as an engineering manager at several companies. She discusses how to give feedback, how to cultivate capable staff, communication, and how to be vulnerable with the team." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mistakes I’ve Made as an Engineering Manager" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Mineral is a computational agriculture project from Alphabet's X lab. It is focused on sustainable food production and farming at large scales using the latest breakthroughs in technology. Over the last few years, Mineral has developed computational agriculture tools that collect and analyze information from plants. One of these tools is a four-wheel rover-like prototype that studies crops, soil, and other environmental factors using cameras, sensors, and other equipment. The data collected is combined with satellite imagery and weather data to create predictive models for how plants will grow. Using this data, Mineral hopes to help farmers optimize the yield from their crops." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet’s latest X project is a crop-sniffing plant buggy" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google will stop holding its weekly town halls, moving its TGIF meetings to just once a month. Low attendance and the lack of focus on product launches and business strategies were two reasons stated for the change. Employees were sharing the conversations held inside TGIF meetings outside of the company, which was affecting the ability of the company to hold candid conversations on important topics. TGIF meetings were previously a place where employees could bring concerns to management and discuss important workplace issues. Google will continue to hold regular Social TGIFs in offices around the world, and other forums and platforms have been provided for employees to communicate with the company. Employees can use these forums to voice their opinions on company decisions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google is scaling back its weekly all-hands meetings after leaks, Sundar Pichai tells staff" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A hacker took control of people's Internet of Things chastity cages and demanded a ransom to unlock them. Security researchers found a vulnerability in the sex toys last October. The victims were asked to pay 0.02 Bitcoin each to unlock their devices. This case highlights the need for better security practices." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "‘Your Cock Is Mine Now:’ Hacker Locks Internet-Connected Chastity Cage, Demands Ransom" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "What are the key metrics to monitor in Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)? Learn how to monitor cloud container environments in this hands-on guide by Datadog and AWS. Also covered: the state of containers in 2022, and the role of orchestration technologies. Download the eBook for free" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Containerized Applications in AWS - Free eBook by Datadog and AWS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has released the second Android 11 developer preview. It features hinge angle detection, call screening improvements, and new ops in the Neural Networks API. DP2 is only available on eight Pixel phones, and it can only be installed via a manual flash. Android 11 is still not ready for early adopters to try. Google will likely release Android 11 to more phones in DP3 or by the first beta." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 2 with foldable, call screening, and Neural Networks API improvements" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Some tools can make coding much easier and help developers become more productive. Examples can include version control, flame graphs, regex, vim, and bash. This thread contains many lists of developer tools, as well as explanations for why these tools are effective productivity enhancers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: Which tools have made you a much better programmer?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Plenty is a startup in San Francisco that focuses on vertical farming technology. It uses robots and artificial intelligence in its vertical farms to optimize the farming process, with a focus on eliminating plant stress. There are limited areas in the world that can grow fresh fruits and vegetables economically, and all of that land is used up. Vertical farming can be achieved anywhere in the world as it is indoors and the environment can be controlled, producing better fruits and vegetables while using 95% less water and 99% less land. It could give independence to many areas that have to rely on imports for food." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This 2-Acre Vertical Farm Out-Produces 720 Acre ‘Flat Farms’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Infrastructure as Code: Free Video Series Learn the fundamentals of leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools by deploying Docker-based Python web applications. In this video course from Coding for Entrepreneurs, learn Terraform, Ansible, Salt (SaltStack), Puppet Bolt, and Chef. Watch it for free today!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Infrastructure as Code: Free Video Series" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Salesforce is expected to announce its deal to buy Slack after markets close on Tuesday. The deal is expected to be about half cash and half stock. It could be one of the largest deals ever in the software sector. Slack's market cap was more than $24 billion on Monday morning." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Salesforce deal to buy Slack expected to be announced Tuesday after market close" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The system is able to generate and store hydrogen from tap water without electrolysis." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spanish researchers develop tech to produce hydrogen from tap water" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have found a way to control the blood-brain barrier at a molecular level and open it up for a couple of hours at a time. The absence of a molecule called Unc5B left the blood-brain barrier open in tests on adult mice. Researchers then developed an antibody to block the receptor that the molecule was binding to. This allowed the team to open up the blood-brain barrier for some time to promote drug delivery. The research could lead to better treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and brain tumors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mice Study Reveals a New Method to Unlock The Blood-Brain Barrier" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This thread links to a library of CSS artworks made by David Khourshid. The library includes a 3D CSS-only version of a Tesla Cybertruck, many animated animals, UI designs, and much more. The code for each of the projects is available. Redditors in the thread commented about how clean and well-written the code is." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This is David Khourshid and his pure CSS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "When starting out in a career, it's okay to make bad bets that don't work out. What matters most is getting a body of work started. Joining a company means being able to borrow its reputation, so having experience in a large company can be advantageous. It is important to keep updated with the industry and stay relevant as you move through your career. If companies aren't adapting to the ever-changing environment, it may be time to move on." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "4 Lessons I wish I knew earlier on in my professional career" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "JetBrains polled almost 7,000 developers at the beginning of 2019 to identify the State of Developer Ecosystem. The poll found that while Java was the most popular programming language, JavaScript was the most used language, and Python was the most studied programming language. Windows is still the most popular development environment. Web back-end development was most common for people who write code for a living and as a hobby. Android development was far more popular than iOS development, but many developers preferred to use cross-platform mobile frameworks such as React Native. More detailed information is available on the site, as well as some extra data on the demographics of the survey respondents." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The State of Developer Ecosystem 2019" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ring's new Always Home Cam is an autonomous drone that can fly around to view any room inside a home. It can automatically return to its dock to recharge when it is done flying. The Always Home Cam will be available next year for $249.99. During its setup, users build a map with paths for the device to follow. The camera only records when it is in flight, as the charging dock blocks its view. The drone makes an audible noise when flying so people will know when it is around. An official 30-second advertisement for the Always Home Cam is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Fast, a startup that launched in 2020, laid off all of its workforce on April 5. This article discusses what happened, Fast's hiring process, warning signs within the company, and the current situation with Fast. It gives some advice on how to avoid joining similar companies. Most startups are losing money, so it is important to pay attention to the path to profitability, not just growth numbers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Scoop: Inside Fast’s Rapid Collapse" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Imagine how much more you could get done if your project management tools didn't make you sigh. Shortcut is the ideal solution for task management, bug tracking, iteration planning, and reporting. Delight the scrum gods and give us a try." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Project Management Has Never Been Easier" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Edge Innovations, a New Zealand-based company, has developed animatronic dolphins that can be used in aquariums, hotels, cruises, malls, museums, and other places. The robots cost around $US26 million each and they are reported to be shockingly realistic, easily mistaken for the real thing. They weigh 600 pounds and can last up to ten hours on a single charge. The dolphins are controlled using a remote. Edge Innovations intends to develop great white sharks and sea dragons as other options in the future." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "These $26 million robotic dolphins are coming to a Chinese aquarium soon and they look exactly like the real thing" } ]

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