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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has built a new retail location at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands. It is the third Apple Store in Singapore and the 512th shop globally. The store features a unique design, with images available in the article. It was designed as an evening fixture best viewed in the dark. A teaser video for the store is also available. The opening date for the store is still yet unknown." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This giant glowing orb is the world’s first floating Apple Store" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has filed a patent for a technology that scans the wrinkles and blood vessels in your hand so they can be used as identification at Amazon Go stores. People will only need to hover their hands over an infrared light scanner in order for their details to be captured. The technology can be used as identification to enter secure areas, or as a way to link an identity to an associated account. Internal hand scanning is supposed to be more reliable than using a credit card. If this technology is deployed, Amazon will be able to capture even more data. The use of this technology raises questions about the safety of using biodata as it cannot be changed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon is looking into tech that can identify you using the veins in your hand" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Disney+ has released a short film starring Brie Larson that features a companion augmented reality app that unlocks an extension of the movie. Viewers can download the app by scanning a QR code before watching the film. The app is only available on iOS, but Disney plans to make it available on Android devices in the future. It listens to audio cues from the movie to determine when to alert users to view the AR experience. The movie is an experiment to see if AR can enhance storytelling." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Disney+ releases its first AR-enabled short film, ‘Remembering,’ starring Brie Larson" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Win up to $100,000 for finding an important task where larger language models do worse." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Inverse Scaling Prize" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google will introduce new types of ads that are designed for more interaction on mobile devices. Searches will now display new gallery ads which will have multiple images for users to swipe through. Gallery ads usually result in 25 percent more interaction than normal text or banner ads. Google’s discover feed will also feature ads in between news stories. These ads are designed to be more noticeable, which makes sense as Google’s ads are provided on a pay-per-click basis. New ads will also be seen on YouTube within the recommended videos section." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google is about to have a lot more ads on phones" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a list of post-mortems. Each item has a link to the incident report as well as a description of the cause of the system error." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A List of Post-mortems" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung’s Unpacked event has finally started, unveiling its new Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus (6.1 and 6.4 inch screens, priced at $900 and $1000 respectively), Galaxy Fold (4.6 inch display, 7.3 inch unfolded, starting at $1,980), the Galaxy Smartwatch ($200), and wireless earbuds ($130) have been announced. Samsung’s new Galaxy Home will be available in April. With such a huge launch, the details of each product release are too much for one article, so this page links to other articles detailing each of Samsung’s new releases with their own demo videos etc.." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Galaxy S10, Galaxy Fold launch: 5 phones, smartwatches, new headphones and more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chinese sellers are leaving Amazon due to bans related to artificially inflated ratings. Sellers were repeatedly warned over manipulated reviews. The bans did not target sellers based on nationality. Sellers have been facing increasing costs and restrictions on the platform. Their attempts at gaming Amazon's system were unsuccessful and many have moved to other platforms. Amazon is still recruiting newer and smaller Chinese sellers, proving that Chinese exports are still important to the company." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why Chinese sellers are quitting Amazon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pornhub’s Vice President Corey Price has said that the porn-streaming giant is extremely interested in buying Tumblr. Tumblr was bought by Yahoo in 2013 and then by Verizon in 2017, and its value has been steadily declining. Last December, Tumblr banned all adult content on its platform, a move which was heavily criticized, as NSFW content was one of the cornerstones of Tumblr’s user base. Restoring the NSFW edge will be a key factor in Pornhub’s acquisition of Tumblr if it were to happen." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pornhub Is \"Extremely Interested\" In Acquiring Tumblr" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Two new devices have broken three records for solar cell efficiency. The six-junction III-V solar cell had a solar conversion efficiency towards the 50 percent mark when tested in conditions where light was focused to be about 143 times stronger than natural sunlight. A new type of tandem solar cell was able to reach a peak efficiency of 24.16 percent. While the tandem cells were not as efficient as other existing ones, the thinness of the technology means flexible solar modules can be produced." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Two new solar cells break records, including highest efficiency ever" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) is a facility deep beneath the desert of New Mexico that contains the US military's most dangerous nuclear waste. It will be full sometime in the next 10 to 20 years, after which the facility will be buried and sealed with concrete and soil. There are multiple warning signs inside and outside of the facility and information about the WIPP will be stored in many archives around the world. The waste will remain lethal longer than Homo sapiens has walked across the surface of the planet. One of the biggest challenges the WIPP faces is telling future people about the danger of the site. Creating 'nuclear culture' that people can pass down through generations to teach others about the dangers of nuclear waste sites could potentially be one way to ensure that future generations stay informed about these places." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to build a nuclear warning for 10,000 years’ time" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has bailed out of his Twitter deal after his team concluded that it couldn't verify Twitter's figures on spam accounts. The agreement had a $1 billion breakup fee, but Musk may end up paying more as Twitter is planning to take the matter to court. Either party could win an injunction or other relief in court to prevent breaches of the agreement. Twitter has fully complied with the obligations of the purchase agreement. It intends to enforce the merger agreement at the agreed price and terms." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Musk ends bid to buy Twitter" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "US prosecutors have filed charges against Huawei, alleging that the company stole trade secrets from an US rival and committed bank fraud by doing business with Iran, a violation of sanctions against the country. Huawei has asked for charges against their CFO, Meng Wanzhou to be dropped, claiming that the prosecutors were making a mistake." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "U.S. Charges Huawei With Stealing Trade Secrets, Bank Fraud" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Layout Parser is a tool for document image layout analysis tasks. It uses deep learning to analyze complex documents and process hierarchical structures in layouts. Layout Parser can be used to extract information from documents and convert the output into structured data." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Layout Parser" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A short video shows a protestor in Hong Kong neutralizing a tear gas canister by placing it inside a thermos and shaking it. The protestor reached out and announced that the dark substance seen being poured out of the canister was mud. Tear gas canisters contain chemicals that burn to create a reaction that makes noxious fumes. The fumes work on similar chemical receptors as ones activated while eating wasabi and mustard but are more potent. An expert on tear gas has confirmed that shaking a canister inside a thermos filled with mud would be able to stop the reaction causing the canister to burn, as well as clogging up any pores to prevent it from working after it is released." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch This Hong Kong Protester Instantly Neutralize Tear Gas" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has launched its Self Service Repair program. Customers in the US will now be able to repair their iPhones from home. The unexpectedly large kits will have all the tools required to repair an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 lineup model or the third-generation iPhone SE. They will be rented to customers for $49. A picture of the repair kits is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here's the Massive Kit Apple Will Send to Your House So You Can Fix Your iPhone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Chicago Police Department is using an algorithm to predict whether citizens will be involved with a shooting incident. While the system identifies people who might be involved with an incident, it doesn't say on which side the citizen might be involved. This resulted in a citizen with no record of violence being continually contacted by the police, which caused the person to be targeted twice by violent crime. The system uses data from police stops and arrests to make educated guesses about what might happen. Using this kind of system could put entire populations at risk of over-policing." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Heat Listed" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple News+ received over 200,000 subscriptions in its first 48 hours. All of these new subscribers are taking advantage of the trial period so it is yet to be seen whether Apple will retain their numbers. More people signed up to Apple News+ than Texture, a magazine subscription service that Apple acquired last year, which Apple News+ is based on. Some publishers have become more cautious about the effects of using the subscription service. However, many are confident in Apple News’ editor in chief, who has a reputation for knowing what good content is." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Over 200,000 users signed up for Apple News+ during its first 48 hours, report says" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new ‘Biosolar leaf’ is able to clean up carbon dioxide and release oxygen to the air more efficiently than normal trees. The invention uses minute plant life on solar panel structures that can be built almost anywhere. It also produces nutritious plant proteins. While other air-processing technologies require high pressures, this technique can clean air even in low-pressure environments. Council members in the UK are excited to be the first to roll out the technology." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Biosolar leaf' project targets air pollution on London campus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pavement Technology Inc. has created a spray-on treatment for pavement that can lower its temperature, revitalize asphalt, and dissolve car exhaust pollution. The spray is based on titanium oxide, a photocatalyst that absorbs and disperses light and heat. Pavement Technology claims that one mile of sprayed pavement has the same air quality benefits as planting 20 acres of trees. The spray is now being tested in several municipalities in the US." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Sunscreen for Pavement Could Help Keep Cities Cool" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference was full of announcements with all the new things coming to its various devices. iOS 15 will be released in the fall with FaceTime updates, a Focus mode, Live Text, and improvements to Apple Wallet and Maps. AirPods will now work with the Find My app and spatial audio is coming to tvOS and M1-powered Macs. Updates to iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS were also announced. Siri will soon come to third-party devices, and devs will be getting some new tools and APIs. More details about the announcements are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s everything Apple announced at the WWDC 2021 keynote" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pinpoint and prevent bugs with the New Relic infrastructure monitoring experience The new and improved New Relic infrastructure monitoring experience helps SRE, DevOps, and ITOps teams quickly pinpoint offending infrastructure components, determine incident impact radius, and identify root cause. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pinpoint and prevent bugs with the New Relic infrastructure monitoring experience" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Motor Neuron Disease eventually takes away its victim's ability to speak, but a new AI-based tool developed by Rolls-Royce may help patients speak again. Rolls Royce worked with the Motor Neuron Disease Association, Intel, Microsoft, and other companies to develop Quips. Quips uses artificial intelligence in combination with voice banking to learn the unique way a user speaks. Users record clips of their speech to create a synthetic version of their voice. Quip is able to listen to conversations in real-time and suggest responses. Its responses include the same accents and colloquialisms that its users use. The system is context-aware and will switch conversation modes depending on its environment. It is unknown when Quips will be available to the public." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Quips is an AI to help ALS patients speak with their own voice" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Never dig through logs again: Zebrium—now available in New Relic as a quickstart—uses machine learning to trawl through your logs and find incident root cause indicators quickly and accurately. Initial setup takes about 15 minutes with no manual training or rules needed. Learn more and read a step-by-step guide." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A new way to automate root cause analysis in logs with New Relic and Zebrium" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "IBM will launch its new quantum computer next month. It will be available for researchers and companies to run applications via the cloud. The computer boasts 53 quantum bits. Google has a 72-qubit device, but it is not available for public use. IBM has been promoting quantum computing via the cloud since 2016. Other companies such as Rigetti Computing and D-Wave have also launched quantum computing cloud services. Google's quantum computers are rumored to be almost at the stage where they can perform tasks beyond the reach of the most powerful supercomputers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "IBM’s new 53-qubit quantum computer is the most powerful machine you can use" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings is planning to release a wearable device that can project an image onto the wearer's retina to correct the refractive error that causes nearsightedness. Wearing the device for 60 to 90 minutes a day can correct myopia. The company is still testing the device to see how long the effect lasts and how many days a user needs to wear the device to achieve a permanent correction for nearsightedness. The device will be available in Asian markets in the second half of the year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Myopia correcting 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "4.5 million Americans quit their jobs at the end of November 2021. Resignation rates were highest among those who worked in fields that experienced extreme increases in demand due to the pandemic. Many developers feel burnt out due to an increased workload. The demand for developers has increased as more industries start relying on software. Many people have changed how they see their lives due to the pandemic. This article explores how these factors, among many others, have resulted in the Great Resignation, and how this will affect the labor market." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Great Resignation is here. What does that mean for developers?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This Twitter thread discusses five traps to avoid when working at a big company. Avoid being someone's lieutenant as they will never let you excel past them. Focus on building internal and transferable expertise. Don't fall for perks as they don't cost the company anything. Switching jobs can be much more profitable than staying at a company, even as a top performer. You should be recognized for 70% of the work you do and any less means you are being taken for granted and underpaid." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "5 traps to avoid when working at a big company" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Deno was created by Ryan Dahl, the creator of Node.js, as an answer to the things that he thought were wrong with Node.js. It has a brand new JavaScript runtime for the backend, is written in Rust, is based on the Tokio platform, and runs on Google's V8 engine. Deno uses command-line arguments to enable or disable access to different security features, bringing in security controls similar to industry standards. It has a more complete standard library compared to Node.js and integrated TypeScript. Deno handles dependencies by allowing importing of models from anywhere. It is still new in the industry so it will be a few years before it has a chance of replacing Node.js." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What is Deno and will it Replace NodeJS?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "rRPC is an RPC framework designed from the ground up to be lightweight, extensible, and extremely performant." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "fRPC: A Faster, More Flexible RPC Framework" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Google employee has been reportedly fired after leaking information to the media. The employee had provided names and personal information of other employees to reporters. Two other employees involved with internal activism have been placed on leave. One of the employees had accessed information not related to their job, and the other had been tracking staff calendars. The documents that one of the employees tried to access were related to a Chrome browser extension that employees feared was being used to surveil them. Google has long held a culture where employees had broad access to work across the company, but recently, access to some projects has been cut off. Media leaks at Google have unveiled Google's work with the Pentagon and its plans for a censored Chinese search engine." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google reportedly fires staffer in media leak crackdown" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk bought a ticket to space from Virgin Galactic before Richard Branson's flight on Sunday. Virgin Galactic has sold around 600 tickets for SpaceShipTwo. Musk is friends with Branson. Buying the ticket was a friendly endorsement of Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered plane. SpaceX has its first astronaut mission in September. It will be a longer trip into orbit. A picture of Musk and Branson together hanging out the morning before Branson went to space is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk has a ticket to ride on Richard Branson’s spaceplane" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The proposed standard has the potential to accelerate AI development by optimizing hardware memory usage and work for both AI training and inference." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Intel, AMD and Nvidia propose new standard to make AI processing more efficient" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber will purchase Postmates for $2.65 billion. Postmates will be combined with Uber Eats. The deal is expected to be announced as soon as today. The combined companies will have a 37% share of food delivery sales in the US. DoorDash will still remain the largest competitor with a 45% market share. GrubHub, which has a 17% share of the food delivery market in the US, was recently sold to Just Eats for $7.3 billion. 🚀 Science &" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber to purchase Postmates for $2.65 billion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Gmail is now 15 years old, and the email service has learned new tricks for its birthday. Users can now delay sending emails and schedule them for better times. Another new feature is called Smart Compose, and it uses AI to recognize your usual greetings and predict email body text. While Smart Compose has been rolling out since March, Google has now confirmed it is now available for all Android devices and that it works in English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. iOS support is coming soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Gmail can schedule messages to send them at a better time" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The FBI is investigating Tesla for possibly making misleading statements about its Model 3 production capabilities in 2017. In July 2017, Elon Musk tweeted \"Looks like we can reach 20,000 Model 3 cars per month in Dec.\" However, they only produced 2,700 Model 3s in all of 2017. Tesla says that it always sets truthful, ambitious targets, and \"While Tesla gets criticized when it is delayed in reaching a goal, it should not be forgotten that Tesla has achieved many goals that were doubted by most.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Model 3 production reportedly under investigation by the FBI" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla is laying off about 7% of its workforce in order to make their \"cars, batteries, and solar products cost-competitive with fossil fuels.\" Currently the cheapest Tesa is the Model 3, which costs $44,000, Elon Musk wants to get it down to $35,000. Earlier this month, Tesla cut the price of its cars by $2000 to offset a $3750 reduction in federal electric car tax credits. \"The road ahead is very difficult\" says Musk." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk announces Tesla layoffs, warns about weak Q4 profits" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spotify Technology might be looking at acquiring Ringer, a sports and pop-culture startup. Ringer is involved in the podcast business, like the other four startups that Spotify bought in 2019. It was founded by Bill Simmons, who launched the outlet after ESPN fired him as a commentator. The startup already works with Spotify to produce podcast content. Its podcasting business is profitable, which might help provide an instant boost to Spotify's financials. Spotify made a loss of $86 million in 2018, but it turned a profit of about $25 million for the first nine months of 2019." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why Does Spotify Want to Buy Ringer?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cloudflare filed for its initial public offering on Thursday. The company has 74,873 customers, 408 who contribute more than $100,000 each in annual bills. It reported a $36.8 million loss in the first half of 2019, with a revenue increase of 48 percent since the first half of 2018. Cloudflare helps companies distribute content and keep it available online, and it provides services to companies such as DigitalOcean, IBM, and Discord. Its competition includes Cisco, Akamai, Amazon, and Microsoft. In 2017, Cloudflare stopped providing services to clients with certain ideologies, which caused some losses with potential clients who elected not to subscribe to its services as a result." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Web security company Cloudflare files to go public" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A graduate student from New York University has found a gene that may be the reason humans and other great apes are missing tails. The gene is a short DNA insertion called an Alu element. Alu sequences can move around the genome and are sometimes called jumping genes or transposable elements. They can have complex effects on how proteins are expressed, making them a huge driver of evolutionary variation. Mice that had been genetically modified to have the gene had a mix of tail lengths, from none to nearly normal, suggesting that other genes must be working together to eliminate all tail development in apes." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "‘Jumping gene’ may have erased tails in humans and other apes—and boosted our risk of birth defects" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GitHub has introduced the ability to create repository templates in order to make boilerplate code management and distribution easy on GitHub. To create a template, users only need to select the option to mark a repository as a template, after which it can be used to generate new repositories with all of the required files and folders. Template repositories will display a ‘Use this template’ button. More features and template types will be coming soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub: Generate new repositories with repository templates" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Brave has updated its desktop browser with a built-in crypto wallet. Users will be able to buy, sell, and swap their crypto with fewer security risks than the usual browser add-ons. It is a self-custody wallet with integrations with other wallets, as well as the ability to track crypto market data and control portfolios that include NFTs. The feature will be available on mobile devices soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Brave browser now includes a built-in crypto wallet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has started to roll out free one-day delivery for some customers, and the service is expected to be available to all Prime customers soon. Two-day delivery has been available for years and is one of the main selling points for the Prime subscription. During a conference call related to Amazon’s quarterly earnings report, CFO Brian Olsavsky explained that Amazon will be investing heavily to achieve this goal. Amazon expects that this project will take time and investors will have an update on their progress by the end of Q2." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon to give Prime customers one-day shipping, cutting free delivery time in half" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google will host its Pixel hardware event on October 6. The company already teased the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, as well as the Pixel Watch, at an event in May. The event on October 6 will fully detail those products, features, pricing, and availability. It will be Made by Google's first in-person event in two years. A teaser video for the event is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google announces Pixel hardware event for October 6" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The New York Times uses a causal machine learning model called the Dynamic Meter to set personalized paywall meter limits and to make its paywall smarter." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How The New York Times Uses Machine Learning To Make Its Paywall Smarter" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chipmakers worldwide are working together to create a new system for integrating chiplets together in future semiconductor designs. Almost every major name in the industry is involved with the project. The standard will use the same broad model that PC components have used for years but for specialized chips called chiplets that only do a few specific functions. Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) will be a standard for connecting chiplets together to make it easier to mix and match different components when building custom processors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A new standard could let companies build processors out of Lego-like chiplets" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has released a new version of Maps with faster and more accurate navigation and comprehensive views of landmarks. The update will be rolled out to Europe in the coming months. Maps was rebuilt from the ground up with privacy at its core. The new version of Maps allows users to view interactive street-level imagery, favorite and share locations, view real-time transit information, share estimated time of arrival, and more. Maps is not connected to users' Apple ID in any way. Personalized features are created using on-device intelligence. Any data that is transmitted by the app is associated with random identifiers that continually reset." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for all users in the United States" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article features an image of the atoms in a praseodymium orthoscandate crystal, zoomed in 100 million times. The resolution was achieved using an algorithm-powered technique called ptychography. It is the highest resolution image of atoms that has ever been seen. The blurring in the image is caused by the atoms jiggling. Using the technique will enable scientists to locate individual atoms in all three dimensions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This is the highest-resolution image of atoms ever seen" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Next is an open source Lisp-based keyboard-oriented extensible web-browser designed for power users. The goal is to enable power users to be more productive by allowing fast tab switching and fast navigation without having to use a mouse. I can see how this could get big, a web browser is probably most people's most used application so it makes sense to invest some time in getting fast with it (like how people invest time learning text editors like vim/emacs). It's still pretty early stage and is missing some key stuff like adblock, but it's definitely something to keep an eye on (and a cool project for Lisp fans!)." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Next Web Browser" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The OpenAI Startup Fund is a new $100 million startup fund for investing in early-stage AI companies that tackle major problems. It plans to only invest in a small number of companies. The fund will look for companies that take on issues like healthcare, climate change, and education. It may also consider companies that focus on productivity. Companies who are selected for funding will receive early access to new OpenAI systems and Azure resources from Microsoft. Microsoft is one of the partners and investors in the fund." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "OpenAI’s $100M startup fund will make ‘big early bets’ with Microsoft as partner" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A recent survey by jobs site Monster found that 95 percent of workers are now considering changing jobs, with 92 percent willing to switch industries to find the right position. Burnout and lack of growth opportunities were the biggest drivers for the shift. There are also a higher number of job openings than ever before, contributing to why people are willing to try out new opportunities. Many employees want to continue working remotely, so most organizations are trying to work out how to combine remote and on-site work." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Great Resignation' gains steam as return-to-work plans take effect" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Whenever you access a website, your browser gets the website's IP from a DNS resolver which is typically operated by either your ISP or a service such as Google's 8.8.8.8. These queries are unencrypted, so it is possible for someone to monitor which sites are being visited or even redirect the request to a fake website. A new technique developed by Cloudflare, Apple, and Fastly, called Oblivious DNS, can prevent this snooping and make the Internet more private. Engineers are still measuring the performance cost of implementing the protocol, but early results appear promising." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cloudflare, Apple, and others back a new way to make the Internet more private" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla has started to deploy Starlink antennas at its Supercharger stations. The company has focused on creating a great complimentary charging experience as opposed to making its charging stations profit centers. Tesla owners can spend more than 30 minutes at charging stations, so Wi-Fi could be valuable for those without Tesla's premium connectivity. Tesla currently has over 3,100 stations. It plans to triple the size of its network within the next two years and open to non-Tesla vehicles." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla starts deploying Starlink satellite internet systems at Supercharger stations" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google spinout Aalyria has a laser communications technology that can create networks that span land, sea, air, near space, and deep space. The company has an $8.7 million commercial contract with the US Defense Innovation Unit. Google still has a minority stake in Aalyria. It transferred nearly a decade's worth of intellectual property, patents, and physical assets to Aalyria earlier this year. Alphabet has been looking more into its experimental projects due to a slowdown in ad spending." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google spins out secret hi-speed telecom project called Aalyria, and keeps stake in startup" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Blackstone Group Inc has agreed to acquire Ancestry.com Inc for $4.7 billion, including debt, from private equity firms Silver Lake, Spectrum Equity, and Permira. GIC, a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, will continue to maintain a significant minority stake in the company. Ancestry.com is the world's largest provider of DNA services, with three million paying customers in about 30 countries. Customers use the service to trace their genealogy and identify genetic health risks using home test kits. The deal is the first acquisition out of Blackstone's $26 billion Blackstone Capital Partners VIII private equity fund." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Blackstone to acquire Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "FreeCodeCamp has launched their 2019 front-end tooling survey, which seeks to discover common knowledge and usage levels of common front-end tools. Last years survey found that React and Vue.js were growing significantly in importance in front-end development. This year’s survey has a focus on CSS-in-JS tools, as well as some questions regarding performance and accessibility tools and features. The survey is open now and will close at the end of April." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Launching the Front-End Tooling Survey 2019" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Singapore is ranked No. 2 globally in openness and preparedness for autonomic vehicles and will begin testing on a full-sized autonomous electric bus later this year. The bus, developed by Volvo, will start testing within the next few weeks or months and will be initially used on a university campus. It is hoped that further testing can be done on public roads after regulatory approvals in the next few years. The city-state aims to deploy autonomous buses in three different districts by 2022." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Volvo to test full-size driverless bus in Singapore" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Git Credential Manager Core is a cross-platform credential manager for Git. It supports authentication to GitHub, Bitbucket, and Azure Repos. GCM Core was designed with cross-platform and cross-host support in mind. GCM for Windows and GCM for Mac & Linux will continue to receive support for some time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Git Credential Manager Core: Building a universal authentication experience" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Professors from 7 universities including MIT and Stanford are teaming up to create a cryptocurrency called Unit-e, which will be able to process tens of thousands of transactions per second compared to 3-7 for Bitcoin or 10-30 for Ethereum. The group plans on launching in the second half of this year. This will be made possible by new consensus and sharding mechanisms." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MIT and Stanford Professors Are Designing a Cryptocurrency to Top Bitcoin: Unit-e" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a list of people who have contributed significantly to the field of resilience engineering. People from related fields such as cognitive systems engineering and naturalistic decision-making have also been included. Each listing contains a summary of the person’s work, a list of their publications, and links to information about the concepts they introduced into the field. The readings in this repository are ones that the author has read or is planning to read so it may not be comprehensive." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Resilience engineering notes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Mashambas Skyscraper in Africa is a new concept for a skyscraper designed to serve as a farm, an education center, and a community center all in one. 70 percent of the African population lives in rural areas, practicing subsistence farming and barely making $2 USD a day. The Mashambas Skyscraper aims to train subsistence farmers in modern farming techniques in order to improve harvests and help the farmers pull themselves out of poverty. The design won the eVolo skyscraper competition, beating out over 400 other designs. One of the most unique features of the design is that it is moveable. The skyscraper can exist in a location for a period of time and then be rebuilt in a new location, leaving the base layer to serve as a marketplace for villagers. By providing farmers with tools, resources, and education, the Mashambas Skyscraper has the potential to promote long-term sustainable farming and improve crop yields." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This Incredible Skyscraper Is Also a Farm That Can Feed a Village" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "PostgreSQL's Data Definition Language is used to handle database descriptions and schemas and to define and modify the structure of data. This article discusses how to safely run DDL operations without interrupting production API traffic. It covers what transactional DDLs are, locking, constraints, enum types, and table, column, and index operations." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to safely run DDL operations without interrupting production API traffic" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "CSS-Only Chat is an asynchronous web-based chat application that requires no browser reloads and no JavaScript. In order for a chat application to work, an app only needs to be able to send and receive data, and CSS-Only Chat achieves this through the use of buttons. The idea was inspired via a tweet, and a gif demo is available to view on the repository." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CSS-Only Chat" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository is a guide for users on how to write commit messages. It goes through what a commit message is, why it is important to write good commit messages, best practices, and tips on how to plan and write good commit histories. The guide is available in five languages." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Commit messages guide" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Silicon Valley is increasingly turning to economists for insights into how to solve business problems. Tech companies offer many of the same benefits of a university career without the 'publish or perish' culture. Economists tend to have a good grasp of statistics and understanding of how incentives affect human behavior and they are adept at designing experiments to identify causal relationships between variables. They offer skills that computer scientists and engineers often lack." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why economists are flocking to Silicon Valley" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The component was responsible for controlling the USB and Thunderbolt ports." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Replaces Last Remaining Intel-Made Component in M2 MacBook Air" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google Maps is releasing integrations with Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music this week." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Maps" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Fortnite is now available to play for free via the Xbox Cloud Gaming service. Anyone with a Microsoft account can play the game on any device through the internet on a web browser in the 26 countries where it's available. Microsoft plans to bring more free-to-play titles to the cloud. Fortnite will continue to be available on Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming platform." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Now you can play Fortnite on your iPhone or Android for free with Xbox Cloud Gaming" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "DoorDash is testing a feature called 'Return a Package' that allows customers to book a delivery person to return packages to the nearest post office, UPS, or FedEx location. Customers will have to have their packages fully sealed with the prepaid shipping label attached before collection. DoorDash Dashers will be paid the same way for Return a Package returns as they would be for any other marketplace order. Other companies have tested similar services in the past but weren't successful." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DoorDash is testing a feature that lets you return packages to post offices, FedEx, or UPS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Neuralink is preparing to launch clinical trials in humans. It is now building a team of people to run the trials while waiting for approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The technology has already been successfully tested in the brains of macaque monkeys and pigs. Elon Musk has expressed cautious optimism about the implant's potential to allow tetraplegic people to walk. The first human patients will be people with severe spinal cord injuries. A video of a monkey playing Pong using a Neuralink chip as a controller is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink lines up clinical trials in humans" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from Zhejiang University in China have tested swarms of drones that can autonomously navigate through complex environments. The drones can fly through dense bamboo forests while avoiding other drones. There are many applications for autonomous drone swarms, such as mapping areas that humans can't reach during disasters or lifting and delivering heavy objects. There are also military applications. The technology will likely be deployed in real-life work within a few years. A video of the drones flying through a bamboo forest is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Drone swarms can now fly autonomously through thick forest" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Mars Helicopter Delivery System was created to help NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter safely navigate the final five inches from the Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars. Ingenuity weighs about four pounds and is packed with technology that makes stowing and deploying it a challenge, especially since powered controlled flight on Mars has never been attempted. Mission engineers decided to store the helicopter in Perseverance's belly. Two months after Perseverance lands, the rover will drop the Mars Helicopter Delivery System onto a suitable location, and six days later, the deployment process will begin. Once a good drop is confirmed, the helicopter will begin recharging its batteries with its solar panel, and then the flight test program will begin. If the technology is successful, the helicopters might be used in future missions to act as scouts, carry payloads, or investigate the environment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How NASA's Mars Helicopter Will Reach the Red Planet's Surface" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitter Blue is a subscription service that Twitter is working on that features a new function called Collections and an Undo Tweet button. Collections will let users save and organize their favorite tweets. The Undo Tweet button will let users cancel tweets up to a few seconds after sending the message. Twitter may bundle Scroll with Twitter Blue, which would remove ads from the subscriber's feed. The service is still in development, so details may change before launch." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Twitter Blue' is the company's upcoming subscription service" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Plenty is a San Francisco-based startup that uses vertical farming to grow crops in enclosed and controlled environments. It wants to build at least 500 of these farms around the planet in densely populated cities. The first Plenty farm went into production in 2018 and its second site is in Compton. It hopes to start its first customer deliveries from the Compton farm sometime in 2021. Vertical farms can produce food efficiently all year round while taking up significantly less space than a traditional farm. They also make the food supply chain more resilient due to the controlled environment. The article contains many pictures from within Plenty's farms." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Farm Of The Future Might Be In Compton. Inside A Warehouse. And Run Partly By Robots" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Robinhood took steps to restrict the trading in GameStop stock and other related securities. The company claims the changes were made due to recent market volatility. GameStop shares dropped after the announcement, closing down 44% on Thursday. Robinhood customers have threatened to open a class-action lawsuit against the company. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex and Ted Cruz have both called the move unacceptable. Hedge fund Melvin Capital has taken huge losses due to the actions of an army of retail investors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Robinhood, Interactive Brokers restrict trading in GameStop stock and options" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured images of Venus' surface. Venus' surface is blocked by a thick atmosphere, which makes it hard to take pictures of. However, the surface is very hot and it makes the planet glow a faint red during the night when there is no Sun. The solar probe used the red light to capture images of the surface as it flew past at night. Some of the images are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Behold! NASA captures groundbreaking images of Venus’ surface" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Dizzle is a simple and fast CSS selector engine that turns CSS selectors into functions that test if elements match them. It features full implementation of CSS 3 and CSS 4 selectors and partial implementation of jQuery extensions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dizzle - CSS Selector Library" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Xiaomi has partnered with Lamborghini to produce the Ninebot GoKart Pro Lamborghini Edition, an electric go-kart built purely for the track. It is similar to an early Segway Ninebot design but with some serious performance upgrades. The go-kart reaches speeds of up to 25 mph using its detachable Xiaomi self-balancing scooter. It has drifting-friendly rear tires and high traction rubber on its front tires. The go-kart features true Ackermann steering, functional headlights, and a rear wing, which adds real aerodynamic and handling improvements. With a 432Wh battery, it can run for approximately 15.5 miles. The go-kart can carry a max passenger weight of 220 lb and is available for purchase for around $1,450." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lamborghini partners with Xiaomi, unveils new electric go-kart for adults" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains the source code for Cascadia Code. There are instructions for modifying the font. Glyphs is required for modifying the font on Mac and Microsoft VTT and FontTools is required for modifying the font on Windows." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cascadia Code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla's Full Self-Driving beta has three driving profiles that vary in terms of aggressiveness. The Assertive option has a smaller follow distance, performs more frequent speed lane changes, will not exit passing lanes, and may perform rolling stops. The Chill mode has a larger follow distance and perform fewer lane changes, and the Average option has a medium follow distance and may perform rolling stops. It is unknown if the Assertive option changes how safe the vehicles are. A video showing the three modes in operation is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta has an ‘assertive’ driving mode that ‘may perform rolling stops’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hired is home to thousands of companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s that are actively hiring the best and brightest developers, data scientists, mobile engineers, and more. Here’s how it works: once you create a profile, hiring managers can extend interview requests based on desired salary, top skills, and career preferences. Sign up today - it’s completely free for job-seekers!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Find a job through Hired" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Peacock is NBCUniversal's new streaming service. It will be available for all Comcast's Xfinity X1 and Flex customers by the end of April. Non-Comcast subscribers will have access to the service from July 15th. Originally, Comcast and NBCUniversal were going to use the 2020 Summer Olympics as part of a larger launch, but the Olympics have now been delayed. When it launches for all customers in July, there will be a free tier with limited programming, an ad-supported tier that will be free to Comcast customers and $5 per month for everyone else, and a $10 per month ad-free option." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NBCUniversal officially enters the streaming wars with Peacock launch" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is officially retiring after 27 years on June 15. The browser reached its peak in 2003 but fell off after new browsers entered the market. Microsoft Edge features an IE mode that provides access to legacy Internet Explorer-based websites and apps. The retirement doesn't affect in-market Windows LTSC, Server Internet Explorer 11 desktop applications, or the MSHTML engine." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "PSA: Last chance to browse using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is this week" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "H2 Clipper is a startup that plans to build airships that will use hydrogen to provide buoyancy and hydrogen fuel cells to power their engines. The project is still in its concept stage, but the startup plans to build airships that are faster, safer, and more efficient than its predecessors. The airships will cruise at about 175 mph for distances up to 6,000 miles. They will have a cargo volume of 265,000 cubic feet and will be able to carry up to 340,000 pounds of payload. There are still many hurdles to overcome before the airships will become a reality, one being that the US currently bans the use of hydrogen as a lift gas in airships." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "H2 Clipper Will Resurrect Hydrogen Airships to Haul Green Fuel Across the Planet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tired of Big Tech's unpredictable and convoluted pricing models? You're not alone. Vultr now offers Optimized Cloud Compute plans, powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors, for as low as $28.00/mo. Get started with $200 toward your first 30 days with this TLDR-exclusive offer." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Vultr's New Plans are Truly EPYC" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Signify Health is for sale in an auction that could value it at more than $8 billion. Amazon, CVS Health Corp., and UnitedHealth Group Inc. are among the bidders. Bids are due around Labor Day. There is no guarantee that any of the companies will reach a deal." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon said to be among bidders to buy Signify Health" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Directus is an open-source library built using TypeScript that installs on top of any SQL database, automatically creating a REST+GraphQL API and no-code app that enables anyone to connect, manage, and visualize data.\"Tripadvisor is using Directus to bring our products, data and content closer together.\" - Antoine Veliz, VP Design, TripadvisorLearn more or check us out on GitHub!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Turn any SQL database into an API and no-code app" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has reported its Q2 financial results, announcing a quarterly revenue of $58 billion, 5 percent lower than Q2 2018. iPhone and Mac sales were down, but iPad, wearables, home, accessories, and services all saw gains. Sales for iPhones have been dropping quarter after quarter, as customers are upgrading devices less frequently due to battery-replacement programs and the phasing out of carrier subsidies. Investors are very interested in Apple’s services business growth, especially with the upcoming releases of Apple Arcade and Apple TV Plus." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple’s Q2 earnings: iPhone sales continue to drop as services keep growing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Enjoy a streamlined web monitoring experience with our latest enhancements to Browser. Users now have the ability to analyze web traffic by browser and device type, filter user data by geography, and display Core Web Vitals front and center. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Refresh your browser monitoring solution with more integrated user metrics" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will let Nintendo Switch Online members play Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games. There is no info on pricing, but it will launch in late October. The company will be releasing Switch versions of the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis controllers. A list of the games playable at launch is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nintendo Switch Online is getting an ‘expansion pack’ with N64 and Genesis games" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article talks about different social media platforms and three common trends between them. Platforms are shifting towards ever more immersive mediums. There is increasing use of algorithms, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Interaction models are changing from user-directed to computer-controlled. These trends are likely intertwined." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "App growth and monetization agency AppLovin has submitted an unsolicited proposal to buy Unity in a deal worth $20 billion. Unity recently agreed to merge with ironSource. AppLovin's proposal would give Unity 55% of the merged company's shares representing 49% of voting rights. Unity recently struck a $1 billion deal to create a joint venture in China with ByteDance, Alibaba, and other companies to develop local versions of its products for game developers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AppLovin wants to buy video game maker Unity for $20 billion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Code Tips is a website that teaches programming for people with little or no prior experience. It contains short tutorials that are written in an easy to understand manner. Most tutorials are on programming basics, but there are also tutorials for Go, Python, and JavaScript." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Code Tips" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Space Hero Inc is a production company that plans to produce a reality TV show competition where the prize is a trip to the International Space Station. It is working with aerospace company Axiom Space to help broker the trip for the winner. Contestants around the world will train for space travel and then the winner will receive a 10-day trip to the space station. The trip will be televised from launch to return. Axiom hasn't selected a launch provider for the mission yet. Both SpaceX and Boeing's vehicles are possible candidates. NASA is planning to fly Tom Cruise to the space station to film a movie. It also plans to begin filming ads on the ISS in the next few months." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Production company aims to film space reality TV show, with the winner flying to orbit" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article presents a hands-on experience with Magic Leap's new augmented reality glasses. The Magic Leap 2 features a larger field of view, lenses that can dim the world and become blackout sunglasses, spatial audio, and more. It is notably smaller than the first version, with improved eye and hand tracking. No prices for the headset have been released yet. Photos of the device are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Magic Leap 2 Hands-On: AR Glasses That Can Dim The Real World" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google and the Château de Versailles have teamed up to create a VR private tour of Louis XIV's royal residence. The virtual palace has 21 rooms, 387,500 square feet of internal surfaces, and over 100 sculptures, paintings, and other works of art. Google used over 4TB of data and textured 15 billion pixels for the recreation. It is currently only available for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. A smaller online exhibition is available for people without the headsets, featuring over 390 objects, artifacts, and paintings from six of the Palace's most famous rooms." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google used photogrammetry to create a detailed VR tour of Versailles" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Easy, secure SSH connections forever with less than 5 minutes of setup. Connect from anywhere to anywhere. Our free plan is free forever. Install now." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SSH Made Easy with Tailscale" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Is SOC 2 a thorn in your side? Make SOC 2 painless To land enterprise deals, your business needs SOC 2. But getting SOC 2 compliant is complex, time-consuming, and expensive. Uncomplicate SOC 2 with our guide for growth-minded founders. Turn compliance from a pain point into a competitive advantage.Download Now" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Is SOC 2 a thorn in your side? Make SOC 2 painless" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has released its first public beta of Catalina. This update starts to merge iOS features with Mac OS, combining many of the functionalities of the mobile platform into the desktop environment. Apple has been developing custom hardware for its devices, and the end result of cross-platform compatibility is now being realized. iOS apps are now able to run on Mac OS through Catalyst. Catalina also introduces new augmented reality tools, machine learning abilities, a suite of apps to replace iTunes, and more. Most of the visual elements remain unchanged from Mojave. Older Macs that don’t support Metal (introduced in some models in 2012) will not be able to run Catalina. Users should keep in mind that Catalina is still in its testing phase, so there may still be issues with running the new operating system." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hands on with Apple's first public beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lyft now has a monthly subscription, for $299 a month you can get 30 free rides valued at $15 or less. If any of these rides goes over $15, you just pay the difference. You can use this for single passenger or carpool rides, and for a limited time subscribers will get an additional 5% off additional rides." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lyft's monthly subscription plan is now available nationwide" } ]