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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Clubhouse leaked a messaging feature called Backchannel to some users last week. Backchannel is a way for users to communicate over text instead of audio. The feature was not referenced in the app's release notes and it was clearly unfinished. Clubhouse was quick to remove it from the app. It released a statement acknowledging the feature, but warned that it was in testing and might not become a part of the app." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Clubhouse accidentally leaked its own private messaging function" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GIF is an animated file format that is popular for sharing short animated snippets. It was created in 1987 by Compuserve and was not originally intended as an animation platform. This article breaks down a GIF file to explore the format's hidden features, such as its ability to take user input, comment extensions, resolution limits, and more. Additional resources on learning how to parse GIFs are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "You Don't Know Gif - An analysis of a gif file and some weird gif features" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A company called BIOMILQ recently announced that it has produced the world's first cell-cultured human milk. The milk is intended to be a healthier and more eco-friendly alternative to bovine-based infant formula. It has a macronutrient profile that matches the types and proportions of nutrients present in breast milk. The company makes it clear that its milk is not exactly the same as breast milk, and that its product is to be used as a supplemental feeding option. BIOMILQ's milk was developed in just 11 months. The company is partly funded by Bill Gates." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "In A World First, Scientists Made Human Milk Outside of the Breast" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has purchased a 9% stake in Twitter. Musk raised questions on whether the platform was undermining democracy and restricting free speech in recent weeks. He had considered starting a rival social media network. US security regulators have fined Musk for his tweets in the past. Musk is still facing heavy pressure from the SEC over his tweets." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk just became Twitter's largest shareholder" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX stacked a Starship prototype rocket on top of a Super Heavy rocket booster for the first time on Friday morning at the company's facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Starship prototypes are about 160 feet tall and are made of stainless steel. The Super Heavy booster stands at about 230 feet tall. SpaceX aims to complete preparations for Starship 20's launch over the next two weeks. NASA rewarded SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract earlier this year to deliver astronauts to the surface of the moon using the rockets. Images of Starship and the Super Heavy booster are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Musk: 'Dream come true' to see fully stacked SpaceX Starship rocket during prep for orbital launch" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung has announced the Galaxy Book 2 Pro, Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360, and Galaxy Book 2 360. The Pro models will come in 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch sizes, starting at $1,049.99 for the Pro and $1,249.99 for the Pro 360. The Pro 360 will be a 2-in-1 convertible with a touchscreen and S Pen support. Samsung's Galaxy Tab S8 can be used as a secondary screen alongside the new laptops. The devices will start shipping on April 1. Many more details and photos of the devices are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung updates its Galaxy Book Pro line with 1080p webcams" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "For those of you who don't know him Rob Walling is an OG internet small business entrepreneur, cohost of the Startups for the Rest of Us, and cofounder of Microconf. He's now starting his own accelerator Tinyseed, which will give you a year's worth of runway so you can work on your startup full-time. Definitely worth checking out if you're currently running a side project, I've been listening to his podcast for a long time and he's a really smart guy with tons of good advice." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "My Next Act: Building The First Startup Accelerator Designed for Bootstrappers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A nuclear facility in Iran was hit by a terrorist attack after new centrifuges used for enriching uranium were inaugurated at the site. The centrifuges represent a breach of Iran's part in a deal made in 2015 with the US, which only allows Iran to produce and store limited quantities of uranium enriched up to 3.67%. Trump’s administration had abandoned the deal in 2018, but Biden’s administration is currently in the process of reviving it. There were no casualties or leaks due to the incident. Some sources have blamed Israel for the attacks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Iran nuclear: 'Terrorist act' at underground Natanz facility" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A light sail made from a one carbon-atom-thick sheet of graphene has passed initial viability tests and could be used to power spacecraft. Light sails could potentially enable us to reach other star systems and they require no fuel, making spaceships equipped with them much lighter and easier to launch. The graphene light sail was tested by dropping it off a tower and shooting it with a laser. Graphene is relatively simple to make and it is possible to make kilometer-wide sails." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ultra-thin sail could speed journey to other star systems" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitch's clip feature has been popular amongst streamers, and now Imgur is trying to enter into the action with Melee, its app for gaming content. Melee allows players to share their favorite gaming clips with other users as well as gain an audience. Imgur has millions of daily users. These users may differ slightly from the daily Twitch crowd, allowing streamers to gain a wider audience. Imgur is also allowing Twitch integration for players. Melee is broken down into sections for different games and uses, and users can like, comment, and share clips within the app." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Imgur launches Melee, a dedicated gaming section trying to rival Twitch Clips" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This ebook is meant to be a step-by-step guide for you to learn how to use some of the most in-demand IaC tools that exist: Terraform, Ansible, Puppet (and Puppet Bolt), Chef, and Salt. Each tool is covered as mostly a stand-alone-project that focuses on deploying a simple Docker-based Python web application from Github. Download for free." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Free eBook: Try Infrastructure as Code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Being a solo founder can be difficult and it can take a while to find a rhythm that works without burning out. Patience and perseverance will help with dealing with challenges. Meditation can help with developing the ability to identify negative thought patterns and to deal with overwhelming situations. Breaking down tasks into chunks and attaching reasons for completing tasks can help in reducing procrastination. When working alone, keeping track of tasks and thoughts will help keep your project focused. Keeping in touch with friends and colleagues, and also allowing yourself to enjoy life and hobbies, will help keep you grounded." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Persisting as a solo founder" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have been prohibited from keeping human embryos alive in their labs for more than 14 days for the last few decades to avoid ethical issues that might be raised from experimenting on them as they continue to develop. The International Society for Stem Cell Research released new guidelines on Wednesday that said that the two-week period could be extended under certain circumstances. Extending the period in which embryos may be studied would help scientists solve many medical problems. The guidelines stress that each country should only permit such experiments after the topic has been discussed at length in public and with a majority agreement. Critics of the new guidelines say that they are too expansive." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New Guidelines Would Allow Experiments On More Mature Human Embryos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber has launched an app that will connect temporary workers looking to work shifts with businesses trying to fill up rosters. The Uber Works app will only be available in Chicago during its testing period. It will display information about shifts such as gross pay, work location, required skills, and dress code. Temporary workers can track their shifts and breaks using the app. New laws in California may require Uber to classify drivers as employees from January 1. Uber has been facing record losses, competition in Asia, and slowing revenue growth." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber launches app aimed at connecting workers with businesses" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "LEX is taking buildings public – and that’s good news for your investment portfolio. LEX is taking buildings public – and that’s good news for your investment portfolio. Now you can build a real estate portfolio that opens up direct and tax-advantaged ownership in an asset class that’s been hard to access. Customize your portfolio by picking the buildings you want, buying equity shares, and watching as the distributions roll in. No accreditation, no lockups, no holds. Freely trade in and out of your positions like your other stocks. Access to commercial real estate is finally here. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "LEX is taking buildings public – and that’s good news for your investment portfolio." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Human servers will soon be replaced with voice-based technology in McDonald's US drive-throughs. McDonald's acquired Apprente earlier this week. The start-up will help implement the AI technology that will make the ordering process more efficient. Up to 20 million jobs in the manufacturing industry alone could be replaced by robots in the next decade. McDonald's has expanded its new McD Tech team by hiring more engineers and data scientists. It has recently invested in technology that alters drive-through menu panels depending on the weather and other factors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "McDonald's uses AI for ordering at drive-throughs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitter has issued a number of subpoenas to associates of Elon Musk. The subpoenaed have been requested to provide information on checklists, timelines, presentations, decks, organizational calls, meetings, notes, and recordings related to Musk's deal to purchase Twitter, as well as any information regarding the discussion of bots and spam. Some of the subpoenaed were not originally believed to be involved in the deal, and at least one associate was never really involved. The trial is set to commence on October 17." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter subpoenas associates of Elon Musk in preparation for lawsuit" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Many games have taken on a hand-drawn art style over the years. Hand-drawn can mean a lot of different things to different people. In this article, 10 developers talk about what makes their games 'hand-drawn'. The developers discuss the process and techniques used to create the art in their games." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "10 developers on what makes their games’ ‘hand-drawn’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Rounded corners are everywhere in design. Rectangles with rounded corners are easier on the eyes because they take less cognitive effort to visually process. While our brains prefer rounded corners, using rounded corners on everything is not a good approach. This article discusses the science behind why we prefer rounded corners and provides some tips on how to use them effectively." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why do we round corners?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have been able to create artificial memories in lab mice, resulting in mice that responded to a stimulus that they haven't been trained on before. In the experiment, mice were artificially trained to associate the smell of cherry blossoms with a foot shock. The mice had their cherry blossom smell-detecting nerves stimulated artificially along with nerves that were important for the aversive reaction to foot shocks. They were not exposed to the actual smell of cherry blossoms or real shocks. When tested, the mice responded to the real cherry blossom odor by showing avoidance. The study showed that the stimulation in these specific areas in the brain led to activity in other regions of the brain that were associated with memory formation. Memory transfer has been observed before in sea slugs through RNA and has been partially successful in experiments involving rodents through transferring recordings of electrical activity. However, in this study, the memories were completely artificial." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Successful Artificial Memory Has Been Created" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has agreed to make it easier for customers to independently repair its devices. As You Sow, an investor advocacy nonprofit, filed a shareholder resolution with the SEC in June requesting that Microsoft examine the environmental and social benefits of making its devices more easily repairable. The shareholder resolution was withdrawn after Microsoft made a series of critical concessions and committed to examining its repairs situation. The FTC agreed to adopt the stance that people should be able to repair their own gadgets in July." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft Just Became the First Big Company to Commit to Right to Repair" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Impulse is hiring a firmware engineer in SF to help build a next-generation home energy system. Looking for someone interested in fighting climate change and decarbonizing the home. Started by ex-Waymo/Oculus engineers, raised a seed round from top investors. Please direct resumes and questions to [email protected]" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Early stage startup hiring SF-based firmware engineer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Furrion Exo-Bionics is a team that has built a functional giant mech suit. This video shows the team testing the suit out in the Mojave Desert. The suit is able to navigate the off-road terrain and even tow a pickup out from a ditch." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Giant Mech Suit Off-Road Desert Testing!" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has started to send email invitations to Starlink's public beta. The service will cost users $99 per month plus a one-time fee of $499 for the user terminal, mounting tripod, and router. The \"Better Than Nothing\" beta will feature speeds of between 50Mbps to 150Mbps and latency from 20ms to 40ms. SpaceX expects that the service will improve dramatically as more satellites are launched. There are no data caps. A mobile app is available to help users set up and manage their service." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX Starlink public beta begins" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple may be announcing a hardware subscription service at its Far Out event on Wednesday. The service will likely enable customers to purchase iPhones with a monthly subscription fee. It will be tied to Apple One and may include bundled services or extra iCloud storage. Customers should expect to pay more than the total retail price of the phone with the service. The iPhone 14 launch will not be the last Apple event of 2022." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple preparing to unveil iPhone subscription service" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber, in partnership with Thames Clippers, will soon offer boat journeys in London. Passengers will receive a QR code boarding pass once they book their trip through the Uber app. The boats will continue to operate on their current set routes, and customers will be able to use existing payment methods to pay for their journeys. The city of London has explored other transport options due to the pandemic. It has invested in its cycling infrastructure and fast-tracked its e-scooter rental trials." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber to offer boat rides in London as new commuter service" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Regex101 allows you to write regular expressions and test them on strings. It is able to generate an explanation of your regex as you type. There is a quick reference guide, with tokens sorted into categories such as Anchors, Meta Sequences, Quantifiers, Group Constructs, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "regular expressions 101" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Monday as to whether or not app buyers are allowed to sue Apple for the App Store being an illegal monopoly. The court is deciding whether or not the case can go forward, the case itself will be decided in lower courts if the Supreme Court decides that the case is allowed to go forward. The class action lawsuit alleges that \"Apple's intentionally closed system prevents competition, which enables the App Store to collect a higher price than if Apple were forced to entice app seekers in a competitive market.\" Apple originally got the case thrown out by arguing that its customers were actually app developers, as they were the ones buying Apple's distribution, so the app buyers could not sue. This ruling was reversed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which said that Apple acts like a retailer that buys products from developers and resells them to customers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Supreme Court to rule if customers can sue Apple claiming App Store is illegal monopoly" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from the Babraham Institute in the UK have reset human skin cells to a more youthful state in terms of certain molecular measurements. Previous research found that it was possible to turn normal cells into stem cells, but these cells would lose their specific identity. The new technique stops before the stem cell state is reached, allowing the cell to retain its original identity and function. The mechanism behind the technique is not fully understood. The technique still needs to be tested on other types of cells in the body and assessed for safety before it can be used in clinical trials." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Rewind The Clock of Human Skin Cells to Make Them Act 30 Years Younger" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A US-based research team has analyzed a large collection of viral genomes to find out the origins of SARS-CoV-2. The team found that the virus contained DNA from both bats and pangolins. This was due to recombination, where any time two DNA molecules share extensive similarities, it is possible for them to exchange pieces. SARS-CoV-2 is a single, long RNA molecule, but it can still recombine. The genetic makeup of the virus suggests that it is unlikely the virus is an escaped weapons experiment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SARS-CoV-2 looks like a hybrid of viruses from two different species" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This website contains tips, tricks, and in-depth guides on Puppeteer and Playwright. Puppeteer is a Headless Chrome Node.js API and Playwright is a Node.js library to automate Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. Recent guides cover topics such as clicking and typing, navigating and waiting, and working with selectors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Learn Puppeteer & Playwright" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Not all companies work out. While we hear stories about developers becoming successful after creating a product from home, many more fail. It can sound easy to create something, find 10-20 clients, and then grow a business from there, but the reality can be much harder than that, especially when dealing with anxiety. Many developers will sacrifice a lifestyle or income for their startups, which can add to the losses when they decide to finally give up." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "After losing $38676+ as an Indie Hacker. I can't do it anymore. I quit." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NASA's TESS satellite has found a planet orbiting a small star just 53 light years away. The TESS satellite is the successor to the old Kepler satellite which also discovered planets, TESS is slightly different in that it looks specifically for close-by planets so we can examine them, measure their mass, and determine what is in their atmosphere. The newly discovered planet has a temperature of 300 degress Fahrenheit, is gaseous, and is roughly 23 times the size of Earth." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA's new planet-hunting spacecraft TESS has found its third distant world" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An experimental type 2 diabetes and obesity drug from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has completed phase III trials. People who took the drug lost up to 22% of their body weight. The results of the drug are typically only seen in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery. It could be on the market by next year. While the drug therapy appears promising, it is still yet to be seen whether people will be able to afford to buy it." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Experimental Weight-Loss Drug Shows Surgery-Like Results in New Trial" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AutoGluon can train and deploy high-accuracy deep learning models for image, text, and tabular data with just a few lines of code. It automates machine learning tasks so data scientists can easily create strong predictive models. An example of a basic implementation of AutoGluon is available, and more specific instructions and advanced topics are linked." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AutoGluon: AutoML Toolkit for Deep Learning" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Personal data from 533 million Facebook accounts was recently leaked online. The dataset was scraped by exploiting a vulnerability that was fixed in 2019. It contains information such as phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birth dates, email addresses, and more. Portions of the dataset were available for purchase earlier this year through a Telegram bot. The leaked emails have been uploaded to Have I Been Pwned, but the owner of the site is still debating whether to make the leaked phone numbers available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Personal data of 533 million Facebook users leaks online" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Q-CTRL has discovered a way to reduce computational errors in quantum systems. The new method increases the likelihood of quantum algorithms succeeding by 2,500%. It uses specialized software to alter quantum logic gates. It can be used on any quantum system, so we could see more breakthroughs in the industry soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A New Quantum Computing Method Is 2,500 Percent More Efficient" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has announced plans to release an open cloud quantum computer service in private preview. It has open-sourced its Quantum Development Kit and Q# compilers and simulators. Microsoft has partnered with the startup IonQ to enable developers to use Microsoft products with quantum computers. IonQ uses an approach to quantum computing that focuses on trapping ions. Microsoft Azure Quantum will be launched in the coming months. Other companies such as Rigetti and D-Wave Systems also offer quantum computing on the cloud. IBM has plans to eventually make its 53-qubit computer available on the cloud." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft announces Azure Quantum, a cloud quantum computing service" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Beef is an open-source performance-oriented compiled programming language. Its syntax and many semantics were mostly derived from C# with some influence by Rust, Swift, and Go. It was designed to develop high-performance real-time applications, such as video games, while having low-level features that make it suitable for engine development." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Beef Programming Language" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Technology that can read lips and recognize people via their gait, among other things, could have a large suppressive effect if they aren't regulated. People may start covering their mouths when having conversations outside, as football managers currently do while giving instructions for the fear of being exposed. Facial recognition is being increasingly used in the UK in shopping centers, museums, conference venues, and other public areas. Millions of people are having their faces unknowingly scanned and stored in databases. These technologies could be an important tool for law enforcement, but we are currently at risk of losing a free and open society due to the impact of technology." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lip-reading CCTV will have people 'cupping hands over their mouths' in street, warns surveillance watchdog" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SOC 2 is a resource drain. Can Drata’s auto-compliance tool make it quicker? Drata says there’s an easier way to achieve continuous SOC 2 compliance (also ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA). Instead of screenshots, spreadsheets, and endless back-and-forth emails with auditors, Drata offers an autopilot layer that gathers evidence 24/7, with 75+ integrations for the most common SaaS services.Users seem to be impressed: Drata is the highest rated compliance software on G2. The CISO of Lemonade says: “Drata applies a level of integration and automation that I’ve not seen before. I reviewed a number of players in this space. Drata is the clear winner.”Check Drata out: TLDR readers get 10% off and waived implementation fees" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SOC 2 is a resource drain. Can Drata’s auto-compliance tool make it quicker?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Android 10 will start rolling out to devices starting with the Pixel phones, including the Pixel 1. The update will include fully gestural navigation, full support for a dark mode, changes to how users can interact with notifications, a faster share sheet, an API for floating apps, 230 new emoji, various under-the-hood changes, and much more. There are better security and privacy options, giving users more control over app permissions and storage. The security changes include a new method for storage encryption that will work on cheaper devices, and because of this, encryption will now be mandatory on all devices. A gallery of screenshots is available that shows some of the new features." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Android 10 launches today, and Pixel phones get the day one update" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In October 2018, a court ruling declared that Elon Musk must have prior approval for any tweet prior to publication. On February 20, Musk tweeted that Tesla would make around 500,000 vehicles in 2019 but later clarified that he actually meant that the annual production rate could be 500,000 vehicles. The SEC has asked a judge to hold Musk in contempt of the October ruling, citing that he did not seek pre-approval for the tweet. This has resulted in a 5% fall in Tesla’s share value." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla shares fall after SEC asks judge to hold Elon Musk in contempt for violating deal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Radian Aerospace is designing a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane. The vehicle will be able to take off from a runway, ignite its rocket engines, spend time in orbit, and then return and land on a runway. The current design for the vehicle can take five passengers and carry 5,000 pounds of cargo into orbit. Radian recently closed a $27.5 million round of seed funding. It has already built and tested its first full-scale engine and plans to develop operational capability before the end of the decade." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Radian announces plans to build one of the holy grails of spaceflight" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "As the Hong Kong protests continue, the possibility of an internet shutdown has led protestors to start using mesh networking technologies again. These networks played an important role during Hong Kong's 2014 democracy protests. Apps such as FireChat and Bridgefy link phones directly to each other through Bluetooth, allowing users to communicate through a network of devices rather than the internet. Private communication is encrypted, but public chat rooms are not. There are ways to monitor devices and identify them, and Bluetooth is not the most secure protocol. Bridgefy's CEO says that it's highly unlikely but not impossible for the government to trace messages to individual users, but users should still exercise caution." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hong Kong protestors are once again using mesh networks to preempt an internet shutdown" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Disney Plus now has more than 50 million subscribers. It gained more than 22 million subscribers in the last two months. The streaming service rolled out to international territories recently. Netflix has 167 million subscribers and Hulu has 30 million subscribers. Disney has planned releases throughout the year, including three highly-anticipated series from Marvel and Lucasfilm. Science &" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Disney Plus surpasses 50 million subscribers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Kernel will start shipping its mind-reading helmet over the next few weeks. The helmets contain sensors for measuring and analyzing a brain's electrical impulses and blood flow at the speed of thought. While the technology has existed for some time, it was expensive and impractical. The helmet design allows people to walk around while still being monitored. They are lightweight and relatively inexpensive. The first helmets will be going to brain research institutions and companies for product development. A picture of one of the helmets is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Kernel Helmet That Is Claimed to Read Human Mind Starts Shipping for $50,000 in US" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google Pay's recent revamp was a disaster, with a difficult transition period for customers to a service with less features. The app transition was also frustrating for employees, with dozens of employees and executives leaving the Google Payments team in recent months. Google had wanted to update Google Pay to be more in line with the version the company had built for India. The service only had a 3 percent market share for NFC mobile payments. Google plans to open a full banking service in partnership with Citibank." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Pay team reportedly in major upheaval after botched app revamp" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In honor of World Emoji Day, Apple has published a preview of the new emojis that will be released this fall. There will be four food emojis included with this update: a waffle, falafel, butter, and garlic. Food emojis have been used as euphemisms in the past. Possible euphemisms for the yet unreleased emojis are suggested." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Worst-Faith Interpretations of Apple’s New Food Emoji" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GitHub Sponsors is a way to fund your Open Source project, but most developers aren't getting the most out of it. Getting people to sponsor you can be difficult. A way to increase your number of sponsors is to create exclusive content for them, for example, articles, videos, and other educational material. You can restrict who has access to your posts, depending on their sponsor tier. GitHub Sponsors is completely free to use." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Build a Salary with GitHub Sponsors" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from UC Berkeley successfully revived human heart tissue after it had been preserved in a subfreezing, supercooled state using a technique called isochoric supercooling. The supercooling did not alter the structural integrity, beat rate, or beat waveform of the heart tissue. Isochoric supercooling involves keeping samples in liquid in a sealed, air-free rigid container. It creates conditions that make it difficult for ice to form, even at temperatures below freezing. The technique could eventually become viable for preserving donor tissue and organs." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Supercooling advances human tissue preservation" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has launched a new Counterfeit Crimes Unit in an effort to fight counterfeit products on its website. The team consists of former federal prosecutors, experienced investigators, and data analysts. Counterfeit products are a big issue for Amazon, with Nike recently deciding to stop selling through the platform, citing unlicensed and imposter sellers as a contributing factor. The new unit will make it easier for Amazon to file civil lawsuits, aid brands in their investigations, and work with law enforcement. Amazon spent over $500 million in 2019 to fight fraud, abuse, and counterfeit products. It reported blocking 2.5 million suspected bad actor accounts and shutting down 6 billion suspected bad listings in 2019." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon launches Counterfeit Crimes Unit to fight knockoffs on its store" } ]
[ { "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": "Prisons are building databases of their inmate’s voice prints. The methods used to collect this data include taking away privileges until the prisoner complies. Voice recognition data is being used to identify parties in a phone call and the technology is able to identify ‘suspicious’ phone calls. The data is not erased when prisoners are released and is being used to identify calls involving past inmates." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Prisons Across the US Are Quietly Building Databases of Incarcerated People's Voice Prints" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Studies show that ultraviolet light can mutate genetic material inside viruses and other microbes, making it impossible for them to reproduce, effectively killing them. A certain type of UV light is being tested for use against the novel coronavirus. If it is found to be effective, businesses could use it to disinfect surfaces and the air. Installing these lights all over a business would be costly. Amazon has developed a moving robot that can roam and disinfect stores and surfaces using UV lights. A robot like this could be a more cost-effective solution than a full UV light installation in a business." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon built a roving robot covered in UV light bulbs that could kill the coronavirus in warehouses and Whole Foods stores" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Boston Dynamics has shared a video of its Atlas humanoid robots successfully completing a parkour routine in an obstacle course. The routine took months of development and served as a useful test of the robots' abilities. Atlas can adapt its movements using visual cues. While the video looks impressive, there is still a slight chance of failure at each step of the routine. Atlas is a research model meant to push the limit of robotics and it could lead to the development of helper robots that handle a wide variety of tasks with human-like dexterity. The video is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Boston Dynamics' robots can parkour better than you" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Employees at Amazon's new Staten Island fulfillment center have announced they intend to unionize. The workers say they want to address safety concerns, lengthy unpaid security checks, unreasonable hourly quotas, and insufficient breaks. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have sent Amazon a letter saying that raising minimum wage to $15/hour doesn't \"give you a free pass to engage in potentially illegal anti-union behavior.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon warehouse workers push to unionize in NYC" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NASA has announced that it will be sending the first manned flight with a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station in June 2019. They will also be sending a similar manned flight in a Boeing rocket in August 2019. The crews will be using new lighter space suits designed by SpaceX and Boeing. These flights are considered tests, and astronauts will only be at the ISS for a couple of weeks. If all goes well NASA will be sending astronauts regularly for 6 months at a time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA announces SpaceX crewed flight June 2019" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has launched the Android Developer Preview early for the fifth year in a row. This initial Android 11 preview is earlier than previous releases, and it isn't in beta yet. The preview contains a feature set that targets a development-minded audience. A public launch is planned for Q3 2020. Some changes to Android include improved APIs for new technologies such as 5G and different display types, better privacy and security controls, and various improvements to the system experience." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview ahead of schedule for Pixel phones" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Wyoming's DAO law allows Decentralized Autonomous Organizations to be legally recognized. It recognizes two different types of DAOs: those run by members, and those managed by algorithms. CityDAO has purchased a piece of land in the northwestern corner of Wyoming. The project aims to build a city on the Ethereum blockchain. People can become citizens through the purchase of an NFT." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Crypto Investors Buy 40 Acres of Land in Wyoming to Build Blockchain City" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pinduoduo is an e-commerce company that launched in 2015. It has since become one of China's most powerful tech firms. Pinduoduo allows customers to purchase bulk orders directly from manufacturers to reduce costs. The company plans to launch a cross-border e-commerce platform in the US next month. It will follow the model set by Chinese fast-fashion firm Shein to attract American customers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The largest Chinese e-commerce company you have never heard of is about to enter the U.S. with a model to challenge Amazon’s dominance" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Modern infrastructure is based on computers and technology, and many parts of society would stop functioning in the event of a ransomware attack. Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts or controls computer systems until the victim pays the criminal a ransom. Increasingly, cities, public utilities, and public-facing institutions are being targeted. Security experts are using AI to improve the effectiveness of malware attack defenses, but criminals might also begin using AI to improve ransomware and plot more efficient attacks. It is likely that ransomware won't be seen in the wild for another one to three years, but AI can already be used to find vulnerable targets in an organization. Scientists have created in-house AI malware, so it is a real possibility. The upcoming elections may be a potential target for attacks by nation-state actors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How AI is fighting, and could enable, ransomware attacks on cities" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google's Arts & Culture team has launched an online experience that lets users virtually walk the Great Wall of China. It features a 360-degree virtual tour of one of the wall's best-preserved sections, 370 images of the Great Wall, and 35 stories. The experience lets users learn about the Great Wall's history and experience parts of it that might be otherwise hard to access. Google has launched numerous 360-degree virtual tours, and students can create their own VR tours using Google's Tour Creator tool. A link to the Walk the Great Wall of China tour is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google’s latest virtual tour lets you walk the Great Wall of China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Easily build on-demand and live video with Mux's API and dev-friendly docs. Plus, with built-in analytics, you can track engagement and performance metrics. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Video infrastructure for any dev team: build streaming video in minutes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has teamed up with Go Tech Services to provide home repairs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston, and Dallas. Some customers will now see an onsite repair option when they go to Apple's support site. The service will only cover certain types of repairs, and an onsite visit fee may apply. Apple already offers onsite repairs for large organizations through AppleCare for Enterprise." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple now offers iPhone repairs in the comfort of your home" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Fast releases drive innovation in modern software development teams. Yet, too often, those processes are held up by antiquated testing practices. Testim helps teams accelerate software testing with fast authoring of AI-powered, resilient tests. Sign up for your free account and start testing today!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AI-powered test automation for modern software teams" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A nuclear rocket engine would be twice as efficient as the chemical engines powering rockets today. Chemical propulsion to the moon and to Mars is possible, but it is much better to use nuclear propulsion if we want to go further than that. A spaceship that uses nuclear propulsion will first use regular chemically propelled rockets to launch into orbit before switching to using a nuclear reactor in space. The power obtained from the nuclear reactor can be used to sustain human outposts on other worlds. One of the biggest hurdles in building a nuclear rocket is making sure that the parts can withstand the heat required. Before a nuclear engine will be able to fly, NASA needs to change its regulations for launching nuclear materials. The first flight of a nuclear engine may be as soon as 2024." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA wants to send nuclear rockets to the Moon and Mars" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon launched AWS Robomaker at its AWS Re:Invent conference on Monday. Robomaker is a cloud-based platform to speed up consumer robotics development, using the popular open source Robot Operating System project. The official announcement says \"AWS RoboMaker automatically provisions the underlying infrastructure and it downloads, compiles, and configures the operating system, development software, and ROS. AWS RoboMaker's robotics simulation makes it easy to set up large-scale and parallel simulations with pre-built worlds, such as indoor rooms, retail stores, and racing tracks, so developers can test their applications on-demand and run multiple simulations in parallel.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon launches a cloud-based robotics testing platform" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have discovered that humans have the ability to regenerate cartilage in their joints, similar to how salamanders and zebrafish are able to regrow limbs. The discovery could lead to new methods of repairing joint tissues as well as the possibility of growing new limbs. In order to make the discovery, scientists developed a method of measuring the age of proteins and found that cartilage was older as it moved up the human body. Cartilage is young in the ankles, middle-aged in the knees, and oldest in the hips. The position of the cartilage are correlated with how animals regenerate limbs. Limb repair is moderated by microRNA in animals. MicroRNA is also found in humans, and the scientists believe that they can use it to create medicines for treating joints." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Humans Can Regrow Cartilage in Joints Just Like Salamanders" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Everyone knows that it's hard to migrate a database or rewrite code in a new language, so early technical decisions tend to stay." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The disproportionate influence of early tech decisions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta is cancelling scheduled virtual onsite interviews. Not all interviews are being canceled, but Blind users are reporting that some interviews between E3 to E6 were canceled. The hiring freeze suggests that Meta may be taking defensive measures against a potentially disappointing quarterly earnings report." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meta hiring freeze for E4-E6" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers used a helmet that generates a magnetic field to shrink a deadly brain tumor by a third. The helmet features three rotating magnets and it was worn by the patient up to six hours per day. It is the first non-invasive therapy for brain cancer. The device has FDA approval for compassionate use treatment. It could one day be used to treat brain cancer without radiation or chemotherapy. A picture of the device is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A magnetic helmet shrunk a deadly tumor in world-first test" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon is in advanced talks to buy self-driving startup Zoox, which was valued at $3.2 billion in 2018. The deal is still being finalized and discussions could still fall apart. Amazon has stepped up investments in the automotive sector, participating in Aurora Innovation's $530 million funding round early last year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon in advanced talks to buy self-driving startup Zoox" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Space tourism may become a reality soon, with the construction of the Aurora Station beginning later this year. The Aurora Station aims to be the world’s first space hotel, allowing up to four guests to travel in space for the price of $9.5 million per person. While the idea of staying at a space hotel sounds exciting, there are many things to consider. Guests will sleep in sleeping bags attached to the craft, eat freeze-dried food, and deal with the problems that come with low-gravity, all while living inside a structure that is 43.5ft long by 14.1ft in diameter. Cosmic radiation may also cause genetic damage. In order to qualify for the trip, guests will have to undergo physical testing, and as this is an industry where delays happen more often than not, it is possible that some of the guests on the current waiting list may be too old or develop medical conditions by the time the Aurora Station becomes a reality." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Would you want to stay in a space hotel?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article features an interview with Tom Persky, the founder of a US-based company dedicated to the selling and recycling of floppy disks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "We Spoke With the Last Person Standing in the Floppy Disk Business" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Anybody interested in Javascript could get a lot out of this, this project has essentially taken 33 concepts like call stacks, closures, == vs === vs typeof, etc. and curated a few great articles and videos on each subject." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "33 concepts every JavaScript developer should know" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An image hosted by Wikimedia Commons has been receiving around 78 million hits a day since roughly June 29 last year. The photo of the purple daisy now accounts for 20% of data requests to the organization's servers. It is unknown where the traffic is coming from, except that it is likely to be from a mobile app. It appears that the mysterious app's developers copied code that links to the image. The app is likely an Indian TikTok clone as the traffic coincides with the date that TikTok was banned in the country." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The mysterious photo of a purple flower that receives 78 million hits each day" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Good news folks, the hole in the Ozone layer is closing! The Northern Hemisphere could be fully fixed by the 2030s and Antarctica by the 2060s. At the worst point in the late 90s, 10% of the upper Ozone had disappeared, but since 2000, it's been growing again at a rate of about 3% per decade. The Montreal Protocol, in which 180 countries agreed to phase out use of the chlorofluorocarbons that had been destroying the Ozone, seems to be working." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has announced that it is buying the corporate parents of Bethesda Softworks, ZeniMax Media. The acquisition cost Microsoft $7.5 billion. Elder Scrolls Online will continue to be supported exactly as it was. Bethesda is currently working on two of the PS5's biggest console exclusives for next year. All of Bethesda's gaming lineup will be a part of the Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft has purchased a string of game studios in recent years, including Double Fine, Undead Labs, Playground Games, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Obsidian Entertainment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft purchases Bethesda Softworks in industry-changing acquisition" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Rust is increasingly becoming the systems language of choice." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Rust is eating into our systems, and it's a good thing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Does managing engineering feel like flying blind? Leading a growing engineering organization is hard. Work takes longer than it used to. The leadership team starts worrying about engineering performance. It’s difficult to know when to help and when to get out of the way. Swarmia gives engineering leaders the visibility they need to resolve process bottlenecks, build trust with their teams, and ship up to 10x faster." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Does managing engineering feel like flying blind?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's upcoming flagship iPhones will be able to automatically blur the backgrounds of videos with its new Cinematic Video feature. They will also have support for ProRes video recording and new editing options for photos. It is predicted that the new phones will have improved ultrawide cameras, a larger aperture for better low-light photography, a faster refresh rate, smaller display notches, and a boost in processing power with the new A15 chip. This year's updates are expected to be modest, with the same variety of models and screen sizes as last year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple’s 2021 iPhones will reportedly have a video portrait mode" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Employees at Riot Games sign away their rights to sue the company when they are hired, and any disputes are handled through a forced arbitration process. There are currently several ongoing complaints against the company for sexual harassment within the workplace that are currently being handled through arbitration. Employees organized a walk out to protest against the forced arbitration. Riot Games stated that after these cases have been handled, new employees will be allowed to opt out of the arbitration process, but employees still walked out in protest as they believed that all employees should be able to opt out of arbitration." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Over 100 Riot Games Employees Walked Out to End Forced Arbitration" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Samsung S21 Ultra's camera can achieve a huge 30x zoom. It has four lenses on the back: a standard zoom, an ultrawide lens, a 3x optical zoom, and a 10x optical zoom. The main camera has a 108-megapixel resolution. This article contains a gallery of images shot with the S21 Ultra. While the results at 30x aren't great, the shots taken at 10x optical zoom look good enough to share. The phone was able to take shots that would've been impossible on rival flagship phones." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Galaxy S21 Ultra's camera comes with 100x zoom. Here's what photos look like" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Master Dynamic Programming" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Live Masterclass: Must Know Principles of Dynamic Programming" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article discusses Deno's road map. A vast majority of npm packages will work in Deno within the next three months as the team works on allowing Deno to easily import npm packages. The next release will include the fastest JavaScript web server ever built. Deno will be launching office hours for those employing Deno in a commercial setting." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Big Changes Ahead for Deno" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hiring qualified remote software developers just got easier ReadyTal is the easy way to hire vetted, English-speaking developers from around the world. Every developer on our platform has passed rigorous coding challenges to verify their skillset. Find the most qualified candidates through our streamlined process, grow your team with ReadyTal. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hiring qualified remote software developers just got easier" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Antibiotic development has stagnated over the last few decades and antibiotic resistance has risen in that time. MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound that was able to kill many of the world's most problematic disease-causing bacteria. The compound was even able to kill some strains with resistance to known antibiotics. A machine-learning algorithm was used to screen more than a hundred million chemical compounds and pick out potential antibiotics. The model could potentially be used to find other types of new drugs as well. It can also be used to optimize existing molecules. For example, the model can be trained to find a molecule that only kills a certain bacteria, leaving other beneficial bacteria alive." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's upcoming headset will likely be a mixed reality headset that will feature Micro OLED displays and a Mac M1-like processor. Samsung is also planning a headset that will use its Exynos chips and an Android operating system. The company has been working with AR/XR technology company DigiLens to develop a prototype. Samsung is deciding on a release date." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple headset remains likely to adopt Micro OLED as Samsung develops 'hologram' competitor" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "React Arborist is a fully-featured tree component for React. It provides all the common features expected in a tree, for example, it can open and close folders, efficiently show thousands of items, rename items, and drag and drop to reorder files. A live demo is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "React Arborist" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's WWDC will be presented this year in a new digital-only format. iOS 14 is expected to be announced, with a focus on performance and stability rather than on new features. Several home screen improvements, the ability to set third-party apps as the iOS defaults, new apps, and more are also expected in the update. A new feature for the Apple Pencil will automatically convert handwritten notes into standard text. watchOS 7 will add sleep tracking, blood oxygen tracking, the ability to share customized watch faces, a new Infograph Pro watch face, and better parental controls. Details on macOS 10.16 have been kept under wraps, but Apple will likely be announcing the switch to using ARM chips for its Macs. Updates are expected for tvOS, the iMac, and Apple TV. The long-rumored AirTags might finally be announced." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple WWDC 2020: iOS 14, ARM Macs, hardware rumors, and what else to expect" } ]
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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has removed HKmap.live from its App store, stating that it had consulted with the Hong Kong Cybersecurity and Technology Crime Bureau and found that the app was being used to target police and commit crimes. HKmap.live is an app that crowdsources information from users and public sources to mark the locations of police and inform about street closures. It has been widely used by Hong Kong residents during the ongoing pro-democracy protests this year. The developers of HKmap.live said that there was no evidence to support the CSTCB's accusations and that the app never solicited, promoted, or encouraged criminal activity. Apps like Waze, which similarly allow users to track the locations of police checkpoints, remain available on the App Store. The web version of HKmap.live is still accessible on the iPhone." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple removes app used in Hong Kong protests after pressure from China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have created a solar cell with a record efficiency of 39.5% under 1-sun global illumination. It has the highest efficiency recorded for any type of cell ever measured in real-world conditions. Earlier experimental cells have reached higher efficiencies, but they only did so under extremely concentrated light. The new cell performs at 34.2% efficiency in space. It is expensive to produce, so researchers will have to reduce the costs before the cell can become widespread." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists just broke the record for the highest efficiency solar cell" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook is launching its own cryptocurrency to allow WhatsApp users to transfer money. It will be a stablecoin (a cryptocurrency pegged to a real world asset, in this case the US dollar), and the primary focus to begin with will be sending remittances to India." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook reportedly developing its own cryptocurrency for use in WhatsApp" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ten Supercharger stations in the Netherlands are being made available to non-Tesla EVs. Elon Musk has long talked about opening up Tesla's vast Supercharger network to other electric vehicles. Other European countries will likely follow before Tesla opens up its Superchargers in the US as the company uses a proprietary connector in North America. Non-Tesla vehicles in North America will need an adapter to use Tesla's Superchargers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla is letting non-Tesla EVs use its Supercharger network for the first time" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX says it needs to get \"leaner\" and will lay off about 10% of its 6,000 employees. They are offering a minimum of eight weeks' pay, career coaching, resume help, and job searches to laid-off workers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX to lay off 10% of its workforce" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Pornhub is purging videos from all of its unverified uploaders. From now, it will only host videos created by official content partners and creators from the site's verified models program. At least 10 million videos were removed in the purge, with the site now only hosting around 2.9 million clips. Pornhub made the announcement days after Discover, Mastercard, and Visa stopped accepting payments from the site over concerns it was hosting illegal material." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pornhub Purges 10 Million Videos After Losing Credit Card Support" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has published the code for Lyra, an audio codec that uses machine learning to power voice calls with low bitrates. It can compress raw audio down to 3kbps while retaining quality. Lyra is still in development, so the API and bitstream may change as developers send their feedback." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google's open sources low-bandwidth Lyra audio codec for data calls" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers at Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered a way to transform a substance found in fossil fuels into diamonds with pressure and low heat. Diamond synthesis usually requires a large amount of energy, time, or the addition of a catalyst, which adds impurities. Diamondoids are tiny, odorless, and slightly sticky powders that resemble rock salt. They are made up of atoms arranged in the same pattern as diamonds, but they contain hydrogen. Diamondoids can reorganize into diamonds with surprisingly little energy, without passing through other forms of carbon, such as graphite. The method is currently only able to make specks of diamonds, and it is impractical until larger crystals can be formed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Modern Alchemy: Stanford Finds Fast, Easy Way to Make Diamonds – “Cheating the Thermodynamics”" } ]