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[ { "role": "user", "content": "China is about to launch its national blockchain platform, the Blockchain Service Network. The BSN is designed so developers will be able to build blockchain-based applications as easily as assembling lego sets. It will be the first global infrastructure network innovated and controlled by China. Experts compare the initiative to how China has provided other countries with infrastructure in order to gain an advantage. BSN could potentially be used for smart city applications, energy conservation, and many other identity registration and data storage applications." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Inside China’s Plan to Power Global Blockchain Adoption" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Farmers use drones to fly over huge fields and monitor things like temperature, humidity, and crop health. However, drones need a lot of power and can't get far without needing to charge. Now, engineers at the University of Washington have created a sensor system small enough to attach to a bumblebee. Bees can go about their day of foraging, and when they return to the hive, their backpack of sensors can upload all the data that has been collected (right now it can only store 30 kilobytes). The team would eventually like to develop backpacks with cameras that can livestream information about plant health back to farmers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers create first sensor package that can ride aboard bees" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook will allow all full-time employees whose jobs can be done remotely to request full-time remote work. It will also allow employees to request remote work across international borders. Those who want to work in an office will be asked to come into the office at least half of the time. Facebook plans to organize regular in-person gatherings for all of its workers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook will let all employees who can work remotely to request to work from home full-time" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Viagogo has agreed to buy StubHub from eBay for $4.05 billion. The sale is pending regulators' approval and customary closing conditions. eBay originally purchased StubHub in 2007 for $310 million. Viagogo founder and CEO Eric Baker was a co-founder of StubHub. Baker claims that the deal is a win-win situation for both customers and vendors. eBay CEO Scott Schenkelsaid has stated that the company believes that the sale of StubHub was a great outcome and that the sale maximized long-term value for eBay shareholders. StubHub and Viagogo has been under regulatory scrutiny in recent years. Both StubHub and Viagogo offices were raided by the UK's competition watchdog officials in 2017 as part of an investigation into suspected breaches of consumer law. The Competition and Markets Authority has since suspended plans for legal action against Viagogo." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "eBay is selling StubHub to Viagogo for $4.05 billion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Walkie-Talkie, a feature that lets Microsoft Teams users turn their mobile and tablet devices into a walkie-talkie that works over cellular data or Wi-Fi, is now available for all users. The feature is designed for frontline workers who deal with customers and run day-to-day operations. Microsoft has teamed up with Zebra Technologies to add a dedicated push-to-talk button on a range of Zebra mobile devices." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft Teams’ Walkie Talkie feature now available to everyone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk will go to court on October 22 over a tweet he sent last year in which he accused Vernon Unsworth of being a pedophile. Unsworth was part of a rescue mission which helped save the lives of a soccer team who was stuck in a cave in Thailand last year. During the rescue, Musk and Unsworth got into a brief feud over Twitter. Unsworth criticized Musk’s plans for a kid-sized submarine and Musk responded by calling Unsworth a pedophile. While an insult would not qualify as defamation, Musk went on to suggest he had evidence for the claim. A copy of the court order is available to read." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk is going to trial for calling a cave diver a pedophile on Twitter" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Coinbase has filed to go public, likely debuting in early 2021. It is unknown whether Coinbase will pursue a traditional IPO or a direct listing. Coinbase has raised extensive capital while private, and while there has been some reporting about its historical growth, there is little information about its profits and operations. Cryptocurrencies have seen a recent surge of interest. Coinbase lost dozens of employees in 2020 after its CEO declared that the company would not participate in political matters not directly tied to the company's mission." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Coinbase files to go public confidentially and we’re hyped" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Israeli scientists have developed mice embryos made up entirely of stem cells and grown inside a bioreactor. The embryos lived for up to 8.5 days, long enough to develop the beginnings of a brain, a neural tube, and an intestinal tract, as well as a beating heart. While the technique has many limitations, it is an important step in the development of technology that can generate an embryo from scratch." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Synthetic mouse embryos created from stem cells — without sperm, eggs, or a uterus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Julian Assange has been indicted on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for obtaining and publishing secret military and diplomatic documents. The case against Assange could open the door to criminalizing activities which are crucial for American journalists who write about national security matters. Most of the charges against Assange are for obtaining the data, rather than publishing the data. The head of the Justice Department states that they are not targeting journalists for reporting information, but that the methods that Assange used to obtain the information were unlawful. While the Espionage Act could theoretically be used to prosecute journalists who publish secret government information, many legal scholars believe that to do so would violate the First Amendment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A recent survey found that, out of the employees from the 42 tech companies who participated, 31% of them were only putting in three to four hours of work a day. The survey did not measure productivity, which can vary widely between people. Some companies are reportedly working their employees harder, but others report significantly less work. The pandemic has not impacted everyone equally." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Report: One-third of tech workers admit to working only 3 to 4 hours a day" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "PayPal is exploring ways to let users trade individual stocks. The company recently hired brokerage industry veteran Rich Hagen to lead a previously unreported division at PayPal called 'Invest at PayPal' and explore opportunities in the consumer investment business. Business has been good for trading platforms, with more than 10 million new individual investors entering the market in the first half of this year. It is unlikely that the service will roll out this year due to the lengthy application process." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "PayPal is exploring a stock-trading platform for its U.S. customers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "State-sponsored hackers in North Korea targeted financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges between 2017 and 2018, stealing around $670 million in total. Cryptocurrencies are an attractive target for North Korea as they can easily bypass sanctions since the digital currencies are hard to trace, can be laundered many times, and are independent of government regulations. A panel of experts informed the UN Security Council about the thefts and urged UN member states to increase information exchange between foreign governments and domestic financial institutions regarding these cyber attacks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "North Korea’s military has stolen more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sinovac Biotech, a privately held Beijing-based company, has developed a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine that has proven to be effective in rhesus macaque monkeys. Human trials of the vaccine began on April 16. The monkeys who received higher doses of the vaccine had the best response, though the lower dosed animals still received benefits from the treatment. The vaccine is an old-fashioned formulation consisting of a chemically inactivated version of the virus. While the results are promising, some scientists are concerned as previous research into coronavirus resistance has suggested that low antibody levels could lead to aberrant immune responses, enhancing the infection. As of April 23, six other vaccines had entered human trials and 77 others were in development." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "COVID-19 vaccine protects monkeys from new coronavirus, Chinese biotech reports" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A startup called Binah.ai has created a system that uses plethysmography to detect slight changes in facial coloring in order to monitor stress levels. Studies have shown that slight facial color changes can indicate breathing and oxygen levels. The system can also test for heart rate, stress level, oxygen saturation, respiration, and heart rate variability using its AI algorithm. Affective computing is a field of artificial intelligence that tries to understand a person's emotional state. There are no published studies on the effectiveness of Binah.ai's technology. The system can be extremely helpful in healthcare settings as patients' vitals can be measured without human contact while they are waiting to be treated. Several healthcare institutions are already testing Binah.ai's algorithms. It may also have applications in law enforcement." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Algorithms can now detect your heart rate and stress levels over video chat" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tooth enamel is the hardest biological material in the human body thanks to its complex structure. The material has exceptional damage resistance even with only a thin coating. A team of scientists have engineered enamel with the same complex structure as natural enamel at multiple scales. A series of tests demonstrated that the artificial tooth enamel was harder and stronger than natural enamel." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "At Last: New Synthetic Tooth Enamel Is Harder and Stronger Than the Real Thing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Zhang Yiming, the CEO and co-founder of ByteDance, will step down and transition to a new role by the end of the year. He will be succeeded by fellow co-founder Rubo Liang. The change in leadership will take place over the next six months. ByteDance's TikTok has an estimated 700 million active monthly users. Its popularity has caused it to be scrutinized by governments around the world. ByteDance was one of 13 companies targeted with tighter regulations by Chinese authorities last month. China has increased scrutiny over online platforms as they have started to branch out into financial services." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ByteDance: TikTok's co-founder to step down as chief executive" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Developers have uncovered code that hints at a Pixel foldable and a new 'Pro' tablet in the first Android 13 quarterly platform release beta. The foldable Pixel is codenamed 'Felix' and it may include a 64-megapixel Sony primary sensor and a 10.8-megapixel Samsung telephoto lens on the back of the phone. The device folds horizontally similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold. The Pro tablet is codenamed 't6pro' or 'tangorpro'. Google confirmed an Android-powered tablet in May, but the 'pro' moniker indicates that it is working on a higher-end version of the tablet too." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Pixel foldable and a ‘Pro’ tablet hinted at in Android 13 code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A group of hackers has donated stolen money to charities, claiming that they want to make the world a better place. Children International has stated it will not keep the money and The Water Project has yet to release a statement about the donations. The donations were made through The Giving Block, a service that helps non-profits receive donations in cryptocurrencies. The Giving Block is working to trace the funds and determine if they came from stolen sources. It claims that the funds will be easier to trace as the donations were made using cryptocurrency. No identity information is required when donating to The Giving Block. The donations raise moral and legal issues." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mysterious 'Robin Hood' hackers donating stolen money" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An employee at Amazon's Seattle headquarters has tested positive for COVID-19. Amazon has 55,000 employees working at their Seattle offices. Those who had been in close contact with the affected employee have been notified. Amazon has stated that they are supporting the employee, who is now in quarantine. They went home sick on February 25 and haven't returned to work since. There were more than 100 cases in the US as of Tuesday night. More than 90,000 people in the world have been infected, with the death toll rising to around 3,000." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon employee at Seattle headquarters tests positive for coronavirus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Rockley Photonics produces sensors for the Apple Watch. The company is preparing to go public in New York. A recent report suggests that its new sensors, which can detect blood pressure, blood glucose, and alcohol levels, could be in devices as early as 2022. Rockley Photonics' CEO did not confirm if the sensors will appear in an Apple product. Apple is Rockley Photonics' biggest customer, and it is unlikely that the sensors the report are referring to belong to any other company." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Watch Could Gain Breakthrough Health Upgrade" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's Fitness+ is now available. Users will be able to share workouts with other Apple devices, but the ability to take screenshots has been blocked in the app. An Apple Watch is required to activate Fitness+, but after activation, the app can be used without the watch. While there is no leaderboard for Fitness+, there is a Burn Bar that shows users' efforts compared to others during their workouts. The data for the Burn Bar is collected anonymously from users who opt-in for the feature. A 17-minute video walkthrough of Fitness+ is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Fitness+ tidbits" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk announced during a speech to Tesla Gigafactory Berlin employees that the company is working on creating a manganese battery cell. Manganese will allow Tesla to create batteries with 50% more cell volume with the same amount of nickel. Tesla estimates that 300 terawatt-hours of battery cell production will be needed for the planet to fully transition into a sustainable world, so the batteries will need to be created out of common materials. A video of Musk's speech at Gigafactory Berlin is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk announces Tesla is working on new manganese battery cell" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article teaches readers how to create a WiFi QR code." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Guest WiFi using a QR code" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Rocket Lab has successfully reignited one of the engines from its Electron booster. The Electron booster was recaptured on live stream in May. The engine went through the full battery of tests new engines must pass and it performed to the same standard required of a new one. A video of the engine test is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Rocket Lab fires up its first recovered engine, on track to full booster reusability" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Reels is a new feature from Instagram that has rolled out in 50 countries. It focuses on entertaining short-form video just like TikTok. TikTok is currently facing a ban in the US. Reels offers creative tools, with a 15-second limit for each mini clip. Tools include adding audio, AR effects, setting a timer and countdown for recording, video alignment, and speed editing. Reels can be shared publicly or made private to followers. The new feature is still being tested and may change." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Instagram clones TikTok with new short-form ‘Reels’ video feature launching today" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft Mesh is Microsoft's ambitious new attempt at unifying holographic virtual collaboration across multiple devices. With Mesh, users can meet in virtual spaces, share holograms, and create shared experiences, even if they are physically separated. Mesh can stream high-quality models from the cloud, allowing designers and engineers to collaborate with the same assets from anywhere in the world. It features cross-platform compatibility, so users can join meetings even without a VR headset. A 2-minute video from Microsoft about Mesh is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft Mesh aims to bring holographic virtual collaboration to all" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China plans to build a hydroelectric dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo as part of its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The Yarlung Tsangpo is the world's highest river, providing drinking water to an estimated 1.8 billion people in multiple countries. Its height makes it ideal for collecting hydroelectric power. The project will likely have many political and environmental consequences. China says it will continue to maintain communication with India and Bangladesh through existing channels. The lack of cooperation for operating dams has directly contributed to the collapse of the ecosystem and destruction of communities in the region." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China to build the world’s biggest dam on sacred Tibetan river" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "As part of the SEC's settlement with Tesla regarding Elon Musk's \"funding secured\" tweet, Tesla was required to replace Elon Musk as chairman of their board. They've selected Robyn Denholm to be the new chairwoman. She's resigning as CFO of Australian telecom firm Telstra to take the job, she has also worked as an executive at Toyota and Sun Microsystems. She has been on Tesla's board since 2014." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla names director Denholm to replace Musk as board chair" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Deep Graph Library is a Python package that makes implementing graph neural networks easy while maintaining high computation efficiency. It improves model accuracy and training speed. Tutorials on basic use and realistic examples are provided." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Deep Graph Library" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Susan Li will be taking over as CFO at Meta, replacing longtime CFO Dave Wehner, who will be moving into the CSO role. The shakeup is a sign that Mark Zuckerberg is shifting into wartime CEO mode. Li will be focused on rightsizing cost structures, selling the Metaverse narrative to Wall Street, and resource allocation. More details about Li, her career, and the implications of the appointment are available in the thread." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What we know about Susan Li, the new CFO at Meta" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Stack Overflow has accumulated a lot of knowledge over time, with more than 18 million questions and 27 million answers in its database. Developers often use the site to find solutions to their particular issues. Often, developers will find the relevant code without an explanation on how to implement it, or they find an excellent explanation of how to fix the issue without the actual code. Stack Overflow has released CROKAGE, the Crowd Knowledge Answer Generator, which takes a question and provides relevant, comprehensive programming solutions with both code snippets and explanations. CROKAGE started as an investigation of duplicates in Stack Overflow, which then turned into a research project on how to search the site in a way which will return complete solutions. The service is available now, but it is currently limited to Java queries. An expanded version will be released to the public soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CROKAGE: A New Way to Search Stack Overflow" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Twitter's board has accepted Elon Musk's offer to buy the company. The board had considered fighting the hostile takeover by adopting a poison pill strategy. It had concerns over the sale price and Musk's ability to fund the deal. The board changed its mind after Musk's SEC filing which detailed his plans to finance the deal. Musk is exploring a tender offer to purchase Twitter shares directly from shareholders. Twitter's board members have been asked to preserve records related to Musk's bid for a potential congressional probe and subpoenas." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is an eye disorder that affects the retina, causing severe visual impairment from infancy. It has a genetic component, and the associated mutation has been identified. A team of scientists recently injected a short RNA molecule into a group of LCA patients' eyes, which reversed the effects of the mutation and improved their retinal function and perception in daylight. Some improvements in visual acuity remained for more than 15 months. The method is a major step towards developing ways to improve vision in people who are genetically predisposed to suffer from eye-related diseases." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Single Shot Restored Vision to a Blind Child for an Entire Year" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has been testing a local news feature called \"Today In\" in 5 US cities since January. Now it is launching the service in over 400 cities in the US. Anthea Strong, Facebook's product manager for local news and information, says \"We are super aware of the mistakes that have been made in the past. We are trying to be careful every time we make a move, how is this going to affect the community? How could this be misused? This is a particular type of information that is hard to find. People want local news and information. It's about the stuff happening down the street.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook rolls out its local news 'Today In' feature to more than 400 U.S. cities" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Private equity firms Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners have recently invested $1 billion into Airbnb Inc. The firms received warrants that can be exercised at an $18 billion valuation, which is below the $26 billion that Airbnb valued itself at in early March. Silver Lake is targeting a value of $40 to $50 billion to hit its return target. Airbnb's cash reserves are now around $4 billion." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Airbnb's new $1 billion investment comes at lower valuation" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Freelancing may provide freedom from having to go to a workplace every day for a certain amount of hours in exchange for a paycheck, but this freedom may come with some unforeseen problems. One of those problems is that once you start freelancing, your livelihood is completely dependent on your own effort and your time becomes significantly more valuable than if you just got a steady paycheck. This results in freelancers becoming increasingly more anxious as they monitor their time more closely. In the end, the article suggests that freelancers need to have stronger boundaries with themselves and their time in order to have a healthy work-life balance." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Psychological Trap of Freelancing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Colombian government has confirmed that a banana-killing fungus has invaded the Americas. Farmers cannot breed disease resistance into commercial bananas as these bananas are sterile and are populated by cloning. The most popular variety of banana in the first half of the 1900s was nearly wiped out by a fungus. It was replaced with the Cavendish banana, which had a natural resistance to the fungus. The Cavendish is not resistant to the new type of fungus, but scientists are working out how to give the banana resistance. To save the Cavendish, scientists are looking into adding genes for resistance, switching on existing but dormant genes that will give resistance, or shutting off the genes affected by the disease. Even if scientists are successful with creating bananas that are resistant against the fungal outbreak, it will still be some time before they are approved for sale by government regulators." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CRISPR might be the banana’s only hope against a deadly fungus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Walmart is running a pilot for delivering groceries and household products using automated drones. It will partner with Flytrex, an end-to-end delivery firm, for the project. Walmart has seen online sales double in the second quarter. It has explored its options with deliveries through autonomous vehicles with Ford and other self driving car startups in the past." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Walmart to test drone delivery of grocery, household items" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook is buying a 10% stake in India's Reliance Industries for $5.7 billion. Reliance Industries owns a share of Jio Platforms Ltd, who owns Jio Infocomm, a telecom business. WhatsApp is looking to offer digital payment services in India. The deal will help WhatsApp partner with Reliance's e-commerce marketplace JioMart, a service that connects small businesses to consumers. Reliance had more than $40 billion in debts last September and it aims to pay all debts by March 2021." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook to buy 10% stake in telco unit of India's Reliance Industries for $5.7 billion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Around 90,000 Dragonscale solar panels have been installed on two buildings at Google's Silicon Valley campus. The panels will generate enough electricity to cover around 40% of electricity use in the buildings. The overlapping design of the tiles allows them to reach an effective efficiency rating close to 17%. They have a warranty that covers their ability to generate electricity as well as their integrity as a building material for up to 30 years. A video showing the Dragonscale panels is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dragon scale solar tiles installed on Google buildings in Silicon Valley" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The article starts off with a story of a couple where the husband has Dystonia, a non-fatal disease that may cause joint or spinal deformities. They opted to use in vitro fertilization so they could pick an embryo that didn't have Dystonia. IVF cost $20,000, and testing the embryos cost $10,000. The number of IVFs with genetic testing to select healthy embryosin the US rose from 1,941 in 2014 to 3,271 in 2016. Because insurance doesn't cover IVF, only well off couples can afford these procedures. If this trend continues, we risk creating a society where genetic disease is something that only happens to the poor and less-educated." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Designer babies aren't futuristic. They're already here" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Giants like Netflix, Apple, and Google have solved the many challenges around data privacy, compliance, and security, and they’ve done it without compromising speed of innovation. How? By using data privacy vaults to handle every bit of their PII and PCI data.Learn more about data privacy vaults and how your company can use them to easily manage sensitive data in the free on-demand webinar: Things I Learned Building Data Privacy Vaults at Netflix." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Things I Learned Building Data Privacy Vaults at Netflix" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "IBM is acquiring Red Hat for $34 billion. Red Hat is an open source, enterprise software company best known distributing and supporting their enterprise version of Linux. IBM will pay cash to buy all Red Hat shares at $190 per share. Red Hat shares closed at $116.68 on Friday so this is a huge premium. Red Hat will become part of IBM's Hybrid Cloud division." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An ex-landlady has set up a virtual pub that regularly hosts live music, quizzes, DJ sets, and open mic, and comedy nights. The UK-based pub now has 14,500 customers, with members from Australia, the USA, Canada, Spain, and Italy. Its popularity has blown up in recent weeks. The owner has started creating an international team in order to keep the page running 24/7." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tavern Owner Sets Up Virtual Pub for Town Patrons—But Welcomes More Than 14,500 Global Customers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Siri will no longer default to a female voice in English. Users can choose from two new voices in the latest beta version of iOS. The new voices offer more diversity in speech sound and patterns. They use source talent recordings that are run through Apple's Neural text-to-speech engine, making them sound natural and smooth. Siri supports 21 languages in 36 countries, and users can select a personal preference of voice in 16 languages." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple adds two brand new Siri voices and will no longer default to a female or male voice in iOS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX's Starlink internet service has been out for a few months. This article contains a review of the service in an area that is also served by cable internet. It discusses the terminal, the Starlink router, power consumption, performance, pricing, and all the problems experienced in the four months that the author has had the service. A 19-minute video version of the review is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX's Starlink Review - Four months in" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Several species of turtle essentially don't age at all in the wild." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Wild turtles age slowly. Some basically don’t age at all" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An AI system has outperformed expert radiologists in detecting breast cancer in mammograms. The system was able to detect cancers that the radiologists missed while ignoring features that radiologists falsely flagged as possible tumors. Developed by Google Health, the software could help ease the burden on health services as radiologists are in short supply. One in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, and there are many cases of misdiagnosis. AI could help assist radiologists in making a diagnosis, acting as a second opinion." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AI system outperforms experts in spotting breast cancer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Thousands of product teams use Whimsical every day to move ideas forward faster. Start diagramming for free Whimsical is a top-rated tool for visual communication and team collaboration. Create and combine wireframes, flowcharts, mind maps, and docs to effectively share your ideas at the speed of thought. With Whimsical, you get a rich library of built-in icons and design components, along with over 100 templates to help you get started.Get started for free." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Thousands of product teams use Whimsical every day to move ideas forward faster. Start diagramming for free" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is teaming up with nonprofit Common Sense Media to curate collections for kids that will appear in the Apple PodCasts app. Initial releases will focus on four themes. Subsequent monthly releases will focus on new themes tied to important and cultural moments. Show suggestions will start appearing now in Apple Podcasts' main homepage carousel. Podcasts for children have become increasingly popular as parents look for ways to keep their kids entertained without relying on a screen." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple and nonprofit Common Sense Media team up to provide kid podcast recs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX saw a significant increase in demand for private spaceflight missions thanks to the Inspiration4 mission. Pricing information for the mission has still not been released, but it is estimated that seats on future orbital flights will be less than $40 million each. SpaceX currently has three vehicles that could accommodate at least six crew flights a year, and it is considering building more Crew Dragons if there is enough demand. Starship is still under development and it will be a few years before it will be ready for human missions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "After Inspiration4, SpaceX sees high demand for free-flyer missions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Demonstrator is a solar platform from SolarDuck that can withstand the hurricane forces experienced in and around Bermuda and Florida. It is optimized for natural harbors, estuaries, and other near-shore regions. These types of platforms could help power many significant communities around the equator, where there is constant sun but low wind, making wind power impractical. SolarDuck aims to eventually build a plant that can generate 10-MW, which will require 100 platforms connected together." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A New Hurricane-Resistant Floating Solar Farm Could Help Replace Fossil Fuels" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has announced a redesign for Gmail. There are now tabs for Mail, Chat, Rooms, and Meet. Chat is for conversations with people, Rooms hosts topic-based conversations, and Meet shows Google Meet meetings and suggestions for people to contact. Users can combine functions, for example, collaborate on a document both over chat and video within the same window." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Leaked Gmail redesign integrates Chat, Meet, and document collaboration in one place" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This page contains tutorials for getting started with Swift for Tensorflow. Swift for Tensorflow is a next-generation platform for machine learning that integrates the power for Tensorflow directly into the Swift programming language. The project is still in its early stages so it is currently targeted at advanced ML researchers, who feel restricted by current ML frameworks, and beginner ML learners, as it may be one of the most productive ways to start learning the fundamentals of machine learning." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Swift for TensorFlow" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article explains how to exploit a double free vulnerability and get a shell on ARM architecture. It walks through how to discover vulnerabilities and explains how this particular vulnerability works in the architecture. The full exploit code is provided." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This bug doesn’t exist on x86: Exploiting an ARM-only race condition" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Flight rules are the hard-earned body of knowledge recorded in manuals that serve as extremely detailed standard operating procedures for what to do if X occurs. This repository contains a manual for using Git. It covers how to use repositories, editing commits, staging, branches, tracking, configuration, and more. There are books, tutorials, scripts, and other resources available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Flight rules for Git" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Venmo has announced its plans to launch a credit card. It will partner with Synchrony, the company behind PayPal's Extras Mastercard and Cashback Mastercard. Synchrony is behind around 100 other cards in total and has financed more than $140 billion in sales with 80.3 million active accounts. Venmo has yet to become profitable, despite its widespread adoption. The new card will be launched to US Venmo users in the second half of 2020." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Venmo to launch its first credit card in 2020" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook will create a product team to work on the metaverse. The team will be part of Facebook's Reality Labs. Tech companies have started to increasingly discuss building a metaverse as a successor technology to smartphones. The metaverse will use augmented and virtual reality technologies, which is why Facebook has invested heavily in AR and VR. Mark Zuckerberg hopes that Facebook will be viewed as a metaverse company in the future." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook creates exec team to work on Mark Zuckerberg's vision for a digital universe" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "“It’s this weird paradigm shift… you have to actively work to make applications insecure.” - Tailscale" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Networking can be easy for everyone. Use Tailscale for free" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Synchron is a company that makes Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs). Its devices can read brain signals and convert them into commands like moving a cursor on a screen. Unlike other BCIs currently in development, Synchron's device doesn't require cutting open the scalp and drilling into the skull. It can be implanted through the jugular vein in the neck in a procedure that could send the patient home the very same day. Most neurosurgeons are already up to speed on the basic approach required to put it in." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces Is on the Horizon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bush-meat hunters have been setting up rope-and-branch snares in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, where endangered mountain gorillas live. Last week, an infant was caught in one of the traps and died due to snare-related wounds. Trackers from the Karisoke center comb through the forest for snares in order to dismantle them to protect the gorillas. During an expedition this week, trackers attempted to dismantle a snare near a known gorilla tribe but the gorillas warned the trackers to stay away from the trap. The gorillas then dismantled the trap and another one near it, which the trackers had missed. While gorillas have demonstrated intelligence and the ability to learn, it is against the ethos of aid groups to teach the gorillas skills as it would mean interfering with the populations and affecting their natural behavior." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Gorilla Youngsters Seen Dismantling Poachers' Traps—A First" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new service from DoNotPay aims to help customers understand license agreements. DoNotPay is a robot lawyer service that helps people contest parking tickets and even sue people. Do Not Sign is included with DoNotPay's $3 monthly subscription fee. It uses machine learning to highlight important clauses in contracts. The service will identify and explain any issues or loopholes that it finds in license agreements that users upload or link. Do Not Sign was developed in order to help customers take advantage of any rights they might be owed by signing contracts. It can help users find and opt-out of certain terms, and it can also help send letters on customers' behalf. There are around 200 key terms that the service searches for in contracts. The system is not perfect, and may miss some terms. It may sometimes offer incorrect or incomplete advice, or advice that is difficult for the user to understand. Do Not Sign is now available in the US and DoNotPay hopes to launch the service in the UK by the end of December." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This ‘robot lawyer’ can take the mystery out of license agreements" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of engineers in Korea has designed a new Virtual Reality glove that can create the sensation of touch when manipulating digital objects. VR gloves are not new, but they typically focus on creating a sense of texture, rather than shape. The new VR gloves have a small air bubble encased in a thin silicone skin at the fingertips which can change shape when an electric current is applied to the silicone. In a test, the engineers used the gloves to pick up a virtual knight from a computerized chessboard. They described being able to feel the knight's shape and being able to pick up the object and hold it, demonstrating that the glove's sensors can stay 'on' over periods of time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This New Virtual Reality Glove Lets You Grab Digital Objects" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NASA’s Psyche mission will study a unique metal asteroid that is between Mars and Jupiter. SpaceX has been awarded a $117 million launch contract for the mission and will be lifting a 5,750 lb spacecraft named 16 Psyche into space sometime in 2022. Psyche is an asteroid that is composed of iron and nickel and it is interesting as it could potentially be a metal core from a dead planet. As it is currently impossible to study Earth’s core directly, Psyche could provide insight into our own planet as well as others. The spacecraft will use an experimental laser technology that was designed to improve communications over vast distances. There will also be two secondary payloads destined for Mars-based missions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX wins launch contract for NASA mission to study unique metal asteroid" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Hong Kong-based player has been fined his prize money and given a year-long ban after he voiced support for Hong Kong's protestors during a postgame interview. Blizzard also announced that the two commentators who appeared on the stream will no longer work with the company. Blitzchung, whose real name is Chung Ng Wai, said it was his duty to speak out about the Hong Kong protests, even though it could affect his personal safety in real life. Blizzard is a US-based company, but it has a partnership with China-based company Tencent. Tencent is also a partner of the NBA, who has recently faced backlash in China when Houston Rockets' general manager, Daryl Morey, tweeted in support of Hong Kong protestors. Rockets games will no longer be broadcasted on China Central Television or Tencent's platforms. Blizzard stands behind their decision, saying that Chung violated rules of the competition by offending a portion or group of the public or damaged the company's image. The company has disabled comments on its blog post announcing the ban." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "California-based game company Blizzard bans pro esports player and confiscates his prize money after he voices support for Hong Kong protesters" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Alphabet is shutting down Loon. Loon provided internet from floating balloons, but the project turned out to be riskier than Alphabet had hoped. The company had a commercial service in Kenya and it also provided internet services to areas affected by natural disasters. Loon is working to place employees in other roles within Alphabet's other companies. It has pledged $10 million to support efforts in Kenya dedicated to connectivity, internet, entrepreneurship, and education." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its internet balloon company" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Gaming is launching on Android today. It is Facebook's attempt to take on the streaming community. The app will be available on iOS once it is approved on the App Store. Facebook has been investing in gaming for years, but despite its large user base, it still lags behind Twitch and YouTube when it comes to hours of gameplay watched. The app will allow users to become a streamer with only a few clicks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook is launching a dedicated gaming app to take on Twitch, YouTube" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The first molecular electronics chip has been developed by Roswell Biotechnologies and a team of scientists. The chip uses single molecules as universal sensor elements to create a programmable biosensor with real-time single-molecule sensitivity and unlimited scalability in sensor pixel density. It will allow scientists to observe molecular communications and see how single molecules interact with each other. The chip will be able to help advance fields based on observing molecular interactions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First Molecular Electronics Chip Developed – Realizes 50-Year-Old Goal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has announced changes to Google Maps, including updates to its COVID overlay, takeout ordering features, real-time crowdedness information for public transport, and Google Assistant driving mode. Google Assistant driving mode offers voice control for phone calls, media playback, messaging, and more. The COVID-19 overlay will now show information about the number of cases in an area as well as links to information provided by local authorities. Users in some countries have been able to order food directly from Google Maps since last year, but now they will be able to see predicted delivery or pickup times. Google has added almost 250 new features to Maps this year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Maps updates help you cope with the pandemic" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Many people dream of working from home, cutting their commute down to just a few meters between their bed and their desk and avoiding all the troubles that working in an office entails. When Sophie DeBenedetto switched over to remote work at GitHub, the most unexpected issue was asynchronous work. Remote work means that the team isn’t physically working together and able to communicate with each other in real-time. Instead, people sometimes work in different timezones, which means that it can take a lot of time before you get a reply from a co-worker. Teams may use strategies such as leaving detailed pull requests and comments in code. This means that writing becomes a much more important skill when working in a remote team." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "My Long Distance Relationship With GitHub - Transitioning to Remote, Async Work" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Xenon is a noble gas that has a half-life of about 18 sextillion years, one of the longest half-lives possible. Scientists in Italy built a laboratory that uses a 3.5 ton tank of liquid xenon in order to detect dark matter in the universe, as xenon is one of the cleanest and most radiation-proof substances on Earth. While no dark matter has yet to be detected, the laboratory observed around 100 instances of xenon decaying into tellurium. The process of xenon decay is called ‘two-neutrino double electron capture’. In this process, xenon’s nucleus absorbs two electrons from its outer-shell simultaneously, releasing a double dose of neutrinos." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers Just Measured an Atom with a Half-Life of 18 Sextillion Years" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Life360, a company that makes an app marketed as a way for parents to track their children's movements using their phones, has been selling its users' location data. Two former employees of location data brokers claim that Life360 is one of the largest sources of data for the location data economy. Life360 uses data as a core part of its business model. It made $16 million in 2020, 20 percent of its revenue that year, from selling location data. The location data industry is a growing, multi-billion dollar industry with few safeguards to prevent the misuse of this sensitive information." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Traditionally, satellites have been hardware products that can't be reconfigured after launch. Quantum is the first fully software-defined spacecraft. Instead of being built to serve one particular niche, it can be reprogrammed on the fly. The UK Space Agency says \"Having assets in space that are flexible and can meet changing needs is absolutely essential, and that has underpinned the UK Space Agency's investment strategy in telecoms over the last few years.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Quantum: Handover for fully flexible satellite" } ]
[ { "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": "Bank Python implementations are effectively proprietary forks of the entire Python ecosystem which are in use at many of the biggest investment banks. There is not much about these systems on the public web. This article discusses a fictional Bank Python system. It explains how the system and some of its subsystems work and talks about some of the differences between the system and Global Python." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "An oral history of Bank Python" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google researchers have discovered a team of advanced hackers who have exploited at least 11 0-day vulnerabilities over nine months. The hackers used compromised websites to infect fully patched devices running Windows, iOS, and Android. Google security researchers described the group as 'highly sophisticated'. While people should still keep their software updated and avoid suspicious websites, neither of those things would have helped the victims hacked by this group." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "“Expert” hackers used 11 0-days to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Pile is an 825 GiB language modeling data set consisting of 22 smaller combined datasets. Diversity in data sources improves general cross-domain knowledge and downstream generalization capability, especially for large models. Models trained on Pile have shown moderate improvements in traditional language modeling benchmarks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Pile" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "After a Chinese scientist caused an uproar by using CRISPR to edit the genes of two twin girls' embryos last week, Harvard researcher Werner Neuhausser is now planning to use CRISPR to edit the genes of a sperm cell in order to try to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's later in life. However, in this case no embryos are involved, there will be no attempt to make a baby from these sperm cells, they just want to test if they can edit the DNA. Harvard Medical School dean George Daley delivered a speech last week saying that the technology for gene editing is rapidly getting better and safer, and it will be justified to explore use in children soon. He believes that the technology could and should be used to remove childhood cancer, cystic fibrosis, and Alzheimer's from tomorrow's kids." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Despite CRISPR baby controversy, Harvard University will begin gene-editing sperm" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article follows how a flaw was discovered and exploited in an internal test version of Google Cloud Deployment Manager. The flaw allowed requests to be issued to Google internal endpoints through Google's Global Software Load Balancer, which could have led to remote code execution. The discovery of the flaw resulted in a $31,337 reward." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "RCE in Google Cloud Deployment Manager" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The TECLA is a 3D printed house that was designed based on the hives of a species of wasp found in the northern hemisphere. It is made of materials taken from local terrain. Printing a TECLA house takes about 200 hours and about 60 cubic meters of materials. The building process consumes 6 kilowatts of energy. A 2-minute video showing a TECLA house being printed is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This Hive-Like House Is 3D Printed, Carbon-Neutral, and Made of Clay" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Private businesses and homes are starting to link their cameras to police networks, increasing the overall public surveillance network and moving us closer to a future where our every move is filmed and interpreted using video analytics. Smart camera networks are an alarming development that threatens civil rights and liberties around the world. In the past, surveillance technology produced low-quality images and required a lot of hours and physical work to search through to find information. With advances in technology, image quality has improved, and image recognition and video analysis capabilities allow us to search through and extract more data from video faster than ever before. Advances in machine learning mean that we are moving towards the possibility of predictive policing, where data can be used to predict crimes so that police can intervene before it happens." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Rise of Smart Camera Networks, and Why We Should Ban Them" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Fitbit has released two new smartwatches. The Sense is $329 and features detailed heart rate scans with atrial fibrillation via an electrocardiogram app and stress detection features. It measures heart rate and skin temperature to determine stress levels. The Versa 3 costs $229 and features a new strap mechanism, Google Assistant, and the ability to take phone calls. Fitbit also announced the Inspire 2 fitness tracker which will be available for $99. It features a 10-day battery life and it comes with a full year of Fitbit Premium with purchase." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Fitbit’s new Sense smartwatch can take your skin’s temperature to help you manage stress" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Element Plus is a Vue.js 3.0 based UI component library for developers, designers, and product managers. It was designed with consistency, feedback, efficiency, and controllability in mind. Examples and demos are available on the main website." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Element Plus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AlphaTensor is an artificial intelligence system for discovering novel, efficient, and provably correct algorithms. It is built upon AlphaZero, an AI that has shown superhuman performance in some games. It was recently used to discover matrix multiplication algorithms that are more efficient than the state-of-the-art for many matrix sizes and outperform human-designed ones. The discovery could inspire other scientists to use AI to guide algorithmic discovery for other fundamental computation tasks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DeepMind unveils first AI to discover faster matrix multiplication algorithms" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Queens, New York, have been informed that a coworker had tested positive for COVID-19. This may impact Amazon's operations significantly at a time when many people are stuck at home and ordering products online. Amazon is already struggling to meet demand. Two office workers at Amazon's Seattle headquarters were also diagnosed with the disease. The Queens facility is deep cleaned daily and is now temporarily closed. Employees at the facility were sent home with full pay." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Exclusive: Amazon Confirms First Known Coronavirus Case in an American Warehouse" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has announced a series of reforms that will curtail or end some of its most controversial workplace policies and practices. It will no longer include non-compete clauses in its US employment agreements and remove them from existing agreements for all employees except senior leaders. Non-disclosure clauses that prevent employees from disclosing allegations of misconduct will no longer be included for US workers. Microsoft will publicly disclose salary ranges in job posts in the US starting in 2023. It will also commission and publish findings from a third-party civil rights audit in the upcoming fiscal year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft to curb use of non-competes, drop NDAs from worker settlements, disclose salary ranges, launch civil rights audit" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google is shutting down their Google Allo chat app \"soon\", 8 months after the company said they were \"pausing investment\" in the app. The Google Allo project lead left for Facebook in January. Essentially the entire team has been moved to work on Android Messages. Google Hangouts \"classic\", the version that's in your Gmail, is getting shut down as well and all users will be migrated to Hangouts Meet, Google's enterprised focused Slack-like chat. It will open to consumers sometime in 2019. The long-term plan seems to make Android Messages the future of Google consumer chat." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "After months-long 'pause', shortlived Google Allo messaging app will soon be sunset for good" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla and bk World have deployed a large cube lounge at a Supercharger station in Germany. The lounge features vending machines, bathroom facilities, gaming consoles, and areas for people to work or charge their devices. bk World’s lounges are easily deployable and can be moved quickly. They can be expanded to meet the requirements of the site. bk World plans to open 300 locations across Europe, but it is unclear how many of those will be in partnership with Tesla." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla deploys cube lounges at Supercharger station with automated coffee, food, and more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Walmart has introduced a new service that allows customers to receive grocery deliveries in two hours or less for an extra $10 on top of the usual delivery fee. The service has been tested across 100 stores since mid-April and will be expanded to up to 2,000 stores in the next few months. During the pilot, customers received deliveries within 55 minutes. To ensure stock levels for physical shoppers, Walmart will remove stock from the online grocery service when stock becomes limited." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Walmart is piloting a pricier 2-hour ‘Express’ grocery delivery service" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Power Fx is a low-code programming language that is general-purpose, strongly typed, declarative, and functional. It helps users create canvas-based apps and it works with products such as the Power Platform and Power Apps. Power Fx is based on Excel-like formulas for working with data in spreadsheets. Microsoft will be extending Power Fx as a singular consistent language offering for the entire Power Platform. Links to resources for learning Power Fx are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft Extends Low-Code Push with Power Fx Programming Language" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The pandemic is making it more normal for people to start and develop relationships online without ever meeting in person. For many people, online romance is now the only option. Stories that would have sounded strange before the pandemic, such as a person being stranded overseas and needing emergency funds, now sound more plausible. This has resulted in people falling prey to scams." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How romance scams are thriving on dating apps during quarantine" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "23andMe will go public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) backed by Richard Branson. The deal values 23andMe at $3.5 billion. It is expected to close in the second quarter, after which the company will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. SPACs have grown in popularity over the last year as they are seen as a less-risky option compared to traditional IPOs and they give newer companies access to larger amounts of capital. The funds from the sale will let 23andMe expand into developing therapeutics." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Genetic testing firm 23andMe is going public via a SPAC backed by Richard Branson" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article explains how open operating systems interoperate with the Apple Silicon Mac boot ecosystem. Topics include storage, boot flow, security modes, and much more. It is intended for developers and maintainers of Linux, BSD, and other OS distributions and boot-related components." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introduction to Apple Silicon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The new Galaxy Z fold 2 handset was officially announced at Samsung's Unpacked event. It features a new camera system, a Snapdragon 865 Plus processor, a larger external display, and hole-punch cameras. The front display is now a full-size 6.2-inch screen and the main display has been increased to 7.6 inches. The folding OLED screen now runs at up to a 120Hz refresh rate. Samsung has switched from plastic for the screens to ultra-thin glass. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 will come in two colors and a limited edition. More information will be available on September 1st. Images are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold 2 with bigger screens and better cameras" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "All of life is made from a combination of 64 DNA codons which are translated into 20 amino acids by tRNA. Viruses use the same code to use a host cell's machinery to build the proteins it needs to reproduce. A team of scientists used CRISPR to replace redundant codons in the E. Coli bacterial genome with their synonyms. They also replaced the cells' natural tRNA with synthetic versions to read the new codons. As a result, viruses were unable to use the cells' machinery to reproduce, making the cells resistant to being hijacked by almost any viral invader. The results of the study have countless implications for the biotechnology and medicine industries." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Used CRISPR to Engineer a New ‘Superbug’ That’s Invincible to All Viruses" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has announced new Cloud PC integrations into Windows 11. Windows 365 is a service that lets businesses stream a version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 in a web browser. Windows 11 PCs will now be able to boot straight to Windows 365 Cloud PCs or easily switch to them using Windows 11's virtual desktops feature. Microsoft is working on a Windows 365 offline feature that will allow users to work locally and sync data with Windows 365 when connectivity is restored. Windows 11 will soon have a native Windows 365 app." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft is integrating its Windows 365 Cloud PCs into Windows 11" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Seven workers at a poultry plant in Russia were infected with a bird flu strain in December. All seven people are now feeling well and adequate measures were taken to stop the spread of infection. There was no sign of transmission between humans. This is the first report of the H5N8 strain being passed on." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bird flu: Russia detects first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon's 'Built It' program is a Kickstarter-like effort where customers can choose to back a product, and if there is enough support within 30 days, Amazon will build it. Customers will only be charged if the product is developed and ships. Prices are raised once the product has been released. There are currently three concepts available, and more ideas are coming." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon built an Alexa cuckoo clock and wants your help backing new projects like this one" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists did a big study with 20,000 people with ADHD and a control group of 35,000 without ADHD. They identified 304 points with statistically significant differences in DNA between the two groups, grouped into 12 important regions. There seems to be a correlation between genetic risk for ADHD and other conditions like depression and anorexia. Some of the genes identified also affect other neurological conditions, like speech and learning disabilities, depression, and schizophrenia." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Large genetic study finds first genes connected with ADHD" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta is opening up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds for people in the US and Canada over the age of 18. Horizon Worlds is Meta's first attempt at releasing something that resembles a metaverse. It is a multiplayer platform that lets people hang out with up to 20 people at a time in a variety of virtual worlds. Users can write basic code that sets rules for how objects work. Meta plans to release free code and assets so users can build worlds." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meta opens up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds" } ]