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[ { "role": "user", "content": "An investigation based on satellite data collected over two years has found that China's armada of illegal industrial fishing boats has displaced smaller North Korean boats and caused a sharp decline in the squid population. The Chinese vessels appear to violate UN sanctions imposed in 2017. Chinese Captains who were investigated by South Korean Coast Guard authorities have presented fishing permits signed by North Korean authorities. China has denied allegations of illegal fishing." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Unmasking China's invisible fleet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Production delays or stoppages are the bane of any manufacturer. Learn how Volvo replaced their 15-year-old DevOps monitoring process and enabled data-driven operations, simplified DevOps monitoring, and improved real-time alerting with InfluxDB. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Volvo Uses InfluxDB to Evolve Its DevOps Monitoring to Enable Data-Driven Decisions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung’s new PM1743 PCIe NVMe SSD can hit data speeds over 13GB/s in real world tests. A recent video demo from Intel shows the hard drive working with Intel’s Core i9-12900K CPU to hit speeds more than twice as fast as the PlayStation 5's PCIe Gen 4 SSD. The drive will likely come with a hefty price tag when consumer-grade versions are released. A video showing a speed test of the drive is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Intel and Samsung’s new demo shows how blisteringly fast a PCIe 5.0 SSD setup will be" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The black hole known as J2157 consumes gas and dust equivalent in mass to the sun every day, making it the fastest-growing black hole in the universe. J2157 is 8,000 times larger than the supermassive black hole found at the heart of the Milky Way, or 34 billion times the mass of our Sun. It is classed as a quasi-stellar radio source, meaning that it is extremely bright. As it is very far away, scientists are only just now observing its gravitational influence from 1.2 billion years ago. It has likely grown since then." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Fastest-growing black hole in the universe eats the equivalent of one sun per day" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A 'fossil galaxy' has been discovered in the Milky Way. It would have collided with the Milky Way when it was still in its infancy, with its remnants accounting for about one-third of the Milky Way's spherical halo. Despite its size, it was previously hidden from view by clouds of interstellar dust. The fossil galaxy was discovered by measuring spectra for more than half a million stars across the Milky Way in near-infrared light. A patch of stars had a chemical composition and velocity that could only come from another galaxy. The fossil galaxy would have been one of the earliest to merge with the Milky Way." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Astronomers discover new 'fossil galaxy' buried deep within the Milky Way" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber and Lyft have been awarded a five-year $810 million transportation contract by the US government to provide transportation for federal employees and their families. It is unclear how the contract will be split between the companies. The deal involves a 2-4 percent discount and a fee waiver for data and reporting." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber and Lyft just scored a huge federal transportation contract" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Wing has launched an app to manage air traffic for drones. OpenSky has been approved to manage drone flights in Australia, where Wing opened its first public drone delivery service earlier this year. Air traffic management for drones is important, especially for Wing, who wants to put thousands of drones into operation. Other companies are also working on similar air traffic control systems. Wing is still trying to gain approval for drone delivery in the US. Australia and New Zealand have become the leaders in small, electric, unpiloted aviation. Wing is also conducting drone delivery trials in Finland." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet’s Wing launches app to manage air traffic for drones" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "New Start, an SF-based housing non-profit, and ICON, a construction-technology company that designs 3D printers, partnered to create the first permitted, 3D printed home in America. Printing the 350-square-foot house cost about $10,000 and took just 48 hours. They believe they can make a 600 to 800 square foot home in just 24 hours for $4,000 or less because this house was built with the printer running at only about 25% capacity. There are pictures of the house in the article, it actually looks very livable and cozy. The test run took place in Austin, Texas, but the team plans to build their first string of homes next year in El Salvador, a country whose rough terrain and frequent floods have made housing construction difficult." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "These 3D-printed homes can be built for less than $4,000 in just 24 hours" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "PostgreSQL 14 introduces changes that make it easier than ever to use JSONB. JSONB compresses data and does not preserve white space, unlike JSON. It also comes with better indexing ability. Examples of how the new changes make JSONB more user-friendly are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Better JSON in Postgres with PostgreSQL 14" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AI technology may mean that copyright laws might have to be changed. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is gathering information about the impact of artificial intelligence on copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights. Attributing ownership of the material that is created by AI is difficult. A lot of machine learning also uses copyrighted material for training, so the rights of the original owners of the training material should be considered. Current rules state that works produced by a machine with no creative input or intervention from a human can't be given authorship, but lines are being blurred as AI's hand in creative works continues to get more complicated and nuanced." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The USPTO wants to know if artificial intelligence can own the content it creates" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cap tables can get complicated quickly - which is why 36,000 startup leaders use LTSE to get equity right at every stage:Stock option issuance for employees + advisorsScenario modeling for future rounds or acquisitionsCompliance and reporting to meet regulationsSingle source of truth with shareable dataQuick onboarding (self-service or expert-guided)See the full list of features and start a free trial" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How do the best startups manage their equity cap tables? Meet LTSE Equity" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Many people are now staying at home and depending on online marketplaces like Amazon to get essentials like toilet paper, food, and hand sanitizer. Amazon's warehouse workers, delivery drivers, and contract employees are still working throughout the coronavirus crisis. While workers are praised for their fearlessness in continuing to go to work, many are terrified and frustrated with Amazon's response to the pandemic. Employees who feel that it is unsafe to work are given limited options, so they continue to come into work. Amazon has implemented new safety precautions and increased pay for workers, but workers are still concerned as their jobs require them to be physically close to each other and sanitizing products are in short supply. Employees have to decide whether to work or have no income." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'They're putting us all at risk': What it's like working in Amazon's warehouses during the coronavirus outbreak" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "According to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, only one percent of Uber customers always tip, while almost 60 percent of customers never do. The average tip drivers receive is around $3 for customers who tip. Female drivers are more likely to receive tips, but men are usually the ones who tip. Tipping may occur less on ride-sharing platforms as the tipping happens after the ride, not face to face. Users pay for their rides through an app, rather than in cash. Uber had resisted adding tipping functionality to its app in the past as certain types of people tend to get tipped more regardless of the quality of service, which it considers unfair. Since Uber has enabled in-app tipping, Uber drivers and Uber Eats couriers have collected nearly $2 billion in tips." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nearly two-thirds of Uber customers don’t tip their drivers, study says" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk tweeted out the video from the camera attached to SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as it aborted the plan to land on the landing pad and instead stabilized just in time to make a water landing. Evidently, if the rocket is not confident that it can land correctly on the pad it will go for a safer landing over the water like in this video." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX Landing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The company is now aiming for a reduction of 3% to 3.5% of the workforce." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk moves Tesla layoff target from 10% to 3% of employees" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "What if privacy had an API? Skyflow’s Data Privacy Vault delivers security, compliance, and data residency via a simple API. With Skyflow's built in tokenization, polymorphic encryption, and advanced access controls, your company can protect sensitive data while keeping it secure and private.To learn more, join Skyflow's Head of Developer Relations, Sean Falconer, for a walkthrough of the architecture used by leading companies like Netflix and Apple to secure sensitive data using a zero trust data privacy vault. Sean will demo how Skyflow delivers data privacy as an API, and answer live questions.Join the upcoming session here." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Learn how to protect sensitive data using a zero trust data privacy vault" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In 2017, Astrophysicists at the European Space Agency spotted an iceberg the size of Las Vegas breaking off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica. The iceberg has since changed the nature of the Antarctic coastline and spawned new icebergs. Changes in the glacier were tracked over February 2019 to February 2020. A time-lapse video showing a series of 57 radar images from that period is available. The Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers contain enough water to raise worldwide sea levels by four feet. Glaciers are breaking off into the water at faster rates than ever before, occurring on a near-annual basis now compared to every four to six years in the past." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Time-lapse video captures massive iceberg breaking off glacier in Antarctica" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The new nuclear reactor design will be the seventh that has been approved for use in the US." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor design" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A report from Korea says that Tesla is partnering with Samsung to develop a 5-nanometer chip for self-driving. Samsung is already producing Tesla's current self-driving chips in its Hardware 3.0 computers, but that chip is based on 14-nm technology. The new chips will begin mass production in late 2021, so they likely won't be inside Tesla production vehicles until 2022." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla partners with Samsung on new 5nm chip for full self-driving, report says" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sony has updated a patent for a technology that would allow players to scan real-world items into virtual reality. The patent was originally filed in June last year, but there were issues with the original claim that required Sony to edit and resubmit it. It is still being processed, so fans should expect to wait a bit before the tech will be featured in any games. A diagram from the patent showing how the technology will work is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Sony is Working on a 3D Scanner that will Allow Users to Put Real-World Items Into Video Games" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Massive is a software that creates computer-generated armies using artificial intelligence to simulate realistic battles at tremendous scales. It was designed specifically for Lord of the Rings and has since been used for many other productions, including Game of Thrones and Marvel's Avengers: Endgame. This article tells the story of how Massive was developed and used in several productions. The software has evolved and gotten better over the years, but the core elements have stayed the same, showing how far ahead of its time the software was when it was made 20 years ago." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Lord of the Rings changed big screen battles forever" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Revelo is a platform for sourcing, hiring, and managing FAANG-caliber developers in Latin America. GitHub, Carta, and Intuit use Revelo’s talent to scale their engineering teams. Hire an engineer today with a 100% risk-free 14-day trial." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hire vetted remote developers in US time zones" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Blue Origin is set to launch William Shatner into space at around 9:30 am ET. Shatner is set to become the oldest person to go to space at 90 years old. The mission was scheduled for October 12, but it was pushed back due to forecasted high winds. Three other people will be on the mission. The livestream is set to begin at around 8:30 am ET. A link to the stream is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch Blue Origin launch 4-person crew, including William Shatner, to space live" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Universal code search across your entire codebase Sourcegraph’s code intelligence platform allows you to understand, fix, and automate across your codebase. Over 1.2M engineers use Sourcegraph to build software you rely on every day - including at Uber, Reddit, and Qualtrics.Find what you need in any code host, language, or repository.Use batch updates to automate large-scale code changes.Search code now ($0/mo for up to 10 users)" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Universal code search across your entire codebase" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "User reviews of the new Apple Silicon M1 have appeared on Reddit. The M1 SoC integrates an 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, Media encode and decode engines, and RAM, all on a single-chip. As the new chip is much more energy-efficient compared to its Intel counterparts, battery life has increased. The MacBook Air is even shipping without a fan, as it can be passively cooled like all iOS devices. Rosetta 2 is performing much better than expected, ranging at speeds between 70-80% of native code. This has resulted in overwhelmingly positive reviews, some which can be read in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Silicon M1: Black. Magic. Fuckery." } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Musicians over the age of 18, who pay Soundcloud $8 a month for hosting, and get over 5000 streams per month will now be able to monetize their music through ads on the platform. The company moves very slowly for a tech company, having rolled out a beta of this feature 4 years ago. They aren't doing very well financially, having laid off 40% of their staff last year, and they aren't expected to be profitable until 2020." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SoundCloud finally lets more musicians monetize four years later" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Gaming has been rejected again from the iOS App Store. App Store rules do not allow third-party apps to distribute games as a separate platform. Facebook Gaming is a gaming platform, offering its own games inside the app, with a dedicated social network and the ability to live stream gameplay. Apple has been accused of anti-competitive behavior due to the App Store's restrictive business model. Other apps have been banned for offering external subscription services, bypassing Apple's 30% fee." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple rejects Facebook’s Gaming platform from the iOS App Store" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "CoreUI Icons contains more than 1,500 icons in multiple formats. It is free and open-source, and the icons can be used for commercial projects, open-source projects, or almost anything else. A Pro version is available with more than 2,000 icons and more styles." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "CoreUI Icons" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX launched the first fully private mission, Axiom-1, to the International Space Station on Friday. The team will conduct studies involving an air filtration device, cellular biology, and a swarm of robotic tiles. The tiles are designed to self-assemble and are capable of sealing to create a pressurized environment. They could be used in the future to create habitats in space. A video showing how the tiles are designed to work is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The SpaceX Ax-1 Mission Has Futuristic Self-Assembling Tech to Try Out" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has launched an open-source API standard called Ripple. Ripple brings Google's Project Soli tiny radar technology to devices outside of Google. Project Soli can monitor sleep quality, control smartwatches, count sheets of paper, and more. Ripple was released by the Consumer Technology Association, but it is clear that Google is behind the project. Ford is planning to use the technology as an interior radar to enhance its driver-assist technologies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google launches Ripple, an open standard that could bring tiny radars to Ford cars and more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission is developing a mandatory code of conduct to govern commercial dealings between tech giants and news media companies. These rules will require digital platforms to pay news media businesses for the content they produce. The Australian government believes it is unlikely that companies like Google or Facebook will reach a voluntary agreement over the issue. Media companies are facing significant financial pressure due to a sharp downturn in advertising revenue. The blame has been put onto digital platforms for not sharing traffic or revenue while still using the content that the media companies generate." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook and Google to face mandatory code of conduct to 'level playing field' with traditional news media" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Spinning Up in Deep RL is an educational resource by OpenAI for learning about deep reinforcement learning. Reinforcement learning is a machine learning approach for teaching agents how to solve tasks by trial and error. The site includes an overview of reinforcement learning, an essay about how to get into an RL research role, a curated list of papers, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spinning Up in Deep RL" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Disney has banned Netflix ads from all of its TV platforms except for ESPN in preparation for its launch of Disney+ on November 12. The company had originally considered banning ads for all Disney+ competitors, including Amazon Prime Video. Amazon is currently not planning to offer support for Disney+ on its Amazon Fire TV Platform. Disney+ will cost $6.99 per month, or $69.99 for a full year, and will be ad-free. The service will offer a bundle deal that includes access to ESPN+ and Hulu. Disney took full control of Hulu in May." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Disney bans Netflix ads from all of its TV channels except ESPN" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Many common and deadly viruses are RNA based and do not have FDA approved treatments. In the past 50 years, 90 clinically approved antiviral drugs have been developed, but they only treat nine diseases. Only 16 viruses have FDA approved vaccines. Scientists have used the capabilities of Cas13, an enzyme that can cut and edit RNA, and created a system that can diagnose and treat viral infections. The system is called CARVER and experiments have shown it to be a powerful and rapidly programmable diagnostic and antiviral technology. When tested on human cells that contained some common viral diseases, CARVER reduced the level of viral RNA in the cells by as much as 40 times after 24 hours." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers Develop a System to Kill Viruses Found in Human Cells" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NuScale's small modular nuclear reactors use gravity and buoyancy to spontaneously circulate cooling water. They are capable of generating 60 MWe using a small, safe, and scalable version of a pressurized water reactor technology. Around 100 of them can fit into the containment chamber of a large conventional reactor. The article links to a 13-minute video that walks the viewer through NuScale's test facilities." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Company Aims to Make Nuclear Reactors Pocket-Sized" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has revealed at the Tesla annual shareholder meeting that Tesla’s solar roof product is currently being installed on properties in eight states. Tesla produces tiles that are designed to look like high-quality traditional roofing tiles, with integrated solar panels that are not easily identifiable from ground level. The tiles are now on their third version, with this version being almost at cost-parity with an entry-level cheap traditional tile, after considering the cost savings of the generated electricity. Musk is optimistic about the rollout of the new tiles, but there is currently no information on when the tiles will be released or what the installation price will be." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla says solar roof is on its third iteration, currently installing in 8 states" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk has tweeted a video showing a Tesla vehicle playing a recorded clip to passing pedestrians. The feature will apparently let Tesla owners communicate with people outside the car without having to open their windows. There are no further details on how the system would work. It is unknown whether drivers will be able to speak directly to people on the outside of the vehicle or if it will only support pre-recorded speech. The system could be helpful for alerting people to a driver's intentions without having to use the car horn." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla cars will soon talk to pedestrians" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Just Eat Takeaway, a European company, recently announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Grubhub in the US for $7.3 billion. The two companies served 593 million orders in 2019. They have around 70 million combined active customers globally. Matt Maloney, CEO and founder of GrubHub, will join Just Eat Takeaway's management board and lead the business across North America. Many companies have found it hard to make online food delivery businesses profitable, so businesses are looking to take out rivals to get better economies of scale on operations." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Just Eat Takeaway confirms it’s gobbling up Grubhub in a $7.3B deal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Onboarding is difficult for new employees as there is a lot to learn and there are things that are often missed. Creating an onboarding structure can lower turnover and help new recruits become productive workers in a shorter period. This article discusses onboarding new employees, the different aspects to consider, and tips for more effective onboarding. It provides an onboarding framework to follow with ways to check in on the progress of the new employee." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Ultimate Guide to Onboarding Software Engineers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GitHub Copilot is a Visual Studio Code extension that suggests whole lines or entire functions for code. It is trained on billions of lines of public code and understands dozens of languages. Copilot is fast enough to use as you type. Examples are available on the website. Copilot is still in its testing phase, so access is limited." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub Copilot" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung announced two foldables, new smart watches, and an update to its Galaxy Buds Pro line at its Galaxy Unpacked event. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 looks a lot like its predecessor. It comes with a few new software tricks and fast charging. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is slightly lighter than its previous iteration and it features big changes to its camera array, including a new 50-megapixel main sensor. The Galaxy Watch 5 smartwatches have bigger batteries and the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro have a new design and support hi-fi audio." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022: the five biggest announcements" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Lightyear One is a prototype vehicle designed to collect the power it requires from the sun. It boasts a range of 450 miles on a single charge, which is definitely a first for a car powered by solar power. Over 100 vehicles have already been sold, even though the car has yet to be released. Production will begin in 2021, and up to 500 reservations will be made available as long as customers prepay around $136,000 for their vehicle. The Lightyear One will be able to recharge through a wall socket." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lightyear One debuts as the first long-range solar-powered electric car" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has canceled its plans to build a new headquarters in New York City after heavy resistance by lawmakers, progressive activists, and union leaders. Groups opposing the deal contended that the government should not provide the tech giant with the up to $3 billion dollars in incentives that it had promised. Amazon decided that dealing with the heavy resistance would not be beneficial to the company in the long term, however, it has decided that it will still continue growth in its existing branches in the city regardless of government subsidies." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Headquarters" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook has acquired BigBox VR, the game studio that made Population: One, a popular Fortnite adaptation in virtual reality. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Many of the developers from Oculus Studios are still building titles for Valve's Steam store, but non-Facebook VR platforms seem to be shrinking. The Oculus Quest 2 has outsold all of Facebook's previous devices combined in its first few months." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook buys game studio BigBox VR" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "There was a bug in the embedded YouTube player that allowed hackers to view anyone's YouTube watch history, the links to their unlisted videos, their Watch Later playlist, the list of videos they've liked, and more. YouTube creates internal playlists for all users, which can be accessed by replacing some characters in the URL. You can't just view other people's private videos just with this knowledge, but the embedded player had a bug that could be exploited to do so. The bug was reported, but Google's response showed that they might not have seen the severity of the issue. It has now been fixed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Embedded YouTube Player Told Me What You Were Watching" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The new species of giant waterlily was initially mistaken for another known species." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A New Species of Absolutely Enormous Waterlily Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix is forming an in-house game studio to create original games without ads or in-app purchases. It chose to build its studio in Helsinki, Finland due to the concentration of game talent in the region. The company is increasingly focused on creating original content to bring in more subscribers. Netflix says it will be years before the studio releases its first project." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix is building its own game studio" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Australia aims to plant a billion trees by 2050, in order to reach its Paris Agreement climate targets. It is estimated that the trees planted will remove up to 18 million tons of greenhouse gas per year by 2030. Currently, Australia produces 500 million tons of CO2-equivalent per year, mainly due to its reliance on coal fuel. The Paris Agreement means that Australia has agreed to lower its carbon emissions by 26 to 28 percent of 2005 levels by 2030, however, there are still no policies specifying Australia’s strategies to reach its target." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Australia in Tree-Planting Binge to Help Meet Climate Targets" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China's new missile will be able to cruise at 2.5 times the speed of sound for 200 kilometers before diving and skimming across the waves for up to 20 more kilometers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese scientists plan boron-powered supersonic missile that can fly and swim" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Okay this story is crazy. In 2015, when Amazon was considering acquiring a company called Elemental which (among other things) sold these servers that were optimized for video compression. While doing their due diligence, they were inspecting a few sample servers when they discovered a tiny microchip the size of a grain of rice that wasn't supposed to be there. Amazon reports the discovery to US authorities, who launched a secret investigation. Turns out there is this company called Supermicro, a huge motherboard manufacturer, who is part of the supply chain for tons of companies including Amazon and Apple. Nearly all Supermicro motherboards are assembled by contractors in China, some of whom were bribed and/or coerced by Chinese spies (specifically a hardware hacker division of the People's Liberation Army) to plant tiny microchips inside the motherboards (some chips were smaller than a penciltip, they fit between layers of fiberglass). Overall it is believed that 30 US companies were compromised. Bloomberg reports in this article that Amazon (AWS) and Apple were both compromised, but both companies have denied the report very vehemently. The bigger takeaway here is that the US supply chain is hopelessly tied to China, and any step of this supply chain could be potentially compromised by foreign intelligence." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This course teaches Natural Language Processing through code. It was originally taught as part of the University of San Francisco's Masters of Science in Data Science program in summer 2019. It uses a ‘top-down’ teaching method as students might learn the material faster through completing exercises, rather than learning about each component first." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Code-First Intro to Natural Language Processing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "With summer internship offers coming out, the CS Career Questions subreddit is having a salary sharing thread. The thread is broken down by region and the comments list their school, prior experience, location, summer salary and stuff like that. Gotta say, Tesla is looking very stingy!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Salary Sharing Thread for Interns" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new Tesla Cybertruck prototype has made an appearance at an official event to launch the Tesla Megapack project at Moss Landing, California. The Moss Landing site hosts several major energy storage projects. It was activated a few months ago, but the commissioning ceremony was officially held on Monday. The Cybertruck prototype had a much smaller windshield wiper than the previous prototype. Production for the Cybertruck is now planned to start in 2023. Pictures and a video of the prototype are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Cybertruck with updated interior and windshield wiper goes on new outing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Flippy the robot is a robotic burger chef that is able to fry chicken fingers, flip burger patties, and perform other food preparation tasks. Miso Robotics rents the robots to restaurant owners for an estimated $2,000 a month. A human doing the same job would cost significantly more, and they carry more risks. The restaurant industry has been facing a labor crisis for years, with high turnover rates and a large number of open positions. Using Flippy, restaurants will be able to meet demand while lowering costs significantly." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The new burger chef makes $3 an hour and never goes home" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sourcegraph’s code intelligence platform allows you to understand, fix, and automate across your codebase. Over 1.2M engineers use Sourcegraph to build software you rely on every day - including at Uber, Reddit, and Qualtrics.Find what you need in any code host, language, or repository.Use batch updates to automate large-scale code changes.Search code now ($0/mo for up to 10 users)" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Universal code search across your entire codebase" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A report by Deloitte and Workplace Intelligence found that C-suite executives are feeling as frazzled and depressed as the workers who report to them." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Even your boss wants to quit" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Gerard Mourou, one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2018, and Toshiki Tajima, a professor from California, are developing a laser that can reduce the lifespan of radioactive waste from thousands of years down to a few minutes. Nuclear energy produces low levels of emissions and is relatively cheap, but it also creates toxic waste that requires special storage due to its radioactive properties and long half-life. There are currently no good solutions for dealing with the waste. Mourou and Tajima's laser will fire high-intensity pulses at atoms to change the composition of the nucleus in a process called transmutation." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Zapping Nuclear Waste in Minutes Is Nobel Winner’s Holy Grail Quest" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google Fiber has left Louisville, and as part of its agreement with the city, it will cover the costs of removing the fiber from the road and returning the streets to the same or better condition as it was before it started digging trenches in 2017. Louisville had been lobbying to get Google Fiber for years but unfortunately, Google ran into too many problems when installing fiber in the city. It is estimated that Google Fiber reached around 11,000 homes in Louisville. $3.84 million will be paid to the Metro government over 20 months, and Google has also agreed to donate $150,000 to the Community Foundation of Louisville." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Fiber to pay nearly $4 million to Louisville in exit deal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon's first hair salon in London opened to the public at the end of May. The salon uses an augmented reality app that lets customers experiment with different hairstyles and colors. Customers can select products in the salon to be delivered to their homes. Haircuts cost $US72. This article details the experience of getting a haircut at the Amazon Salon. It includes pictures of the salon and shows how the AR app's virtual hair color system works." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "I went to Amazon's high-tech hair salon and virtually dyed my hair pink — then got the best haircut I've ever had" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "As part of its push into advertising, Amazon is now sending free samples of products to customers based on their order history and profile data. Amazon's website says \"Amazon surprises select customers with samples that we think will be delightful and helpful.\" You don't have to purchase or review anything and you can opt out of the program anytime you want." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon's latest advertising play involves free samples delivered right to your door" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new record for the smallest transistor gate length has been achieved. The gate was only a single carbon atom across. The design of the whole transistor is easy to make and relatively compact. While the transistor will need more work to improve its performance, the techniques used to create it are significant as they do not require extremely precise positioning of the atomically thin materials." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A transistor made using two atomically thin materials sets size record" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Opendoor is a platform that lets homeowners quickly sell their houses. The company will go public through a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings II, a shell company led by a venture capitalist and early Facebook executive. Opendoor generated $4.7 billion in revenue in 2019 with 18,000 home sales across 21 markets. It laid off a third of its employees in April. While the company is still operating at a loss, the deal values Opendoor at an enterprise value of $4.8 billion." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Home Buyer Opendoor Is Going Public In $4.8 Billion Merger" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Some developers finish their assigned workloads faster than expected and then they ask for more similar work to do. Part of the reason for this is to try to reach a standard that they have already met. Constantly overworking can lead to burnout. Finding other activities to do along with work that can benefit both you and your employer, such as skill development, will help prevent burnout while improving your value as an employee." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Maybe you should do less 'work'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook will remove any content that claims to name the US official whose whistleblower complaint started the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. This content violates Facebook's policies around coordinating harm. The new policy affects all posts on Facebook, not just ads. An ad that purported to name the whistleblower was viewed several hundred thousand times before it was taken down. Trump has called for the whistleblower to be unmasked. The impeachment inquiry is looking into whether Trump solicited help from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook says it will remove posts purporting to name the Ukraine whistleblower" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta's Oculus virtual reality app was the most downloaded application on Apple’s App Store charts over Christmas. While Meta doesn't provide official data on how many Oculus VR headsets it has sold, the app charts provide an insight into the popularity of the device. Meta has declared an investment of at least $10 billion to create a metaverse, but VR technology is still in a very early stage of adoption. The increased sales will help Meta gain data and insight into what their audience wants with a VR experience." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Christmas Is Win for Meta: Oculus VR App Is Most Downloaded on Apple Store" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A handful of Amazon's new devices announced at its annual fall hardware event this week bear striking similarities to preexisting products. While it is possible that Amazon had created its own designs, the company has a history of copying designs sold on its platform and then undercutting the originals on price. Amazon's platform allows it to collect valuable data that can be used to launch competing products. The company has policies to prevent its employees from using non-public data to determine private label product launches, but there are ways around these rules." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon Basics ripped off accessories, now Amazon is coming for gadgets" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A bug in Tesla's Autopilot driving program would sometimes pull cars towards lane dividers in specific spots on a Reddit user's commute. Despite reporting the issue to Tesla many times, he received no response. There have been several software updates since the user started reporting the issue, with some updates fixing the issue temporarily, but dashcam footage confirms that it still occurs. Tesla owner Walter Huang died in a crash at a site similar to the one where this bug occurs last year, and there is evidence that the vehicle veered towards a lane divider and sped up while on autopilot prior to the crash. Tesla maintains that Autopilot is meant to assist drivers and that drivers must still be attentive while using the program." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dashcam video shows Tesla steering toward lane divider—again" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In this 5.5 hour video, NASA astronauts are observed upgrading the nickel-hydrogen batteries with more powerful lithium-ion ones on the International Space Station. Viewers can hear the audio communication between the astronauts and NASA, and there is also additional commentary to explain what is occurring. The video shows the mission from many viewpoints, including from the point of view of the astronauts." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA Astronauts Go On Spacewalk to Upgrade the Space Station" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ring has fired employees for improperly accessing Ring users' video data. There have been four incidents involving team members accessing Ring video data for reasons not related to their work. Ring promptly investigated each incident after they were made aware of the alleged conduct. The company has also taken steps to limit data access to a smaller number of people. Currently, only three employees can access stored customer videos. Ring has previously granted workers in Ukraine access to some user video for research purposes, but express consent was obtained from the users for the use of the videos. It has recently implemented new security features such as two-factor authentication." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ring Fired Employees for Watching Customer Videos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon directed search traffic towards products that were more profitable for the company by tweaking its product-search algorithm. Employees were pressured to make sure that Amazon products were placed higher on the search results, resulting in more visibility and sales. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are all being invested as part of a federal anti-trust probe. Apple recently changed its algorithms so that its apps are no longer displayed first in results. Google has been fined $2.7 billion by the EU for promoting its own products in search results. While Amazon has tried to justify its algorithm, it is unclear whether regulators will agree." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon's search could push customers toward in-house products" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "BepiColombo, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, has sent back pictures of the crater-riddled surface of Mercury. The mission launched in 2018 and will reach Mercury's orbit in late 2025. Mercury's surface was formed by a vast outpouring of lava and the craters were formed by asteroids and comets. Some of the older and larger craters have been flooded by younger lava flows. A picture is available in the article. More pictures from Friday's fly-by will be available in the coming days." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Europe-Japan mission to Mercury sends back photos of the planet’s cratered surface" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Epic Games has finally released Fortnite in the official Android Play Store, 18 months after releasing the game as third-party software. Google displays a warning for third-party software outside of the Play Store, marking it as potential malware, which put Fortnite at a disadvantage according to Epic. Releasing the game through the Play Store means that Epic will now have to pay Google a 30% cut for all in-app purchases made through the platform. Epic has long protested App Store and Play Store platform fees." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Epic gives in to Google and releases Fortnite on the Play Store" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The new and improved New Relic infrastructure monitoring experience helps SRE, DevOps, and ITOps teams quickly pinpoint offending infrastructure components, determine incident impact radius, and identify root cause. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pinpoint and prevent bugs with the New Relic infrastructure monitoring experience" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Coca-Cola has released a gamer flavor called Coca-Cola Byte. The drink launch was paired with a Fortnite 'creator island' zone made by an advertising agency. It has a fruity flavor similar to Coca-Cola's Creations line of limited-time sodas launched earlier this year. This article discusses the new drink and Coca-Cola's history with games and game advertising." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tasting Coca-Cola’s first “gamer” flavor—and the history of game-and-soda tie-ins" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Supercharge Your Observability - free eBook Real user data for real-time analytics provides insight into what matters most for your business. Learn how to go beyond traditional monitoring and supercharge your observability. Download for free." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Supercharge Your Observability - free eBook" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Java attempts to run trusted and untrusted code within the same virtual machine, with the only thing separating them being the permission system and visibility modifiers. A bug anywhere in the JVM or standard libraries is liable to become a security vulnerability. This article discusses how a vulnerability was found in the Java version of Google App Engine and how it was developed into an exploit that could run arbitrary code on a Google server." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How I Hacked Google App Engine: Anatomy of a Java Bytecode Exploit" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Italian authorities will start imposing fines on people caught entering or leaving outbreak areas after the third person in the country died of the coronavirus on Sunday. An outbreak in the north of the country has infected 152 people and 11 towns have been in lockdown since Friday night. The roughly 50,000 residents in the towns under lockdown have been told to stay home, and many shops, except chemists, have been closed. Sporting activities and festivities have been canceled. The Milan fashion week will be broadcasted from an empty room." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Italy imposes draconian rules to stop spread of coronavirus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This site contains step by step guides and paths to learning different tools and technologies. It includes guides for becoming a frontend developer, backend developer, DevOps, full-stack developer, or a QA engineer. Users can contribute to the project or request changes and additional information." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Developer Roadmaps" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Tesla Model S Plaid was able to reach the automaker's promised top speed of 200 mph after it was hacked to remove software limitations." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla Model S Plaid breaks 200 mph top speed for the first time" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Beta 1 of Android Q has been released, bringing additional privacy and security features for users, enhancements for foldables, new APIs for connectivity, new media codecs and camera capabilities, Neural Network API extensions, Vulkan 1.1 support, faster app startup, and more. An SDK has been released for developers to test their apps on the new OS so developers can start to take advantage of the new features and APIs. Pixel 1, 2, and 3 owners can download and install the beta immediately after enrolling into the beta program, and developers with other Android devices can use the new Android Emulator to test their apps." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Introducing Android Q Beta" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "WhatsApp users can now mark messages to disappear after seven days. The seven-day limit exists regardless of whether the message is read or not as the timer begins when the message is sent. Only group admins will be able to turn on the feature in group chats. Disappearing messages have become more popular in apps in recent years. Users can send disappearing messages on Instagram and Messenger." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "WhatsApp now lets you post ephemeral messages that disappear after 7 days" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Google Pixel 5 will be available in eight countries on October 15th, then in the US on October 29th for $699. Preorders are available now. The device features a Snapdragon 765G processor with Qualcomm's integrated X52 modem for 5G support, IPx8 water resistance, reverse wireless charging, 8GB ram, and more. Its display is a 6-inch 2340 x 1080 OLED panel with a full edge-to-edge display and a hole-punch selfie camera. There are two rear cameras, a 12.2-megapixel main camera with a 77-degree field of view and a 16-megapixel ultrawide that shoots at 107 degrees. More details, including a link for preorders, are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google announces the Pixel 5 for $699" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The US government's new license requirement for exports to China aims to reduce the risk of products being used by the Chinese military." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Nvidia stock falls after U.S. government restricts chip sales to China" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, has told Square employees that they will be able to work from home even after the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders end. Twitter had recently announced similar news. The companies believe that employees should be able to work where they feel most creative and productive. Employees will still be able to come into the office. Other tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft have extended their return to work dates. Only Twitter and Square have made remote work options permanent." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Square announces permanent work-from-home policy" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google Maps Live Traffic showed a traffic jam in Belgorod, Russia, just before the invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin had announced a special military operation in a region in Eastern Ukraine hours before, but the traffic data showed movement in a different region. The researchers that spotted the movement combined other optical and radar data to conclude that the invasion was about to happen. While the data could have come from Russian soldiers that left their phones on, it more likely came from civilians who were stuck due to Russian military movement." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Maps Live Traffic Showed the Russian Invasion of Ukraine" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Edward Snowden was a Central Intelligence Agency employee and subcontractor. In 2013, he copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency. In this interview with Joe Rogan, Snowden calls out former President Barack Obama for growing the surveillance state and enabling illegal activity from intelligence agencies. Obama had campaigned against the wiretapping of the Bush administration, yet after taking office, he expanded the programs. Snowden currently lives a relatively normal life in Russia and has stated that he would return to the US if he was able to be guaranteed a fair trial." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Joe Rogan Experience #1368 - Edward Snowden" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Airbnb has purchased HotelTonight, a last-minute hotel booking service, a little over a year after the launch of Airbnb Plus. Airbnb Plus is a service that provides bookings for boutique hotels and traditional bed and breakfasts. HotelTonight will continue to operate as usual, however, listings from Airbnb Plus will likely be added into the range of choices in the app. Since working with hotels, Airbnb has been able to enter into markets that have stricter rules around short term stays, and it tripled its hotel bookings between 2017 and 2018." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Airbnb to acquire last-minute hotel booking service HotelTonight" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a list of text-based file formats and command-line tools for manipulating them. It also includes tools for producing structured text output and CLIs for single-file databases." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Structured text tools" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers at the University of Toronto have designed a dynamic shading system inspired by the skin of krill. Krill are usually transparent, but they can move pigments around in the cells beneath their skin to turn darker and protect themselves from UV damage. The shading system is made up of optofluidic cells that can switch between transparent and opaque on demand while using relatively little energy. These cells can act as windows to provide a low-energy temperature regulation system. They could also be used to create large-scale works of art." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Low-energy fluidic cells could shade and cool buildings dynamically" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Campus is Facebook's new social media networking platform that offers college students a private place to connect and get updates related to their schools. A .edu email is required to join the platform, which will live within a dedicated section of the Facebook app. Campus is Facebook's attempt at regaining the younger audience, many who have shifted their attention to other social apps. Some colleges have signed up to publish updates and news to their Facebook Campus feed. Facebook Campus will be available at around 30 colleges and universities across the US at launch. Screenshots from the platform are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook returns to its roots with Campus, a college student-only social network" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Unix Game is a programming contest where players solve coding challenges by constructing pipelines of UNIX text processing utilities to complete the solution. There is a leaderboard and users can display badges of honor to showcase progress to friends." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Unix Game" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta has created a single AI model capable of translating across 200 different languages. It has open-sourced the project so that others can build on the work. Meta sees the universal speech translator as important for growth across its platforms. Machine translation helps the company better understand its users, and the technology could develop into a killer app for its future augmented reality glasses." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meta open sources early-stage AI translation tool that works across 200 languages" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla is now testing version 3.5 of its Solar Roof in employees' homes. Scheduling of all Solar Roof installations in virtually all markets has been paused. Third-party roofing and solar companies can continue installing Solar Roofs. Tesla aims to resume installations in the fourth quarter. It is unclear what is new with the updated Solar Roof or when Tesla plans to launch the product." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla is testing new version of Solar Roof (v3.5)" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "DALL-E 2 is still in beta and pricing will remain the same." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "OpenAI removes the waitlist for DALL-E 2, allowing anyone to sign up" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This site is a small book of Python anti-patterns and worst practices. Its goal is to show you bad code so you can become a better programmer. Each anti-pattern has a small description, examples, and possible solutions. Most books will only focus on best practices and examples of good code, but there is a lot to learn that can be learned from bad code as well." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Little Book of Python Anti-Patterns" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that Uber will likely shut down temporarily in California if the ruling that the company must reclassify its drivers as full-time employees is not overturned. Khosrowshahi is advocating an alternate solution to the law that would have gig companies paying into a fund that provides workers paid time off or health-care benefits. If Uber's appeal is not successful, the company will likely pause operations and resume later at a more limited capacity. The service will likely shut down until November, when voters will decide on a law that would exempt drivers for app-based transportation and delivery companies from being considered employees. Khosrowshahi emphasized that pausing the service will have negative impacts on drivers' livelihoods in the state during a time of hardship." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down temporarily in California if it's forced to classify drivers as employees" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Climate change threatens to make our planet unlivable by the end of the century. Other factors can also eventually make Earth uninhabitable, so planning for a potential escape from the planet is a necessary response to the potential threats. Mars is the most obvious destination, with many space missions already focusing on the planet. Other possible planets exist, but they are light-years away. A journey to one of these planets would take several generations to complete. The problems involved with such a journey are broad, involving fields such as biology, sociology, engineering, physics, and more. Life during the journey will be extremely limited for those on board, so there may be ethical concerns with such a project. The research into inter-generational space travel may reveal ways that we can improve or prolong life on our own planet." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Are Contemplating a 1,000-Year Space Mission to Save Humanity" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "HelloSign, a Dropbox company, is improving document workflows for millions of users. Automate your busiest work — legal agreements, tax forms, HR paperwork, and sales contracts. 39% of developers took less than a day to integrate eSignatures into their app.For some, like FinTech CTO Brian Bristol, it was even faster: “HelloSign is using such forward-looking technology and clear documentation, that I was able to implement it in less than 3 hours. This was a record for me.”Start testing the HelloSign API in seconds." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Integrate eSignatures in your app in record time with Dropbox" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cruise is opening up its driverless cars in San Francisco to the public. The rides will be free for now. People who want to sign-up for a ride can do so on Cruise's website, which is linked in the article. Cruise currently operates five of its robotaxis around certain parts of San Francisco between 10 PM and 6 AM. The vehicles are authorized to travel at a top speed of 30 MPH. Cruise plans to expand to more cities soon. A video from Cruise showing its first few riders experiencing the driverless robotaxis is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cruise opens driverless robotaxi service to SF public" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has launched a new website to pressure Apple into adopting RCS, a cross-platform messaging protocol. RCS provides features similar to Apple's iMessage, but it is usable across both iOS and Android. Apple has little reason to use the protocol. iMessage has a lock-in effect with its customers and it makes it easy for Apple users to identify Android users." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google tries publicly shaming Apple into adopting RCS" } ]