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[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article looks at GPU prices in different markets, the factors that are affecting these prices, and whether it is worth buying a GPU in the current market. Graphics cards have been difficult to obtain for almost two years. They are now back on shelves, and reseller prices have hit MSRP. One of the reasons for the price drop is that the chips on these GPUs are now two years old. Many crypto miners are selling their used cards due to the crash." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The GPU shortage is over" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers have found a way to grow gold nanoparticles directly inside cancer cells. The particles can help with imaging and can be heated up to kill the tumors. Scientists have previously tried to use gold to fight cancer, but it is a challenge to get the material inside tumors. The new method uses polyethylene glycol as a delivery vector for ionic gold. The acidic cellular microenvironment in cancer converts the gold from its ionic form into plasmonic gold nanoparticles. After the initial tests, the scientists in the study used an existing technique to heat the gold nanoparticles up with lasers to kill the cancer cells." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Growing gold nanoparticles inside tumors can help kill cancer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In a project called Mission Shakti, India has successfully tested its Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile, which destroyed a low-orbiting satellite on Wednesday. While it is unknown who the satellite belonged to, India has stated that it did not break any international laws or treaties. India is now the fourth country in the world to have achieved this feat, after the US, Russia, and China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the purpose of Mission Shakti was to strengthen India’s overall security and that the missile system would not be used offensively." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "India successfully shoots down satellite in space: PM Modi" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft will use its Office 365 installer to force Chrome users to switch their default search engine to Bing. The Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus installer that will be released next month will contain a new Chrome extension that will change Chrome's default search engine settings. If Bing is already the default search engine, the extension will not be installed. Microsoft is marketing this update to IT admins as enabling its Microsoft Search functionality in Chrome. Admins will be able to block the Chrome extension install through Group Policy, and users are able to remove it after it has been installed. Users will still be able to choose their default search engine after removing the extension. Microsoft will roll out the update in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and India next month." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft to force Chrome default search to Bing using Office 365 installer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is planning an initial public offering for its $500 billion megaproject, Neom. It will set aside an $80 billion investment fund for companies that agree to operate in the futuristic city. The first phase of the project, which runs until 2030, will cost 1.2 trillion riyals. A link to a teaser video that reveals the design for The Line, a vertical city 500 meters tall and 170 kilometers in length, is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Saudi Arabia Plans IPO of $500 Billion For Its Megacity 'Neom'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "PeerJS allows anyone to create a P2P data or media stream connection to a remote peer using only an ID. It wraps the browser's WebRTC implementation to provide a peer-to-peer connection API. An API reference guide is available. PeerJS can be used to transfer data, as well as to make video and audio calls." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The PeerJS library" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Many dog breeds are about appearance, but plenty of others are devoted to specific tasks. A team of US-based researchers conducted a study on around 18,000 dogs to study dog behavior and its underlying genetics. With a few exceptions, most behaviors are only loosely associated with specific breeds. Many modern breeds only originated about 150 years ago, and complicated behaviors are shaped by many factors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Genetics goes to the dogs, finds there’s not much to breed behavior" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new product category called Developer Experience Infrastructure has the potential to change how companies ship developer-focused products." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Developer Experience Infrastructure" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook’s new dating app, which is currently only in a testing phase in a few select countries, has a new feature which will let users list up to nine ‘secret crushes’ from their friends list. If one of their friends also lists them as a secret crush, Facebook will send a notification to both users and match them. Facebook Dating usually avoids listing friends as potential matches. While there seems to be no method of monetization during its testing phase, there is big money in the dating app marketplace. Analysts predict that the dating app industry could be worth $12 billion by 2020. The Match Group, who owns Tinder, OkCupid, Match.com, and many other dating sites, brought in $1.7 billion last year from memberships, advertising, and premium features." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook’s dating app will let you list your secret crushes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Alphabet is rumored to be acquiring North, a startup that sells smart glasses, after the company reported minuscule sales for its first-generation Focals devices. North released the smart glasses in 2019 and it is unlikely that more than 1,000 pairs were sold, even after the prices were cut from $999 down to $599. Buying the smart glasses required a fitting process that was only available at certain locations. North started looking for a buyer earlier this year, despite cutting monthly spending in half to $3 million and taking on additional investments and loans." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Alphabet reportedly buying North after ‘minuscule’ Focals smart glasses sales" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NASA scientists discovered cyclopropenylidene in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan. The simple, carbon-based molecule has never been seen in an atmosphere before. Titan has long been considered one of the most promising places to search for extraterrestrial life. Cyclopropenylidene is part of a class of molecules known to form an important part of the backbone of DNA and RNA. The presence of the molecule could mean that there could be life-giving chemistry on the moon that is not water-based." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Weird molecule found in Titan's atmosphere hints at complex chemistry" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Algo Deck is an open-source collection of over 200 algorithmic flash cards. The aim of the project is to prepare developers to succeed in algorithm and data structure interviews. Topics include arrays, encoding, hash tables, recursion, math, and more. The code examples are in Java." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Algo Deck" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a nifty tool by Buffer that makes it really easy to create nice-looking stories for Instagram/Snapchat/etc. No sign up required!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Stories Creator" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A competition between different AI models will test their ability to solve new problems that are usually used to test for animal and human intelligence. The testing grounds will be a virtual world created in Unity, which means that participants won't need to create robots for the competition and can just focus on AI development. While it is expected that most entrants will use a reinforcement training method to build their AI systems, the researchers running the competition hope that new methods using a more cognitive approach will be used. A virtual training playground will be released later this month and entrants will be tested in June." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Animal-AI Olympics is going to treat AI like a lab rat" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Intel's new Meteor Lake and Ponte Vecchio processors will use packaging to reach faster speeds. Packaging involves linking several chiplets into one larger processor. It is the same technology that Apple uses to glue two M1 Max chips into the M1 Ultra, but with a much lower price tag. Meteor Lake will bring packaging to the mainstream PC market in 2023." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why Stacking Chips Like Pancakes Could Mean a Huge Leap for Laptops" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bumble's 700 employees were given this week off as paid vacation to help them with burnout. The week off is in addition to the company's normal vacation allowance. Bumble was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in February, raising $2.2 million in its initial public offering. It has been a busy year for the company. Social media management platform Hootsuite also made a similar announcement recently, but it will stagger schedules for staff so that customers don't experience interruptions in their services." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dating app Bumble gives workers the week off to recover from burnout" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bob Iger has stepped down as CEO of Disney and has been replaced by Bob Chapek. Iger will remain as executive chairman until the end of 2021 as he focuses on more creative endeavors. Disney's successful launch of Disney+ and the integration of Twenty-First Century Fox signals a new era for the company, and so it is an optimal time to transition to a new CEO. Chapek is the seventh CEO in the company's history. Iger has been the face of Disney for the last 15 years, brokering many major deals that have made the company into what it is today." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO, replaced by Bob Chapek" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Warner Music has purchased 600 short tracks on 20 albums that were created by an algorithm in a deal that has people debating about the future of music. Endel is an app that creates soundscapes based on personalized data, such as a user’s location, time, and the weather. All 600 tracks were created ‘with a click of a button’ using Endel’s algorithm, and the company even hired a third party to name the tracks. Warner Music is known for investing in AI music products. As the market for ambient music increases, it makes sense for music labels to try to dominate these genres, especially if they can do it cheaply and easily." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Warner Music Signed an Algorithm to a Record Deal — What Happens Next?Warner Music has purchased 600 short tracks on 20 albums that were created by an algorithm in a deal that has people debating about the future of music. Endel is an app that creates soundscapes based on personalized data, such as a user’s location, time, and the weather. All 600 tracks were created ‘with a click of a button’ using Endel’s algorithm, and the company even hired a third party to name the tracks. Warner Music is known for investing in AI music products. As the market for ambient music increases, it makes sense for music labels to try to dominate these genres, especially if they can do it cheaply and easily. )" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Swipe Night is a new four-part video series that was released by Tinder this month. An episode aired every Sunday during October in the US and was only available for 6 hours. During each episode, users were able to make choices by swiping left or right. These choices affected the rest of the story. Users were matched with other users depending on the choices they made. Matches on Tinder jumped 26 percent as a result, and messages increased by 12 percent. Tinder is planning an international rollout of the series in February 2020. The plot of the story centers around an apocalyptic scenario where a comet is set to destroy Earth in three hours." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tinder created an interactive show. Gen Z loves it" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This Hacker News thread contains a list of games that people wish existed. The top replies include a game that simulates being a mouse existing with regular humans, a game similar to Civilization but for countries, and a true MMORPG that simulates a real virtual world. The discussions center around similar games that already exist and the reasons why such games don't currently exist." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Barrett's esophagus is a condition that can lead to cancer of the esophagus. 9,000 new cases of esophageal cancer are diagnosed every year in the UK. There are often no symptoms associated with Barrett's esophagus. The diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus is usually done via an endoscopy, which can be expensive and invasive. Researchers have developed a new electronic nose that can analyze a patient's breath and produce a diagnosis. The device is easy to use and it can potentially reduce the number of cases of esophageal cancer as doctors will be able to start early interventions. Further tests of the device will still be needed before it will be available for doctors, but researchers aim to put it to market within two to three years." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Electronic nose' could smell breath to warn about higher risk of oesophageal cancer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The China Satellite Network Group Co. Ltd. is a new company created by the Chinese government dedicated to creating and operating a 13,000-satellite broadband constellation. The company will exist independently from and parallel to China's main space contractors. Other state-owned enterprises and commercial sector space companies could be involved in the project. The project will contribute to economic development while enabling domestic connectivity needs. It is unknown when construction of the constellation will be complete." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China establishes company to build satellite broadband megaconstellation" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The AirCar, a flying car that can transition between flying and driving modes, performed a 35-minute international flight on June 28. It transitioned into its driving mode on landing and drove downtown after the flight. The AirCar weighs approximately 2,425 lbs and can lift an extra 440 lbs. It has completed over 40 hours of test flights and it is near production. The creator planned to start selling the vehicle in May, but couldn't as aircraft certification tests were still pending. A 3-minute video showing the AirCar completing its first-ever inter-city flight is available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Flying Car Completes Its First-Ever Inter-City Flight" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Simple Tensorflow Cookbook contains general architectures and functions that are useful for Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and classification. GANs are unsupervised machine learning algorithms where a neural network aims to create a result, while another network tests to see whether the result is ‘correct’. Users can quickly develop neural networks using the code contained in the Tensorflow Cookbook. A quick description of how to use the code is provided along with diagrams of how each architecture works." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Simple Tensorflow Cookbook" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Daniel Wang, a professor of astronomy, has stitched together hundreds of images to create a panorama of the center of the Milky Way. The resulting map captures some of the processes that occur at the galactic core. It is hard to observe the Milky Way's core due to the vast amounts of dust and gas surrounding its supermassive black hole. Wang used X-rays and radio observations to probe the region. Central regions of galaxies are believed to play an essential role in galaxy formation and evolution. The image can be viewed in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This Stunning Image of Our Galaxy's Center Reveals a Mysterious Phenomenon" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "All art establishments are concerned with the degradation of paintings. Harmful factors such as sunlight, moisture, and certain volatile organic compounds can accelerate degradation. Graphene may be the solution to protecting art from exposure to harmful agents. A one-atom-thick sheet of graphene can adhere easily to various substrates and serve as an excellent barrier against oxygen, gases, moisture, and UV light. The graphene sheets can be added to framing glass for artworks with extremely rough surfaces or embossed patterns. The sheets can be removed using a soft rubber eraser." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Graphene veils may hold the secret to conserving priceless works of art" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the average selling price of the combined iPhone 14 lineup may be 15% more than the iPhone 13 lineup." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The iPhone 14 may cost more than you’d expect" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Future car buyers' choice of smartphone ecosystem could determine which make and models of car they buy." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Next Big Battle Between Google and Apple Is for the Soul of Your Car" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An iPhone hacking team has released a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone. The tool uses the same vulnerability that Apple said was under active attack last month. It works on iOS 11 to iOS 14.3. The vulnerability was fixed in iOS 14.4. Jailbreaking makes devices more vulnerable to attacks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hackers release a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The 61st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the first IMO that has been held remotely and may also be the last time that artificial intelligence doesn't compete. Researchers view the IMO as an ideal proving ground for machines designed to think like humans. The problems don't require any advanced math, but they are extremely difficult. The most decorated IMO participants become legends in the mathematics community and some go on to become superlative research mathematicians. Solving IMO problems usually requires a flash of insight, which may not be possible on AI. Teaching an AI to compete in the IMO will be a challenge, as current software would probably completely fail at the task." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "At the Math Olympiad, Computers Prepare to Go for the Gold" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A technical glitch has revealed that a popular Chinese vlogger is actually a middle-aged woman, rather than the young glamorous girl that she portrayed. This has sparked discussions about standards of beauty across the country's social media platforms. With more than 100,000 followers, the vlogger solicited gifts from her fans, with some fans giving her more than US $14,533. After the revelation, many fans stopped following her and withdrew their transactions. The use of face filters during live-streaming is common in China. Live-streamers in China are discouraged from broadcasting publicly and are extremely restricted in what they can say." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Icelandic startup Aha is using drones to deliver hot food, groceries, and electronics to households in Iceland's capital city of Reykjavik. The crazy part is that they don't have any cameras, radars, or other imaging systems; they are literally just flying by GPS coordinates along routes that have been certified to be free of trees, buildings, and other tall structures. They've completed over 500 deliveries over 5 months with no injuries. You just enter your order into the Aha app, and Aha's cook loads the food onto the drone. Then you track the delivery, go outside to meet it, and agree to accept it. Then the drone lowers your food on a line and buzzes home. Delivery is around US $7, and can be much faster than delivery drivers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Are Delivery Drones Commercially Viable? Iceland Is About to Find Out" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Avoid These Common Data Privacy Pitfalls in 2022 Innovating and delivering products quickly is essential to any company’s survival, but taking shortcuts on data security and privacy is very costly in the long run. As you aim to balance speed and security, don’t lose sight of the most common privacy pitfalls and how you can avoid them. Download the free white paper today." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Avoid These Common Data Privacy Pitfalls in 2022" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new plant-based egg omelette made by California-based company, Just, is being tested by Tim Hortons in two regions in southern Ontario. The fake omelette is made with mung bean and protein isolate. So far, the plant-based food menu items appear to be winning customers over on taste. Research shows that many Canadians are hungry for meatless alternatives, for both ethical and health reasons. While Canada's new food guide advises eating less processed and fatty meat and more plant-based protein foods, the plant-based products served at a fast-food chain are often high in sodium and saturated fat." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Plant-based eggs join meatless options at Tim Hortons | CBC News" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Justice Department has finally issued its antitrust lawsuit against Google. It seeks to restrain Google and to seek remedies for the effects of the company's conduct so far. The suit alleges that Google has a monopoly over the search market in the United States. 11 states have signed on to the suit alongside the DoJ. It will be the first significant legal challenge that Google has faced from US regulators. Google claims that people use their services because they choose to, and not because they are forced to, as there are alternatives. More details about the case, as well as a link to the full suit, are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Justice Department has filed its antitrust lawsuit against Google" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Beeper is a new app that can connect with 15 different messaging services. It is based on a protocol called Matrix, which offers an API that allows developers to connect with other chat networks using a bridge. Beeper is open-sourced, so users can avoid paying Beeper's $10 per month fee and run the bridges on their own servers if they choose. It works with iMessage, but that requires a few extra steps to set up. Beeper works across all major operating systems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pebble founder launches Beeper, a universal chat app that works with iMessage and others" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's AR[T] Walk is a new program at Apple stores that takes people on an actual walk through a city while displaying digital art that can only be seen through an iPhone. The aim of the project is to promote augmented reality technology. AR[T] walk is available in six Apple stores in major cities, including New York, Hong Kong, and Paris. It takes about two hours to complete the walk. Reservations are made online, but if there are available spots, Apple will accommodate people who are there, so it is worth seeing if there are open spaces even if you can't make a reservation. During the walk, everybody is allocated a loaned iPhone XS Max with the non-public AR[T] app and a pair of Beats Solo headphones. The tour guides are able to control the experience from an iPad pro, and they also lead discussions about the artwork that is displayed. The walks will be available until at least the end of 2019." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple took us on a surreal walk through San Francisco, looking at digital art on an iPhone" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new store called Amazon 4-star will open today in New York's SoHo neighborhood. The store is permanent (not a pop-up store) and will only sell items that have 4 star ratings or above on Amazon. Amazon Prime members will pay \"the Amazon.com price\" when they shop there. The store will have digital price tags, presumably to keep prices consistent with the Amazon.com website." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon is opening a new store that sells items from its website rated 4 stars and above" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article explains how to create CSS art. Readers will learn how to create a cute ghost CSS art from scratch. It breaks down the process and explains the code." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How I Make CSS Art" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Reaching your customers isn’t always about sliding into their DMs. ClickSend provides a single API that’s built to handle every type of business communications - from text messaging to direct mail, from OTPs and address verifications to running multi-channel marketing campaigns.With a rating of 4.6/5 on Trustpilot, over 90,000 paying customers including Pepsico and Specsavers, and 961 integrations with popular business applications, ClickSend is a reliable and popular choice for developers around the world.Get an API key and start testing immediately with free credit" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ClickSend’s API That Lets You Use SMS, MMS, Email, Voice, Letters and Postcards in Your Software" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk discusses the market for electric vehicles, the development of autonomous driving, and Bitcoin. Regulations and safety of autonomous vehicles are discussed and Musk discusses why Tesla will be able to solve the complex problem of autonomous driving. Tesla has an advantage when it comes to data collection and their methods are continually improving. The podcast runs for 29 minutes and can be downloaded or played directly from the site." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "On the Road to Full Autonomy With Elon Musk" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk's legal team has submitted a subpoena for evidence from former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The subpoena seeks information related to false or spam accounts and information about how Twitter reports on spam accounts. A recent ruling by a judge gave Musk's team access to information from Twitter's former head of product, Kayvon Beykpour. The trial is set to begin on October 17 in the Delaware Court of Chancery." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of engineers at MIT have developed a system called ShadowCam that can sense changes in shadows to determine if there is a moving object coming around the corner. The system can be used in autonomous cars to quickly avoid potential collisions. ShadowCam was able to detect approaching vehicles and stop faster than traditional LiDAR systems by more than half a second. It has only been tested in indoor settings where speeds are limited and lighting conditions are consistent. ShadowCam works by detecting changes in light intensity over time, which may indicate object movement. Early versions of ShadowCam required the use of simplified QR codes for the camera to determine its location, but later versions used Direct Sparse Odometry, a technique that is able to plot features of an environment on a 3D point cloud." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Helping autonomous vehicles see around corners" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Machine Learning has shown that it has the potential to solve science's most challenging problems. Quantum computing is set to accelerate the pace of machine learning and make new breakthroughs in science. The University of Waterloo, X, and Volkswagen have released TensorFlow Quantum to provide the tools necessary for bringing quantum computing and machine learning research communities together to control and model natural or artificial quantum systems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Announcing TensorFlow Quantum: An Open Source Library for Quantum Machine Learning" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's 'Time Flies' event will be on September 15. While the event usually means the announcement of new iPhones, it is unlikely that new iPhones will be announced at the event as Apple has already said that new iPhones won't go on sale during the usual time this year. Several Apple Watch announcements are expected, including a Series 6 Watch, the launch of watchOS 7, and updates to the Series 5 and Series 3 watches. The iPad Air might get a redesign with an edge-to-edge screen, Touch ID on the power button, and a Smart Connector. The arrival of the new iPad could also mean that Apple intends to release iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 at the event. Apple has been working on a variety of different hardware projects, including headphones and AirTags, and also on a subscription bundle called Apple One." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "What to expect from Apple’s ‘Time Flies’ event: Apple Watch Series 6, a redesigned iPad Air, and more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A large collection of Elon Musk's texts have been made available to the public as part of evidentiary discovery in Twitter's lawsuit against him. The texts provide valuable insight into the thought process behind the attempted acquisition. Musk had secured billions in funding and support from his backers directly from his phone. This article provides a summary of the texts and tells the inside story of how the Twitter deal collapsed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Musk’s Texts Reveal Inside Look At Twitter Deal’s Collapse" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber has partnered with Adomni, an ad-tech company that will start placing ads on Uber vehicles from April 1. Around 1,000 vehicles will feature rooftop ads during the initial rollout. Uber's car-top ad displays will respond to both location and time of day. Drivers in Phoenix, Dallas, and Atlanta will receive $300 to install the roof displays and an additional $100 per week if they drive more than 20 hours. It is unknown how permanent the displays will be and whether they could potentially damage the vehicle. Lyft has recently acquired Halo cars, a startup that specializes in installing rooftop ads on cars." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber will start putting ads on top of some of its vehicles" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon will make Alexa easier to use by allowing developers to create and recommend Routines to users. Alexa will also start coexisting with other manufacturers' assistants. Users who use Routines are some of the stickiest and most consistent Alexa users, but not all users want to make their own routines. Amazon is incentivizing developers to create more features by increasing revenue and launching a Skill Developer Accelerator Program." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon is slowly turning Alexa into a totally automated virtual assistant" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chinese cities are generating more food waste than they can handle with landfills, so now in the city of Jinan, farms with a billion cockroaches are fed 50 tons of food waste daily through pipes. These cockroaches are then used as pig feed. It's illegal to use food waste directly as pig feed due to African swine fever outbreaks. Thus, the solution is to use cockroaches as an intermediate step. A farmer asked about cockroaches escaping said \"We have a moat filled with water and fish. If the cockroaches escape, they will fall into the moat and the fish will eat them all.\" Enjoy your breakfast!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Billions of cockroaches are being farmed in China to tackle food waste" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow Sensitive data often finds its way into data analytics pipelines where it’s rarely needed, but adds enormous security and compliance risk. However, blindly purging such data from analytics pipelines can break key use cases.Learn how a data privacy vault and tokenization can help you preserve privacy while enabling analytics. Download this white paper to learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Li Wenliang, the doctor who tried to issue the first warning about the coronavirus outbreak, has died after contracting the illness. So far, the coronavirus has killed 636 people and infected 31,161 people in mainland China. The virus causes severe respiratory infection, starting with a fever, followed by a dry cough. Most people are likely to fully recover from the illness. Dr. Li made a post on Weibo after noticing seven cases of a virus that was similar to SARS. He was investigated by local authorities for spreading rumors and was accused of making false statements that had 'severely disturbed the social order'. Chinese social media has responded to Li's death by flooding social media with calls for the government to apologize for its treatment of Li, as well as for the right to freedom of speech. These posts were quickly censored. Many posts still discuss the topic indirectly, indicating the growing amount of anger and distrust towards the Chinese government. China has imposed heavy restrictions on its population in an attempt to control the virus." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Coronavirus kills Chinese whistleblower doctor" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "According to Iranian authorities, last month's killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist was carried out remotely by Israel with artificial intelligence and a machine gun equipped with a satellite-controlled smart system. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the killing. The killing has exposed security gaps and the Islamic Republic may be vulnerable to further attacks. 13 shots were fired at the scientist. However, his wife was uninjured, despite sitting only 25 centimeters away. Five Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed inside Iran in targeted attacks since 2010." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Iran says 'smart satellite-controlled machine gun' killed top nuclear scientist" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Facebook content moderator had a heart attack and died while on the job after reporting high levels of stress, constantly fearing that he would lose his job. The content moderation site he worked at in Tampa, Florida was the worst-performing site in North America. Previous reports into these moderation facilities have shown that employees are working under sub-optimal conditions. Employees are constantly reminded that they are replaceable. Some employees who work in content moderation did not initially aim to work in the department. They were hired for other jobs and then ‘promoted’ into these roles. Others applied for jobs that promised normal working hours, bonuses, regular schedules, and a good work-life balance, but were then put into working night shifts. It seems that the company’s strategy is to fill its centers with bodies in order to moderate their content, without a care for how the person is hired, treated, or cared for after working in such a traumatizing role." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bodies in Seats" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Stripe has acquired Nigerian payments startup Paystack. While the value of the acquisition has not been disclosed, the deal is estimated to be worth over $200 million. Both companies will continue to operate separately. Paystack allows users to set up online payment gateways to accept credit and debit card payments. Police in Nigeria have been targeting young tech workers in the country due to online fraud. However, their actions have been often criticized as they have frequently extorted people trying to build valuable startups." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Stripe buys Nigeria's Paystack for Africa expansion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Replicating organs such as gastric tracts, windpipes, and blood vessels is a major challenge as they can be difficult to construct without supporting scaffolding, which can be difficult or impossible to remove after construction. Previous attempts to create support structures with liquids have failed. Researchers from China have been able to create a stable membrane using hydrophilic polymers. These liquid structures are able to hold their shape for up to 10 days." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Liquid-in-liquid printing method could put 3D-printed organs in reach" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook is planning to change its company name next week. The rebrand will reflect the company's focus on building the metaverse and will likely position Facebook and its current apps under a parent company. Facebook recently set up a dedicated metaverse team and plans to hire 10,000 more employees to work on the metaverse in Europe. The new company name is a closely guarded secret and not widely known even among the company's senior leadership. Other tech companies, such as Google and Snapchat, have also changed names as their ambitions expanded." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix saw a loss in US subscribers for the first time since 2011. The company attributes the losses to price hikes and a lack of original content to bring in new subscribers. While Netflix lost subscribers in all regions, regions with price hikes saw the biggest losses. It is still the leader in the streaming industry, but competition is set to increase soon with Apple and Disney preparing to launch their own platforms. Streaming platforms will be competing on exclusive and original content." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix suffers first major loss of US subscribers, blames price hikes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "CodeVox is a tool that can generate lines of code from natural speech. It works with Python and JavaScript. CodeVox uses OpenAI's Codex AI system to translate natural language to programming languages. Codex is trained on a data set of publicly available code. Its current version can execute about 37 percent of tasks users give it, and it is prone to bias. CodeVox demonstrates how Codex can be used to help make coding accessible to a larger audience. A video demonstration of CodeVox is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This Tool Lets You Program an Entire App With One Voice Command" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Memory is a new feature for Google Assistant that uses a digital locker to store things like to-do lists, notes, reading lists, images, and more. It is designed so users can save nearly anything and then search, sort, and revisit everything that was saved. Memory will also show contextual information about the data if it is available. The feature is still being tested, and Google has not announced any plans for when it will be released." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google is testing Memory, an upgrade for Assistant to ‘save and find everything’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Coffee's two main species, arabica and robusta, are highly vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures, fungi, pests, and diseases are already affecting coffee production in many areas of the world, with some growers abandoning their farms in 2019. Global demand for coffee is still growing, leading to deforestation and the destruction of wildlife habitats. A startup called Atomo has recreated coffee without using coffee beans. It recreates compounds found in coffee that give it flavor through natural brewing processes that use other materials such as watermelon seeds, stems, and husks. The resulting mixture smells and tastes exactly like coffee." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Climate change is killing coffee farms, so Atomo is brewing it without beans" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Search Atlas is a tool that shows what Google results look like from around the world. Instead of returning one set of results, Search Atlas returns three columns of results selected from the more than 100 geographically localized versions of the search engine. The results show how differently the internet is experienced in other countries. Search Atlas aims to dispel the myth that search engines are neutral arbitrators of information. The different results can be due to attempts at localizing information. It is not always the result of information suppression." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Search Atlas Shows How Google Results Differ Around the Globe" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In Part 1, when comparing the uses of Kafka vs MQTT, we concluded that in a basic publish-and-subscribe model of an IoT device, Kafka might be overkill. However, we also learned that Kafka has some valuable features to utilize within an IoT architecture and that’s what we will focus on in this part. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MQTT vs Kafka to build an IoT architecture. Part 2 - Kafka the Mighty" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "California-based salad chain Sweetgreen has announced plans to go all-in on automation with its acquisition of Spyce. Spyce's automated restaurants first opened in 2015 and there are currently two automated restaurants in the Boston area. The two locations will stay open as Sweetgreen works to incorporate Spyce's technology into its restaurants. Sweetgreen currently operates more than 120 locations in the US. It is introducing the technology so that employees can focus more on preparation and hospitality and it has no plans to replace employees outright." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Salad chain Sweetgreen buys kitchen robotics startup Spyce" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Airbnb is planning to submit a confidential filing with the SEC to go public this month, with shares trading by the end of the year. The company's plans to go public have been delayed due to the pandemic. It has laid off a quarter of its employees to cut costs. Airbnb's 2020 revenue will be less than half of its 2019 earnings. Its valuation has dropped to $18 billion from $31 billion in 2017. The company has raised $2 billion in funds since April to get through the crisis." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Airbnb plans to confidentially file for IPO this month" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SOC 2 is a resource drain. Can Drata’s auto-compliance tool make it quicker? Drata says there’s an easier way to achieve continuous SOC 2 compliance (also ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA). Instead of screenshots, spreadsheets, and endless back-and-forth emails with auditors, Drata offers an autopilot layer that gathers evidence 24/7, with 75+ integrations for the most common SaaS services.Users seem to be impressed: Drata is the highest rated compliance software on G2. The CISO of Lemonade says: “Drata applies a level of integration and automation that I’ve not seen before. I reviewed a number of players in this space. Drata is the clear winner.”Check Drata out: TLDR readers get 10% off and waived implementation fees" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SOC 2 is a resource drain. Can Drata’s auto-compliance tool make it quicker?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "University of Pennsylvania students recreated their campus in Minecraft after being told that their college commencement would be held online. Students report it being a rewarding experience to be able to recreate the campus they are graduating from, allowing them a chance to properly finish out their experience. Minecraft servers and creations are now being shared on Discord, Facebook, and Reddit. Minecraft has become a place where students can log in and process the sudden loss of an on-campus community. In May, there will be in-game graduations on a server specifically created to host Class of 2020 graduations for students from hundreds of different universities. At least 278 institutions have signed up so far." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Campus is closed, so college students are rebuilding their schools in Minecraft" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The EU's new Digital Service Act will force tech companies to take greater responsibility for content on their platforms. The new rules will distinguish between companies of different sizes, with the largest companies facing the most scrutiny. Non-compliance can result in fines of up to six percent of a company's annual turnover. The act still needs to be officially voted into law, but the last step is mostly a formality. More details about the new rules are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google, Meta, and others will have to explain their algorithms under new EU legislation" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A pub in England is using facial recognition technology to form a digital queue to prevent people from cutting in line. A display in the pub shows the crowd and a virtual number showing their place in the queue. Bartenders control the queue with tablets. The bar claims that the data never leaves the building and is deleted once it has been used, but some people are concerned that hackers may be able to access the data. Facial recognition technology is not regulated, so people need to be careful sometimes. The technology is also able to detect if someone is underage." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Getting scanned for a pint: How facial recognition technology is being used in a London pub" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new Quantum Stealth material developed by Canada's Hyperstealth Biotechnology is able to make anything behind it seem invisible. Hyperstealth Biotechnology manufactures camouflage uniforms for militaries across the globe. The material is paper-thin, doesn't require a power source, and is inexpensive. It bends light around the target, making it seem to disappear. This includes ultraviolet, infrared, or shortwave infrared light. Hyperstealth has released more than 100-minutes of footage describing and demonstrating the material. The video shows the material hiding a scaled-down tank and a small jet. A one-minute video is available in the article demonstrating the use of the material." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch a real-life invisibility cloak designed for military use" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "COBOL is a specialized niche and COBOL devs get paid accordingly." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: How do I learn real-world COBOL?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Japanese engineers have designed an earthquake-resistant block wall made from checkered blocks of Cross-Laminated Timber. CLT is a renewable resource and does not lead to carbon emissions during production. The design allows for sufficient light and ventilation for its structures. It uses steel plates and draft pins to make the walls earthquake resistant. The wall structure has been extensively tested. A picture of the wall design is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Japanese Engineers Build Earthquake-Resistant Checkered Block Wall" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Learning from Videos is a project from Facebook that uses AI to automatically learn audio, textual, and visual representations from videos. The project has led to improvements in Facebook's core AI systems and will enable entirely new experiences. This article explores some of Facebook's AI systems, including Generalized Data Transformations, wav2vec 2.0, Audio Visual Textual, TimeSformer, and speech recognition." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook details AI that can understand videos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla is building a Virtual Power Plant in South Australia. It is made of solar-powered, Powerwall-equipped homes. There are currently 900 homes forming the Virtual Power Plant, which is about 2 percent of Tesla's goal of 50,000 homes. In October, Queensland's Kogan Creek coal power station failed and Tesla's Virtual Power Plant stepped in, detecting the failure and providing power from its Powerwall batteries. There are three phases of development for the Virtual Power Plant, and it appears that the project is about to move into its final phase. Once the Virtual Power Plant is complete, it should deliver 250 MW of solar energy and store 650 MWh of backup energy for the region." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla's Virtual Power Plant rescues grid after coal peaker fails, and it's only 2% finished" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Search across all your repositories to find and resolve vulnerabilities in minutes, not days. Sourcegraph’s code intelligence platform enables developers to understand, fix, and automate across their entire codebase. Identifying & resolving security vulnerabilities is painful...but it doesn't have to be. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Decrease recovery time with a single search" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber customers can now book rides up to 30 days in advance. Uber Black and Uber Black SUV customers will also have the option of putting their flight information into the app to automatically adjust reservations if flights are early or delayed. Drivers will wait up to 60 minutes for no additional cost. Uber Reserve is available at more than 20 airports across the US. A list of the airports where Uber Reserve operates is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber can now track your flight so a ride home is ready when you land" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers created a bot called Repairnator, and unleashed it on Github with a fake name and profile picture to find bugs and submit pull requests. On the first run (from February to December 2017), Repairnator found 11,500 failed builds, reproduced the failure in 3,000 cases, and submitted 15 patches, all of which were rejected by project maintainers. On the second run (from January to June 2018) Repairnator managed to submit 5 patches that were accepted by human maintainers. The researchers say \"We believe that Repairnator prefigures a certain future of software development, where bots and humans will smoothly collaborate and even cooperate on software artifacts.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A bot disguised as a human software developer fixes bugs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The ISS photo explorer lets you explore the millions of photographs taken from the International Space Station since the year 2000. All images are loaded directly from the NASA Gateway. The latitude/longitude location of each photo is plotted over a map of Earth." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ISS Photo Explorer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "More Cloud for Less Money Now with more than 20 global locations and better price-to-performance than the other guys, it's no wonder Vultr is the preferred cloud infrastructure provider for developers like you. TLDR readers can redeem $150 in credit just for signing up with this link!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "More Cloud for Less Money" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Cuttlefish seem to exhibit a form of episodic memory that doesn't decrease with age. They can remember what they ate, where, and when, and use this information to make decisions in the future. The ability may help cuttlefish avoid past mating partners. Cuttlefish are not completely free from age-related memory decline, with some studies finding signs of age-related deterioration of long-term memory." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cuttlefish remember the what, when, and where of meals—even into old age" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sweden didn't go into lockdown or impose social-distancing policies but instead opted for a trust-based measure which only advised its citizens to adhere to some guidelines. It has resulted in a higher number of coronavirus deaths in Sweden compared to its neighbors. The system relies on individuals understanding that they have a responsibility not to spread a disease. Sweden doesn't have laws that allow it to lock down a geographical area. It will not close borders. The Swedish government will focus on care for at-risk individuals. It believes that the evidence around asymptomatic carriers being infectious is weak and that the country should aim for herd immunity through infections rather than waiting for a vaccine as there has been little evidence for re-infection globally. 💻" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "‘Closing borders is ridiculous’: the epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavirus strategy" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from the University of Geneva broke a new record by storing a qubit in a crystal for 20 milliseconds. The development could help create secure long-distance quantum telecommunication networks. Photons that carry qubits disappear after traveling a few hundred kilometers inside optical fiber cables. The storage could be integrated into repeaters to extend network ranges. The researchers aim to have a system on the market within 10 years." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Researchers make a quantum storage breakthrough by storing a qubit for 20 milliseconds" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "MoviePass has been sending out emails to customers who had previously cancelled, saying that their subscriptions would be restored unless they opted out of a \"test\". If they don't opt out by October 4th, then the credit card MoviePass has on file will automatically be charged $10 on a monthly basis again. Early responses on Twitter indicate that this is not going to be a popular idea." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "MoviePass test reactivates accounts if users don't opt out" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bitcoin has plummeted by 26% in its worst daily selloff in seven years. The digital currency has lost nearly a third of its value in the past five days. While many people believed that crypto investments were immune to the current stock market volatility, the recent downturn is evidence that the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the markets. Bitcoin passed the $10,000 mark in early February. Despite the downturn, it is still up by over 50% over the past 12 months." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Bitcoin plunges 26%, its sharpest selloff in 7 years" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Physicists have produced an ultra-stable one-dimensional quantum gas that can move to higher and higher energy states without collapsing. As the gas gained energy, the researchers observed the development of scar states. Scar states are rare trajectories of particles that could offer a protected refuge for information encoded in a quantum system. The research is truly experimental and the researchers can't strongly predict what new knowledge will come from the discovery." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Physicists Find New State of Matter in a One-Dimensional Quantum Gas – “Beyond My Wildest Conception”" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Volunteer open source development has given us the majority of all open source projects. Open source work is generally funded through companies or through the project itself. Developers with incomes reliant on their open source projects have more pressures to survive and will have different priorities to serendipitous open sourcers. This article discusses how reliant developers source income for their projects and where money comes from when software is free." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Asymmetry of Open Source" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains questions and solutions that can help in completing the coding rounds and technical interviews at tech companies. It discusses the best way to prepare for interviews, how to pick a language, how to study data structures and algorithms, and other preparation tips. Links to additional resources are available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Placement-Preparation- Complete Roadmap" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This website contains a modern computer science curriculum designed for someone with an interest in theory. Each resource is self-contained and covers all necessary background reading. Previous experience in programming and a basic understanding of calculus is highly recommended for the course." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Self-Learning, Modern Computer Science Curriculum" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Huawei's CFO, who has been in Canadian custody for the past week facing extradition to the US, has been released on a $10 million bail. She is to remain under house arrest with an ankle tracker and 24/7 security in one of her Vancouver homes. She is accused of helping Huawei dodge US sanctions on Iran. When asked if he would intervene in the case, President Trump said \"If I think it's good for what will be certainly the largest trade deal ever made, which is a very important thing, what's good for national security, I would certainly intervene if I thought it was necessary.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Huawei CFO facing extradition to US granted bail" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team in Iraq and Australia have developed another way to use drones in healthcare as part of a system that detects when an elderly person has fallen. Fall detection devices were attached to healthy volunteers during a test and then triggered in crowded, hard to reach areas. Teams with drones and ambulances were alerted at the same time. The drones carried first aid kits to the patient's location, where a caregiver would then administer first aid. On average, the drones arrived 105 seconds faster than the ambulances, which is a significant amount of time especially in incidents where patients aren't breathing or where the patient's heart stops beating. Further improvements such as automated loading of supplies and faster drones could potentially shave another five to 40 seconds off the response time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Drone Beats Ambulance in Race to Deliver First Aid to Patients" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Hired is a job platform with a twist—basically, companies headhunt you with salary details up front. With an 84% job acceptance rate and 5,556 open positions, it’s well-worth the 45 seconds it takes to sign up.Create a profile now (100% free for jobseekers)" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Developer? Get headhunted at Hired" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "France's Court of Cassation has ruled that a former Uber driver was an employee, rather than a self-employed partner of Uber. As the Court of Cassation is the equivalent of the supreme court of appeal, Uber will not be able to appeal the decision. The driver filed a lawsuit against Uber in June 2017 after their account was deactivated. Uber drivers follow orders from Uber, are not allowed to create their own customer base, can't set their own prices, and are constantly being monitored by the company. The court ruled that self-employed people should be able to manage clients themselves, set prices, and choose how to execute a task." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber driver reclassified as employee in France" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a set of open source cheatsheets for topics in data science including deep learning, machine learning, data visualization, Python, R, SQL, and more. They're all in PDF form so if you want to print them out and tape them somewhere you could probably do that too." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DS Cheatsheets" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "In 2016, Tesla bought SolarCity for almost $5 billion as a high-stakes move to dominate America's growing market for solar energy. Tesla planned to build 10,000 solar panels per day and install them in homes, creating 5,000 jobs along the way. While Tesla received a large subsidy from New York State, its solar panel business has yet to fulfill these promises. Walmart has recently sued Tesla for breach of contract due to gross negligence which resulted in fires at seven of its stores. SolarCity's business model involved fronting up costs of installation, which meant that it was constantly in need of cash and that profits would not be realized for years. Its acquisition by Tesla included nearly $3 billion of debt. Tesla wasn't able to fulfill its promises even after quietly renegotiating its factory lease terms with New York state officials. Payments on SolarCity debts are due soon, and Tesla will pay an annual fine of $41.2 million if it fails to employ enough people at its factory by April." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "\"He's full of shit\": How Elon Musk fooled investors, bilked taxpayers, and gambled Tesla to save Solarcity" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber has been losing over $1 billion per quarter, reporting losses of $5.4 billion in the second quarter. More than $4 billion was from one-time charges related to Uber's initial public offering. However, excluding these charges still leaves around $1.2 billion in operating losses. Uber recently laid off 400 marketing workers and has now stopped hiring for software engineers and product managers, except for its autonomous vehicle and freight-shipping divisions. With $13.7 billion in the bank after its IPO, Uber still has plenty of cash. However, the company faces pressure from Wall Street to stem the losses well before it becomes a problem." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has placed an order for 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian, a Michigan-based startup. The vehicles will start being deployed possibly as soon as 2020, with the whole fleet expected to be on the road by 2024. Rivian has been operating since 2009, but only debuted its pickup truck and SUV at the end of November 2018. The announcement by Amazon also serves as the introduction of Rivian's delivery vans. In 2019, it received funding from Amazon, Ford, and Cox Automotive. Rivian's vehicles start at around $70,000, can travel 400 miles on a single charge, hit 60 miles per hour in under three seconds, and will eventually be self-driving in some capacity." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon will order 100,000 electric delivery vans from EV startup Rivian, Jeff Bezos says" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon Go stores in Seattle will soon use Amazon's palm recognition technology called Amazon One. The technology uses the human palm as identification, linking the details of the palm to the person's account. Amazon plans to offer the service to third parties such as retailers, stadiums, and office buildings. Palm identification was chosen over other biometric alternatives as a person's identity can't be determined by just looking at an image of their palm and it requires someone to make an intentional gesture to hold over the device to use it. Anyone can use the service as long as they have a phone number, a credit card, and a palm. Customers can delete their biometric data from the company's online portal if they no longer want to use the service." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon One lets you pay with your palm" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Bryntum component suite lets you easily integrate project planning and resource scheduling widgets into your app. Our Gantt chart, Calendar, Scheduler, Grid, and Kanban board, are all compatible with leading JS frameworks including React, Angular & Vue! Our widgets are trusted by thousands, including Netflix, Samsung, and Intel. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Add scheduling functionality to your web app using the Bryntum JavaScript component suite" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix Hangouts is a Chrome browser plugin that makes Netflix look like a conference call, so you can Netflix at work with peace of mind." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix Hangouts" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A recent experiment put scientists at the threshold of fusion ignition. The experiment involved using a powerful laser to heat and compress hydrogen fuel. To achieve the goal of fusion ignition, the energy from the fusion reaction must exceed the energy delivered by the laser. The scientists were able to produce roughly 70 percent of the energy required. The UK's planned nuclear fusion reactor is expected to be operational no earlier than 2040, so it will likely still be some time before the technology is ready." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Physicists Say We're Officially at the \"Threshold of Nuclear Fusion Ignition\"" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has announced a requirement for developers who let users create accounts on their apps to have to offer people a way to delete their accounts in apps too. Developers will have until January 31 to include the option. The rules only require developers to allow users to initiate deletion of their accounts, so apps can still direct users to a website or chat before users can actually close their accounts. App Store pages on the newest Apple platforms in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US now have a Report a Problem button for reporting app issues directly to Apple." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple says apps must offer a way to delete your account starting in early 2022" } ]