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[ { "role": "user", "content": "Openpilot is an open-source self-driving car software developed by common.ai. It supports 40 of the most popular cars in the world. It is possible to control a car in GTA V using openpilot. A video of the virtual self-driving car in motion, as well as a description of how to create the set-up, is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Openpilot, its model and driving in GTA" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "After 25 years of marriage, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are getting divorced. They've been separated for a long time, but will continue to be \"parents, friends, partners in ventures and projects.\" They met before Amazon was started, when they both worked at the hedge fund DE Shaw." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos Announce Divorce on Twitter" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Your cloud should be an asset, not a liability Free yourself from Big Tech's unpredictable pricing and penchant for competing with their customers. Try Vultr Optimized Cloud Compute for as low as $28/mo. TLDR readers can try Vultr for FREE today with this $200 code!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Your cloud should be an asset, not a liability" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla has released two new deep-dive presentations on its Dojo AI supercomputer ahead of its upcoming AI Day 2. Dojo is Tesla's custom supercomputer platform built to train AI using video data from its fleet of vehicles. It uses chips designed by Tesla and it is expected to elevate Tesla's capacity to train neural nets using video data. Tesla will likely give an update on its Dojo program at its AI Day 2 on September 30." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla releases new deep-dive presentations on its Dojo AI supercomputer" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tencent Holdings will not be able to update existing apps or launch any new apps as part of a temporary administration guidance measure against the tech giant. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has ordered app stores and platforms to implement the measure. Tencent is cooperating with authorities, but it is unknown how long the suspension will last. China has been ramping up its legislative efforts to regulate data in the country, introducing increasingly stringent laws and regulations concerning data sovereignty and content censorship." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China suspends Tencent from updating existing apps or launching new apps" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland began erupting for the first time in 800 years last Friday. It was a small eruption and no one was in danger. A drone pilot captured footage of the eruption by flying a drone right through it. The footage is available in the article. A gallery of images from the erupting volcano is also available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Watch this amazing footage of a drone flying right through an erupting volcano in Iceland" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "How Google, Microsoft, Lyft, and GitLab find and fix vulnerabilities If you have a codebase, you’re going to have vulnerabilities. The best companies know how to find them before they reach production.In this guide, the Sourcegraph team explores the ways industry leaders handle vulnerabilities, including:How Google uses static analysis and large-scale changesMicrosoft’s internal tool to manage open-source softwareAutomated vulnerability scanning and reporting at LyftGitLab’s vulnerability feeds and developer templatesDownload the full PDF from Sourcegraph (free)" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Google, Microsoft, Lyft, and GitLab find and fix vulnerabilities" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SoftBank is in advanced talks to take control of WeWork. It plans to spend up to $5 billion in new funding and existing shares. WeWork will be valued up to $8 billion after the deal, which could be announced as soon as Tuesday. SoftBank will have 70 percent or more control of WeWork. Last month, WeWork terminated plans to go public after its IPO prospectus revealed a $900 million loss in the first six months of 2019. There were also concerns over its corporate governance which resulted in Adam Neumann leaving the CEO position. WeWork has since started focusing on raising new capital and becoming profitable. Up to 15,000 employees may be laid off in the coming weeks." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SoftBank to take control of WeWork: Sources" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The latest beta version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving will become more widely available starting September 24. Owners who have paid for FSD will be offered access to the beta. Drivers who want to participate in the beta will need to give Tesla's insurance calculator access to their driving behavior data. The new update enables automated driving on highways and city streets. It is a Level 2 driver assistance system, so drivers are still required to pay attention and have control of the vehicle at all times." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla will open controversial FSD beta software to owners with a good driving record" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Bauhutte, a Japanese retailer that sells furniture aimed at gamers, has released an 'ultimate gaming bed' that features an elevated headboard, desk, snack shelves, tablet holder, and more. It costs around $1,048. The bed is only single-sized and comes in red and black colors. Using the bed may impact sleep hygiene." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Just a few questions about this gamer bed" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This Hacker News thread discusses current trends in remote vs in-person work. People are getting more fully-remote job offers from recruiters, even if they are looking for in-person work. There is a big difference between working remotely for a small startup or company compared to large companies. Software engineers are in very high demand, so many are able to pick and choose which positions they want to take." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Ask HN: How is the remote vs in-person trend looking?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Waymo One can now be accessed and booked through Google Maps. It will be the first fully autonomous ride-hailing option available in the app. Waymo has about 600 vehicles in its US fleet, with about 300 to 400 of those in the Phoenix area. Waymo One only uses driverless vehicles, so any vehicle that pops up on Maps will be driverless. Users will still need the Waymo app to book rides." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Waymo’s driverless taxi service can now be accessed on Google Maps" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Venezuela is mining bitcoin in a last-ditch effort to save its economy. Inside a bunker at a military base outside Caracas, a facility houses several S9 AntMiners, a specialized type of computer for mining bitcoin. The Venezuelan government is under sanctions by the US and it isn't able to buy and sell using dollars. It has rolled out a series of laws and regulations that it hopes will save its sinking economy. The Venezuelan military was accused of raiding mining farms and stealing equipment three years ago. Venezuela's cheap electricity made the country attractive to crypto miners. The country tried to launch its own cryptocurrency in 2018, but it failed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Venezuela's Socialist Regime Is Mining Bitcoin In a Bunker to Generate Cash" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Snap is being investigated by the DOJ and SEC because shareholders are suing the company for misleading the public about how much competition from Instagram had affected their growth prior to their IPO. The lawsuit also says that Snap misrepresented its use of notifications and other growth hacks to pump up usage numbers prior to IPO. Snap says that the lawsuit is \"meritless\" and that its pre-IPO disclosures were \"accurate and complete.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Snap reveals U.S. subpoenas on IPO disclosures" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Data from levels.fyi was analyzed to find out how long it takes on average to become a senior or principal engineer, how much money do tech workers make, whether women get paid less than men in tech, and whether the tech industry favors the young or not. The data for the analysis came from 18.8k tech workers. On average, it takes about 18 years to become a distinguished engineer, and about four years to become a senior software engineer. There are fewer women as the level of career progression increases. Many women leave tech before they are promoted, at more than double the rate of men. The median yearly compensation for tech workers is $195,000 while the mean is $225,000, with very little difference between men and women. Stock grants are a common way to increase total compensation. Tech companies tend to favor younger employees, with older engineers' salaries having no correlation with their years of experience." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Analysis of compensation, level, and experience details of 19k tech workers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have developed a lithium-air battery with nearly double the energy density of the battery used in a Tesla Model 3. The battery can be charged and discharged at room temperature, making it suitable for use in mobile phones, electric cars, and electric passenger planes. Lithium-air batteries are difficult to manufacture as a considerable fraction of the batteries are comprised of heavy inactive components that do not directly participate in the battery process. The technology has now reached a level where it could make regional electric passenger aircraft feasible." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A novel lithium-air battery could pave the way for electric passenger planes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google is facing legal action by member of Congress and Democratic presidential candidate, Tulsi Gabbard, due to the suspension of Gabbard's campaign advertising account during the first Democratic presidential debate. It is alleged that Gabbard's account was suspended for several hours during the first Democratic debate when Gabbard was briefly the most-searched candidate on Google. Google claims that the suspension was due to an automated system that flagged the account for unusual activity, and that the account was reinstated shortly after the suspension. Gabbard claims that the suspension was a threat to free speech, fair elections, and to democracy." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tulsi Gabbard sues Google, claims 'election interference' over suspension of ad account" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has won a contract with the Pentagon to build more than 120,000 custom HoloLens headsets for the US Army. The deal could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years. Microsoft's HoloLens enables people to see holograms overlaid on top of their environments and interact with them. An earlier prototype made for the Army displayed a map and compass and had thermal imaging to reveal people in the dark. Some Microsoft employees are against the project, saying that they did not sign up to develop weapons." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented-reality headsets, worth up to $21.9 billion over 10 years" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Some work-from-home employees secretly don't live in the same state or even country anymore." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Some WFH Employees Have a Secret: They Now Live in Another Country" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A flying car unveiled by NEC at a facility in the city of Abiko was able to hover steadily for about a minute using its four propellors during two brief demonstrations. Japan aims to be using flying cars by 2030 to connect islands in the Mie resort area. Dubai is also aggressively pursuing the technology. Flying cars are defined as aircraft which are electric, or hybrid electric, with driverless capabilities and the ability to take off and land vertically. They are also known as EVtol, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Compared to helicopters, they are less expensive to maintain, produce less noise, and don't require trained pilots. Uber is also launching a similar technology called Uber Air, starting demonstrator flights in 2020 and commercial operations in 2023." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Japan successfully tests flying car which hovers steadily for a minute" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A common arthritis medication appears to help alopecia patients regrow their hair. Data from medical trials clearly show how effective the treatment is. There is no current FDA-approved treatment for alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes rapid loss of hair. The treatment could become available soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Say New Treatment Lets Alopecia Patients Regrow Hair" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Decrease recovery time with a single search 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": "Microsoft has announced plans to permanently close all of its store locations, except for four locations that will be 'reimagined' as experience centers that no longer sell products. No layoffs will result from the decision. Many retail store associates shifted to remote work or moved to corporate facilities after the stores closed for lockdown. Microsoft had originally planned to close its stores next year, but the pandemic has moved the schedule forward." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft to permanently close all of its retail stores" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Microsoft Edge Addons store is now fully open. Developers can submit their addons for the web browser through the Partner Center Developer Dashboard. Edge is now built on Google's Chromium web engine. Applications built for Chromium will be functional with Edge without any code changes required. Existing EdgeHTML-based extensions can be automatically migrated to the Chromium base." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft Opens Edge Addons Store for Submissions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has successfully launched a second crew into orbit inside its Crew Dragon spacecraft. Crew-1 was Crew Dragon's first operational mission. The Crew Dragon will automatically dock to the ISS on Monday around 11 PM ET. Despite Crew Dragon's success so far, some NASA officials are still hesitant to call the ship fully operational. According to a government audit, a seat on the Crew Dragon is roughly $55 million. The ISS will soon have seven members living on board for the first time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX successfully launches second crew to space on first operational mission" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Inspiration4 is set to launch on September 15. The all-civilian space mission will take a three-day trip through orbit onboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience. It will be the first time in history that a crew of solely private citizens has embarked on such a journey. SpaceX and Netflix will livestream the launch from their YouTube channels. The mission will be rescheduled for September 16 if there is bad weather or other factors stopping the launch." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How to Watch the World's First All-Civilian Spaceflight Aboard a SpaceX Ship" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Prompt injection attacks involve using malicious inputs to make language models ignore their previous directions. They can be used to leak prompts, which could be an issue in a future where companies might build software around proprietary prompts. Solutions to prevent these attacks are still being researched. Examples of prompt injection attacks are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Prompt injection attacks against GPT-3" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Buzzfeed is taking over HuffPost, with seller Verizon Media becoming a minority shareholder in Buzzfeed as part of the deal. The two companies will create new revenue opportunities by joining together for advertising and sharing content. HuffPost, formerly Huffington Post, was founded in 2005 as a site for liberal bloggers. Digital firms have been struggling against tech giants such as Facebook and Google. In recent years, Buzzfeed has shed staff, closed some of its newsrooms, and slashed staff pay. HuffPost is expected to remain a standalone brand, but Buzzfeed has declined to comment on the possibility of job losses." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Buzzfeed to take over online news site HuffPost" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "New York's traffic problem seems worse now than it has ever been. Traffic has always been an issue in New York. Many people have tried to solve the city's traffic woes, but none have succeeded. Commercial use of the streets has caused most of the traffic in the past. As the number of residents grew, more people needed to use the same streets. Most residents do not own vehicles but use private transport services. Public transport systems and new roads have done little to alleviate the problem. While there are more plans being put into place to improve the roads, it may be better to create more traffic-free zones and reinvest more into public transport." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "It’s time to ban cars from Manhattan" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "United Airlines has bought 15 planes capable of traveling at 1,300mph, with an option on an additional 35 planes from the manufacturer. The planes will carry between 65 to 88 passengers. Seats will be initially priced the same as business class fares. The planes will be the first large commercial aircraft to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Concorde currently holds the record for the fastest transatlantic flight by a civilian plane, but the airliner retired from service in 2003." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "United Airlines aims to revive Concorde spirit with supersonic planes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "It can be handy to have access to multiple phone numbers. Verizon's My Numbers service allows users to have extra numbers, but the UI is bad and the interface is slow. This article follows a developer's process of figuring out how to access the My Numbers service programmatically in order to automate the search for a number with four consecutive digits. It involves learning how to find out which API endpoints are used and then calling the APIs using Python." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Getting a phone number with 4 consecutive digits" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "People are holding onto their phones for longer, but they still like buying expensive phones." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Smartphone demand drops for all but the most expensive models" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Boston Dynamics has released a new video showing its entire lineup of robots doing a coordinated dance routine. The company was recently purchased by Hyundai from SoftBank for $1.1 billion. It has three robots: the humanoid Atlas, the dog-shaped Spot, and the box-juggling Handle. Atlas and Handle are still just research prototypes, but Spot can be purchased for $74,500. The three-minute video is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Boston Dynamics robots take over the dance floor in latest video" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Brain organoids, miniature human brains grown from human stem cells, have become common in labs that study the properties of the brain. An experiment in 2019 reported coordinated waves of activity in some brain organoids that resembled the kind of brain activity seen in premature babies. It is unknown whether this is an indication that the brain organoids were conscious. Researchers are calling for a set of guidelines to guide the humane use of brain organoids and other experiments that could achieve consciousness. To develop these guidelines, scientists need to first define what consciousness is." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Can lab-grown brains become conscious?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lytics Cloud Connect lets you query customer data (using SQL) to instantly build segments from data in your data warehouse. Empower your organization to activate that data and push it to leading ad platforms — without custom connectors. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Easily segment and activate customer data to improve data governance and orchestration" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Over the last five years, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been experimenting with devices intended to restore the memory-generation capacity of people with traumatic brain injuries. This resulted in a device that monitors the brain’s electrical activity and provides a boost whenever signals are too weak to form memories. Studies showed that memory retention improved as much as 37 percent in the patients who used the device. The device was only tested on epileptic patients who already had electrodes implanted in their brains to monitor seizures. As the device requires brain surgery in order to be used, it is unlikely that it will be on the consumer market any time soon." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Upgrade your memory with a surgically implanted chip!" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tinder will be launching new safety features that include a photo verification system, a service that gives daters an easy way to call emergency services, and a feature that flags potentially offensive messages. Tinder is considering implementing an 'undo' feature that will allow users to unsend messages. Users who pass the photo verification process will receive a blue checkmark on their profiles, giving their potential matches peace of mind that they won't be catfished. The photos are manually verified by humans, but this process will be automated in the future." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tinder will give you a verified blue check mark if you pass its catfishing test" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Users are complaining about Samsung's deal with Facebook to have an undeletable Facebook app pre-installed on new Galaxy phones. Facebook claims the disabled version of the app doesn't collect or send data to Facebook. While other apps like Amazon and Youtube also come pre-installed, users are particularly concerned about Facebook, with one user saying \"If I can't delete it, this will be the last Samsung product I ever own.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung Phone Users Perturbed to Find They Can't Delete Facebook" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a tool to create web demos using the OpenAI GPT-3 API with just a few lines of Python. It automatically creates a web app for testing. An API key from the OpenAI API beta is required to run the code." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GPT-3 Sandbox" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "How Verizon connects the world with full observability from Pixie and New Relic Verizon and New Relic team up to deliver observability at the edge, unlocking powerful performance insights and unprecedented network intelligence transforming how developers innovate. Learn how New Relic helps Verizon get visibility into their 5G Edge Network hosted on AWS." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How Verizon connects the world with full observability from Pixie and New Relic" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The US FDA has approved a new anti-wrinkle treatment called Daxxify. Daxxify freezes wrinkles by paralyzing muscles and it lasts at least twice as long as current treatments. Each injection works for between six to nine months. Daxxify will be slowly rolled out over the rest of the year and will be widely accessible in 2023. Researchers are exploring how Daxxify may be used to treat other medical issues, including migraines, muscle spasticity, and overactive bladder." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "New long-lasting anti-wrinkle Botox rival approved by FDA" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "What would happen if you spent a week in Virtual Reality? Jak Wilmot sets out to answer that question by spending 168 hours inside a VR headset. He planned to eat, sleep, work, and play for a week all while inside VR, even when showering. The windows of his room were blacked out so that he couldn’t tell whether it was night or day, and he was only allowed 5 seconds at a time to switch headsets. The whole experience was live-streamed, showing his daily life. He could exercise in one environment, then switch to an office that overlooked a sunset in another. He could explore the world of Skyrim, and then experience what it was like to be blind in a simulation after. In the end, he concluded that virtual reality is whatever you want it to be, with its many possibilities, even though a week may be a little too much." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "I spent a week in a VR headset, here's what happened" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Unreal Engine 5 has been released in Early Access. The new build features Nanite, a virtualized micropolygon geometry system that creates games with massive amounts of geometric detail, Lumen, a fully dynamic global illumination solution, a new World Partition system, new animation tools, an enhanced editor UI and workflow, and much more. A 15-minute video showing off the new features of Unreal Engine 5 is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Unreal Engine 5 is now available in Early Access" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon opened its first Amazon Go Grocery store on Tuesday in Seattle. The new store is full of cameras and sensors to track everything put into a shopping cart, removing the need for checkouts and cashiers. Using the help of artificial intelligence, customers can walk into stores, get whatever items they need, and walk out without having to wait to pay at a checkout. Items will be automatically charged to a shopper's Amazon account shortly after they walk out of the store. Amazon reported $4.4 billion in revenue last quarter from its physical stores. Amazon was criticized for using its technologies to eliminate jobs, but the company responded to the criticism by pointing out that it has created more jobs than any other US-based company, offering employee benefits and a minimum wage that is twice the national minimum wage." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Inside ‘Amazon Go Grocery’: Tech giant opens first full-sized store without cashiers or checkout lines" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a list of /uses pages that detail apps and gear used by professional web developers, along with a short description of what each developer does. Web developers are encouraged to submit their own pages to contribute to the list." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Awesome Uses" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Learn the fundamentals of leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools by deploying Docker-based Python web applications. In this video course from Coding for Entrepreneurs, learn Terraform, Ansible, Salt (SaltStack), Puppet Bolt, and Chef. Watch it for free today!" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Infrastructure as Code: Free Video Series" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Next.js 11 update is now live. It features Conformance, improved performance, Webpack 5, the ability to code in the browser in real-time with a team, and more. The update introduces a few breaking changes for legacy features, which should not affect the majority of users." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Next.js 11" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The LG Wing is LG's latest take on dual-display phones. It features a secondary display that flips out in a twisting motion. An 11-second video is available that shows the phone in its T-formation configuration. The video demonstrates how the second screen can be useful. Specs for the phone haven't been released yet. There are no details on release dates or pricing, but it is expected to be launched well before Christmas." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Exclusive: First look at the LG Wing with its twisty dual display" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The UK government is planning to invest hundreds of millions of pounds into OneWeb, a company that is building a network of satellites in low Earth orbit to connect people to the internet. OneWeb lobbyists convinced the government that the satellites could be redesigned to piggyback a navigation payload on them. Every major positioning system currently in use is in medium Earth orbit, while OneWeb's satellites are in low Earth orbit, which is not suitable for military-grade GPS systems. The UK government has been accused of choosing OneWeb for nationalistic reasons, ignoring industry policies. OneWeb filed for bankruptcy in the US in March." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'We've bought the wrong satellites': UK tech gamble baffles experts" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article contains a compilation of seven CSS artworks that prove the power of CSS and show what it can achieve." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "7 Next-Level CSS Codepens" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix's latest experiment, Fast Laughs, is a feed of short-form comedy clips drawn from its catalog of shows. Fast Laughs offers full-screen videos that can be swiped through vertically, with engagement buttons on the right side. Its goal is to help users discover something new to watch. The feed encourages users to add shows to their Netflix watch list for later viewing. Fast Laughs is now available to a subset of Netflix users with adult profiles or profiles without parental controls on iOS devices. There are videos in the article that demonstrate the feature." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix’s latest experiment is a TikTok-like feed of funny videos" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Engineers from Stanford have developed a pyramid-shaped lens that can focus sunlight from any angle onto a solar cell. The Axially Graded Index Lenses (AGILE) can capture more than 90% of the light that hits its surface, focusing it to be three times brighter. Each layer of the lens bends light to a different degree, allowing light to enter from any angle while still remaining focused. The technology could allow solar energy to be used in more places. Pictures of AGILE prototypes are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pyramid lenses catch light from any angle to boost solar cell efficiency" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Visual Studio Code for the Web is a free web-based code editor that can be used to view code and make and commit lightweight changes. While the desktop version is also free and much more capable, the web version is convenient and can be used on more devices. VS Code for the Web can be converted to GitHub Codespaces instances for when a full remote environment is required." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Microsoft previews free Visual Studio Code for the Web" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has increased the amount of energy extractable from photosynthetic bacteria by over an order of magnitude. Scientists have been trying to rewire photosynthetic bacteria to extract more energy from them for several years. The breakthrough involved 3D printing a structure similar to a glass skyscraper that allows for a balance between surface area and light. The technique is more efficient than other current bioenergy technologies, such as biofuels." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tiny 'skyscrapers' help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is expected to reverse Meta's acquisition of Giphy by December 1. Facebook announced the deal in May 2020, but antitrust regulators stopped the sale to investigate whether the merger would harm competition. Provisional findings said that the sale would give Meta an unfair advantage over rival platforms. While both companies are from the US, the CMA has jurisdiction over any acquisition where the combined parties control over 25% of a particular good or service supplied in the UK." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meta's acquisition of Giphy is set to be blocked by an antitrust regulator" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A 33-foot-long 3D printer can build new homes in 24 hours. It is currently building a neighborhood in a rural area on the outskirts of a town in Southern Mexico. The technology could be part of the solution for affordable housing in some of the poorest communities in the world. It is the first time 3D-printed homes have been created at scale. Other attempts at 3D-printing homes have usually been in controlled conditions. The area where the houses are being printed is prone to earthquakes. There were a few delays to the project. It took some time to get government approval for land, and the 3D printer was stuck at customs for three months as the machine was in a brand new category that didn't exist. Vulcan II works by squirting out a concrete mixture. The mixture can be adjusted according to the weather. Local construction workers were hired to complete the parts of the home that couldn't be 3D printed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood now has its first houses" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lightship Energy is a startup founded by a pair of Tesla alumni that aims to upend the RV industry by building all-electric RVs. The towable RV market is large and badly in need of a switch to electric. Lightship's trailers will include a powertrain with a battery pack that will propel the trailer as it is being towed to increase the range of travel. The company recently closed a $23 million Series A funding round." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Meet the all-electric RV startup steered by Tesla alumni" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Starlink now provides internet to all seven continents. It is able to provide internet to extremely remote locations due to its space laser network, which reduces the need for ground stations. A Starlink terminal has been installed at a US Antarctic research station. The McMurdo Station is the largest community in Antarctica and is capable of supporting up to 1,258 residents. SpaceX has had conversations with Apple about possible Starlink connectivity for iPhones." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Starlink brings high-speed internet to all 7 continents, including Antarctica" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Humans may not be able to fight back against swarms of enemy drones, which might mean the rules governing human control over artificial intelligence might need to be relaxed. Current rules require meaningful human control over any lethal system. Pentagon leaders need to discuss how much human control of AI is needed to be safe but still effective, considering the context of countering new threats such as drone swarms. In these situations, humans on their own may be outclassed. AI could lead to reduced casualties due to target misidentification. Failing to deploy the best AI could mean defeat on the battlefield." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Drone Swarms Are Getting Too Fast For Humans To Fight, U.S. General Warns" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Crossrail is currently the biggest engineering project in Europe. The network started construction in 2009 and fully opened in 2019. It carries an estimated 200 million passengers every year across its 40 stations. Crossrail was built using many technologies. The entire network was designed in a 3D virtual environment, which is used to help monitor every part of the network. Everything in the system was engineered to reduce energy use, improve safety, and streamline operations. This article details how Crossrail was built and explains some of the technology behind the network." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "London’s Crossrail Is a $21 Billion Test of Virtual Modeling" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Homescreen-based social networking is becoming more popular. Part of the rise in popularity is due to the release of a widgets platform for the iPhone in 2020. Many of these apps promote sharing authentic content on social media. This article discusses the rise of homescreen-based social networking and it looks at different apps to see why they are becoming so popular." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The next big social platform is…the smartphone’s homescreen" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Walmart Grocery has launched a new ‘Delivery Unlimited’ subscription. For $98 a year, or $12.95 a month, subscribers will be able to get unlimited included grocery delivery. Target’s Shipt currently offers a $9.99 pay-per-order option, and Instacart offers a $99 per year subscription. Amazon Prime is currently the most expensive delivery subscription option at $119 per year. However, the subscription includes delivery for more than just groceries. It is unclear which areas Walmart Grocery will deliver to at this time. Walmart’s entry into the grocery business has significantly boosted its earnings, with sales in the first quarter increasing by 37 percent." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery Unlimited’ subscription" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple will offer emergency satellite messaging on two of its latest iPhone models using existing satellite bandwidth that Globalstar once used." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Kicks Off the Cell-Calls-from-Space Race" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Brewster Kahle founded Alexa Internet and the Internet Archive on the same day in 1996. Alexa was acquired by Amazon in a deal worth $250 million and converted into an SEO service. Kahle still runs the Internet Archive, which now hosts an impressive 70-petabyte library of content. This article tells the story of how it all started, the problems Kahle has had to deal with as the owner of the Internet Archive, and Kahle's dream of building a digital Library of Alexandria." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The story of the fight to archive the internet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GitHub CLI 2.0 supports extensions. Creating extensions is simple, and anyone can make custom commands and extend the core functionality of GitHub CLI. Links to documentation on how to create extensions, as well as several examples, are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "GitHub CLI 2.0 includes extensions!" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Without naming any names, Tim Cook warned that our personal data has been \"weaponized against us with military efficiency\" by the \"data-industrial complex\". He explicitly called for federal regulation, saying that Apple would fully support \"comprehensive, federal privacy law.\" He argues for a four pronged approach: data minimization (companies should de-personalize or simply not collect personal data wherever possible), transparency (users should know what is being collected), right to access (users should always be able to get a copy of what data a company has on them), and right to security. Cook also addressed the tension between respecting privacy and getting the data needed to improve AI, saying \"For artificial intelligence to be truly smart it must respect human values — including privacy. If we get this wrong, the dangers are profound. We can achieve both great artificial intelligence and great privacy standards. It is not only a possibility — it is a responsibility.\"" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple's Tim Cook makes blistering attack on the 'data industrial complex'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of researchers used neural implants to enable a paralyzed person to type using their imagination. The implants were placed in the premotor cortex, an area that is thought to be involved in forming the intentions to perform movements. Catching the signals for intentions produced clearer results than trying to catch the signals for the movements themselves. The researchers trained a neural network to estimate the probability of a signal corresponding to each letter, resulting in a system that could type at roughly 90 characters per minute with an error rate of about 5 percent." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining writing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon is considering adding a new service that would have drivers build the furniture that they deliver. It will introduce the service in Virginia and at least two other markets. Most other companies in the furniture business already offer building services. Amazon has already been criticized for its labor practices, and the new service would add more labor to complete an already difficult job." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon drivers may soon build the furniture you purchase" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "GitHub has restricted Iranian accounts from contributing to the community due to pressure from the US government, revoking access to private repositories without warning and banning any users who have previously accessed GitHub through an Iranian IP. Iranian developers are asking GitHub to allow them to access their data, to not restrict users based on their nationality, and to apologize for their actions. This repository allows people to spread the message and show support." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Message to GitHub" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from the UK have used a form of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) to capture the motion of single atoms through a liquid. TEM uses a beam of electrons to generate images. The team developed a double graphene liquid cell capable of working with existing TEM technology to image a saltwater solution containing platinum atoms moving on a solid surface of molybdenum disulfide. The images revealed that atoms move faster in liquid and choose different places to rest on solid surfaces." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Reveal The First Images of Atoms 'Swimming' in Liquid" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program provides grants for unique ideas for space exploration and observation. The grants are given in three tiers, a conceptual stage, a demonstration stage, and a development stage. So far, there have only been three Phase III rewards, which speaks to how open the program is to new ideas. One of the ideas that has now reached Phase III is a solar gravitational lens project that could potentially create detailed pictures of neighboring star systems through observing light that is bent around our sun." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "NASA puts $7M toward long-shot research, from moon mining to solar lenses" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Eric Marques recently pleaded guilty for running a hosting service that served drug markets, money-laundering operations, hacking groups, and millions of images of child abuse. Freedom Hosting ran sites on the dark web and Marques ran his operation behind many layers of anonymity. Marques was using the Tor network, a technology that was designed to provide complete anonymity. In early August 2013, users noticed unknown Javascript code running on websites hosted on Freedom Hosting. Hours later, all of the sites went down simultaneously. The code targeted a Firefox vulnerability that could unmask Tor users, but the technicalities are still a mystery. There is a formal system for reporting vulnerabilities and deciding whether an issue should be shared. The FBI would not reveal exactly how Marques' anonymity was broken, a decision that could have wide-ranging cybersecurity implications." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A dark web tycoon pleads guilty. But how was he caught?" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook allows users to submit an unpublished phone number for locking their account with 2FA. This number can be separate to the public phone number that users can list on their profiles. Last year it was discovered that Facebook used the security number for targeted advertising. More recently, it was discovered that users could be found through the search feature by only using the security number. Users were not informed of this change and do not have the option to opt out of these search results unless they completely opt out from being able to be searched by phone number." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Now Facebook is allowing anyone to look you up using your security phone number" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An international team of biohackers is creating a pirated version of a million-dollar gene therapy. Glybera is a gene therapy that costs $1 million per treatment. It treats an inherited disease that affects the fat levels in blood. The biohackers developed the first prototype of their version of the gene therapy with less than $7,000. They will require help to complete the animal testing stage, which is much more expensive. Glybera uses viruses to deliver the genes, but the knock-off version uses minicircles, which are less efficient. Viruses are expensive to procure. While Glybera only requires one shot, the new treatment will likely require multiple injections over a six month period. The group is not ready for patients and the drug still requires further development." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Biohackers are pirating a cheap version of a million-dollar gene therapy" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Match.com alleging that the company connected non-paying users to fake accounts in order to get them to subscribe to the service. Non-paying users can't view or respond to messages, but are notified if they received a message. Many users would pay Match.com to view a received message only to find that the account that had sent the message was banned, or was soon to be banned. When users complained and requested refunds, Match.com denied any wrongdoing. The FTC found 499,691 new subscriptions that were linked to fraudulent communications between June 2016 and May 2018. Paid customers would have their messages reviewed for fraud before being notified, but non-paying customers were notified of every message, regardless of authenticity. The lawsuit also alleges that Match.com did not fulfill its promises to customers for a free six-month subscription if they weren't successful in using its service, and that the company purposefully made canceling the service incredibly difficult." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Match.com connected daters to fake accounts to boost subscriptions, US regulators say" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple's AirPods Pro 2 will likely be unveiled at its September 'Far Out' event. The earbuds will likely have a similar design as the first AirPods Pro but with a few new tweaks. They will feature the next version of Apple's H1 chip and possibly Bluetooth 5.2 support. The charging case will likely still have a Lightning port. Analysts predict that Apple will switch its AirPods and other accessories to USB-C when the iPhone switches to USB-C." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Gurman: AirPods Pro 2 to be unveiled during iPhone 14 event" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Meta is rolling out Year in Review features for both Facebook and Instagram. Facebook users will be able to share a personalized card with highlights from 2021 until the end of December. Instagram users will be able to share a Playback time capsule made up of up to ten stories to their IG Story for several weeks. The review features on both platforms are fully customizable. They will be available to users all around the globe over the next few days." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook and Instagram roll out personalized ‘Year in Review’ features" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has apologized for a major international outage. Users from all over the world reported outages with Google's services, including Search, Google Maps, and Gmail. The outage affected at least 1,338 servers across more than 40 countries. Users trying to use Search were presented with 502 or 500 errors. The outage was caused by a software update and the issue was quickly resolved." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google hit by worldwide outage as users report search engine down" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Zero Server allows users to build web applications in Node.js, React, HTML, MDX, and other static files, without having to worry about package management or routing. Users can put all their files into one folder and Zero Server will automatically compile, bundle, and serve the application. Zero Server is designed to work with multiple languages and Python support is planned for future releases." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Zero Server" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Transform your code into a queryable database to create customizable, visual dashboards in seconds. You can track everything in your codebase, from migrations to code smells, in a seamless and precise way based on the power and accuracy of Sourcegraph Code Search. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Finally, useful engineering metrics you define. Meet Code Insights" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "OpenAI's DALL-E image generator will be made available in beta to one million people from the waitlist in the coming weeks. Users will receive 50 free image credits in their first month and 15 every following month. Each credit will offer four pictures based on one original prompt or three if there are edits or variations. Users can purchase 115 credits for $15. They will have some commercial rights to the images." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "DALL-E's powerful AI image generator is now available in beta" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A new tax, introduced into the French government on Wednesday, will raise an estimated 500 million euros per year. The 3% tax will apply to around 30 major companies, mainly from the US. Large tech giants such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook benefit from lower tax rates in European countries. Companies that generate over 750 million euros worldwide and 25 million euros within France will be eligible for the tax." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "France targets Google, Amazon and Facebook with 3% digital tax" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Ruby 3 will ship with the ability to write type signatures for Ruby programs and will have built-in type signatures for the Ruby standard libraries. This will make type definitions in Ruby code portable between type checkers. The language and the library for type signatures for Ruby 3 will be called RBS. It features duck typing and non-uniformity. RBS will help developers by finding more bugs, giving IDEs a better understanding of the Ruby code, guided tuck typing, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The State of Ruby 3 Typing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Universal has announced a February 4 opening for the Japanese edition of Super Nintendo World in Osaka. Guests will be able to visit attractions with augmented reality glasses and interact with the virtual world using a Power-Up Band that can be purchased for around $30. Universal had originally planned to open the park in the summer to coincide with the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but both events were postponed due to the pandemic. The 47-second video announcement for the park opening is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AR Mario Kart anchors Universal’s Super Nintendo World in February" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Knighthawk is a drone designed for emergency response personnel. It has a 10x optical zoom camera, a thermal camera, and 55 minutes of flight time. 911 operators can place a pin on a map to direct the drone to sites within seconds of a call being made. No special hardware needs to be installed in the city for the drones to process their surroundings. The FAA has strict rules around visual line of sight for drone operators, so the company behind the Knighthawk has to collect extensive data to get operating waivers, which it has done so far for the two cities it works with." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Paladin publicly launches Knighthawk, a first response drone for cities" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "An Irish company has developed COVID-19 testing kits that can provide results within 15 minutes. Current testing kits require four hours for results. The new test uses lateral flow technology to detect the coronavirus within a drop of blood. Being able to test patients for the virus quickly is key to combating it." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Irish-developed kit confirms infection in 15 minutes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Hubble Space Telescope took new images of Jupiter when the planet was 653 million kilometers from Earth in August. They show a new storm brewing in the planet's atmosphere and a cousin of the Great Red Spot changing color. While it is common for storms to form, the new disturbance appears to have more structure behind it and researchers speculate that it may be the beginning of a longer-lasting spot. The Great Red Spot now measures 15,800 kilometers across, and while it is still shrinking, its rate of shrinkage appears to have slowed. Red Spot Jr, a smaller spot below the Great Red Spot, has started taking on a darker reddish hue. Hubble also captured a new multi-wavelength observation of Jupiter. The images are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hubble Captures Crisp New Image of Jupiter and Europa" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon has entered into discussions to launch a free, ad-supported music service. The service will be marketed through Amazon’s Echo speakers and may be available as early as next week. Amazon plans to initially pay record labels per stream to obtain licenses. Spotify is the only major music subscription service with a free tier, but shareholders require the company to make a continual profit, whereas Amazon can afford to make a loss with its music service in order to attract customers into supporting its core retail business." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon in Talks to Launch Ad-Supported Music Offering" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple implemented a feature called Back Tap in the iOS 14 release that adds a new hardware button to the iPhone. Back Tap turns the entire back of the iPhone into a touch-sensitive button that can trigger specific functions. Its settings can be modified inside the Accessibility menu. Back Tap can be integrated with Shortcuts, so it can do almost anything you can imagine." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple added a secret button to your iPhone, and you may not have even noticed" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Mark Zuckerberg recently showed off a prototype of an artificial intelligence system that lets people build parts of virtual worlds by verbally describing them. Builder Bot can create 3D scenes with sound effects and background audio. It is unknown if it generates the designs or if it uses a library of human-created models. Many unique moderation problems will come with the tech, so it probably won't be available any time soon. A video from Meta with Zuckerberg demonstrating the technology is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Meta prototype lets you build virtual worlds by describing them" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article analyzes the top 1 million pages on the web to find out what makes the web slow. A scripted web browser was used to browse to the root page of the top 1 million domains and log render times, request counts, repaints, JavaScript errors, libraries used, and other data. The analysis provided support for several optimization tricks, such as making as few requests as possible, using HTTP2 or greater, and avoiding render blocking requests and using async where possible. JQuery is the most popular library, but the data says it significantly slows down performance." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "JavaScript Performance in the Wild 2020" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla has launched Solarglass, the third version of its Solar Roof tiles. Starting at $34,000, the new tiles are now cheaper and more appealing than a concrete tile roof with solar panels. The launch of Tesla's Solar Roof Tiles has been much slower than expected, with limited installations and delayed volume production. Production was delayed in order to make changes that would make the tiles cheaper and more durable. Tesla's Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo will be able to produce 1,000 roofs per week. The biggest difference with Solarglass is the ease of installation. Installation time has been reduced to only five to seven days." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla launches Solarglass" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Last October, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Tesla to retract a statement that its Model 3 had the lowest probability of injury of any vehicle ever tested by the NHTSA. The NHTSA argued that its 5-star rating was the highest safety rating that a vehicle could achieve and that it did not distinguish safety performance beyond that rating. Tesla had looked into the NHTSA data and found that the Model 3 had a better vehicle safety score than any other car in the market. The score, according to Tesla, meant that a Model 3 driver was less likely to be injured in a crash than any other vehicle. However, the NHTSA argued that the rating did not take into account vehicle weight differences in real-world crashes. Tesla continues to maintain that its statement was based on actual test results and the NHTSA's own calculations for determining risk and probability of injury." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Feds told Tesla to stop making “misleading statements” on Model 3 safety" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Taylor Swift is now using facial recognition at her concerts to scan crowds to find potential stalkers. She has hundreds of stalkers in a database, data was streamed from the Rose Bowl to a \"command post\" in Nashville to monitor. This is permitted because concerts are technically private events." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Taylor Swift tracked stalkers with facial recognition tech at her concert" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This document contains a guide on being an engineering lead. It describes what the role consists of and what the expectations are. The main responsibilities for an engineering lead are to set up a framework for collaboration, manage risks, communicate project status to stakeholders, help the team focus and delegate tasks, and motivate the team. A version of this project was used by a team of software engineers at Uber in Amsterdam. Users are free to request to make changes to the document." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tech Lead Expectations for Engineering Projects" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a collection of classes from universities like Stanford, Princeton, and MIT that are available online through Coursera, EDX, and Udacity that can replicate the requirements for an undergraduate computer science degree." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Open Source CS" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Skellefteå is a town in the far north of Sweden with a climate-conscious focus. It runs on 100% renewable energy and recycles 120,000 tonnes of electronic waste a year. The town recently erected a 20 story wooden skyscraper. It is made up of glued laminated timber and cross-laminated timber. The nature of the wood made construction incredibly fast and there was practically zero waste on-site. Many more details about the building, including photos, are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Isn’t it good, Swedish plywood: the miraculous eco-town with a 20-storey wooden skyscraper" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Russia and China have agreed to build and work on an International Scientific Lunar Station orbiting the Moon. NASA, the ESA, Japan, and Canada are working together on the Lunar Gateway, another planned space station. Russia was not asked to be a part of the Lunar Gateway project. Cooperating with China was one of Russia's top priorities last year. It is unclear what specific contributions Russia will make. China has also held talks with France's space agency." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Russia partners with China for lunar space station" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This is a web tool released by Google that allows you to see and delete your search history from Google's servers (when you clear your browser history that just deletes the information off of your computer, Google still stores your old searches on their servers). It also has detailed explanations on how your data is used in the search engine and other privacy controls for your Google account." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Your Data in Search" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung and LG showed off new folding screen technologies during the annual Display Week conference this week. LG Display had an 8-inch foldable touchscreen that can fold both inwards and outwards. The 360-degree Foldable OLED can survive being folded over 200,000 times. Samsung Display showed off a display that can fold twice in the same direction and another that can fold once inwards and once outwards. It also had displays that can unfurl horizontally or vertically. Videos showing what the displays look like are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung and LG preview the future of weird phone displays" } ]