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Nanorobots kill tumors, forced Alexa subscription, and energy from fake leaves
Weekly report for Jan. 21st
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TECH NEWS PICKS β¨
TECH HIGHLIGHTS ποΈ
π« Donated bodies fuel gene-edited transplant organ research
π Award-winning novelist credited ChatGPT
π΅οΈ Google admits to data collection in Incognito mode
πͺ΄ Innovative soil-based 'dirt fuel cell' provides sustainable energy
π Gen Z increasingly opts out of driving
π Google Search quality has declined, spam is the culprit
π§ UC San Diego's ultrathin sensor enables high-resolution brain mapping
π LG washer's daily data transmission hits 3.7 GB, prompting Wi-Fi disconnection
πͺ Container-sized kites generate wind power for off-grid use
βοΈ Innovative 'robot medics' for high-risk triage situations
OTHER TRENDING TECH NEWS π
Formula E sacks AI generated female reporter after public outrage.
YouTube slows down for ad blocker users again.
Cybertruck owners report 164-206 mile range after 10,000 miles.
Artists can now use Nightshade to disrupt AI models.
Apple's choice for California staff: relocate to Texas or face layoffs.
The end may be near for self-checkout frustrations.
Tech employee films own firing, stands by her act.
NYC delivery workers claim apps dodging new wage law.
Elizabeth Holmes faces 90-year ban from federal health programs.
Computer RAM's major upgrade may be overshadowed by integrated memory trend.
Wayfair cuts 13% of jobs soon after demanding more staff effort.
Thousands of firms track each Facebook user, Consumer Reports reveals.
Toronto man's stolen SUV traced from Canada to the Middle East via AirTag.
Big Tech blames AI for job cuts
Ubisoft tells gamers to embrace subscriptions
Why forcing office returns backfires
Adblock doesn't impact YouTube performance, Google confirms
Cable industry fights one-click easy cancellations
NTP protocol inventor passes away at 85
AI-translations flooding the web with junk
Social media algorithms flatten our culture by making decisions for us
Musicians fight for AI rights and digital revenue
Chinese authorities exploit Apple AirDrop vulnerability
Google's AI shift leads to more layoffs
US sanctions to delay China's chip progress, says Intel CEO
SEO spam beating Google search, research shows
New tech to dramatically cut solar panel costs
Verizon maintains controversial fee and hints at increase
Chinese institutions bypass Nvidia chip ban
Apple reaches peak smartphone market share in 2023 as most expensive brand
Japan's robot lands on moon, but has power issue
Russian hackers infiltrate Microsoft network with password attacks
UN chief criticizes tech giants' AI profit chase and lack of global strategy
CEOs predict generative AI will cause workforce reductions in the current year
Hydrogen-powered Daimler semi-trucks to debut on German roads
A closer look at the upcoming generation of advanced nuclear reactors
Solar and microbe-powered sensor enhances crop water management
Mesh wearables integrate micro sensors with LoRa technology
EU project's laser tech could wirelessly power space nanosatellites
Novel method converts polluted water to fuel by removing urea
AI PCs to have 16 GB RAM minimum by 2024, says Microsoft
Expect SSD prices to soar due to critical flash shortages
Galaxy S24 guarantees seven years of updates, unveils $1,300 'Ultra' model
Meta invests billions in 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs
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calcom / cal.com - Scheduling infrastructure for absolutely everyone.
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binhnguyennus / awesome-scalability - The Patterns of Scalable, Reliable, and Performant Large-Scale Systems
poteto / hiring-without-whiteboards - Companies that don't have a broken hiring process
leonardomso / 33-js-concepts - 33 JavaScript concepts every developer should know.
refinedev / refine - A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.
vinta / awesome-python - A curated list of awesome Python frameworks, libraries, software and resources
upscayl / upscayl - Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows built with Linux-First philosophy.
EleutherAI / lm-evaluation-harness - A framework for few-shot evaluation of language models.
psf / black - The uncompromising Python code formatter
actions / runner-images - GitHub Actions runner images
mxrch / GHunt - Offensive Google framework.
wagtail / wagtail - A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience
shadcn-ui / taxonomy - An open source application built using the new router, server components and everything new in Next.js 13.
PowerShell / PowerShell - PowerShell for every system!
QuestPDF / QuestPDF - A modern open-source .NET library for PDF document generation.
apache / superset - Apache Superset is a Data Visualization and Data Exploration Platform
helix-editor / helix - A post-modern modal text editor.
huggingface / transformers - State-of-the-art Machine Learning for Pytorch, TensorFlow, and JAX.
dapr / dapr - A portable, event-driven, runtime for building distributed applications across cloud and edge.
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