AI-enabled drones, NASA mars simulation, and creating videos from text

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Weekly issue #10

MY PICKS 👇️

1. Apple Vision Pro 👓️ — comfort, headache, and eye strain are among the top reasons people say they’re returning their Vision Pro headsets.

2. NASA Mars simulation 🚀 — a calling was placed for volunteers to participate in a Mars simulation starting in 2025. The four selected members will live in a 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat.

3. Sora: Creating video from text 🎥 — OpenAI releases AI software that generates gorgeous video from text.

4. AI-enabled drones 🛩️ — the US and UK may arm Ukraine with AI-enabled drones to target Russian positions.

5. Next Xbox Generation 🎮️ — the Microsoft Surface team is reportedly working on the next Xbox consoles.

HIGHLIGHTS 🔍️

1. 💰 OpenAI's trillion-dollar ambition questioned

2. 📵 AI robocalls ban is insufficient against scams

3. 🧲 Scientists confirm new magnetism type

4. 👤 Only humans, no AI, can hold patents, says US

5. 🚗 Is hydrogen the future for zero-emission vehicles?

6. 📱 iOS trojan steals Face ID for bank fraud

7. 🤖 Microbots offer new treatment for liver cancer

8. 🏀 NBA's new LED glass court offers live stats and replays

9. ☀️ New solar tech: laser-activated glass cells

10. 🎮 PS5 nearing end of lifecycle, sales miss target

OTHER NEWS 📰

• 💾 AMD supports open-source CUDA alternative on ROCm

• 🛰️ Japan's wooden satellite aims to reduce space debris

• 🔭 NASA tests advanced exoplanet-imaging tech

• 🧬 Uruguay to deploy gene drives against screwworms

• 🛰️ White House reveals intel on Russian satellite disruption tech

• 🧲 New magnetic catheter precisely treats strokes

• 🤖 MIRA surgical robot passes space zero-gravity test

• 🌍 Global methane leak map by Google

• 🚙 Potential rust issues with Tesla Cybertruck

• ✈️ Air Canada hallucinated chatbot's refund policy is honored

• 💼 Challenging times for tech sector employees

• 🌊 Underwater tidal kite generates grid power

• 🤖 Reddit's content feeds AI training models

• 📺 Amazon Prime Video's ad plan lacks premium features

• 🕵️ Lawsuit: Amazon's algorithm secretly hides best deals

• 🔒 Authorities break up Russian botnet using over a thousand routers

• 🛠️ Amazon, SpaceX accused of undermining labor laws

• ✊ Protesters rally against military AI at OpenAI office

• 🔍 Google's algorithm purges over 170 million fake reviews

• 🚫 AI hiring systems could dismiss prime candidates

• 📞 Google tests call-holding feature for customer service

• 💳 Bank of America data breach notification post vendor hack

• 📱 New FCC rule: Telcos must disclose personal data breaches

• 🎮 'Call of Duty' players file suit over Activision's league monopolization

• 👑 AI-authored books on King's health pulled by Amazon

• 🚫 Midjourney AI may stop 2024 political image generation

• 💬 AI chatbot romances raise data privacy concerns

• 🔋 New calcium-based battery technology lasts 700 cycles

• 🌌 CERN's supersized collider could predict the universe's fate

• 🔬 Ultrasound boosts sperm mobility significantly

• ⚡ Solid electrolytes set to enhance battery safety

• 🧬 3D-printed stem cells create shapeable cartilage

• 💡 Light-based 'unhackable' chip developed for AI speeds

• 🖥️ Nvidia's Eos: AI supercomputer with 4,608 GPUs

• 🎮 Microsoft hints at significant advancements in next-gen Xbox

TOP REPOSITORIES 🧑‍💻

1. Orange-OpenSource / hurl - Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text.

2. ajeetdsouza / zoxide - A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells.

3. dotnet / core - .NET news, announcements, release notes, and more!

4. ripienaar / free-for-dev - A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev

5. astral-sh / ruff - An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust.

6. psf / black - The uncompromising Python code formatter

7. freeCodeCamp / freeCodeCamp - freeCodeCamp.org's open-source codebase and curriculum. Learn to code for free.

8. GopeedLab / gopeed - A modern download manager that supports all platforms.

9. immich-app / immich - Self-hosted photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone.

10. poteto / hiring-without-whiteboards - Companies that don't have a broken hiring process

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