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SpaceX unveils 'Starshield,' a military variation of Starlink satellites (2 minute read)
Starlink satellite technology is expanding into military applications with a new business line called Starshield. The Pentagon is already a high-value buyer of SpaceX's launches and it has shown significant interest in Starlink's capabilities. Starshield is designed for government use and will initially focus on imagery, communications, and hosted payloads. Its terminals can be added to partner satellites so that other companies' government systems can connect to the Starshield network.
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Google switching to continuous scrolling for desktop Search results (1 minute read)
Google will start showing continuous scrolling for desktop Search results. Users will now be able to see up to six pages of results after reaching the bottom of the results page. Google will also add more Search box suggestions on mobile and richer layouts for key results. Continuous scrolling will roll out first for English users in the US.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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Intel’s Take on the Next Wave of Moore’s Law (4 minute read)
Intel is looking to system technology co-optimization (STCO) as the next biggest step to continuing Moore's law. STCO is an outside-in manner of development that starts with the workload a product needs to support, then works down to system architecture, the type of silicon used, and then the semiconductor manufacturing process. The process is designed to create optimized systems that best fit the end product. STCO is now an option in a large part as chiplets can be easily recombined to create custom designs.
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The Era of One-Shot, Multimillion-Dollar Genetic Cures Is Here (7 minute read)
Hundreds of gene therapies are currently in the pipeline are many will likely be approved in the coming years. These therapies are extremely expensive as they are complex and costly to manufacture. It can take more than 10 months to make enough doses for patients in a clinical trial. One treatment, Hemgenix, gained approval from the FDA on November 22 to treat patients with severe hemophilia B. The treatment costs $3.5 million for a one-time dose.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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Super Useful CSS Resources 🌈 (3 minute read)
This page contains a collection of 70 web-based tools that can generate pure CSS without the need for JavaScript or external libraries. Categories include property generators, animations, backgrounds, typography, loaders, and layouts. A screenshot of each tool is available.
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Discuss HN: Software Careers Post ChatGPT+ (Hacker News Thread)
ChatGPT can solve coding puzzles and it is only getting better. This leaves some developers wondering whether these language models might one day take over software careers. While ChatGPT can put out some interesting results, these answers still need to be verified to make sure they are correct, and this takes real knowledge and experience. There is a lot more to being a developer than just writing code.
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AI Homework (15 minute read)
ChatGPT's ease of use and free access has led to an explosion of interest and awareness in AI's impact on society. There are some issues with the model, as the answers it comes with aren't always correct. The model is probabilistic, which means that it knows statistically what bits of language go together under different contexts. While it might look like it can do some impressive things, its answers are just probabilistic results generated from the data it was trained on.
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Just laid off? Nervous about possible layoffs? Here’s what to do (11 minute read)
Many people are finding themselves suddenly jobless and wondering what to do. This article offers advice to those who have recently been laid off or are worried about potential layoffs. People should take time to grieve and process the layoff, and then take steps to improve their skills. Updating resumes and profiles, networking, and reaching out to recruiters can help speed things along. There are positive aspects to being laid off as it is an opportunity for a fresh start.
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