FOUND THIS WEEK

AI Scraper is a new tool built by Nick Pestov that scrapes websites based on a prompt and returns JSON formatted data.

AI & ML

Web Dev

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Non-contact Ultrasound

Researchers from MIT and MGH have developed a non-contact based ultrasound device that uses skin-safe lasers to induce ultrasound waves, mounter on a robot arm.

Innovation

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A Developer's Guide To Using LLMs

Jessitron published a useful post to guide developers on how to start using large language models (LLMs).

AI & ML

Web Dev

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Low Power Underwater Communication

Researchers at MIT have developed a low power, no battery underwater backscatter communication system, which is made from piezoelectric materials that detect and reflect encoded data using background sound waves. The system can theoretically transmit over kilometer long ranges, and could be used to provide data connectivity to offshore monitoring stations or renewable energy systems.

Innovation

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Games Controller CT Scans

Scan of the month takes computed tomography (CT) scans of objects and they recently published CT scans of games controllers, because why not?

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From MVP to SLC

A Smart Bear published an interesting discussion on how minimal viable products (MVP) aren't all they're cracked up to be, and simple, loveable and complete (SLC) products are a much better experience for users.

Business

Web Dev

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Car Data Privacy (Or Lack Thereof)

Mozilla published an important report about car data privacy. The report shows that every car company is very bad at managing and implementing data privacy. They all collect too much data, most of them sell it on and don't give drivers control over their data, and are very bad at security.

Business

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556 New Words For 2023

Dictionary.com published their collection of 2023 dictionary editions, which include 566 new words such as Blursday, greenwashing, sportswashing, and sleep debt.

Life

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Human Powered Air Compressor

Andy Lagzdins describes how he converted an air compressor that run tools in his workshop to be powered by human power, using a bicycle to recharge a 10 gallon air tank and an 80 gallon tank.

Environment