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Japan Smashes Internet Speed Record

Engineers in Japan have achieved a data transmission speed of 319 TBps across 3000km, using a new fibre optic transmission mechanism that splits data into different wavelengths and transmit it simultaneously, amplified along the way. The new cables are the same size as existing fibre cables, making them easier to install within existing infrastructure.

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Building Scaleable Software Systems

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In this interesting post, Kislay Verma dives into the considerations that need to be accounted for, and the techniques used to scale software systems.

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Dyson Air Purifier Headphones

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Dyson are planning to launch a set of noise-cancelling headphone that have a built-in air purifier. The Zone device scoops in air from the exterior of the ear cups, purifies it and squirts jets of clean air into the wearer's nose and mouth through the front of the device. (This looks legitimate, but there's a small chance this is an April Fool's joke).

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Zero Knowledge Proofs

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Wired published a great explainer video on zero knowledge proofs, using the format of increasingly detailed explanations from child level to expert level.

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Quantum Charging

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Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems within the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea have published research on how to leverage quantum entanglement to speed up the charging time of battery cells, such as those in electric vehicle batteries. Using global operation quantum charging, all cells are charged at the same time, which could slash the charging time of an EV battery to seconds.

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Netflix Skip Intro Button Origins

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Netflix published an article describing the origin of the Skip Intro button, which was all thanks to Game Of Thrones!

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Mouth Robot

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Professor Hideyuki Sawada from Kagawa University has created an utterance robot that manipulates the shape of a mouth and nasal cavity to produce sounds that simulate how humans speak. The robot also uses machine learning to hear its own utterance and improve them over time.

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Password Length Guide

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Simon Kuestenmacher shared this great table released by Hive Systems that describes how long it takes to brute force a password based on its length and composition.

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Virgin Hyperloop Freight Pivot

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Virgin Hyperloop has announced a pivot from focussing on passenger travel to concentrating on carrying freight. They say the change in direction was brought about because of global supply chain issues and COVID.

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Top Three Tech Jobs

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The Stack Overflow blog published an interesting blog about the three top earning jobs in tech, and what is needed to do the jobs, based on information from the Stack Overflow developer survey.

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