Sunday, January 14, 2024

How dye-sensitized solar cells, which are lightweight, bendable, and manufactured cheaply, can capture light indoors to charge small gadgets like headphones (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
How dye-sensitized solar cells, which are lightweight, bendable, and manufactured cheaply, can capture light indoors to charge small gadgets like headphones  —  Indoor solar power technology is finally becoming available; Some devices no longer need batteries at all



Documents show Turkey told ISPs to block access to 16 VPN services, fueling concerns of the government stifling news and information before elections in March (Adam Samson/Financial Times)

Adam Samson / Financial Times:
Documents show Turkey told ISPs to block access to 16 VPN services, fueling concerns of the government stifling news and information before elections in March  —  New controls on VPNs underline Erdoğan's moves to curb freedom of information  —  Turkey is tightening its censorship …



Sources detail the Vision Pro's in-store sales process, which includes extensive fitting and calibration and an employee-guided demo lasting up to 25 minutes (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources detail the Vision Pro's in-store sales process, which includes extensive fitting and calibration and an employee-guided demo lasting up to 25 minutes  —  The company is preparing an extensive sales pitch for the $3,499 device, including a demo lasting as long as 25 minutes.



OpenAI's GPT Store debut is reminiscent of Facebook Platform's 2007 launch, which allowed Facebook to use third-party developers' products to boost stickiness (David Karpf/The Atlantic)

David Karpf / The Atlantic:
OpenAI's GPT Store debut is reminiscent of Facebook Platform's 2007 launch, which allowed Facebook to use third-party developers' products to boost stickiness  —  The immediate future of generative AI looks a bit like Facebook's past.  —  ChatGPT has certainly captured the world's imagination since its release at the end of 2022.



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...