Monthly Archive: March 2023							
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Sony says that the ZV-E1 has been designed to give creators the ultimate video and content creation tool.  Sony  View gallery – 6 images – By Paul Ridden 2023 Mar 30 – Sony has added another powerful option to its ZV line of easy-to-use …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Two-thirds of Euro/American jobs are set to change due to AI automation, and up to a quarter of all current work will be taken over by AIs, according to a bombshell report from analysts at Goldman Sachs. Here are the jobs that’ll be …	
	        
        				
						
			            			
																												
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Unconfirmed reports say dogs in a new study woofed down their plant-based dinners.  Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Mar 27 – As the perception of plant-based diets slowly shifts away from the image of a lettuce leaf on a plate, it’s no surprise …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		A robotic hive was able to help honeybee colonies endure through extreme winter weather.  Depositphotos  View gallery – 4 images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Mar 23 – While honeybees are famously difficult to study, altering natural behaviors if any outside influences are sensed, …	
	        
        				
						
			            									
																						
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Hyperreal is developing exquisitely detailed “digital identities” that can be used in a range of projects – up to and including fully conversational AIs.  Hyperreal  – View gallery – 6 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Mar 26 – Motion capture guru Remington Scott …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Militaries are racing to develop weapons that could one day directly assault or disable human minds. We ignore this broader context at our peril. ‘The fight for our minds demands a comprehensive, long-term strategy.’ Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images – Opinion – TikTok By …	
	        
        				
						
			            															
																
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		ChatGPT now has access to the internet, and can run the code it writes.  Generated by Midjourney   View gallery – 3 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Mar 24 – OpenAI has allowed its stunning ChatGPT AI to reach out into the world with …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		A rendering of the planned final version of the Grande S1 – a fully functional demo is still in the works.  PODX GO  View gallery – 6 images – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Mar 23 – While there are now a number of towable …	
	        
        				
						
			            																					
										
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Water bear, moss piglet, scientific marvel: the tiny tardigrade.  Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Mar 20 – They’ve been fired from a gas gun to test their candidacy for panspermia, are believed to have survived the Beresheet lunar probe’s crash-landing on the Moon, …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		A new book looks back at the long-serving FBI director’s devotion to keeping America a White Christian republic and the devastating effect he had. ‘Hoover saw himself throughout his life as this minister and soldier.’ Photograph: Corbis/Getty Images Books David Smith in Washington …