TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS IN THE UPCOMING YEARS

Technological trends in 2023 include artificial muscles, hydrogen-fueled commercial flights, hyper-automation, shape-shifting metal robots, and digital humans. According to NerdyInfo, these innovations aim to promote sustainability and improve human living conditions. .

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SOIL AND THE FUTURE OF VERTICAL FARMING

It's simple: Soil-based solutions should not be overlooked in the future of vertical farming. Vertical farming focuses on hydroponics, but soil-based farming has many benefits including water efficiency, diverse crops, and a healthier microbial community. Meanwhile, there's olla irrigation, which reduces water usage and promotes sustainable practices. Garden Stack is innovating the vertical farming game by combining both soil and olla irrigation for optimal plant growth.

FOOD WASTE MAKES UP 'HALF' OF GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM EMISSIONS

Around one-third of all food produced each year is either lost or wasted, resulting in 9.3 billion tons of CO2-equivalent emissions in 2017, roughly the same as the combined emissions of the US and EU that same year, reports Carbon Brief, according to a new study.

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These days, it seems like the only way to lose weight is via app. Or meal delivery service. Or wearing a weighted vest while walking on your treadmill desk with ankle weights. But who would have ever thought one of the most effective ways to lose weight (and keep it off) is through print?

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MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES COPILOT: THE AI-POWERED FUTURE OF OFFICE DOCUMENTS

Microsoft has launched Copilot, an AI-powered chatbot designed to help Microsoft 365 users generate documents, emails, presentations and more, according to The Verge. Copilot appears as a sidebar in Microsoft's apps and is powered by GPT-4 from OpenAI. It uses Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, and can generate AI-generated text that can be edited, as well as perform tasks such as summarising meetings, creating PivotTables and producing draft emails. Currently being tested with 20 customers, Copilot uses grounding to improve the quality of prompts, checks for limitations and biases, and encourages review by subject-matter experts.