WOULD BUILDING A DYSON SPHERE BE WORTH IT?

Depends on who’s asking. According to Ars Technica, building a Dyson sphere would require an incredibly huge amount of energy and technology we don't currently have, but exploring the physics behind it can provide extremely valuable insights into the fundamental principles of energy, orbit, and motion.

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THIS IS A NO-BRAINER

We’re pretty sure you’ve heard of Morning Brew — it’s pretty popular, after all. Like The Futurist, they feature the best in — not science, space, or AI (well, sometimes) — but business! And they have an HR newsletter, a CFO newsletter, IT, tech... Plus, they have an entire ecosystem of podcasts, a thriving YouTube channel, and consistently hilarious social media and sketch comedy. So, what we’re saying is, if you’re not subscribed, you’re making a huge mistake.

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CHATGPT CAN NOW ACCESS THE INTERNET AND RUN THE CODE IT WRITES

OpenAI's ChatGPT AI has gained new powers through a plugin ecosystem, allowing it to access the internet, run its own code, work on uploaded files, and write its own third-party app interfaces, per New Atlas. ChatGPT can now search the web, code and run software, and access a range of third-party plugins. However, limitations exist to ensure security, and plugin access is gradually becoming available to developers through a waitlist.

LEVI’S WILL ‘SUPPLEMENT’ HUMAN MODELS WITH AI‑GENERATED FAKES

AI is further proving no one is irreplaceable. In this case: Supermodels. That’s because Levi's has partnered with a digital model studio to create AI‑generated fashion models to supplement human models, aiming to increase diversity sustainably, reports Engadget. This move appears to reduce costs and could signal the industry's automation. Levi's announced the AI is not expected to entirely replace human models.

SLEEP MATTERS

Have you ever wished someone would stop using technology to help humans colonize space or create chatbots and simply help you sleep better? After all, better sleep means a healthier brain and a healthier brain means more people can innovate and do things like cure cancer or reverse climate change. Basically, what we’re saying is, if there were a way to help us sleep more productively, we could all save the world and everyone in it.

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YOU ARE PROBABLY SITTING WRONG — DOING IT RIGHT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY BOOST YOUR HEALTH

You probably immediately checked your posture when you read that headline. Good, because according to Inverse, changing how, when, and when you don’t sit can have significant effects on your health. Kinesiologist Nicole Culos-Reed suggests a few ways to boost your health with “active sitting.” That is, to make sure you’re somewhat engaged, your posture is correct, and you make time to stand and move around in healthy intervals.

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