The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you. // 4-day workweeks // Solar cells on the moon // Netflix and AI // Surgical bots | | “A tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs to detect and treat the first signs of cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of Leeds. The ultra-soft tentacle, which measures just 2 millimeters in diameter and is controlled by magnets, can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes and could transform the treatment of lung cancer.” | Ingarden microgreens contain up to 40x the nutrient density of mature vegetables. A handful of our broccoli microgreens gives up to 40x the vitamin C than eating a portion of broccoli on your plate. When you grow microgreens with Ingarden, you get the highest quality microgreens, live and fresh in your home every day. Plus, their award-winning countertop garden is by far the easiest to set up and maintain, only requiring 5 minutes for initial setup and zero maintenance. With Ingarden, in just 7 days you have fresh microgreens ready to eat. [Ad] | “Will this pair of Hollywood strikes ever end? It looks like the big corporations are digging in for a long battle, illustrated by Netflix’s recent job posting for a machine learning platform product manager. The position pays an annual salary of $300,000 to $900,000 at a time when many actors make around $200 a day, according to this SAG-AFTRA contract. The role AI will play in creating future entertainment is a key item of debate for both striking parties.” | “Earlier this year, Blue Origin reported that it has successfully demonstrated its Blue Alchemist reactor on materials that simulate the composition of regolith. The reactor melts regolith at a temperature of 1,600 degrees Celsius and deploys an electrolysis system to separate oxygen from the elements iron, silicon, and aluminum. ‘Our process purifies silicon to more than 99.999%,’ Blue Origin explained in a company blog post last February. ‘This level of purity is required to make efficient solar cells.’” | Want to make your life easier? Do you want to have actual free time and get a chance at financial freedom? Readers from Tesla, NASA, Meta, and more do. Join them and subscribe to the AI Tool Report now. Get all the best AI automation tips and tricks to make your life easier. Like, way easier. [Ad] | “The results are in: A four-day workweek pays off for workers and their workplaces, and one lawmaker says that means it's time for 32 hours on the clock to become law. On Wednesday, 4 Day Week Global — a New Zealand-based nonprofit — released findings from its latest installment of its pilot program testing out a four-day work week in participating companies across a range of countries including the US, Australia, and the United Kingdom. It found that after a year testing out the shortened week, it remained a resounding success.” | Interested in having one of your social posts featured in The Futurist? | | The Cassini-Huygens probe was sent to visit which planet? | Hint: You’ve heard of the planet before. | | | | |
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