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The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you. // AI companionship // Lunar economy // Futuristic concrete // Workers | | "Overworked and underpaid employees is an enduring complaint across industries — from delivery drivers to Starbucks baristas and airline pilots — where surges in consumer demand have collided with persistent labor shortages. Workers are pushing back against forced overtime, punishing schedules or company reliance on lower-paid, part-time or contract forces." | 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] | "A next-generation energy storage system made of cement and an ancient ink has the potential to massively scale-up renewable energy operations by transforming homes and roads into giant batteries, according to the scientists who invented it." | "As NASA's Artemis Program moves forward, so too do long-term plans by small and large firms, academia, along with international space agencies. That was in evidence at the twenty-third meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable, held here last month at the Colorado School of Mines. A record attendance of some 250 participants spoke on lunar economic models, results of in-the-lab tests, and legal and policy issues. A number of entrepreneurial groups shared their strategies to turn the moon into a hustle and bustle world of marketable services." | "Ever dreamed of creating your perfect partner? Now you can with AI, thanks to a new project from prominent VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The Silicon Valley heavyweight has uploaded a tutorial to GitHub outlining how to create customizable 'AI companions' with configurable personalities and backstories." | Interested in having one of your social posts featured in The Futurist? | | What is the name for the point in a planet's orbit when it is nearest the Sun? | You know who'd know? The crew of the Icarus II from Danny Boyle's Sunshine. (Also, this might be a third time too many we've made a Sunshine reference.) | | | | |
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