Plus, the satellite that started it all.
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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. When was the first satellite successfully put into orbit? Hint: Not the 80’s pop band The Georgia Satellites. (Scroll to the bottom for the answer!) | | “Gallaudet University, a school for deaf and hard of hearing students, and its football program teamed up with AT&T for a new pioneering helmet that will help the team better communicate on the field. … The new AT&T 5G Connected Helmet debuted on Saturday in Gallaudet’s game against Hilbert College.” | Google Sheets is a good app, but it’s far from perfect. It lacks a certain je ne sais quoi (cough, AI, cough) keeping it from being great. Enter SheetMagic, the app that allows you to integrate ChatGPT capabilities into Sheets. Just type =AI(*insert prompt here*) to automate any task from content creation to data sorting. No more copy-and-pasting back and forth between tabs — get immediate answers without leaving your spreadsheet. Want more magical spreadsheets (well, as magical as a spreadsheet can be, anyway)? Try SheetMagic while it’s on sale for only $48.99. [Ad] | “Yesterday, FitXR, the leading VR workout platform with the largest offering of fitness classes, shared findings from its randomized controlled trial, which found that 91 percent of participants experienced improvement in their emotional state (versus matched standard exercise).” | “53.7% of US marketers will use Instagram Reels for influencer marketing this year, making it the top platform for influencer marketing according to our forecast.” | Looking for top-tier talent to elevate your projects? Dive into Toptal’s exclusive network and discover the crème de la crème of freelancers in software, design, and more. With Toptal, you don't just hire freelancers; you partner with industry experts. Say goodbye to prolonged hiring processes and hello to instant matches with the top 3% talent pool in their fields. Why settle when you can have the best? [Ad] | “Home Screen widgets are a great way to launch the shortcuts you use every day. On the iPhone, where space is limited, fitting twice as many shortcuts without losing any icons could be a game changer for your Home Screen.” | Interested in having one of your social posts featured in The Futurist? | | The answer: October 4, 1957 | According to the NASA website: “The Sputnik 1 spacecraft was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around the Earth and was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam (370 km southwest of the small town of Baikonur) in Kazakhstan, then part of the former Soviet Union. The Russian word ‘Sputnik’ means ‘companion’ (‘satellite’ in the astronomical sense).” | | | | |
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