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Im not a fan of art ownership through collectible tokens. There are just too many instances of art plagiarism. She presented some good business opportunities, but offered less compelling solutions to solving the pain points. She offered an example of frictionless buying and selling, and fractionalized ownership. Its not a bad idea. Getting out of an annual contract is nothing but pain in many countries. But NFTs can also go far beyond transactional memberships to provide acatalyst for added value....

Nvidiahas made another attempt to add depth to shallow graphics. After converting 2D images into 3Dscenes,models, andvideos, the company has turned its focus to editing. Dubbed 3D MoMa, the technique could givegame studiosa simple way to alter images and scenes. This typically relies on time-consuming photogrammetry, which takes measurements from photos. 3D MoMa speeds up the task through inverse rendering. This process uses AI to estimate a scenes physical attributes from geometry to lighting by analyzing still images....

Know when you tap on a link? And it takes you to a weird page? One that asks you to select all the motorcycles in a picture? Well, in iOS 16, that may no longer be a problem. BecauseAppleis rolling out a feature called Automatic Verification that bypasses CAPTCHAs on certain websites and apps. These two services supportmillions of websites, so theres huge potential for this feature to positively impact your life....

The name Brainport may beckon images of wild-haired scientists and technology enthusiasts exporting shiploads of knowledge. And youre not entirely wrong. Meanwhile, partnerships with major global players are just an arms length away. So what do investors need to know about investing in this innovation rich region? Weve got your guide here. More is more The Brainport region is small very small. Home to just 750k people, and 400k workers....

What are the biggest differences between the experience of a founder and an investor? 40% off TNW Conference! Miczaika described an investors experience as being one step removed. Van Mil described the experience of a founder and investor as having fundamentally different energy and work prioritization. They shared some of the most common things that startups get wrong: 1. Not doing homework Your pitch deck is a vital tool for promoting your startup and the investment opportunity....

Thankfully, these technologies are constantly improving as well as becoming cheaper. Wind turbines neediron and zincfor the corrosion-proof steel and motors needed to capture energy from the wind. Instead, most will have to come from mining. Making a global switch to EVs, for example, may meandamaging forest ecosystemsto access lithium or cobalt. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. One major trade-off is the environmental damage associated withmining and refiningmaterials....

As Dobrin put it, IBM doesnt do consumer AI. You wont be downloading IBMs virtual assistant for your smart phone anytime soon. Big Blue wont be getting into the selfie app AI filter game. Thats all pretty easy to say. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This makes them dangerous to deploy outside of laboratories. However, Dobrin told Bradshaw and the audience that IBM was also working on a similar system....

Speaking at theTNW Conference 2022, author and investigative journalist Geoff White addressed this perplexing contradiction. The fact that most governments employ computer hackers isnt news. They employ them to obtain advantageous information that they can use to advance their countrys position. As per White, North Korean hackers do something slightly different. They go after cash as well. 40% off TNW Conference! It needs to find alternative monetary resources. Researchers call these hackers the Lazarus Group....

You might have noticed skincare companies claiming their products can protect you from the effects of blue light. First, it’s crucial that you understand what blue light is. The blue band of this visible spectrum has a particularly high energy level. 40% off TNW Conference! Blue light has very short, high-energy waves. Blue light is all around you. The sun emits blue light. So do fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs, mobile phones,computerscreens, and flat-screen televisions....

The secret behind this power is just a little bit of math. If your brain operates more naturally in the English measurement system, 3 meters is about 9.8 feet. This new approach to geocoding is useful for several reasons. First, itsmore precisethan regular street addresses. This makes the system well suited foremergency services. Seeing these advantages, some car manufacturers are starting tointegrate what3words into their navigation systems. The key concept is ordered triples....

AI is accelerating advances ingene hunting,medicine,drug designandthe creation of organic compounds. It is very different from traditional computing with its step-by-step instructions. Rather, it learns from data. Protein folding Proteins are present in all living organisms. They are made up of long chains of amino acids like beads on a string. Misfolded proteins can lead to disease. This is a massive number, more than thenumber of atoms in the universe....

But he wasnt happy. As anengineer, Gawdat decided to approach this problem in a scientific manner. On the face of it, this seems fairly obvious. If your expectations from life are much higher than the reality, youre not going to be happy. But does this mean we need to lower our expectations? Isnt this the opposite of what we normally hear from self help advice? We dont see the messy part of life that we all share....

It doesnt matter how you feel about the name change or the whole…metaverse thing. Any way you slice it, Metas rebranding has been a public disaster. And its because hardly anyone can explain just what the hell the metaverse is. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. His big idea involves what he describes as the entry of humanity into the Cyberdelic Age. It sounds a little wacky from the outside looking in....