Feb 16th Hult Smash Recap
Ever find yourself scrolling through your feed, searching for that glimmer of enlightenment amidst the endless sea of 'inspirational' quotes and humblebrags?
Welcome to our weekly concoction of the absurd, the mind-boggling, and the downright bizarre, from this week's daily edition.
This week, we're kicking things off with a bang (or should we say, a bizarre blend?). From AI-generated videos that'll have you questioning reality, to Deadpool (because who doesn't need a dose of Ryan Reynolds?), virgin pregnant stingrays (no, we're not making this up), the Apple Vision Pro is rewriting your brain, and the groundbreaking revelation that kiwis (relax, we're talking about the fruit) might just be the key to eternal happiness. Or, at least, feeling slightly less grumpy.
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OpenAI has unveiled a system that creates videos that look as if they were lifted from a Hollywood movie.
Researchers in North Carolina say something’s fishy about the pregnancy of a stingray at the Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team ECCO in Hendersonville.
The stingray, named Charlotte, is preggers, but the aquarium and outreach center doesn’t have any male stingrays, WRAL in Raleigh reported.
If you are feeling down and in need of a mood boost, consider reaching for a kiwi. According to a recent study, consuming these fuzzy fruits could enhance both your vitality and mood in just four days.
The reviews are in, and the tech press is lauding the Apple Vision Pro headset for delivering on the company's promises. It's well-designed, the video and sound are startlingly precise, the "Minority Report"-style gestural interface is future-tastic. Nobody's exactly sure what it's for, or whether even the Readiest Players One will spend $3,500 on it, but hey — that's gadgets for you.
Automation is nothing new. In fact, much of the course of economic history since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution has been shaped by successive waves of automation propelled by technological innovation. However, the latest developments in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) stand out as unique. Unlike in the past, when mechanization replaced physical labor, GenAI will have the greatest impact on high-skilled, professional work—the kinds of roles that define the 21st-century knowledge economy and that have long been considered safe havens from roboticization