From ChatGPT saving a pup’s life, to founders automating startup funding, to advertisers fleeing the Twitter nest.
Briar Prestidge
CEO & Founder | Award-Winning Doco Producer, Executive Branding, Publicist | Metaverse Advisor for INTERPOL | Futurist & Avatar Tech-Fashion Designer
?? ChatGPT plays doctor: Failing vet leaves owner's sick dog in a lurch, but AI saves the day with life-saving diagnosis: https://bit.ly/40s15DI
?? iPhone users rejoice. Apple has released the iOS 16.4 update to users, which includes a number of new features, like an expanded set of emojis, voice isolation for calls, website push notifications and more. You’re also getting 31 new emojis to better express yourself: https://tcrn.ch/3lROdYC?
?? Startup fundraising is hard–let an app do it for you. Founders are using a platform called Seed Checks to try and score funding for their ventures from top investors: https://tcrn.ch/3ZpAbeu?
?? From Meta to Mediocre: Zuck's metaverse mission fizzles to VR-only, leaving the ambitious CEO with a reality check and mobile operators demanding a slice of the data pie: https://bit.ly/40t9XsW?
?? Privacy nets a win? The US has banned its federal agencies from using commercially developed spyware which often exploits previously undisclosed flaws found in an iPhone or Android’s software to steal a person’s photos, contacts, call logs, messages and real-time location data: https://tcrn.ch/3ntWfr0?
?? Advertisers are flocking away from Twitter: More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers before the Elon Musk acquisition have stopped advertising on the platform as of February: https://bit.ly/3nArErG?
?? Disney pulls the plug on Metaverse ambitions, due to unfavorable economic conditions and increased competition in the streaming sector: https://bit.ly/3G0nXlE?
??? Pope Francis spotted in a Balenciaga puffer – now that's a headline I never thought I'd see. Unlike last week's fake photos of Trump, the AI-generated image of the Pope fooled millions. The image is just believable enough to make us question what is real and what is not, serving as a reminder to not believe everything we see online: https://bit.ly/3ZrbP3V??
?? Ice to meat you: Australian cultivated meat company successfully creates mammoth meatball with shocking technique that requires zero animal sacrifice: https://tcrn.ch/3KjW62n?
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?? Did you catch the 'Planet Party in the Sky' on Monday? It was a rare alignment of Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars, and the Moon, creating a celestial parade visible at sunset. This spectacle, often called a 'planetary parade,' was best viewed with clear skies and a good horizon: https://bbc.in/3G4Q5nP?
?? ICYMI: A recent ChatGPT leak has naysayers in an uproar. OpenAI revealed late last week that a ChatGPT glitch has allowed some users to see the titles of other users' conversations. Users began to see conversations appear in their history that they said they hadn't had with the chatbot: https://bbc.in/42QBiqE?
?? Icebergs and glaciers hold a nasty presence within. As these frozen bodies melt, pollutants trapped inside are released back into seas, waterways, and the air - more potently, even: https://bit.ly/3Khtyq8?
As I wrap up a busy week in New York, I'm happy to be back in Dubai today and I'm looking forward to a well-deserved weekend break. I hope you all get some time to unwind and recharge as well. Take care, and I'll catch you all next week!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR, BRIAR PRESTIDGE:
Based between New York and Dubai, Briar Prestidge is a serial entrepreneur, CEO, trusted advisor and author.
Briar founded?Prestidge Group, a leading personal branding, PR and speaker relations agency managing HNWI, C-level executives, tech experts, celebrities, government officials and investors.
Her corporate power suit collection?BRIAR PRESTIDGE - The Label?is a premium label made from fine wool and cashmere. At the world’s first Metaverse Fashion Week, they dropped their spin-off NFT power suits for avatars on Decentraland.
Briar sits on the Advisory Board for the Metaverse Fashion Council, and she is also a Strategic Advisor for Scopernia, specialized in future proofing organizations by preparing them for Web3. In 2022, she?produced the documentary '48 Hours in the Metaverse'?where Briar travelled to 33 virtual worlds and interviewed 21 metaverse experts and VR build builders.
Briar has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Emirates Woman, Grazia, The National, and Marie Claire (among others) in recognition of her work.?LEARN MORE
President of the Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences, Creator of The Poly Awards, MetaTr@versal, WebXR Summit Series, Speaker, XR Producer, Board Member Metaverse Standards Forum, Co-Founder Ready Player Golf
1 年that Pope image slays.