Air travel is an especially tough form of transportation to clean up—but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. (Worth magazine)
The 3 best AI synthetic video generators you can use today — tested and compared
What Midjourney did for still images and ChatGPT did for writing, a new crop of apps is aiming to do for video — spitting out animated clips based just on a prompt. (read more on Tom’s Guide)
How AI Will Change the Workplace
We asked some top thinkers from different fields to weigh in on what’s ahead, as the AI explosion compels businesses to rethink, well, almost everything (Wall Street Journal)
Forbes Midas List 2023
After years of ballooning startup valuations and high-paced dealmaking in venture capital, the traditionalists are striking back in 2023. (read more on Forbes)
The 25 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Now That ChatGPT Is Here
As with all new tools, society has to figure out which tasks AI is best for, and how to use it without breaking things. That’s especially tricky when we’re still trying to figure out what the technology can even do in the first place. (Read more on The Wall Street Journal)
How to leverage your skills to land jobs on LinkedIn
If you’re looking for a position, or just open to offers, highlighting your skills on LinkedIn plays a critical role. According to LinkedIn data, recruiters are 50 percent more likely to search candidates by skills than by years of experience. (Fast Company)
The Technology Skills Every Employee Should Have Today
An explosion of analytical, organizational and communication technologies is remaking every aspect of office work. Whether people work in sales, marketing, project management, design or many other fields, employers expect them to manipulate and analyze data, and bundle it into slick presentations. And as remote work has become the norm, people must know the advanced features of online collaboration. (Read more)
Live Better by Building on the Six Pillars of Health
Everything Everywhere All at Once” is not only an Oscar-favorite movie. It’s an excellent description of how our personal health works. Sleep reduces stress, which lowers the risk of diabetes. The company we keep affects how much we drink. And vigorous exercise improves nearly every aspect of health. All our activities are interconnected and work together to determine our overall health. (Read more)
Four Ways to Speed Up—and Clean Up—Your Smartphone
Your smartphone accumulates a lot of clutter over time. And there’s a lot going on with your apps in the background that you don’t notice. Also, your battery isn’t getting any younger. All of that can slow down your phone and make it glitchy. But there’s plenty you can do to clear out storage space, get your apps under control, and preserve your battery’s efficiency for as long as possible. (Read more)
Can Mastodon be a Twitter refuge for marginalized groups?
As the Mastodon universe swells (going from about 300,000 active users before the Twitter takeover to over two-and-a-half million as of this writing), hopes are high among longterm users and new arrivals that both the spirit and the technical underpinnings of the network will secure a safer space for marginalized groups. But some Mastodon old-timers—especially users of color—are warning that Mastodon can also turn toxic. (Read more at Fast Company)