By Ariel Penn For decades, talk of UFOs lived in the cultural junk drawer: part Cold War paranoia, part late-night radio, part blurry footage, part “my uncle saw something over the cornfield.” It was fascinating, but not exactly respectable dinner-party conversation. But something has shifted. […]
AI / News
Open Source AI Is Changing Business, Health and Education
by Ariel Penn Hey there! Let’s talk about something called open source AI—it’s a cool way to share and improve computer programs so everyone can use them for free and add their own ideas. One example is Llama, which people around the globe are using […]
News / Space
How a Telescope Finds Aliens and Planets with Life
by Ariel Penn Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on another planet? Thanks to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists are getting closer to learning whether some distant planets could be just right for life. Dr. Knicole Colón and Dr. […]
AI / Tech
Technology Trends of 2024: Uncovering the Best of CES
Hey there tech fans! I just got back from CES, the world’s biggest show on new tech in Las Vegas. This year was a big one for CES, as it was the 100th anniversary of its parent, the Consumer Technology Association (woohoo, party time!). Jessica […]
News / Space
Need a New Heart? NASA’s 3D Bioprinting of Organs in Space
Wow, can you believe NASA scientists are using the International Space Station to develop 3D-printed human organs? It sounds like sci-fi, but it’s becoming reality! And the weightlessness of space allows organs to grow in three dimensions without the need for the support of a […]
Tech / AI
Cloud Computing Leaders Team Up to Advance Exciting AI Innovations
Technology just took another leap forward thanks to a powerful partnership between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA. The tech giants announced this week they’re joining forces to bring some seriously futuristic artificial intelligence capabilities to businesses around the globe. In simple terms, this means […]
Productivity / AI / Reviews
Character AI: Are Bot Psychologists the Wave of the Future?
There has been a lot of buzz about Character.ai’s new app, especially for those looking for help in a variety of areas. Character AI has a few avatars programmed in a variety of modalities: Character Assistant: Is your own personal team member who can help […]
Productivity / AI
Become a Data-Crunching Rock Star: 12 of the Best Prompts for Analyzing Your Data
Upload Your Spreadsheets and Let Claude.ai Do the Rest Move over ChatGPT! Claude.ai is allowing users to upload spreadsheets and pdf’s for quick analysis. And all of this without running into the constant token limits found with ChatGPT. Claude.ai, which is free to users, allows […]
Tech
Petting A Virtual Cat: bHaptics and the TactGlove
A CES Preview: As a gamer, cat lover and tech geek, I will be making a beeline for the bHaptics booth at CES this January in Vegas. Any company that leads with “Pet a virtual cat and FEEL it” will be number one on my […]
Reviews
Rivian R1T Truck A Year Later: Are Redditor’s Happy with Their Purchase?
What makes Reddit so great is that it is a forum to discuss anything and everything, with many people giving their unfettered opinions on cars, tech toys and even Costco buys. So an electric truck designed by Wilfried Kohlbauer, the German designer formerly from Porsche […]
Productivity / AI / Reviews
The Best AI Productivity Apps
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve been diving into artificial intelligence (AI) apps. I’ve looked at lots of apps that help you do things more efficiently. The new AI technology is really impressive. To help you work smarter, I’ve put together a list of […]
Productivity / AI
20 Most Effective Overall Writing Prompts (According to ChatGPT)
We asked ChatGPT what it believed were the top 20 most effective writing prompts it has been asked by users. The suggested prompts provided by ChatGPT covered a wide variety of writing issues and genres. However, there are lots of ideas here and mods you […]
AI
CES 2024 – Las Vegas
The Consumer Electronics Show is scheduled for Vegas January 9-12, 2024 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The following cutting edge technology will be covered: CES 2023 BY THE NUMBERS 118K Total Attendance151 countries, territories and regions represented63% of attendees have a significant buying influence for their organization58% of registered […]
Productivity / AI
Midjourney for the Beginner: 7 Steps to Get Started
Here is a beginner’s guide to using Midjourney for text-to-image creation: Step 1: Sign up for a Midjourney account at https://midjourney.com. This allows you to access the Midjourney Discord server where you can use the AI. Step 2: Once in the Discord server, go to […]