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CES
CES® is the most powerful tech event in the world — the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. This is where brands get business done, meet new partners and where the industry’s sharpest minds take the stage to unveil their latest releases and boldest breakthroughs. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, CES is the only trade show that showcases the entire tech landscape at one event.
keyboards you stick on your iPhone
Two popular YouTubers have debuted an iPhone case at CES 2024 that adds a physical keyboard with real buttons to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Clicks is the kind of retro, "analog" tech that's been making a splash with Gen Z, but that older generations might find nostalgic as well, harkening back to the days of early smartphones.
the new round of visors
Sony is already established in the VR gaming space with the PlayStation VR. At CES 2024, the company previewed a more enterprise-focused mixed-reality headset geared toward those interested in things like 3D modeling and creation.
how AI can be used to get around restrictions imposed on AI
Computer scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have managed to compromise multiple artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, including ChatGPT, Google Bard and Microsoft Bing Chat, to produce content that breaches their developers' guidelines—an outcome known as "jailbreaking."
concerns about twitter’s security
Elon Musk’s two-week management of Twitter has made the platform more vulnerable to fraud and privacy violations by driving away key members of its longtime security staff, former Twitter employees and cybersecurity experts said Friday.
I Ching Oracle Deck by Catherine Pilfrey
I created the I Ching Oracle Card Deck to reimagine the ancient wisdom of the Taoist I Ching for today’s world, making a once complicated and mysterious process accessible and easy to use. With its beautiful modern aesthetic, the deck features 64 illustrated hexagram cards to help you access your inner wisdom.
Carmel, CA
Carmel-by-the-Sea (/kɑːrˈmɛl/),[8] commonly known simply as Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, located on the Central Coast of California. Situated on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel is a popular tourist destination, known for its natural scenery and rich artistic history.
recent churn in the Pacific Ocean
NBC News - Millions of Californians are under high surf warnings after this week’s dangerous ocean waves. In Ventura County, officials issued an evacuation warning and encouraged people to avoid areas on the coast.
Boekenoogen Wines
Nestled atop the foothills in the heart of the Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey County, California lies family owned and operated Boekenoogen Vineyards and Winery. Situated in the heart of Santa Lucia Highlands appellation, Boekenoogen Winery is one of only a few wineries that grows, produces, and bottles on-site.
Carmel Road Winery
Inland from Monterey’s rugged coastline, yet still directly in the path of the ocean’s relentless influence, Carmel Road Winery creates vibrant Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc that captures the essence of this remarkable region and California's coastal vineyards.
Parsonage
Parsonage is a boutique, family-run vineyard and winery located in the heart of Carmel Valley. We produce big, bold, red wines at a small scale.
Hyundai Nexo
The Hyundai Nexo (Korean: 현대 넥쏘) is a hydrogen fuel cell powered crossover SUV[4] that was revealed at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show on January 8, 2018.[5][6] Replacing the Hyundai Tucson FCEV, the Nexo is the flagship for Hyundai's "eco car" portfolio.
Bakelite
Bakelite was one of the first plastic-like materials to be introduced into the modern world and was popular because it could be moulded and then hardened into any shape.
The Family Atomics from Dune
A summary of atomics in Dune.
Bolt EUV
With convenient and easy charging options, energy-optimizing tech and a plethora of economical EV perks, like saying “so long” to gas stations, Bolt EUV proves the future is electric – and affordable.
Jim’s cyber-hippie novel
A captivating, fresh envisioning of a climate-changed future seen from two starkly different cultural perspectives, The Wakeful Wanderer’s Guide to New New England & Beyond follows the paths of a runaway aristocrat, a Luddite tyrant, a spy seeking retribution, and a wandering historian unicycling north along the crumbling Boston Post Road.
Pierson's Puppeteers
Pierson's Puppeteers, often known just as Puppeteers, are a fictional alien race from American author Larry Niven's Known Space books.
sodium battery
The Sodium-Ion Battery Is Coming To Production Cars This Year. Being constructed of inexpensive Earth-abundant materials such as sodium salts and aluminum wool, a scrap product of aluminum manufacturing, is an advantage.
France’s use of nuclear energy
Since the mid 1980s, the largest source of electricity in France has been nuclear power, with a generation of 379.5 TWh in 2019 and a total electricity production of 537.7 TWh.[1] In 2018, the nuclear share was 71.67%,[2] the highest percentage in the world.[3]
battery storage for renewable power
Battery storage is having its moment in the sun.
In its most recent Electricity Monthly Update, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said that when it totals up the numbers for 2021, it expects they will show that battery storage capacity grew by 4.5 GW, or 300%, in the year just ended.
solar power cartoon
The cartoon suggests that the true motivation behind opposition to solar power is the ubiquity of sunlight, and the difficulty of narrow private interests in monopolizing it.
Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek keyboardist, composer, and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing scores to the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004), and for the use of his music in the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.[1][2]
Vangelis and the Journey to Ithaka
A film about the life and work of composer and electronic music innovator Vangelis.
Trust
An unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception.
Hernan Diaz Trust Novel Review
"Trust by Hernan Diaz is one of those novels that's always pulling a fast one on a reader. Take the opening section: You settle in, become absorbed in the story and, then, 100 pages or so later — Boom! — the novel lurches into another narrative that upends the truth of everything that came before."
The Barbie Movie
"Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans."
Landscape with Invisible Hand
"When an occupying alien species' bureaucratic rule and advanced technology leaves most of Earth impoverished and unemployed, two teenagers hatch a risky plan to ensure their families' futures."
Robert Reich
"Robert Bernard Reich is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. Reich has published 18 books which have been translated into 22 languages, including the best-sellers The Work of Nations, Reason, Saving Capitalism, Supercapitalism, Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, and a best-selling e-book, Beyond Outrage."
2023 Pulitzer Prize Winners
The Pulitzer Prizes. Honoring excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917.