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CD Projekt Red announces menstrual leave for employees
CD Projekt Red, the studio behind Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has announced menstrual leave for employees experiencing pain from their periodΒ or menopause. Is this an indication of a more progressive industry going forward?Β CD Projekt Red has had its fair share of turbulence in recent years, and rightfully so.Β In the run up to the release of its flagship title, Cyberpunk 2077, the studio entered a mandatory...
Itβs time to begin reflecting sunlight back into space says UN
An open letter has been signed by more than 60 US scientists calling for funded research into βsolar engineeringβ as a global warming deterrent. In laymenβs terms, they want to explore methods of reflecting Earth-bound sunlight back into space. While most ecological NGOs and activists continue to obsess over bringing emission levels down, a cohort of scientists are exploring a potential Earth cooling cheat code. When talking mitigation, itβs no secret...
OpenAIβs ChatGPT-4 is helping the visually impaired
The ubiquitous generative AI chatbot is already answering daily queries for visually impaired people with more detail and efficiency than human volunteers. While the recreational uses of AI continue to make headlines every week, the technologyβs ability to make day-to-day living more accessible is going under the radar. Largely regarded as the benchmark for quality within techβs latest race, OpenAIβs ChatGPT-4 is now able to accurately break down visual prompts...
βLiquid treeβ installation absorbs CO2 emissions in Belgrade
Serbia is among the nations with the very worst air quality on the planet. A novel solution to sequestering GHGs in Belgradeβs most concentrated urban area, is the βLiquid 3β.Β If humanity has any chance of remaining under a 1.5C temperature rise, atmospheric greenhouse gases must decline by 43% before 2030 and 60% by 2035 β reveals the latest IPCC report.Β As well as nationwide transitions away from fossil fuels,...
Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson’s β321 pingβ is an evocative piece about US gun violence
Renowned for creating art rich in social commentary, Elijah McKenzie-Jackson has just unveiled his newest piece β321 pingβ - which intends to highlight the staggering number of victims who succumb to gun violence every day in the US.Β βAs an artist, I feel it is my duty to use my work to spark conversations and bring attention to important social issues,β says 19-year-old Elijah McKenzie-Jackson.Β Wise beyond his years, the British-born...
Breaking down the IPCCβs alarming βAR6 Synthesis Reportβ
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has delivered a βfinal warningβ on the climate. Itβs latest report summarises five years of harrowing stats on global temperature rises, fossil fuel emissions, and climate impacts. βThere is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all,β warns the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its latest report. Dubbed the AR6 Synthesis Report, the mammoth 8,000-page document represents...
NASA readies its JWST successor: Nancy Grace Roman Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope has allowed us to peer further into the cosmos than ever before in its first 15 months, but NASA is already planning for its successor to take the reins before 2027. Letβs look at the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Telescope.Β Our knowledge of the great expanse is rapidly growing thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope.Β Deployed in December 2021, NASAβs flagship infrared explorer instantly took...
ChatGPT-4 is OpenAIβs most powerful language tool yet
There is no slowing the meteoric rise of generative AI, and OpenAI has just rolled out its most powerful model yet, ChatGPT-4. Whatβs different with the latest iteration?Β Of the many Silicon Valley giants vying to own the generative AI space, Microsoft has struck gold with OpenAIβs ChatGPT.Β Following itsΒ full-scale integration with company-owned search engine Bing, OpenAI has unveiled the fourth iteration of its AI language model, ChatGPT-4, which...
The negative commercial sustainability trend βgreen hushingβ
Through fear of being plastered with the label βgreenwasher,β companies are withholding details of their climate targets, progress, and even sustainable milestones. This burgeoningΒ issue is being called βgreen hushing.βΒ Exposing companies for greenwashing tactics is supposed to bring about increased transparency, but for some,Β theΒ mere possibility of being tarred with this brush is enough to avoid allΒ communicationΒ on anythingΒ related to sustainability.Β Weβve seen countless times in recent years how baseless green claims can...
The ChatGPT black market is thriving in China
China clamped down on access to ChatGPT last month, announcing its own generative AI chatbot βERNIE Bot,β arriving in March. This has since ignited an illicit marketplace for OpenAIβs hot property software within China. The commercial road-map for novel chatbots has been established: complete integration into their parent companyβs internet search engines. Microsoft-owned OpenAI has already combined ChatGPT with Bing, setting an early benchmark for quality within generative text AI....
