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Your Must-Read Weekly Tech Updates: Starship launched, JWST changing astrophysics, & Text-to-Golden Globe soon
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Starship's Fiery Spectacle Ignites Our Multiplanetary Dreams
Hold on to your seats, folks! We've just experienced a rollercoaster of emotions as Starship's launch, almost canceled at the 40-second mark, finally took off amidst a thundering crowd countdown:
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It felt like time slowed down as the colossal rocket gathered enough thrust to catapult itself from the pad into the deep blue sky.
As it soared higher and higher, anticipation grew for the crucial moment when the 1st stage was set to disengage. But in a jaw-dropping twist of fate, it didn't! Instead, we witnessed an awe-inspiring display of fireworks as the rocket exploded in a spectacularly destructive fashion.
But don't be disheartened! This event marks a monumental leap towards a thriving space economy and our ultimate destiny as a multiplanetary species. Today will be etched into the stone of human history as a testament to our unyielding spirit of exploration and innovation!
Fear not, Elon Musk has already tweeted that they'll rebuild the rubble at Stage 0 and make another daring attempt in just a few months. So, strap in and stay tuned for more thrilling space adventures!
James Webb confirms we don’t know much about the Universe! 📽
First if you don’t know what the James Webb telescope is, you MUST watch this video before continuing. 📽
Hold on to your telescopes, space enthusiasts! We're about to have our minds blown and reconsider everything we thought we knew about the beginning of the universe! Two groundbreaking research papers have just been published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, and the findings are truly out-of-this-world.
With a mere four days of analysis, researchers from the GLASS-JWST project discovered two astoundingly bright galaxies, existing a mere 350 and 450 million years after the Big Bang. Talk about cosmic babies! These dazzling discoveries challenge our understanding of galaxy formation and leave us wondering:
What else is out there?!
As the researchers delve deeper into the data, we're left gasping at the astronomical implications. It's like stumbling upon the lost city of Atlantis, unveiling secrets we never even knew existed. This jaw-dropping find is rewriting the narrative of the early universe, and we're here for it!
These observations point to an unusually high number of ultra-bright galaxies in the early universe. This could be the key to unlocking even more cosmic mysteries in future deep sky surveys.
And if that wasn't enough, we're now learning that galaxies may have started coming together a mind-boggling 100 million years after the Big Bang. That's a mere cosmic blink of an eye in the grand scheme of the universe's 13.8-billion-year history!
The discoveries don't stop there, though.
These ancient galaxies, unlike anything we've seen before, raise the tantalizing possibility of the existence of Population III stars – the very first stars ever born.
“By definition, each population group shows the trend where decreasing metal content indicates increasing age of stars. Hence, the first stars in the universe (very low metal content) were deemed population III, old stars (low metallicity) as population II, and recent stars (high metallicity) as population I. The Sun is considered population I, a recent star with a relatively high 1.4% metallicity. Note that astrophysics nomenclature considers any element heavier than helium to be a "metal", including chemical non-metals such as oxygen.” - Wikipedia
So, get ready to have your cosmic horizons expanded as we plunge headlong into the fascinating unknown, fueled by the James Webb Space Telescope's pioneering observations.
The dawn of a new era in astronomy is upon us!
It's nothing short of astonishing to witness the sheer number of exhilarating scientific and technological advancements unfolding within recent decades, particularly the last few years. The pace of progress is truly exponential!
Artificial Intelligence
Hollywood watch out! Text-to-Golden Globe coming!
AI is on the verge of revolutionizing the silver screen as we know it. Brace yourselves, Hollywood – the future is now, and it's nothing short of astonishing!
IXITimmyIXI has unleashed an eye-popping intro using Runway Gen2, showcasing the cutting-edge text-to-video technology that brings visuals to life entirely from text prompts.
Corridor Digital showcased their mind-blowing text-to-image AI movie, “Anime Rock, Paper, Scissors”. A true fight to the death. 📽 Paid tutorial here.
Yes, you read that right – the stunning visuals in this clip are 100% conjured from Text Prompting!
Generative AI is accelerating at breakneck speed, and it's about to take Tinseltown by storm. Soon, full-scale Hollywood blockbusters will emerge from the depths of AI-generated wonder, with jaw-dropping visuals and spellbinding storytelling that will leave you questioning reality.
So, hold onto your popcorn and grab a front-row seat, because the AI-powered cinematic extravaganza is the next AI revolution is coming a screen near you!
Sim-to-real is getting a massive upgrade from NVIDIA’s text-to-video
NVIDIA, in collaboration with the minds behind Stable Diffusion, unveils VideoLDM (video latent diffusion models), a groundbreaking video synthesis AI model that reiterates the ever-changing nature of our world. This cutting-edge innovation is set to redefine the landscape of video generation. This blog explains the technical details well.
To put this into context, imagine two real-world applications: simulating driving data and creative content creation with text-to-video modeling. NVIDIA tested their Video LDM on real driving videos at an impressive resolution of 512 x 1024 and achieved state-of-the-art performance.
Envision the potential: personalized text-to-video generation, paving the way for exciting new content creation, upfront data training for self-driving cars and humanoid robotics, etc. LDMs are revolutionizing the way we generate high-resolution videos, making it more accessible and efficient than ever before.
Financial
Apple’s has a Real Ambition for this Cash with Apple Pay
Apple has positioned itself into a substantial bank using its massive iPhone customer base.
Key Apple Pay Accomplishments
2014: Launch
2016: Captivating 10% of iPhone users
2020: Winning over 50% of iPhone users
2022: Dominating with 75% of iPhone users
Charlotte Principato, an analyst at Morning Consult, a business intelligence company, states,
“The more information you have about a consumer, the better lending decisions you can make…” And Apple “is sitting on a mountain of data.”
Apple and Goldman Sachs release a high yield 4.15% savings account which is a rate 10 times higher than the national average. Apple is being aggressive to onboard as many customers into their financial business.
How do you feel about Apple adopting this strategic approach?
Gaming
Prepare to be astounded as we rapidly propel gaming graphics towards hyper-realism! Unrecord, a cutting-edge tactical shooter FPS game powered by Unreal Engine 5, blurs the line between virtual and reality, immersing players in an unbelievably lifelike experience. 📽
Expect the unexpected in our lifetime. Your imagination should not have limits. If physics says it can be done, we should assume we can do it in the near future. AI will progress our understanding at light speed. Robotics will rebuild our physical world.