ISPs have been lying to us, but they won’t anymore

Plus, Californian plants and fungi… to the rescue! ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   [// HD spatial audio + ad-free music streaming = 😍 »]( [Welcome To The Futurist]( [Welcome To The Futurist]( [Advertise]( | [Talk to Us](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) | [Shop]( | [Unsubscribe]( [The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you. Love The Futurist? 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As the plants established themselves over the course of a year, the team studied how effectively they could suck up contaminants into their roots, shoots, and leaves – acting, in Stevenson’s words, ‘like solar-powered vacuum cleaners’.” [// The Guardian »]( [/lifehack] [Amazon Music - Your current music streaming service isn’t cutting it anymore [Partner]]( [Your current music streaming service isn’t cutting it anymore]( You probably signed up for *insert streaming service name here* because it was free or cheap. And that’s great… except, well, it’s not, is it? You’re getting ads in the middle of that playlist you worked so hard on, and the quality just isn’t quite there. If you want to sample playback on a legit streaming service, you’re in luck because Amazon Music Unlimited is now free for three months. Beyond the obvious perk of ad-free listening, you’ll also get to hear your faves in fully immersive, three-dimensional audio. 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Gen Z is searching on TikTok, YouTube instead]( “Young internet users' behavior marks a clear departure from that of millennials, who came of age in a golden era of online search and take pride in their ‘Google-fu,’ the art of searching like a pro. … Social media platforms have ‘shifted so much from being a place to connect with friends and family to an information superhighway,’ MaryLeigh Bliss, chief content officer for YPulse, tells Axios. While Google is still top overall for initial searches, followed by TikTok and YouTube, some users prefer to search on social media first to get more authentic answers, especially as Google and others increasingly promote sponsored results. … Gen Zers are also true digital natives, having grown up in the social media era with no memory of Google's early days.” [// Axios »]( [/innovation] [Rad AI - Content marketing will never be the same | [Partner]]( [Content marketing will never be the same]( Do you hear that? Listen closely. 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That’s an eye-catching number, given that Costco reported $100 million in gold-bar sales for the entire quarter ending last November. ‘Aggressive pricing and a high level of customer trust’ have boosted sales since then, Wells Fargo said in a note to investors, cited by CNBC. ‘The accelerating frequency of Reddit posts [and] quick on-line sell-outs … suggest a sharp uptick in momentum since the launch.’” Want to give it a try? [Become a Gold Star Member]( and get a $40 Digital Costco Shop Card* when you join today. [// Fast Company »]( [/bites] [// Say whaaat? Can your current earbuds translate different languages for you in real time? These ones can, and they’re under $100 right now »]( [// It’s time you put your old music streaming service to rest. Don’t worry; we won’t tell them that you moved on to bigger and better with Amazon Music Unlimited »]( [// You can’t brag about your adventures if you’ve got no video proof of them. 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