Cybertruck? Nah, LEGO car

Plus, Earth tried being Saturn once. PDF editing just got so much easier »]( [StackSkills]( [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.]( [/discover] [Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn | NewScientist]( [Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn]( “After a near miss with an asteroid 466 million years ago, Earth may have developed a Saturn-like ring of debris that lasted for tens of millions of years — and may have significantly affected the planet’s climate. That is according to Andy Tomkins and his colleagues at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, who have identified 21 crater sites around the world that were created by falling meteorites, during a period known as the Ordovician impact spike 466 million years ago. The team say that these crater sites were the result of larger objects in a previously unidentified ring being pulled out of orbit and crashing into Earth.” [// NewScientist »]( [/lifehack] [StackSocial - The question is no longer about what AI can do; it’s what it can’t do | [Partner]]( [The question is no longer about what AI can do; it’s what it can’t do]( And when it comes to one as comprehensive as 1minAI, we’re pretty stuck trying to answer that. Because, really, it kinda does everything. While it can do the simple stuff you’d expect from an AI — like content and image creation — it also generates text-to-speech, summarizes PDFs, translates documents, and even helps edit videos. And it’s powered by some of the best AI models out there like OpenAI, Midjourney, and Meta. So go ahead and waste your money using 10 different AI subscriptions… ooor… just pay $40 once and keep this all-in-one tool for life. [Ad] [// Work smarter with AI »]( [/health] [What if a virus could reverse antibiotic resistance? | Knowable Magazine]( [What if a virus could reverse antibiotic resistance?]( “But now, with bacteria evolving resistance to more and more antibiotics, phage therapy is drawing a second look from researchers — sometimes with a novel twist. Instead of simply using the phages to kill bacteria directly, the new strategy aims to catch the bacteria in an evolutionary dilemma — one in which they cannot evade phages and antibiotics simultaneously. This plan, which uses something called ‘phage steering,’ has shown promising results in initial tests, but the scope of its usefulness remains to be proven.” [// Knowable Magazine »]( [/ride] [LEGO built a full-scale, drivable McLaren P1 model | Popular Science]( [LEGO built a full-scale, drivable McLaren P1 model]( “In 2013, McLaren debuted the P1, an iconic powerhouse supercar capable of topping out at 217 mph. An official, life-size LEGO version? Not so much. But judging from the company’s recent showcase, its new project is still an impressive feat of creative engineering — especially considering that, like its inspiration, this LEGO iteration is perfectly capable of cruising along a racetrack.” [// Popular Science »]( [/digital] [StackSocial - Get it together, with help from an app, of course | [Partner] ]( [Get it together, with help from an app, of course]( On a scale of one to ten, how organized is your team? Oof … That bad, huh? Looks like you need a solid project manager in your corner. And no, we’re not talking about some shoddy spreadsheet that’s doing way more than it was invented for. We’re talking about the big leagues, Microsoft Project, aka Project Manager #1. It’s the premier software for tracking timelines, budgets, and what-if scenarios (because uh-ohs do happen, IRL). 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To adjust, here’s what I would do if I were raising now… [// Read more »]( [/ai] [@bonafida.studio on Instagram]( [@bonafida.studio]( Interested in having one of your social posts featured in The Futurist? [// Get in touch »](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) Powered by StackCommerce 73 Market Street | Venice, CA 90291 Copyright © 2023 StackCommerce All rights reserved [Unsubscribe.]( [View this email in your browser.](