💡 Warp News #210
🍛 Bangladesh added one more year of healthy life for just $1. 🔋 Northvolt's new battery needs less rare minerals. 🚀 Starship exploded, but made progress. 🍿 Jeffrey Katzenberg: AI could reduce animation movie costs by 90%.
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🦾 The Centaur's Edge
Here is an excerpt from my new AI book, written with WALL-Y: ♟️ How two amateurs beat the chess grandmasters
It will be launched first in Sweden (pre-order it here in Swedish, 25% off during Black Week), but as soon as possible also be made available in English.
📚 Book release
If you live in Sweden you are most welcome to attend the book release.
December 5 at The Park.
More info and RSVP here.
The event is in Swedish.
Mathias Sundin
The Angry Optimist
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♟️ How two amateurs beat the chess grandmasters (excerpt from the new AI book "The Centaur's Edge")
Two amateurs shocked the chess world by beating two grandmasters. Had they cheated? Did they receive help from Garry Kasparov? No, they had become centaurs. You can too. EXCERPT FROM THE CENTAUR'S EDGE
💡 Fact-based optimistic news of the week
🚀 Starship exploded, but made progress
News media focus on the explosions, providing a skewed view of the progress made during the second test flight of Starship.
💉 U.S. approves first vaccine against chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus
Chikungunya, primarily transmitted through mosquito bites, has emerged as a global health concern. Over the past 15 years, there have been approximately 5 million reported cases. Now the first vaccine for chikungunya, has received FDA approval.
🍿 Jeffrey Katzenberg: AI could reduce animation movie costs by 90%
The man behind Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon foresees a tenfold acceleration in digital processes within Hollywood animation.
🍛 Bangladesh has added an additional year of healthy life for just $1
Bangladesh successfully eliminates lead adulteration in turmeric. This program provided an additional year of healthy life for just $1.
🔋 Northvolt's new battery needs less rare minerals
Unlike traditional battery chemistries, the new battery from Northvolt utilizes readily available minerals such as iron and sodium.
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