Scenario prompts 27 September; study technology abstraction

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Topics to consider are AI girlfriends, factories in space, cloning, sonic identities, values changing, Future Crunch, regrowing teeth, artificial pollination, the green credentials of Apple, earthworms and software that is self-aware.

Self-aware software? Study technology abstraction.

AI girlfriends are ruining an entire generation of men

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4218666-ai-girlfriends-are-ruining-an-entire-generation-of-men/

Some very interesting consequences (all negative). Loneliness and demography.

Building in zero gravity: the race to create factories in space

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/25/space-manufacturing-zero-gravity

Companies that produce off-planet say that the number of products produced in space will ramp up by the end of the decade

How Dolly the sheep’s legacy lives on: CRISPR cattle and cloned camels

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02921-x?

With  the latest techniques in bioengineering animals, they make sheep with conditions that mimic human genetic diseases, and goats carrying transplanted pieces of chromosomes that enable the animals to produce human antibodies.

Playing it by ear: The power of sound in marketing 

https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/marketing/many-britons-still-under-pressure-from-food-inflation-aldi-uk-boss/103959510

With new media options, the scope for sonic identities has widened.

The Definition of Value Is Changing — Here’s What Entrepreneurs Need to Know to Survive the Shifting Global Trends

https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/the-definition-of-value-is-changing-what-entrepreneurs/458734?

Lived experience is what today’s generations value above everything else. 

Good News on Net Zero, Maternal Health in South East Asia, and Rhinos in Africa

https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-net-zero-rhinos-africa-maternal-asia/?ref=future-crunch-newsletter

Subscribe to Future Crunch

Japanese company testing drug to regrow teeth in humans

https://futurism.com/neoscope/japanese-company-testing-drug-regrow-teeth-humans

Think of it as a futuristic alternative to invasive implants or dentures, leveraging the body’s own abilities instead.

Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66807456?

A company has found a way to mechanically pollinate crops in a similar way to bees.

How Green Is Apple? A Closer Look at the iPhone-Maker’s Sustainability Credentials

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/how-green-is-apple-a-closer-look-at-the-iphone-makers-sustainability-credentials/

Have a look at Fairphone.

Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-earthworms-contribute-global-grain-production.html?

Earthworms are important drivers of global food production, contributing to approximately 6.5% of grain yield and 2.3% of legumes produced worldwide each year. Do the sums.

The dawn of self-aware software

https://www.fastcompany.com/90957766/the-dawn-of-self-aware-software

What if software were self-aware? Check out AgilePoint.

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