Don’t fear an AI-induced jobs apocalypse just yet
Given that Mr Musk did not elaborate how—or when—you get from a promotional clip to an army of more than 8bn robots, this might all smack of…
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Welcome to the Museum of the Future AI Apocalypse
“There’s so much goodness this kind of tech can engender, so much suffering it can prevent, and then there’s the aspect of how much destruction it can cause…
You Might Survive a Nuclear Blast—if You Have the Right Shelter
But let’s be honest: Most people, even in the moderate damage zone, won’t survive. Hardly anyone lives or works in nearly windowless reinforced-concrete…
The new Dragon Age 4 trailer teases an apocalypse
BioWare has just released a brand new preview for their upcoming dark fantasy RPG Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. Following on from 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition,…
Office real estate prices could be facing an “apocalypse”
A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (opens in new tab) (NBER) examining the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on our working environments…
The Last of Us Trailer: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey Struggle Through a Heartbreaking Apocalypse
The Last of Us TV series trailer is out now. Following last month's small tease as part of an HBO Max sizzle reel, the studio has unveiled an almost…
The Last Of Us: The apocalypse is here in the first trailer HBO’s mega-budget adaptation
The first trailer for The Last Of Us, the long-awaited and much-anticipated adaptation of Naughty Dog's hugely successful videogame, has arrived. Click…
Forget camping, I want this jacket solar generator for the apocalypse
I can't blame Jackery for positioning the promotion of its flagship solar generator at IFA 2022 in Berlin next to a giant RV camper mock-up. That's the…
Is Beyoncé’s Renaissance a Sign of the Apocalypse?
This week, Beyoncé released her seventh studio album, Renaissance. Soon—if the hidden messages in the album’s various promotional images are correct—the end…
How Hemingway Gradually—Then Suddenly—Defined the Zeitgeist
Hemingway’s phrase always had a broad appeal. It anticipated some aspects of complex systems theory, popularized as the Tipping Point. Remember when we once…