Whiskey preorder. Hurry up!

In January 2024, 5 barrels of 45% wheat bourbon will be launched into low Earth orbit. They will be aged there for 1 year. This whiskey is enough for 1,500 bottles of Mystic Galactic, the first space-aged whiskey. Pre-order is already open. The cost of a bottle is $75,000.

A startup has appeared in Japan that helps people quit their jobs.

Many Japanese cannot muster up the courage to fight back against their boss by writing a statement. The firm offers just $144 to call the boss and say that her client is leaving.

Here is a testament.

The head of the animal protection organization PETA bequeathed after her death to make a Hermes bag out of her skin. She wants to give a part of her heart to Elon Musk, and a leg to The North Face. The document appeared on the website of the organization. With her will, the 73-year-old animal rights activist is trying to draw public attention to the problem of animal cruelty and environmental pollution.

Hydrogen affects climate change almost 12 times more than carbon dioxide.

Hydrogen is not a greenhouse gas, but it affects the concentration of methane, ozone and other compounds in the atmosphere. The effect of its leaks on climate change is 11.6 times stronger than carbon dioxide. These conclusions were made by scientists from CICERO - the international center for climate research in Norway.

New vending machines in New York.

In New York, they installed a machine for the free distribution of drugs for the use of drugs, tests for dangerous impurities in them and overdose remedies.

Lego has a new Harry Potter set.

Announced "Hogwarts Castle and Grounds" with the castle and surroundings. The set includes 2660 parts with which you can recreate the castle with its towers, halls and rooms, as well as the surrounding area with greenhouses, bridges, a lake, Whomping Willow and even Durmstrang's ship and Charmabaton's carriage. Dimensions - 21x35x25 centimeters. The price is 170 dollars.

Unusual installation.

Australian company Better Packaging installed a four-meter poop installation on the beach in Sydney. It was made from rubbish collected in the area. Inside the “sculpture” there is exactly as much garbage as it enters the oceans every 30 seconds.

American engineers are teaching a quantum computer to think like a human.

Scientists from the University of California, together with IonQ, launched an imitation of human mental activity on quantum circuits. The result should be the emergence of artificial intelligence, which will accurately repeat the decision-making processes of people. How the human mind works is still not known for certain. According to some reports, it may be based on the laws of quantum probability. Based on this, the scientists decided to encode the corresponding models on quantum computers.

Research: robot vacuum cleaner deprives people of the meaning of life.

Standalone home appliances such as a robotic vacuum cleaner can rob people of the satisfaction of doing chores around the house. This feeling is an important source of finding the meaning of life. Hand cleaning can make people happier by filling the void in the soul. Love for manual labor is also expressed in the choice of machines with manual transmissions or the rejection of the dishwasher.

675 million people on the planet still do not have access to electricity.

Over the past 10 years, the figure has halved - back in 2010, 1.1 billion people lived without electricity. Basically, problems with electrification are observed in the Sahara and other regions of Africa.

Brazil will start paying the poor to save the Amazon jungle.

The initiative is called Bolsa Verde. About 30 thousand families will take part in it. Every minute, the Amazon forests lose an area of about three football fields. If this continues, humanity will very soon reach the point of no return, after which the largest jungle in the world can no longer be restored. If the program is successful, it will include other natural areas - the Atlantic forest and the Cerrado savannah.

The cost of Neuralink reached $5 billion.

This happened after she received permission to test brain chips on humans. According to Reuters, back in 2021, this figure was equal to $2 billion. Now shares are being sold at $55 per unit.

Mussel feces could help clean up microplastics in the oceans.

Scientists have found that the blue mussel Mytilus edulis ingests microplastics and other pollutants along with its regular food, sequestering the pollutants in their feces.

Britain will start paying an unconditional basic income of £1,600 a month.

Scientists will see how this affects mental and physical health. The amount will be paid monthly to thirty randomly selected people without any conditions for two years. Two places were chosen for the experiment: Jarrow in the north-east of England and East Finchley in north London.

AI put 3,900 people out of work in the US in a May report.

However, this is a small fraction of the fact that the planned cuts in the US labor market in May affected 417,500 people - due to restructuring, business closures and cost cutting. The generative AI market will reach $1.3 trillion and lead to the loss of 300 million jobs by 2035, but labor productivity will grow.

The Chinese company Shenzhen UFO Technology invented the flying saucer.

iUFO is a large drone for one person. It flies for 15 minutes at a speed of 50 km / h at an altitude of up to 200 meters. They want to use the plate for tourist purposes - for sightseeing.

Swedish startup Luvly has come up with an IKEA electric car.

The compact car will be delivered as parts and assembled by the end seller. The car is only 2.7 meters long and weighs 380 kg. Inside there is room for two people (up to two meters tall) and a roomy trunk of 270 liters. Top speed is 90 km/h and range is only 100 km. The price is 11,000 dollars.

Smartphone ban.

Parents in the small town of Greystones in Ireland have voted to completely ban smartphones for children under 13. It is noted that the initiative took place without the intervention of the authorities - the adults simply agreed with each other to protect at least small children from the influence of the Internet.

Headset Vision Pro

Apple introduced the Vision Pro headset, which is controlled by the movement of the eyes, hands and voice. Some details about the Vision Pro headset: • Start of sales at the beginning of next year at a price of $3499. • Vision Pro can be synchronized with other Apple devices and applications. For example, broadcast your desktop from a MacBook. • There are no external controllers. For gesture control, you can hold your hands as you like. • The headset allows you to "turn off" the external reality and regulate the degree of access to it. • If EyeSight is enabled, the user's eyes will be displayed on the external display. • Vision Pro has a 2 hour battery life. • The M2 processors and the new R1 are installed inside.

The Japanese have created a ballpoint pen with a live parasite floating inside.

Anisakis parasite pen is a very specific souvenir as these worms can cause serious harm to human health. Despite this, anisakis pens are already available for purchase and find their customers.