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Full story: Mastodon is becoming experientialWhen people obsess about numbers, it looks like either success or failure must be imminent. So it is at the moment with Mastodon, the much talked-about potential alternative to Twitter as the latter continues its path through turmoil towards an unknown future. By some accounts, the bubble has burst on the rapid growth in people signing up for a Mastodon account in recent months. Has it, though? Mastodon the company (a non-profit organization) was founded in 2016, but it’s gained…
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Full story: The Galaxy Z Fold 5 could be the foldable worth waiting forRumours are flying that Samsung will have addressed the problem with the crease in it’s foldable smartphones when the Galaxy Z Fold 5 is expected to be released in August. The Verge is one of many media outlets reporting that Samsung could adopt a “droplet”-style hinge that allows the display to form a teardrop shape when closed, making for a much gentler curve that leaves less of a crease. SamMobile says a Z Fold 5 prototype with teardrop hinge was…
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Full story: Illustrating innovationIn May 2022, the first episode of Ideas to Innovation podcast Season 2 from Clarivate brought into sharp focus the devastating impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on scientific research and innovation in that country. In December, episode 9 shone a spotlight on the work of two highly-cited researchers who share insights into their research and what were the triggers that influenced their starts in their fields. From the severe challenges of carrying out scientific research in a war…
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Full story: Kickstarting a movie treatment with ChatGPTA tweet in my timeline early today from Joshua Conkel, a writer and director in Los Angeles, caught my eye. I want a Knives Out movie where Benoit and his husband are on a vacation together and Benoit is like, “I won’t solve any mysteries on this vacation, I promise” but then he has to solve a mystery without his husband realizing he’s doing it. Slapstick ensues. Joshua Conkel on Twitter Hot on the heels of Glass Onion: A Knives…
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Full story: The new face of Twitter verificationLast week Twitter relaunched Twitter Blue, its new subscription service that offers premium features like account verification and a range of services such as greater prominence for your tweets, the ability to edit your tweets after publication, and to see less ads. It costs $8 per month ($11 per month if you use the Twitter app from Apple’s App Store) in the US; UK pricing is £8 a month. Traditionally, Twitter verified accounts were reserved for public figures, celebrities, and…
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