🚀 Voyager 2's Unintended Detour, TikTok Work Hacks, Social Media Use
Today’s pick
How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever. When Suzanne Dodd's team transmitted a routine command to Voyager 2 on July 21, the unthinkable happened: They accidentally sent the wrong version, which pointed the interstellar probe's antenna slightly away from Earth. By Ramin Skibba via WIRED
How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft - @alexavery@aus.social Alex Avery (@alexavery)
Gen Z workers are 'managing up' to control their work lives on TikTok. Gen Z workers are adopting a workplace hack called 'managing up' which has gone viral on TikTok. Career gurus believe it's key to getting your boss to accommodate your needs and ambitions. By Sawdah Bhaimiya via Insider
TikTokers are encouraging Gen Z workers to 'manage up' — the latest workplace trend reaching millions on the platform - Alec Chivalry (@ArtVandelay2021)
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How to Use Social Media Without It Using You. Like any other technology, whether nuclear power or the printing press, social media is only as good as the people who use it—and over the past decade, we haven't exactly used it well. By Yair Rosenberg via The Atlantic
The Pew Research Center has found that only 23 % of American adults use Twitter—the site now known as X—and of those people, 'the most active 25% … produced 97% of all tweets.' - Jeff A.I. (@jeffreadwrite)
75% of businesses are implementing or considering bans on ChatGPT. The initial craze over generative artificial intelligence (AI) appears to have morphed into exercised caution, with organizations now mandating or mulling over bans on the use of such tools. By Eileen Yu via ZDNET
75% of businesses are implementing or considering bans on ChatGPT - Doug Brown, DBA (@dougbrownDBA)
Linda Yaccarino says X 'keeping an eye on everything' Threads does. Linda Yaccarino told CNBC 'we're keeping an eye on everything' Threads is doing. Meta's rival app quickly amassed 100 million signups but its popularity has waned. 'You can never ever take your eye off any competition.' By Pete Syme via Insider
X CEO Linda Yaccarino says the company is 'keeping an eye on everything' that rival Threads is doing - Alec Chivalry (@ArtVandelay2021)
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