Published on 2025/05/06
THE DAY WE STOPPED LOOKING AT THE STARS AND STARTED LIVING AMONG THEM

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It wasn�t a decision. It was urgency.

Something pushed us to leave. An invisible threat, a silent countdown, or maybe just the realization that there was nothing left to learn on our home planet. So we left. Fast. In a rush. And with fear.

At first, space felt cold, impossible, endless. But it was also full of promise. We built technologies that once belonged to science fiction. We colonized moons. We terraformed worlds. We learned to survive in conditions that would have broken any 21st-century human.

And then, we took the next leap.
We merged with machines. With artificial intelligence. With other species. With anything that moved us forward. The idea of a �pure� human vanished. Every being carried within them a star map, a digital arsenal, an infinite library, and a purpose etched into their core.

From planet to planet. From galaxy to galaxy. We became legend. Explorers. Warriors. Builders of civilizations in places where once there was only emptiness.

This is the story of that future � a humanity that stopped looking at the stars... and started living among them.



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Published on 2025/05/06
RETURN OF THE JEDI, FOUR DECADES LATER

Last week I told you about the project being developed by the Polish startup Volonaut � a speeder bike that looks like it came straight out of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, that gem which hit theaters 42 years ago.

Well, they�ve just dropped two new videos where the prototype is shown much more clearly, and for a moment, you can almost feel what it would be like to fly one of these bikes. You may not be on Endor, but riding it might just be the closest we've ever come.



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Published on 2025/04/28
SPEEDER BIKES ARE ABOUT TO BECOME A REALITY

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Remember the speeder bikes from Star Wars? Those flying bikes that raced through the forests of Endor at breakneck speed? Well, a guy named Tomasz Patan has been working on something very similar: a real-world speeder bike, and he�s calling it Volonaut.



In a video he shared on Instagram, you can see a compact flying bike that looks straight out of the galaxy far, far away. It�s a bit shorter and chunkier than the ones from the movies, but it still nails that futuristic vibe that makes you want to jump on and take off.

What�s really cool is that Patan has been building this thing in "stealth mode," and now he's finally ready to show it off. There aren�t many technical details yet, but just seeing a real speeder bike in action is enough to get anyone pumped.

For those of us who grew up dreaming about riding one of these, this is one giant leap closer to making that fantasy real. We might not be able to buy one just yet, but hey, at least we can watch them fly and keep dreaming.

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Published on 2025/04/24
ROBOT BOXING

Chinese robotics company Unitree just dropped the announcement for what they claim will be the first ever boxing match between humanoid robots. The event is called �Iron Fist King: Awakening!� �which, let�s be honest, sounds more like an arcade game from the early 2000s than an actual tech showcase. But apparently, it's happening. In about a month. And yes, they�re promising punches. Between robots. For real.

They�ve already released a teaser video showing two of their machines squaring off in what looks like a training session. The bots throw punches, move around with a certain flow, and even stumble a bit �as if the video�s trying extra hard to look real because not everything looks polished. Still, it�s hard to buy it completely.
The movements feel� off. Too smooth to be robotic, too clunky to be cutting-edge animation. It sits in that uncanny valley where your brain goes: �Nice try, but I�m not sold.� It smells more like well-done CGI packaged as �look what we can already do,� rather than something truly happening in real time.

Are we getting closer to actual robot sports? Maybe. Are we seeing a real one here? Yeah, not likely.



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Published on 2025/04/22
SENSORS LEFT THE CHAT

Autonomous vehicles are one of those breakthroughs that promise to change everything: fewer traffic jams, more efficiency, and above all, no more human error. As if machines didn�t crash, glitch out, or screw things up just as badly � if not worse.

This video says it all: a delivery robot from Chinese company ZTO Express drags a moped down the street like it�s just another package. No brakes, no hesitation, not even a flicker. The sensors? Yeah, they�ve clearly clocked out.

Tech is evolving fast, sure, but stuff like this shows there�s still a long way to go. And when we�re talking about machines cruising around people on their own, you�d hope everything works really well.



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Published on 2025/04/16
BUT HEY � AT LEAST WE�VE GOT THIS

We don�t have flying cars. We don�t have hoverboards like in Back to the Future. No colonies on Mars, no robots making us coffee in the morning, no self-drying clothes, no food in pill form, no cure for the common cold, no suits that make us invisible, no Star Wars-style holograms, no teleportation, no virtual vacations like in Total Recall, no time machines, no personal jets to get us to work, no chips that teach us kung fu in 10 seconds or implants that translate languages instantly� But hey � we do have this.



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Cutting the line without anyone saying a word? Totally doable... if you know how to play your cards right.

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Published on 2025/04/11
THE FUTURE OF MODELING

One after another, they pose. Naked, stunning, flawless. They don�t sweat. They don�t move. They don�t exist.
These are models generated by artificial intelligence. And if you think this is just some aesthetic curiosity, you're already late.

For brands, marketers, and ad agencies, this is peak efficiency: no castings, no contracts, no complications.
No image rights to pay, no sessions to coordinate, no schedules, egos, or middlemen to deal with.
A junior with four hours of practice and access to an AI can generate a hundred images with a hundred different models�each one perfect, each one ready to sell whatever you need.
For a fraction of what it would cost to hire a single real model.

And it�s not just photos. We�re talking videos, ads, entire campaigns built on faces and bodies that don�t exist�but look just as real as the real ones.
Flawless skin, captivating eyes, a body that poses exactly how the client wants. No retakes. No water breaks. No complaints. All controlled. All optimized. All impersonal.

It�s not that real models will vanish overnight. But their space is shrinking.
Because if you can get what you want, whenever you want, and pay far less for it... the industry won�t think twice. And for many professionals, that�s a real threat.



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Published on 2025/03/26
THE DOR BROTHERS

The Dor Brothers is a leading video production company powered by artificial intelligence (AI), founded by the Dor brothers in Berlin, Germany. They specialize in creating music videos, commercials, and creative projects using advanced AI technology to generate innovative, high-quality visual content.

They�ve produced over 200 music videos and countless ad campaigns, racking up more than 100 million views worldwide. Their work has been featured in outlets like Forbes, where they�re praised for pushing the limits of generative AI in filmmaking.

One of their latest projects is an AI-generated video for the song �Chinese Children� by Devendra Banhart�an impressive fusion of music and cutting-edge tech.



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Published on 2025/03/20
WALK, RUN, AND BREAKDANCE

In this video, Atlas, the crown jewel of Boston Dynamics, demonstrates policies developed through reinforcement learning, incorporating references from human motion capture and animation. This work was conducted as part of a research collaboration between Boston Dynamics and the Robotics and AI Institute (RAI Institute).



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Published on 2025/03/13
NOW WE�RE BLOWN AWAY BY AI LIKE OUR GRANDPARENTS WERE BY TV

Creating images of celebrities with artificial intelligence, seeing them in sexy versions, in scenarios that never existed�just a few years ago, this would have been unimaginable. What once required hours of editing and advanced Photoshop skills can now be generated in seconds with just a few words. This is the new magic of the 21st century.

In the 1950s, people were mesmerized by television. Watching moving images on a screen was a surreal experience, a technological leap that changed the way we consumed entertainment. In just a few years, it went from being a luxury novelty to an everyday household staple, transforming culture and the way stories were told.

Today, AI is doing the same for digital imagery. We no longer just consume content�we create it on demand, manipulate reality, and play with what was once impossible. What you see no longer has to exist to be captivating. It's a new form of creativity, exploration, and for some, a fresh debate on the limits of technology and ethics.

One thing is certain: if people in the �50s were amazed by television, future generations will look back and be just as blown away by what we�re experiencing today.



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