News from the woods #141 🐋

Business & Technology 👨‍💻* Meta needs data centers to develop the AI it doesn’t have. So for now it’s building them as “tent cities”.* There’s a jacket out there that makes water. One day we’ll go on a trek and won’t have to haul water with us!* ChatGPT is losing its lead fairly fast. Will the upcoming “super-app” save it?* Midjourney, known mainly for its AI images, is now trying to move into healthcare. It’s developing a full-body ultrasound scanner meant to create a 3D image of the body within a minute. Will it be another Theranos, or a real revolution?Travel 🧳* If you’re near Los Angeles, take a look inside this abandoned hospital.* Here are the 40 best newly opened hotels in the world.* If you’re feeling the heat, take a trip to Lapland…Nature ⛰️* Scientists have discovered (or rather re-mapped) a giant hidden network of underground fungi that stretches practically beneath the entire world and is seriously long.* Beautiful photos from Antarctica.* This one is truly unbelievable - 7 kilometers below the surface of the sea, scientists found a whale graveyard that stretches an incredible 1,200 kilometers. Hundreds of skeletons and remains up to 5 million years old. We want to go to space, yet the ocean floors still hold so many secrets…Unclassifiable 🧠* You’re playing the final scene of Romeo and Juliet, except a cat walks onto the stage. And the tragedy turns into a comedy.* The pyramids are built to be earthquake-resistant.* You know how it is - a car pulls up, drops off a package, but who carries it those last few meters to the house? A dog! A real, living one! Now that’s what I call last-mile delivery.* He’s 100 and still dancing. Inactive seniors face a lonely old age.* Someone founded a new country run by AI. It reminds me of a great film with one older, similar idea…Tips 💡What I'm reading: Zorba the GreekWhat I'm listening to: the sound of the seaWhat I'm watching: mountains aroundInteresting app: Firewood splitting - I’m mentally getting ready for summer.The sailing season in our village is in full swing. So if any of you happen to be sailing by, let me know!Thank you very much for your support and have a great day! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsfromthewoods.substack.com