Your Majesty — 10 things
November 29th · Issue #319
Explore previous issues

Hey ,

In this 10Things issue, whether shaping our shopping experience, inspiring a passion for history, or redefining credit in design, these stories celebrate creativity, technology, and making savvy choices this Black Friday.



Enjoy,

Your Majesty 

 

1. Could AI help save the planet? Four ways it’s already making a world of difference


Might AI yet prove a useful ally? Positive News unpick how it's aiding conservation efforts for forests and food, and in conservation on land and at sea.
 

Read more here

 

2. Perplexity launch a new AI-powered shopping assistant


This new product promises to do everything you need to buy a product, in one place. Ask for help on what to buy and receive advice advice alongside recommended products.
 

Shop now

 

3. Family's homemade stop-motion Christmas film gets global streaming release


Steal The Naughty List is the four-year labour of love of an engineering dad and homeschooled teens from Mississippi. Could this be the unexpected hit of the holiday season?
 

Watch here

 

4. OpenAI's Sora video generator appears to have leaked


A group of artists appears to have leaked access to OpenAI's video generator, Sora, in a bid to make OpenAi more open and artist friendly. So they truly support the artists as opposed to using them for PR stunts.

Learn more here

 

5. AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry


According to a study, participants were unable to say what poetry was AI-generated what had been written by well-known human poets. And they were more likely to judge AI-generated poems as human-authored than actual human-authored poems.
 

Read here

 

6. A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness


A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot. 
 

Learn more here

 

7. Age of Empires II at 25: the strategy game that inspired a generation of historians

Many historians of a certain age admit that the game reinforced their passion for the past and got them into the field. Four of them explain what drew them in.
 

Read more here

 

8. Runway launch a new model for their image generation tool


The new model, Frames, promises more stylistic control and visual fidelity: it can establish a specific look and feel and reliably generate variations within it.

Learn more here

 

9. Elizabeth Goodspeed on untangling credit in design
 

As Athletic Greens’ meteoric rise shows, a brand’s success often depends on its identity system. But who gets recognition for the work when multiple studios shape a brand over time?
 

Explore here

 

10. The World Is Drowning In Plastic Pollution. Can a Global Treaty Fix It?


As world leaders gather to finalize the first Global Plastics Treaty, communities living on the frontline of the plastics crisis make clear why it is so crucial.
 

Read here

"Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything."

—George Lois 

10 Things is the only newsletter you need to get the best reads, listens, videos, and websites the internet offers. We share a rare blend of content related to strategy, design, technology, business, culture, and weird internet randomness every two weeks.

It’s brought to you by Your Majesty—Creating brand experiences and digital products for fashion and technology pioneers.

Do you have feedback on how to make this newsletter better?

Then hit reply and let us know. We read every email.

Did someone forward you this email? Sign up for yourself. 


Don't miss out on weird and wonderful stuff we find online, please add  to your address book or allow list. Want out of the loop? .

Stay in the loop

Join 5000+ creatives, makers, and marketers who receive our beloved newsletter covering all things tech, design, and wonderful internet culture.