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Get in loser, we’re going ChatGPT shopping

This could be the internet's most impactful creation

 OpenAI finally unveiled their version of an "App Store" last week, a platform where paying users of ChatGPT can share their own custom bots, known as GPTs, or download others’ for free. If you thought ChatGPT was a huge leap for mankind, this new venture might be an even bigger one.

Why is this significant? Cast your mind back to 2008 when Apple launched its App Store, essentially creating a brand-new marketplace. This platform enabled individuals to profit by selling apps for the iPhone.

• Think about the success stories: Duolingo, WhatsApp, Uber, Airbnb... The list is nearly endless. The expectation for the GPT Store follows a similar trajectory—a marketplace for applications built using ChatGPT.

If the GPT Store takes off, we might witness one of the largest transformations in our generation's history. To put it in perspective, the App Store generated over $643 billion for the global economy in 2020 alone. That's a staggering amount of money.

Fun fact: To publish an app in the AppStore, you need to develop an app with code and still be approved by Apple. To build your own GPT, users don't need code or ChatGPT approval. Choices.

What else is on:

• With sugar? A robot has learned to make coffee just by watching a human. For the first time in human history nobody had to go and program it or teach it directly, it was all "watch and learn" .

• 50 Years Without Charging Your Phone? Well tanamesers, a nuclear battery capable of generating electricity for 50 years is just out of the oven. The plan is to produce them at scale so that they can be used in the aerospace sector, AI equipment, micro-robots, medical devices etc.

• Driving and charging, charging and driving. A street that charges the vehicles as they drive by has been opened in Detroit and has become the first of its kind. The "electric streets" could put an end to the problem of having to find a place to charge the vehicles. The idea is to expand to the whole city and then lately to the rest of the country.

La Chimera by Alice Rohrwacher: This is one of the most beautiful movies I’ve seen in a while. It’s a poetic exploration of the fragile beauty of life and the ease with which it can vanish, with a narrative that forgoes strict structure for a more free-flowing dreamscape.

Reflecting on the film's thematic, we’re invited to ponder our own relationship with our past and the manner in which we cherish and safeguard life's ephemeral treasures. Arthur's journey with his band straddle the line between modern-day Robin Hoods, with a great mix of cultural exchanges and casualties of societal neglect. Beautiful. (Rating 10/10)

C'è ancora domani by Paola Cortellesi: While deeply rooted in Italian societal norms, the essence of feminism and women’s rights of this movie will resonate with everyone - I could not watch the movie and not think about my mother and her own history (hi mom!), giving the whole experience a truly personal touch.

The film unfolds like a revelation, surprising and captivating its audience, while also igniting deep reflection. With a hybrid genre, mixing the intensity of drama with the levity of comedic gags and characters, the film maintains a balance that leaves the audience profoundly satisfied as they exit the theater. (Rating: 9/10)

• Headphones on. Here’s a good rundown of the albums to watch out this year.

• Walking on Air: Air Force fighter pilot is the new named Miss America.

• No more ironing. Can Optimus Prime come here and help with my laundry?

• Awards season. Awards speeches aren’t all dull - they can be downright hilarious.

• Is anyone surprise? Mega congratulations to Jennifer Coolidge for her Emmy award!

• That's cool. Click here to take a tour of a movie palace that opened in 1930 in New York.

• Based on real events. The Snow Society tells the story of a rugby team that suffers a plane crash and has to do everything to survive in the glaciers of the Andes.

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