In our latest video, @dagsen heads to LA's biggest hackathon @LAHacks to try and predict its grand prize winner. 00:47 Eye-powered keyboard 01:50 Acoustic intelligence app for studying 02:31 Transforming AI waste heat into clean water 03:29 Earthquake rescue robot 04:12 Escape route app for natural disasters 04:50 Mindfulness app for kids 05:15 How AI is driving more hackathon participation 05:49 Open source AWS 06:41 Biometric analysis for study focus 07:32 Skin disease monitoring app 08:25 Open source cybersecurity 09:08 Diagnostic and prevention layer for AI coding agents 09:28 Predicting the winners 10:37 Grand prize winner interview

America’s largest weather modification company, @RainmakerCorp, says it has made a major breakthrough and can prove its cloud seeding operations work. We went back to their HQ for our latest documentary.

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New social media apps are leaning into the ways of the old internet. And they’re growing. In our latest documentary, @dagsen covers this wave of anti-algorithmic social media and asks whether it points to a healthier future online. 00:31 Surveying students about their social media habits 01:45 Speaking to Tyler Bainbridge, founder of Perfectly Imperfect, about the platform’s culture and its recommendation-driven social network 04:18 What is an algorithm? 04:56 Retro's founder helped create Instagram Stories 05:17 How does Retro work? 06:01 Is a non-addictive social media app possible? 07:10 Does social media bring you closer to your friends? 07:40 Dagsen’s take on social media 08:13 Speaking to users and employees of Perfectly Imperfect and Retro

After Sora shut down, our very own @slop_pig wondered if anyone would actually be sad about its demise. Turns out there’s a whole community of heartbroken Sora creators he went far too deep on understanding. Watch our latest video, where Zeke throws a funeral service for the late AI video app in Brooklyn, now: