Новости за 09.03.2023

By Nolan Wapenaar

The US economy was unexpectedly strong in January.

Or in the words of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell, during his testimony before the US Congress on 7 March, “The latest economic data have come in stronger than expected, which suggests that the ultimate level of interest rates is likely higher than previously anticipated.”

In short, he said that the Fed would need to raise interest rates more than expected as the US economy (particularly the labour market) remains too strong. Читать дальше...

By Tomohiro Osaki

The author of a sci-fi manga about to hit shelves in Japan admits he has "absolutely zero" drawing talent, so turned to artificial intelligence to create the dystopian saga.

All the futuristic contraptions and creatures in "Cyberpunk: Peach John" were intricately rendered by Midjourney, a viral AI tool that has sent the art world into a spin, along with others such as Stable Diffusion and DALL-E 2.

As Japan's first fully AI-drawn manga, the work has raised questions... Читать дальше...