From an anti-AI pledge by a leading creative software maker to fears about UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch after his luxury yacht sank, these are the articles that have caught the eye of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours. Mike Lynch among missing after yacht sinks off Sicily: Mike Lynch, a prominent UK technology entrepreneur, is missing after his luxury yacht sank off Sicily in bad weather. The yacht, named Bayesian, was carrying Lynch, his legal team and their families.
Six guests are missing, including Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, while one crew member is confirmed dead. Read more in the Financial Times (hard paywall). DM Nuclear fusion reactor created by school teenager successfully achieved plasma: School pupil Cesare Mencarini has successfully developed a small nuclear fusion reactor as part of his A-levels.
The 17-year-old built the reactor to generate neutrons as part of his Extended Project Qualification. Imagine what this teen will achieve when he is at his prime! More on Interesting Engineering . TS Procreate’s anti-AI pledge attracts praise from digital creatives: Procreate just gave generative AI the boot, declaring that creativity should be “made, not generated”.
Their pledge to keep AI out of their tools has digital artists cheering like it’s the Renaissance all over again. Read more on The Verge . DM Your TV set has become a digital billboard.
And it’s only getting worse: The TV industry is turning your living room into a virtual.