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🔝 7 Top features of 2023

🔝 7 Top features of 2023

Plus: Elon Musk slams media, 6 solar powered houseboats for you to get away from it all

December 30, 2023

What do a compact nuclear fusion system, a space cannon that can fire at speeds of up to Mach 20, and lost undersea worlds, all have in common? If you have a quizzical look on your face, you're definitely on the right track! These three fascinating features, and four more others, round out our Top 7 most read features of 2023.

One thing about our most popular features, aside from the fact that they're exclusively for IE+ subscribers, is the fact that they run the gamut from space stories through sustainable steep production all the way to skyscraper construction.

In today's Must Read, you'll catch a glimpse of some of these articles which will give you a sneak peek into what our subscribers get a chance to read on a daily basis.

Features aside, yesterday's poll showed some mixed reactions to wind turbines to be erected so high, so today we're turning the table to see what you'd like to see more of in The Blueprint in 2024.

Also, we're still reeling from how many of you know about series of insightful newsletters, so we urge you to check out Electrical from here.

Good morning, I'm Ata, and this is my last newsletter before Tim returns from vacation.

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🤖 Elon Musk slams media for linking robot attack to Optimus Industrial mishaps are not rare but caution is prime. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has lashed out at the media for sensationalizing an old injury caused by a robot at his Giga Texas factory in Austin, Texas.
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MUST READ

🔝 7 Top features of 2023

What were IE's most popular features in 2023? We decided to let the readers choose by analyzing which feature stories of 2023 were the most read.

The answers are in, and they are an eclectic bunch, from nuclear fusion to lost underwater worlds. Do they point to technology trends that could make waves in 2024? Time will tell. Meanwhile, here is a second look at some of the stories you liked best in 2023 and where they might be going in 2024.

HEALTH

🪖 High-tech mouthguard with sensors redefines safety in sports, military

In the world of sports and combat training, the call to enhance safety measures has reached a new height with the invention of a cutting-edge device—an innovation nestled in a mouthguard, yet far beyond its conventional role.

Designed to revolutionize the landscape of traumatic brain injury prevention, this remarkable technology by Prevent Biometrics serves as both a protective gear and a real-time head impact measurement tool.

INNOVATION

💻 Microsoft to unveil 'AI PCs' in 2024 with generation of Surface laptops

In an upcoming technological stride, Microsoft is set to reveal its forthcoming Surface lineup of devices with innovative artificial intelligence capabilities, according to insights shared by Windows Central.

The much-anticipated Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 will have Intel and ARM-based Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. Both devices are anticipated to showcase a cutting-edge Neural Processing Unit (NPU) designed to amplify AI computing capabilities.

Internally designated as 'CADMUS' PCs, the ARM-powered devices are reportedly tailored for seamless integration with the next version of Windows, internally dubbed 'Hudson Valley.' This future Windows release is slated for a prospective launch in the first half of next year.