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Craft Recordings proudly announces a 60th-anniversary edition of The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra. A standout title in the Afrofuturism pioneer and innovative jazz artists extensive catalog of recordings, the 1962 album marks Sun Ras first recording with his band, The Arkestra, in New York after relocating from Chicago. Produced by Tom Wilson (whose credits include titles for Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground, and the Mothers of Invention), The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra has long been considered one of the avant-garde artists most accessible albums.

This special reissue features all-analog re-mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, while the LP has been pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI. As a bonus, the CD and LP packages include Tom Wilsons original liner notes, plus insightful new essays by jazz historian Ben Young, as well as by Irwin Chusid, who not only administers the musical estate for Sun Ra, but is also a journalist, radio personality, and the author of the forthcoming book, Sun Ra: Art on Saturn The Album Cover Art of Sun Ras Saturn Label. Landing in stores on September 16, this edition will also be released in stunning hi-res digital audio.

Arriving on this planet long before his timeor perhaps at the very right momentSun Ra (19141993) was one of the most unique talents in the history of recorded music. A bandleader, keyboardist, composer, arranger, poet, philosopher, and dreamer, Ras creativity knew no bounds. Frequently accompanied by The Arkestrahis loose, musical collectivethe imaginative artist kept fans on their toes with his breadth of musical styles, his use of new audio technology, and his otherworldly costumes throughout his four-decade-long career. In his essay, Irwin Chusid delights that Sun Ra was many things, but consistent and predictable dont apply.

Ra (born Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, AL) began his career in Chicago in the 1940s, where he spent much of his time playing in and arranging for jazz ensembles, R&B bands, and vocal groups. In 1952, the artist rechristened himself as Le Sonyr Ra (later shortening it to Sun Ra), after the Egyptian sun god, Ra. Along with his new name, Ra developed a fantastical backstory, claiming to have arrived from Saturn, with a mission to bring peace to the people of Earth. In 1957, he released his debut album, Jazz by Sun Ra, working alongside a fresh-out-of-Harvard Tom Wilson, who not only produced the record, but also released it on his label, Transition Records.

Five years later, Ra found himself disenchanted with the scene in Chicago, and drove east with several Arkestra membersfirst to Montreal and then to New York. Wilson, meanwhile, had also relocated to Manhattan, where he became an in-house producer at Savoy Records. The two men reunited within a month, booking studio time for a new album at Newark, NJs Medallion Studios.

Engineered by Paul Cady, the sessions featured nine players, including Ra on piano, Bernard McKinney (later known as Kiane Zawadi, on trombone and euphonium), Marshall Allen (alto sax, flute, among other reed instruments), John Gilmore (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Pat Patrick (bass saxophone), Ronnie Boykins (bass), Willie Jones (drums), Leah Ananda (conga), and Ricky Murray (vocals). Noting the groups broad instrumentation, Chusid writes, the octet-plus-vocalist format mirrored what Ra had often presented in Chicago. They employed an arsenal of percussion, including bells from India, Chinese wind chimes, wood blocks, maracas, claves, scratchers, gongs, cowbells, Turkish cymbals, and castanets.

Recorded in just one day, on October 10, 1961, The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra featured 11 tracks. As Ben Young describes in his essay, this is a set of miniaturesreductions of what the band offered in performance. He continues, as Sun Ra was casting about for work on McDougal and Bleecker Streets in the months after Futuristic Sounds was recorded, it would be useful to drop a copy of the record to represent this is what we do. Or can doa little bit of everything, in short manageable, segments. The whole smorgasbord of Sun Ra.

Among the selections is the Latin-influenced opener, Bassism, the bluesy Of Sounds and Something Else, and the aptly named, Whats That?, which Young describes as an oddly shaped scramble. The track, which breaks into a four-saxophone improvisation, stands out as an example of Ras early experimental work. Young explains, Futuristic Sounds represents the beginnings for Sun Ra of turning away from mapped music to a sound coordinated more spontaneously or organically. Make no mistakethis is organized music, but it has sections that are highly heterophonic and undetermined.

Another example of Ras free-flowing work is The Beginning, which, for the talented members of The Arkestra raises the issue of what it meant to be proficient in an open-field world of soundthat is, one thats generally not determined by song frameworks, Young notes. The album also includes Tapestry from an Asteroid, a ballad that became one of Ras most-performed works. Interestingly, out of the ten original selections on the album (Victor Youngs China Gates was the sole track not penned by Ra), Tapestry from an Asteroid would stand as the only work that the artist would ever revisiton stage or otherwiseagain.

Futuristic Sounds, Chusid argues, was Sun Ras last fully File Under: Jazz album. Once firmly ensconced in New York, his releases of new material became increasingly innovative, often featuring compositions and arrangements that only tangentially resembled jazz, and often were something stylistically uncategorizable. It was at this stage of his career that the icon of Afrofuturism achieved total liftoff.

And while Wilson and Ra would only work on two more projects together (neither of which were led by Ra), its clear that the producer not only held the musicians artistry in the highest regard, but also understood his vision completely. In his original liner notes, Wilsons enthusiasm is palpable, as he praises Futuristic Sounds as a long overdue voyage into new dimensions of jazz where rhythms have become super-rhythms, where trite arrangements and instrumentation have given way to exotic sound pictures combining distant rumblings from the primeval past of all music with strange strains from the future.

Turning his attention to the bandleader, he writes, Sun Ra is a man of many paradoxes. He is at one and the same time an avowed modern jazz purist and an unabashedly commercial showman who knows how to sell himself to any kind of a musical audience. Though he is well aware of the commercial impact of the space costumes of his group, he is yet sincerely dedicated to the belief that the dawning of the Space Age offers mankind one last chance to achieve harmony, unity, and peace.

Following the release of Futuristic Sounds, which marked Ras sole album under Savoy, the artist and the Arkestra enjoyed a fruitful period in New York and Philadelphia. In 1969, Ra graced the cover of Rolling Stone, while in the early 70s, he became an artist-in-residence at the University of California, Berkeley.

Later in the decade, back in New York, his shows would attract a new generation of fans, including the Velvet Undergrounds John Cale and Nico, John Lurie of the Lounge Lizards, and Blondies Debbie Harry. As he grew older, Ras influence only continued to grow, with bands like Sonic Youth inviting the artist to open for them. During his lifetime, Ra also built one of the most extensive discographies in history, which includes more than 100 albums (live and studio) and over 1,000 songs. Nearly 30 years after his death, the legacy of Sun Ra lives on through the ever-evolving Arkestra, which continues to record and perform today.

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The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra tracklist (CD/Digital):BassismOf Sounds And Something ElseWhats That?Where Is Tomorrow?The BeginningChina Gates (Victor Young)New DayTapestry From An AsteroidJet FlightLooking OutwardSpace Jazz Reverie

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Google is bringing back Google Glass well, sort of. The Silicon Valley tech giant has announced that it will be testing out its prototype AR smart glasses in the public starting next month.

The company gave a sneak peek of the prototype AR glasses at Google I/O 2022 back in May, where it said the glasses are designed to serve as a visual aid to people navigating different environments, especially if someones visiting other countries or communicating with family members who speak a different language. On Tuesday, Google wrote in a blog post that it will be sending the AR glasses to a few dozen people and trusted testers to use them in select public settings.

The purpose of field-testing the prototype AR glasses is to help Google program features that will help users in their daily lives, including translation, navigation, transcription, and visual search. The glasses will come with built-in cameras, microphones, and in-lens displays to help recognize environments and languages through A.I. However, they wont be able to take photos or videos. The only thing theyll do is provide image data to enable translations, transcriptions, and directions in the testers field of vision in real-time. For example, theyll translate the menu of a Spanish restaurant into English or provide directions to the nearest coffee shop (or Starbucks, for that matter).

As for where testers can use the prototype glasses, they cant use them in schools, places of worship, government buildings, hospitals, places where children gather (i.e. playgrounds), rallies or protests, and other similar locations. Google also isnt letting testers use the glasses while driving because, obviously, thats dangerous.

Googles field-testing of its AR glasses comes nearly a decade after the release of Google Glass, which wasnt the most popular piece of digital eyewear due to privacy concerns. It was even parodied in The Simpsons episode Specs and the City, where Mr. Burns gives the glasses to Homer and his other employees for Christmas only to use the glasses to spy on them, which is how Homer discovered Marge was seeing a therapist to vent about him. However, it made great strides in helping autistic children improve their life and communications skills, thanks to the Brain Power software.

When Google will make its new AR glasses commercially available is currently unknown. But if real-world testing is already happening, one can hope that day isnttoofar off.

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As summer rages through the world, everyone is flocking indoors to stay cool. And with the Summer Steam Sale, theres no better indoor activity than gaming on a powerful, specced-out desktop PC. Tower-style gaming powerhouses are still the most popular choice for choosy PC gamers, and there are a handful on sale for hefty discounts, no less. If Prime Day sales left you cold, or youre just looking to finally upgrade your rig, this sale on gaming desktop PCs simply cant be missed.

I assure you, the Skytech Prism II is as powerful as it looks. Within the exposed guts of this system are the unfathomably powerful AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core 3.8 GHz CPU (which maxes out at 4.7 GHz, in fact) and a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6X graphics card. This adds up to speed and performance like youve never seen, even on more demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077 or Forza Horizon 5. And speaking of summer gaming, Prism II stays cool under pressure, with a built-in AIO Cooler and 6 RGB Fans. This pre-built PC is made in the US and without a single kilobyte of bloatware. Its also 4K ready, and even comes with a one-year warranty, not to mention, a massive $370 discount.

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This is getting kinda... meta.Identify Theft

Meta is now suing Meta.

That may sound like a bit of a head-scratcher, but a smaller company known as Meta has announced that it's filing a lawsuit against the well known Metathat is Facebook's parent company, as spotted by The Verge.

Founded in 2010, the smaller Meta creates and promotes live, multi-sensory art experiences sometimes featuring virtual and augmented reality tech and has catered to clients ranging from National Geographic to Intel.

"On October 28, 2021, Facebook seized our META mark and name, which we put our blood, sweat, and tears into building for over twelve years," reads a pop-up announcement on the companys website. "One of the most powerful companies in the world took our identity without notice."

"Today, after eight months of trying to negotiate with Facebook in good faith to no avail, we were left with no choice but to file a lawsuit against them," the notice reads.

In October of last year, Facebook CEO and accused robot Mark Zuckerberg announced that the parent corporation was renaming itself to "Meta" in a major and perhaps faltering push into the virtual reality market.

Facebook doesnt exactly have the greatest track record with the public to begin with, especially when it comes to protecting users' privacy. The company's dystopian and hilariously janky efforts to establish "the Metaverse" haven't helped its image, either.

With that in mind, it's not exactly surprisingthat the smaller Meta doesnt want its name associated with any of that.

In a complaint filed with a US district court,the smaller Meta claims that "it can no longer provide goods and services under the META mark because consumers are likely to mistakenly believe that Metas goods and services emanate from Facebook and that Meta is associated with the toxicity that is inextricably linked with Facebook."

It's a lawsuit with David versus Goliath odds. Whilethe smaller Meta may have a decent case after all, it was founded long before Facebook changed its name it will be far from easy to topple a giant like Facebook in a legal battle.

In other words, it's safe to say that the two companies aren't going to be metamates anytime soon.

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Ever since Space Invaders took over arcades on two continents back in 1978, space has been the backdrop for games big and small. The Nintendo Switch hosts tons of great space games that span tons of genres, from action-packed cinematic adventures to cozy exploration sims. And because theyre on the Switch, you can experience the glory of the stars anywhere. Heres a selection of our favorite picks.

Key Selling Point: A new Metroid adventure that combines the glorious gameplay of the past, with modern, breathtaking visuals.

This space game isnt simply a great entry in the popular Metroid series, its also the stuff of legend. Metroid Dread was rumored to be in the works way back as far as 2005, but its status in development purgatory lasted more than fifteen years. It was more than worth the wait, especially because the game plays much like a classic Metroid, 2D plane and all. That doesnt mean the graphics arent amazing and immersive, complete with some seriously dreadful stealth segments. Whether youre a Samus Aran fanatic or new to hunting brain-sucking aliens, Metroid Dread isnt just a great space game on Switch, it's one of the console's best games period.

Key Selling Point: Some of the best sci-fi RPG storytelling, with plenty of replay value.

I forget who said it, but space truly is the final frontier. When you consider how vast it is, its also ripe for exploration and colonization. In Outer Worlds you are one such explorer, who wakes up on the edge of the interstellar frontier. Like any great RPG, you make choices building different abilities, fighting enemies head-on or developing stealthier paths to victory, and even develop technical prowess in the fields of science, medicine, and engineering. A story unfolds as you explore and grow, but what happens totally depends on you. If youre looking for story-rich gameplay across some seriously scenic sci-fi backdrops, Outer Worlds cant be beat.

Key Selling Point: The king of modern party games plays great on Switch, alone or with friends.

There are games, and then there are pop culture phenomena like Minecraft and Among Us. Despite its lo-fi visual presentation, there are perhaps few modern titles that can rile up distrust and dread this side of Mario Party. You play as one of four to 15 astronauts on a spaceship, and wouldnt you know it, theres an infiltrator in your midst looking to sabotage the mission. Everyone is assigned roles at the start of the game, and everyone playing must uncover who is good, and who is a nasty saboteur. Periodically, everyone playing gets to vote on who to eject into space until either all imposters are dealt with, or the imposters take over. Simple gameplay pairs with real-life negotiating with your friends and family, for a game thats addictive, and pardon the pun, universally good.

Key Selling Point: No, its not an F-Zero game, but it certainly smacks of one.

Samus Aran made her illustrious return with Metroid Dread, but its unlikely Nintendo will be making a new F-Zero game anytime soon. Captain Falcon will be relegated to memes and Super Smash Bros. games from now until the sun goes supernova. Luckily, the F-Zero racing series has its fans in the world of game development, which is where Fast RMX comes in. The same unfathomably fast action-packed racing you love from the F-Zero series can be found in Fast RMX, with tracks in futuristic cities, deserts, and even jungles. No, Captain Falcon and company arent here, but if you squit, the same racing goodness from the long-forgotten series can be had here, and at an affordable price no less. Its got both local and online play to boot.

Key Selling Point: Play through Episodes I through IX, as any hero or villain from the Star Wars film series.

Compiling a list of great Nintendo Switch space games requires at least one game with Star Wars in the title. The latest LEGO Star Wars game may also be one of the best entries yet, and compiles all nine mainline Star Wars adventures in one, spanning The Phantom Menace all the way to The Rise of Skywalker. Better yet, because everything is LEGO, these adventures will feel new again, with cutscenes in between levels that are equal parts hilarious and adorable. Attack the Death Star, explore the jungles of Endor, and play as just about every hero (or villain) from the film series. Thats right, even Salacious B. Crumb. Play alone, or bring a few friends along with its seriously stellar multiplayer.

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Protecting children online has never been easy. And with the advent of public-facing facial recognition search engines, that risk is growing.

According to reporting by The Intercept, a startup called PimEyes makes it disturbingly easy to find "potentially explicit" images of children, not to mention almost anybody else.

The face-searching site launched in 2017 and has been a nuisance ever since. It lets users free of charge track down online photos of anyone, and all it takes is uploading just one image of the target person. In other words, it's like a reverse image search except far more intrusive, since it can find photos that aren't anywhere near an exact match.

The tool actually used to be even more invasive. Before developers removed the feature in the wake of public backlash, PimEyes was able to search for photos on social media sites as well. Its owner, Giorgi Gobronidze, even facetiously admitted to The Intercept that the service was "tailor-designed for stalkers," though he rationalized that the company has subsequently cleaned up its act by no longer crawling social media.

While PimEyes claims that it's only meant to be used in self-searches and is "not intended for the surveillance of others," it nonetheless provides paid subscription tiers that allow users to search up to 25 times per day,which seems like a lot of searches per day just to check up on your own face.

"This is just another example of the large overarching problem within technology, surveillance-built or not," Electronic Frontier Foundation staff technologist Daly Barnett told The Intercept. "There isnt privacy built from the get-go with it, and users have to opt out of having their privacy compromised."

Readily providing anyone with an internet connection the ability to traceany person by their photo has troubling implications on its own, but when that also compromises the privacy of children, it dredges up even uglier ramifications.

Child advocacy groups have championed the use of facial recognition tech to combat child trafficking, but when that tech gets into the hands of creeps, it can also provide them with powerful new stalking tools.

The report details several test searches on PimEyes using AI-generated faces of children. Distressingly, the searches yielded photos of actual kids, with potentially identifying details on the websites the found photos were linked to. In The Intercepts testing, PimEyes was able to dig up childrens faces on everything from personal family blogs to school photos.

What was most disturbing in The Intercepts testing was that PimEyes returned images of children labeled as "potentially explicit" while still providing a link to the source website. We dont need to spell out just how easily stalkers and predators could use that function to exploit children.

"The fact that PimEyes doesnt have safeguards in place for children and apparently is not sure how to provide safeguards for children only underlines the risks of this kind of facial recognition service," Jeramie Scott, director of the Surveillance Oversight Project at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told The Intercept. Participating in public, whether online or offline, should not mean subjecting yourself to privacy-invasive services like PimEyes."

"Congress needs to act to not only protect our children, but all of us from the dangers of facial recognition technology," Scott added. Services like this should be banned. Thats how you should regulate it.

Read more: Facial Recognition Search Engine Pulls Up Potentially Explicit Photos of Kids

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It feels like a little magic every time I use the control panel on the right side of my Flexispot E7. The cat arches her back as if shes spotted a genie, while quietly, with minimal noise, the bamboo surface of my generously sized desk smoothly rises up from sit position to stand. The desks lift is so smooth in fact that the little stress ball I keep on my desk doesnt even start rolling.

The Flexispot Pro Plus E7 is a standing desk thats built around the idea that maybe sitting all day, all the time, might not be the best thing for health and productivity. In my estimation, the Flexispot is about the most ergonomic upgrade you can get for a home office. Switching from standing to sitting throughout the day will have you working more productively and feeling better than you ever would with a basic desk.

Standing desks are height-adjustable desks that allow you to go from sitting to standing while using the same piece of furniture. These desks have become very popular additions to home offices, and Flexispot has emerged as one of the leading brands among standing-desk providers. In addition to standing desks, the company is known for standing-desk converters, standard desks, and desk accessories.

The Flexispot E7 is an electric standing desk. Using two motors, the E7 is controlled by a small panel on the front that smoothly raises and lowers the desk-top to the height you want with the press of a button. You can easily program the panel to your taste, with customizable heights, and simple up-down control, which gives you more fluid height control than youd expect.

The Flexspot E7s setup is a significant undertaking for one person. It arrives in two cardboard boxes which are very heavy. In spite of the boxs notice that warns you its a two-person job, I carried both boxes up the flights of stairs to my apartment solo, and regretted that decision by the time I crossed the second-floor landing. The desks build-out would also be better with two people. The steel frame parts are very heavy, and attaching the hardware to the wood-topper is difficult and cumbersome. However, this is to be expected with such sturdy, high-grade motor-columns and heavy-duty supports.

Outside of its weight, the engineering that went into the desks assembly is about as straightforward and solid as one could ask for, with all applicable screws shipping in a convenient multi-pouch plastic-bag that includes the required allen wrench. Only one set of screws uses another tool, as these are meant to be compatible with a drill though I used a Phillips-head screwdriver myself.

The E7 ships with a few options for desktop material, including hardwoods like rubberwood and black walnut, as well as fiberboard, chipboard, and bamboo (I went with bamboo). The desks steel legs and support frame come in a couple of colorways, and are just as sturdy as one could hope for. The company claims a 355-pound load capacity, and I dont think that figure is too grossly inflated. I dont doubt my desk could hold my weight with a decent amount of capacity to spare. The desks fifteen-year warranty provides plenty of leeway should the desk not meet your expectations.

A wire management tray screws on as part of the foundation and keeps the devices numerous wires tucked out of site. You can also increase the functionality of the desk with a range of accessories (I might get this under-desk shelf). The desks standard control panel contains one USB-A charging slot, and the desk must remain plugged in for it to operate.

I recommend the chemical-free bamboo top for your E7, as it wont off-gas harmful chemicals into your home or office. I was also pleased to see that my desk did not feature a California Proposition-65 warning, meaning neither the frame nor desktop contain dangerous levels of carcinogenic chemicals.

I recommend this desk. I write all day most days, and even with a good chair (check out my review of the Branch Ergonomic Chair), I feel the strain of constant desk work in my body. Im 62 and this desk gets high enough for me to lean on as I stand, and easily descends to the right height for me to sit when I need a break.

All in all, the Flexispot E7 is a desk you can believe in. With its 15-year warranty, powerful weight capacity, and non-toxic build, you can feel secure in the quality of the product. Its a great desk for writers, clerical workers, or anyone else who spends their time at a desk. Its also an excellent choice for artists who might want a drafting or painting table thats easily raised and lowered to different heights, (think Chuck Closes famous motorized easel). Whatever you do, If you spend hours at a desk each day, Flexispot is a worthwhile investment to make, both for your work and your body.

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United States-Report Ocean Key CompaniesCovered in theIn-vitro Fertilization Microscope MarketResearch areLinkam Scientific Instruments, Olympus Corporation, Leica Microsystems, Meiji Techno, Zeiss, Euromex Microscopen B.V., Labomed Europe B.V., Nikon Corporation, Narishige Group, Eppendorf AG, Hamilton Thorne Ltd., Sutter Instrument Company, Tritech Research, Inc., DSS Imagetech, Esco Lifesciences Group, Fein Optic,and other key market players.

According to this latest study, the 2021 growth of In-vitro Fertilization Microscope will have significant change from previous year. By the most conservative estimates of global In-vitro Fertilization Microscope market size (most likely outcome) will be a year-over-year revenue growth rate of % in 2021, from US$ 79 million in 2020. Over the next five years the In-vitro Fertilization Microscope market will register a 8.7% CAGR in terms of revenue, the global market size will reach US$ 110.5 million by 2026.

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Web3 Media Pioneer Bringing Film3 to Canada's Largest Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Event.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / July 14, 2022 / Mogul Productions, the decentralized film financing platform where movies meet blockchain, is proud to announce it is an Official Gold Sponsor of the fourth annual Blockchain Futurist Conference; Canada's largest blockchain and cryptocurrency event.

As part of Canada Crypto Week, the Blockchain Futurist Conference will be held at Toronto's Rebel Entertainment Complex & Cabana Pool Bar from August 9-10, featuring world-class speakers, panels, workshops, and roundtables. Mogul team members will be participating as ETH Toronto judges, and speaking on Web3 and entertainment; specifically, the emerging Film3 trend, and Mogul's work as a pioneer in the field. Additionally, James Pratt, the host of Mogul Live, will be interviewing speakers and sponsors throughout the conference to create new, innovative collaborative projects.

Film3 is the next generation of media, disrupting legacy models by utilizing blockchain technology and the power of digital communities. By eliminating the many layers of middlemen between artist and audience, revenue can be distributed across a flat organizational structure. Film3 gives independent filmmakers unprecedented access to financing; offers them greater creative control over their projects; allows them to leverage their audience and industry connections in new, revolutionary ways; and creates a more equitable financial model that benefits creators before creditors.

Mogul is an immersive and inclusive platform transforming how movies and other forms of art and entertainment get funded through decentralization, allowing members of its expansive community to participate in the production process like never before. Mogul partners with artists, filmmakers, actors, and other entertainers to provide an end-to-end solution for minting and launching their own NFT collections through their marketplace.

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"We are looking forward to showcasing what we have been working on at Mogul to fellow thought leaders, companies, and blockchain enthusiasts at Futurist this year.

This is always a fantastic event and it is great to be attending IRL conferences to meet with a lot of our early adopters as we are a Canadian company and have many supporters here.

Keep an eye out for some exciting products we will be showcasing throughout the event and also special perks for our Access Pass Holders" says Jake Fraser, Head of Business Development at Mogul Productions.

About Mogul Productions

Mogul Productions is revolutionizing film financing, allowing a global audience of fans to participate in the financing of movies and other forms of entertainment through NFT sales. Mogul's NFT marketplace serves as a bridge between the NFT arena and the world of entertainment financing. It's a platform for film fans, by film fans, empowering users to take an active role in the script-to-screen process. Through DeFi, NFTs, and Metaverse product lines, Mogul Productions brings fans closer to the big screen than ever before.

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Holy crap.Eight Billion

The United Nations is estimating that the world's population could reach the eight billion mark as soon as mid-November, with India replacing China as the world's most populous country in 2023 a notable landmark in the history and future of humanity.

The report, dubbed "World Population Prospects," also has grim implications for China's aging population. Hampered by strict childbearing policies that appear to have overshot their goal, it could soon start declining and create profound demographic challenges for the ascendant world power.

The UN is projecting the world's population will reach 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, eventually reaching a peak of around 10.4 billion approximately 60 years from now.

More than half these increases will be driven by just eight countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania. Sub-Saharan Africa will contribute more than half of global population increases through 2050.

By 2050, there will be as many women in the world as there are men, according to the report. In 2022, the world's population was made up of 50.3 percent men.

In 2020, the first year of the global pandemic, the global growth rate dipped under one percent per year for the first time since 1950, according to the UN.

And that's just a sign of what's still to come. 61 countries will experience a projected decrease in their populations between 2022 and 2050.

The United States is projected to remain the third most populous country, followed by Nigeria, Pakistan, and Indonesia through 2050.

The announcement comes with some seriously mixed implications. Despite the fact that we are staring down the barrel of a climate crisis of disastrous proportions, more people are able to live healthier lives yet their future is more uncertain than ever before.

"This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates," UN Secretary General Antnio Guterres said in a statement.

"Reaching a global population of eight billion is a numerical landmark, but our focus must always be on people," he added. "In the world we strive to build, eight billion people means eight billion opportunities to live dignified and fulfilled lives."

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