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The e-commerce industry has come a long way since Jeff Bezos was packing and selling the first books from Amazon in the early days of the internet. Today, online shopping has become a ubiquitous part of our lives, with billions of people around the world using the internet to purchase everything from groceries to clothing to electronics. But while e-commerce has already transformed the way we shop, the future of e-commerce is set to be even more revolutionary, as new technologies are developed and adopted.
ChatGPT is one of the first breakthrough consumer facing AI tools that was launched on November 30th, 2022. Just 5 days later, ChatGPT became the fastest company to reach 1 million users, rapidly surpassing the time it took Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and other popular companies to reach the same milestone. Why did ChatGPT gain popularity so fast? Due to its ability to accomplish tasks that would normally take humans hours in mere seconds, such as writing essays, debugging code, coming up with creative new marketing campaigns and more. With its ability to automate repetitive tasks, ChatGPT can help students, business owners, developers, and creatives focus on the creative and strategic aspects of whatever task they need to complete. This not only increases productivity, but also the quality and accuracy of the final product.
Some friends are only in your life for seasons, while others are there for a lifetime. I can confidently say that about both Thompson Kamara and Finn Wolff, two of my closest friends that I’ve known since we were all in the 1st grade. However, our journey with Thompson was sadly cut short when he lost his life at the end of 2020 to a senseless act of gun violence.
"Blockchain" is a word that most people's grandparents have heard in 2022, but back in 2017 when Finn Wolff was a Freshman at Berkeley, it was unfamiliar territory for most. At the time, Bitcoin was just crossing $3,000 and Ethereum was sitting at right around $250, cryptocurrencies that were considered speculative at best at the time. However, Blockchain technology itself was starting to root itself within the community at Berkeley at the time with the now highly popular and ultra competitive club "Blockchain at Berkeley" beginning to gain popularity.
“Welcome to Snowbird sir,” you’re greeted as you and your family leave your condo in Snowbird, Utah to hit the slopes. You look to your right and see a huge line out the door of the local Ski Guide office as you chuckle to yourself, pull out your phone and open the Xalted app. Selecting Snowbird, you tap “Intermediate” and within 5 minutes you hear someone call your name. A woman with sunglasses and a huge smile on her face greets you and your family, shows you a shortcut for the lift line, and you’re off.
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I’m running full speed ahead as I dive behind the wall below the window in front of me. Not a second later, gunfire shatters the window above me as I hear bullets whizzing above my head. I call out to my friend who’s across the street and realize he's also pinned down by gunfire from another assailant. I’m crouching as low as I can to avoid being hit as bullets continue to fly above my head. As I remain low, I reach my hand above the window and fire the fully-automatic submachine gun I keep in my backpack. I have no idea where the bullets are going but I hope it’s enough to keep the attackers at bay while my friend finds cover. As I reach down to reload I see a hand grenade land at my feet. My stomach drops and with no time to think I start to run as my mind counts down 3, 2, 1.......... with a flash of light my world suddenly goes black. My name is Finn Wolff and this is just one of the encounters I had during my month-long combat tour in the metaverse.