2022 Record: Music
Taylor Swift releases Midnights, becoming the first artist in history to claim the entire Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Part of the 61… Read More »2022 Record: Music
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2022 Record: Tech
BeReal becomes the „it” app of the year, forcing users to take a photo of themselves at a random time each day. Part of the… Read More »2022 Record: Tech
2022 Report: The Rise of Whisper
OpenAI releases Whisper, an open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) system. Its robustness in transcribing different accents and technical jargon sets a new standard for high-accuracy… Read More »2022 Report: The Rise of Whisper
2022 Chronicle: Cinema
Everything Everywhere All At Once becomes a word-of-mouth sensation, blending multiverses with emotional family drama. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2022 Year of… Read More »2022 Chronicle: Cinema
2022 Archive: Books
Spare by Prince Harry is announced, causing immediate headlines months before its 2023 release. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2022 Year of the… Read More »2022 Archive: Books
2022 Classic: Google Engineer Claims LaMDA is „Sentient”
Blake Lemoine, a Google engineer, publicly claims that the LaMDA chatbot has developed a soul and feelings. While Google and most experts disagree, it sparks… Read More »2022 Classic: Google Engineer Claims LaMDA is „Sentient”
2022 Edition: Sports
The Golden State Warriors win their 4th NBA title in 8 years, cementing the legacy of Steph Curry. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The… Read More »2022 Edition: Sports
2022 Report: Environment
Lake Mead hits its lowest water levels since it was filled in the 1930s, exposing long-hidden secrets. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2022… Read More »2022 Report: Environment
2022 Legacy: Meta Unveils Make-A-Video
Meta (Facebook) announces an AI system that can generate high-quality video clips from text prompts, moving the generative revolution from static images into the fourth… Read More »2022 Legacy: Meta Unveils Make-A-Video
2022 Vault: Pop Culture
Stranger Things 4 makes Kate Bush’s 1985 song „Running Up That Hill” a global #1 hit again. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2022… Read More »2022 Vault: Pop Culture