• Will Smith's The Matrix Tease Was About a Song With Big Sean
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    Will Smith, whose career has deep ties to The Matrix, teased something involving the sci-fi franchise earlier this month, but it turns out it's just a song from him and rapper Big Sean.The actor posted on Instagram to announce a song called Beautiful Scars from "Mr Anderson and Mr Smith," which releases January 30. The image for the song features both artists in The Matrix attire and their names in the classic computer font.Smith appears to be portraying Neo, which is perhaps a reference to his turning down of the role in the 1990s before it was picked up by Keanu Reeves. Big Sean, meanwhile, is wearing the suit, jacket, and iconic glasses of Morpheus.A tease from Smith on January 7 recreated the iconic scene from the film, showing a black screen with the words "Wake up, Will..." typed up. Fans therefore theorised his connection to The Matrix was about to come full circle with his starring in The Matrix 5, but Hollywood Reporter said this wasn't the case.The Matrix 5 is still shrouded in mystery, however. It was announced in April 2024 from Warner Bros. with The Martian and The Cabin in the Woods' Drew Goddard set to write and direct. It will be the first film not to have either of The Wachowskis, Lana or Lilly, at the helm, though the former will executive produce.While the original The Matrix is among the most beloved films of all time, its sequels were less well received and even reboot film The Matrix Resurrections was widely panned upon its release in 2021. "The Matrix Resurrections is a bunch of really good ideas stacked together to make a bad and sometimes ugly film," IGN said in our 4/10 review.Photo by DANIEL RAMALHO/AFP via Getty Images.Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
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  • Link Tank: Death of the Author Is Nnedi Okorafors Best Novel in an Already Stellar Body of Sci-Fi
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    News Link Tank: Death of the Author Is Nnedi Okorafors Best Novel in an Already Stellar Body of Sci-FiThe latest meta novel from Nnedi Okorafor, the ascension of Dreamworks, a Star Wars mystery solved, and more in the Link Tank!By Michael Ahr | January 24, 2025 | | Photo: Mark PetermanNnedi Okorafor has earned her status as a trailblazer in modern science fiction, but her latest work, Death of the Author, is on another level.Death of the Author is a masterwork of modern speculative fiction, and arguably Nnedi Okorafors best book yet. Its an unusual novel that defies easy definition, combining Africanfuturism, speculative fiction, and literary fiction; the result is magnificent, weaving multiple narratives into an incredibly unique and powerful rumination on family, storytelling, and life.Read more at Winter is ComingFlight Risk, the Mel Gibson film starring Mark Wahlberg, presents a promising premise, but the execution is lacking.Flight Risk, the new Mel Gibson directorial outing, [follows] characters trapped in a dangerously small plane with even more of a dangerous man. Some elements and moments are effective, but theyre layered with subplot details, character performances, and related choices that dont work as well as intended, firmly grounding an otherwise promising concept.Read more at ColliderMove aside, Pixar! Dreamworks is slowly taking over the 3D animation space.Long considered Pixars lesser cousin, Dreamworks didnt do itself many favors when it doubled down on the winking meta-commentary of its mega-hit Shrek. For years, thats what you could expect from Dreamworks movies: the smirking Dreamworks face and desperately hip pop culture references that aged like milk. Ironically, it was a Shrek spinoff that signaled a turning point for Dreamworks, and a recent critically acclaimed sci-fi fable cemented the studio as the major U.S. studio making hybrid 3D/2D the standard.Read more at InverseBetween Robert De Niros Zero Day and Captain America: Brave New World, it seems February will be the month of America has a problem storytelling.Following last weeks debut of The Alto Knights trailer which featured two De Niros for the price of one we now have a fresh teaser for his upcoming Netflix limited series, Zero Day He plays George Mullen, a former POTUS who after a devastating cyber attack on US soil known as Zero Day is forced with hunting down the perpetrators. Thats because the attackers have promised more violence, a ticking clock element as Mullen looks for the truth.Join our mailing listGet the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox!Read more at EmpireAn upcoming Star Wars comic may very well answer a long held question for many fans: whatever happened to Watto?As revealed in a trio of teasing previews from Legacy of Vaders second issue, due out in March, by Marvel Star Wars editor Mark Paniccia on social media today, Kyloapparently joined by Vaders former attendant Vane, who has lopped his head off and put it in a droid body, bomarr monk-stylewill venture to Tatooine in some capacity to explore Vaders history with his home planet and realize that at some point he showed back up just to pay Watto a violent visit.Read more at Gizmodo
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    Amazing games are at the heart of our mission to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. Now, more screens than ever can be an Xbox, and those screens are lit up by the incredible portfolio of games brought to life by talented developers around the world. These teams create unforgettable gaming experiences that engage and inspire players of all ages.As a thank you to the creators of those games, and to shine a light on the games that players loved in 2024, today were announcing the recipients of the 2024 Xbox Excellence Awards.With over a thousand games launching annually on Xbox consoles, PC and cloud, this could be a case of simply picking a panel to decide but the Excellence Awards are all about how you engaged with Xbox over the last year. To assemble the list, we selected four key categories which are indicators of players passion, engagement, and love for these games. Those four categories are:Store Rating: Highest-rated content across our stores released in 2024, with a minimum of 500 ratings.Player Engagement: Games with the highest average hours per player within the first six weeks of release.Daily Active Users: Games, expansions, or major updates with the highest single-day active users in 2024. You may notice games that werent released in 2024 in this list thats because they got a significant update last year.Units Sold: Top-selling content across Xbox and Microsoft stores.The final list represents a diverse collection of titles producedby studios comprised of anywhere from tens to thousands of developers, located in 15 different countries worldwide.You can find the titles for each category listed alphabetically below.Store RatingPlayer EngagementDaily Active UsersUnits SoldBalatroDragon Age: The VeilguardApex Legends7 Days to DieBanishers: Ghosts of New EdenDragons Dogma 2Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Avatar: Frontiers of PandoraBotany ManorEA Sports College Football 25Dead Island 2Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Like a Dragon: Infinite WealthEA Sports FC 25Diablo IV: Vessel of HatredDragon Age: The VeilguardLittle Kitty, Big CityF1 Manager 2024EA Sports College Football 25Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroLollipop Chainsaw RePopFarming Simulator 25EA Sports FC 25Dragons Dogma 2Metaphor: ReFantazioFinal Fantasy XIV: DawntrailElden Ring Shadow of the ErdtreeEA Sports College Football 25Nobody Wants to DieHouse Flipper 2Fallout 4EA Sports FC 25Persona 3 ReloadLike a Dragon: Infinite WealthFortniteEA Sports Madden NFL 25Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1, 2, 3Metaphor: ReFantazioForza Horizon 5Farming Simulator 25Return to GraceMLB The Show 24Grand Theft Auto OnlineMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024RoundsNBA 2K25Indiana Jones and the Great CircleMLB The Show 24Senuas Saga: Hellblade IINew World: AeternumMarvel RivalsNBA 2K25Shin Megami Tensei V: VengeanceNHL 25MinecraftNHL 25Sonic x Shadow GenerationsPath of Exile 2MLB The Show 24PalworldStill Wakes the DeepShin Megami Tensei V: VengeancePalworldPhasmophobiaThe Lord of the Rings: Return to MoriaSkull and BonesRobloxStar Wars OutlawsThe Outlast TrialsStar Wars OutlawsRocket LeagueThe Lord of the Rings: Return to MoriaUnicorn OverlordWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of ChornobylWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2WWE 2K24Tom Clancys Rainbow Six SiegeWWE 2K24Developers and publishers will receive their trophies shortly, so be on the lookout to see how they celebrate! Thinking of joining the many players that helped these games become award winners? Take a look at our collection of games that have received an Xbox Excellence Award for 2024 on the Xbox Store.
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  • Meta officially starts showing ads on Threads
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    Meta has officially started testing ads on its Threads micro-blogging social network. The company says this is a small test for the time being with a handful of different brands across the United States and Japan.A report in November said that Meta was aiming to bring ads to Threads sometime in early 2025, and todays announcement shows the company is right on time. Metas goal is to capitalize on the continued growth of Threads amid the fractured text-based social network industry.In a post on Threads today, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said that Meta will be closely monitoring the feedback from users before scalingWere starting a small test for ads on Threads with a handful of brands in the US and Japan. We know there will be plenty of feedback about how we should approach ads, and we are making sure they feel like Threads posts youd find relevant and interesting. Well closely monitoring this test before scaling it more broadly, with the goal of getting ads on Threads to a place where they are as interesting as organic content.Mosseri didnt share any further details on how Threads plans to integrate ads. Instagram is known for having a highly-targeted advertising implementation, so Id expect that same experience to extend to Threads as well. Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel
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  • Apple reveals iOS 18 adoption data for the first time
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    Apple has shared the first details on user adoption of iOS 18 so far. The company says that iOS 18 is currently installed on 68% of all iPhones and on 76% of iPhones introduced in the last four years. These numbers show that iOS 18 adoption is on the same trajectory as iOS 17 adoption last year. These numbers are measured by the devices that transacted on the App Store on January 21, 2025. The information was published on Apples Developer website today.iOS 18 adoptionOf devices introduced in the last four yearsiOS 18: 76%iOS 17: 19%Earlier: 5%Of all devicesiOS 18: 68%iOS 17: 19%Earlier: 13%iPadOS 18 adoptionOf devices introduced in the last four yearsiPadOS 18: 63%iPadOS 17: 27%Earlier: 10%Of all devicesiPadOS 18: 53%iPadOS 17: 28%Earlier: 19%More details iOS 18 is supported by the same iPhone models as iOS 17, dating back to the iPhone XS that was released in 2018. Apples long-term support for iPhone models ensures that users are getting access to as many new features as possible along with important security improvements and bug fixes. In recent years, Apple has also made it easier for users to stay on their current version of iOS if they arent quite ready to make the jump to the next major release. For example, when Apple released iOS 18 in September, it also released iOS 17.7. iPhone users were given a choice between updating to iOS 18 to access all the updates new features or update to iOS 17.7. If users chose to update to iOS 17.7, they could avoid any potential bugs that come with a major new iOS release while simultaneously getting all of the important security fixes and other improvements. Most recently, Apple released iOS 17.7.2 and iPadOS 17.7.2 in November with important security fixes. Again, this ensures that users have the most secure experience possible even if theyve chosen not to update to iOS 18. Have you updated your iPhone to iOS 18 or is there a particular reason youre still holding out? Let us know down in the comments. My favorite iPhone 16 accessories:Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel
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  • The "First AI Software Engineer" Is Bungling the Vast Majority of Tasks It's Asked to Do
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    Researchers have found that AI tech company Cognition's Devin, which it claims to be the "first AI software engineer," is astonishingly bad at its job.In a recent analysis, first spotted by The Register, a team of machine learning data scientists behind the independent AI research and development lab Answer.AI spent a month with the AI assistant, concluding that despite almost a year of hype, it "rarely worked.""Out of 20 tasks we attempted, we saw 14 failures, three inconclusive results, and just three successes," the researchers found a meager success rate of just 15 percent.Super, we've all had coworkers like that. But for tech that's supposed to represent the future, it's not inspiring confidence."More concerning was our inability to predict which tasks would succeed," theteam wrote. "Even tasks similar to our early wins would fail in complex, time-consuming ways. The autonomous nature that seemed promising became a liability Devin would spend days pursuing impossible solutions rather than recognizing fundamental blockers."For instance, Devin was asked to deploy multiple applications to a deployment platform called Railway, but instead of realizing it was "not actually possible to do this," Devin "marched forward and tried to do this and hallucinated some things about how to interact with Railway."The results highlight that despite Cognition AI's boisterous marketing about Devin being able to "build and deploy apps end to end" when the tool was first introduced in March 2024, the tech is still struggling with some fundamental problems.It's a pertinent topic, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announcing that he intends to replace "midlevel engineers" with AI as soon as this year. OpenAI is also rumored to "announce a next-level breakthrough that unleashes PhD-level super-agents to do complex human tasks," according to a recent column by Axios cofounder Mike Allen and CEO Jim VandeHei.But whether the tech will actually live up to the hype and be ready to start replacing human workers in such a tight time frame or even at all remains an open question.Devin is an amalgamation of several AI models that operates through the messaging platform Slack and has access to an entire computing environment, including a web browser, code editor, and terminal.Devin was only made available to a select group of users when it was first announced, but saw a much wider release last month, starting at a steep $500 a month for "engineering teams."As the Answer.AI team points out, early demos of the AI assistant were impressive. In a March video, Cognition claimed Devin could be used to "make money taking on messy tasks" on the freelancing platform Upwork.It didn't take long for researchers to call foul, with a number of software developers analyzing Cognition's video and accusing the company of "lying" about its claims."All of this stuff makes it look like Devin did a bunch of work," said software engineer Carl Brown from the YouTube channel Internet of Bugs in an April video. "It makes it look like Devin accomplished a lot of stuff.""So it is honestly, as far as I'm concerned, kind of impressive," he added. "But in the context of what an Upwork job should have been, and especially in the context of a bunch of people saying that Devin is 'taking jobs off of Upwork and doing them,' and especially in the context of the company saying that this video will let us watch Devin get paid for doing work, which is, again, just a lie."Both Answer.AI and Brown found that Devin also took far longer than any human coder when completing tasks."Tasks that seemed straightforward often took days rather than hours," the Answer.AI researchers wrote, "with Devin getting stuck in technical dead-ends or producing overly complex, unusable solutions."In short, Congition's Devin highlights the often wide gap between AI companies' claims and reality, which has plagued the industry for years now.So whether an AI assistant will ever be able to competently replace a software engineer without causing any major headaches for its human coworkers, at least remains to be seen.More on replacing workers with AI: CEO Who Bragged About Replacing Workers With AI Now Distressed That AI Will Replace His Job TooShare This Article
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  • Trump Says Elon Musk's Bizarre Behavior Is Okay Because "I Have Certain Hatreds of People Too"
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    President Trump's $500 billion AI infrastructure project,dubbed Stargate, rustled plenty of featherswhen it was announced this week includingreigniting a bitter feud between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and multi-hyphenate billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk.Earlier this week, Altman proudly voiced his support for the initiative at the announcement, while flanked by Trump in the Oval Office. OpenAI is committing $19 billion to fund it.But Musk, who seemingly felt left out and possibly jealous of Trump proudly and lovingly watching Altman stand behind the podium lashed out at Altman, accusing OpenAI of not being able to come up with their share."They don't actually have the money," hetweeted just hours after the project was announced.Altman didn't take long to fight back, accusing Musk of being "wrong, as you surely know."Trump, meanwhile, appears completely unfazed by the billionaires squabbling, telling reporters in the Oval Office that Musk "hates one of the people in the deal,"as quoted by The Hill.After being asked if he was bothered by Musk bashing the deal, he had a simple answer."No, it doesnt," hesaid. "The people in the deal are very, very smart people," he continued. "But Elon, one of the people in the deal he happens to hate, but I have certain hatreds of people too."What he exactly meant by "certain hatreds of people" could be interpreted in eyebrow-raising ways. Notably, Trump's comments came after Musk was rightfully excoriated worldwide for performing not one but two Nazi salutes during the president's post-inauguration celebration.The most straightforward reading of Trump's comments, judging by the context of the discussion, is that Musk hates Altman, specifically. But the fact that Altman is Jewish shrouds Trump's characteristically vague ramblings in a much darker light. Was Trump insinuating that he and Musk harbor prejudices against certain groups?Or would that be reading too much into Trump's utterances? Does Trump even know that Altman is Jewish?Musk has since attempted to refute that his gesture was really a Nazi salute but then tweeted a barrage of Holocaust jokes that prompted even some of his most ardent defenders to withdraw their support.Throughout it all, astonishingly, Musk has stopped short of outright denying that he did perform a Hitlergruss.His feud with Altman dates back to the earliest days of OpenAI, a nonprofit they cofounded in 2015. In 2019 Musk quit in anger, citing disagreements over the group's direction.There are other reasons why Musk may feel left out. The entrepreneur launched his own AI company, xAI, which was passed over by Stargate.Whether any of this drama actually registered in Trump's brain remains mysterious. Does the president even care about one of his most loyal supporters battling it out with one of the most influential people in the AI industry?The Trump administration has already made it abundantly clear that loyalty to the United States' new leader is a top priority. Whether Musk's attempts to discredit the president's shiny new AI deal will land on Trump's naughty list remains to be seen.What Trump may not realize is Musk's position of considerable power and influence."Its clear he has abused the proximity to the president," an unnamed Trump ally in the White House told Politico. "The problem is the president doesnt have any leverage over him and Elon gives zero fucks."The latest disagreement could fuel a growing rift between the richest man and one of the most powerful people in the world. It certainly wouldn't be the first time the two sparred;Trump and Musk have had a rocky relationship in the past, to say the least."When Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocket ships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless," Trump wrote in a 2022 post on his platform Truth Social, "and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, 'drop to your knees and beg,' and he would have done it"More on the kerfuffle: Sam Altman Blasts Elon Musk for Defying Donald Trump's AI DealShare This Article
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  • Suits Returns With New Series Teaser
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    Suitshad a very respectable nine season run on the USA Network all through the 2010s. Then a funny thing happened. A few years ago, long afterthe series conclusion,old episodes of thelegal drama suddenly gotverypopular on streaming.EncouragedbySuits online fandom, Universaldecided to produce a spinoff from franchise creator Aaron Korsh, withSuitsstar Gabriel Macht supposedly returning in some sort of recurring role.In the trailer for the new series, at least,Machts only seen in a photograph, establishing that his Harvey Specter used to be buddies with Stephen Amells Ted Black, the spinoffs central character. Where the original Suits took place in New York,Suits LAtakes place, duh, Los Angeles, where Ted is a former prosecutorworking for a powerful private firm where there is a whole new cast of characters to meet.Watch theSuits LAtrailer below:READ MORE: TV Revivals So Bad They Ruined the Original ShowThey wear suits, they file suits. Suits!Here is theSuitsspinoffs official synopsis:Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive, he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they cant help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while we slowly unravel the events that years ago led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.Suits LA premieres Sunday February 23 at 9PM ET on NBC. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.Get our free mobile app10 TV Show Flops That Turned Out to Be Huge HitsUniversally beloved TV shows aren't always universally beloved from episode one.Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky
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  • Bolder&Louder: Rockstar Account Manager for Marketing Agency (US)
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    Time zones: EST (UTC -5), CST (UTC -6), MST (UTC -7), PST (UTC -8)Are you the kind of person who thrives on making things happen and helping others be successful? Do you think out of the box, love going the extra mile, and obsess about the details youre the kind of person who has an A type personality, who has an amazing work ethic and has to have everything extremely ordered and in its right place? If you enjoy building relationships with others and get excited about helping businesses grow then this might just be your dream job! We offer a place your superpowers are celebrated and you can work with an innovative, supportive team with exceptional growth opportunities with an incredible work-from home opportunity.Were a top-tier, disruptive marketing and branding agency headquartered in NYC, working in a hybrid environment.We specialize in helping our clients stand out from their competitors, lead their markets and consistently grow revenue (in the tech industry especially).Were looking for a new Account Manager to join our amazing team and help us take client happiness and success to the next level.What Makes This Role SpecialYoull Be the Clients Trusted Ally. Youll be the go-to person for our amazing clients, ensuring they feel heard, supported, and excited at every step. From kickoff to delivery, your relationship-building skills will shine. It will be your job to get to know their business intimately, along with the client strategist so you can help identify new opportunities, remove obstacles and be their can do person who is viewed as an indispensable part of our clients team.Youll Lead Projects Like a Pro. Juggling multiple projects? No problem. Youll keep everything running like clockwork, partnering with our strategic, creative and production teams to deliver top-notch results that exceed expectations.Youll Be a Strategic Dynamo. Whether brainstorming marketing strategies, spotting opportunities, or making data shine in client reports, youll be a key player in driving success.Why Youll Love Working With UsWork From Home. While youll primarily work from home, our hybrid team environment ensures you stay connected and supported. This role offers 20-30 hours a week part time with the option of going full-time.Supportive Environment. We value innovation, collaboration, and your unique talents. Your ideas and contributions will always be championed here.Exceptional Growth Opportunities. Learn, grow, and take your career to new heights in a role thats in every way your dream job.Enormous Variety. Youll never be bored!What Were Looking ForThis role is perfect for someone who:Thrives in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.Is a self-starter with a Type A personality and a passion for extreme organization and taking the initiative.Lives for finding better, smarter ways to do things.Loves marketing and is passionate about helping businesses succeed (experience in Tech an advantage)Is uber-responsive, proactive, and has a can-do attitude.Has a professional, dedicated home office free from interruptionsquiet, organized, and set up for video calls that represent our brand with excellence.You must be based in the USA and have the legal ability to work. We work on the eastern time zone.This role is not for someone who:Shies away from challenges or high expectations.Prefers micromanagement over independence.Isnt comfortable managing multiple priorities, multiple projects, multiple clients in a fast-paced environmentIsnt a people person - doesnt thrive on building client relationships or team relationships.QualificationsBachelors degree from a four-year college or university.Minimum of 3 years of experience in account management and marketing, (or possibly a related field, we will train the right person if youre so amazing and looking for a career shift).Strong organizational and multitasking skills.Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.A dedicated, professional home office setup, free from distractions, to ensure polished and interruption-free video interactions. Polished, professional attire is essential.CompensationPart-time $20-$30/hour, based on experience and expertise (or Full-time $45,000-$65,000) with 4 weeks paid leave, plus awesome perks and bonuses.Incredible opportunities for growth and professional development.Ready to Apply?Wed love to hear from you! Apply at www.BolderLouder.com/careers Related Jobs See more Sales and Marketing jobs
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  • 5th Studio launches retrofit pattern book
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    The book, which looks specifically at flat-fronted Victorian terraced house types, is the first in a proposed series of downloadable documents which will eventually cover almost all of the UKs different housing typologies.Available from the National Retrofit Hub, the 122-page publication is aimed at supporting property owners and landlords. Its advice aims both to help them reduce carbon emissions from heating homes and to create warmer, healthier, and more comfortable homes and, in turn, reduce, energy bills.The book covers everything from technical issues, such as how to improve insulation and airtightness without exacerbating issues with moisture, condensation, and mould, to basic maintenance which can hinder the effectiveness of retrofit works.AdvertisementThe pattern book has been developed in close collaboration with Joel Gustafsson Consulting (JGC) and, the practice says, the concept and content has been refined with Barclays to ensure complex topics were communicated as clearly as possible. The draft final document was peer-reviewed by a team at Etude.The modelling and analysis featured is based on kWh/m/yr, rather than Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), which, the architects claim, more accurately represents the energy expenditure, carbon emissions and potential energy savings involved in retrofit works.5th Studio and JGC constructed detailed 3D and energy models of a typical terraced house and tested both the existing energy losses and the potential reductions following a wide range of fabric improvement and technological measures.These measures have been broken down by cost, need for external advice, timescale and the level of disruption involved.The practice said works could be as small as DIY tasks that might be completed over a weekend to whole-house retrofits that might take a year to plan and be implemented with a professional team.AdvertisementThe team hopes the resource could be developed into an interactive web resource that could allow users to input their own data which would affect the outcomes of the model: including for example, forms of heating, desired set temperatures [and] geographical location.5th Studio director Oliver Smith said: The retrofit of existing homes is one of the greatest opportunities to reduce energy demand and national carbon emissions. We decided that wed create the greatest impact and support for realisable and fundable solutions if we worked directly with banks and mortgage lenders.Barclays embraced the idea of a Retrofit Pattern Book and supported the creation of this pilot book both financially and by setting up a working group to rigorously test the concepts and content.
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