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The flash-fiction piece 'Blend' depicts a human protagonist using prosthetics, lab-grown synthetic skin, a wig and heat-insulating clothing to pass as a robot in a city now run by machines. The character rides a mass-transit train among robots sorted by job-coded uniforms, travelling to meet a resistance contact, while reflecting on a cityscape remade by robotic infrastructure after humans were displaced.
Author Caroline M. Yoachim has released a satirical interactive short story structured as a branching 'choose your own path' narrative, set aboard a space station medical clinic between Saturn and Uranus. The piece follows a reader-protagonist who suffers an insect bite and must navigate absurd bureaucratic and medical scenarios with multiple lettered outcomes. The story is also included in the anthology 'The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017,' edited by John Joseph Adams and guest editor Charles Yu.
WIRED's year-long testing of indoor garden systems found the Gardyn Home 4.0 the simplest to set up and the most productive, successfully growing everything from herbs to a full cauliflower. The system uses proprietary seed pods called yCubes, sold in curated flavor sets, and pairs with an optional AI-powered subscription app called Kelby that automates watering and lighting.