The new site sorts AI writers on Medium by topic and pairs the directory with short guides on how to judge a writer before following.
United States, 17th Oct 2026 — BestAINews has launched as a directory of AI writers on Medium, built for readers who want to follow AI news through the people who write about it in depth. The site opens with a featured list of authors, groups more writers by topic, and links each card to the author’s own Medium page.
AI news no longer comes from a handful of outlets. It is spread across X threads, YouTube channels, podcasts, LinkedIn posts and long-form essays, and much of it comes from individual creators. Short posts are easy to scan; longer analysis is harder to find. For readers who want that depth, the challenge is deciding whose writing to follow, and whether a writer is still publishing at all.
Why Medium, and how the directory is organized
BestAINews starts from that wider picture. Its research notes look at where AI creators publish and which subjects draw the most attention, from machine-learning engineering to generative AI.
The directory then focuses on Medium, a natural home for long-form AI writing. Beyond the featured list, writers are sorted into sections such as GEO and AI visibility; product, growth, pricing and GTM; and enterprise agents and builders.
Readers who want to judge an author for themselves can use the site’s guides on reading creator metrics, or a five-point check that asks whether a profile belongs to a person or a publication, when it last posted, and whether its topic stays consistent.
Two featured writers, two kinds of AI writing
Among the featured authors, Ken follows AI products and industry moves, the kind of commentary readers look for when a new model or feature ships. A recent essay, An AI Left a Note for Its Next Self, examines why handoff notes between AI agents need traceable records.
Grace takes a more hands-on angle, writing guides for everyday users choosing AI tools. One example is Open-Source AI Video Generators: How to Compare Models, Weights, Licenses, and Hardware. Both sit alongside the topic sections on the BestAINews homepage, where readers can browse every author card.
The site is built for readers who follow AI news every day, content and marketing teams looking for topic ideas and industry viewpoints, and researchers and developers tracking a specific area of AI.
“AI news isn’t in short supply. Attention is,” said james Founder, BestAINews. “Most readers don’t need another feed. They need a clear picture of who is writing about AI, and a quick way to judge a writer for themselves. We built BestAINews as that starting point, and we leave the final call to the reader.”
About BestAINews
BestAINews is a directory of AI writers on Medium. It organizes curated authors by topic, links each card to the writer’s own Medium profile, and publishes guides on reading creator metrics and checking a writer before following. Learn more at bestainews.org.
New Live Mode brings webcam face tracking, gamepad control and live physics into Moho, so a model can be drawn, rigged and streamed without leaving the app.
United States, 17th Oct 2026 – Lost Marble LLC, developers of Moho Animation Software, today released Moho 14.5 SHOWTIME, a free update for all Moho 14 owners.
The main addition is Live Mode, which drives a rigged character in real time from webcam face tracking, gamepad input and Moho’s physics engine, then sends the result straight to the new Moho Virtual Webcam or to be used with recording and live streaming, such as OBS. Because Live Mode runs on Moho’s existing rigging system, a character already built in Moho can be made live without rebuilding it.
“Moho SHOWTIME started as a simple experiment to move characters with a gamepad, but the potential was so clear, and it was so much fun to play with, that we ended up developing an entire live animation system,” says Víctor Paredes, co-founder of Lost Marble. “If you know how to create a Smart Bone, then you know how to create a live scene or VTuber model.”
A new world for animators. A dream for VTubers
Building a VTuber model conventionally means moving between applications: one to draw, one to rig, another to handle tracking, a third to get the result into a stream. Each handoff costs setup time and limits what the finished model can do.
In Moho 14.5, all of it happens in one place, and every Moho feature stays available inside the live model: particles, physics, blending modes, vector interpolation, boiling brushes, layer effects and more. A combination that is hard to achieve in a conventional VTuber pipeline.
Developed with the animators in mind
Moho 14.5 SHOWTIME is its biggest free update ever released. Among its many new features, SHOWTIME comes with a long list of improvements and new features, including big improvements to the drawing tools, a fully remade Paint Bucket, dozens of quality of life changes, a big boost in performance, new export options, Magnetic Onion skins and “Shift & Trace”, new options for Liquid Shapes, better Batch Exporter, EXR and PNG export with color profiles, improved video tracking, Categories for custom brushes and more.
“With this free SHOWTIME update we wanted to give Moho users the version the community asked for,” says Mike Clifton, co-founder of Lost Marble. “Many of the new features and improvements come directly from listening to our users, and we think they will enjoy both the big and the small changes.”
One time purchase and no generative AI
Following its No gen AI stance and one time purchase model, Moho 14.5 SHOWTIME confirms the software will continue improving by listening to the artists, being innovative and looking for new ways to think 2D animation.
New users can pick between two versions: Moho Pro and Moho Debut: Moho Pro 14.5 can create and stream Moho Vtuber Models and is available for purchase at $399.99, while Moho Debut 14.5 can open and stream Moho Vtuber Models and is available at $59.99.
Lost Marble’s award-winning Moho software has become the animation tool of choice for countless professionals and studios worldwide. From its beginnings as a hobbyist project to its current role empowering thousands of artists, Moho combines state-of-the-art rigging and animation technology with professional-grade tools, helping creators bring their stories to life with power, precision, and ease.
Spain, 17th Oct 2026 – Founded in Málaga southern Spain with a clear vision to assist Spanish, European and international clients with complex customs clearance and international trade operations involving Spain and Europe, Gorian Aduanas has developed a specialist tailored approach built around knowledge, strategy and tailored solutions rather than routine paperwork.
Customs clearance is often described as an administrative process, and they would not be mistaken to think this: prepare the documents, submit the declaration, pay the applicable duties and taxes, and release the goods. Move onto the next! For straightforward and simple shipments, that may be all that is required. But international imports are not always straightforward and when we introduce high valued items together with tax exemptions, they are far from simple.
A six-figure yacht arriving from outside the European Union, a high value sports car requiring EU technical, legalisation and registration procedures, a collection of artworks entering Spain for an exhibition, a family relocating their permanent residence to Spain with personal belongings, or a technically controlled product requiring licences, certificates and coordination with different authorities can involve considerably more than completing a customs declaration.
This is the environment in which Gorian Aduanas thrives in and has built its reputation to date.
The company provides authorised customs representation and specialist solutions for international operations involving Spain and European markets, with experience across several specialist areas including; yachts and recreational craft, luxury and sports vehicles, works of art, transfer of residence and relocation to Spain, controlled goods, technical imports and complex international transport projects.
The common denominator is not the product. It is the complexity of the operation.
That principle sits at the heart of Gorian Aduanas.
As a company Gorian does not attempt to specialize or cover every possible product or every possible sector. Instead, it focuses on the areas where it has developed genuine specialist knowledge and experience, particularly where customs clearance intersects with the afore mentioned areas and requiring technical documentation, import taxation, regulatory requirements, logistics or other specialist procedures. This distinction is important.
The value of a customs specialist is not simply measured by how quickly a declaration can be submitted. In more complicated operations, the real value lies in understanding how the operation should be structured before the declaration is ever made. What documentation is required? Which customs procedure is appropriate? Are there exemptions or reliefs that may apply? How should the goods be valued? Are there technical or regulatory requirements that need to be dealt with first? Which authorities may need to become involved? Does the proposed route make sense from a customs and tax perspective? These are the questions that can determine whether an international import becomes a well-planned operation or a costly problem.
From a clear vision in Spain to a wider international reach
Gorian Aduanas was founded in Málaga in 2022, but its geographical vision was established from the outset. The intention was not to create a company serving only its immediate local market. The objective was always to develop the capabilities and specialities to assist clients throughout Spain, while also supporting international clients whose customs and international trade operations involve Spain and European markets. That wider reach was quickly developed as the company grew and clients learned of their unique skillsets.
Today, Gorian Aduanas serves clients throughout Spain and works on international customs projects where Spain forms part of a wider European operation. Its origins in Málaga remain an important part of the company’s history, but Málaga was the starting point, and was never going to be the boundary. The same philosophy applies to its professional network.
Over the years, Gorian Aduanas has built relationships with experienced professionals across different specialist fields. When a particular project requires expertise beyond customs clearance itself, the company can bring the appropriate specialist into the operation and coordinate the different elements around the client’s requirements. The objective being simple: the client should not have to work out independently who needs to be involved or how the different parts of the operation fit together.
Goran’s foundations were firmly set in the nautical sector
Although Gorian Aduanas is not exclusively a nautical customs clearance agency, yachts and recreational craft represent a very large and important part of its specialist portfolio and have played a significant role in shaping the company’s technical approach.
The story goes back to the beginning of 2012, when the company’s director established a business focused on marine surveying and European CE inspection of recreational craft. As a qualified marine surveyor, he developed specialist knowledge of vessels and their technical documentation before working with select Notified Bodies and subsequently moving into the European CE inspection field for recreational craft. That experience became particularly valuable when Gorian Aduanas was established a decade later.
The customs company was not simply a continuation or merger of the earlier business. Rather, the knowledge, experience and practical understanding developed through that work became part of the foundation on which Gorian Aduanas was built, alongside newly incorporated customs representation expertise. This combination created an unusual perspective. Gorian could approach a yacht import not only from the customs viewpoint, but with a full understanding of the vessel itself and interpretation of its documentation.
Where customs knowledge meets nautical knowledge
The benefit of this approach became increasingly apparent through work with yacht owners, captains and other clients importing vessels into Europe. Clients could sometimes find themselves dealing with customs representatives who understood the standard customs process but had little to no understanding of the nautical sector or the vessel itself, putting at risk the customs process altogether.
Yacht documentation has its own technical peculiarities. Understanding how that documentation should be interpreted and presented effectively to customs authorities can affect the way an import operation is approached. The vessel’s technical characteristics, history, ownership, intended use and supporting documentation can all be relevant.
In many cases, the difficulty was therefore not simply a question of preparation or communication. It was the absence of specialist knowledge capable of connecting the nautical and customs aspects of the operation. Gorian made sure that they could communicate effectively, and more importantly technically, with all members involved in the process. It is in this area in which Gorian Aduanas developed a particular strength.
The company has assisted clients and captains with permanent yacht imports, Temporary Admission for yachts and recreational craft, customs clearance and tax procedures, technical documentation and European CE-related requirements, among other operations. Its director’s background in marine surveying and recreational craft CE inspection also means that technical yacht documentation can be approached from a perspective that goes beyond simply checking whether a document has been attached to a customs file, but actually understanding the document that is being presented and its contents. This is often beneficial when a “non-marine orientated” customs authority is questioning documentation or details, Gorian can explain the documents to the official and lead him to the answers he seeks, without having to delay the process by going back to the client with the officials’ questions.
For recreational craft requiring CE compliance work, Gorian’s technical capability includes inspection and preparation of the relevant technical file, working within the European conformity assessment framework and with the appropriate Notified Body involved in the certification process. That technical foundation has become an important part of the company’s wider customs approach.
Not just yachts: specialist bespoke solutions across high value and technically demanding imports
While the nautical sector remains core pillar of Gorian Aduanas’ activity, the company’s specialist work extends well beyond boats.
One important area is the importation of luxury and sports vehicles, particularly where a vehicle arriving from outside the EU requires more than a standard customs declaration. Depending on the vehicle and the circumstances, the operation may involve customs valuation, import taxation, technical documentation, homologation, registration requirements, certificates or other procedures before the vehicle can be legally used in Spain.
The same principle applies to works of art and cultural items. Gorian Aduanas has assisted with the importation of paintings, sculptures and other artworks for exhibitions, galleries, public institutions and private individuals. These operations can involve temporary imports, ATA Carnets, definitive imports and the correct application of customs and tax treatment depending on the circumstances.
Another core specialist area is transfer of residence and relocation to Spain. For individuals moving to Spain from outside the European Union, the importation of personal belongings and vehicles, in qualifying circumstances, vehicles can involve specific customs procedures and potential relief from import duties and taxes. This is a process that must be solicited by the customs clearance representative on your behalf, done incorrectly by a less or non-experienced person, import taxes might be claimed!
These operations require more than arranging transport. The individual’s circumstances, dates, ownership history, documentation and eligibility for the relevant reliefs need to be considered before the shipment is structured. Gorian Aduanas customs clearance has assisted clients with these relocation operations, including cases involving substantial personal assets, vehicles and household belongings that can run into the hundreds of thousands of US Dollars in value. Especially when yachts, aircraft or multiple cars are involved.
The company also works with controlled and technically demanding goods, where customs clearance may require coordination with other government departments, inspectors or regulatory authorities. This can include products requiring licences, certificates, technical documentation or specific approvals, as well as merchandise subject to additional sanitary, quality-control or regulatory requirements. In these situations, customs are only one part of the operation.
A good solution begins way before the customs declaration is prepared
This is one of the fundamental differences in the way Gorian Aduanas approaches its work. The starting point is not normally a form. It is a detailed conversation.
The company first seeks to understand what the client is trying to achieve, what is being imported or exported, where it is coming from or where it is going, who owns it, what documentation exists and what particular circumstances and details surround the goods that may affect the operation. The documentation is then studied to identify the applicable customs and tax position, potential problems, missing information and possible solutions. Only after that assessment can a sensible strategy be established and laid out to the client in writing.
In some operations, the correct solution may seem straightforward. In others, it may involve several phases, different authorities, technical specialists, transport providers, customs procedures or supporting documentation. The objective is not to create unnecessary complexity, quite the opposite, it is to identify and understand the right complexity before it becomes a problem. This approach also means looking carefully at the benefits available under the applicable rules or laws.
Import duties and taxes are not always simply a cost that has to be accepted. Depending on the circumstances, customs legislation can provide reliefs, exemptions or alternative procedures. The important point is to identify what is legally available and establish whether the client qualifies for it fully, partially or not at all before the operation is undertaken. That is where strategy becomes part of good customs clearance representation.
From customs clearance to project coordination
Some more complex bespoke international operations also require Gorian Aduanas to look beyond customs clearance. Yacht transportation is a particularly good example of this.
Moving a 16-, 20- or 40-metre vessel from an international origin to Europe is not simply a matter of arranging a ship and then completing customs paperwork when it arrives. Ocean transport, port arrival, specialist lifting, loading, cradles, dimensions, road transport, route planning, timing, documentation and customs procedures can all have to work together. Gorian Aduanas has organised and coordinated complex yacht movements involving origins including China, Turkey, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
Where required, the company coordinates specialist transport providers on behalf of the client, integrating the transport operation with the customs and technical requirements of the project. The company does not need to own the trucks, ships or transport equipment to add value to this process.
When required and contracted, its role is to understand what the project requires, identify the appropriate providers and coordinate the different elements so that customs, transport and technical requirements are considered as one operation rather than as isolated tasks. This wider project management approach empowers the client and has also proved useful in other complex imports, particularly where unexpected problems, storage costs, regulatory requirements or multiple authorities are involved.
Experience measured in tailored solutions, not simply shipment value
Gorian Aduanas does not define its work by a particular minimum shipment value. Nor does it seek to compete simply on the number of declarations processed. The company’s work ranges across operations where the financial value, technical requirements, regulatory implications or potential consequences of getting the customs treatment wrong make specialist planning important.
Some projects involve high value assets. Others are defined less by their financial value than by the complexity of the documentation, the number of parties involved or the consequences of choosing the wrong customs procedure. The objective is to understand the operation, identify the available routes and develop the most appropriate lawful strategy for the client.
That can mean finding a bespoke solution to a customs problem that has already stopped an operation, identifying a legitimate tax or customs benefit that had not previously been considered, finding an appropriate customs storage solution, preparing the documentation required by an authority, or coordinating several professionals around one project. In some cases, client’s approach Gorian after an operation has stalled or an issue has arisen with other customs representatives due to their lack of knowledge.
The company’s role in those circumstances is not to criticise what has happened before, but to learn where the client find himself in the process, understand the situation, identify the options and what can still be done and determine the most appropriate way forward.
Specialist customs knowledge, supported by the right people
Gorian Aduanas is the first to recognise that no specialist company can realistically have every technical discipline under one roof. What matters is knowing where additional specialist knowledge is required and knowing who can provide it.
Over the years, the company has developed a trusted professional network covering different areas relevant to international trade, customs, technical compliance, transport and other specialist requirements. When a client’s circumstances call for additional expertise, the appropriate professional can be brought into the project and the different elements coordinated around the overall strategy.
This allows Gorian to remain focused on what it does best while ensuring that a complex operation does not become fragmented between professionals who are working independently without understanding the wider objective. The result is a more joined-up approach.
One company, a specialist mindset
The sectors in which Gorian Aduanas operates may appear different at first glance. A yacht is not a sports car.
A sculpture is not a residency relocation.
But from a customs and international trade perspective, they can share the same fundamental challenge: the operation being presented, very often, cannot always be treated as routine. Each may require a combination of customs knowledge, documentation, taxation, technical understanding, regulatory compliance, logistics and careful planning. That is why Gorian does not try to cover every product or every sector, as simple at that sector may seem on the surface.
It focuses on the areas where it has developed genuine specialist knowledge and experience, and aims to deliver that expertise to the highest standard. The company’s philosophy can be summed up simply:
“ We don’t simply offer services. We create solutions. “
For Gorian Aduanas, that means looking beyond the customs declaration, understanding the whole operation and calculating how the different pieces fit together through a tailored solution.
Looking beyond the just the customs paperwork
As the globe gets better connected, international trade is consistently on the rise and is becoming increasingly interconnected, while the assets and products moving across borders can be increasingly sophisticated. A customs declaration remains an essential part of the process, but for many international imports, it is only one part.
The difference between a routine clearance and a successful operation can lie in what happened before the declaration was submitted: whether the right questions were asked, whether the documentation was properly understood, whether the applicable customs procedure was correctly identified, whether available reliefs were considered, whether technical requirements were anticipated and whether the different professionals involved were coordinated and working towards the same objective.
That is the space in which Gorian Aduanas has chosen to operate.
Founded in southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol, with a vision that extended beyond its immediate surroundings, this multilingual company has developed into a specialist customs and international trade partner serving clients throughout Spain and managing projects with international dimensions across Spain and European markets. Its experience may have strong roots in the nautical world, but the underlying philosophy is broader.
Understand the client and his needs. Understand the goods. Understand the rules and regulations.
Identify the possibilities and benefits. Build the strategy. Then execute it properly.
For Gorian Aduanas, that is what customs clearance looks like when it is treated not simply as paperwork, but as part of the wider solution.
Always Looking Ahead: A New Sector on the Horizon in Customs Clearance
While Gorian Aduanas continues to develop its existing areas of specialist expertise, this dynamic company is also looking towards an exciting new sector: aviation and aeronautics.
The intention is to extend Gorian’s specialist customs and international trade capabilities into the world of helicopters and general aircraft, an area where international movements can involve highly technical assets, complex documentation, significant values and a very particular regulatory environment.
The project is still in the implementation stage, and the company is currently developing the necessary knowledge, relationships and specialist capabilities required to enter the sector with upmost confidence rather than simply adding aviation to a list of services with hopes it goes well!
This is a good spot to draw this article to a close, for Gorian, that is the important distinction. New sectors will only be pursued where the company believes it can develop genuine specialist knowledge and bring real benefit to potential clients by offering the same strategic, tailored approach that has defined its work in other complex areas.
Aviation is an exciting new chapter for Gorian Aduanas. “We are only getting started — so watch this space”.
About Gorian Aduanas Customs Clearance
Gorian Aduanas is a Spanish customs representation company founded in Málaga in 2022, with a vision to assist national and international clients with customs clearance and complex international trade logistic operations throughout Spain and across European markets. Its specialist work spans yachts and recreational craft, luxury and sports vehicles, works of art, transfer of residence and technically demanding imports, with a focus on tailored solutions, strategic planning and specialist knowledge.
United States, 17th Oct 2026 – Personal branding expert Mark Bailey and trial lawyer Jobeth Bowers have released their book, The Athlete Brand Blueprint: Building So Retirement From The Field Isn’t Retirement From Life. Written for professional athletes, the book explains how to build a personal brand, grow an audience, and create business opportunities that continue long after their playing days are over.
Most professional athletes retire from competition long before they reach traditional retirement age. The Athlete Brand Blueprint examines what comes next and why athletes should begin preparing while they’re still playing. The authors explain how to stay connected with fans, build valuable business relationships, and use the recognition earned during an athletic career to pursue new income streams.
The book goes beyond financial planning. Bailey and Bowers encourage athletes to consider their interests, values, and ambitions when deciding what to do after their playing careers. They discuss ways to build a public presence, make business connections, and pursue opportunities that align with each athlete’s goals. Whether just beginning a professional career or preparing to leave the field, readers will see why planning for life after sports shouldn’t wait until the final game.
Mark Bailey is an NFLPA-certified contract advisor and co-owner of 1st Down Sports, an athlete representation and personal branding agency. A former college football coach, Bailey understands the demands placed on athletes and works with them to develop business interests and careers beyond professional sports.
Jobeth Bowers is a trial attorney, NFLPA-certified agent, and member of 1st Down Sports. He founded Bowers Law, a Maryland-based litigation firm, and has spent decades building and operating businesses. He also serves on the boards of several organizations and nonprofits. His experience includes business development, entrepreneurship, and professional networking.
Mark Bailey and Jobeth Bowers are available for interviews.
Title: The Athlete Brand Blueprint: Building So Retirement From The Field Isn’t Retirement From Life
When everyone has access to powerful AI, Bonnie Sezto believes the advantage may no longer be the tool—it may be the person using it.
California, USA, 16th October 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Artificial intelligence can research, write, organize, analyze, and generate ideas faster than most people could have imagined only a few years ago. As those capabilities become increasingly accessible, Bonnie Sezto is interested in a different question: What becomes valuable when access to intelligence is no longer the advantage?
Sezto is not skeptical of AI. She uses it regularly and sees enormous value in having a tool that can help her research, organize ideas, explore questions, and think through problems faster.
What interests her more is what happens after the tool gives you an answer.
“I use AI all the time,” Sezto says. “But I don’t want it to think for me. I want it to help me think better. There’s a difference.”
The risk, in Sezto’s view, is not using AI too much. It is allowing convenience to gradually replace independent thought.
When a tool can instantly suggest what to say, how to say it, and even what to think about next, efficiency can come with a quieter tradeoff: people may begin outsourcing some of the judgment, curiosity, and individuality that make their perspective worth hearing in the first place.
“AI can make you more capable,” Sezto says. “But capability and individuality are not the same thing. If everyone has access to similar tools and information, what makes you different becomes even more important.”
For Sezto, the goal is not to resist AI. It is to use it as leverage without allowing the tool to replace the person using it.
When Everyone Has the Same Tools, the Tool Stops Being the Advantage
As powerful tools become widely available, access to technology alone becomes less of a differentiator.
Two people can use the same AI, access similar information, and walk into a conversation equally prepared. Yet they can still create completely different experiences.
The difference is often in what happens next.
A tool can help someone prepare. It cannot fully predict what will happen once another person enters the conversation.
Someone may hesitate before answering. Their tone may change. A joke may make them more comfortable. The question they ask may not even be the thing they are actually concerned about.
Those moments require something different from information: attention.
“You have to be able to read what is happening in front of you,” Sezto says. “Sometimes the most important part of a conversation is not what someone says directly. It’s what you notice, what you ask next, and whether you’re actually listening to the answer.”
For Sezto, that is where human judgment becomes difficult to replace. AI can help someone enter a conversation more prepared, but preparation and presence aren’t the same.
Information Is Not the Same as Understanding
Having more information about someone does not necessarily mean understanding them.
That distinction matters to Sezto. Technology can provide context, identify patterns, and surface details someone might otherwise miss. But information still has to be interpreted—and interpretation requires curiosity.
“You can know a lot about someone on paper and still completely misunderstand them,” Sezto says. “Curiosity is what makes you ask another question instead of assuming you already know the answer.”
For Sezto, curiosity is valuable precisely because it creates room to be wrong.
Asking another question may reveal that an assumption was incomplete, that someone sees the situation entirely differently, or that the obvious answer was never the most interesting one in the first place.
“I think curiosity requires being comfortable with the fact that you might not know,” Sezto says. “If you walk into every conversation believing you already understand the person or the answer, you’ve already limited what you can learn.”
AI can expand the amount of information available to someone. Sezto believes curiosity determines what they do with it.
When Efficiency Starts Erasing Individuality
One of AI’s greatest advantages is efficiency. Sezto believes that advantage can also become a weakness when people stop questioning whether the output actually represents them.
AI can help clarify an idea, organize a thought, or find language for something a person is struggling to express. But there is a difference between using a tool to sharpen your thinking and allowing it to replace your voice.
“The first answer AI gives you doesn’t have to be your answer,” Sezto says. “You can disagree with it. You can question it. You can say, ‘That doesn’t sound like me.’ I think that’s part of using it well.”
For Sezto, sounding polished is not necessarily the same as sounding authentic.
“I don’t think the goal is to sound perfect,” she says. “The goal is to communicate clearly while still sounding like yourself.”
Still, the ability to automate something does not necessarily mean it should be automated.
Sezto believes there is value in asking what efficiency is actually improving—and what may be lost in exchange. A faster interaction is not automatically better. A perfectly written response is not automatically more meaningful.
“There are things I want technology to make easier,” Sezto says. “But there are also things I don’t want to optimize the humanity out of.”
The challenge, in her view, is knowing the difference.
Not Everything Valuable Can Be Optimized
People may forget the exact words used in a conversation, but they often remember how the interaction made them feel.
Did someone actually listen? Did they feel comfortable enough to ask a question? Did the other person respond to what was being said, or were they simply waiting for their turn to speak?
Those details can seem small because they are difficult to measure. Sezto believes that does not make them insignificant.
“I think some of the most valuable parts of an interaction are the hardest ones to quantify,” Sezto says. “You can measure how fast something happened or whether a task was completed. It’s much harder to measure whether someone felt understood.”
That distinction matters even more in a world increasingly designed around speed, scale, and efficiency.
That is part of what Sezto believes technology should support rather than replace: the ability to be fully present with another person.
“Sometimes the best conversations are the ones that don’t feel optimized at all,” Sezto says. “It’s just two people talking, listening, and figuring something out together.”
As AI continues to evolve, Sezto believes the greatest challenge will not simply be learning how to use increasingly powerful technology, but knowing when to rely on our own judgment.
“The technology will keep getting better,” Sezto says. “That doesn’t mean we should stop developing the parts of ourselves that technology can’t replace.”
For Sezto, the future isn’t about choosing between technology and humanity. It’s about understanding how to use one to strengthen the other, without losing the individuality that makes each person valuable.
About Bonnie Sezto
Bonnie Sezto is a business professional with a background in sales, marketing, and luxury hospitality. Originally from Shanghai, China, she is based in California and holds a B.A. in Marketing from Saint Mary’s College of California.
Her professional experience has shaped her appreciation for relationship-building, adaptability, and understanding people from different backgrounds. With a natural curiosity about business and the people behind it, Sezto values meaningful conversations, new perspectives, and opportunities for continuous learning.
Her interests extend to entrepreneurship, real estate, wellness and longevity, and emerging technology. She believes that curiosity, independent thinking, and genuine human connection remain valuable in an ever-changing world.
Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Creed discusses why everyday experiences with people, animals, and household activity matter when families research how a kitten was raised.
Illinois, USA, 16th October 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Long before a kitten arrives in a new home, it has already spent weeks learning about the world around it. The people it encounters, the animals nearby, and the everyday activity around it all become part of those early experiences.
Dr. Jennifer Creed, a practicing small-animal veterinarian and founder of Midwest Ragdolls in Elburn, Illinois, believes prospective owners should consider that part of a kitten’s background alongside questions about veterinary care and health.
“My kittens are raised by my family and me and are used to being around kids and dogs,” Creed says. “That is simply part of their normal environment from early on.”
For Creed, the point is not that early socialization can guarantee how a cat will behave as an adult. Every kitten is an individual, and many factors can influence temperament. Instead, she encourages families to ask a broader question when researching a breeder: What has everyday life actually looked like for this kitten?
What Does Socialization Mean for a Young Kitten?
Socialization is sometimes treated as a formal training program. In practice, many important experiences can happen through ordinary daily life.
A young kitten may hear people moving through a home, meet different family members, experience routine handling, or notice other animals nearby. These experiences introduce the kitten to situations it may encounter again after joining a new family.
At Midwest Ragdolls, the family-run structure means this exposure is built into the environment in which the kittens are raised. Creed has no employees at the cattery. Her children help with the kittens, and dogs are also part of the environment.
“Veterinary care is important, but raising an animal involves more than what happens during an examination,” Creed says. “You are also looking at the environment that animal experiences during an important period of its early life.”
Why Early Experiences and Temperament Are Not the Same Thing
Creed cautions against assuming that only early socialization creates a predictable personality.
Genetics, individual temperament, later experiences, and the environment in a new home can all shape how a cat behaves.
Ragdoll kittens are bred for a specific temperament. They are friendly , outgoing cats but the environment they are raised in is very important.
That distinction matters for families researching breeders. Statements about kittens being raised around children or other animals can provide useful information about their background, but they should not be interpreted as promises about future behavior.
For Creed, the more practical question is whether kittens have opportunities to experience normal interaction before they leave.
“You cannot promise that every kitten will respond to every situation in exactly the same way,” Creed says. “They have individual personalities. What you can do is start with a very social breed and think carefully about the experiences they have while they are in your care.”
What Should Families Ask About a Kitten’s Early Environment?
When prospective owners speak with a breeder, Creed recommends learning about daily life rather than focusing only on a list of veterinary procedures.
Families can ask where the kittens are raised, who regularly interacts with them, whether they have experience around children or other animals, and what normal activity they encounter. They can also ask how much direct interaction the breeder has with the kittens.
Those questions can provide a more complete picture of the weeks before a kitten joins its new family.
This is particularly relevant because bringing a kitten home represents another major environmental change. New people, unfamiliar rooms, different sounds, and possibly other pets can all arrive at once.
Creed says families should expect adjustment to take time rather than assuming that a well-socialized kitten will immediately feel comfortable in every situation.
Socialization Continues After a Kitten Comes Home
The breeder is responsible for only the beginning of a kitten’s experiences. Once a kitten leaves, its new family must continue that process.
Creed encourages owners to allow kittens to become familiar with a new home gradually. Introductions to unfamiliar people, pets, rooms, and routines do not have to happen all at once. Paying attention to how an individual kitten responds can help families decide when to move forward and when to give the animal more time.
The same principle applies to children and other pets. A kitten having previous experience around children or dogs does not mean every future interaction will automatically be comfortable. New introductions still require supervision, patience, and attention to the animals involved.
That continuing process is one reason Creed believes prospective owners should think about socialization as more than something a breeder completes before a kitten goes home.
“The early weeks matter, but they are only the beginning,” Creed says. “Families continue building on those experiences once the kitten becomes part of their home.”
For Midwest Ragdolls, that beginning takes place within the Creed family’s own environment. More than three decades after the cattery was founded in 1993, kittens are still raised with direct family involvement and regular exposure to children and dogs.
The approach reflects a simple idea: veterinary care provides important information about a kitten’s health, while everyday experiences form another part of its early development. Families researching a kitten can benefit from asking about both.
About Midwest Ragdolls
Midwest Ragdolls is a family-run Ragdoll cattery based in Elburn, Illinois. Founded in 1993 by practicing small-animal veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Creed, Midwest Ragdolls raises purebred Ragdoll kittens for families primarily throughout the Midwest and across the United States.
The Shortage Everyone Talks About Is the Wrong One
Georgia, USA, 16th October 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Every few months another report says manufacturing cannot find enough skilled workers. Edmund Dorsz has heard that line for most of his career, and he thinks it skips the actual problem.
“Companies will post for a CNC programmer with five years of experience,” he says, “but they won’t say who is supposed to teach that person the parts of the job that never show up in a manual.”
Dorsz has worked across CAD and CAM systems including Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Mastercam, and CATIA V5. He says the software is rarely the hard part. The hard part is judgment, the kind that comes from someone standing next to a new hire at a machine and explaining why a toolpath that looks fine on screen will chatter on the actual part.
What Gets Lost When Nobody Is Assigned to Teach
Dorsz says the mentorship that used to happen informally, a senior programmer walking a newer one through a setup, has gotten thinner as shops run leaner and schedules get tighter.
“Nobody decided to stop training people,” he says. “It just stopped being anyone’s job in particular, so it happens less.”
He points to a gap he sees often: new programmers who are strong in the software but have never had to explain a toolpath choice to someone running the machine. “You can model a part perfectly and still hand the floor something that’s a headache to cut,” he says. “That’s not a software problem. That’s an experience problem.”
Dorsz owned and ran Accelerated Precision Tooling Company in California before moving into his current role, so he has seen the gap from both sides, as an employer trying to staff a shop and as a programmer trying to get a part right the first time.
Why He Still Makes Time for It
Dorsz says he takes training requests from coworkers seriously, even when it slows down his own week. “If someone asks me to walk through why I set a part up a certain way, I’ll stop and do it,” he says. “It costs me twenty minutes. It can save them a scrapped part later.”
He is careful to draw a line between correcting someone’s work and dismissing it. “I had people do that to me early on, and it didn’t make me better, it just made me quiet,” he says. “I’d rather someone ask a question twice than guess once and be wrong.”
He also pushes back on the idea that patience is a soft skill that does not belong on a shop floor. “Precision work is unforgiving,” he says. “But that doesn’t mean the people doing it have to be. You can hold a tight tolerance and still be easy to work with.”
What He Tells Programmers Starting Out
Dorsz says the advice he gives newer programmers is less about which CAD/CAM system to learn and more about staying curious once they know one. “Get good at your first system, but don’t stop there,” he says. “The programmer who only knows one way to solve a problem runs out of options fast.”
He also tells them not to treat the screen as the whole job. “The part doesn’t live in the software,” he says. “It lives on the machine. Go stand next to it when you can.”
Edmund Dorsz is a CNC programmer and manufacturing engineer based in Newnan, Georgia. He has worked with Siemens NX, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Mastercam, and CATIA V5, and previously owned Accelerated Precision Tooling Company in California. He has been with Clayton International Inc. since January 2025.
One year after opening at the foot of Mount Fuji, the Church of Scientology Mission of Shizuoka marks its first anniversary on October 25, 2026, with courses, seminars and a public display in operation.
Shizuoka, Japan – October 16, 2026 – The Church of Scientology Mission of Shizuoka marks its first anniversary on October 25, 2026, completing one year of operation at its location on Road 75 in Shizuoka City, Japan. The anniversary is the Mission’s first annual milestone since it opened as an Ideal Scientology Mission in October 2025.
Shizuoka City is the capital of Shizuoka Prefecture, located on Honshu, the main island of Japan, between the Pacific coast and the slopes of Mount Fuji. The Mission serves residents of the city and the surrounding region, and is one of the Church of Scientology’s centers in Japan.
Over its first year, the Mission has operated as a center for the introductory services of the Scientology religion. These include Life Improvement Courses on everyday subjects such as marriage, parenting, personal motivation and goal setting; seminars on topics including personal efficiency and the fundamentals of Dianetics and Scientology; and auditing, the religion’s form of spiritual counseling. The Mission also maintains a Public Information Display with multimedia presentations on the beliefs and practices of the Scientology religion and on the life of its Founder. The display is open to visitors.
Scientology Missions are local centers of the Scientology religion that deliver its basic and introductory services. An Ideal Mission is one equipped to provide the full range of those services under one roof. The Shizuoka Mission opened on October 25, 2025, following a dedication ceremony attended by parishioners and guests from across Japan and from overseas, including Taiwan and Australia. The one-year mark follows the Mission’s first full annual cycle of courses, seminars and public access.
At the Mission’s dedication, the Executive Director said: “This Mission represents more than a building. It’s a new starting point.” One year later, the Mission is in regular operation, with courses, seminars and the Public Information Display open to residents of Shizuoka and the surrounding region.
The Church of Scientology Mission of Shizuoka is located on Road 75 in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. More information about the Scientology religion is available at scientology.org.
Trumpery Times has launched as a satirical website publishing fictional stories and parody articles about entertainment, internet culture and modern media. Every story is clearly labeled as fiction.
Sheridan, Wyoming, United States, 16th Oct 2026 – Trumpery Times has launched as a satirical digital publication that uses parody, exaggeration and fiction to present fictional stories about entertainment, internet culture and popular media. The website is now live at https://trumperytimes.com and is publishing its initial collection of fictional stories and invented profiles.
The publication borrows the familiar language of online media, including headlines, interviews, profiles and feature stories, and uses it as the format for its humorous fiction. Each story begins with a recognizable cultural idea and then develops it into a fictional storyline. All characters, events and situations on the site are fictional and are presented as satire, not as factual reporting.
Coverage includes celebrity culture, film, popular culture and the media industry itself. The publication is written for readers who enjoy satire and parody related to entertainment and media. Familiar formats such as headline-driven stories, celebrity profiles and entertainment features serve as the framework, while the content inside them is invented.
“Satire relies on recognizable subject matter,” said Lucas Komerlin, founder of Trumpery Times. “Readers need to recognize the starting point before the story moves into fiction. Trumpery Times starts with familiar subjects and develops them into fictional stories.”
That approach shapes how every story on the site is built. A familiar idea provides the starting point, and exaggeration is used to develop the story. As the story develops, the connection to reality gradually loosens until the situation on the page is clearly invented. The goal is for readers to recognize where a story began while following how the story develops.
“Each story begins with a familiar idea and then develops into an invented situation,” said Komerlin. “The challenge is deciding how far that idea can be extended while keeping a clear connection to what inspired it.”
The publication’s tagline, “Don’t Believe Everything You Read,” reflects the purpose of the publication. It signals that the site is built for entertainment and that its stories are not intended to be taken as news. Stories are written as clearly labeled fiction, and the familiar formats of media are used as a creative device, not as a way to mislead.
“The intention is not to disguise fiction as news, but to use the familiar language of news and popular media to create satire,” said Komerlin.
Trumpery Times combines recognizable cultural references with fictional characters, invented situations and exaggerated narratives, organized around entertainment, film, popular culture and media-themed features.
Trumpery Times aims to give readers a space where familiar parts of contemporary culture appear in fictional and exaggerated forms. Visitors can browse the initial collection of satirical stories and fictional profiles through the website.
About Trumpery Times
Trumpery Times is a satirical digital publication covering entertainment, popular culture and modern media through parody, exaggeration and fictional storytelling. The publication presents familiar cultural ideas through fictional storylines and invented characters. Trumpery Times is operated by Raya Do Yaya LLC. Its guiding principle is simple: “Don’t Believe Everything You Read.” For more information, visit https://trumperytimes.com.
Prioritizing dexterous workflow and zero-shot instruction following, the Natura-1 is Nature Will’s first Physical General Foundation Model aimed at pioneering advanced robotics applications
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States, 16th Oct 2026 – Nature Will, a physical AI lab dedicated to building physical AGI, today announced the launch of Natura-1, a 50-billion-parameter physical general foundation model for dexterous hand control and zero-shot instruction following in advanced robotics applications. Pre-trained on over 1 million hours of egocentric human data, the Natura-1 combines instruction following with the ability to manipulate to changing task conditions and sustained actions over extended interactions, bringing the versatility of the hand within reach of a model that connects human intent to physical action.
With the rapid advancements in general AI and large language models, AI models developed for physical applications represent the next frontier in technological progress. Natura-1 showcases that generalization and fine physical control can be learned together in a foundation model for dexterous hands, applicable to any field where fine or delicate manipulations are required as part of the creation process. Built on a 50 billion parameter mixture-of-experts model trained jointly on language, images, video, and action, Natura-1 operates at a 100-millisecond control loop to unify language, vision, and high-degree-of-freedom action that connects language-directed behavior with the physical control.
“We believe general models that can handle every task must exist, and that those models must utilize dexterous hands,” said Ning Ding, CEO of Nature Will. “Natura-1 is our first step towards models that scale from human experience, building infrastructure that enables us to create the model from the ground up and that allows it to scale to any application. The Natura-1 is a 50-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts model with dexterous manipulation, long-horizon execution, and zero-shot instruction following, making it truly capable of scaling human experience into purposeful action.”
The model represents Nature Will’s first physical foundation model that is capable of general-purpose dexterous manipulation using real hardware, acting as a breakthrough in the development of general foundation models made to interact in the real world. Designed to scale, the model autonomously executes sustained, continuous workflows and follows complex natural language instructions, enabling it to reason through spatial constraints, multi-object relationships, and negative conditions.
Nature Will is a research-driven organization dedicated to building the physical artificial general intelligence. Focusing on training general-purpose foundation models, its team is working to develop models capable of closing the loop across perception, prediction, reasoning, and action in the real world, while exploring how embodied agents can achieve self-awareness and continuous learning within physically native environments. Nature Will’s R&D stack spans data acquisition and governance, foundation model pretraining, infrastructure, simulation and real-world evaluation, post-training, and reinforcement learning. Led by Founder and CEO Ning Ding, the company has assembled a full-stack physical AI team whose core members include frontier researchers, core contributors to flagship foundation models, champions of international student supercomputing competitions, and senior robotics hardware engineers.
