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(PDF) 2024 State of OpenCloud Report - The Battery Ventures
[Business]
2024/11/13 09:10
Inside the Coming AI Market “Supercycle” and How Cloud Startups Can Benefit: The Battery Ventures 2024 State of OpenCloud Report.Has it finally happened? Have fledgling AI “experiments” inside companies finally morphed into real technology deployments, paving the way for big new efficiencies and streamlined workflows across all manner of industries and business processes?The answer, accordi...
Apple’s Next Device Is an AI Wall Tablet for Home Control, Siri and Video Calls
[Product]
2024/11/13 09:09
Apple is planning on launching a wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle video conferencing and use artificial intelligence to navigate apps, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the effort.The product, code-named J490, could be announced as early as March, the report said, adding that it will spotlight the new AI platform, Apple Intelligence.Appl...
Red Dot Winner 2023 - 3D Vein Viewer Locator
[Design]
2024/11/13 09:08
The Adison vein viewer features a tiltable screen so that it can be used in a variety of positions.If a medical professional has ever had a hard time getting a needle into your veins, you'll welcome this new gizmo from Adison Technology. By effectively turning your skin transparent, it makes needle sticks more accurate and therefore less painful.Blood draws are often one of the first tests a do...
AI Takeoff Turns Data Centers Into America’s New Building Boom
[Business]
2024/11/13 09:07
US companies are plowing money into building data centers as they race to get ahead in artificial intelligence.Private construction spending on data centers has surged close to $30 billion a year, according to the most recent numbers from the Census Bureau, more than double what it was in late 2022 when OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released to the public.Corporate America now allocates a bigger buildi...
(Video) EpiBone Raises Funding Round for Regenerative Medicine
[Investing]
2024/11/13 09:06
EpiBone, a NYC-based regenerative medicine company, raised an undisclosed amount in funding.The round was led by Kendall Capital Partners, with participation from LifeSpan Vision Ventures, EMV Capital, and others.The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its ongoing pipeline development efforts.Led by CEO Dr. Nina Tandon, EpiBone is a regenerative medicine company focused on skeletal r...
(Infographic) The World’s Most Valuable Media Brands in 2024
[Business]
2024/11/13 09:05
Over the last decade, the top of the global ranking for the most valuable media brands has shifted from broadcast media operators, such as Disney, Fox, and NBC, to tech companies.In this graphic, we present the most valuable media brands in the world as of September 2024, according to Brand Finance.TV Brands Lose Ground to StreamersAccording to Brand Finance, TV brands have been losing both bra...
New AI Startup Authenticates Sneakers by Smell
[Business]
2024/11/13 09:04
Osmo debuts AI-enabled scent authenticator, Jacquemus turns to digital for holiday campaign, and Cartier's AI-fueled Shanghai exhibition.With counterfeit goods becoming increasingly sophisticated in make and quality, sniffing out the fakes has become a near-impossible task.However, a new AI-powered startup believes it has cracked the code for identifying the real deal from its knockoff counterp...
(Video) Clam-shaped Kinetic Sound Sculptures Sing of The Quality of Water
[Design]
2024/11/13 09:03
CLAMS, designed by Marco Barotti, is a series of kinetic sound sculptures that translate data from water quality sensors into sound and movement. Inspired by the natural function of clams as water purifiers, each sculpture is constructed from recycled plastic and incorporates a speaker. The sculptures respond to real-time data from water purity sensors placed in bodies of water such as rivers,...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The State of Fashion 2025
[Business]
2024/11/12 09:10
The global fashion industry faces economic uncertainty, a dynamic market, and consumer behavior shifts. Finding pockets of growth means navigating a complex maze.Although hard to predict, even in the best of times, the fashion industry is in for a particularly tumultuous and uncertain 2025. A long-feared cyclical slowdown has arrived. Consumers, affected by the recent period of high inflation,...
(Paper) Power-Over-Skin Makes Powering Wearables Easier
[Tech]
2024/11/12 09:09
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.Self-winding watches have existed for a century, but manufacturers are still searching for ways to make modern wearables battery-free. A new research paper from Carnegie Mellon University could have the answer: scientists have developed a technique to power the next generation of wearable tech...
Lululemon's $150 Yoga Pants Become Surprise Hit in Slowing China
[Business]
2024/11/12 09:08
While other Western brands are fading, the Canadian yoga wear maker can’t expand fast enough on the mainland.When China Managing Director San Yan Ng first started at Lululemon Athletica Inc. in 2018, the yogawear maker had just about 10 local stores and was still trying to figure out how to operate on e-commerce platforms. This year, it has more than 130 outlets and hit $1 billion in Chinese s...
New Super Stretchy OLED Could Make Cars and Even Clothes More Sci-Fi
[Tech]
2024/11/12 09:07
Don't expect these 12-inch screens from LG Display to appear in your living room any time soon.LG Display's prototype OLED can be stretched up to 10,000 times.A new flexible OLED screen can stretch up to 50% and attach to fabric. LG Display, the screen-manufacturing arm of the Korean electronics giant, unveiled the new technology at LG Science Park in Seoul on Nov. 8.The 12-inch prototype scree...
