1. Apple, 동공 크기 변화까지 감지해서 기기를 제어하는 기술 특허 획득동공 확장 및 시선 추적을 활용한 비접촉 제어: Apple이 동공의 정밀한 확대·축소(Dilation) 패턴과 시선 방향을 모니터링하여 사용자의 의도를 파악하고 자동으로 명령을 실행하는 특허 출원.조도 변화 소음(Exogenous noise) 분리 알고리즘: 주변 조도 변화로 인한 동공 반응을 필터링하고 실제 관심과 의도에서 비롯된 동공 패턴만을 정밀하게 식별하는 노이즈 제거 기술 적용.Vision Pro 및 공간 컴퓨팅 UX의 진화: 손짓이나 음성 명령 없이 시선과 생체 반응만으로 작동하는 저부하 제어 인터페이스를 구축하...

Apple is exploring a new way to control devices without touching a screen or speaking a command: detecting subtle changes in a user’s pupil size.Your pupils widen slightly when something grabs your attention, and Apple wants to turn that tiny, involuntary reaction into a device command. A newly published patent describes a system that watches your pupil size in real time and uses it to figure out what you want, before you even tap a button.Ever noticed how your eyes naturally lock onto something the moment it interests you? Apple has, and a...

Payments Enter a Reset Point as AI Pushes Commerce Toward Autonomous Orchestration.The global payments industry is entering a more demanding era. Growth remains substantial, but the easy gains from cash-to-digital conversion, e-commerce expansion and rising interest rates are fading. BCG argues that the next phase will reward companies that can demonstrate durable revenue, operational leverage and a defensible position as AI agents begin influencing how transactions are discovered, routed and executed.Global payments revenue totaled almost $...

For much of his life, Zain Javaid, 19, wanted to be a quant who uses math and data to guide his investment decisions. And for a while, he was one. But he got bored. Then, in 2022, ChatGPT was released, and he told TechCrunch, “I felt fundamentally excited in a way that I never had been before.”He became interested in personal AI, and that interest led him to start Ghost, which announced Monday that it has emerged from stealth after a year of building, along with an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Other investors in the r...

Users Get Round-The-Clock Hearing With No Visible External Hardware.Cochlear implants have transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world by restoring lost hearing. But externally worn sound processors outside the ear have long been a source of friction, limiting daily activities and exposing users to stigma. A new, fully implanted cochlear implant from Austrian company Med-El now offers the prospect of round-the-clock hearing without any visible sign.Since the 1980s, cochlear implants have been used to bypass dama...

Consumers want some real savings out of AI use while shopping: In a recent Statista Consumer Insights survey published in the Statista Consumer Reality Update 2026, 44 percent of Americans say they wanted AI to compare prices and find them the best value for money.In this scenario, however, U.S. consumers have already made up their minds about the product they want to purchase. In terms of AI helping with these decisions, 41 percent said they were open to discovering new products to purchase via AI and 34 percent said they were even willing...

The company opened its first walk-up-only location last year, and wants to replicate the concept elsewhere.Dutch Bros is testing walk-up-only windows to attract pedestrian traffic and is considering opening similar shops in other densely populated areas.The coffee chain operated 1,225 shops as of June 30 and aims to boost its shop count to 2,029 by 2029.Morningstar analyst Ari Felhandler anticipates Dutch Bros will fall short of its 2029 shop count goal by about 300 locations.Dutch Bros, the fast-growing, drive-through coffee chain known for...

Anker’s new Soundcore Sleep Earbuds 4 Pro stuff a heart rate sensor into your ear canal and bolt a round AMOLED touchscreen onto the charging case, so bedtime happens without your phone anywhere near the pillow. Each bud is a flat three gram disc with a soft silicone fin that wedges into the ridge of your ear, sitting 20 percent flatter against your head than the old Sleep A30 so side sleepers can actually lie on them. A microphone in the case listens for your partner’s snoring and reshapes the masking audio as the snore shifts pitch. It a...

Canadian fashion retailer Aritzia has turned one of its best-known products, the Super Puff winter jacket, into a street-scale installation on New York’s Lower East Side.The XL jacket has taken over 159 Ludlow Street to promote a technical upgrade to the brand’s signature down coat.Open through October 1, the experiential marketing stunt celebrates the Super Puff’s new 800+ fill-power down, which Aritzia says provides more warmth with less weight.For those outside North America, Aritzia is a Canadian womenswear retailer with a growing US...