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BIG Unveils Gelephu Mindfulness City Masterplan Informed By Bhutanese Culture
[Design]
2024/01/16 09:03
BIG has unveiled a masterplan for Bhutan, the world’s first carbon-negative country, which is informed by Bhutanese culture and the principles of Gross National Happiness index (GNH), and the country’s strong spiritual heritage. Called Gelephu Mindfulness City, the 1,000-square-kilometre development is located in the town of Gelephu in Southern Bhutan. The new masterplan is being designed by...
(Patent) Amazon Wants Its AI to Understand The Real World
[Tech]
2024/01/15 09:10
The company wants to patent “attention-based deep reinforcement learning” for autonomous agents. This system aims to help autonomous agents that were trained using reinforcement learning to perform with more accuracy in unfamiliar environments. Though an autonomous system can be trained on a simulation designed to look as realistic as possible, a “model trained using a simulation may perform...
(PDF) Cognizant - Generative AI Could Disrupting Up To 90% of Existing Jobs
[Consumer]
2024/01/15 09:09
Hard numbers are finally here. Generative AI could deliver up to $1 trillion in annual growth by 2032, while potentially disrupting up to 90% of existing jobs. How can leaders navigate an upheaval of this scale and realize the technology’s full potential? By investing in people.As generative AI has swept across the global stage, it’s been clear something big was about to happen—to the econom...
(CES 2024) Swarovski Optik and Marc Newson Create AI Smart Binoculars
[Product]
2024/01/15 09:08
Designed by Marc Newson and unveiled at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, Swarovski Optik's AX Visio binoculars are equipped with artificial intelligence so they can identify bird and animal species.Swarovski Optik — the segment of the Swarovski group dedicated to sports optics such as binoculars and rifle scopes — said it considers AX Visio to be the world's first smart binoculars, capa...
Microsoft Overtakes Apple as Most Valuable Stock in the World
[Investing]
2024/01/15 09:07
Windows software maker’s value last topped Apple in 2021. The stock has gained 3.3% in 2024, adding $92 billion in value.Microsoft Corp. overtook Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company for the first time in more than two years, as worries over smartphone demand have weighed on the iPhone-maker’s stock in recent weeks.The Redmond, Washington-based software gian...
PaintJet Brings In $10M to Hone in On Robotic Ship Painting
[Investing]
2024/01/15 09:06
PaintJet, a company using robots for industrial painting, has brought in $10 million in Series A funding. The Nashville, Tenn.-based company says its industrial painting robots can help protect infrastructure from premature aging. Instead of selling or leasing its painting robots, PaintJet provides a comprehensive service inclusive of its robots and proprietary paint. The company maintains over...
Nike's Marketing Magic has Leaned On Signing The Biggest Global Stars
[Business]
2024/01/15 09:05
Nike and Tiger Woods announced they'd be ending one of the most iconic (and lucrative) brand deals in sports history after some 27 years. To mark the end of the Big Cat/Shoe Dog partnership, we're diving into how huge collabs with some of the biggest names and teams in sports — and much more besides — have helped Nike change the sportswear game. Nike's long-running partnership with Woods exem...
(CES 2024) Samsung’s Music Frame Makes Audio Look as Good as It Sounds
[Product]
2024/01/15 09:04
It’s basically Samsung’s take on the Symfonisk picture frame speaker from Sonos and Ikea. If you want a speaker that looks nothing like tech, this might be just the thing.Samsung’s The Frame TV has enjoyed huge success in recent years because it blends into the home in a way that’s much more aesthetically pleasing than the drab black rectangles you get from conventional TVs. With customizab...
(Infographic) How to Reach Financial Happiness
[Consumer]
2024/01/15 09:03
Many Americans believe that you need $1.2 million to reach financial happiness. So, it follows that 71% of Americans feel more money would solve their problems. This leaves us to wonder: how happy are Americans with their finances?To answer this question, Empower explored how to stay on the road to financial happiness.Despite the seven-figure price tag, only 17% of Americans believe financial h...
(CEC 2024) L’Oréal’s Futuristic Hairdryer Uses Infrared light for More Hydrated Hair
[Product]
2024/01/12 09:08
The AirLight Pro promises to dry hair up to 30 percent faster, use less power, and reduce heat. It also comes with smart attachments.L’Oréal has been a staple of CES for years, showing up with surprising twists on beauty products like a wearable UV sensor, a lipstick printer, and an AR-powered brow applicator. This year, the company is taking on the classic hairdryer with the AirLight Pro, an...
(Patent) Disney Patents A System for “Predicting Need for Guest Assistance”
[Tech]
2024/01/12 09:08
Disney wants to know what you’re up to in the “Happiest Place on Earth.”The company wants to patent a system for “predicting need for guest assistance,” which would track guests’ behavior at Disney properties using machine learning analysis of video data. Disney’s filing lays out an AI-based system which determines whether or not a guest’s behavior is normal, and uses that to predict if...
Bain - Present Shock and Future Sensing
[Business]
2024/01/12 09:07
When turbulence spikes, the ability to recognize patterns and develop options becomes vital.A stream of disruptive events is reshaping the business environment through eight major trends, ranging from slower growth of financial capital to more activist governments.The effects of these trends will be uneven across markets and industries, raising the value of capabilities around future sensing.Fo...
