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Nomad’s New Slim USB-C Chargers are a Match Made in Heaven for iPhone 15
[Product]
2023/12/07 09:03
Nomad just launched a pair of new USB-C chargers – taking a far more slimmed-down approach than most of what you’ll find elsewhere on the market. I had the chance to put them to the test over a long weekend of travel, which has earned both of the 35W and 65W chargers the title of being my new favorite wall adapters out there.Last week, Nomad continued to expand its lineup of USB-C chargers. A...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The State of Fashion 2024
[Business]
2023/12/06 09:10
Fashion companies will face economic headwinds, technology shifts, and an evolving competitive landscape in 2024. However, shifting consumer priorities will continue to offer opportunities.Storm clouds are gathering, but the experience of recent years shows how the fashion industry may ride out the challenges ahead. In 2022, the industry again showed its resilience, almost equaling the record e...
(Paper) ‘Animate Anyone’ Heralds The Approach of Full-Motion Deepfakes
[Business]
2023/12/06 09:09
As if still-image deepfakes aren’t bad enough, we may soon have to contend with generated videos of anyone who dares to put a photo of themselves online: with Animate Anyone, bad actors can puppeteer people better than ever.The new generative video technique was developed by researchers at Alibaba Group’s Institute for Intelligent Computing. It’s a big step forward from previous image-to-vid...
Nova Chef and Nova Server Robots Grow and Deliver Fresh Food in Space
[Design]
2023/12/06 09:08
Following Laika the healing robot dog companion, students from Hongkik University present Nova Chef and Nova Server — a hospitable duo positioned to cater to travelers on future space tourism initiatives. Conceptualized by Industrial Design majors Seokoo Yeo and Sun-a Choi, the service robots are defined by modular moving parts and interchangeable body components that enable their versatility...
CB Insights - The Digital Health 50 : The Most Promising Digital Health Companies of 2023
[Investing]
2023/12/06 09:07
The Digital Health 50 is CB Insights’ annual ranking of the 50 most promising digital health startups in the world. This year's winners are working on making healthcare AI safer, developing new drugs and therapies, bringing clinical trials to underserved populations, and more.[click to enlarge]CB Insights has unveiled the winners of the fifth annual Digital Health 50 (previously the Digital He...
Foretellix Raises $85M to Build and Test Scenarios for Self-Driving Systems
[Investing]
2023/12/06 09:06
On their way to building fully autonomous vehicles, self-driving car makers are facing a tall task: training their AIs to be able to respond reliably to any and all scenarios that a car, truck or bus might encounter as well as, or hopefully better, than a human would. Today, a startup with a platform to help with that challenge is announcing a sizeable round of funding to take those strategies...
Where Can the Most Chips Be Manufactured ?
[Business]
2023/12/06 09:05
Even with semiconductors being integral parts of the automotive and computing industries for decades, the race for AI dominance and more and more of our digital infrastructure moving to the cloud greatly exacerbated the need for high-capacity data centers and chip production by companies like Intel, Samsung or Taiwan-based TSMC. But even with U.S. companies taking the lead in global revenue sha...
(Paper) First Human Clinical Trial for Pill-Sized Device That Monitors Breathing from The Gut
[Tech]
2023/12/06 09:04
Scientists have developed an ingestible device that can safely monitor vital signs like breathing and heart rate from inside humans. The tool, described November 17 in the journal Device, has the potential to provide accessible and convenient care for people at risk of opioid overdose."The ability to facilitate diagnosis and monitor many conditions without having to go into a hospital can provi...
Aranda\Lasch Creates Glowing Facade with Undulating Fins for Dior in Qatar
[Design]
2023/12/06 09:03
US studio Aranda\Lasch has created an interior facade for a Dior store outside of Doha with towering, curvaceous fins backlit by glowing translucent panels.Located in the Place Vendôme mall in Lusail, Qatar, the Dior Femme facade stands 72 feet tall (22 metres tall) and contains a main entrance flanked by window displays.Aranda\Lasch designed the rippling facade as a homage to the textile cons...
(PDF) UBS - UBS Year Ahead 2024 : A New World
[Investing]
2023/12/05 09:10
UBS’s Chief Investment Office sees us entering “a new world” in 2024. With uncertainties set to persist in both the economic and geopolitical spheres, investors should focus on quality, get in balance, and stay disciplined yet agile.Looking at the decade ahead, there are opportunities to capture growth in leaders from disruption, including generative AI, and in private markets.In the Year Ah...
(Patent) Google’s Drone Detector
[Tech]
2023/12/05 09:09
Google wants to use drones to keep its data centers spick and span. The company filed a patent application for “autonomous aerial imaging and environmental sensing” of data centers. Google’s system relies on drones to monitor data centers to ensure that connection isn’t lost and conditions are optimal for operation.Monitoring the operations of a data center can be a complex and daunting tas...
Balmuda The Plate Pro - Designer Teppanyaki Griddle
[Product]
2023/12/05 09:08
As all meat purists will tell you, there's only one way to appreciate wagyu, Japan's special beef that comes from very specific areas like Kobe, Matsusaka, or Omi: you get a medium-sized steak and you cook it on a teppanyaki, an iron griddle, right there on the table, making sure that every side has been cooked evenly and exactly.If you want to up your game and serve your partner, family, or fr...
