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(Video) Robot Dog, Vero Cleans Up Beaches With Foot-Mounted Vacuums
[Product]
2024/07/24 09:07
A black robot dog with a white backpack with tubes coming out of it running down its legs to its feet stands on a pebbly beach with cigarette butts scattered around.IIT’s VERO vacuuming quadruped prepares to clean cigarette butts from a beach in Genoa.Cigarette butts are the second most common undisposed-of litter on Earth—of the six trillion-ish cigarettes inhaled every year, it’s estimated...
Level AI Applies Algorithms to Contact Center Pain Points
[Business]
2024/07/24 09:06
Focused indian female professional helpline call center agent operator telemarketer wear wireless headset work in customer care support service team office talking consulting client at workplace.Ashish Nagar, an engineer by trade, was working at Amazon’s Alexa org on the conversational AI team when he realized that AI had the potential to greatly bolster productivity in contact centers.“Front...
(Infographic) The Big Mac Index - The Price of a Big Mac Across the World
[Investing]
2024/07/24 09:05
The Big Mac Index, created by The Economist in 1986, started out as a simple tool to make currency theory more digestible. Now, it’s a widely-known measure in popular economics to assess and compare currency valuations.In short, the Big Mac index compares the purchasing power parity (PPP) of currencies using the price of a Big Mac in the U.S. as the benchmark. It shows how much a Big Mac costs...
tinyPod’s Case Transforms Your Apple Watch Into a Vintage iPod
[Product]
2024/07/24 09:04
If you have an old Apple Watch and you're not sure what to do with it, a new product called TinyPod might be the answer. Priced at $79, the TinyPod is a silicone case with a built-in scroll wheel that houses the Apple Watch chassis.When an Apple Watch is placed inside the TinyPod, the click wheel on the case is able to be used to scroll through the Apple Watch interface. The feature works throu...
Gree Foldable Electric Steamer Concept Expands When Needed
[Design]
2024/07/24 09:03
Gree Electric wants to revolutionize our appliance to save kitchen space, which is getting limited nowadays as our living space is also smaller. Foldable Electric Steamer Concept would solve issues of fixed capacity and inconvenient storage of conventional steamers. Its creative accordion-inspired body improves cooking efficiency for users.When not in use, it looks like just another compact, bo...
(PDF) BCG - Global Wealth Report 2024 - The GenAI Era Unfolds
[Business]
2024/07/23 09:10
Global net wealth staged a significant recovery in 2023, growing by 4.3% after a difficult year in 2022.Much of the growth was due to a rebound in the financial markets, accompanied by a rise in the volume of assets under management (AuM). Financial wealth—a subset of global wealth—rose by almost 7%, following a decline of 4% in 2022. The gains were especially strong in North America and West...
Luxury Watchmaker Sets The Pace with Web3 Tech - H. Moser & Cie.’s Genesis Project
[Business]
2024/07/23 09:09
How H. Moser & Cie.’s Genesis project uses emerging technologies like NFTs and digital product passports to increase the value of its watches for customersThe luxury watch industry may not be known for driving digital innovation, but for Swiss brand H. Moser & Cie., incorporating emerging technologies like non-fungible tokens and virtual reality into its product offerings is a natural...
Gen Z Gamer Study : Spending Habits, Creators, Bitcoin Rewards
[Consumer]
2024/07/23 09:08
ZBD surveyed 2,000 U.S. gamers aged 18-25 on the gaming habits, attitude towards creators and openness to crypto/Bitcoin rewards.In game rewards platform ZBD has published a study examining Gen Z’s gaming preferences. The ZBD Gen Z Gamer Study surveyed over 2,000 respondents in the U.S. aged 18-25 that play video games at least one hour per day to understand how they play, socialize and engage...
Bill Gates-backed Startup, Savor Creates Animal-Free 'Butter' from Thin Air
[Investing]
2024/07/23 09:07
First Bill Gates wanted you to eat protein from bugs, now he wants you to eat butter from air.The billionaire Microsoft founder is backing a California start-up that makes an animal-free “butter” alternative from carbon dioxide to help fight climate change.Gates — who got the internet buzzing last year when he funded an insect-derived food tech firm — says the company, Savor, has perfected...
