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(Paper) A Fluid Battery That Can Take Any Shape
[Tech]
2025/04/24 09:07
Researchers at Linköping University have developed a battery that can take any shape.Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers at Linköping University have developed a battery that can take any shape. This soft and conformable battery can be integrated into future technology in a completely new way. Their study has been published in the journal Science Advances."The texture is a bit like...
SPICERR : Smart Cooking. Delicious Flavors.
[Product]
2025/04/24 09:06
A new era of home cooking has started: simpler, smarter, tastier.Founded in 2019, Spicerr is the brainchild of Tomer Eden (CEO) and Rahav Cohen (CTO), two passionate entrepreneurs on a mission to make everyday cooking exciting and accessible to everyone.The idea for Spicerr was inspired by Tomer’s observation of his wife’s effortless ability to create delicious meals that perfectly matched th...
What is the "AI Premium" ?
[Investing]
2025/04/24 09:05
AI companies are outperforming and 'outraising' their non-AI counterparts. Q1 data reveals what many of us have suspected – companies with AI at their core are commanding significant premiums in funding rounds compared to their non-AI counterparts.Looking at the Q1 2025 data across multiple sectors:Median deal size for AI companies was $5M vs $3M for non-AI – a 67% premiumThe Auto Tech sector...
This AI-Powered Walking Aid Redefines Rehabilitation with Smart Patient Recovery
[Design]
2025/04/24 09:04
Healthcare systems around the world are under pressure, and South Korea is no exception. With a single healthcare professional often responsible for 16 to 43 patients, providing personalized, one-on-one rehabilitation becomes a nearly impossible task. Legit, an AI-powered walking aid, steps in to meet this challenge, offering a smarter, more efficient way to deliver high-quality rehab training...
(Video) Wedding Rice Repurposes Non-Edible Grains for Ceremonial Use Against Food Waste
[Product]
2025/04/24 09:03
Wedding Rice improves the sustainability of wedding practices. The Wedding Rice is the first non-edible rice product developed by McCann Worldgroup Greece, specifically for ceremonial use during weddings. In Greece, where over 50,000 weddings occur annually, the tradition of throwing rice symbolizes prosperity and fertility. This widespread practice results in significant quantities of edible r...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Open Source Technology in The Age of AI
[Business]
2025/04/23 09:10
With more organizations deploying gen AI across business functions, a new survey finds that leaders are increasingly turning to open source AI solutions to build out their tech stacks.Open source software has long been a critical part of the technology ecosystem. Commercial software typically requires a commercial license or subscription and restricts access to its core technology. However, ope...
Generative AI is Reshaping South Korea’s Webcomics Industry
[Business]
2025/04/23 09:09
Some graphic artists, like the legendary Lee Hyun-se, see AI as a path to immortality; others wonder if it’s a threat to their own creativity.“My mind is still sharp and my hands work just fine, so I have no interest in getting help from AI to draw or write stories,” says Lee Hyun-se, a legendary South Korean cartoonist best known for his seminal series A Daunting Team, a 1983 manhwa about t...
(Paper) MIT - Engineers Develop a Better Way to Deliver Long-Lasting Drugs
[Tech]
2025/04/23 09:08
With tinier needles and fewer injections, the approach may enable new options for long-term delivery of contraceptives or treatments for diseases such as HIV.MIT engineers have devised a new way to deliver certain drugs in higher doses with less pain, by injecting them as a suspension of tiny crystals. Once under the skin, the crystals assemble into a drug “depot” that could last for months o...
U.S. Consolidates Position Among Highest-Spending Cities
[Investing]
2025/04/23 09:07
In 2020, there were five U.S. entries among the cities with the biggest consumer spending in the world. By 2040, this will have risen to six with the addition of Dallas, a release by World Data Lab shows. At the same time, the other regions in the top 10 have been diversifying, with Japan losing ground and China gaining some, the numbers show.Beyond the top 10, the U.S. has seen another city ri...
