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Where’s My Self-Driving Car ?
[Business]
2023/11/14 09:08
When Hollywood portrays the future, two of its go-to tropes are AI-powered robots and self-driving cars. But, nearly a year on from ChatGPT’s seminal public launch — and with headlines about new AI tools and bots dominating the tech sections of news outlets on an almost daily basis — we’re asking: where’s my self-driving car?Hands off the wheelIt’s not unreasonable to have expected some m...
The Battle for Weight Loss Drug Dominance is Heating Up. Here's Why ?
[Business]
2023/11/14 09:07
The race to grab market share of the booming obesity drug market has officially begun, with AstraZeneca (AZN) reentering the contest with a partnership for an oral contender and Eli Lilly (LLY) gaining FDA approval for weight loss use for its GLP-1 drug, Zepbound.The competition between Lilly's tirzepatide drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound, and Novo Nordisk's semaglutide drugs, Ozempic (Type 2 diabe...
How Robots Are Expanding Their Fields of Work By Attaining Emotional Designs
[Design]
2023/11/14 09:06
Robots have long captured our imaginations, from the helpful household robots of science fiction to the industrial machines that streamline manufacturing processes. However, the integration of robots into our daily lives has often been hampered by the challenges they face when navigating complex human environments. These limitations have confined their utility to controlled spaces in industries...
Half of Chinese Consumers to Spend More on Singles Day 2023
[Consumer]
2023/11/14 09:05
As soon as November rolls around, they are seemingly everywhere: shopping holidays. China's Singles' Day (Nov. 11) as well as the U.S.' Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become ubiquitous internationally. At the same time, they have started to stretch into days and weeks of discounts, named Black Week, Cyber Week, Christmas Week and Black Shopping (Germany), Jour XXL (France) and, less positiv...
How ‘Household Restocking’ Startup The Rounds Uses AI to Make Sustainable e-Commerce
[Business]
2023/11/14 09:04
The Rounds, a sustainable “household restocking” service, wants to prove that last-mile logistics can be done both efficiently and profitably. Now, it’s claiming a significant milestone on the latter, as the startup claims it’s profitable not only at the unit economic level but also in terms of how it operates its fulfillment centers — the neighborhood locations from where it delivers inve...
Ultra-White Ceramic Cools Buildings with Record-High 99.6% Reflectivity
[Tech]
2023/11/14 09:03
Scientists in Hong Kong have demonstrated a new ultra-white ceramic material that can drastically cool buildings by reflecting sunlight and heat at record highs. The beetle-inspired material gets its ability from its nanostructure, stays tough to the elements and should be relatively easy to scale up for production.When our homes get too hot, the first solution for many people is to crank the a...
(Video) Humane’s Ai Pin Promises an ‘Ambient Computing’ Future for $699
[Product]
2023/11/13 09:10
After months of leaks and teases, the extremely hyped wearer device has finally officially been revealed -- it arrives 11/16.It’s here. After months of hype, leaks and reveals, Humane has officially revealed the Ai Pin. The small device magnetically attaches to its wearer’s lapel, collecting data via an on-board camera. It’s powered by a Qualcomm chip and leverages AI. Humane believes that o...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Building Food and Agriculture Businesses for a Green Future
[Business]
2023/11/13 09:09
Many industry leaders expect significant disruption across the agriculture value chain over the next two years, resulting in new opportunities to build and scale green-growth, resilient businesses.Over the past few decades, the food and agriculture sector has consistently faced challenges in meeting the world’s food needs. Throughout the late 20th century, population growth significantly incre...
Here’s What We Know About Generative AI’s Impact on White-Collar Work
[Business]
2023/11/13 09:08
Since generative artificial intelligence burst on to the scene last November, the forecast for white-collar workers has been gloomy. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, estimates that the jobs most at risk from the new wave of AI are those with the highest wages, and that someone in an occupation that pays a six-figure salary is about three times as exposed as someone making $30,000. McKinsey w...
Twitter is a Mess, So Former Employees are Creating Spill as an Alternative
[Business]
2023/11/13 09:07
Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell and DeVaris Brown met during orientation on their first day working at Twitter. They didn’t know that just a few years later they’d be building a social media platform of their own.“We were the only two Black guys in there, and we were like, ‘Hey, we’ll be friends!'” said Terrell, who served as the platform’s global head of Social & Editorial until last mon...
Novel 3D Batteries for EVs Can be Charged More Than 98% in Under 10 Minutes
[Tech]
2023/11/13 09:06
When it comes to electric vehicles, the main concern is the range anxiety related to mileage per charge and charging time. Now a company from the U.S. seems to have a solution for charging time.3D Silicon Lithium-ion battery designer and manufacturer Enovix announced that it had demonstrated the ability of its 0.27 Ah Electric Vehicle (EV) test cells to charge from 0-80 percent state-of-charge...
(Infographic) The World’s Most Popular Apps by Downloads
[Business]
2023/11/13 09:05
In our fast-paced, tech-centric world, mobile apps have become integral to our daily lives. The world’s most popular apps have transformed the way we work, interact with others, and entertain ourselves.However, this ever-evolving digital world requires apps to stay on top of the latest trends to survive growing and often-changing competition. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic forced people in...
