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AI Legal Tech Startup EvenUp Raises $135M To Hit Unicorn Status
[Investing]
2024/10/14 09:06
EvenUp, a legal tech startup creating artificial intelligence products for the personal injury sector, raised a $135 million Series D at a valuation of more than $1 billion.The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Premji Invest, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, SignalFire and B Capital Group.The San Francisco-based startup’s platform is powered...
When Gaming Meets Luxury Fashion
[Business]
2024/10/14 09:05
With China’s AAA gaming market outpacing the US’, luxury fashion faces a new frontier in courting the mainland’s digital-savvy consumers. But are brands willing to take the plunge?Thirty or so years ago – in a time of less diversity, equity and inclusion – the luxury fashion industry was wrestling with the rise of hip-hop music. Should brands embrace it? Some even worried the association w...
7 in 10 Consumers Worldwide Prefer Emails From Brands
[Consumer]
2024/10/14 09:04
69% of consumers worldwide say email is their preferred communication channel with brands, according to a June 2024 survey from Emarsys. Email was followed by SMS/MMS, at 53%.Beyond the chart:Brands need to be cautious about sending too many emails, because 25% of consumers worldwide unsubscribe from brand email and texts at least once per week, according to GetApp's 2024 Advertising Preference...
This AI-Equipped Smart Radio Cooks Up Engaging Conversations on Trending Topics
[Design]
2024/10/14 09:03
AI is gradually creeping up in our daily lives, giving us all better ways to be productive without exercising our neural network. If we weren’t already slaves to our phones and PCs, AI will ensure we stay hooked on to our gadgets more than ever. Many applications of AI are more than useful if used smartly.Most AI models are slowly inching towards a machine learning level that’s useful for mor...
(PDF) UBS - Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2024
[Investing]
2024/10/13 09:10
According to this year’s edition of the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index, bubble risk in housing markets declined further. Miami now shows the highest bubble risk among the cities in this study, followed by Tokyo and Zurich. For the study, UBS analyzed residential property prices in 25 major cities around the world. Real housing prices in many cities have bottomed out.Zurich, 24 September 2...
Elon Musk Unveils the Long-Awaited Robotaxi and Tesla's Autonomous Future
[Product]
2024/10/13 09:09
Musk says the fully self-driving vehicle will go into production "before 2027."Tesla has entered the robotaxi arena. CEO Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled the company's autonomous Robotaxi vehicle during its We, Robot event at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles. The car shown off is of a silver-chrome hue and features no steering wheel or pedals. It'll charge via induction and use AI to navigate...
(Patent) Motorola Folding Phone Patent Suggests Hinge Adjustment Based on The User’s Movement
[Tech]
2024/10/13 09:08
Motorola is pushing the boundaries of foldable smartphones with a new patent that introduces a hinge mechanism capable of autonomous adjustment, adapting seamlessly to user movements. This novel approach aims to make foldable devices more intuitive, elevating the user experience to new levels of comfort and convenience.The patent, titled “Autonomous Form Factor Control of a Foldable Mobile Dev...
Netflix’s Latest Runaway Hit Is a Korean Reality Cooking Show
[Business]
2024/10/13 09:07
Netflix Inc.’s latest bet on Korean reality series has created another runaway hit. For the last two weeks, the cooking competition Culinary Class Wars topped its global weekly TV chart for non-English titles.The unscripted, 12-episode show started off with 100 chefs, divided into two categories. The “white spoons” run acclaimed places, many with Michelin stars; they’re pitted against under...
(Infographic) 45 Famous Phones From Pop Culture
[Product]
2024/10/13 09:06
Film makers use all kinds of props and visual clues to give us hints about the plot or to develop the world and characters. The team at Ooma showed us 45 examples with this infographic displaying 45 of pop culture’s most famous phones.This comprehensive list shows us imaginative phones from science fiction as well as historic screen firsts and iconic phones that helped define a character. The...
Just Why Is ‘Girl With Pearl Earring’ So Captivating? A New Study Has Answers
[Tech]
2024/10/13 09:05
The inquiry, spearheaded by the Mauritshuis, tracked participants' responses to the Vermeer's masterpiece.The Mauritshuis has teamed up with Dutch researchers to probe just what happens in our brains when we view art in person, compared to seeing a reproduction. It’s the museum’s first research into emotional responses to art—and the results will come as no surprise.“We see reproductions of...
Toyota's Portable Hydrogen Cartridges Look Like Giant AA Batteries
[Product]
2024/10/13 09:04
Toyota is showcasing a series of sustainable developments at the Japan Mobility Bizweek later this month – including its vision of a portable hydrogen cartridge future, which could apparently provide 'swappable' power for next-gen hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).Originally a project of Toyota’s mobility technology subsidiary Woven (formerly Woven Planet), the team produced a work...
1 in 8 Americans Feels Lonely a Lot of The Time
[Consumer]
2024/10/13 09:03
That number rises to nearly 1 in 4 for younger people.The latest version of the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey — a broad gauge of the economic and social issues affecting American households — found some not-so-surprising news: Americans are lonely.The survey conducted between August 20 and September 16 reported that 1 in 8 people (12.6%) was feeling lonely either “always” or “...
