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Google Reigns in Generative AI Search
[Business]
2025/02/07 09:06
Google Drew Over 30 Times More Visitors Than the Next Biggest GenAI Search Destination (US desktop and mobile web visits, by platform, Dec 2024)Key stat: In December 2024, Google.com dominated generated AI (genAI) search with 16.5 billion visitors, while runner-up ChatGPT had just 517 million, according to Similarweb.Beyond the chart:Google added AI Overviews to many of its basic search results...
Lenovo to Sell $3,499 Laptop With ‘Rollable’ Display This Spring
[Product]
2025/02/07 09:05
Lenovo is proudly present you ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable, this is world’s first rollable display AI PC developed for modern professionals. This project started as a concept but thanks to Lenovo Research Team, it is possible to transition from groundbreaking concept to a fully realized product. Again and again, Lenovo boasts its ability to turn futuristic concepts into practical, high-perfor...
Wilson’s Airless Basketball is Back by Popular Demand
[Product]
2025/02/07 09:04
The original 3D-printed ball sold out in seconds. The new run, with a new burgundy color, will probably last as long.Wilson’s Airless Gen1 basketball is back. The hollow, $2,500 3D-printed basketball that doesn’t need to be inflated was first showcased at the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend. Now, Wilson is selling the ball via a new production run for the remaining few people who can afford to spen...
The Looming Retirements Crisis
[Consumer]
2025/02/07 09:03
An aging population represents a major challenge for many countries around the world. Falling birth rates coupled with rising life expectancies are likely to place significant pressure on labor markets, healthcare and pension systems. OECD data reveals how a number of countries are facing particularly rapid aging. Where the number of retirees for every 100 workers already stood at more than 55...
(PDF) Bain - 2024 China Luxury Goods Market : Navigating Turbulent Waters
[Business]
2025/02/06 09:10
China's luxury market faced a significant slowdown in 2024, primarily driven by reduced domestic spending due to low consumer confidence and increased tourist spending abroad.In 2024, the Chinese mainland luxury market experienced a significant decline of 18%–20%, reverting to 2020 levels due to low consumer confidence and increased overseas spending. In many ways, this downturn marks the end...
OpenAI Launches ‘Deep Research’ Tool That It Says Can Match Research Analyst
[Tech]
2025/02/06 09:09
ChatGPT developer announces AI agent amid growing challenge from rivals such as China’s DeepSeek.OpenAI has stepped up its development of artificial intelligence agents by announcing a new tool that crafts reports which it claims can match the output of a research analyst.The ChatGPT developer said the new tool, “deep research”, “accomplishes in 10 minutes what would take a human many hours...
Revolutionary' Kiwi Invention Offers Transport That Glides Above Road-based Traffic
[Tech]
2025/02/06 09:08
A new autonomous gondola system could make transport around Sugar Land more convenient.Imagine soaring high in the air like a bird. No traffic, just gliding smoothly from one side of Sugar Land to the other. No stoplights or bad drivers, just a quick, scenic ride. That’s the vision behind the Sugar Land Whoosh, a proposed gondola system designed to make taking quick trips around town faster, e...
Your Arabica Coffee Will Get Even Pricier as Beans Soar to Record $4 a Pound
[Investing]
2025/02/06 09:07
Price hike has hurt demand in both major and emerging markets. Top-grower Brazil is suffering after a prolonged drought.Trade wars, tariff threats and logistics shocks are upending businesses and spreading volatility. Understand the new order of global commerce.Arabica coffee topped $4 per pound in New York for the first time, as concerns over tight global supplies fuel a dizzying rally that’s...
Gartner : AI Assistants May Reduce Mobile App Usage by 25% by 2027
[Business]
2025/02/06 09:06
Mobile app usage could drop by 25% by 2027 as more people rely on artificial intelligence (AI) assistants, according to research from Gartner Inc., a consulting firm. AI tools like Apple Intelligence, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Meta AI are expected to take over tasks that apps currently handle. Gartner said in a media release that aside from this shift, apps may combine features across differe...
