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(Patent) Tesla Keeps Its Eyes Peeled
[Tech]
2024/06/25 09:10
The automaker filed a patent application for vision-based occupancy determination within the surroundings of an “ego,” which the company defines as the “autonomous navigation technology used for autonomous vehicles and robots” within the filing. Tesla’s filing details a system aimed at giving its self-driving cars a more robust view of their surroundings. “Egos often need to navigate thro...
Bain - AI Survey : 4 Themes Emerging
[Business]
2024/06/25 09:09
If 2023 was about experimentation, 2024 is all about results.Companies are moving quickly to explore ways for generative AI to enhance their business, with most already developing or deploying initiatives.Our quarterly survey on AI readiness shows that last year, executives were most concerned about quality and capabilities. But in 2024, many are already focused on delivering real value.Not sur...
Tel Aviv Startup Ottopia Unveils New AI-Powered Platform For Driverless Vehicles
[Business]
2024/06/25 09:08
Tel Aviv startup Ottopia, which provides technology for driverless vehicles, has unveiled its new, first-of-its-kind AI-powered remote driving platform. The new platform integrates existing vehicle components such as cameras and modems into its system, using its AI to provide real-time information about a vehicle’s immediate surroundings. It has also been designed for seamless integration with...
Ferrari's Brand Is A Money-Making Machine
[Investing]
2024/06/25 09:07
As arguably the most iconic luxury car company in the world, Ferrari’s foray into the world of electric supercars has been keenly anticipated. It’s also been highly secretive. But, some details did emerge this week from Reuters that Ferrari’s first electric effort will start at a hefty €500,000 ($535,000) — well above the company’s current average selling price of ~€350,000. The first Pr...
(Video) Face Screening Tool Detects Stroke in Seconds
[Tech]
2024/06/25 09:06
A new smartphone face-screening tool could help paramedics to identify stroke in seconds – much sooner and more accurately than is possible with current technologies.Strokes, which affect millions of people globally, occur when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, which prevent brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients. A few minutes of delay can result in perm...
Ready-to-drink Cocktails Are a Hit with Millennials and Gen Z
[Product]
2024/06/25 09:04
With alcohol sales flat, companies from Suntory to Diageo are investing heavily in flavor innovation to boost a growing segment that young drinkers are embracing.At the corporate office of Suntory Global Spirits in New York’s Flatiron District, I visited the liquor giant’s research and development lab, where I sipped on cocktails including an Old Overholt whiskey sour and two libations made w...
The Lava Lamp has Existed for 60-Plus Years. It’s Never Looked Like This
[Product]
2024/06/25 09:04
Groovy lighting, meet moody lighting.The lava lamp isn’t something you’d typically think of when imagining sophisticated interior design. Or mood lighting. Or adults. It’s a kid’s toy and college dorm room relic whose heyday is long past.English lava lamp manufacturer Mathmos has elevated the form, though, with a sexy, dark-matte lava lamp made as a limited-edition collaboration with Dutch...
The Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning
[Consumer]
2024/06/25 09:04
Just over a year ago, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy recommended that legislators, parents, and tech companies take steps to make social media safer for children in light of the youth mental health crisis. Now, he’s ringing the alarm bell even louder with a new piece in the New York Times today where he suggests implementing a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms.The...
5 Trends Driving The Adoption of Cloud AI Technologies
[Business]
2024/06/24 09:10
Bessemer Venture Partners is one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture firms and one of the earliest to make a bet on SaaS and cloud technologies. Historically, It has parlayed the firm’s expertise into annual trend reports such as the State of the Cloud.In 2023, with the rise of ChatGPT, the company declared that language model-powered AI was here to stay. And it was right. For this yea...
