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(CES 2025) Xpeng Aero HT’s ‘Modular Flying Car’ Deliveries Planned for 2026
[Design]
2025/01/10 09:09
CES is not so much an auto event – barring some automotive tech demonstrations – but that hasn’t been a deterrent for AeroHT. It has been setting Las Vegas in top gear with the showcase of its two-part flying car for two years now. The marketable combo of a land vehicle and eVTOL aircraft from AeroHT we first saw last year at CES was slated to ship in the US in mid-2024. The aviation wing of...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Beauty Players Can Scale Gen AI in 2025
[Business]
2025/01/10 09:08
Beauty brands and retailers have already begun testing gen AI. To scale these experiments quickly, beauty players should focus on high-value use cases and customize gen AI tools to meet their needs.Beauty is no longer in the eye of the beholder; it’s at the fingertips of the generative AI (gen AI) prompter. Gen AI could add $9 billion to $10 billion to the global economy based on its impact on...
Smart Robotic Arm Inspired by Elephant Nose, Octopus Tentacle
[Tech]
2025/01/10 09:07
Inspired by the agility of elephant trunks and octopus tentacles, a team of scientists from a Chinese university has developed a highly dexterous spiral soft robot's arm comparable to the human hand in multiple grabbing tasks.Demonstration videos have showcased the tentacle-like robotic arm's impressive capabilities: it can effortlessly grasp delicate objects like eggs, strawberries and USB cab...
OpenAI Dreams of $100B of Revenue by 2029
[Investing]
2025/01/10 09:06
Undersubscribed: Even at $200 a month, ChatGPT Pro is losing OpenAI money.It’s hard to lose money selling a $200 a month subscription, but OpenAI is doing exactly thatOpenAI is currently losing money on its newest and most expensive subscription, ChatGPT Pro, because people are using it more than the company expected, Sam Altman said in a post on Sunday.In a series of posts on X, Altman disclo...
AI Could Replace 200,000 Jobs on Wall Street
[Consumer]
2025/01/10 09:05
A new report shows that company executives plan to cut 3% of their workforce in the next three to five years because of AI.Bloomberg Intelligence released the findings of a survey of executives at 93 major banks on Thursday.The survey showed that AI could cause as many as 200,000 job cuts in global banks within the next three to five years.Jobs that require repetitive tasks are most at risk.I u...
Google Puts $1M Into 3D Design App Rooms After More Than 1 Million ‘Rooms’ Created
[Investing]
2025/01/10 09:05
3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua.Now, Google itself has invested $1 million into the app as part of a partnership deal that also offered Rooms early a...
Massager Brings Comfort and De-Stressing to Your Abdomen
[Design]
2025/01/10 09:03
When it’s that time of the month or when I’m just so stressed (which can also be both at the same time), one of my constant wishes is to get a massage. But of course, it’s not the best time to have one especially if you’re experiencing dysmenorrhea. A comfortable, relaxing massage would be pretty helpful during those times, even if it’s not an actual, proper massage.The AM1 massager is an...
(CES 2025) (PDF) Accenture Keynote : Accenture Technology Vision 2025
[Business]
2025/01/09 09:10
AI: A Declaration of Autonomy—Is trust the limit of AI’s limitless possibilities?Leaders must prepare today for an imminent world in which AI is everywhere and acting autonomously on behalf of people.New autonomy for AI also means new autonomy for systems and people, and a refined relationship with trust.Opportunities will be lost unless business leaders secure enough trust from employees and...
(CES 2025) John Deere Wants Self-Driving Tractors to Help with America’s Farmhand Shortage
[Investing]
2025/01/09 09:09
The largest farming-equipment manufacturer in the world, John Deere, unveiled a new crop of autonomous tractors and trucks at CES 2025 earlier this week, as the heavy-machinery giant looks to capitalize on the buzz around all things self-driving.If your immediate thought is that this sounds like a job killer... it is. John Deere has talked up its machines’ capabilities for precisely that purpo...
