TREND REPORTS
State of CVC Q1’24 Report
[Investing]
2024/06/04 09:05
Corporate venture capital (CVC) had a solid quarter in Q1’24, with CVC-backed funding increasing by 26% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), greater than the venture market as a whole.Driving this growth were mega-rounds (deals worth $100M+), which accounted for 47% of the funding — their highest share since Q1’22.CVC deal count remained steady QoQ, again showcasing CVCs’ resilience compared to the...
(Video) Tesla Cars Get ‘Hotel Beds’ To Turn Your Ride Into A Five-Star Sleep - Snuuzu
[Product]
2024/06/04 09:04
Ever dreamed of sleeping under the stars in your Tesla? The idea sounds better than how it usually is, until now. Designed specifically for Tesla Model Y and Model 3, Snuuzu promises hotel-like comfort for micro-campers, blending convenience with adventure in the ultimate road trip package.Snuuzu was born in 2021 from the vision of Omar Tegel, his son Per, and Djai Bereiter. Tegel, a Tesla enth...
Bead Children’s Medicine Packaging Design Helps Remove Bitter Aftertaste
[Design]
2024/06/04 09:03
Most traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) uses less harmful approach to address our health problems, such as herbal formulas. That’s why it’s always been known for its bitter taste, making children unwilling to take it when they are ill.Bead Children’s Medicine Packaging has been designed to encourage children to drink their medicine. Many people in China have the habit of eating a candy after...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The State of AI in Early 2024 : Gen AI Adoption Starts to Generate Value
[Business]
2024/06/03 09:10
As generative AI adoption accelerates, survey respondents report measurable benefits and increased mitigation of the risk of inaccuracy. A small group of high performers lead the way.If 2023 was the year the world discovered generative AI (gen AI), 2024 is the year organizations truly began using—and deriving business value from—this new technology. In the latest McKinsey Global Survey on AI,...
(Paper) Rock-Climbing Robot Scales Rough Walls with Bio-Inspired Grippers
[Tech]
2024/06/03 09:09
Scientists have created a four-legged bio-inspired robot that climbs like no other. It clings to rough vertical surfaces utilizing a unique mechanism that is highly effective, yet at the same time relatively simple.While some experimental robots utilize suction-based grasping systems to climb smooth surfaces, such technology doesn't work on rough surfaces like rock, where a seal can't be formed...
$50,000 for Elon Musk’s Prefab House
[Product]
2024/06/03 09:08
$150,000 for This Jungle Retreat: Wood Prefab House with Zero Carbon Footprint.America’s most rustic woodland house for $280,000: small patios and 100% wood$179,000 for America’s most luxurious prefab house: 1232 ft² and this detailThe tycoon Elon Musk is, what we could define, a trend hunter. Can you imagine living in his mansion? It is something similar to what we are going to propose toda...
OpenAI's New ChatGPT Edu is for Universities
[Business]
2024/06/03 09:07
This new AI offering is designed to make it more affordable for universities to bring AI to their campuses.Broadly speaking, higher education institutions are no longer rejecting Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. They are instead increasingly implementing AI chatbots and other tools to enhance the teaching and learning experience.To take advantage, OpenAI on Thursday unveiled ChatGPT Edu, wh...
Just How Rare is Growing Revenue 262% in a Year ? Very.
[Investing]
2024/06/03 09:06
For the stock market, the story of this week has been the story of the past year, with all eyes locked on AI-computing leader Nvidia. The company’s quarterly earnings, released after the bell on Wednesday, revealed revenue that was up an eye-watering 262% and profits that were even more extraordinary, with net income growing more than 600% on the same quarter last year. Without using expletive...
Play AI Raises $4.3M to Use AI for ‘Hyper-Personalized Gaming’
[Investing]
2024/06/03 09:05
Play AI has raised $4.3 million in seed funding round to build the middleware for AI models and agents in gaming.The platform, which the Las Vegas company calls a modular chain for gaming AI, will equip developers with high-quality gaming data and tools, improve gaming content generation, and reward users for their gameplay through data contributions. Play AI is thus introducing a new monetizat...
