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The Countries With The Highest Density Of Robot Workers
[Consumer]
2024/05/14 11:07
China's huge investment in industrial robotics has made it one of the most automated nations on the planet in the space of just a few short years. According to the latest study by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the number of operational robots in China's manufacturing industry reached a ratio of 392 units per 10,000 employees in 2022, a robot density now similar to that of Japa...
(PDF) Pew - Teens and Video Games Today
[Consumer]
2024/05/13 09:10
85% of U.S. teens say they play video games, and about four-in-ten do so daily. Teens see both positive and negative sides of video games – from problem-solving and making friends to harassment and sleep loss.There are long-standing debates about the impact of video games on youth. Some credit them for helping young people form friendships and teaching them about teamwork and problem-solving....
(Video) Genesis X Dog Concept has Every Luxury Your Pooch Needs During Travel
[Design]
2024/05/13 09:09
Max tells me; being a celeb dog is not an easy thing. You have to dress up well, eat without spilling or slurping, have trimmed nails, clean paws, and be at your best behavior at all times. Ah, poor doggo! After all the made-up life throughout the day, Max deserves the ultimate relaxation and time of his own during traveling, he says. Luxury automaker Genesis seems to have heard his woof and ha...
(PDF) WEF - From Disruption to Opportunity: Strategies for Rewiring Global Value Chains
[Business]
2024/05/13 09:08
Global value chains continue to face challenges ranging from the climate crisis to geopolitical headwinds and next-generation technologies. Manufacturers must decide how best to reconfigure their supply chains to safeguard their operations well into the future.Global value chains continue to face challenges ranging from the climate crisis to geopolitical headwinds and next-generation technologi...
Allozymes Puts Its Accelerated Enzymatics to Work on a Data and AI Play, Raising $15M
[Investing]
2024/05/13 09:07
Allozymes’ ingenious method of quickly testing millions of bio-based chemical reactions is proving to be not just a useful service, but the basis of a unique and valuable dataset. And where there’s a dataset, there’s AI — and where there’s AI, there are investors. The company just raised a $15 million Series A to grow its business from a helpful service to a world-class resource.We first c...
(Video) Sea-Bed 'Air Batteries' Offer Cheaper Long-Term Energy Storage - BaroMar
[Tech]
2024/05/13 09:06
BaroMar says its undersea compressed energy storage system creates an air battery cheaper than any other for long-duration storage.Israeli company BaroMar is preparing to test a clever new angle on grid-level energy storage, which it says will be the cheapest way to stabilize renewable grids over longer time scales. This innovative system lets water do the work.The zero-carbon energy grid of th...
Where E-Commerce Sales Are Growing Fastest
[Business]
2024/05/13 09:05
China is by far the biggest e-commerce market in the world as seen in figures from Statista Market Insights. This year, e-commerce sales in the country are standing at $1.24 trillion. While the market is currently slumping, Statista analysts expect it to make up for lost momentum with a growth of 62 percent to more than $2 trillion by 2029.Revenues generated in China make up the majority of the...
DARPA’s Massive Manta Ray Robotic Sub Hits The Sea
[Tech]
2024/05/13 09:04
The Manta ray dwarfs a a small work boat behind it.DARPA has finally unveiled more of its mysterious Manta Ray robotic sub, with impressive new images of the prototype Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) undergoing its first sea trials off the coast of Southern California.Looking like a cross between a B-21 Raider bomber and a refugee from a '60s sci-fi television series, the Manta Ray is about a...
(Video) Alora Baby Aims to Push Baby Gear Away from The ‘Landfill Economy’
[Product]
2024/05/13 09:03
Fast consumption and waste generation run rampant in all industries, but it’s particularly true around baby equipment. Tiny humans get big fast, and parents might be nervous to buy used items (“Is that high chair really sanitized?”) and are often too stressed out to think about what to do with the equipment the little tyke has grown out of. Enter Alora Baby, which is trying to shift the narr...
