While the company has been touting its AI work over the past year, it may have artificial reality plans in store.Google wants to keep your vision from getting blurry. The company filed a patent application for “map-aided inertial odometry” in augmented reality devices using neural networks. Google’s filing describes a system that aims to make AR-based mapping more robust using two sets of “Six Degrees of Freedom” poses. For reference, Six Degrees of Freedom refers to the directions a body can move throughout space: forward and backward,...

Clean technology can scale even in today’s uncertain environment. Our analysis of successful companies reveals what they do right.McKinsey’s new report, Cheaper, faster, better: A formula for cleantech scaling success, argues that the cleantech market is not collapsing under tighter capital conditions, shifting geopolitics, and a more selective investment climate. Instead, it is maturing. The report’s central claim is that the market has moved from a phase of broad enthusiasm into a phase of disciplined scale, where capital is increasingl...

Nicole Kidman visited Christie’s headquarters at Rockefeller Center in New York earlier this month. The reason for her visit? An encounter with Constantin Brancusi’s Danaïde, the sculptor’s golden portrait of his muse from 1913.In the new short video, set to David Bowie’s Golden Years, Kidman, herself a lover and supporter of the arts, approaches the work in Christie’s Rockefeller Center galleries. The turning world around her stops, and, feeling the beauty and history emanating from the golden sculpture, she is transported to a dream...

Harvard researchers have developed a 3D printing method that places “active” liquid crystal elastomers and “passive” elastomers side-by-side in filaments, effectively pre-programming the filaments to bend, twist, expand, or contract in specific ways when heated or cooled.They demonstrated soft robotic functions such as temperature-controlled filters and grippers, pointing to future applications.Nature is replete with slender filaments that bend and coil – from climbing grape vines, to folded proteins, to elephant trunks that can pick up...

A handful of stocks got a Berkshire bump — or, for one particular name, a bruise — Monday morning, after the conglomerate’s latest holdings disclosure gave investors a first look at how the Buffett-built portfolio is being reshaped under new CEO Greg Abel, who took the helm in January.According to its 13F filing, released Friday, Berkshire Hathaway sold off its entire UnitedHealth Group stake, less than a year after first buying the stock in the second quarter of 2025.Shares fell as much as 5% in early trading, adding pressure to a health...

Bridget is a life-size AI hologram concierge for real-time wayfinding and passengers' help.Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York has unveiled Bridget, a life-sized, hyper-realistic AI hologram that can hold a real conversation – answering questions about gates, baggage claims, and VIP lounges.The technology is a signal that the way we navigate airports is changing from static signs and apps to conversational digital guides, and several major hubs are already competing to define it.Bridget is a collaboration between Proto, the Los Ange...

Museum attendance has rebounded strongly in recent years, with 2024 figures highlighting a notable shift in the global ranking. According to the annual report published late 2025 by the Themed Entertainment Association, Chinese institutions now by far dominate the list of the world’s most visited museums, reflecting a sharp recovery following the end of strict Covid-19 restrictions.As our chart shows, Beijing’s Palace Museum tops the ranking with 17 million visitors, followed by several other Chinese museums, including the Chengdu Wuhou Sh...

PULSE is presented as a mindfulness wearable that uses gentle intermittent vibrations to help users build mindfulness habits through classical conditioning. Instead of relying on screens, alerts, or information-heavy wellness platforms, the ring is designed to give simple physical reminders that encourage people to pause, reset, and practice mindfulness in the middle of daily life. According to the campaign, the goal is to help users improve presence, reduce anxiety, strengthen focus, and support positive habit change.The concept is built ar...

1. (PDF) McKinsey 보고서 - 생성형 AI 에이전트의 부상과 소매 금융권의 고객 관계 탈중개화 위기 대응 전략AI 에이전트 인터페이스 장악에 따른 은행 채널의 탈중개화(Disintermediation) 리스크: 비은행권 AI 에이전트가 상품 검색부터 자율 거래 집행까지 대행함에 따라 고객의 은행 앱 및 지점 방문 필요성이 점진적으로 소멸되는 현상 가시화.소비자 금융 내 생성형 AI 침투 증가와 추천 편향: 설문 응답자의 23%가 금융 업무에 AI를 활용하는 가운데, LLM이 쿼리 처리 시 전통 은행보다 핀테크나 디지털 네이티브 금융사를 더 자주 추천하는 경쟁 압박 심화.생성형 엔진 최적화(GEO...