As fires continue to rage across Southern California, leaving parts of Los Angeles reduced to ashes, the human and economic toll of the blazes continues to rise. So far, the fires have killed at least 24 people, officials said on Sunday.Eight of the victims died in the Palisades fire and 16 in the Eaton fire, according to updated information from the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner.Accor...

The Thermochromorph printmaking technique developed by CSAIL researchers allows images to transition into each other through changes in temperature.[MIT graduate student researchers Paris Myers (left) and Ticha Sethapakdi watch as a drawing of a human face turns its head to the right. Thermochromorph combines CMYK imaging, laser cutting, manual printmaking, and thermochromic inks to transform i...

Dopaming, it’s a creative word from today’s social trend that combines “dopamine” and “farming”. Therefore, Dopaming is a collection of pleasure, something that this generation is always searching for. Inspired by this trend, X-Bridge XR Glasses has been designed to offer extraordinary experience that helps ordinary daily life. This project adds innovation and fun through XR glasses.VR an...

In recent years, many consumer companies have delivered strong price-driven sales growth at the expense of volume. As inflation abates, they will need a more sophisticated recipe.The economic disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and high inflation changed the way consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) companies achieved sales growth. Prior to 2020, pricing and volume propelled sales growth, with prici...

The company filed a patent application for “IoT enhanced search results.” This essentially uses data from Internet of Things devices, such as smart appliances or wearables, to inform results of search queries. “The user's search query can be augmented with this IoT data to provide more relevant search results than are obtained in the traditional scenario,” Microsoft said in the filing. “Fu...

With industry leaders divided in their approaches, we look at the winners and losers in the open-source vs. closed-source landscape and what enterprises need to think about next for adoption.This is part 1 of 2 in our series on the generative AI divide. In part 2, we will cover considerations for enterprise adoption of open & closed models. The divide between open-source and closed-source A...

Designed by startup Natura Umana, the earbuds offer different AI personas based on the users needs, whether it be a therapist or a fitness trainer.AI-focussed tech startup Natura Umana has teased the Humanpods earbuds, an open-ear wireless design that gives users access to artificial intelligence assistance with a gentle tap. Set to be officially unveiled at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, the company d...

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The "world’s first amphibious flying passenger motorcycle," called the Skyrider X1, has just been unveiled at CES in Las Vegas. It rides, it flies – autonomously, no less – and it’ll be pretty darn wild if it does what it says on the tin.The vehicle is built by Rictor, which is a sub-brand of Chinese company Kuickwheel – which focuses on eco-friendly and energy-efficient mobility options,...