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The World’s Happiest Countries in 2023
[Consumer]
2023/03/22 09:06
Measuring subjective ideas like happiness and life satisfaction is tricky business.[click to enlarge]Are wealth and prosperity legitimate measures of happiness? How about safety and health outcomes? In the West, we view democracy as a key component to happiness, yet there are countries under authoritarian rule that score high in the Happiness Index. Questions like these make “ranking happiness...
(Video) New ‘Digit’ Robot Comes With Head, Hands To Better Partner Humans At Work
[Tech]
2023/03/22 09:05
Agility Robotics recently unveiled the latest iteration of its ‘Digit’ robot, a bipedal assistant designed to help human workers with logistics operations such as in warehouses or distribution centers.This time, the updated android comes with a significant change: a head. According to the company, the robot was equipped with a noggin and eyes to “improve human-robot interaction.”Unlike regu...
(Video) Timekettle WT2 Edge Earbuds Instantly Translates Over 110 Languages
[Product]
2023/03/22 09:04
After its successful crowdfunding campaign in 2021, Timekettle’s highly anticipated instant translation earbuds, WT2 Edge, were revealed to international users at CES 2023. Equipped with HybridComm™, the innovative technology accelerates speech interpretation to enable cross-language dialogue in style, overcoming the limitations of handheld translators. The sleek, white-bodied design is minim...
Protein Fragments That Repair Skin Damage Could be Added to Cosmetics
[Tech]
2023/03/22 09:03
When applied to skin on the forearms, two of these fragments increased levels of key structures that are known to make skin more elastic and youthful. Increasing inflammation levels and prolonged sun exposure cause skin to lose elasticity and develop wrinkles with age.Skincare that includes two types of newly discovered protein fragments could one day repair age-induced damage.The proteins that...
(Patent) A Foldable iPhone May be Able to Shut Itself to Protect The Screen If It's Dropped
[Tech]
2023/03/21 09:10
A patent application showed a foldable iPhone could close itself to protect the screen if dropped. A sensor would trigger a mechanism aimed at preventing damage to the screen.Apple may still be working on a foldable version of iPhone, which was first reported way back in 2016. A new patent application reviewed by Insider, dated March 16, shows that the tech giant is looking for ways to prevent...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How to Entice Travelers to Change Tack to Track
[Consumer]
2023/03/21 09:09
Understanding what informs transport choices is the first step to encouraging a shift to trains.As countries across the world grapple with climate change, the shift to passenger rail offers an important lever for reducing CO2 emissions in the transport sector. Identifying what motivates consumers to opt for train travel can give operators and policymakers insight into how to improve the attract...
Text-to-Video AI Inches Closer as Startup Runway Announces New Model
[Tech]
2023/03/21 09:08
Text-to-video is the next frontier for generative AI, though current output is rudimentary. Runway says it’ll be making its new generative video model, Gen-2, available to users in ‘the coming weeks.’[An example video generated by Runway’s Gen-2 model. The text input prompt was “A shot following a hiker through jungle brush.” Image: Runway]Text-to-image AI is mainstream now, but just wait...
Why Brands Should Be Thinking More About Community
[Consumer]
2023/03/21 09:07
In a post-pandemic world, people have a renewed desire to belong. Brands can benefit from tight-knit groups of like-minded individuals in ways they can’t from personal messages aimed at specific shoppers.Driving relevance means driving growth. Join global brands and industry thought leaders at Brandweek, Sept. 11–14 in Miami, for actionable takeaways to better your marketing. 50% off passes e...
(Video) This Innovative Wearable Neckband Helps You Reduce Stress and Improve Sleep - Pulsetto
[Product]
2023/03/21 09:06
Although we are surrounded by technologies that make our lives more convenient, our days are often also lived with stress and exhaustion. It’s as if our problems grow and multiply in proportion to the tools and techniques that we develop to deal with them. Fortunately, we do have science, technology, medicine, and design at our disposal to create new ways to help our bodies and, more important...
The Top 10 Most-Regretted College Majors
[Consumer]
2023/03/21 09:05
The top 10 most-regretted college majors — and the degrees graduates wish they had pursued instead.Between the sky-high cost and student loan burden, more students are taking a closer look at college's return on investment.When it comes to value, what you study may be the most important factor.Graduates entering the workforce with good career prospects and high starting salaries are the most s...
A Juice Bottle Made of Potato Skins - GoneShells
[Product]
2023/03/21 09:04
A design company has created food packaging that can be peeled like an orange and eaten, composted, or dissolved in water.By now, most of us are aware that almost all packaging raises environmental concerns, with most types of packaging contributing in some way to either pollution or global warming, or both. Working to solve this issue, at least in a small way, is Swedish design study Tomorrow...
(Video) A Waterproof and Solar-Powered Pop-up Housing Solution - Maawa X
[Design]
2023/03/21 09:03
In some of the futuristic tv shows or movies that we watch, we see things that seem small but contain multitudes inside or that are actually big when unpacked. We’ve come to the point though that these are not just sci-fi things but actual, real-life products or at least prototypes. We’ve seen some literal pop-up things that can easily be packed, transported, and then unpacked and constructed...
