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(M&A) Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge
[Investing]
2024/10/22 09:09
Payments company Stripe has acquired stablecoin platform Bridge in a $1.1 billion deal, according to TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington. Stripe’s largest acquisition to date, and the largest acquisition in the crypto industry’s history, Bridge had raised $58 million from investors and was previously valued at $200 million. Bridge offers software that helps businesses accept payments in stab...
(Patent) Xiaomi Smart Ring Patent Suggests Auto-Adjusts to Your Finger Size
[Tech]
2024/10/22 09:08
The Xiaomi smart ring seems to have an elastic component that enables this auto-adjustable design. You can read about the various sensors, and components present in this ring making it a smart device. It could be used as a phone companion to control features like the camera.Choosing the right fit for current smart rings can be complicated. You need to try different sizes from a sizing kit, and...
Consultants Keep Winning The AI Wars
[Business]
2024/10/22 09:07
Bain is the latest consulting firm to cash in on the AI boom.In late June, we discussed how consulting firms had quietly become the big winners of the AI boom.Accenture generated $900 million, or an annualized $3.6 billion, in GenAI bookings in Q3, compared to OpenAI’s annualized revenue of $3.4 billion at the time. Additionally, Boston Consulting Group, which had $12.3 billion in 2023 revenue...
(Infographic) The 20 Countries With the Lowest Fertility Rates in 2024
[Consumer]
2024/10/22 09:06
Worldwide, fertility has fallen from an average of 5 births per woman in 1950 to 2.3 births per woman in 2021.With fewer children being born, concerns have arisen that there may soon be ‘too few’ people to sustain economies.This graphic lists countries with the lowest fertility rates as of 2024, based on data compiled by Statista. All figures are estimates.Understanding Fertility RateThe fert...
Autonomous Driverless Scooter Offers a Smart Ride Through City Streets
[Design]
2024/10/22 09:05
Increasing traffic in cities has led to a market for personal commuters that are becoming more interesting with every new development. On the same lines, industrial design house OfMyImagination (OMI) has reimagined what a city commuter of the future will be like.Meet Hop, a multi-person scooter platform designed to offer an alternative to urban transportation. A two-person scooter is the norm b...
Water-Injected Hydrogen Combustion V6 Doubles Up Power
[Tech]
2024/10/22 09:04
Alpine reveals the all-new V6 it's developed from the ground up to run on compressed hydrogen gas.Following a concept world premiere in 2022 and a track demo at Le Mans a couple months ago, the Alpine Alpenglow is back, this time serving as a spectacular highlight of the 2024 Paris Motor Show. Alpine has equipped the latest Alpenglow with an all-new "Hy6" twin-turbo V6 engine developed from the...
Sleek Coffee Machine Concept for Porsche
[Design]
2024/10/22 09:03
Sleek coffee machine concept has the elegance of a high-performance sports car.Gone are the days when kitchen tools and appliances were simply seen as utilitarian objects. With a greater awareness of product design, consumers have become more meticulous in picking products that do more than just serve their advertised functions. Aesthetics and tactile experiences have also become important buyi...
(PDF) Accenture Life Trends 2025
[Consumer]
2024/10/21 09:10
A window into people's behaviors and attitudes to the world around them, including business, technology and societal shifts. This year, five emerging trends explore the cost of hesitations as people go after a healthier, more balanced relationship with technology—for themselves and for the next generation.People are rebalancing key behaviors, shifting their priorities and figuring out how to m...
(Video) Two People Just Communicated Through Their Dreams for First Time Ever
[Tech]
2024/10/21 09:09
California-based start-up REMspace conducted the experiment last month. Yet another huge scientific breakthrough has been achieved - and this time it involves dreams.A start-up company in California say that they have proven that lucid dreams can unlock a new type of communication.Using specially designed equipment, REMspace - a neurotechnology company specializing in sleep enhancement and luci...
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