Gen AI shows early promise in the transportation industry, as leaders chart a path around significant adoption challenges, toward effective implementation.As leaders in transportation grapple with shifting trade flows, margin pressures and increasing demands from shippers and regulators, generative AI is increasingly among the technologies they employ. Deloitte’s July 2024 survey of over 200 e...

PhotoBot works with users to bring their imagination to life.Finding it hard to get the perfect angle for your shot? PhotoBot can take the picture for you. Tell it what you want the photo to look like, and your robot photographer will present you with references to mimic. Pick your favorite, and PhotoBot—a robot arm with a camera—will adjust its position to match the reference and your pictur...

Chipotle’s burritos, and its stock, are getting more expensive. The economics of Chipotle are pretty extraordinary for a quick-serve restaurant.Chipotle and Cava just dropped some news that might make the country’s burrito-and-bowl lovers groan: both are raising prices in early 2025, with Chipotle announcing a 2% nationwide hike and Cava hinting at less than 3%, according to comments from its...

Virtual and augmented reality has long been one of mankind’s most ambitious dreams, as shown in sci-fi shows and films we’ve produced over the decades. For a time, it seemed that many tech companies were invested in this field, especially with the buzz around the metaverse, but things seemed to have quieted down a bit. There are fewer players left in the arena, particularly Meta and Apple, bo...

Vooma, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI platform designed for freight brokers and carriers of all sizes, raised over $16M in Seed and Series A funding.The amount consisted of $13M in Series A funding led by Craft Ventures and $3.6M in seed round led by Index Ventures with participation from angel investors including founders and executives from companies such as Motive, Project44, Ry...

The team from Depositphotos have shared their visual trend predictions for 2025, based on usage of its stock image library.The trends incorporate new art syles, collages, AI-generated imagery, and more, all of which you’ve no doubt seen more of in recent months. And with more than 40 million subscribers, and library of over 300 million images, Depositphotos is well-placed to provide insight in...

Art Basel Miami Beach has become a cultural tentpole that attracts America’s wealthiest and an evolving art customer base that may prove key in reversing the luxury downturn.[VIP previews for Art Basel Miami Beach opened on Wednesday, alongside plenty of activations by the world's leading luxury brands who are swarming into town for Miami Art Week.]The art market has seen better days. Gallerie...

Bain's research identifies five design principles for deploying generative AI in the customer journey.Retail customers are optimistic about generative AI: Bain’s research finds that about half of those surveyed see great potential in these new tools.Customers value passive generative AI features such as summarizing reviews integrated into their journeys—sometimes even more than they value sta...

Back in July, the Japanese government outlined an intriguing idea to connect major cities with what sounded like a giant "conveyor belt" for cargo. Now we have a clearer picture of what that “Auto Flow Road” will look like.Trucks are the go-to for moving cargo between and within cities, but they’re not a perfect solution. They’re big and noisy, interrupt traffic flow, spew carbon dioxide at...