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Humanoid Robots are Joining Mercedes' Assembly Line - Apptronik
[Tech]
2024/03/18 09:08
The newest Mercedes-Benz production worker is 5-foot-8, 160 pounds, can lift 55 pounds, and plugs itself in when it needs to take a break.Apptronik, a humanoid robot manufacturer based in Austin, has won a contract to supply its Apollo humanoid robots for the carmaker's production line.Why it matters: First-generation humanoid robots are storming into real-life industrial settings — making the...
(Infographic) Mānuka Honey : New Zealand’s Sweet Success in the Global Honey Trade
[Business]
2024/03/18 09:07
Mānuka Honey and the Global Honey Trade. Did you know that the honey export industry today is worth billions? Over the past two decades, the demand for this sought-after pantry staple has grown across industries ranging from skincare to medicine.In this vibrant infographic, Edit Gyenge uses data from resourcetrade.earth to track the exponential growth in the global honey export industry from 2...
Eli Lilly-backed Zephyr AI Secures $111M for Precision Medicine Tech
[Investing]
2024/03/18 09:06
Latest Investment Will Support the Democratization of Precision Medicine Through the Advancement of Novel Explainable AI Algorithms.Zephyr AI, Inc. (“Zephyr AI”), a healthcare technology company committed to developing fast and explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to democratize precision medicine, today announced it has successfully closed a $111 million Series A funding round...
Tik, Tok, Boom : New Bill Leaves TikTok’s Future in The Balance
[Consumer]
2024/03/18 09:05
As you might have heard from news sites, broadcasters, or even TikTok’s CEO himself while scrolling through the app, the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday requiring Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the platform or see TikTok face a total ban in the US. While the legislation still faces plenty more hurdles before it becomes law, that hasn’t stopped global discourse regarding t...
Bentley and The Macallan Partnership - The Macallan Horizon
[Design]
2024/03/18 09:04
Bentley Motors has partnered with luxury whisky brand The Macallan to create a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky presented in a precision-engineered glass vessel that "challenges the conventions of traditional whisky".[click to enlarge]Called The Macallan Horizon, the single malt whisky is the first product to emerge from the brands' collaboration, a partnership that defines by a shared...
Decoding’s China’s $170 Billion ‘Romance Economy’
[Business]
2024/03/18 09:03
Love, luxury brands, and unique services like "scolding to cure love-brain" are helping redefine gifting and affection.[“My suitor doesn’t send red envelopes or gifts on Valentine’s Day. Is it because he has low emotional intelligence?” asks @lightexistance on Weibo.]White Day, which falls today, is sometimes mentioned as another Chinese Valentine’s Day, but it is not as popular, yet. Comi...
(Paper) Google Deepmind : A Generalist AI Agent for 3D Virtual Environments
[Tech]
2024/03/15 09:10
We present new research on a Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent (SIMA) that can follow natural-language instructions to carry out tasks in a variety of video game settings.Video games are a key proving ground for artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Like the real world, games are rich learning environments with responsive, real-time settings and ever-changing goals.From our early work with...
Mckinsey - Implementing Generative AI with Speed and Safety
[Business]
2024/03/15 09:09
Generative AI poses both risks and opportunities. Here’s a road map to mitigate the former while moving to capture the latter from day one.Generative AI (gen AI) presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for companies, with the potential for transformative impact across innovation, growth, and productivity. The technology can now produce credible software code, text, speech, high-fidelity im...
James Dyson Award 2024 Opens for Entries
[Product]
2024/03/15 09:08
The James Dyson Foundation is inviting design students and recent graduates who are "problem-solvers, not grandstanders" to enter its annual James Dyson Award.Launched earlier this month, the James Dyson Award 2024 aims to recognise the world's most exciting young inventors who have created "ambitious designs that address a global issue".The awards are open to students and recent graduates and...
