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Herman Miller’s Stylish New Work Pods
[Product]
2024/09/25 09:06
Herman Miller has already captured a lot of office floor space with its classic swivel chairs, desks, and bookcases. Now, the iconic brand is catching up to the needs of working in an open office with new work pods.The furniture manufacturer is releasing what it calls the “Bay Work Pod,” a stylish one-person pod that the company says is designed especially for hybrid work schedules and open f...
Sustainable Refrigerator Concept Turns It Into a “Food Station”
[Design]
2024/09/25 09:04
For people like me who live alone and who has no time to really cook or prep meals, the refrigerator can sometimes be either an empty vessel or a wasteland of unused ingredients and leftover food. Some product designers probably had me in mind (even if I’m not Gen Z) when they came up with the concept for turning the refrigerator into a sustainable food station.The OneTwo Food Station is a con...
An OLED for Compact, Lightweight Night Vision
[Tech]
2024/09/25 09:04
Thinner than a human hair, the device amplifies and converts near infrared light into visible light with the potential for low power consumption and long battery life.A new type of OLED (organic light emitting diode) could replace bulky night vision goggles with lightweight glasses, making them cheaper and more practical for prolonged use, according to University of Michigan researchers. A memo...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Global Energy Perspective 2024
[Business]
2024/09/24 09:10
As the global energy transition enters a new phase, our Global Energy Perspective 2024 presents a data-driven view of the possible road ahead.While significant progress has been made in the nine years since the landmark Paris Agreement, the global energy transition is entering a new phase, marked by rising costs, complexity, and increased technology challenges. To successfully navigate this nex...
Jony Ive Confirms He’s Working on a New AI Device with OpenAI
[Product]
2024/09/24 09:09
Legendary designer Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Sam Altman are enlisting an Apple Inc. veteran to work on a new artificial intelligence hardware project, aiming to create devices with the latest capabilities.As part of the effort, outgoing Apple executive Tang Tan will join Ive’s design firm LoveFrom, which will shape the look and capabilities of the new products, according to people familiar with t...
The Extreme Cost of Training AI Models
[Business]
2024/09/24 09:08
The cost of training AI models has exploded in just the past year, according to data released by the research firm Epoch AI. This development aptly shows how much more complex and capable AI models have gotten in a short time span. Last year saw the release of ChatGPT-4 in March by OpenAI, which kickstarted the global AI hype. Google followed suit with its advanced AI model, Gemini, in December...
(Video) Zaha Hadid Architects Creates Parametric London for Fortnite Game
[Design]
2024/09/24 09:07
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has collaborated with software developer Epic Games to create a parametric-style version of London that players can build on in the video game Fortnite.In the Re:Imagine London game, Fortnite players are dropped into a creator-made island on London's waterfront, which has been populated with curved buildings in keeping with Zaha Hadid Architects signature style.P...
Rimowa is Disrupting the Handbag Market with Aluminum 'Original Bag'
[Product]
2024/09/24 09:06
The German luggage maker took three years to engineer the new bag in its Cologne factory.In the 1920s, the German luggage maker Rimowa built an aluminum trunk. Over the next decades, the company’s engineers and designers would iterate on its design to create Rimowa’s now iconic product, a wheeled suitcase with grooves, that you will find at airports all over the world.Today, Rimowa unveils th...
(Infographic) Which Countries Are Excited or Nervous About AI ?
[Consumer]
2024/09/24 09:05
Globally, there’s mixed feelings towards AI-powered products and services: 54% of people are excited, and 52% of people are nervous. However, feelings about AI differ substantially between countries.This graphic by creator Julie R. Peasley looks at how these viewpoints vary among people in 31 different countries using data from Ipsos.Base: 22,816 adults under the age of 75 across 31 countries,...
