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Foretellix Raises $85M to Build and Test Scenarios for Self-Driving Systems
[Investing]
2023/12/06 09:06
On their way to building fully autonomous vehicles, self-driving car makers are facing a tall task: training their AIs to be able to respond reliably to any and all scenarios that a car, truck or bus might encounter as well as, or hopefully better, than a human would. Today, a startup with a platform to help with that challenge is announcing a sizeable round of funding to take those strategies...
Where Can the Most Chips Be Manufactured ?
[Business]
2023/12/06 09:05
Even with semiconductors being integral parts of the automotive and computing industries for decades, the race for AI dominance and more and more of our digital infrastructure moving to the cloud greatly exacerbated the need for high-capacity data centers and chip production by companies like Intel, Samsung or Taiwan-based TSMC. But even with U.S. companies taking the lead in global revenue sha...
(Paper) First Human Clinical Trial for Pill-Sized Device That Monitors Breathing from The Gut
[Tech]
2023/12/06 09:04
Scientists have developed an ingestible device that can safely monitor vital signs like breathing and heart rate from inside humans. The tool, described November 17 in the journal Device, has the potential to provide accessible and convenient care for people at risk of opioid overdose."The ability to facilitate diagnosis and monitor many conditions without having to go into a hospital can provi...
Aranda\Lasch Creates Glowing Facade with Undulating Fins for Dior in Qatar
[Design]
2023/12/06 09:03
US studio Aranda\Lasch has created an interior facade for a Dior store outside of Doha with towering, curvaceous fins backlit by glowing translucent panels.Located in the Place Vendôme mall in Lusail, Qatar, the Dior Femme facade stands 72 feet tall (22 metres tall) and contains a main entrance flanked by window displays.Aranda\Lasch designed the rippling facade as a homage to the textile cons...
(PDF) UBS - UBS Year Ahead 2024 : A New World
[Investing]
2023/12/05 09:10
UBS’s Chief Investment Office sees us entering “a new world” in 2024. With uncertainties set to persist in both the economic and geopolitical spheres, investors should focus on quality, get in balance, and stay disciplined yet agile.Looking at the decade ahead, there are opportunities to capture growth in leaders from disruption, including generative AI, and in private markets.In the Year Ah...
(Patent) Google’s Drone Detector
[Tech]
2023/12/05 09:09
Google wants to use drones to keep its data centers spick and span. The company filed a patent application for “autonomous aerial imaging and environmental sensing” of data centers. Google’s system relies on drones to monitor data centers to ensure that connection isn’t lost and conditions are optimal for operation.Monitoring the operations of a data center can be a complex and daunting tas...
Balmuda The Plate Pro - Designer Teppanyaki Griddle
[Product]
2023/12/05 09:08
As all meat purists will tell you, there's only one way to appreciate wagyu, Japan's special beef that comes from very specific areas like Kobe, Matsusaka, or Omi: you get a medium-sized steak and you cook it on a teppanyaki, an iron griddle, right there on the table, making sure that every side has been cooked evenly and exactly.If you want to up your game and serve your partner, family, or fr...
(Infographic) 3 Reasons Why AI Enthusiasm Differs from the Dot-Com Bubble
[Business]
2023/12/05 09:07
Artificial intelligence, like the internet during the dot-com bubble, is getting a lot of attention these days. In the second quarter of 2023, 177 S&P 500 companies mentioned “AI” during their earnings call, nearly triple the five-year average.Not only that, companies that mentioned “AI” saw their stock price rise 13.3% from December 2022 to September 2023, compared to 1.5% for those th...
First Commercial-scale Ocean Thermal Energy Generator Slated for 2025
[Tech]
2023/12/05 09:06
Global OTEC's clean energy barge, Dominique, harvests power from the temperature differential between deep water and surface water.In an average day, tropical oceans absorb about 278 petawatt-hours of solar energy. Harvesting just 1/4000th of that energy would supply the entire world's daily electricity – and ocean thermal energy conversion provides a possible method.Harvesting energy from the...
