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The World’s First Beamforming Soundbar With Head-Tracking AI - Razer Leviathan V2 Pro
[Product]
2023/01/18 09:07
Razer's Leviathan V2 Pro PC soundbar can adjust 3D audio based on your head position. Along with other gaming gear, Razer revealed a head cushion with near-field 7.1 surround sound and haptic feedback.Razer has shown off its first slate of products for 2023 at CES. Along with new gaming laptops, the company revealed the Razer Leviathan V2 Pro beamforming PC soundbar. The company says it has an...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Investing In The Rising Data Center Economy
[Investing]
2023/01/18 09:06
Private investors have snapped up data centers in recent years, but plenty of other potential investment opportunities in the sector’s value chain may be going unnoticed.The explosion in demand for data centers has attracted the attention of investors of all types—growth capital, buyout, real estate, and, increasingly, infrastructure investors. In the US market alone, demand—measured by powe...
The Future of QR Codes
[Business]
2023/01/18 09:05
QR technology was invented in 1994, but it never quite caught on in the mainstream – until the pandemic, that is. Suddenly, it was a vital way for businesses to communicate with customers in a touch-free way. It has since proven itself to be far more than a fad; now, years after lockdown, interest in the tech has only continued to spike. With the number of U.S. smartphone users scanning a QR c...
China's Population Dropped for The First Time in Decades
[Consumer]
2023/01/18 09:04
China has recorded its first population decline in decades in what some experts have called a "sea change" for a country intent on growing its economy and increasing its birth rate.According to data published Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the population of mainland China was 1.411 billion people at the end of 2022, a decrease of 850,000 over the previous year.Stuart Gie...
(Video) Robot Chisel in Italy Carves Detailed Marble Sculptures Like a Real Artist
[Tech]
2023/01/18 09:03
Works of great artists can now be replicated – and potentially replaced – using a robot chisel in Italy driven by self-programming software. Named Robotor, the automated chisel carves its way into the new era of sculpting. Users can feed data into a robot that can produce magnificent and thoroughly detailed marble and stone sculptures. Better yet, the robot itself can just work on its own. Co...
(Infographic) The World’s 1,205 Unicorn Companies
[Investing]
2023/01/17 09:10
In the wake of the market downturn, new unicorns have become increasingly rare. Our market map visualizes the 1,205 private companies worth $1B+ across artificial intelligence, e-commerce, fintech, and more.The momentum continued into 2022 — with the list reaching 1,000 unicorns for the first time in February — until macro trends like inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical crises...
(CES 2023) AI-Powered Ella Stroller Provides an "Almost Nanny-like Experience"
[Product]
2023/01/17 09:09
Vancouver startup Glüxkind Technologies has unveiled a pram for babies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which uses artificial intelligence to push and rock itself.The Ella stroller has the dimensions of a traditional stroller with a reversible seat, but is battery-powered and integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) technology.This allows it to offer adaptive push and break a...
Valentino’s AI Campaign, BMW’s Color-Changing Car, Moutai Goes Gamified & More: Web3 Drops Of The Week
[Business]
2023/01/17 09:08
China’s Web3 rulebook is siloed and specific. This is largely down to the implications of Beijing’s rules regarding NFTs and the crypto market. [Valentino’s AI Campaign, BMW’s Color-Changing Car, Moutai Goes Gamified & More: Web3 Drops Of The WeekBethanie RyderJanuary 15, 2023]Elsewhere, global luxury automobile groups are back dominating the Web3 spotlight. On our radar is BMW, which h...
(PDF) WEF - Global Risks Report 2023
[Investing]
2023/01/17 09:07
The world faces a set of risks that feel both wholly new and eerily familiar. The Global Risks Report 2023 explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade. As we stand on the edge of a low-growth and low-cooperation era, tougher trade-offs risk eroding climate action, human development and future resilience. The first years of this decade have heralded a particularly dis...
Subway Has The Largest Fast Food Footprint, But Low Sales-Per-Store
[Business]
2023/01/17 09:06
Sandwich specialist Subway is exploring a sale, eyeing a deal that the Wall Street Journal reports could value the chain north of $10bn.The news comes at a time when Subway’s business is looking fresh, having reportedly posted record sales in 2021 and 2022, after roughly a decade of stagnation.Subway started life in 1965 as Pete’s Super Submarines in Connecticut, co-founded by then 17-year-ol...
(Infographic) Prediction Consensus : What the Experts See Coming in 2023
[Consumer]
2023/01/17 09:05
In this, our fourth year of Prediction Consensus (now part of our more comprehensive 2023 Global Forecast Series), we’ve learned a few things about the universe of predictions, experts, outlooks, and forecasts.Experts are reasonably good at predicting the future one year out, though they are also in a strong position to help shape the future through their influential thought leadership and act...
UK’s Oxford Quantum Circuits Snaps Up $47M for ‘QaaS’ Ingrid Lunden
[Investing]
2023/01/17 09:04
Quantum computing has been making quantum leaps of progress in the last several years — going from theoretical concept to multiple testing environments, to help organizations prep for a time when quantum computers, and their unparalleled processing power, become a scaled reality. Now, U.K.-based Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is announcing £38 million ($47 million) in funding to fuel the growt...
