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Pahdo Labs Raises $15M for Anime-Inspired Game World and UGC Platform
[Investing]
2023/09/13 09:07
Pahdo Labs has raised $15 million in funding for the startup’s plans to create an anime-style role-playing game and user-generated content (UGC) platform.Pahdo Labs aims to revolutionize the anime RPG genre by empowering players to build their own virtual worlds with the aid of AI tools and procedural generation, said founder Daniel Zou, in an interview with GamesBeat.Andreessen Horowitz (A16z...
The ScreenDress Reads Your Mind So Your Coworkers Don’t have to
[Design]
2023/09/13 09:06
This gown reflects how much mental stress you’re experiencing at any given moment. What if all clothes were designed like this?Fashion is a form of expression; it allows us to articulate who we are or how we’re feeling. But what if it could help communicate how much we have on our minds?Anouk Wipprecht, a Dutch designer who is somewhat obsessed with creating garment that reads minds, has craf...
(Infographic) It's a Frugal Back-to-School Season as Inflation Bites
[Consumer]
2023/09/13 09:05
Spending is up from 2022, and shoppers still prefer stores over the internet.About half of U.S. adults with a student in their home planned to pull back on purchasing classroom supplies due to higher prices, according to 84.51°.‘Twas the weeks before school, when all through the nation, consumers kept shopping in spite of inflation.This back-to-school season, sales are on track to increase 3%...
Asteroid Landings Call for Robots With a Soft Touch
[Tech]
2023/09/13 09:04
“Softbots” could touch down without bouncing away or breaking fragile rocks.[An artist’s rendering shows a soft robot using its flexible, flower-shaped limbs to touch down on an asteroid.]How do you land on an asteroid? A lot of very talented engineers have thought about it. Putting a robotic spacecraft down safely on a moon or planet is hard enough, with the pull of gravity to keep you humb...
(Video) Witness AI Aiding The Furniture Design Process
[Design]
2023/09/13 09:03
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is seamlessly permeating across all industries, the world of art and design is experiencing a dynamic shift. For artists and designers, the emergence of AI prompts a choice: to perceive it as a looming threat or an innovative boon. However, the view one adopts hinges on their individual artistic vision and perspective.The synthesis of these cabinets...
Quarterly (Silicon Valley) Trend Report - Q3. 2023 Edition
[Trendbird]
2023/09/12 09:10
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (Silicon Valley VC & Startup Trend Report) - Q3. 2023 Edition Released !* TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report는 혁신적인 기술과 비즈니스 모델로 단시간내에 폭발적인 성장을 통해, Unicorn으로 성장할 수 있는 혁신 스타트업들과 Next Big 혁신 비즈니스 / 테크 모델을 조기에 발굴할 수 있도록, 실리콘밸리의 메이저 벤처 캐피탈들에 의해 사업성과 차별성, 그리고 성장성이 검증된 유망 비즈...
Sand-Size Microchips Take on Fake Foods and Drugs
[Tech]
2023/09/12 09:09
Sand-Size Microchips Take on Fake Foods and Drugs Tiny silicon motes tackle hard problems of fraud in Big Ag and Big Pharma.To fight counterfeits, makers of authentic Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in Italy are putting silicon chips smaller than a grain of sand on their cheese wheels. These microchips use the blockchain to trace products from growers to grocery shelves. P-CHIP COUNTERFEIT RFID TRAN...
Denstu Creative has built “The Artificial Client to Give AI-Generated Feedback
[Business]
2023/09/12 09:08
The results are more cartoony than useful, but the agency says it shows the potential of blending different AIs together.AI may be coming for your job, but is it coming for your client’s job, too?Denstu Creative has built “The Artificial Client,” an A.I. experiment that generates feedback on creative work from three fictional client personas—the “Ruthless Critic,” “Idealistic Dreamer” a...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Companies with Innovative Cultures have a Big Edge with Generative AI
[Business]
2023/09/12 09:07
It may not be surprising that innovative organizations are ahead on generative AI, but the degree to which they’re succeeding at deploying it might be. Five practices help them stay ahead of the pack.Self-writing, self-learning code, “no touch” decision making, and large language models. These and other promising applications of generative AI (gen AI) offer a transformative opportunity for c...
