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Fire Extinguisher Disguised as an Air Freshener for Ease of Use and Enhanced Safety
[Design]
2023/09/07 09:03
Fire safety is an essential aspect of any home or workplace, yet the traditional fire extinguisher often remains an overlooked necessity until an emergency arises. The Agni Fire Extinguisher Redesign challenges this status quo by seamlessly integrating safety with aesthetics, making it an indispensable addition to any living space. This innovative design aims to revolutionize fire safety by add...
(Video) Cannes Lions 2023 Grand Prix : HungerStation 'The Subconscious Order'
[Business]
2023/09/06 09:10
Wunderman Thompson Wins Saudi Arabia's First Cannes Lions' Creative Commerce Grand Prix.Honour has been awarded for the ‘Subconscious Order’ campaign for leading food delivery service HungerStationWunderman Thompson Wins Saudi Arabia's First Cannes Lions' Creative Commerce Grand Prix.Wunderman Thompson Saudi Arabia’s ‘Subconscious Order’ campaign for HungerStation has won the Grand Prix in...
Mckinsey - What’s The Future of Generative AI ? An Early View in 15 Charts
[Business]
2023/09/06 09:09
Generative AI has hit the ground running—so fast that it can feel hard to keep up. Here’s a quick take pulled from our top articles and reports on the subject.Three flowers in a vase made out of polygon shapes. Parts of the flowers and vase are distorted and stretched.Three flowers in a vase made out of polygon shapes. Parts of the flowers and vase are distorted and stretched.Since the releas...
(Paper) Planning Algorithm Enables High-Performance Flight for Tailsitter Aircraft
[Tech]
2023/09/06 09:08
MIT researchers developed new algorithms for trajectory planning and control of fixed-wing “tailsitter” aircraft, which are faster and more efficient than traditional quadcopter drones. A tailsitter is a fixed-wing aircraft that takes off and lands vertically (it sits on its tail on the landing pad), and then tilts horizontally for forward flight. Faster and more efficient than quadcopter dro...
11xAI Closes a $2M Pre-Seed Round to Create Autonomous AI Workers
[Investing]
2023/09/06 09:07
11xAI announced the closing of a $2 million pre-seed round led by Project A Ventures today. In conjunction with its fundraise, the company also launched its service.The London-based company builds automated digital workers that can be used in lieu of human employees. It has built an AI sales development representative called Alice and plans to create James, focused on automated talent acquisiti...
How New Batteries Could Help Your EV Charge Faster
[Tech]
2023/09/06 09:06
A Chinese battery company wants to solve one of the biggest obstacles to wider EV adoption.Chinese battery giant CATL unveiled a new fast-charging battery last week—one that the company says can add up to 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) of range in 10 minutes.That’s faster than virtually all EV charging today, and CATL claims the new cells, which it plans to produce commercially by the end o...
Which (Plant) Milk Is the Most Sustainable?
[Product]
2023/09/06 09:05
It comes as no surprise that among milk options, cow's milk is the least sustainable in terms of the carbon dioxide emissions and water consumption associated with its production. But the sustainability of plant milks also varies, as seen in a comparison by Science magazine and The New York Times.Every liter of cow’s milk produced uses up 628 liters of water and generates 3.2 kgs of CO₂. Even...
Luxury Retailers Are Following the Money to India's New Affluent
[Business]
2023/09/06 09:04
Hermes, Christian Louboutin are among those willing to pay skyrocketing rent for space in historic real estateA few blocks from the Reserve Bank of India’s headquarters in Mumbai lies the true marker of the country’s rising wealth — a new store from Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee in a restored building dating from the early 1900s.The opening of the four-story flagship makes Sab...
Japanese Company Serendix Delivers 3D Printed Home ‘Bought for The Price of a Car’
[Product]
2023/09/06 09:03
Japan-based housing company Serendix has announced the completion of 'serendix50', a 3D printed house that forms part of the company’s mission of building homes that can be bought for the price of a car.Serendix first made headlines in March 2022 with the creation of serendix10, a 3D printed home that was printed in under 24 hours. Having sold out the six editions of the home by October, the c...
