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(Paper) Amazon - Alexa Arena : A User-Centric Interactive Platform for Embodied AI
[Tech]
2023/04/13 09:07
AI-powered robots are generally trained in simulation environments before they are tested and introduced in real-world settings. These environments allow developers to safely test their machine learning techniques on a variety of robots and in numerous possible scenarios, without having to purchase hardware, assemble robots and then bring them to remote locations, or compromise on real-world sa...
Waterdrop-Shaped HUAWEI FreeBuds 5 Promise Ergonomic Comfort and Premium Sound
[Design]
2023/04/13 09:06
HUAWEI has just dropped a pair of truly wireless earbuds to make a statement in a space filled with endless options that more or less look the same. While some options like the Nothing Ear (2) have created a niche with a distinct design, the waterdrop-shaped HUAWEI FreeBuds 5 pursue similar aspirations with hardware to back their offering. To me, the earbuds with a unique stem shape seem to be...
The State of Venture in 5 Charts
[Investing]
2023/04/13 09:05
The global venture ecosystem continues to cool off in Q1’23 as funding decreases 13% quarter-over-quarter.Following a bleak 2022, global venture funding and deals continued to fall in the first quarter of the year.Global venture funding continues to slide in Q1’23, despite Stripe’s $6.5B dealEvery major region sees a double-digit drop in funding in Q1’23, except for the USThe unicorn birth...
Porsche Earmarking $273M To Invest In New Start-Up Companies
[Investing]
2023/04/13 09:04
Porsche is setting aside the equivalent of nearly $273 million (€250 million) to invest in new start-ups and put more money into existing venture capital assets. It's also creating Porsche Investments Management S.A. as an independent subsidiary based in Luxembourg for running this business. The new division will manage Porsche's roughly 60 investments in start-up companies. It already has fin...
IMF Corrects Global Growth Forecast Down by a Sliver
[Investing]
2023/04/13 09:03
The International Monetary Fund published its latest World Economic Outlook, correcting its January projection down by a sliver. Three months ago, the IMF had first painted a slightly less gloomy picture of the global economy in its quarterly outlook as inflation appeared to have peaked in 2022, consumer spending remained robust and the energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Winning in China : Top Priorities for Global Apparel and Fashion Brands
[Business]
2023/04/12 09:10
Despite a challenging landscape, China remains one of the most attractive markets in the world for multinational companies that can strike a balance between global and local.The apparel, fashion, and luxury (AF&L1) market in China continues to be one of the largest and most dynamic in the world. After a difficult 2022, the industry is likely to resume double-digit growth, fueled in part by...
(Video) Packable AI Exoskeleton Cranks Outdoor Adventure Into Hyperdrive
[Product]
2023/04/12 09:09
Push beyond your normal limits with help from the Hypershell exoskeleton Hypershell.Forget sports drinks and energy goos, Hypershell has a more concrete and powerful way of boosting your performance on mountain and trail. The Shanghai startup looks to free exoskeleton technology from the workplaces and battlefields where it's often found and send it out into the great wide open.The company's ne...
Apple’s 40% Plunge in PC Shipments Is Steepest Among Major Computer Makers
[Business]
2023/04/12 09:08
Company hit the hardest by slump dragging down all PC makers. Silver lining may be the opportunity to overhaul production.Apple Inc.’s personal computer shipments declined by 40.5% in the first quarter, the worst drop since the final three months of 2000, after sluggish demand and an industrywide glut hit the Mac maker especially hard.Shipments by all PC makers combined slumped 29% to 56.9 mil...
(Video) So Long Treadmill Desks ! Meet The Walking Room
[Product]
2023/04/12 09:07
An office building in Amsterdam is turning one of its rooms into a giant treadmill.I’m standing in a glassy conference room on the ground floor of an office building in Amsterdam, staring down at a carpet made of grass. At the far end of the carpet is a rectangular desk, a long wooden table with four steel legs and a touchscreen embedded into its surface. Touch the button on the screen, and su...
