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Bain - DeepSeek : A Game Changer in AI Efficiency?
[Business]
2025/02/11 09:05
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI start-up founded in 2023, has quickly made waves in the industry. With fewer than 200 employees and backed by the quant fund High-Flyer ($8 billion assets under management), the company released its open-source model, DeepSeek R1, one day before the announcement of OpenAI’s $500 billion Stargate project.What sets DeepSeek apart is the prospect of radical cost efficienc...
This Clamshell Keyboard Case Turns Your iPhone Into an AI-Powered Laptop
[Design]
2025/02/11 09:04
Details on the Amber case are scarce, but it comes from an AI startup looking to revolutionize how writers use AI. The startup responsible for the case is Amber.Page, an AI-powered writing assistant that works to analyze writing styles and replicate them using powerful online as well as offline AI. The service is available for early-access, and from the looks of it, writers might even get the o...
Hello Kitty x Kate Spade New York Strike A Friendship for 50th-Anniversary Collection
[Design]
2025/02/11 09:03
It’s a purr-fect match! Hello Kitty and Kate Spade New York have teamed up for a whimsical collaboration celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sanrio’s beloved feline icon. The limited-edition capsule collection combines Hello Kitty’s playful charm with Kate Spade’s characteristic bright designs to create a lineup of accessories and apparel.The collection includes a range of items such as cro...
(Paper) Apple’s Future Home Robot Prototype - Elegance
[Product]
2025/02/10 09:10
A new paper from Apple’s research arm sheds some light on the company’s plans for robotics in the home.Leaks have indicated Apple has an internal robotics team working on building new home products. But now, via a recently published video, Apple has actually offered its own glimpse into what our robot future could look like.The idea of robots, for me at least, always conjures sci-fi pictures...
(PDF) BCG - Breaking Barriers to Data Center Growth
[Business]
2025/02/10 09:09
Data centers are booming, but power, supply chain, and sustainability challenges threaten growth. Companies can surmount the obstacles and meet the growing thirst for computing power.GenAI will be the fastest-growing segment of computing demand from 2023 to 2028, but traditional enterprise workloads such as database management and file sharing and storage will continue to account for the majori...
Self Inspection Raises $3M for Its AI-Powered Vehicle Inspections
[Investing]
2025/02/10 09:08
A number of startups are racing to make vehicle inspections faster, easier, and cheaper. Self Inspection, a startup based in San Diego, thinks it has them all beat with its AI-powered service — and now it has convinced outside investors.Self Inspection, founded in 2021, is set to announce Thursday it’s raised $3 million in seed round co-led by Costanoa Ventures and DVx Ventures, the firm run...
Why Luxury Is Broken
[Business]
2025/02/10 09:07
The sheer number of changes at the top of big brands this week is a sign the industry is still searching for a way out of its current troubles.Hello from New York Fashion Week where a snowstorm is threatening to dampen the festivities. We’re just one month into 2025, and the wave of changes in fashion’s executive and creative leadership ranks continues unabated. There is so much change that i...
Apple Services : A $100-Billion Business
[Investing]
2025/02/10 09:06
Apple's services division, which includes Apple Pay, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and the App Store - among others - reached an all-time revenue high in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Apple’s quarterly services revenue climbed to $26.3 billion in the three months ended December 28, up from $12.7 billion five years ago. Thanks to an installed base of more than 2.3 billion active devices and c...
Wearable Sensors Translate Nature's Invisible Signals Into Haptic Feedback for Humans
[Tech]
2025/02/10 09:05
Drawing inspiration from how ants detect CO2 to locate food and bees sense temperature changes to maintain their hives, a new wearable system translates invisible signals from natural ecosystems into a sensory experience for humans, offering a novel way to understand and monitor our natural surroundings.The Gaia Communication System (GCS) uses an array of sensors to detect plant health, has bio...
