Google wants to use drones to keep its data centers spick and span. The company filed a patent application for “autonomous aerial imaging and environmental sensing” of data centers. Google’s system relies on drones to monitor data centers to ensure that connection isn’t lost and conditions are optimal for operation.Monitoring the operations of a data center can be a complex and daunting tas...

As all meat purists will tell you, there's only one way to appreciate wagyu, Japan's special beef that comes from very specific areas like Kobe, Matsusaka, or Omi: you get a medium-sized steak and you cook it on a teppanyaki, an iron griddle, right there on the table, making sure that every side has been cooked evenly and exactly.If you want to up your game and serve your partner, family, or fr...

Artificial intelligence, like the internet during the dot-com bubble, is getting a lot of attention these days. In the second quarter of 2023, 177 S&P 500 companies mentioned “AI” during their earnings call, nearly triple the five-year average.Not only that, companies that mentioned “AI” saw their stock price rise 13.3% from December 2022 to September 2023, compared to 1.5% for those th...

Global OTEC's clean energy barge, Dominique, harvests power from the temperature differential between deep water and surface water.In an average day, tropical oceans absorb about 278 petawatt-hours of solar energy. Harvesting just 1/4000th of that energy would supply the entire world's daily electricity – and ocean thermal energy conversion provides a possible method.Harvesting energy from the...

The growing popularity of “buy now, pay later” plans poses a potential risk both to consumers and financial stability, according to the Bank for International Settlements.“Since BNPL platforms suffer from high delinquency rates, a sustained growth of these platforms would warrant monitoring of their direct and indirect links with the rest of the financial system,” researchers Giulio Cornell...

ArmorCode, a cybersecurity platform that gathers vulnerability data from connected apps and software infrastructure, consolidating the data into a single location and standardizing it for analysis, has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by HighlandX with participation from NGP Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Sierra Ventures and Cervin.Bringing ArmorCode’s total raised to $65 million, the...

3D and anamorphic billboards have made their mark in advertising this year. But luxury brands like Loewe, Gucci, and Hermès aren’t ready to let go of the human touch. The advent of anamorphic advertising hails exciting prospects for brands. But where does it leave age-old crafts like hand-painting murals?“Hand-painted advertising has experienced a global resurgence, and its momentum, further...

The visible and invisible mediators between people and their world are changing.The harmony between people, tech and business is showing tensions, and society is in flux.Five trends explore the decline of customer obsession, the influence of generative AI, the stagnation of creativity, the balance of tech benefits and burden, and people’s new life goals.Opportunity abounds for business and bra...

A pilot program will roll out in January at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. The programs are meant to expedite screening while improving safety, the DHS said in a press release.As officials at the Transportation Security Administration grapple with air travel resuming at pre-pandemic levels, the Department of Homeland Security is testing out self-service screening options.Of...