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(PDF) Capgemini - Why Consumers Love Generative AI
[Consumer]
2023/07/25 09:10
Generative AI is becoming an integral part of many people’s personal and working lives for activities traditionally thought exclusive to the human mind, such as generating content and brainstorming. In our latest Capgemini Research Institute report, Why consumers love generative AI, we explore the potential of generative AI as well as its reception by consumers and their hopes around it.But fi...
Rice Robotics Picks Up $7M, Powers SoftBank’s Office Delivery
[Investing]
2023/07/25 09:09
In the crowded enterprise robotics space, the ability to secure key clients is a crucial differentiator for companies. In the case of Hong Kong–based Rice Robotics, the important order has come from SoftBank.Since January 2021, Rice’s robots, with their cute, cartoonish blinking eyes, have been delivering 7-Eleven products to SoftBank staff at the company’s new headquarters in Takeshiba, Tok...
(Video) Sunhydrogen Generates Renewable Energy by Converting Solar Power and Water to Hydrogen
[Tech]
2023/07/25 09:08
SunHydrogen transforms solar power and any source of water into hydrogen by extracting water at the molecular level using billions of microscopic nanoparticles. The team uses Photoelectrosynthetically Active Heterostructures (PAH) which can be compared to microscopic machines. These ultra-tiny machines have several layers that trigger ‘solar electrolysis’, meaning they use energy from sunligh...
Back to the Roots : From Office Space Mushrooms to a Gardening Revolution
[Product]
2023/07/25 09:07
Walking down an aisle at a big-box store, you might notice a display of white cardboard boxes with bright purple or green lettering. Some have a photo of oyster mushrooms spilling out of the same box on a sunny kitchen counter, while others show a sunflower sprouting out of a mason jar. Inside the boxes are everything you need to grow these plants on your counters at home, making organic garden...
(Paper) Planetary Analog Environments Explored by a Team of Legged Robots
[Tech]
2023/07/25 09:06
A team is greater than the sum of its parts—the trio of legged robots during a test in a Swiss gravel quarry.On the moon, there are raw materials that humanity could one day mine and use. Various space agencies, such as the European Space Agency (ESA), are already planning missions to better explore Earth's satellite and find minerals. This calls for appropriate exploration vehicles. Swiss res...
Mckinsey - Consumer Perceptions of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
[Consumer]
2023/07/25 09:05
No one is saying the steering wheel will disappear, but new McKinsey research found a greater acceptance of autonomous-driving technologies.Tomorrow’s drivers may actually drive very little. Autonomous-driving (AD) technologies could play an ever more important role in the car user’s experience in the future. It could become a multibillion-dollar opportunity for mobility ecosystem players: ac...
How Luxury Giant LVMH Built a Recession-Proof Empire
[Business]
2023/07/25 09:04
Luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, more commonly known as LVMH, has grown into a $500 billion powerhouse conglomerate of 75 distinguished brands, or “maisons,” rooted in six different sectors — with no plans to slow down.The company recorded revenue of 79.2 billion euros, or about $86.3 billion, last year, an increase of 23% from 2021 revenue. Its store count has more than quint...
AI Metaverse Startup Futureverse Raises $54 Million
[Investing]
2023/07/25 09:03
The startup formed out of a merger of 11 different companies.An unusual company straddling a range of industries has raised $54 million in fresh funding from investors. The company is Futureverse, a combination of 11 different startups from sectors including blockchain, artificial intelligence, the metaverse and gaming.Crypto investment firm 10T Holdings led the Series A round for Futureverse,...
(PDF) Bain - Better with Age : The Rising Importance of Older Workers
[Consumer]
2023/07/24 09:10
Some 150 million jobs will shift to older workers by the end of the decade. Here’s how to get ready.Bain research shows worker motivations evolve with age, with attributes like interesting work and autonomy rising to the top around age 60.Too few firms recognize the changing needs and priorities of older workers or invest in integrating older workers into their talent system.Leading companies...
