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This Cute and Tiny Wireless Charger Design is Genius In Its Simplicity
[Design]
2022/10/17 09:10
Wireless charging has been around for many years, but, as usual, it was Apple’s adoption of the technology that finally opened the floodgates for other companies. Naturally, that has given birth to a wide variety of accessories supporting wireless charging, ranging from charging mats to portable power banks. Wireless chargers don’t always have to be complex, though, and there is indeed a push...
Sequoia Capital - Generative AI : A Creative New World
[Business]
2022/10/14 09:10
A powerful new class of large language models is making it possible for machines to write, code, draw and create with credible and sometimes superhuman results.Humans are good at analyzing things. Machines are even better. Machines can analyze a set of data and find patterns in it for a multitude of use cases, whether it’s fraud or spam detection, forecasting the ETA of your delivery or predic...
(Patent) Apple Working on AirPods Pro Safety Features when Biking and Working Out
[Tech]
2022/10/14 09:09
Apple working on AirPods Pro Safety Features when Biking, Jogging and working out on a next-gen Exercise Mat with Sensors. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to possible safety features built into future AirPods Pro. For instance, if a user is biking, the AirPods Pro will know the user's speed and velocity in relation to objects aro...
(PDF) BCG - Consumers Are the Key to Taking Green Mainstream
[Consumer]
2022/10/14 09:08
A BCG survey confirms that most consumers are ready to embrace sustainable products. Here are three ways to help make that happen.Everywhere we look, we see companies making commitments to climate and sustainability goals. But while the bold net-zero pledges that CEOs, investors, and boards are making have received a positive response, it’s clear that companies still have a long way to go to i...
Zuckerberg Finally Adds Legs to His Metaverse
[Business]
2022/10/14 09:07
Meta's CEO shows off new legs for his VR avatars, which currently float around without them.The most requested feature is finally coming to Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse: Legs. That may sound odd. But the avatars in Meta’s main social VR app Horizon Worlds(Opens in a new window) move along without any human-looking legs. Instead, avatars float around with no lower body. The reason why is becaus...
(Infographic) America's 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2022
[Consumer]
2022/10/14 09:06
It will not surprise anyone who is at least partially awake that, nearly three years after COVID-19 hit our shores, the workplace is an unpredictable place. As Newsweek's 2022 list of Most Loved Companies shows, in this environment, against the backdrop of the Great Resignation and quiet quitting, the companies that employees are most passionate about are those that have been willing to change...
Continue AI Launches Sustainability Intelligence Platform with $5.7M Seed Round
[Investing]
2022/10/14 09:05
The Israeli startup aims to build the largest sustainability database in the world to help leading companies reach their sustainability goals using actionable insights and action plans.Continue AI, which has developed a sustainability intelligence platform, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5.7 million in Seed funding. Through the use of proprietary artificial intelligence, Continue AI...
China’s Electric Trucks May Well Pull Forward Peak Oil Demand
[Business]
2022/10/14 09:04
EVs have gone from less than 1% of light commercial vehicle sales to 10% in just the last two years.[A prototype of Homtruck, a model Geely Holding Group’s commercial vehicle brand Farizon Auto plans to produce and deliver in early 2024.Source: Geely]Electric trucks are grabbing a lot of headlines lately. Elon Musk announced Tesla Semis will start shipping to PepsiCo in California. Volvo is de...
(Video) Loewe's Metaverse Fashion Works IRL
[Design]
2022/10/14 09:03
No, that's not Photoshop. That Minecraft-looking hoodie is a real piece of clothing you can buy. An image of two models in what appears to be pixelated, but entirely real, clothing is shown.Looking at Loewe’s takes can make your eyes hurt after a while. Not that I don’t like it! Just that my eyes don’t like to question their reality for long periods of time.As someone who very much can’t af...
