Although LCV incumbents have a head start on developing electrified vehicles, start-ups and new market entrants are disrupting the segment with innovative product and business model offerings.In less than a decade, electric vehicles (EVs) have gone from a niche product to the nearly inevitable choice for tomorrow’s automotive players. Light commercial vehicles (LCVs), such as panel vans and mi...

Lululemon fans craved products from the beloved $50 billion athletic apparel company but have been settling for cheap alternatives. Then the company decided to deliver a big surprise.Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control themThis K-pop artist sings fluently in 6 languages. His secret? Voice AI“Hey guys, here are this...

The machine is expected to be in restaurants by late 2023 or early 2024.With over 200 possible condiment creations, HEINZ REMIX ™ gives users the power to personalize their sauces like never beforeThe Kraft Heinz Company unveiled HEINZ REMIX™, the first customizable and IoT-enabled digital sauce dispenser to launch that allows consumers to personalize their own flavor creations. Developed in...

Along is an electric scooter designed for sharing mobility service. Currently our electric scooters don’t have much space to keep helmets or baggage, most of them are not child friendly, only adults can ride. This scooter is designed with a specific form factor that makes it able to keep luggage without falling. The familiar form allows not just adults, elders, but also children can ride. The...

For the third year, CEOs are starting the new year on a positive note. However, a more nuanced observation of their responses suggests that this current optimism may not just be because of the season.Key takeawaysCEO optimism is on the upswing, and pessimism is down, surpassing June 2022 levels—this may suggest CEOs did not anticipate or fully account for evolving market events that have trans...

Most lenses are convex. Ray-Ban’s new Reverse collection is concave. Here’s why.Look closely at the front of almost any pair of eyeglasses and one constant will emerge: whether on dollar store readers, prescription bifocals, or bling-y beach sunglasses, nearly every lens is convex. Curving slightly outward from the eyes, the lenses of eyeglasses are like extensions of the human eye itself, wi...

A startup called Sun-Ways developed a mechanism that can turn unused space between train tracks into a long and narrow solar farm.Solar power is key to a clean energy future, but many people don’t want large-scale solar farms in their backyard. In the U.S. alone, at least 75 solar farms were rejected last year, in large part because of their size and visual impact on the landscape.This predica...

A street sign in French reads "30 km/h" next to a green traffic light; below that, a larger photo of a young girl wearing a backpack is next to a yellow speech bubble that says "ralentissez pour ma securite," or "slow down for my safety." A school bus and a green traffic light are visible behind the sign in the background.A sign in Brossard, Quebec explains to drivers how the new traffic light...

As part of National Bike Month, celebrated in the U.S. each May to promote cycling as a fun and healthy mode of transportation, May 19 is Bike to Work Day. On this day, people are encouraged to leave their cars behind and hop on their bikes for their daily commute to work. After all, cycling to work is still relatively rare in the United States, despite the many benefits it offers in terms of p...