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(Video) Nike Unveils Stunning 3D Billboard in Japan
[Business]
2022/03/23 09:07
As Air Max Day nears, Nike has taken over a huge billboard in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area with a 3D activation that is catching the attention of locals and social media users alike.The campaign is running from March 21-27 and features the instantly recognizable orange Nike sneaker box, which bursts open to reveal numerous Air Max styles in multiple colorways while hinting at the inspiration behind e...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Scaling AI in the Sector That Enables It
[Business]
2022/03/23 09:06
Artificial intelligence has significant value-creation potential in the semiconductor industry. How can semiconductor companies deploy AI at scale and capture this value?Artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) has the potential to generate huge business value for semiconductor companies at every step of their operations, from research and chip design to production through sales. But ou...
Zoom’s New Virtual Avatars Let You Show Up to Your Next Meeting as a Dog
[Product]
2022/03/23 09:05
Zoom will let you show up to your next meeting as a rabbit, fox, dog, or another type of animal, using its new Avatars feature that replaces you with a virtual character that copies your expressions, Memoji-style. The company says this feature, which is included in the Zoom 5.10 update, will only let you become an animal at launch, but that new avatar options will be added in the future.Zoom se...
MeliBio Focused on Creating Real Honey without Bees, Raised $5.7M
[Investing]
2022/03/23 09:04
MeliBio, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based food-tech company focused on creating real honey without bees, raised $5.7M in seed funding.The round was led by Astanor Ventures, with participation from existing investors Big Idea Ventures and 18 Ventures, and new investors Skyview Capital, XRC Labs, Collaborative Fund, Midnight Venture Partners, Alumni Ventures, Siddhi Capital, Climate Capital Collec...
Tesla : Innovation Over Advertising ?
[Business]
2022/03/23 09:03
Tesla has become one of the most valuable companies in the world, with car deliveries almost amounting to one million last year despite global supply chain issues and the dampening economic effects of the pandemic. Incredibly, all of this has been achieved with zero spending on traditional advertising.As this chart based on research by Visual Capitalist shows, the reliance on word of mouth mark...
(PDF) Earning Report - NIKE Reports Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter Results
[Investing]
2022/03/22 09:10
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) reported fiscal 2022 financial results for its third quarter ended February 28, 2022."NIKE’s strong results this quarter show that our Consumer Direct Acceleration strategy is working, as we invest to achieve our growth opportunities," said John Donahoe, President and CEO, NIKE, Inc. "Fueled by deep consumer connections, compelling product innovation and an expanding digi...
(Patent) Intel Aims to Patent a Method to Generate Spatial Audio Based on Computer Vision
[Tech]
2022/03/22 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20220007127, discusses a method to generate spatial audio based on computer vision. The method includes determining a position of an audio source based on an image generated via a camera and applying an audio spatialization filter to an audio signal generated by a microphone based on the position of the audio source. The figure below illustrates an input device with a...
(Infographic) The World’s Billionaires, by Generation
[Consumer]
2022/03/22 09:08
What similarities do the world’s billionaires share? What are their differences?At the age of 12, Elon Musk built his first video game. Similarly, Mark Zuckerberg shared an interest in computer programming, building a simple messaging platform at the same age. The co-founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison, developed programming skills at college. All three span different generations and made their f...
(Paper) MIT - When It Comes to AI, Can We Ditch The Datasets ?
[Tech]
2022/03/22 09:07
A machine-learning model for image classification that’s trained using synthetic data can rival one trained on the real thing, a study shows.Huge amounts of data are needed to train machine-learning models to perform image classification tasks, such as identifying damage in satellite photos following a natural disaster. However, these data are not always easy to come by. Datasets may cost mill...
