1. 현대차그룹, 전기/하이브리드 후륜 기반 '럭셔리 컨버터블 GT' 특허 출원충돌 안전성과 차체 강성을 결합한 구조 설계: 루프가 없는 럭셔리 컨버터블 GT의 충돌 안전성을 높이기 위해 전면 충돌 에너지를 흡수하는 정밀 구조와 스트럿 타워 브레이스 일체형 차체를 고안한 현대차그룹 특허 출원.전동화 파워트레인 전용 플랫폼 명시: 배터리 모듈 및 충전 시스템 전용 마운팅 포인트를 사전에 지정함으로써, 기존 내연기관 개조가 아닌 EV/PHEV 전용 고성능 후륜 구동 플랫폼 기반으로 설계되었음을 확인.럭셔리 틈새 시장 선점 포석: 벤츠 CLE와 벤틀리 컨티넨탈 GTC 사이의 공백 상태...

A patent filing uncovered this week reveals that Hyundai Group engineers have been quietly working through the structural challenges of building a long-hood, open-top GT car — and the level of detail suggests this goes well beyond a design exercise. The filing, surfaced on September 16, describes a redesigned firewall and dashboard structure purpose-built for a convertible with rear-drive proportions and an electrified powertrain. No such car exists anywhere in the current Hyundai, Genesis, or Kia lineup.The patent doesn't name a model, but...

Enterprise technology budgets are expected to keep expanding into 2027 despite continued cost pressures, with CIOs prioritizing generative AI, agentic AI and cybersecurity above most other technology categories.According to Gartner’s 2027 CIO Agenda preview, 84% of respondents expect to increase funding for generative AI, making it the top technology investment priority. Average GenAI spending is projected to rise 31.4% from 2026 to 2027.Agentic AI is growing even faster, with 76% of CIOs planning to increase funding and an average spending...

IKEA Italy is celebrating 30 years of its blue FRAKTA bag by documenting what happens to it after checkout, turning real consumer behaviour into a ten-image campaign by Ogilvy Italy.Called “Belli organizzati”, a play on the beauty of being organised, the photographic series is based on IKEA research into how Italians reuse the bag. Some turn it into record storage, others use it for laundry, groceries, moving house or carrying musical instruments. IKEA says 65% of people who have owned or used FRAKTA have given it a job beyond its original...

AI is shaped by forces far beyond the technology itself, and its effects reach just as widely. Mapping how the pieces interact helps us see what could influence its course and where hurdles and opportunities may emerge.Artificial intelligence may be advancing faster than any previous general-purpose technology, but McKinsey Global Institute argues that its economic impact will be determined by something much broader than model capability. Infrastructure, energy, corporate workflows, regulation, capital and public trust are all moving at diff...

Sol-ti, a maker of glass-bottled functional shots, raised $30.3 million in an early-stage equity round announced in September 2026. The company plans to use the funding to expand across retail and foodservice.Functional beverages — drinks marketed for wellness benefits beyond basic nutrition — are drawing growing consumer interest as traditional energy categories slow. Sol-ti is deepening its position in the functional shots segment.The round stands out for its size. Among early-stage venture rounds in the US food sector over the past 48 m...

Most Americans say they have recently seen advertisements from businesses that clearly appeared to have been created using artificial intelligence. Views of businesses’ use of AI in advertising are generally more negative than positive, with young adults the most critical.Nearly eight in 10 Americans (79%) have seen advertisements in the past 30 days that looked like they were made using AI. Nearly half (49%) view businesses’ use of AI to create advertisements negatively, compared with 19% who view it positively. Thirty-two percent are neu...

How to Secure Today’s AI Robots Against Stealth Cyber Threats. VicOne is a Physical AI cybersecurity company protecting vehicles and robots from cyber threats that can alter behavior and compromise safety.Robot safety has traditionally focused on whether a machine remains safe when something fails. Physical AI introduces a more difficult question: Can a robot remain safe when an attacker manipulates what it sees, decides or does — even when nothing appears broken?Modern robots combine multimodal sensors, AI models and physical control syst...

Setting a reminder on a phone means unlocking a screen, opening an app, and typing on a keyboard, three steps that break whatever train of thought led to needing the reminder in the first place. MATE skips all of that by reading your own handwriting instead. Write “meeting at 1:00 p.m.” on its E-ink panel with the built-in pen, and the device sets the alarm itself, no app, no unlocking, no menu to dig through.That handwriting recognition is the entire premise, and it works because the device treats a note and a task as the same object rath...