There are eye-popping concept cars, and then there are some that are totally bonkers. This Mercedes-Maybach concept is exactly what I mean. The grand tourer coupe for high-class nomads is straight out of “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” handbook with its extra-elongated shape, and that’s where it’s Cyberpunkish appeal lies.The core motivation for such an automotive design has to be a...

How companies can make life better for their most important assets.Organizations today must focus on their people more than ever before. Economic and financial pressures, amplified by changes brought on by the pandemic, have created the most competitive labor market in years. And as remote and hybrid working arrangements continue to be popular, employers must navigate a bifurcated working envir...

eDiffi is a new generation of generative AI content creation tool that offers unprecedented text-to-image synthesis with instant style transfer and intuitive painting with words capabilities.We propose eDiffi, a diffusion model for synthesizing images given text. Motivated by the empirical observation that the behavior of diffusion models differ at different stages of sampling, we propose to tr...

Stora Enso, a renewable-materials company based in Helsinki, is powering up electric vehicles using batteries made from trees, specifically lignin. Trees are composed of 20 to 30 percent of lignin which is a binder that gives wood its stiffness and a reason it resists rotting. Lignin is a by-product of cellulose fiber production, and companies have long turned to and recycled it for their renew...

Sponsored content is the most obvious way influencers can make money, and they're able to do so in a way that relates to their audiences.Which social media strategies are winning long-term loyalty and how can your brand build memorable and shoppable moments in the space? Find out at Social Media Week Europe, 7–9 Nov. in London. Virtual passes also available. Sign up today.If it feels like you...

By leveraging real-time motion data from the vehicle combined with dynamic content, the Pioneers’ Pack turns cars into mobile theme parks.We're delighted to announce the release of our game-changing platform in Germany. Coming to select Audi vehicles* in mid-November, the add-on package combines a high-end VR space with a moving car to create an experience that is like nothing before. Passenge...

Following the start of massive revamps of the teams and business model of Twitter after completing the acquisition on October 28, Elon Musk plans to lay off 50 percent of its 7,500 employees today according to sources familiar with the matter. This would mark the fourth-biggest single layoff in the tech world since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, as data crowdsourced by Layoffs.fyi shows...

Want to bypass the most advanced turntables but still want to get the funk factor of vinyl players? Then Audio Technica has got just the right audio gadget for you. Celebrating 60 glorious years of audiophile awesomeness, the Japanese audio pro is reviving its iconic AT-727 portable turntable after almost four decades.Popularly known as the Sound Burger and branded as Mister Disc, the vinyl pla...

For the first time ever in 2022, the average brand value of a Best Global Brand has reached over US$3 trillion. The overall value of the Top 100 brands has reached US$3,088,930m, a 16% rise from 2021 (US$2,667,524m). This year sees the fastest rate of brand value growth ever recorded, demonstrating the growing contribution a company’s brand has in driving its economic success. While financial...