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(Patent) Apple Continues to Work on Possible Future Foldable iPhones with Curved Sidewalls
[Tech]
2021/07/23 09:10
The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent update from Apple that relates to that relates to iPhones with curved sidewall touch displays and foldable iPhone displays with curved sidewalls with touch capabilities built-in. Apple's patent covers electronic devices that may have enclosures with walls formed from transparent and opaque materials. Display layers may be mounted under tra...
Global EV Battery Industry Will Be “Sold Out” by 2025 : BofA
[Business]
2021/07/23 09:09
According to a Bank of America Global Research (BAC) report, there is a looming threat of the global battery supply for electric vehicles (EVs) running dry by as early as 2025.“Our updated EV battery supply-demand model suggests the global EV battery supply will likely hit [a] ‘sold-out’ situation between 2025-26, with its global operating rates reaching above 85%,” the report reads.The rep...
Untether AI Nabs $125M for AI Acceleration Chips
[Investing]
2021/07/23 09:08
Untether AI, a startup developing custom-built chips for AI inferencing workloads, today announced it has raised $125 million from Tracker Capital Management and Intel Capital. The round, which was oversubscribed and included participation from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Radical Ventures, will be used to support customer expansion.Increased use of AI — along with the technology’...
(PDF) Mckinsey - 5 Areas of Growth for Digital Marketing in ASEAN
[Business]
2021/07/23 09:07
With growth increasingly hard to achieve, Southeast Asian companies must make decisive moves in five areas of modern digital marketing to capture potential opportunities.Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives and livelihoods throughout Southeast Asia, with most countries experiencing some form of lockdown.While vaccination drives are in rollout across the region, uncertaint...
Canovation Awarded Prestigious iF Design Awards for its Innovative CanReseal® Product
[Design]
2021/07/23 09:06
Company Wins Second Major Packaging Design Awards for 2021Canovation, creator of the packaging industry’s innovative CanReseal product line, announced that it has won two iF Design Awards in the international competition’s packaging categories including, “Resealable Metal Food Can” and “Resealable Metal Beverage Can.”“This honor confirms the excellent work of our packaging innovators and...
Delta Variant Is Spoiling New York’s Wild Summer
[Consumer]
2021/07/23 09:05
London is a cautionary tale about what could come next.Not-So-Hot Time, Bummer in the CityThis was supposed to be a wild summer in New York City. With everybody vaccinated, we were going to be partying in nightclubs, eating in restaurants, coupling in public restrooms. Then the delta variant came along.Now New Yorkers are at least still going topless everywhere, apparently. (Though to be fair,...
Tesla’s Semi Truck Is Finally Getting Ready To Enter Production
[Product]
2021/07/23 09:04
After what’s felt like forever and years of delays, the Tesla Semi, an electric truck, is getting ready to enter production. While it won’t be the first all-electric truck on the market, it will be the first one that promises class 8 status for long-range hauling.As reported by Electrek, the Tesla Semi was first announced in 2017 with some promising numbers.When launching Tesla Semi in 2017,...
World's First Lamp From Orange Peels - Ohmie The Orange Lamp
[Product]
2021/07/23 09:03
Ohmie means Design Revolution. Reclaimed, organic and 3D printed in a fully circular loop.If you glance around your home, you’ll see plastic everywhere, from your air-conditioner to your phone charger to your lamp. When you’re done with these products, they’ll likely end up in a landfill where they’ll sit for hundreds of years, breaking into minuscule particles that make their way into rain...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Seizing The Decarbonization Opportunity in Construction
[Business]
2021/07/22 09:10
As decarbonization initiatives gain momentum, construction players can benefit from this growing trend—but only if they view ESG as a strategic opportunity and collaborate with other stakeholders in the ecosystem.As one of the world’s biggest economic ecosystems, the construction industry has a major part to play in achieving global sustainability goals. “Ecosystem” in this article refers t...
