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Declining Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Costs are Driving Production Costs Down
[Business]
2021/05/10 09:03
At the battery pack price point of $100/kWh, electric vehicles will become as cheap to make as gas-powered cars. Electric Vehicle Prices Fall as EV Battery Tech Improves.Electric vehicles (EVs) only accounted for around 3.2% of global car sales in 2020—a figure that’s set to grow in the coming decade, largely due to falling EV battery costs.With rising production and technological improvement...
(PDF) Ipsos - Global Views On Vaccine Passports for International Travel
[Consumer]
2021/05/09 09:10
There is strong global support for vaccine passports, a new Ipsos survey for the World Economic Forum shows. More than three-quarters of people worldwide think they should be mandatory for travel.And two-thirds of people say you should need one to enter stadiums and concert venues.More than half say the same should apply to shops, restaurants or offices.And a similar percentage expect vaccine p...
(Patent) Microsoft Seeks a Patent for Providing an Automated User Input to an Application During a Disruption
[Tech]
2021/05/09 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20210113921, describes a method for addressing network disruptions that prevent applications from receiving user input by providing automated user inputs instead of the actual user input to the interactive application during the disruption. The figure below illustrates providing actual user input and automated user input during a video game.Patent Application : https:...
This AI-Powered Tech Calculates a Baby’s Weight Just from a Video - Wadhwani AI
[Tech]
2021/05/09 09:08
Low birth weights are a serious, often undiagnosed problem. This app for rural health workers—a winner of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards—is more accurate than old, uncalibrated scales.In 2015, 20.5 million newborn babies around the world were classified as having low birth weight. Babies weighing under roughly 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms) are 20 times more likely to die than t...
(Infographic) As Vaccine Rollout Continues, Retail Sees a Much-Needed Rebound
[Consumer]
2021/05/09 09:07
More consumers are venturing out for in-store shopping. Stores that specialize in candies and chocolates saw day-over-day spikes beginning in the last week of March.As vaccines become more widely available across the U.S., people are testing the limits of what they’re comfortable with when it comes to activities they once took for granted. A retail rebound in March shows that people are ventur...
Predictive Analytics Startup Pecan.ai Raises $35M to Boost AI Adoption
[Investing]
2021/05/09 09:06
Predictive analytics startup Pecan.ai today announced it has raised $35 million in a series B round led by GGV Capital. Cofounder and CEO Zohar Bronfman says that the funds will allow Pecan to expand its operations globally and help organizations adopt AI and big data.Data analytics is the science of analyzing raw data to extract meaningful insights. Market Research Future predicts the global d...
Is Luxury Aesthetic Medicine Beauty’s Next Boom in China ?
[Business]
2021/05/09 09:05
Chinese demand, particularly among Gen Z, is growing fast for medical aesthetic treatments and products. This could be just the beginning.Wang Zhi, who studied chemical engineering at university, knows lots about aesthetic medicine. He has the skill sets to evaluate product ingredients in detail and is an authority on anti-ageing tips. That’s why he titles himself Tsinghua Skin Expert Wang Zhi...
Self-Sustaining Steam and UV Light Steriliser - The Hydralizer
[Design]
2021/05/09 09:04
Unlike other sterilisation products on the market, Hydralizer can run without electricity or a clean water supply and consists of both steam and UV light sterilisation.Aadya Chachra from the Savannah College of Art and Design has conceptualised a steam and UV light steriliser that works without electricity and a clean water supply. The development, called “Hydralizer”, has been aimed at rural...
Pandemic Payouts : The Cost of COVID-19 to the United States
[Investing]
2021/05/09 09:03
Most Americans are well aware that federal spending during the COVID-19 pandemic has been very costly. Yet, are we aware of just how costly the government response to the 2019 Coronavirus has been?Furthermore, what is the federal budget for these expenditures? As our visualization shows, a larger percentage of current spending as of February 28, 2021 spans federal agencies focused on the health...
