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AI Could Replace 200,000 Jobs on Wall Street
[Consumer]
2025/01/10 09:05
A new report shows that company executives plan to cut 3% of their workforce in the next three to five years because of AI.Bloomberg Intelligence released the findings of a survey of executives at 93 major banks on Thursday.The survey showed that AI could cause as many as 200,000 job cuts in global banks within the next three to five years.Jobs that require repetitive tasks are most at risk.I u...
Google Puts $1M Into 3D Design App Rooms After More Than 1 Million ‘Rooms’ Created
[Investing]
2025/01/10 09:05
3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua.Now, Google itself has invested $1 million into the app as part of a partnership deal that also offered Rooms early a...
Massager Brings Comfort and De-Stressing to Your Abdomen
[Design]
2025/01/10 09:03
When it’s that time of the month or when I’m just so stressed (which can also be both at the same time), one of my constant wishes is to get a massage. But of course, it’s not the best time to have one especially if you’re experiencing dysmenorrhea. A comfortable, relaxing massage would be pretty helpful during those times, even if it’s not an actual, proper massage.The AM1 massager is an...
(CES 2025) (PDF) Accenture Keynote : Accenture Technology Vision 2025
[Business]
2025/01/09 09:10
AI: A Declaration of Autonomy—Is trust the limit of AI’s limitless possibilities?Leaders must prepare today for an imminent world in which AI is everywhere and acting autonomously on behalf of people.New autonomy for AI also means new autonomy for systems and people, and a refined relationship with trust.Opportunities will be lost unless business leaders secure enough trust from employees and...
(CES 2025) John Deere Wants Self-Driving Tractors to Help with America’s Farmhand Shortage
[Investing]
2025/01/09 09:09
The largest farming-equipment manufacturer in the world, John Deere, unveiled a new crop of autonomous tractors and trucks at CES 2025 earlier this week, as the heavy-machinery giant looks to capitalize on the buzz around all things self-driving.If your immediate thought is that this sounds like a job killer... it is. John Deere has talked up its machines’ capabilities for precisely that purpo...
Would You Let an AI ‘Agent’ Buy Your Next Handbag?
[Tech]
2025/01/09 09:08
The next big thing in AI is agents that can perform complex tasks on a user’s behalf, and companies from Amazon to AI player Perplexity believe they could reshape the way consumers find and buy products online.AI agents are able to perform multi-step tasks autonomously, giving them the ability to conduct research across multiple sites, find products online and even complete checkout.Tech playe...
(CES 2025) Sony XYN VR Headset for Creating 3D Games and Metaverse Applications
[Product]
2025/01/09 09:07
At the ongoing CES 2025, Sony has launched the prototype of an extended reality headset dubbed XYN specifically for creating 3D spatial content. The Japanese consumer Electronics giant briefly previewed their motive to develop the headset at last year’s CES and now the wearable has got better with 4K OLED microdisplays and video passthrough tech.XYN is a comprehensive software and hardware sol...
Startups are Renewing Their Embrace of Tender Offers in 2024
[Investing]
2025/01/09 09:06
The number of new tender offers administered by Carta has now increased in five of the past six quarters. That includes Q3, which saw 26 new tender offers—the highest quarterly total since the boom times of 2022.Two years ago, the entire market for investing in private startups was in a slump. Tender offers were no exception. Between the end of 2021 and the end of 2022, the quarterly count of...
Mercedes Announce 'Groundbreaking' Adidas Deal After Big Brand Switch
[Business]
2025/01/09 09:05
Adidas has announced a multi-year partnership with Mercedes. Adidas takes over from rival brand Puma as the Mercedes F1 team's new clothing partner.The Mercedes F1 team have announced a multi-year partnership with Adidas to become their new clothing partner.The German sportswear brand will enter F1 with Mercedes from the 2025 season, bringing to an end the Silver Arrows’ previous sponsorship d...
(CES 2025) Nékojita FuFu,’Attachable Mini-Robot That Cools Hot Drinks/Food
[Product]
2025/01/09 09:04
Cute robotic tea pet blows on your hot food & drinks so you don't have to.Blowing a fresh breeze into your morning cuppa and the world of robotics is Nekojita FuFu, one of the latest creations by Yukai Engineering that were unveiled at CES 2025. This charming cat-like gadget offers a novel solution to an age-old problem: hot food and drinks that are too warm to enjoy.Drawing on a mix of whi...
Sweden Just Turned The Humble Water Tower Into Art
[Design]
2025/01/09 09:03
The country is swapping out aging water infrastructure with towers that look like sculptures.The Swedish city of Varberg found out the hard way that it needed a new water tower. The local water system sprang a leak, and the city had to tap into its backup water supply, about 525,000 gallons stored in a utilitarian UFO-shaped concrete water tower near the center of town. But the volume of water...
(Video) NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Keynote Speech at CES 2025
[Business]
2025/01/08 09:10
Everything Nvidia announced at CES 2025. Nvidia showed off a lot more than GPUs..At the Nvidia keynote at CES 2025, CEO Jensen Huang didn't waste anytime showing off the new GeForce RTX 50 Series. Huang walked onstage carrying the graphics card to a round of applause.This was the most anticipated moment of the Nvidia event, but not the only big announcement. The AI computing company integral to...
