A new prescription eye drop called Vizz, developed by pharmaceutical company Lenz, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat age-related blurry near vision, or presbyopia. The once-daily drops can help users avoid reading glasses for up to 10 hours at a time.Vizz works by using a chemical called aceclidine to create a "pinhole effect" in the eye, which narrows th...

A BMW paddleboard was absolutely not on my 2025 bingo card, yet here we are. The German automaker, apparently tired of limiting its electrification ambitions to asphalt, has partnered with Estonian watersports company SipaBoards to launch the BMW x SipaBoards e-SUP, an electric stand-up paddleboard that costs €3,990 (about $4,650) and comes with all the premium trappings you’d expect from a b...

Job openings vs. the S&P 500 a fascinating divergence since late 2022.While the stock market has powered higher, total US job openings have fallen steadily to just above 7.2M. Interestingly, the divergence begins right after the release of ChatGPT in December 2022 a reminder of how technological disruption can reshape labor markets even as financial markets surge.The question is: does this...

1. 구글 딥마인드의 혁신적인 '생각하는' 로봇 AI 공개와 연구 논문'생각하는' 로봇의 탄생: 구글 딥마인드가 '생각하는' 모델과 '행동하는' 모델 두 가지로 구성된 '제미니 로보틱스'를 공개했는데, 이 AI는 복잡한 요청을 이해하고 다단계 계획을 수립한 후 행동을 실행.범용적 기능 확보: 기존 로봇이 특정 작업에만 훈련된 것과 달리, 이 AI는 새로운 환경과 상황에도 적응하며, 로봇이 인터넷 검색 같은 디지털 도구를 활...

DeepMind researchers believe this is the dawn of agentic robots.Generative AI systems that create text, images, audio, and even video are becoming commonplace. In the same way AI models output those data types, they can also be used to output robot actions. That's the foundation of Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics project, which has announced a pair of new models that work together to create t...

Bain forecasts healthy but below-average 4.0% growth in US retail sales this holiday. Four actions can help retailers stand out to shoppers.[bain]

Mercedes-EQ launched a new campaign for Earth Day in Mexico called ‘Nature or Nothing.’ The campaign used striking visuals of natural elements like leaves, petals, honeycombs, and lightning framed by the brand’s logo to position its electric vehicles as a natural evolution in mobility.With the tagline, "Nature or Nothing – The new electric vehicle generation. It’s already here,” the campa...

Could ChatGPT’s new instant checkout help move the needle?Chat, is this $30 handmade candle in the shape of a cutesy Highland cow actually worth it?Yesterday, Sam Altman’s OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Free users can now buy Etsy products directly through the chat, meaning they won’t have to move to another tab after it tells them exactly which artisanal birthday gift captures...

US-based appliance giant SharkNinja’s latest launch, the Facialpro Glow, mimics in-office aesthetic treatments. Like competitors Omnilux or Medicube, its parent company hopes to entice consumers to take procedures into their own hands.In some ways, the beauty device consumer is already asking for too much. They want to experience the latest and greatest cosmetic technologies — LED therapy, mi...