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(PDF) Mckinsey - China Brief : Consumers Are Spending Again (Outside of China)
[Consumer]
2024/04/11 09:09
Despite economic headwinds, Chinese consumption is exhibiting encouraging signs.Now that we’ve concluded the first quarter of 2024, we thought it would be a good opportunity to take stock of the state of consumption in China. In this edition of “China Brief”, we’ll do a quick scan of key macroeconomic indicators and zoom in on some of the core drivers of recent consumption growth.While the...
EarliTec Diagnostics Raises $21.5M to Help Diagnose Autism Earlier
[Investing]
2024/04/11 09:08
One in 36 children in the U.S. has autism, according to the CDC. Research shows that the earlier a child gets diagnosed, the better their developmental outcome will be. EarliTec Diagnostics just raised fresh capital to expand its system that helps clinicians diagnose children as young as 16 months old.The Atlanta-based startup’s FDA-authorized approach involves a child watching short videos an...
(Infographic) The 2024 MAD (Machine Learning, AI & Data) Landscape
[Business]
2024/04/11 09:07
This is our tenth annual landscape and “state of the union” of the data, analytics, machine learning and AI ecosystem.[click to enlarge]In 10+ years covering the space, things have never been as exciting and promising as they are today. All trends and subtrends we described over the years are coalescing: data has been digitized, in massive amounts; it can be stored, processed and analyzed fas...
(Video) Microsoft Robotic Air Hockey Concept Features Smart Internal Robot
[Design]
2024/04/11 09:06
Classic air hockey gets redesigned. Microsoft has teamed up with Fresh Consulting to release Robotic Air Hockey concept. Just like its name suggests, this machine is deeply embedded with robotics and technology to provide players with a new opponent and experience. The smart internal robot employs an X-Y gantry system mounted beneath the playing surface while magnetically coupling to a custom-d...
(Paper) Universal Brain-Computer Interface Lets People Play Games with Just Their Thoughts
[Tech]
2024/04/11 09:06
Imagine playing a racing game like Mario Kart, using only your brain to execute the complex series of turns in a lap.This is not a video game fantasy but a real program that engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have created as part of research into brain-computer interfaces to help improve the lives of people with motor disabilities. More importantly, the researchers incorporated mach...
The State of Disney Following Its Proxy Battle
[Investing]
2024/04/11 09:04
Disney has had a busy few weeks, as shareholders shot down activist investor Nelson Peltz’s effort to take board seats — re-electing Bob Iger and the 11 other company-backed members by a “substantial margin”, thus ending the most expensive proxy battle of its kind in history.Hedge fund Trian Capital pointed to Disney’s costly Fox acquisition, faltering movie output, unprofitable streaming...
Former Oil Refinery Will be Turned Into Renewal Energy Park
[Design]
2024/04/11 09:03
We’re seeing a lot of recreational places like amusement parks, public spaces, museums, etc that are looking for ways to use renewable sources of energy and to be more eco-friendly. There is also a slowly growing call to turn places that used to be major pollutants into something that can benefit mother nature as well as become places that are useful for the general public. One such place in I...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Space : The $1.8 Trillion Opportunity for Global Economic Growth
[Business]
2024/04/10 09:10
As the space economy expands, it could create value for multiple industries and solve many of the world’s most pressing challenges.The space industry is approaching the next frontier, with each week bringing news of a major development somewhere in the world. Be it a test of a new rocket system, the launch of an innovative satellite, or a robotic exploration mission safely landing on the moon,...
(Video) Winged Cargo Ship Saves Three Tonnes of Fuel Per Day on First Voyage
[Tech]
2024/04/10 09:09
An age of greener, more efficient shipping may be in the offing as a specially modified 43,000-tonne bulk freighter completes a six-month sea trial using a combination of diesel engines and a set of high-tech automatic sails to catch the wind.Mixing sail and power isn't a new thing. In fact, it goes back to the very first steamships when shipmasters weren't particularly keen to rely on a cranky...
(Infographic) AI 100 : The Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Startups of 2024
[Investing]
2024/04/10 09:08
The AI 100 is CB Insights' annual list of the top private AI companies in the world. From new AI architectures to precision manufacturing, this year’s winners are tackling some of the hardest challenges across industries.[click to enlarge]CB Insights is launching the 8th annual AI 100 — a ranking of the 100 most promising private AI companies in the world.Highlights from the 2024 cohort inclu...
Researchers Produce Grafts That Replicate The Human Ear
[Tech]
2024/04/10 09:07
Pictured is the intricate, left-ear plastic scaffold that was created on a 3D printer based on data from a person's ear, anterior view (left) and posterior view (right). Using state-of-the-art tissue engineering techniques and a 3D printer, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Engineering have assembled a replica of an adult human ear that looks and feels natural. The study, publis...
Here Comes The Sun (Streaming Version)
[Business]
2024/04/10 09:06
For years streaming has been heralded as the potential savior of the music world, a harbinger of change that could bring riches back to a wider pool of struggling artists, labels, and publishers. But, especially on the back of recent news that Spotify is set to raise prices by $1-2 a month for the second consecutive year, some critics are starting to ask: why is it taking so long?Indeed, though...
