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(Patent) OpenAI is Seeking to Patent a System for “Multi-Task Automatic Speech Recognition
[Tech]
2024/11/04 09:10
The company is seeking to patent a system for “multi-task automatic speech recognition.” OpenAI’s patent details a voice-activated AI model that’s able to handle tasks in several different languages. OpenAI’s tech uses a transformer model, which learns context and relationships between data, outfitted with an encoder and decoder to process streams of audio and turn them into text. The deco...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Gen AI in Corporate Functions
[Business]
2024/11/04 09:09
Generative AI is already adding value for corporate and business functions. Here’s how it could add more.In less than two years, generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) has become a mainstream tool with applications across almost every area of the economy. New McKinsey research shows that corporate and business functions—including finance, human resources, and customer care, among others...
(Video) Boston Dynamics’ Atlas 2.0 Humanoid Robot Performs Hands-On Work Autonomously
[Product]
2024/11/04 09:08
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas 2.0 humanoid robot is so far ahead of Tesla’s Optimus that Elon Musk should just acquire the former and roll their technology into his own.Atlas observes its surroundings with depth sensors to generate point clouds of the environment, thus enabling it to work hands-on fully autonomously. It also uses the robot’s dynamics to predict how its motion will evolve over time...
(Infographic) Who Spends the Most Time on Social Media ?
[Consumer]
2024/11/04 09:07
Humanity will spend a combined total of 500 million years on social media in 2024.This graphic lists the countries with the highest average time spent on social media by users aged 16-64, as of January 2024. Data was compiled by We Are Social.Kenya Leads in Time Spent OnlineThere are now more than 5 billion active social media users globally.The “typical” internet user spends almost 2½ hours...
Google Now Uses AI to Write 25% of Its New Code
[Tech]
2024/11/04 09:06
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai underlines the company's role in the AI industry amidst strong Q3 24 financials. In Alphabet's recent earning calls, Sundar Pichai said that Google relies on Artificial Intelligence to generate a quarter of its new code. The tech giant, highlighting its strong financials last quarter, attached significant importance to how Google is continuously redefining user experi...
Winning Strategy for MENA’s $60B Beauty Boom
[Business]
2024/11/04 09:05
Premium formulations and cultural storytelling: The winning formula for C-beauty in the Middle East.Young Middle Eastern consumers are fueling a beauty boom as disposable incomes rise and self-care trends take hold. The region’s personal care sector is seeing unprecedented growth, particularly among Gen Z and millennial shoppers seeking premium products.“The Middle Eastern beauty market is th...
How Google Makes Its Money
[Investing]
2024/11/04 09:04
A trio of technology companies — all of which actually derive most of their revenue from advertising — reported earnings. All had good news for their investors.Snap reported that sales had jumped 15%, losses had narrowed, and numbers of daily active users had climbed to 443 million, sending the company’s shares up ~10% in premarket trading. Reddit did one better, crushing expectations and gi...
Beam Projector Concept Designed for Daddy-Kids Bonding Time
[Design]
2024/11/04 09:03
When you look at products in the market that are meant for parent-child bonding, it can be a little skewed towards mothers. But of course most fathers also want to spend quality time with their kids, especially with activities like camping or being in the outdoors. This product concept comes out of that idea for some “emotional” bonding between dads and their kids, but can also be used by any...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Next Big Arenas of Competition
[Business]
2024/11/01 09:10
After several challenging years, South Africa’s grocery market appears to be turning a corner. What are the implications for grocery players?Arenas are industries that transform the business landscape. Eighteen future arenas could reshape the global economy and generate $29 trillion to $48 trillion in revenues by 2040.At a glanceArenas are a unique category of industries defined by two charact...
AI Simulation Gives People A Glimpse of Their Potential Future Self
[Tech]
2024/11/01 09:09
The MIT Future You is an innovative AI simulation that allows you to chat with a virtual older version of yourself. What would you ask an older version of yourself though?Everything sounds possible today with artificial intelligence, even the most crazy ideas. I bet at one point or another we always wondered what it would be like to talk with ourselves outside of our head. Great news, it’s not...
(Infographic) AI Adoption : Supercharging Modern Businesses
[Business]
2024/11/01 09:08
Many large tech companies have touted artificial intelligence (AI) as the next big thing to evolve modern businesses. Much has been made of its ability to parse data and create incredible outputs from meager inputs.But is AI improving businesses where it matters most—their bottom lines?For this graphic, the first in the three-part Catalysts of Connectivity series, Visual Capitalist partnered w...
(Video) Giving Yourself Brain Zaps at Home Can Safely Treat Depression
[Product]
2024/11/01 09:07
Low-intensity electrical impulses to the front of your brain can effectively treat depression – even while you're doing things around the house.A recent clinical trial has shown that it's possible to safely and effectively treat depression at home using a brain stimulation device. That means patients can give themselves low-intensity impulses to see positive results – and potentially enjoy a...
