TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) The Top Performing Investment Themes of 2023
[Investing]
2024/03/19 09:05
While the S&P 500 rebounded over 24% in 2023, many investment themes soared even higher.In many ways, the year was defined by breakthrough announcements in AI and the resurgence of Bitcoin. At the same time, investors looked to nuclear energy ETFs thanks to nuclear’s growing role as a low carbon energy source and the war in Ukraine.This graphic shows the best performing investment themes l...
MIT’s New Plant-based Material Could Replace Plastics
[Tech]
2024/03/19 09:04
A new woody composite, engineered by a team at MIT, is tough as bone and hard as aluminum, and it could pave way for naturally-derived plastics. This image shows a tooth printed by the team resting on a background of wood cells.The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its sprawling roots, but in the walls of its microscopic cells.A single wood cell wall is constructed from fibers o...
OPPO Levi Flying Robot Companion for Solo Traveler
[Design]
2024/03/19 09:03
Solo travelers, OPPO Levi Concept would become your smart flying robot companion, especially during outdoor or hiking scenarios. Solo traveling is so much different than group outings, it often lacks of exciting interactions while exposing yourself to higher risks. It can be challenging for someone to capture full-body shot with scenic view without the help from someone else. There are times it...
(PDF) BCG - The Future of Strategic Measurement: Enhancing KPIs With AI
[Business]
2024/03/18 09:10
New Research Reveals That 90% of Organizations Using AI to Create KPIs Report KPI Improvement. A New Report by MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group Finds That Over 50% of Business Leaders Acknowledge the Need for Improved KPIs, but Only a Third of Organizations Are Leveraging AI to Create Them.Despite tremendous advances in analytics and AI capabilities, key performance indic...
Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features
[Business]
2024/03/18 09:09
Apple Inc. is in talks to build Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence engine into the iPhone, according to people familiar with the situation, setting the stage for a blockbuster agreement that would shake up the AI industry.The two companies are in active negotiations to let Apple license Gemini, Google’s set of generative AI models, to power some new features coming to the iPhone software...
Humanoid Robots are Joining Mercedes' Assembly Line - Apptronik
[Tech]
2024/03/18 09:08
The newest Mercedes-Benz production worker is 5-foot-8, 160 pounds, can lift 55 pounds, and plugs itself in when it needs to take a break.Apptronik, a humanoid robot manufacturer based in Austin, has won a contract to supply its Apollo humanoid robots for the carmaker's production line.Why it matters: First-generation humanoid robots are storming into real-life industrial settings — making the...
(Infographic) Mānuka Honey : New Zealand’s Sweet Success in the Global Honey Trade
[Business]
2024/03/18 09:07
Mānuka Honey and the Global Honey Trade. Did you know that the honey export industry today is worth billions? Over the past two decades, the demand for this sought-after pantry staple has grown across industries ranging from skincare to medicine.In this vibrant infographic, Edit Gyenge uses data from resourcetrade.earth to track the exponential growth in the global honey export industry from 2...
Eli Lilly-backed Zephyr AI Secures $111M for Precision Medicine Tech
[Investing]
2024/03/18 09:06
Latest Investment Will Support the Democratization of Precision Medicine Through the Advancement of Novel Explainable AI Algorithms.Zephyr AI, Inc. (“Zephyr AI”), a healthcare technology company committed to developing fast and explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to democratize precision medicine, today announced it has successfully closed a $111 million Series A funding round...
Tik, Tok, Boom : New Bill Leaves TikTok’s Future in The Balance
[Consumer]
2024/03/18 09:05
As you might have heard from news sites, broadcasters, or even TikTok’s CEO himself while scrolling through the app, the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday requiring Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the platform or see TikTok face a total ban in the US. While the legislation still faces plenty more hurdles before it becomes law, that hasn’t stopped global discourse regarding t...
Bentley and The Macallan Partnership - The Macallan Horizon
[Design]
2024/03/18 09:04
Bentley Motors has partnered with luxury whisky brand The Macallan to create a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky presented in a precision-engineered glass vessel that "challenges the conventions of traditional whisky".[click to enlarge]Called The Macallan Horizon, the single malt whisky is the first product to emerge from the brands' collaboration, a partnership that defines by a shared...
Decoding’s China’s $170 Billion ‘Romance Economy’
[Business]
2024/03/18 09:03
Love, luxury brands, and unique services like "scolding to cure love-brain" are helping redefine gifting and affection.[“My suitor doesn’t send red envelopes or gifts on Valentine’s Day. Is it because he has low emotional intelligence?” asks @lightexistance on Weibo.]White Day, which falls today, is sometimes mentioned as another Chinese Valentine’s Day, but it is not as popular, yet. Comi...
(Paper) Google Deepmind : A Generalist AI Agent for 3D Virtual Environments
[Tech]
2024/03/15 09:10
We present new research on a Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent (SIMA) that can follow natural-language instructions to carry out tasks in a variety of video game settings.Video games are a key proving ground for artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Like the real world, games are rich learning environments with responsive, real-time settings and ever-changing goals.From our early work with...
