TREND REPORTS
Tiny Insect-like Robot Can Flip, Loop and Hover for Up to 15 Minutes
[Tech]
2025/01/23 09:03
An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin can perform acrobatics and fly for much longer than any previous insect-sized drone without falling apart.An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin can perform acrobatics and fly for much longer than any previous insect-sized drone without falling apart. For tiny flying robots to make nimble manoeuvres, they need...
(PDF) Google Cloud - AI Business Trends Report
[Business]
2025/01/22 09:10
Multimodal AI, enhanced enterprise search and more: Be sure to check out all of Google Cloud’s thoughts on how AI will impact businesses this year.From personalized recommendations on your favorite streaming service to AI-powered agents that help you plan your day, artificial intelligence is already changing our lives. And for businesses, it's about to get even bigger: 2025 will be a pivotal y...
Dentsu Vietnam Innovates For Advocacy With Malnutrition Plates for UNICEF
[Business]
2025/01/22 09:09
Dentsu Vietnam has launched MalNutrition Plates, a campaign that has turned everyday tableware into powerful symbols of advocacy to raise awareness and drive fundraising for UNICEF’s nutrition programs in Vietnam.With malnutrition being a pressing but often overlooked issue in Vietnam, affecting millions of children, the campaign set out to make an invisible problem visible by engaging with a...
OpenAI has Created an AI Model for Longevity Science
[Tech]
2025/01/22 09:08
The company is making a foray into scientific discovery with an AI built to help manufacture stem cells.OpenAI teamed up with Retro Biosciences to build a machine learning model focused on generating new proteins. The new model, called GPT-4b, is a custom version of OpenAI’s GPT-4o model built specifically for Retro that is focused on bioengineering. Interestingly enough, the model is less foc...
AI Coding Startups Reach SKy-High Valuations at Lightning Speed
[Investing]
2025/01/22 09:07
Looking back on 2024, one of the biggest trends that stands out is the explosion of the AI-powered coding assistant scene.Startups in the space that have raised massive rounds include: *Poolside ($626M in total equity funding)*Magic ($456M)*Augment Code ($252M)*Codeium ($240M)*Cognition AI ($196M)*Cursor ($173M)That’s alongside products from big tech like Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot, Meta’s o...
Walgreens Replaced Fridge Doors With Smart Screens. It’s Now a $200 Million Fiasco
[Business]
2025/01/22 09:06
A startup promised the pharmacy chain its high-tech coolers would track shoppers and spark an in-store ad revolution.The refrigerated section at the flagship Walgreens on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile was glowing with frozen food and bottled drinks, but not for long. Where the fridge cases were previously lined with simple glass doors, there were door-size computer screens instead. These “smart...
Chinese Population Keeps on Shrinking
[Consumer]
2025/01/22 09:05
The National Statistics Bureau of China has released the latest population figures which show that the Chinese population has shrunk for the third time in a row after decades of growth. Around 1.4083 billion people lived in China at the end of 2024, down from 1.4098 billion in 2023. The average annual growth rate of the population was therefore -0.1 percent between the two years. In 2021, the p...
The Strategy Behind Miu Miu’s Explosive Growth
[Business]
2025/01/22 09:05
Growth at Prada’s Miu Miu label is far outpacing the wider luxury market: retail sales were up 58 percent in 2023, and accelerated by an eye-popping 82 percent in the fourth quarter. The brand’s success is due to a product and styling revamp that speaks to a broad church of consumers, “conversational” pieces and strengthened operations.CEO Benedetta Petruzzo, who joined in 2020, is convince...
Robotic Exoskeleton Can Train Expert Pianists to Play Faster
[Tech]
2025/01/22 09:04
The exoskeleton allowed each finger to move on its own, helping participants practice fast, complex finger movements they hadn’t tried before.Aglove-like robotic exoskeleton hand may help pianists improve their skills without risking injury from overpractice.Inspired by traditional teaching methods, researchers have created a device that moves individual fingers to guide complex motions.This i...
