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The Extreme Cost of Training AI Models
[Business]
2024/09/24 09:08
The cost of training AI models has exploded in just the past year, according to data released by the research firm Epoch AI. This development aptly shows how much more complex and capable AI models have gotten in a short time span. Last year saw the release of ChatGPT-4 in March by OpenAI, which kickstarted the global AI hype. Google followed suit with its advanced AI model, Gemini, in December...
(Video) Zaha Hadid Architects Creates Parametric London for Fortnite Game
[Design]
2024/09/24 09:07
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has collaborated with software developer Epic Games to create a parametric-style version of London that players can build on in the video game Fortnite.In the Re:Imagine London game, Fortnite players are dropped into a creator-made island on London's waterfront, which has been populated with curved buildings in keeping with Zaha Hadid Architects signature style.P...
Rimowa is Disrupting the Handbag Market with Aluminum 'Original Bag'
[Product]
2024/09/24 09:06
The German luggage maker took three years to engineer the new bag in its Cologne factory.In the 1920s, the German luggage maker Rimowa built an aluminum trunk. Over the next decades, the company’s engineers and designers would iterate on its design to create Rimowa’s now iconic product, a wheeled suitcase with grooves, that you will find at airports all over the world.Today, Rimowa unveils th...
(Infographic) Which Countries Are Excited or Nervous About AI ?
[Consumer]
2024/09/24 09:05
Globally, there’s mixed feelings towards AI-powered products and services: 54% of people are excited, and 52% of people are nervous. However, feelings about AI differ substantially between countries.This graphic by creator Julie R. Peasley looks at how these viewpoints vary among people in 31 different countries using data from Ipsos.Base: 22,816 adults under the age of 75 across 31 countries,...
Animal ‘Sacco’ Beanbag Chairs Seat Viewers at Bottega Veneta’s Summer 2025 Show
[Design]
2024/09/24 09:04
60 animal beanbag chairs accommodate visitors inside Bottega Veneta’s SS25 show space during Milan Design Week 2024. They’re joyful, playful, and entirely crafted in leather. They sit low to the ground, so visitors have a different perspective of the models and the collection as they walk through the runway. These animal beanbag chairs aren’t at the show for a wow factor. Creative director M...
Inside China’s Booming $83B Pet Market
[Business]
2024/09/24 09:03
Declining marriage numbers, coupled with a rising single’s economy, are spurring a pet ownership boom in China. Luxury and premium brands have spied potential.Chinese consumers are splurging out on their furry friends more than ever.But it isn’t just your average pet food and run-of-the-mill accessories that are driving the market. The premium sector is seeing the most growth, spurred by luxu...
(Patent) Apple Seeks Adaptable Model Patent as It Readies to Join AI Race
[Tech]
2024/09/23 07:10
The company is seeking to patent “mutable parameters for machine learning models” during runtime. Apple’s tech aims to make it easier for neural networks to be updated as they’re being used without the need to recompile, which takes significant computational resources.“In some instances when executing a given deep neural network, depending on the machine learning task, it may not be possib...
Gallup - Annual Work and Education Survey for 2024
[Consumer]
2024/09/23 07:09
Grocery, Restaurant Industry Images Slide in U.S. Perceptions of sports industry rebound.Gallup’s annual update on Americans’ views of major U.S. industries and business sectors finds two food-related industries -- grocery and restaurant -- rated significantly worse than a year ago. American’s opinions of the publishing industry have also declined meaningfully in the past year. At the same t...
Volkswagen — Don’t Let Risk Take Over The Street By Ogilvy, Bolivia
[Business]
2024/09/23 07:08
Ogilvy Bolivia’s new social campaign for Volkswagen is a clear example that creativity can always be innovative if you dig deep and push ideas to the limit.“VW challenged us with a social campaign to not use cell phones while driving because today the number of people doing so has skyrocketed, and so have the consequences. The challenge was immense. How do we innovate in a message that’s bee...
