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(Infographic) Which Outdoor Activities Do People Spend The Most On?
[Consumer]
2024/06/12 09:07
Just in time for summer, the team at AAA State of Play gathered data on Americans’ favorite outdoor activities by examining what equipment and activities they invest in. 2022 set a record for American outdoor recreation, surpassing $1 trillion dollar for the first time in history.What did people spend the most money on? Maybe it’s no surprise that the catch all category of Multi-Use Apparel a...
(Video) World-First Coffee Concrete Footpath
[Tech]
2024/06/12 09:06
In a world first, the researchers who used waste coffee grounds to make concrete that’s 30% stronger are putting their innovative material to the test by laying sidewalks made of the stuff to see how it fares when it's subjected to foot traffic.Last year, researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, found that replacing up to 15% of the sand ordinarily used in concrete with waste...
U.S. Cities with the Highest Rent in 2024
[Investing]
2024/06/12 09:05
Rental prices have surged in several American cities in recent years. Factors such as inflation, a limited housing inventory, a changing workforce, and barriers to homeownership have all contributed to the increase in rent costs.This graphic shows the top 10 American cities with the highest rental costs as of May 2024, according to the Zumper National Rent Index. Prices are for 1-bedroom units....
Camera Concept has Touchscreen Manual Controls for Panoramic Photography
[Design]
2024/06/12 09:04
When I was traveling around New Zealand last year, I was treated to a daily visual feast. Everywhere I looked, I felt like I was in a scene from Lord of the Rings. Capturing images and videos on my smartphone camera didn’t do it justice. I was wishing I invested in a good DSLR camera, although taking photos and videos on my mobile device was pretty convenient already. But a higher quality came...
Melanin-spiked Bodysuits Provide Sun Protection in Melwear Concept
[Design]
2024/06/12 09:03
Garments made with the skin pigment melanin provide a natural, alternative form of sun protection in this speculative biofabrication project by recent Central Saint Martins graduate Maca Barrera.The Melwear project imagines a future where humans wear a "second skin" embedded with bacteria-derived melanin instead of using conventional chemical sunscreens, which typically contain ingredients that...
(Patent) Google Wants to Keep Your Vision from Getting Blurry
[Tech]
2024/06/11 09:10
The company filed a patent application for “map-aided inertial odometry” in augmented reality devices using neural networks. Google’s filing describes a system that aims to make AR-based mapping more robust using two sets of “Six Degrees of Freedom” poses. For reference, Six Degrees of Freedom refers to the directions a body can move throughout space: forward and backward, up and down, lef...
(PDF) BCG - The Art of Scaling GenAI in Software
[Business]
2024/06/11 09:09
It’s not just about coding—GenAI is reshaping every stage of the software development life cycle. How can organizations fully capitalize on its benefits?Several factors—such as developers’ comfort with existing tools and their inexperience with GenAI, the difficulties of managing organizational change, and the steep learning curve—stand in the way of adoption.Even software companies levera...
Amazon Uses AI to Spot Damaged Products Before They’re Shipped to Customers
[Tech]
2024/06/11 09:08
AI-enabled technology ensures customers receive products in the condition they expect, and is helping Amazon further its sustainability efforts.Inside Amazon fulfillment centers across North America, millions of products ranging from dog food and phone cases to T-shirts and books pass through imaging tunnels every day, where one artificial intelligence (AI) model named “Project P.I.,” which s...
Diamonds Are Disrupted : The Natural Diamond Industry is Cracking Up
[Business]
2024/06/11 09:07
The diamond industry is undergoing a major shake-up. The traditional mined market faces precipitous pricing pressures from the rise of lab-grown gems, and geopolitical tensions threaten to bottleneck the global supply chain.De Beers, a 136-year-old progenitor of the industry and one of the world’s biggest diamond suppliers, has been jettisoned by its owner Anglo American.If any sector should b...
