TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Mckinsey - Open Source Technology in The Age of AI
[Business]
2025/04/23 09:10
With more organizations deploying gen AI across business functions, a new survey finds that leaders are increasingly turning to open source AI solutions to build out their tech stacks.Open source software has long been a critical part of the technology ecosystem. Commercial software typically requires a commercial license or subscription and restricts access to its core technology. However, ope...
Generative AI is Reshaping South Korea’s Webcomics Industry
[Business]
2025/04/23 09:09
Some graphic artists, like the legendary Lee Hyun-se, see AI as a path to immortality; others wonder if it’s a threat to their own creativity.“My mind is still sharp and my hands work just fine, so I have no interest in getting help from AI to draw or write stories,” says Lee Hyun-se, a legendary South Korean cartoonist best known for his seminal series A Daunting Team, a 1983 manhwa about t...
(Paper) MIT - Engineers Develop a Better Way to Deliver Long-Lasting Drugs
[Tech]
2025/04/23 09:08
With tinier needles and fewer injections, the approach may enable new options for long-term delivery of contraceptives or treatments for diseases such as HIV.MIT engineers have devised a new way to deliver certain drugs in higher doses with less pain, by injecting them as a suspension of tiny crystals. Once under the skin, the crystals assemble into a drug “depot” that could last for months o...
U.S. Consolidates Position Among Highest-Spending Cities
[Investing]
2025/04/23 09:07
In 2020, there were five U.S. entries among the cities with the biggest consumer spending in the world. By 2040, this will have risen to six with the addition of Dallas, a release by World Data Lab shows. At the same time, the other regions in the top 10 have been diversifying, with Japan losing ground and China gaining some, the numbers show.Beyond the top 10, the U.S. has seen another city ri...
Vivo X200 Ultra : A Flagship Smartphone Redefining Mobile Photography
[Product]
2025/04/23 09:06
Vivo has officially unveiled its latest flagship, the X200 Ultra, a smartphone designed to set a new standard in mobile photography and performance. Launching exclusively in China, the X200 Ultra promises cutting-edge features, powerful hardware, and a remarkable camera setup, making it an exciting option for tech enthusiasts and photography lovers alike.X200 Ultra delivers an impressive camera...
(PDF) Bain - Brief Beyond Tariffs : The Supply Chain Reinvention Imperative
[Business]
2025/04/23 09:05
Tariffs are accelerating businesses’ operations overhaul. Winning in today’s disrupted world demands bold trade-offs and strategic transformation.Tariffs are the latest disruption to a global supply chain system designed for a politico-economic context that no longer exists.Three-quarters of executives are juggling at least six competing supply chain priorities, according to Bain survey data....
(Paper) A New Robotic Gripper Based on Measuring Tape is Sizing Up Fruit and Veggie Picking
[Tech]
2025/04/23 09:04
Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of that dual nature in a clever new robotic gripper designed for handling fragile items.Created by Assoc. Prof. Nick Gravish and colleagues at UC San Diego, the mechanical appendage is known as "GRIP-tap...
First Folding Color e-Reader Breaks Cover
[Product]
2025/04/23 09:03
Storing hundreds of books on a digital device is a great way to satisfy your thirst for adventure or knowledge without needing lots of shelving in the home. But e-readers don't really feel book-like. Until now. E Ink has partnered with Readmoo to launch the first foldable color e-book reader.Folding gadgets are very much in vogue at the moment – from phones to tablets and bike helmets to bikes...
Bain - Humanoid Robots at Work : What Executives Need to Know
[Business]
2025/04/22 09:10
The convergence of AI, cost, and dexterity is putting humanoid robots on a fast track to adoption.Humanoid robots are approaching cost parity with human labor, and they are poised to take on physical jobs across industries within the next five years.Advances in AI, dexterity, and training ease are fast-tracking humanoid robots into the physical world where software automation on its own is less...
