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(Paper) Planning Algorithm Enables High-Performance Flight for Tailsitter Aircraft
[Tech]
2023/09/06 09:08
MIT researchers developed new algorithms for trajectory planning and control of fixed-wing “tailsitter” aircraft, which are faster and more efficient than traditional quadcopter drones. A tailsitter is a fixed-wing aircraft that takes off and lands vertically (it sits on its tail on the landing pad), and then tilts horizontally for forward flight. Faster and more efficient than quadcopter dro...
11xAI Closes a $2M Pre-Seed Round to Create Autonomous AI Workers
[Investing]
2023/09/06 09:07
11xAI announced the closing of a $2 million pre-seed round led by Project A Ventures today. In conjunction with its fundraise, the company also launched its service.The London-based company builds automated digital workers that can be used in lieu of human employees. It has built an AI sales development representative called Alice and plans to create James, focused on automated talent acquisiti...
How New Batteries Could Help Your EV Charge Faster
[Tech]
2023/09/06 09:06
A Chinese battery company wants to solve one of the biggest obstacles to wider EV adoption.Chinese battery giant CATL unveiled a new fast-charging battery last week—one that the company says can add up to 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) of range in 10 minutes.That’s faster than virtually all EV charging today, and CATL claims the new cells, which it plans to produce commercially by the end o...
Which (Plant) Milk Is the Most Sustainable?
[Product]
2023/09/06 09:05
It comes as no surprise that among milk options, cow's milk is the least sustainable in terms of the carbon dioxide emissions and water consumption associated with its production. But the sustainability of plant milks also varies, as seen in a comparison by Science magazine and The New York Times.Every liter of cow’s milk produced uses up 628 liters of water and generates 3.2 kgs of CO₂. Even...
Luxury Retailers Are Following the Money to India's New Affluent
[Business]
2023/09/06 09:04
Hermes, Christian Louboutin are among those willing to pay skyrocketing rent for space in historic real estateA few blocks from the Reserve Bank of India’s headquarters in Mumbai lies the true marker of the country’s rising wealth — a new store from Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee in a restored building dating from the early 1900s.The opening of the four-story flagship makes Sab...
Japanese Company Serendix Delivers 3D Printed Home ‘Bought for The Price of a Car’
[Product]
2023/09/06 09:03
Japan-based housing company Serendix has announced the completion of 'serendix50', a 3D printed house that forms part of the company’s mission of building homes that can be bought for the price of a car.Serendix first made headlines in March 2022 with the creation of serendix10, a 3D printed home that was printed in under 24 hours. Having sold out the six editions of the home by October, the c...
(PDF) Bain- Paper & Packaging Report 2023 : Unpack The Power of Sustainable Packaging
[Business]
2023/09/05 09:10
Paper and packaging had a blockbuster 2022. Coming out of the pandemic, companies made a panicked rush to secure their supply chains. Combined with climbing inflation, nearly every company in the sector was able to raise prices and make record profits. Then, in 2023, demand started dipping while raw materials, logistics, and labor costs continued to increase. And the environmental impact of pac...
Retractable Steering Wheel And Pedals Patented by Apple for Level 4 Autonomous Car
[Tech]
2023/09/05 09:09
Apple has been granted a patent for a retractable steering wheel and pedals in a car, when it is being used in self-driving mode.The patent document describes a car which is capable of driving itself in some situations, but not in others – which seems a likely interim stage for both the technology and the law …Specifically, Apple suggests that a car may be able to drive itself fully autonomou...
AI Startup AI21 Labs Valued at $1.4 Billion After Latest Fund Raise
[Investing]
2023/09/05 09:08
Israel-based AI startup AI21 Labs said on Tuesday it has raised $155 million in a Series C funding round which saw participation from technology heavyweights Alphabet's Google and Nvidia.With the latest round, AI21 has raised a total capital of $283 million at a valuation of $1.4 billion, the company said.Companies across the world, from banks to big tech, have doubled down on investments in ar...
