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(PDF) Bain - State of the Transition 2023 : Global Energy Executive Perspectives
[Business]
2023/06/09 08:08
Bain’s third annual survey on the energy transition finds executives increasing investments in low-carbon businesses, but skeptical of consumers’ willingness to pay more.Executives believe their companies are outperforming the rest of the world in reducing emissions, but expect the rate of decarbonization to slow down over the next few years.Companies expect to deploy about a quarter of their...
(Video) The TartanPest Robot Gives Crop-Eating Insects' Eggs The Brush-off
[Tech]
2023/06/09 08:07
The spotted lanternfly is a serious invasive pest in some parts of the US, causing considerable damage to crops such as apples, grapes and hops. That's why it's important to destroy the insect's eggs – which is exactly what the TartanPest robot is designed to do.Created by a team of students at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, the device consists of a Ufactory xArm6 robotic arm...
The Metaverse Gets A Makeover; Web3’s First-Ever Global Beauty Week Event Is Here
[Business]
2023/06/09 08:06
With the debut Metaverse Beauty Week festival on the horizon, Jing Daily explores the opportunities for beauty brands in Web3. The first ever Metaverse Beauty Week (MBW) is almost here, and its inaugural roster of participants has been announced. Organized by creative agency Cult, the debut event — being held from June 12 to 17 — will host participants across a series of curated spaces in Dec...
Family Time is Far More Important Than Other Aspects of Life
[Consumer]
2023/06/09 08:05
Family time is far more important than other aspects of life for most Americans.Americans overwhelmingly view spending time with family as one of the most important things in their life, far outranking other personal priorities, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.About three-quarters of U.S. adults (73%) rate spending time with family as one of the most important things to them perso...
Plant-based Coffee Pods Can be Composted in Your Backyard
[Product]
2023/06/09 08:04
Smile Compostable Solutions offers plant-based coffee pods designed to compost in backyard compost systems. These pods are a sustainable alternative to petroleum plastic, providing a simple, single-use experience while eliminating hard-to-recycle materials. Now customers can fuel their day with the convenience of a Keurig-style machine without the waste associated with single-use plastic pods....
The Top 20 Stocks Have Driven S&P 500 Returns So Far in 2023
[Investing]
2023/06/09 08:03
Just 20 firms—mainly AI-related stocks—are propping up the S&P 500 and driving it into positive territory, signaling growing risk in the market.The above graphic from Truman Du shows which stocks are making up the vast majority of S&P 500 returns amid AI market euphoria and broader market headwinds.Microsoft invested $10 billion into OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT. It has also integr...
(PDF) Mckinsey - AI-Powered Marketing and Sales Reach New Heights with Generative AI
[Business]
2023/06/08 09:10
AI technology has revolutionized marketing and sales; now, generative AI promises to disrupt the way B2B and B2C players think about customer experience, productivity, and growth.Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in marketing and sales. And now, with the ongoing step-change evolution of generative AI (gen AI), we’re seein...
Researchers Unveil First Chat-GPT-Designed Robot
[Tech]
2023/06/08 09:09
Researchers have enlisted the help of ChatGPT to design and create a robot.Is there anything ChatGPT can’t do? Yes, of course, but the list appears to be getting smaller and smaller. Now, researchers have used the large language model to help them design and construct a tomato-picking robot.Large language models (LLMs) can process and internalize huge amounts of text data, using this informati...
Airbus Offers A Glimpse of Next-Gen Aircraft Cabin
[Design]
2023/06/08 09:09
Airbus just held a press conference to release their future vision of sustainable flying and how it could decarbonize in the future. Focusing on increasing passenger’s convenient, the aircraft cabin aims to increase 10 to 20% to the aircraft’s overall environment impact during its lifecycle. As the aircraft manufacturer is currently working with up to ten major airlines, it wants to make sure...
