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(Patent) Apple Files 2 Project Titan Patents Relating to Vehicle Doors and Latch System
[Tech]
2023/01/18 09:10
A year ago Patently Apple posted a Project Titan patent report about a futuristic multi-linkage vehicle door hinge. One year later and Apple has filed for two additional vehicle door patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The first patents covers side sliding doors, unfolding sunroof and reinforced vehicle windows, while the second patent relates to a door latch system that includes...
PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey
[Business]
2023/01/18 09:09
73% of CEOs around the world believe global economic growth will decline over the next 12-months, the most pessimistic outlook in over a decade.Nearly 40% of CEOs don’t believe their organisations will be economically viable in 10 years if they do not transformInflation (40%), macroeconomic volatility (31%) and geopolitical conflict (25%) rank as the top global threats, as cyber and health ris...
How Canada Goose Turned Its Stores Into Galleries for Inuit Art
[Business]
2023/01/18 09:08
Canada Goose may be a luxury parka brand, but it has big ambitions when it comes to acquiring Canadian art.Walruses appear frequently in the folklore of the Inuit people, who have inhabited Northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska for thousands of years. Their tales are full of heroes who travel by canoe to the floating ice where they hunt the fanged creatures that can weigh as much as 20 men.Can...
The World’s First Beamforming Soundbar With Head-Tracking AI - Razer Leviathan V2 Pro
[Product]
2023/01/18 09:07
Razer's Leviathan V2 Pro PC soundbar can adjust 3D audio based on your head position. Along with other gaming gear, Razer revealed a head cushion with near-field 7.1 surround sound and haptic feedback.Razer has shown off its first slate of products for 2023 at CES. Along with new gaming laptops, the company revealed the Razer Leviathan V2 Pro beamforming PC soundbar. The company says it has an...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Investing In The Rising Data Center Economy
[Investing]
2023/01/18 09:06
Private investors have snapped up data centers in recent years, but plenty of other potential investment opportunities in the sector’s value chain may be going unnoticed.The explosion in demand for data centers has attracted the attention of investors of all types—growth capital, buyout, real estate, and, increasingly, infrastructure investors. In the US market alone, demand—measured by powe...
The Future of QR Codes
[Business]
2023/01/18 09:05
QR technology was invented in 1994, but it never quite caught on in the mainstream – until the pandemic, that is. Suddenly, it was a vital way for businesses to communicate with customers in a touch-free way. It has since proven itself to be far more than a fad; now, years after lockdown, interest in the tech has only continued to spike. With the number of U.S. smartphone users scanning a QR c...
China's Population Dropped for The First Time in Decades
[Consumer]
2023/01/18 09:04
China has recorded its first population decline in decades in what some experts have called a "sea change" for a country intent on growing its economy and increasing its birth rate.According to data published Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the population of mainland China was 1.411 billion people at the end of 2022, a decrease of 850,000 over the previous year.Stuart Gie...
(Video) Robot Chisel in Italy Carves Detailed Marble Sculptures Like a Real Artist
[Tech]
2023/01/18 09:03
Works of great artists can now be replicated – and potentially replaced – using a robot chisel in Italy driven by self-programming software. Named Robotor, the automated chisel carves its way into the new era of sculpting. Users can feed data into a robot that can produce magnificent and thoroughly detailed marble and stone sculptures. Better yet, the robot itself can just work on its own. Co...
(Infographic) The World’s 1,205 Unicorn Companies
[Investing]
2023/01/17 09:10
In the wake of the market downturn, new unicorns have become increasingly rare. Our market map visualizes the 1,205 private companies worth $1B+ across artificial intelligence, e-commerce, fintech, and more.The momentum continued into 2022 — with the list reaching 1,000 unicorns for the first time in February — until macro trends like inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical crises...
