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(Video) Lenovo Rolls Out Smartphone and Laptop Concepts with Expanding Displays
[Product]
2022/10/21 09:09
The proof-of-concept working Motorola smartphone prototype rolls out a flexible OLED display while adjusting content to match the larger screen size.At its Tech World 2022 event earlier this week, Lenovo demonstrated a Motorola handset prototype that grows to 6.5 inches at the push of a button and a laptop concept with a display that expands upward to give users more screen space when needed.Bo...
The Global Inflation Outlook
[Investing]
2022/10/21 09:08
The International Monetary Fund has said that it expects inflation pressures to be significant around the world in 2022. Inflation is predicted to be worse in developing economies, where price increases are projected to reach 9.9 percent on average over the course of this year. In developed nations, this number was put at 7.2 percent by the IMF.After the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in Februar...
Rolls-Royce Already has Hundreds of U.S. Orders for Its $413,000 EV, Spectre
[Product]
2022/10/21 09:07
Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos told CNBC the buyers visited the company’s headquarters in England to get a sneak peak at the Spectre.The company’s first electric vehicle was publicly revealed Tuesday and comes starting price tag of $413,000.General Motors this week unveiled its Celestiq electric vehicle, which starts at more than $300,000.More than 300 U.S. buyers have already put down...
(Infographic) The Best-Reviewed VR Games of All Time
[Business]
2022/10/21 09:06
Virtual reality games have become increasingly popular in recent years. With the introduction of affordable VR headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 (also known as the Meta Quest 2) and PlayStation VR, games in virtual reality have gained traction among veteran gamers and new gamers alike.But which VR titles are worth buying? The VR Space team looked at ratings of virtual games from review website M...
AI Art Looks Way Too European
[Business]
2022/10/21 09:05
DALL-E and other models keep making art that ignores traditions from the rest of the world.[People stand in a dark gallery with a projection of the Mona Lisa surrounded by what look like swirls of paint on one wall. An exhibit at the X Media Art Museum, a digital arts and new media museum in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 29, 2022. The exhibit combined the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci with arti...
Gartner ® Hype Cycle™ for Application Security, 2022
[Business]
2022/10/21 09:04
"Clients use Hype Cycles to get educated about the promise of an emerging technology within the context of their industry and individual appetite for risk." The 2022 Hype Cycle for Application Security is no exception, covering roughly 30 segments within the application security space. Within the report, Cequence Security was recognized by Gartner as a Sample Vendor in both the API Threat Prote...
Using AI, An Intergalactic Fashion Campaign
[Design]
2022/10/21 09:03
Multimedia designer and digital artist Rameez Iqbal leverages the wonders of the text-to-image software Midjourney to create an extraterrestrial fashion campaign dubbed ‘Aliens Among Us’. The AI-generated concept series features the handbag collection of an iconic fashion brand sported by otherwordly and incredibly stylish alien models. ‘They’re among us, hiding in plain sight. But you can...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Winners Take All in Global Apparel, Fashion, and Luxury
[Business]
2022/10/20 08:10
Luxury and sportswear have delivered consistently high returns through turbulent years. But outliers from other categories offer insights into outperformance in a volatile global apparel market.The events of the past few years have inspired many consumers to engage in retail therapy for a reprieve. But new research by McKinsey shows that company performance across the apparel, fashion, and luxu...
AI Content Platform Jasper Raises $125M at a $1.5B Valuation
[Investing]
2022/10/20 08:09
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Jasper’s valuation is $1.7 billion. It’s $1.5 billion; we regret the error. As the enthusiasm around AI image and text generators grows, Jasper, a startup developing what it describes as an “AI content” platform, has raised $125 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. The tranche is the company’s first, remarkably, and comes as Jasper...
