TREND REPORTS
QuickVid Uses AI to Generate Short-Form Videos, Complete with Voiceovers
[Business]
2023/01/03 09:06
It's a demonstration of what's possible with today's AI -- and the outstanding challenges.Generative AI is coming for videos. A new website, QuickVid, combines several generative AI systems into a single tool for automatically creating short-form YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat videos.Given as little as a single word, QuickVid chooses a background video from a library, writes a script a...
Why 2023 Could be The Best -- and Worst -- Year for VCs in Asia
[Investing]
2023/01/03 09:05
2022 turned out to be a chaotic year for the world's venture investors as war, political tensions and inflation crimped deal flows, stymied fundraising and delayed public listings. Asia, long a prime target for venture investment, has not been immune.After a bruising year, analysts and investors predict 2023 will offer more opportunities in the region, though shaking off the challenges of last...
IKEA of Houses - This Carbon-Negative Dream House Ships in a Box
[Product]
2023/01/03 09:04
A startup described as the “IKEA of houses” is making beautifully designed, energy efficient homes that can be assembled in just two weeks.With both homelessness rates and the cost of housing continuing to climb in the U.S., one startup described as the “IKEA of houses” is determined to make beautifully-designed, energy efficient homes more affordable for everyone.The founders of NODE belie...
Online Hotel Reviews are More Important to Consumers Than Star Classification
[Consumer]
2023/01/03 09:03
In today’s world, consumers rely heavily on online information when making purchasing decisions, be it for a new smartphone or the next holiday resort.When shopping for an online accommodation product, more than half of European consumers said that they are influenced by online customer reviews and online ratings, while just one-fifth of consumers see themselves as insusceptible to such review...
(PDF) BlackRock - 2023 Global Outlook : A New Investment Playbook
[Investing]
2023/01/02 09:10
The Great Moderation, the four-decade period of largely stable activity and inflation, is behind us. The new regime of greater macro and market volatility is playing out. A recession is foretold; central banks are on course to overtighten policy as they seek to tame inflation. This keeps us tactically underweight developed market (DM) equities. We expect to turn more positive on risk assets at...
This Doodle Interactive Wall Creates Fun Times for Kids and Adults as Well
[Design]
2023/01/02 09:09
Inspired by all the wall art when raising young kids, Doodle aims to solve this with fabric surfaces with enjoyable interactive device activities.I’m not a parent myself but with a lot of my friends having their progeny, I am aware of the challenges of raising kids, especially during the pandemic and even in this digital age. Some common problems include kids stuck on their gadgets, not having...
(Paper) MIT’s New AI Can Make Holograms in Real-Time - Tensor Holography
[Tech]
2023/01/02 09:08
A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more — and it can run on a smartphone.MIT researchers have developed a way to produce holograms almost instantly. They say the deep learning-based method is so efficient that it could run on a smartphone.Despite years of hype, virtual reality headsets have yet to...
U.S. Inflation: How Much Have Prices Increased ?
[Investing]
2023/01/02 09:07
Inflation has been top of mind over the last year, looming over every aspect of the economy. But how has inflation actually impacted the prices of everyday goods like bread and butter or gas and public transportation?In this visual, we showcase select items and how inflation has impacted the price year-over-year. Additionally, we’ve charted the overall price increases across the overarching go...
OrboGraph, Which Uses AI to Prevent Fraud, Was Acquired for Over $100M
[Investing]
2023/01/02 09:06
OrboGraph detects and analyzes fraudulent checks, and provides automated healthcare payment processing.The company is focused on detecting and preventing fraud in the US, Israel, and other countries, and uses advanced recognition algorithms and AI to read each document and field type. Its systems can read documents in a variety of languages, including English and Hebrew.It says that machine lea...
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