Solana blockchain-based NFT marketplace and gallery, Neon, launched its own NFT vending machine on 23 February 2022 in New York City’s Financial District at 29 John Street off the Wall Street.The vending machine, the first of its kind in the world, makes it easier for practically anyone to dive into the world of NFTs without having any specialised knowledge of blockchain or cryptocurrency.Acco...

Researchers at aalto university in finland have developed a novel method of power transfer that can charge movable devices without the need for messy cables or plugs. Wireless charging tiles are laid across a large surface such as a warehouse floor so that devices can be powered up from any point. if scaled up, the technology could be applied to power electric vehicles while they’re on the roa...

The global push for lower emissions has created a mania around pure-electric automakers. While Tesla leads the charge, institutional investors have also piled into many of its younger rivals.For example, in 2019, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund invested $1.3 billion into Lucid Motors. One year later, it was revealed that Amazon had a 20% stake (worth $3.8B) in Rivian.To see how quickly EV...

A French startup is working to create a chain of fully autonomous convenience stores in shipping containers.First there was Amazon, then there was automated checkout, now there are mobile, automated stores. As physical retail struggles to remain relevant—and profitable—in the face of growing online competition, retailers are finding new niches. These include rural areas and urban neighbourhoo...

This is a small, portable VR device that resembles a piglet (porket). You can attach your mobile phone to this product and carry it with you. This is not much different from the shape of a conventional cell phone case. It just has a lens that allows you to experience VR contents. In fact, VR devices are not products with such advanced technology. If you hold a convex lens to your eyes and look...

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McKinsey conducted five rounds of surveys to understand Chinese travelers’ sentiments—the latest results indicate an emerging pattern of periods of suppressed travel demand followed by a quick recovery.Although Chinese consumer confidence is growing, desire for travel has shown a faltering recovery due to sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks. A predictable pattern is emerging where desire for travel r...

U.S. patent application, US20210407150, discloses a method for providing a display of a pickup location in a transportation service. The method includes receiving, by a server device, a request to transport a rider to a drop-off location; providing to a client device of the rider or a driver, a pickup location; receiving real-world imagery from a field of view of the client device of the rider...

Tech investors are suffering the second stocks rout of the COVID pandemic—and Wall Street thinks it could get far worseTowards the end of 2020, once we learned a COVID-19 vaccine was ready for the masses, Wall Street began to warn investors of a new markets dynamic. High-growth tech stocks would fall out of favor with investors, the message went. In its place, overlooked value stocks—think en...