German startup Kitekraft is developing flying wind turbines that require 10 times less materials to develop than traditional wind turbines. The company just announced successful flight tests, which it describes as a "major milestone towards our first 100kW product."On its website, Kitekraft explains that the reduced requirement for materials for its flying turbine — which uses a tether instead...

A global survey shows the majority of countries favor Android over iPhone.[click to enlarge]“I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.” — Steve JobsSteve Jobs preferred the iPhone. When Google unveiled Android 10 months after the launch of Apple’s magic smartphone, feelings between the two friendly companies soured forever.A...

The Jetson One flies along at highway speeds, with LiDAR-enabled obstacle avoidance.If anyone can think of a more perfect name for a personal eVTOL, we're listening! Sweden's Jetson Aero has already sold out the 2022 production run of this cute little single-seat kit build, which is capable of zooming along at 63 mph (102 km/h).The Jetson One is a simple design purely dedicated to muckin' about...

Now The Economist is experimenting with an NFT, to raise money for a good cause.One candidate for the Oxford English Dictionary’s “Word of the Year” for 2021 will surely be “NFT”. Non-fungible tokens—cryptocurrency chits which represent digital images or videos—have been around since 2014, but they took off in popularity in March this year when Christie’s, a British auction house, sold...

Last year, when Pfizer was seeking to bring a COVID-19 vaccine to market as quickly as possible, it turned to Saama Technologies. [Pfizer cited Saama's data management tools as a key factor in the speedy development of its vaccine for COVID-19.]Saama is the creator of a data analytics platform that aims to streamline clinical trials, using machine learning and high-powered algorithms to sift th...

Clip is a new toothbrush concept made from recycled polypropylene with replaceable heads for when bristles fray.There always comes the day when toothbrush bristles fray. If you use a standard manual toothbrush, then frayed bristles mean the whole toothbrush needs to be replaced. If you use an electric toothbrush, then the old toothbrush head can be traded in for a new, clean one.Whichever tooth...

To accommodate employees’ need for flexible work arrangements, businesses are shifting to remote and hybrid working in droves. And while employees are generally embracing this trend, increasingly, people working remotely are complaining of feeling burned out.According to statistics from Ergonomic Trends, remote workers work an extra 26 hours more monthly since turning remote. Employee burnout...

The State of AI Report analyses the most interesting developments in AI. We aim to trigger an informed conversation about the state of AI and its implication for the future. The Report is produced by AI investors Nathan Benaich and Ian Hogarth. Now in its fourth year, the State of AI Report 2021 is reviewed by AI practioners in industry and research, and features invited contributions from a ra...

U.S. patent application, US20210289283, discusses automated detection and control of audio output conditions for headsets. The headset includes a sensor to collect data relating to user gestures and environment and controls the audio action to be output from the headset based on the sensor data. For example, gestures such as a finger tap received on a headset may be associated with an audio act...