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Air Purifier Concept Visualizes Indoor Pollution for Easier Visibility
[Design]
2024/11/05 09:03
Given how people are now so aware of the air quality in their own homes, it’s no surprise that air purifiers are becoming a staple in living spaces. At first, these appliances looked the part they played, clinical and technical, sticking out like a sore thumb in your living room. Some designs now incorporate more interesting aesthetics, colors, and materials, but in exchange, they have also be...
(Patent) OpenAI is Seeking to Patent a System for “Multi-Task Automatic Speech Recognition
[Tech]
2024/11/04 09:10
The company is seeking to patent a system for “multi-task automatic speech recognition.” OpenAI’s patent details a voice-activated AI model that’s able to handle tasks in several different languages. OpenAI’s tech uses a transformer model, which learns context and relationships between data, outfitted with an encoder and decoder to process streams of audio and turn them into text. The deco...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Gen AI in Corporate Functions
[Business]
2024/11/04 09:09
Generative AI is already adding value for corporate and business functions. Here’s how it could add more.In less than two years, generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) has become a mainstream tool with applications across almost every area of the economy. New McKinsey research shows that corporate and business functions—including finance, human resources, and customer care, among others...
(Video) Boston Dynamics’ Atlas 2.0 Humanoid Robot Performs Hands-On Work Autonomously
[Product]
2024/11/04 09:08
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas 2.0 humanoid robot is so far ahead of Tesla’s Optimus that Elon Musk should just acquire the former and roll their technology into his own.Atlas observes its surroundings with depth sensors to generate point clouds of the environment, thus enabling it to work hands-on fully autonomously. It also uses the robot’s dynamics to predict how its motion will evolve over time...
(Infographic) Who Spends the Most Time on Social Media ?
[Consumer]
2024/11/04 09:07
Humanity will spend a combined total of 500 million years on social media in 2024.This graphic lists the countries with the highest average time spent on social media by users aged 16-64, as of January 2024. Data was compiled by We Are Social.Kenya Leads in Time Spent OnlineThere are now more than 5 billion active social media users globally.The “typical” internet user spends almost 2½ hours...
Google Now Uses AI to Write 25% of Its New Code
[Tech]
2024/11/04 09:06
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai underlines the company's role in the AI industry amidst strong Q3 24 financials. In Alphabet's recent earning calls, Sundar Pichai said that Google relies on Artificial Intelligence to generate a quarter of its new code. The tech giant, highlighting its strong financials last quarter, attached significant importance to how Google is continuously redefining user experi...
Winning Strategy for MENA’s $60B Beauty Boom
[Business]
2024/11/04 09:05
Premium formulations and cultural storytelling: The winning formula for C-beauty in the Middle East.Young Middle Eastern consumers are fueling a beauty boom as disposable incomes rise and self-care trends take hold. The region’s personal care sector is seeing unprecedented growth, particularly among Gen Z and millennial shoppers seeking premium products.“The Middle Eastern beauty market is th...
How Google Makes Its Money
[Investing]
2024/11/04 09:04
A trio of technology companies — all of which actually derive most of their revenue from advertising — reported earnings. All had good news for their investors.Snap reported that sales had jumped 15%, losses had narrowed, and numbers of daily active users had climbed to 443 million, sending the company’s shares up ~10% in premarket trading. Reddit did one better, crushing expectations and gi...
Beam Projector Concept Designed for Daddy-Kids Bonding Time
[Design]
2024/11/04 09:03
When you look at products in the market that are meant for parent-child bonding, it can be a little skewed towards mothers. But of course most fathers also want to spend quality time with their kids, especially with activities like camping or being in the outdoors. This product concept comes out of that idea for some “emotional” bonding between dads and their kids, but can also be used by any...
