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Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
4 weeks ago
Design

Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries - Yanko Design

Drones face limitations due to short operating times from small batteries.
Research explores using power lines as a constant power source for drones. [ more ]
Reuters
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Canada's Trudeau announces package of AI investment measures

C$2.4 billion investment in AI sector in upcoming Canadian budget
Focus on providing access to computing capabilities for AI researchers [ more ]
Theregister
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft puts ex-DeepMind boffin in charge of London AI Hub

Microsoft opening AI hub in London led by former DeepMind researchers.
Focus on advancing machine learning tools and commercializing AI investments. [ more ]
euronews
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

This AI startup went from zero to $1 billion in two years

Voice AI startup ElevenLabs has achieved unicorn status after raising $80 million in funding and being valued at over $1 billion.
ElevenLabs develops AI tools for creating synthetic voices across multiple languages and has clients such as The Washington Post. [ more ]
TechRepublic
4 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft Research Debuts Phi-2, New Small Language Model

Microsoft Research has developed Phi-2, a 2.7 billion-parameter language model for natural language and coding.
Phi-2 performs better than some larger language models on certain tests. [ more ]
Gadgets 360
1 month ago
Wearables

Apple Said to Cut Jobs After Scrapping In-House Plan for Watch Displays

Apple is winding down its project to develop its own smartwatch displays due to cost and complexity.
The company is reorganizing display engineering teams and eliminating roles in the US and Asia. [ more ]
Acm
2 months ago
Digital life

U.S. Announces $5 Billion Commitment for Computer Chip R&D

The Biden administration is investing $5 billion in the National Semiconductor Technology Center.
The center will support the research and development of advanced computer chips and also train specialized workers for the chip industry. [ more ]
Ars Technica
2 months ago
OMG science

Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D

Pharmaceutical companies spend more on executive compensation and stock buyouts than on research and development for new drugs.
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) contribute to drug pricing but their profits pale in comparison to pharmaceutical profits. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
3 months ago
East Bay (California)

CBRE aims to ride turbulent real estate waves as office market wobbles

CBRE is betting on cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence, to drive demand for research and industrial buildings in Silicon Valley.
CBRE has hired two commercial real estate veterans to handle deals involving research and development (R&D) and industrial buildings. [ more ]
WSJ
4 months ago
DevOps

Snowflake Is on an R&D Spending Tear to Nab Generative AI Clients

Snowflake is increasing its investment in research and development to develop tools for testing generative AI in businesses.
The company offers a platform for data storage, organization, and analysis across multiple cloud providers. [ more ]
LogRocket Blog
4 months ago
Business intelligence

Utilizing research and development (R&D) to drive innovation - LogRocket Blog

Research and development (R&D) is essential for businesses as it helps gain a competitive advantage and respond to customer needs.
R&D plays a crucial role in product development by laying the foundation for innovation, creating new products, and improving existing ones. [ more ]
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