tech, startups, internet

Figure 02.

Check out this new humanoid robot. “Speech-to-speech: capable of conversation with humans through onboard mics and speakers connected to custom AI models … Cameras: AI-driven vision system powered by 6 onboard RGB cameras … Hands: 4th gen hands with 16 […]

fun facts

African dust feeds South American rainforest.

“The Sahara Desert is a near-uninterrupted brown band of sand and scrub across the northern third of Africa. The Amazon rain forest is a dense green mass of humid jungle that covers northeast South America. But after strong winds sweep […]

under the microscope

Oral Alzheimer’s drug advances to Phase 2 trial.

“Asceneuron’s lead drug candidate ASN51 is a small molecule designed to block OGA, an enzyme that plays a role in protein aggregation. By preventing tau aggregation, the drug is intended to slow Alzheimer’s progression. In Phase 1 tests in healthy […]

retail therapy

Nike: an epic saga of value destruction.

Former Nike marketer Massimo Giunco indicts the three key strategic decisions taken by CEO John Donahue since January 2020. 1) Eliminating sports-based categories in favor of men/women/kids; 2) Cutting wholesale sales in favor of d2c; 3) Centralizing its marketing model […]

retail therapy

Amazon and Temu swap strategies.

“Temu wants to be more like Amazon, to reduce supply chain risk and offer faster shipping, while Amazon is racing to replicate Temu because it cannot ignore the fact that its low prices trump Amazon’s convenience for some shoppers.” ~ […]

to your health

Debunking the dopamine detox trend.

“The fad of temporarily fasting from pleasurable activities likely won’t “reset” dopamine levels and doesn’t accurately reflect this molecule’s nuanced functions.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

MedLM, a family of healthcare-focused generative AI models.

“In summary, Google Cloud’s MedLM represents a significant advancement in healthcare-focused generative AI, offering capabilities like medical question answering, drafting summaries from medical documentation, and generating insights from unstructured data. This is part of a broader Healthcare AI Arms Race, […]