80% of thing stolen from stores are 10% of the items in the store. New bullet-proof vending machines will be coming to secure those items. Retailers say they’re struggling with a dramatic increase in theft in many parts of the USA. Not all shoplifting is reported. Statistics indicate a near doubling of theft from 2017 …
Humane has made the AI Pin. It seems to be trying to perform the functions of the Star Trek Next Generation comm badges and the Star Trek Discovery Tricomm badges. The humane AI Pin is trying to get to a Universal Translator function and various forms of voice and hand gesture activation. It is a …
A 75 page report on retail crime and theft shows that the worse levels of retail crime and theft per person are in Pennsylvania, Washington and California. The economic impact of retail crime is profound. Retailers face increased costs for lost product, security, and labor, which lead to higher prices for consumers and ultimately, lower …
The cryptocurrency industry is at a pivotal crossroads where the outcome of two events could dictate investor sentiment, at least in the United States, for years to come. On one hand, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, is defending himself against very serious and troubling allegations. On the other …
Researcher show that n-bit integers can be factorized by independently running a quantum circuit with orders of magnitude fewer qubits many times. It then use polynomial-time classical post-processing. The correctness of the algorithm relies on a number-theoretic heuristic assumption reminiscent of those used in subexponential classical factorization algorithms. It is currently not clear if the …
A recent Morgan Stanley 66 page report on Tesla makes the case that Tesla AI, Dojo training computer and the FSD (full self driving system) can be as critical to Tesla share price as AWS (amazon web services cloud computing) was to Amazon. AWS has become 70% of the Amazon’s profit (EBIT). This means the …
Sam Bankman-Fried, who was arrested on fraud charges last year after the collapse of his cryptocurrency firm, must await trial behind bars, a US judge has ordered. The 31-year-old was handcuffed in court and led away. Judge Lewis Kaplan had agreed with prosecutors who had accused Mr Bankman-Fried of trying to intimidate witnesses expected to …
CEO of Twitter Linda Yaccarino says X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine. X is the future state of unlimited interactivity …
Mark Zuckerberg is creating a Twitter competitor at Instagram. The internal codename for the app is “Project 92” and it could be called Thread. They are talking to creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run. Oprah Winfrey could join. Meta chief product officer Chris Cox talked about …
Canada could become the third largest economy in the world by the 2040s. Canada has more than doubled its population growth rate to 2.7% to 3.0% per year in the last two years. This is adding 1.0 to 1.3 million people per year. Canada is mainly adding college educated people from India, Asia and Europe. …
The Apple Vision Pro is completely controlled by your eyes, hands and voice. There are no controllers. Just like the iPhones uses your fingers for control and did away with any stylus. There are many cameras and Lidar on the outside so it can see your hands. When you touch your fingers together then you …