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Data Viz 10: The Big Money Split
Former President Trump is now President-elect Trump. Securing his title took more than just votes. A pathway paved in dollar bills, funded by Silicon Valley and global financial investors helped propel his efforts to the White House. VP Kamala Harris also managed to nab billionaires and heavy hitters in Big Tech during her campaign, but Trump’s fundraising efforts spanned both new and old money.
The NFL OKs New Helmet Tech
The NFL has permitted a new helmet technology called the Guardian Cap for all positions (except for quarterbacks or specialists) during live, regular season games.
World’s Largest EV Producer Agrees to Invest $1B in Turkey
OpenAI has announced the launch of SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine. Even as Google continues to dominate the search engine market, the tool aims to use AI tech’s conversational models to help users produce faster, more relevant search results.
Nintendo Music is now Streaming
Buying a CD and reading song credits, rewinding a mixtape or finding your parents old vinyl records around the house have become uncommon experiences. The Audio-Technica LP70XBT caters to digital audiophiles who desire a more visceral, throwback connection to music.
The Tesla Optimus Robot: Where’s the AI?
Next week, Apple will launch ‘Glowtime,’ a special live stream event. The iPhone 16 is expected to drop, but the tech giant remains tight-lipped on official details. Rumors of new features have been swirling. Out of the many predictions buzzing online, here’s what we believe you’ll see at Glowtime.
The iPhone 16 Launch Event: What to Expect at ‘Glowtime’
Next week, Apple will launch ‘Glowtime,’ a special live stream event. The iPhone 16 is expected to drop, but the tech giant remains tight-lipped on official details. Rumors of new features have been swirling. Out of the many predictions buzzing online, here’s what we believe you’ll see at Glowtime.
GGD Profiles: Calendly
To create Calendly, Tope Awotona emptied out his personal savings in 2013. The founder was determined to build a scheduling automation tool that was intuitive and simple to use. Currently, 100k companies use Calendly in over 230 countries.
GGD Profiles: Modern Fertility
Fertility testing used to be an expensive, time-consuming process; regulated to private labs and boxed in by specialist recommendations. In 2017, founders Afton Vechery and Carly Leahy developed a simple, at-home fertility testing kit; allowing women to check for up to 7 hormones through a simple prick.
The GGD Hit List: HIV Patient Cured, AI Voice Cloning Revs Up, and a New Time Zone
The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in everything from a possible cure for HIV to a new time zone. Here are the top innovation headlines for this week.
OpenAI Unveils SearchGPT, its AI-Powered Search Engine
OpenAI has announced the launch of SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine. Even as Google continues to dominate the search engine market, the tool aims to use AI tech’s conversational models to help users produce faster, more relevant search results.