DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

         By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


NEW VW EV COSTS LESS THAN $27,000








                                                                        Source:  VW




  • VW just announced an affordably priced, electric car, the ID.2ALL that it intends to put into production & sell for $26,600
  • This announcement gives VW the current lead over Tesla in providing the public with an affordably priced EV
  • The car is a concept that VW says will sport a new VW design language
  • Range of 280 miles, front wheel drive & a suite of innovative new technologies
  • New technologies include IQ. Light or Electric Vehicle Route Planner & Travel Assist
  • Top speed of 99 mph
  • Charge Time: 10 to 80% in 20 minutes
  • Built on new electric modular platform (MEB) with greater efficiencies
  • Power:  166 kW/226 PS
  • Will hit the European market in 2025.



CHINA'S NEW AI POWERED, ROBOT NEWS ANCHOR

                                                                
                                            Source:  People's Daily

  • Chinese state media outlet, People's Daily, has a new digital, robot news anchor, which is an AI driven chatbot that is said to have learned the skills of a thousand news anchors
  • The robot broadcast journalist, named Ren Xiaorong, is powered by AI
  • Developers claim she can answer news questions and work all-day, every day of the year
  • Ren Xiaorong's shortcomings as a journalist:  1. she represents the interests of China's state-controlled newspaper; 2.  she can only answer pre-set questions; 3. she promotes the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party's points of view
  • So far, her responses to preset questions are propaganda driven
  • She airs on Weibo, which is China's version of Twitter, but it's heavily censored & moderated
  • Still with model good looks, a sprightly 24/7 presence and highly compromised, questionable journalistic standards, Ren X may be hard to beat in the China ratings wars
  • Ren X appears to be at the intersection of highly advanced AI, robotics and next G propaganda.

MIT's 3-D PRINTED ROBOTIC HEARTS

                                        Source:  MIT


  • Engineers at MIT have developed 3-D printed, customized robotic hearts that are patient specific
  • The robotic heart replicas appear to represent a breakthrough for testing and customizing treatments for individual patients
  • The hearts look and function like a real one
  • The scientists say they are not only duplicating the heart's anatomy but also its mechanics and physiology.
  • The robotic hearts enable heart surgeons to select the best treatment option, such as a new valve, and then provide the treatment to the patient in a tailor-made, customized approach.

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