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  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane REVERAND ROB - ROBO PREACHER                                                          Source:  Stock & Kodai-ji Temple's Mindar We are living at a time when AI robots are replacing surgeons, professors at Harvard, airline pilots, drivers and more -- new research asks could they replace human preachers  with Reverand Rob, the Robo Preacher? It's being tried:  In Kyoto, Japan at the 400-year-old Kodai-ji Temple a robot priest named Mindar is on duty Mindar is designed to resemble the Buddist goddess of mercy and provides sermons on the teachings of Budda, which are very well attended But new research has found that it is not so easy to replace ministers, priests and rabbis with AI robots While the AI robot preachers are very capable, they lack credibility Researchers from the University of Chicago an

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane  HOT NEW MG EX4                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Source:  MG  Iconic British sports car maker MG just revealed, with a quick social media teaser post, its latest car - the all-electric EX4 hatchback which is being headlined as very "hot" The EV pays homage to the MG Metro 6R4 Group B rally car of the early 1980's EX4 takes MG back to its powerful racing roots MG will unveil the hotly anticipated vehicle this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK and it will compete in the famous uphill climb Here's what we expect or know about the EV before the unveiling: Dual motor setup with 429 hp and 442 pound-feet of to

   D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane  THREADS SIGNS UP 30 MILLION IN A FEW HOURS                                                                       Source:  Meta and Stock Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has launched a "conversation app" called Threads, which is designed to compete directly with Twitter According to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, more than 10 million signed up for Threads within 7 hours, which Zuckerberg called mind-blowing - total now is 30 million New members include a lot of celebrities like football legend Tom Brady, actress Jennifer Lopez and music group Coldplay  Zuckerberg is hoping for 1 billion members in the Threads community Meta is calling Threads "Instagram's text-based conversation app" Twitter is now threatening to sue Threads for "poaching some Twitter employees"

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane MCMURTRY'S SPECTACULAR NEW E-FAN CAR                                          Source:  McMurtry Automotive Iconic British automaker McMurtry has unveiled a customer version of its record setting, electric fan race car, Speirling Pure That race car set the hill climb record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK at 39.08 seconds last year The consumer version is designed for the track and is said to be more powerful than the official race car Key details: 2 electric motors on rear axle HP:  1,000 hp Top Speed:  190 mph 3 G-force cornering Price:  $1.08 million Designed with Batman-like cabin with one seat Deliveries in 2025 Street legal version is also on the way. ROBOTS LEARNING NEW TASKS FROM VIDEOS                                                                                                    Sour

   DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane MESSAGES FROM TAYLOR SWIFT VIA AI & CHATBOX                                                                  Source:  Stock Images                     A new AI based chat service can send you personalized voice messages from Taylor Swift and other top celebrities via AI, trained to mimic the celebrity's voice, with Chatbot ChatGPT providing the personalized message to you This functionality is called "Forever Voice" & it is a prime example of deepfake technology The tech seems seamless:  Swift will give you a shoutout, answer a question, say Happy Birthday or even give you a graduation speech to deliver within seconds of your request Most of the responses are very quick - :30 to 1:00 but experts are saying this "deepfake tech" is incredibly impressive This function is starting to

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane WORLD'S FASTEST PERSONAL HOVERCRAFT                                                                             Source:  Von Mercier Maryland-based Von Mercier has developed a personal hovercraft called Arosa that is the world's fastest, electric amphibious vehicle Top speed is 50 mph and cruising speed is 20 mph With an electric powertrain, 3 electric motors & fan design, it is also the world's quietest hovercraft Arosa rides on a cushion of air 6 inches above water, land, grass, snow, sand or gravel  It can brake, accelerate & travel laterally by 360 degrees Priced at $200,000, it can carry a driver and 2 passengers Arosa looks like a glamorous sportscar (although it isn't street legal) and is in production for customer deliveries in July Choice of 2 batteries:  18 kWh with a range of 40 miles