Important Innovations

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NASA'S NEW AI MAP CAN LOCALIZE IMPACT OF CC                                                                      Source:  NASA & Stock NASA's new geospatial map tool is so precise it can forecast exactly how Climate Change will impact your house and street.  Some key facts: New CC AI map tool developed by NASA and IBM Can predict how CC will impact your home and help you make important life decisions Just unveiled at COP28  Could help you avoid bad real estate decisions Can help you avoid deadly weather events in the future Offers different algorithms to reveal future flooding, wildfire risks, tree cover and carbon emissions at the street level The developers are making this AI tool open source and available to everyone in 2024 It's an AI-powered foundational model built by IBM using massive amounts of data from NASA, including from space satellites  The level of precision and acc

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NASA'S NEW AI MAP CAN LOCALIZE IMPACT OF CC                                                                      Source:  NASA & Stock NASA's new geospatial map tool is so precise it can forecast exactly how Climate Change will impact your house and street.  Some key facts: New CC AI map tool developed by NASA and IBM Can predict how CC will impact your home and help you make important life decisions Just unveiled at COP28  Could help you avoid bad real estate decisions Can help you avoid deadly weather events in the future Offers different algorithms to reveal future flooding, wildfire risks, tree cover and carbon emissions at the street level The developers are making this AI tool open source and available to everyone in 2024 It's an AI-powered foundational model built by IBM using massive amounts of data from NASA, including from space satellites  The level of precision and accur

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW DRUG THERAPY COULD EXPAND DOGS' LIVES                                                  Source:  Brewster Kane San Francisco-based biotech Loyal is pioneering a drug that expands the lifespan of big dogs.  Here's what we know: Loyal's medication called LOY-001 has just won conditional approval from the FDA, which means they have reason to believe it will be effective Designed to increase the lifespan of large dogs It also maintains the quality of their lives Drug should be fully approved and available by 2026 Now going through accelerated clinical trials Works by reducing the level of key growth hormone - insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) Why this matters:  big dogs have shorter lifespans of 8 to 12 years as opposed to smaller breeds that average 10 to 15 years It's a long-acting injectable medication administered by a vet every 3 to 6 months Loyal has not specified the cost and ho

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane ROBOT CLIMBS, CLEANS & INSPECTS SKYSCRAPERS                                                                           Source:  Hong Kong & Verobotics Israel-based startup Verobotics has innovated a skyscraper-cleaning robot that is being called a breakthrough in the $30 billion+ high-rise glass facade cleaning industry.  Here's what we know: Verobotics' robots climb, clean and inspect for damage on the facades of skyscrapers Uses AI to do the multi-faceted job Can spot heat loss, water damage and more Robots travel on their own up the building  They drop wires for an average of 4 to 6 robots per building to travel down to clean and inspect The robots operate autonomously They use AI and machine learning algorithms to map the facade and scale the building Use sensors and cameras to check for damage Humans monitor remotely Already working on buildings in Hong Kong and Australia This i

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane DARPA'S BREAKTHRU VTOL AIRCRAFT                                                                                     Source:  DARPA The Pentagon's advanced research projects agency DARPA is developing the SPRINT X-Plane, which is being called "the Mother of all vertical lift aircraft".  New technologies developed will advance not only military aircraft, but potentially also eVTOL flying cars for consumers.  Here are some key facts: Revolutionary new aircraft that will take-off, land and hover like a helicopter and then transition to fly like a jet DARPA wants SPRINT to hit speeds up to 518 mph DARPA is developing advanced new technologies for the aircraft 4 defense contractors are involved including Bell Textron, Northrup Grumman, Piasecki Aircraft and Aurora Flight Sciences Bell is working on a folding rotor and integrated propulsion Some of the new innovations in technology dev

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane WHAT TIME IS IT?  BIGGEST CLOCK BEING BUILT BY JEFF BEZOS TO OUTLAST HUMANITY                                                       Source:  Stock Construction has begun on a huge clock that will hold time for 10,000 years.  Here's what we know: It's being constructed inside a mountain in West Texas that Jeff Bezos owns 500-feet tall Will be powered by the earth's thermal patterns Costs $42 million to build The clock's idea was proposed by computer scientist/inventor Danny Hillis It will mark time with astronomical and calendric displays The clock is said to be an icon of the age of modern civilization Clock design assumes that civilization is in the middle of humankind's journey; therefore, the clock will measure out a future of mankind that is exactly equal to that which has come before now. COULD OPENAI HAVE DEVELOPED AGI?                                                      

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane GOOGLE CO-FOUNDER'S TRAVEL VISION - AIRSHIPS                                                    Source: LTA Research The biggest airship since the Hindenburg has been approved for test flights.  It's the vision of Google co-founder Sergey Brin - a radical, green, huge airship/ballon for transport that was just unveiled in its latest form and has been appro v ed for test flights.  Here are some key facts: This is the biggest airship cleared for flight testing since the Hindenburg, the 800-foot blimp that blew up in 1937, took 36 lives and torched most interest in the technology Apparently, Brin sees the potential for development of this radical aviation tech Called Pathfinder-1, it is huge, green and a steerable ballon It's a radical option for transportation that Brin fuels with non-flammable helium Being developed by Sergey Brin through his startup LTA Research Specifically designed