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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane SWEDEN's REVOLUTIONARY LUVLY O EV                                                            Source:  Luvly Sweden's Luvly O micro EV is a revolutionary, 2-seat electric car that is redefining what a car can be Built like a F1 race car, it has a composite safety shell to protect the passengers Can be flat-packed and shipped like a piece of furniture and is being called the Ikea of cars The Swedish microcar manufacturer intends to mass produce the tiny, ultraefficient car and sell it around the world using the flat-shipping method Luvly derives its name from LUV or "Light Urban Vehicle" - small cars designed for city use Some key datapoints: Small - 837 pounds vs. average 4,000 pound EV 2 to 4-times more energy efficient Small battery 6.4kWh in 2 separate units that are removable Speed - up to

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane HOT NEW HYUNDAI CONCEPT GOING INTO PRODUCTION                                                       Source: Hyundai South Korean news organizations are confirming that Hyundai is putting its hot concept, the N Vision 74, into mass production and will announce and unveil the final production model on May 27 The retro-styled sports car is a combo hydrogen fuel cell and electric hybrid and has been getting rave reviews from automotive experts and automotive journalists Experts are calling it one of the coolest concepts in recent history Rear drive with 670 hp Debuted as a "rolling lab" to explore powertrain development Powered by two rear-mounted electric motors 62.4 kWh battery pack fed by the hydrogen fuel cell that serves as an onboard generator Retro-styled with major aerodynamic features including a

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane NEW EV FOR LESS THAN $11,000                                                       Source:  BYD Chinese electric car maker BYD has created the unthinkable - a fully electric and fully equipped electric car for less than $11,000 Called Seagull, it poses a major price threat to Tesla in the huge China market Seagull is one of the best EV deals on the global market, and unfortunately it is not yet available in the US Range:  251 miles Recharge:  from 30% to 80% in 30 minutes Sleek, aerodynamic, compact hatchback Can accelerate to 31 mph in 4.9 seconds Price range is $10,600 to $13,000 By comparison, Tesla Model 3 starts at $33,000 BYD is a company to watch as it is quickly becoming the dominant EV player in China. TAKEOUT FOOD WITH ROBOT DELIVERIES                                             Source:  Uber Eats and

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane GOOGLE's FIRST FOLDABLE SMARTPHONE                                                       Source:  Google Next week at its GOOGLE 1/0 2023 Event, Google will unveil its first, foldable smartphone Google just released the first photo of the phone, that's called Pixel Fold Some experts believe this phone could be an industry gamechanger There's a horizontal camera bar for 3 cameras, likely wide, ultra-wide and telephoto It has a 7.6" screen and is priced around $1700 Google hasn't provided any technical details yet but here's what we know: Pocket sized water resistant weighs 10 ounces large battery with 24 hour life and 72 hours life on low power Folds like Samsung's Z Fold devices Powered by Google's Tensor G2 chip Debut comes on May 10th and there is tremendous interest . UK'

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane   STARGAZER - YOUR HYPERSONIC PASSENGER FLIGHT                                                                      Source - Venus Aerospace Houston, Texas based Venus Aerospace is developing Stargazer, a passenger jet designed to fly from New York to Tokyo in one hour Venus is making progress developing Stargazer as it continues to successfully go through a series of critical engine testing The hypersonic jet will carry 12 passengers, to altitudes of 170,000 feet and travel at Mach 9 or more than 9-times the speed of sound or 6,905 mph Aircraft is relatively compact at 150-feet in length by 100-feet wide Powered by a rotating detonation engine which performs 20,000 rotations per second at supersonic speeds Engine burns 20% less fuel than conventional engines Takes off with conventional engines and then transit

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane   ZERO GRAVITY MUSIC CONCERTS IN SPACE Source- Zero G Florida based space tourism company Zero G has developed an innovative space tourism plan that really rocks Space trips to the zero gravity zone in the atmosphere for "ZERO GRAVITY CONCERTS" starting this year DJs, Rap, pop performance stars and iconic moments in concert history will be featured Zero G has been providing trips to zero gravity since 2004 to rave reviews Their highly innovative and possibly very lucrative idea to turn space tourism into out of this world entertainment venues is one for the ages They're targeting 3 big concerts a year with launches from Miami, Los Angeles and Houston Number of passengers - 28 Flight time - 100 minutes Ticket cost - $9,000 Calling it - Zero Gravity Concerts. WORLD'S 1ST ELECTRIFIED HIWAY in SWE

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane

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   D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane   HIGH TECH SPORTS EDGE - COACHING FROM 4000 MILES AWAY                                                  Source - Vodaphone In a world first, tennis superstar Emma Raducanu live-coached two young tennis players from 4370 miles away using a hallogram Raducanu, who is Britain's #1 female player, was in Abu Dhabi and the two young players in London This technology first could be the future of tennis coaching It was delivered over Vodaphone's 5G network with the 20 year old tennis star as an avatar The superstar gave tips on technique and answered questions in the world's first hologram tennis lesson  Experts say holographic techniques could enable the best coaches in the world to train players globally providing promising young athletes in distant locations new competitive edge Technology experts are

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane WORLD 1st NORMAL SMARTPHONE CALL TO SPACE                                                             Source - AST Space Mobile and Stock AST Space Mobile of Midland, Texas says it just made the world's 1st earth to space phone call using an ordinary smartphone The 2-way call was made over ATT spectrum in the US and   Rakuten Mobile in Japan along with engineers from Vodaphone, ATT and Ratuten The phone used was an ordinary Samsung Galaxy S 22 not modified in any way Why is this  significant -- AST's massive prototype satellite of an unprecedented 673 sq, feet has the unique power capacity to enable it as the largest satellite in low Earth orbit 90% of the surface of the Earth has no cellular coverage The purpose of AST's BlueWalker 3 satellites is to start providing coverage to billions of people in