Important Innovations

  Chasing F1 Fish Finder Drone For Fishermen & Nature Lovers Source:  Chasing Innovation  Green Aquatic Drone with Camera - Controlled by SmartPhone The Chasing F1 Fish Finder drone is a first.  It's an aquatic drone, powered by lithium batteries, to explore the underwater environment.  The user can operate it from shore or on a boat.  The drone drops its tethered camera into the water to find, watch and track fish.  The user operates and controls the drone system by their smartphone. Chasing F1 relays live pictures of its underwater fishing locations and can also provide videotapes and still images.  It's the invention of the Chinese company Chasing Innovation, which specializes in underwater drones.  It sounds like the answer to many a fisherman's prayers,  It also provides new, live, taped and photo views of underwater life for nature enthusiasts. Controlled by the User Via Their Smartphone The fish finding drone is wirelessly controlled by WiFi up to a distance of 9

AI's Big Future:  Retail and Banking Are the Biggest Users Source:  AI Stock Image $110 Billion Global AI Spending by 2024 Artificial intelligence, also known as deep machine learning, has a very big global future.  According to a new forecast by the global market intelligence firm IDC, global spending on AI will reach $50 billion in 2020 and more than double to $110 billion in 2024.  According to the IDC study, AI is the primary tool that will enable businesses to be "agile, innovative and scale". Big Drivers of AI The big drivers for AI adoption are delivering better customer experiences and helping employees to get better at their jobs.  The retail and banking industries are the biggest AI spenders.   And, in terms of 2020 market shares, the biggest AI deployments are: Robotic customer service reps (11.3%) Sales process recommendations and automation (7.1%) Cybersecurity/ automated threat intelligence and prevention (6.6%) IT automation (6.3%) Fraud analysis and inves

Super Yacht Powered by the Sun Source:  Nemesis Yachts One Autonomous Wing Sailing  Nemesis Yachts has created the ultimate solar powered, autonomous super yacht - the Nemesis One - with zero emissions.  The yacht is powered by the sun, propelled by electric and hydrogen energy and is totally autonomous.  The company says it is the world's first high speed, autonomous, hydrofoil luxury catamaran.  It operates silently with no fumes and no emissions.  This concept is a breakthrough piece of ocean sailing technology, incorporating solar, hydrogen and electric energy breakthroughs. Zoom in on Specifics The yacht is huge: 332 feet in length and the hi-tech, automated sail is 292 feet high.  It has a cruising speed of 35 knots and top speed of 50 knots.  It is zooms through the ocean by autonomous hydrofoils and the autonomous wing sail. There are different interior modular configurations that can be removed for instance to go into an ultra light racing mode. Automatically Adjusting Win

World's 1st   Parachute Jump from a Solar-Powered Plane Source:  SolarStratos Flying on Sunshine, Parachuting Through the Air It's the world's first solar skydive.  Parachutist/pilot/adventurer Raphael Domjan safely completed the world's first jump from a solar powered, electric plane over Switzerland.  The plane soared to an altitude of 5,000 feet.  In his descent, Domjan reaches speeds of 93 mph (150 kilometers per hour).  The flight and dive were designed to showcase the power and potential of solar, electric powered aircraft. SolarStratos Project Domjan is the founder of the SolarStratos project, which organized the historic Solar SkyDive.  He co-piloted the plane during its ascent.  He is the first parachutist to jump from an electric plane.  He believes that flying in green, electric planes will change forever the future of the sport for skydivers.   Next Takeoffs In 2022, the SolarStratos team hopes to make more history.  They aim to fly a solar powered, electric

Big Partnership: Microsoft & US Dept. of Energy Source:  DARPA  AI Targets Include Extreme Weather, Natural Disaster Predictions  Microsoft and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are spearheading a   new partnership to create artificial intelligence (AI) tools capable of  predicting natural disasters like the global extreme weather events and historic California wildfires that we are experiencing from Climate Change.  The AI partnership includes the Pentagon's Joint AI Center, the Pacific Northwest National Lab along with Microsoft and the US Department of Energy.  The AI partnership was just announced. Climate Change and Extreme Weather One of the most exciting potential applications of AI is to forecast and predict Climate Change and extreme weather conditions, like the historic flooding in China, the record breaking back to back hurricanes hitting Louisiana and the blistering heat much of the world endured in the summer of 2020. Global weather services have satellites, comput

 "Space Mysteries & Wonders 2020's" by Edward Kane Source:  Amazon    https://amazon.com/author/ekane Limited Time Free Promotion Wanted to let you know that you can order for free journalist Edward Kane's very recent e-book "Space Mysteries and Wonders 2020's" on Amazon/Kindle.  The book was ranked #4 in the Astronomy category this weekend.  For direct access for a free book, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08D7SV3Z5&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_mqwqFb4WFSKA3&tag=ejkane2-20     The free promotion is for a very limited time.  The book contains the latest news on big space mysteries and the latest discoveries.  The e-book returns to its regular price of $5.19 at 11:59 PM PDT on Wednesday, August 26.

  Very Limited Time,   Free E-book Amazon/Kindle Source:  Amazon    https://amazon.com/author/ekane Limited Time Free Promotion Wanted to let you know that you can order for free journalist Edward Kane's very recent e-book "Space Mysteries and Wonders 2020's" on Amazon/Kindle.  The book was ranked #4 in the Astronomy category this weekend.  For direct access for a free book, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08D7SV3Z5&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_mqwqFb4WFSKA3&tag=ejkane2-20     The free promotion is for a very limited time.  The book contains the latest news on big space mysteries and the latest discoveries.  I co-authored the book with Ed.