Data Viz 11: Hugging Habits
Hugs are small but powerful acts of connection, and our latest infographic highlights how their frequency varies throughout the week. According to a scientific study published in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior; adults hug at different frequencies throughout the week.
The NFL OKs New Helmet Tech
The NFL has permitted a new helmet technology called the Guardian Cap for all positions (except for quarterbacks or specialists) during live, regular season games.
World’s Largest EV Producer Agrees to Invest $1B in Turkey
OpenAI has announced the launch of SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine. Even as Google continues to dominate the search engine market, the tool aims to use AI tech’s conversational models to help users produce faster, more relevant search results.
Synchron Implants Enable Mind-Driven Control of Amazon’s Alexa
Next week, Apple will launch ‘Glowtime,’ a special live stream event. The iPhone 16 is expected to drop, but the tech giant remains tight-lipped on official details. Rumors of new features have been swirling. Out of the many predictions buzzing online, here’s what we believe you’ll see at Glowtime.
The Tesla Optimus Robot: Where’s the AI?
Next week, Apple will launch ‘Glowtime,’ a special live stream event. The iPhone 16 is expected to drop, but the tech giant remains tight-lipped on official details. Rumors of new features have been swirling. Out of the many predictions buzzing online, here’s what we believe you’ll see at Glowtime.
GGD Profiles: Calendly
To create Calendly, Tope Awotona emptied out his personal savings in 2013. The founder was determined to build a scheduling automation tool that was intuitive and simple to use. Currently, 100k companies use Calendly in over 230 countries.
GGD Profiles: Modern Fertility
Fertility testing used to be an expensive, time-consuming process; regulated to private labs and boxed in by specialist recommendations. In 2017, founders Afton Vechery and Carly Leahy developed a simple, at-home fertility testing kit; allowing women to check for up to 7 hormones through a simple prick.
Recall: 110,000 Boxes of Antibiotics in France
France’s medical safety authority, Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament (ANSM) has issued a recall of 110,000 boxes of Amoxicillin, the country’s most popular antibiotic medication.
Halliburton Hit by Cyberattack
Oil services giant Halliburton experienced a cyberattack on Wednesday, at the company’s headquarters in north Houston, Texas. Very few details have been released, but the attack is believed to have impacted part of Halliburton’s business operations in Houston as well as global connectivity networks.
McDonald’s Instagram Account Gets Hacked
Hackers took over McDonald’s official Instagram account this week, advertising a Solana meme coin to followers. As a result of their promotion, the hackers were able to make approximately $700K.