Important Innovations Collection

   DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane TOP TECH LEADERS WARN OF AI'S POTENTIAL RISKS                                                                         Source: Stock Images Dozens of the worlds leading technologists, including Elon Musk, are calling for a 6-month pause by AI labs in the development of large, powerful AI systems The Open Letter, also signed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak & IBM Chief Scientist Grady Booch, says that new AI systems pose "profound risks to society & humanity" The tech giants say AI labs are locked in an "out-of-control race" to develop even more powerful, digital AI minds, that the creators don't understand, "can't predict or reliably control" If the labs don't self-impose a moratorium, the tech leaders are asking for governments to step in & do so The Op

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane HONEYWELL FORECASTS FLYING TAXI BOOM                                                                                                                              Source:  Lilium Honeywell International, the global technology company focused on aerospace & automotive innovations, is forecasting that flying taxis will be operating commercially by 2025 slowly at first but will be accelerating into a booming business by 2030 First users of the eVTOLs, or electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, will be the military and cargo transportation companies Honeywell is one of the largest suppliers of military aircraft and equipment to the US government and is a big original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the air taxi industry, with leading edge flying taxi customers like Lilium & more The company expects i

    DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane AUDI'S NEW Q6 e-TRON SUV                                                                                     Source:  Audi Audi just gave a sneak peek at its upcoming 2025 Q6 e-Tron electric crossover EV & it looks powerful & stylish The new EV is being built on parent company VW Group's Premium Platform Electric (PPE) which is being shared with Porsche models It's equipped with a very powerful 800-volt electrical system, with dual electric motors and a "very innovative" battery system Offered in standard & Sportsback models Very aerodynamic design with distinctive, sharp creases above the wheel arches The EV is undergoing cold weather testing in Europe before making its formal debut in the 2nd half of 2023 Audi says the Q6 e-Tron is very close to going into production Audi pl

                     DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane FORD MUSTANG DARK HORSE GT3                                             Source:  Ford Mustang The Ford Mustang Dark Horse GT3 is putting in thunderous practice laps at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida to rev up for real global competition in 2024 The race car is a favorite of Ford CEO Jim Farley who took to Twitter over the weekend to ask the public for feedback on "Should we make a road version?" of the stunning, state-of-the- art racecar That is a very innovative decision-making tactic on the part of Jim Farley, who has been a very effective leader for Ford, provided stability, advocated for electrification & and has rolled out a slew of hot new vehicles The response to Farley's question on Twitter has been a red hot Yes for the street legal, road version The ra

   DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BMW TO UNVEIL HOT, NEW CONCEPTS IN MAY                                                                               Source:  BMW BMW has several automotive surprises planned for May, including a spectacular 2-seat sports car and a very angular, aerodynamic sedan BMW calls the sports car an "elegantly, sporty one-off" and a "homage" although which BMW it is paying homage to is not yet clear BMW has also developed "a very special BMW M car" and an all-electric, M Performance model of the BMW M series Experts are saying that the new M Performance could be BMW's most powerful production car ever with 748 hp & 737 lb-ft of torque produced by dual electric motors The new BMW concepts will be presented in Italy at the Concorso d'Eleganze Villa d'Este annual automotive event on La

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane THE OFFICE OF THE FUTURE:  2050                                                       Source:  Stock image & Microsoft UK researchers are forecasting that the office of the future, circa 2050, will be highly innovative, digitized & technologically revolutionized from the office of today They forecast smart buildings with touchless, facial scanning entrance systems for health and safety reasons & holographic receptionists Robots & AI will be doing research and data entry, freeing up employees for more important tasks Travelling robotic fridges will be accessible through biometric fingerprint scanning VR headsets will be used for specific, real-time work related training Augmented reality glasses will be an ever-present work tool for employees New technologies will be deployed to gauge employee productivit

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane VW's ELECTRIC CAR FOR THE MASSES                                                                           Source:  VW With its founding as a manufacturer of people's cars, VW, has developed an electric car for the masses, the ID.2All concept The all-electric sedan will go into production in 2025, a very aggressive schedule for the concept that underscores VW's accelerating push into electrification The EV will be priced to start at $27,106, which is highly competitive against Tesla's currently priced lineup VW is looking to capture global leadership in EV sales VW is investing billions - specifically $193 billion - into electrifying its lineup and plans to launch 10 new all-electric vehicles in the next few years New ID.2All is powered by a 166 kW, 223 hp electric engine 280 mile range on a charge Being