DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

   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 plans to launch 10 new EVs by 2026.

HARVARD ASTRONOMER TO SEARCH FOR ALIEN TECH ON PACIFIC OCEAN FLOOR

CNEOS1 2014-01-08

                                            Source:  NASA & Harvard University

• The Chairman of Harvard University's Astronomy Department, astrophysicist Avi Loeb, is about to launch an expedition to the South Pacific to search for alien technology that he believes crashed into the Pacific off Papua New Guinea
• Professor Loeb, based on years of research & collaboration with the US military & their space surveillance videos, believes that a very strange meteorite that crashed into the Pacific in 2014 was an alien probe
• The meteorite called CNEOS1 2014-01-08 travelled from outside our solar system & was sized at a 1/2 meter wide before it crashed
• Dr. Loeb says it was made of extremely hard rock or metal, suggesting that it is not a meteorite at all
• For 8 years he's been preparing his expedition, which is now approved by the government of New Guinea & set to depart this summer
• Highly innovative technologies will be onboard including customized sand sifters, some with magnets & others like huge sieves to methodically search the targeted impact zone of a square kilometer on the Pacific Ocean floor
• Loeb says they may come back with proof of alien life & technology, or of something very new, like a previously unknown metal from outer space.

LEVI JEANS AI FASHION MODELS & MORE

                            Source:  Levi's AI Model & Design

• Iconic, 168-year-old, blue jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. is adding AI fashion models to its gallery of advertising fashion models
• Levis' says it will make for a more "personal & inclusive" customer experience by using AI generated, hyper-realistic models of every size, body type, age & skin tone
• Levi's is partnering with Amsterdam-based Lalaland.ai for this highly innovative customer & advertising approach
• According to Levi's, we've "always been a company of innovation that's now a company of AI"
• Levi's is at the cutting edge of using artificial intelligence in 3 key areas:  product creation & design; commerce; and now to personalize the customer experience. 

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