DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

SAMSON SKY SWITCHBLADE - FLYING VEHICLE OF THE FUTURE

Source: Samson Sky

Switchblade is paving the way for cars in the air. It's a real plane and a real car combination, that has successfully flown and is street legal. Here's what we know:
Has 3 wheels and folding wings
Wings and tail can extend in 3 minutes for flying
It's road legal and can drive to the airport and then transition to flight
One version can fly through clouds with zero visibility
Has FAA airworthiness approval
Just completed its 1st successful test flight
For 14 years, it's been through design and rigorous testing and is heading to market
It's in huge demand with the 2-seat version getting 2300 reservations
High performance car with unique hybrid electrical system and uses auto gas (91 octane unleaded gas)
3-cylinder, 1.0 liter engine with 190 hp
To fly it you'll need a private pilot's license
Speed: up to 200 mph
Range: 450 miles
Altitude: up to 13,000 feet
Comes in 2 versions:

$170,000 version for clear weather condition flying
$196,000 version for various weather condition flying, including cloudy with zero visibility.

OPEN AI'S CHAT GPT TURNS ONE

Source: AI Stock

Hard to believe but ChatGPT, one of the most transformative technologies of our time, is turning 1-year-old. Here are some key facts:
It's powered on a large language model trained on 570 gigabytes of data containing 300 billion words
It, along with its competitors in the generative AI sector, are in the process of fundamentally changing business, communications, the arts, jobs, professions and much more
Just in terms of productivity, it could add $4.4 trillion to the global economy per year
ChatGPT is the fastest growing app in history
While there are concerns about its unregulated potentialities, it is already improving, disrupting and upending our lives every day.

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