DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF              

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


1st TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT FUELED BY COOKING OIL






                                                            Source:  Virgin Atlantic & Stock

  • The UK government just approved Virgin Atlantic's plans to fly across the Atlantic using sustainable, low carbon aviation fuel in 2023. Here's what we know:
  • The flight will be the world's 1st transatlantic flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), like used cooking oil and agriculture waste
  • Flight scheduled from London to New York City on November 28
  • This historic flight will cut carbon emissions by 70%
  • Goal:  support and encourage the aviation industry to use more sustainable practices and explore new, innovative technologies to support it
  • Virgin Atlantic worked with the UK government to secure clearances and enable this flight to happen for more than a year.

REAL-TIME INFORMATION & AI CHATBOTS

                                                           
                                                                    Source:  xAI and Stock


 
  • Open AI's ChatGPT and xAI's Grok are in a competitive battle over delivering real-time information to users. Here are some facts:
  • ChatGPT just got a big upgrade to provide more real-time, up-to-date information
  • Elon Musk's new AI product Grok, that just launched, has access to real-time information posted on X (Twitter)
  • Grok is directly competitive with ChatGPT and appears to offer more r/t info right out of the box
  • Grok is being offered to X Premium+ subscribers
  • Once it clears beta testing, it will cost $16/month
  • Grok has a very sarcastic sense of humor like Elon Musk
  • Other Chatbots are limited in information to what's fed to them
  • Grok has access to the millions of real-time Tweets being posted on X
  • That real-time info is a big advantage as long as it's not misinformation or biased points of view
  • ChatGPT has established a leadership role in AI, pulled in millions of users and created many breakthrough uses across industries in just the past year
  • This cutting-edge tech war is going to accelerate.

INVENTER BUILDS WOODEN CYBERTRUCK THAT WORKS

                                                                Source:  Stock


  • A Vietnamese inventor/engineer, who's a big fan of Tesla and CEO Elon Musk, has built a full-scale, fully electric, fully functional Tesla Cybertruck largely out of wood.  A few facts:
  1. Took Vietnam-based Truong Van Dao 100 days to build the pickup with his team
  2. They started with a metal frame and covered it with carefully molded pieces of wood
  3. Said to have meticulous detailing to look exactly like a Cybertruck
  4. EV contains a wooden Cyberquad which is an ATV for kids
  5. This wooden Cybertruck is a testimony to Elon Musk, whom Truong greatly admires
  6. Announced 4 years ago, the real Cybertruck is still being worked on and tweaked before it hits global markets
  7. Some experts are saying the wooden version is so impressive, Musk and his Tesla team might benefit from a discussion with Truong.


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 "Daily Innovation Brief"© By Edward Kane


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