What makes an image memorable?
The Deeptech version of NextBigWhat newsletter
How deep is your tech? Well, DeepTech is the new jargon and as expected, used loooooosely by jargon-lover fellas.
Recently, Nasscom tweeted that there is 33% growth in deep tech startups in India since 2018. Now what does it even mean? Ashish asked the same and some of the responses are truly funny (but they do represent the real state of DeepTech jargonization in the industry).
Today, we are sending you Deeptech newsletter (which we send only to those who have subscribed to our Deeptech newsletter). Let’s look at some of the ‘REAL’ innovation happening in Deeptech and beyond jargons, why you should really give it a read.
DeepMind’s AI has now outcompeted nearly all human players at StarCraft II
Alphastar - an AI designed by Google’s parent - is now better than 99.8% of the players on StarCraft II, a highly popular online video game about galactic warfare by using reinforcement learning. This result has major implications for a wide range of sectors, including digital assistants to military planning.
[Via]What makes an image memorable? Ask a computer
An artificial intelligence model named ‘GANalyze’, developed and tested at MIT now tells us what it is that makes certain images stick in our memory more than others. It could revolutionize education by helping design content that is 'unforgettable' and even treat memory loss by helping enhance objects via augmented reality.
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Artificial intelligence takes hold at US restaurants
Food chains are now investing heavily in AI and it seems to be paying off. Starbucks has spent over a year working on an AI project named 'Deep Brew’ - powering its personalization engine and inventory, while other chains like McDonald's, Taco Bell and Dominos are also incorporating AI-based technologies for food recommendations, voice ordering and more.
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Global electric vehicle market will grow to $359 billion by 2025: Report
The global market for electric vehicles is expected to grow to $359 billion by the end of year 2025 at a CAGR of 15.69 percent, according to a new report. The report says that the growing fuel prices will spark demand for electric vehicles, which is also strengthened by the heavy investments from automakers in EV technology and models.
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China’s Biggest Electric Car Maker Might Have Solved the EV Charge-Time Conundrum
China's premium EV maker NIO, which only sits behind Tesla in terms of sales, may have solved the charge time conundrum with battery swap stations that are already in action. With 125 active swap stations that are heavily used and over 12,000 vehicles on the road, it is possible that we might see the maturing of 'battery swaps' in China before best practices and the technology being exported around the world.
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