Here’s the new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 48. My favorite and most noteworthy tech & innovation news bites of the last week. 4 updates in an easy to consume video format. Enjoy!
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More #robotaxi updates: #WeRide to bring commercial #AutonomousDriving taxis to China in July 2019. Have 50 vehicles driving around China already and now focus on Guangzhou & Anqing to double the no. of vehicles to 100 by late 2019, 500 mark by late 2020 https://t.co/in4Vjcbakv pic.twitter.com/hmCqTARZQE
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) May 5, 2019
Very cool achievement – #technology for good!. Drone delivers kidney for transplant for the first time ever. A surgical team at the University of Maryland in Baltimore then successfully transplanted the organ into a 44-year-old local woman. Awesome! 👍 https://t.co/AcWfd9TOW7 pic.twitter.com/fAAtIAVt47
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) May 3, 2019
So far tech has policed rules of sports but now #AI invents new sports. #SpeedGate was made by collecting data from 400+ sports around the world, feeding it into a neural network that created a basic rules framework. Merges roquet, rugby & soccer concepts. https://t.co/9F2vzmHjdo
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) May 3, 2019
#Innovation in #artificialmeat has achieved a major IPO milestone: #BeyondMeat shares had a record NASDAQ appearance with 163% gain and best IPO performance since 2000. Clear signal of growing popularity of plant-based food and respective investor belief! https://t.co/37iCoFfnyM pic.twitter.com/VOVCs6wmL6
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) May 5, 2019
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