Jan 16
The singer spoke about her body as she streamed live with her little sister in their Golden Globes glam.
Jan 16
One way you can keep people out of your Wi-Fi network is by not letting the entire world know it exists. But is a hidden network enough to keep you secure?
Jan 16
Georgia Football Player, Staffer Killed In Crash After Bulldogs’ Championship Parade
Posted in: Today's ChiliDevin Willock, 20, and Chandler LeCroy, 24, died after their car ran off the road early Sunday, only hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their national championship victory.
Jan 16
What is an action film without a good stunt sequence? The wildest stunt cars in history are cemented into automotive folklore; and here are our favorites.
Jan 16
This Forgotten Pontiac Sports Car Was A Rally Car-Inspired Concept With Sliding Rear Doors
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Pontiac REV concept car was designed to get great performance on and off the road and came with some accessories to help you get your hike on.
Jan 16
Biden administration announces conditional $700 million loan for Nevada lithium mine
Posted in: Today's ChiliWhat could become only the second lithium mine in the US received backing from the Biden administration this week. In an announcement spotted by Bloomberg, the Department of Energy said it would provide mining company Ioneer with a conditional loan valued at up to $700 million to develop the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada’s Esmeralda County. Once operational, the mine is expected to produce enough lithium for about 370,000 electric vehicles annually. Ioneer already has supply agreements with automakers like Ford and Toyota, though the project likely won’t start producing lithium until 2026.
The Biden administration made the funding available through the Energy Department’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program. To secure the money, Ioneer must obtain all the necessary permits from relevant state and federal agencies. The Center for Biological Diversity has come out against the project due to the risks it poses to a species of endangered wildflower in the area known as Tiehm’s buckwheat. The US Interior Department has yet to bless the project for that same reason. The Department of Energy said Ioneer revised its plans for the site to avoid direct impacts on the plant. However, it’s worth noting lithium mining requires a lot of water to carry out.
Still, the mineral is essential to many technologies needed to transition the world to a zero-emissions future. What’s more, lithium supply is expected to fall short of global demand by 2030. That gap will make it difficult for the Biden administration to meet its goal of ensuring half of all cars sold in the US by the end of the decade are electric vehicles.
Jan 15
Ubergizmo’s Best Of K-Startup @ CES
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At CES 2023, Korea had what seemed like the second-largest startup presence after the French contingent. There were an impressive number of Korean startups in different locations, and the K-Startup area was probably the busiest. We had a chance to visit it on Saturday, Jan 7, and were able to check almost all of them.
Ubergizmo was part of the K-Startup Global Media Awards jury, and our task was to select Ubergizmo’s Top 3 startups. Our scoring and those from other international media would determine the final Global Media Awards Top 3. In total, we had 46 startups competing for the top spot, and that was one of the most dynamic groups we’ve seen yet.
We’ve been asked to use a scoring system based on four key metrics: marketability, global market potential, Investment potential, and competitiveness. The coefficients apply equally to all startups.
From our point of view, the top three K-Startup companies were SevenPointOne, Avalve, and Dongnam Realize Inc.
#1 SevenPointOne
You might remember that SevenPointOne was already a top nominee for MIK CES 2023, but it makes sense to find them here again since it has a product that could help everyone at some point in life.
SevenPointOne builds software that can detect early signs of dementia and cognitive impairments. This is one of the most underdiagnosed conditions in the US, and a massive number of people could have better living conditions if treated earlier. We expect this area to be extremely competitive, but SevenPointOne already has a product.
#2 Avalve
Avalve takes food production to the next level by providing software and sensors to indoor farmers who want to grow food perfectly using a constant data stream. The company can track and analyze individual plants to help farmers deliver optimum nutrition to individual crops.
By doing so, Avalve claims to double the crop’s yield while reducing labor by almost half. Avalve recommends using up to one camera per plant, which seems incredible. However, thanks to such sensors’ dwindling costs, it is cost-effective for specific crops. Avalve has an extensive plant database and continues acquiring more data into its cloud platform.
#3 Dongnam Realize Inc.
These are made using wood-based plastic replacement, using normal plastic molding machinery.
Dongnam Realize Inc. offers an exciting plastic replacement that uses wood, a simple carbon-neutral material available in abundance. By doing so, the company makes it convenient to use this replacement in various industries. This new material does not need new tooling and is delivered in the same pellet form as most plastics. As such, it’s a drop-in replacement for certain plastics.
We were surprised to learn that although the material is cleanly bio-degradable, it can remain in contact with water for extended periods, making it superior to many other organic replacements that cannot sustain such contact without degrading in days.
The best way to get rid of plastics is to find better materials, and Dongnam Realize Inc gets us one step closer to that goal.
Conclusion
We want to thank all the startups that took the time to prepare and deliver a pitch to our group of media jury. It was challenging to rank so many innovative products and companies, but ultimately, we were guided by our 17 years of experience covering CES.
Congratulations to the top three companies with the highest aggregated scores, and we wish them great success in the marketplace.
Ubergizmo’s Best Of K-Startup @ CES
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Jan 15
James Gunn Shuts Down Rumors Over Who Will Play Superman In Upcoming DC Projects
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe DC Studios co-lead revealed “we’ll announce a few things in not too long,” however, casting “won’t be one of them.”
Jan 15
Android has a wealth of accessibility features, but they can be tough to find. Discover how to access and enable these helpful settings and make life easier.
Jan 15
With its first event of 2023 in the books, GDQ’s Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) has raised more than $2.6 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Following more than a week of some of the world’s best speedrunners showing off their skills, AGDQ 2023 saw 21,527 donors give an average of $66.35. While the event fell short of the record-breaking $3.4 million AGDQ 2022 collected for charity almost exactly a year ago, AGDQ 2023 saw one $100,000 donation. In one of the marathon’s more memorable moments, one also player set a new world record in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
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#AGDQ2023 has raised a total amount of $2,642,493 for @preventcancer!Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and to all of you for your amazing generosity & support 💙
See you all next time at #SGDQ2023 from May 28th to June 4th ⏱️ #ThankYouMike 👏 pic.twitter.com/h3lkCmg0J7
— Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) January 15, 2023
For the third year in a row, AGDQ took place entirely online. The event was initially scheduled to take place in Flordia in front of a live audience. However, organizers eventually decided against that plan due to the state’s COVID-19 policies and “increased aggression towards LGBTQ+ individuals.”
AGDQ 2023 also marked the final event for Games Done Quick founder Mike Uyama. “I realized that I need to take care of my health and kind of focus on different activities,” he told The Verge before the start of this month’s marathon. During Uyama’s 13 years at GDQ, the organization raised more than $41 million for charity. Pretty good for an event that started in a basement. You can watch all the speedruns from AGDQ 2023 on GDQ’s YouTube channel. The organization’s next major event will take place in the spring when Summer Games Done Quick kicks off on May 28th. Last year, the event raised more than $3 million for Doctors Without Borders.
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