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At Apple’s WWDC 2025 event, the company announced its most dramatic software design change in over a decade: Liquid Glass. This visual overhaul gives us a glimpse into what might be coming in Apple’s rumored AR glasses, which will reportedly debut next year. Users are connecting Liquid Glass to potential AR glasses because the new design draws strong inspiration from that of Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset. Liquid Glass is named with the idea that each window on a phone is like a pane of glass, see-through and somewhat reflective. It gives the screen a sleeker look, though in its…

A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s some data that gives us an idea of by how much. Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services, has just published what it’s calling the “first in-depth examination of Waymo’s pricing strategy.” The company found Waymo’s self-driving car rides to be consistently more expensive than comparative offerings from Uber and Lyft — and it doesn’t seem to matter. The report, shared exclusively with…

COLORADO SPRINGS (Jun. 4, 2025) – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) Board of Directors today approved the addition of one new Manufacturing member and one new Responsible Care® Partner at its annual meeting today.The manufacturing member approved is:Liberty One Methanol LLC, “a major regional manufacturer of American, high-quality methanol since 2022. A network of river terminals links Liberty One to ports in the Great Lakes, Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico providing excellent logistical capabilities and making it an ideal supplier.”The Responsible Care® partner approved is:Merichem Company, “a leader in the beneficial reuse of spent caustic products, reducing waste reporting…

Founder: Mike Xu (CEO)Launched: 2014Headquarters: San FranciscoFunding: $600 millionValuation: $4.5 billionKey Technologies: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, generative AI, machine learningIndustry: Food, logisticsPrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 list: 2 (No. 23 in 2024)Igor Gnedo, Antonina Lepore & Adrianne PaerelsThe food supply chain has long been dominated by pen and paper workflows and fragmented logistics. GrubMarket, a food tech company, is working to digitize and modernize the industry. In the span of a decade, it’s become one of the largest private players in its sector, using software and AI.Founder Mike Xu has a background in both technology and agriculture, having grown up in…

Farmers are gearing up this autumn to target slug hotspots with cutting-edge AI-powered maps, marking a major leap forward in the fight against these destructive pests.Farmers taking part in a major research initiative are preparing to apply patch treatments against slugs, using advanced risk prediction maps to guide their efforts. Collaborating closely with scientists and innovators, they are making significant progress in managing these troublesome pests.The work is part of SLIMERS – Strategies Leading to Improved Management and Enhanced Resilience against Slugs – a three-year, £2.6m research programme involving over 100 farms.The Defra-funded project is led by the British On-Farm…

June 13, 2025 Interact Analysis News Summary Trump’s Tariffs Dampen Manufacturing Sector Growth in 2025 LONDON – June 12, 2025 – In early 2025, the manufacturing sector was looking bright with a year of strong growth expected, according to Interact Analysis. The US and China regions were showing signs of rapid growth, with European regions appearing to shake off the stagnation of recent years. However, with US President Trump’s ever-changing tariffs, the market intelligence specialist has revised down its forecasts for manufacturing sector growth across the major economic regions, predicting…

Sephora has entered a multi-year strategic data-sharing partnership with NielsenIQ (NIQ) to deepen its understanding of omnichannel beauty shopper behavior across North America.The goal is to equip Sephora and its brand partners with actionable insights to create more personalized consumer experiences and improve retail planning and engagement strategies in a fast-moving consumer goods category.The collaboration will integrate NIQ’s expanded Omnishopper and Digital Purchases capabilities to track in-store and online buying behaviors across mass, drug, specialty, e-commerce and social commerce channels in the U.S. and Canada. Sephora will also become a Recommended Insights Partner within NIQ’s network, gaining access to the measurement…

Boeing 737 aircraft fuselages are pictured at the company’s Renton factory in Renton, Washington, on April 15, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesBoeing’s gross orders for new airplanes hit 303 last month, the most since December 2023, as the company makes strides against its rival Airbus and works to stabilize production of its bestselling jets near the Federal Aviation Administration limit.The manufacturer handed over 45 aircraft in May, in line with the month before but higher than the 24 it delivered a year earlier.This year through May, Boeing delivered 220 airplanes to customers, while Airbus delivered 243 planes.…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Alaska–Glenfarne Alaska LNG, LLC (“Glenfarne”), a subsidiary of Glenfarne Group, LLC and majority owner and lead developer of Alaska LNG, a joint venture with the State of Alaska’s Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, announces that it has completed the first round of its Strategic Partner selection process, with over 50 companies participating from the United States, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, India, and the European Union. These potential partners have formally expressed interest for over $115 billion of contract value for various partnerships with the Project, including equipment and material supply, services, investment, and customer agreements. Alaska…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The first study to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to generate podcasts about research published in scientific papers has shown the results were so good that half of the papers’ authors thought the podcasters were human. In research published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (EJCN), researchers led by Professor Philip Moons from the University of Leuven, Belgium, used Google NotebookLM, a personalized AI research assistant created by Google Labs, to make podcasts explaining research published recently in the EJCN. Prof. Moons, who also presented the findings at the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied…