💥 2023 through your eyes

ChatGPT was Wikipedia's most viewed → page in 2023. Across all languages that Wikipedia supports, the platform registered more than 78 million pageviews to ChatGPT articles.

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🦾 Breakthrough in Robotic 3D Printing

Researchers at the ETH Zurich in collaboration with Inkbit, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology spin-out, have unveiled a groundbreaking 3D printing technology.

The Inkbit system → resolves the challenge of curing multiple materials with different rates, enabling the printing of highly complex functional robotic systems in a single run.

The inkjet printer makes use of a 3D vision system to compensate for any irregularities in the printed layers, eliminating the need for manual smoothing. The printer is capable of printing with three different materials simultaneously, as well as depositing a wax support material that can be washed off at the end.

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✨ Gemini era

Google launches its largest and ‘most capable’ AI model, Gemini. Unlike other AI models, Gemini → was trained to recognize, understand, and combine different types of information. It promises advanced capabilities and efficiency

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😎 CEO of the Year 2023

TIME → has chosen Sam Altman.

"Altman emerged as one of the most powerful executives in the world, the public face and leading prophet of a technological revolution."

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🔎 Push notification surveillance

Apple and Google have confirmed that governments around the world are utilizing push notifications to spy on → smartphone users.

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✋ Amazon Launches Amazon One: Palm-Scanning for Business ID

Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of Amazon One Enterprise →, a new palm-scanning identity service designed to provide seamless authentication for individuals entering physical premises.

The technology expands upon Amazon's existing biometric payment system, Amazon One, by offering secure and convenient access for employees and visitors.

The enterprise-focused solution aims to replace traditional forms of identification, such as badges and passwords, and could potentially enhance security measures for restricted areas and software systems.

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🎨 Color of the year 2024

Pantone announces its 2024 color of the year: Peach Fuzz →

“The color is one whose warm and welcoming embrace conveys a message of compassion and whose cozy sensibility brings people together and enriches the soul,” Laurie Pressman, vice president of the Pantone Color Institute.

Meanwhile, Pantone and Motorola have released special editions of the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra and Motorola Edge 40 Neo smartphones in just the Peach Fuzz color.

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💫 Shake-up

Apple's iPhone and Watch Product Design Chief is set to leave → the company in February.

People familiar with Apple's operations say that Tang Tan made critical decisions about Apple's most important products.

Tan is the second senior executive to announce departure plans recently. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Steve Hotelling, the vice president in charge of hardware technologies such as Touch ID, Face ID and displays, is stepping down.

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👁‍🗨 The social media giant shrugged

Zuckerberg sells first Meta shares → in two years after 172% jump.

Meta co-founder sold $185 million worth of stock in November.

Meta is up 172% this year through the end of November, outperforming all major U.S. tech companies except Nvidia Corp.

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✈️ Lilium's Electric Air-Taxi Enters Production

The Bavarian company, Lilium, has officially begun production for the groundbreaking Lilium Jet →, marking a pivotal milestone in the transition from design to full-scale industrialization.

The initial seven units will undergo rigorous flight tests to secure type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). With recent Design Organization Approval from EASA already obtained, the company is now focused on integrating the fuselage, canards, and wings for the Lilium Jet.

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⭐️ Google - 25 years in Search

The video collects the most popular and searched figures and moments in 25 years of Google Search. Explore → the top trending topics in 2023.

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🤖 Hyundai's Robot-Heavy EV Factory in Singapore

Hyundai Motor Group has launched a fully automated facility → in Singapore—its first new car assembly plant in the city in four decades.

The center, spanning seven floors, is designed to produce up to 30,000 electric vehicles annually, employing a cell-based production system that integrates robotics with human workers. With 200 robots handling over 60% of repetitive tasks, employees can focus on more creative duties.

Since its opening earlier this year, the facility has been producing Ioniq 5 cars and fully autonomous robotaxis, with plans to include the Ioniq 6 in 2024.

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🍀 Historic COP28 Deal

The COP28 climate talks in Dubai → resulted in a significant deal, marking the first ever commitment by countries to divest from all fossil fuels.

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