DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

UBER EATS DEPLOYING 2,000 AI-POWERED ROBOTS

Uber Eats is going to deploy 2,000 AI-powered robots across the US by 2026 to deliver and drop-off food orders
Robot deliveries will be available through the app to select customers
The bots have 4 wheels, are self-driving and are the creation of robotics company Serve
They can carry 50 pounds of food for 25 miles on a single charge
Soon, in major cities in the US, your Uber Eat's salads, burritos and other foods will be coming by robot with human-contact free deliveries
The customer unlocks the robot to retrieve the food by using a secret code
The robo-deliveries are part of Uber's plan to be a zero-emissions mobility platform by 2040.

NASA & UFOs GO MAINSTREAM

Source: US Department of Defense & NASA

NASA is holding an historic public meeting on UFOs, bringing the once scoffed at subject into the mainstream
This is NASA's first update on the status and investigation of unidentified flying objects in the skies
Pentagon and FAA officials will present their agencies findings on UFOs
NASA has established an independent task force which has been studying UFOs in the skies and also in the oceans since September 2022
The forum is expected to last 4 hours and will provide a "scientific perspective" on the search for extraterrestrial life and UFOs
The Pentagon recently documented 650 unidentified aerial phenomena cases that cannot be explained
Update: NASA presented some new cases including an unexplainable metallic aerial orb in the Middle East last year
They are getting 50 to 100 new reports a month
NASA says it will release a full report with more findings in July.

HOTTEST BARGAIN EV EVERYBODY WANTS

Source: BYD

Chinese automaker BYD's Seagull is arguably the hottest EV in the world with a starting price of $11,300
The very capable EV had thousands of pre-orders right out of the box and now is exclusively on sale in China
At the moment BYD has no plans to sell the EV anyplace else
Seagull comes in 3 trims, all built on BYD's e-platform 3.0 with a 74-hp, single front electric motor
Top speed is 80 mph
Top trim starts at $13,000 and has a 38 kWh battery pack and 251 mile range
Other 2 trims have 30 kWh battery with 189 mile range
Recharge on the 3 trims is from 30% to 80% in 30 minutes
Interior is simple with physical buttons, a 7" dashboard display and 11.1" infotainment display
Many Americans and Europeans are saying why don't we have an affordable EV like this here?

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