Alexander Pinker

Alexander Pinker is an innovation profiler, future strategist and media expert who helps companies understand the opportunities behind technologies such as artificial intelligence for the next five to ten years. He is the founder of the consulting firm "Alexander Pinker - Innovation Profiling", the innovation marketing agency "innovate! communication" and the news platform "Medialist Innovation". He is also the author of three books and a lecturer at the Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt.

Elon Musk presents the prototype of the humanoid robot “Optimus” at Tesla’s 2022 AI Day

At Tesla AI Day 2022, Musk unveiled the first prototype of "Optimus", which shares some sensors and also the software with its relatives on four wheels. With a price tag expected to be less than $20,000, it is expected to set completely new standards in robotics.

Darth Vader’s iconic voice will be created by an AI in the future

Since the early Star Wars films, the voice of iconic villain Darth Vader has come from James Earl Jones - now 45 years later, the 91-year-old actor wants to step down from dubbing the character. But that doesn't mean fans want to get used to a new voice, as Jones has used AI from Ukrainian company Respeecher to make his voice immortal.

Reaching the destination at over 1,000 km/h – high-speed capsules for passengers and goods are being built in Canada

In Canada, work is starting on the construction of a passenger jet that will take passengers and goods to their destination at over 1,000 km/h - climate-neutral and safe.

MR Superpowers – Apple’s mixed reality headset lets us see sound, Wi-Fi signals and gas leaks

According to recent reports, Apple's headset will literally give us superpowers. The mixed reality device is said to make sound waves, Wi-Fi signals and even gas leaks visible.

The Disney Lifestyle – how the corporation sees the future of entertainment and storytelling in the metaverse.

When it comes to entertainment, Walt Disney has not only been a pioneer for many decades, but also a creator. From the early beginnings of animated films to today in the fields of robotics and digitization, they are breaking new and sometimes unusual ground.

Car manufacturer NIO brings augmented reality entertainment to driver cockpit

Today, Chinese automaker NIO announced that its new augmented reality glasses, which it developed in partnership with startup Nreal, will bring a whole new 3D experience to cars.

This AI generated image made 1st place in an art competition – an opportunity or a threat to the creative industries?

Can there be art without creativity? That's the discussion sparked by a digital painting that won first place in this year's Colorado State Fair digital art competition.

Facebook and Instagram will soon support NFTs

Today Meta announced that users can now post their NFTs on Instagram as well as Facebook. By connecting to a wallet, such as MetaMask, Coinbase or Dapper, the digital artwork can be published and connected to profiles.

Alexander Pinker

Alexander Pinker is an innovation profiler, future strategist and media expert who helps companies understand the opportunities behind technologies such as artificial intelligence for the next five to ten years. He is the founder of the consulting firm "Alexander Pinker - Innovation Profiling", the innovation marketing agency "innovate! communication" and the news platform "Medialist Innovation". He is also the author of three books and a lecturer at the Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt.