COVID accelerated semiconductor constraints on vehicle production, increasing prices and wait times. According to Moody's Analytics, in 2021 used car prices jumped 21 percent, with an additional 3.6 percent increase expected this year. As the used cars market boomed and the automotive sector becomes ripe for digitisation, Desmond Sanborn launched Sell2Dealers – a digital automotive marketplace that allows Australians to sell used cars, motorbikes or trucks to registered dealers without buyers’ or sellers’ premium. Fast, low touch and affordable, Australians can now sell vehicles at higher prices, while dealers access greater variety and a new online platform to sell. https://sell2dealers.com.au/

This year's CES trade show heard of Aussie Brainchip Holding's partnership with Mercedes-Benz to deploy its AI-at the edge chip to manage the voice control system in new model EQXX. The chipset is said to be 5-10x more energy efficient. The latest AI and silicon developments come off the back of recent commercialisation of their new products & research collaboration with Air Force Research Laboratory. The new neural network processor is being designed to execute machine learning models more efficiently (event driven and energy). Other use cases including cyber security (anomaly detection for IoT?) are being explored.https://brainchipinc.com/about/

Statistics revealed more than 35% of Australians use home security. With advanced and smarter technology, 24/7 home security is now possible with less worry. Eufy’s Floodlight Camera 2 Pro uses the latest security technology giving Australians complete surveillance with 360-degree pan and tilt camera, smart illumination, tunable 3000 lumen LED array and AI-powered motion protection, human detection and auto-tracking.  With Google Voice Assistant and Alexa compatibility, safety can be monitored from your pocket.  The easy to install Floodlight includes 2K resolution,p free local video storage, colour night vision, on-device motion software and user-friendly interface from the Eufy Security app. https://myeufy.com.au/floodlight-pro-2k/   

Can WeaveIt help organise your life and thoughts? The Mobile App tries to organise your thoughts, tasks and anything else like a digital notetaker. It then uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology to link certain items within the note to people, places, events and other topics it knows about. Could this replace files, documents and folder structures?https://www.weavit.ai/

How do you find the code for a specific function, if you're looking at an entirely new codebase? The Github Next team have been experimenting with visualisation tools to better help devs understand the structure of code and where to look for specific snippets.Could this be a great way to understand code changes and patterns faster? https://next.github.com/projects/repo-visualizationimage credit: Github Next team

AI-startup helps build confidence in non-native english speakers by helping them master the language and accent.The startup uses short-form videos, taught by Hollywood accent coaches who traditionally help actors, to deliver content. Next - helping people with public speaking?https://www.boldvoice.com/image credit: