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Hudson's Detroit to host tech entrepreneurs and creatives
Hudson's Detroit to host tech entrepreneurs and creatives

Axios

time23-05-2025

  • Business
  • Axios

Hudson's Detroit to host tech entrepreneurs and creatives

An exclusive network of entrepreneurs, artists and executives is coming to Detroit next month for a conference at the new Hudson's Detroit building and other high-profile local venues. Why it matters: The event, known as Summit Detroit, opens a window into Detroit's evolving reputation and the allure of its culture, past and present. It's also one of Hudson's first major events following the mayor's State of the City speech in March. State of play: More than 2,000 people are expected to attend the "immersive ideas festival," taking place June 5-8 at a handful of locales, including Michigan Central, the Detroit Opera House, the Harmonie Club and Hudson's. The lineup of speakers includes Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, Sade Lythcott of the National Black Theatre, artist Shepard Fairey, author and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb and Mayor Mike Duggan. The talks focus on innovation and storytelling, and they are meant to spark creativity and personal connections between attendees. Context: The Detroit event follows previous Summit Series gatherings, dating back to 2008, in places like Peru, Palm Desert, California, and Aspen, Colorado. At a 2019 conference in Los Angeles that focused on food sustainability, attendees met with Chief Raoni Metuktire to discuss efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest. How it works: Membership in the Summit community, which boasts more than 30,000 members, is by application. Tickets to Summit Detroit start at $4,500. What they're saying: Detroit's renaissance is the ideal backdrop for Summit's business leaders and entrepreneurs to forge new connections, organizers say. "There's a group of people that are operating at a really high level, that are connected by curiosity, that show up to build and dream and create together, which is inherently what the city has always had," Summit CEO Jody Levy tells Axios. Between the lines: Food, music and mental health are also part of the programming, with strong local influences. Chefs from restaurants Barda, Baobab Fare and Takoi will be on hand. Detroit DJ and musician Moodymann and former U of M football player and investor Dhani Jones are on Summit Detroit's advisory board. Jones said he's excited for attendees to experience the city's new Hudson's skyscraper, its "Michelin-quality cuisine" and the spirit of innovation across a wide range of professions and passions.

JBL's Summit Series of speakers has 3 new models
JBL's Summit Series of speakers has 3 new models

Yahoo

time17-05-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Yahoo

JBL's Summit Series of speakers has 3 new models

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. JBL has launched three new pairs of high-end speakers in its flagship Summit Series: Makalu, Pumori and Ama. Appropriately launching at High End Munich 2025, these join the existing Everest and the five-star K2 speakers. Like their forebears, each speaker is named after a Himalayan peak. And each promises a suitably large-scale performance, with heavily-braced cabinets, binding posts wrapped in carbon fibre and plated in rhodium. They also boast JBL's MultiCap crossover network, which promises to maintain purity and performance throughout the audio chain, and JBL IsoAcoustics adjustable isolation feet. Let's go climbing. The top of the range of is Summit Makalu, named after the world's fifth-highest mountain that's just 12 miles from Everest (the mountain, not the JBL speaker). A three-way floorstander, the Makalu is designed to "anchor large, immersive listening spaces with deep, articulate bass and soaring midrange detail", according to JBL. Inside are a 12-inch subwoofer and an 8-inch midrange driver that both use JBL's proprietary HC4 composite cones, alongside JBL's patented D2 compression driver and precision-moulded HDI Sonoglass horn, promising "stunning dynamics and crystal-clear imaging". It also promises to be a looker, with a contoured cabinet with a rich ebony veneer and gold accents or high-gloss piano black with platinum detailing. Summit Makalu cost £36,998 / $44,995 (around AU$77,000) per pair. Mount Pumori on the Nepal-China border is known as the daughter of Everest. Its namesake is another three-way floorstander whose speciality is musical balance and purity. It boasts a 10-inch woofer and an 8-inch midrange driver, along with the same D2 compression driver and HDI horn architecture as the Summit Makalu. It also has a softly contoured cabinet with luxurious finishes. Summit Pumori cost £26,998 / $29,995 (around AU$56,000) per pair. Ama Dablam is one of the Himalayas' most iconic and picturesque peaks – its name translates as 'Mother's Necklace'. The Summit Ama speaker is a two-way standmount that's more compact than its stablemates. It offers an 8-inch HC4 cone woofer, D2 compression driver and HDI horn, and promises "exceptional clarity, control, and coherence across the frequency spectrum". It comes with a matching steel-and-aluminium stand. Including stands, they cost £14,998 / $19,995 (around AU$31,000) per pair. Still, that's cheaper than the K2 speakers, which cost a cool £44,000 when we reviewed them back in 2017. We considered them one of the best speakers money can buy, praising their "spellbinding combination of dynamics, insight and finesse". Let's hope the new trio live up to such grand heights. MORE: Read our JBL K2 S9900 review Check out the best 39 hi-fi speakers of What Hi-Fi?'s lifetime Here are the best hi-fi speakers around

New VC Firm CIV Raises $200 Million to Bet on Manufacturing, Energy
New VC Firm CIV Raises $200 Million to Bet on Manufacturing, Energy

Bloomberg

time23-04-2025

  • Business
  • Bloomberg

New VC Firm CIV Raises $200 Million to Bet on Manufacturing, Energy

A new venture capital firm called CIV has raised an inaugural fund of $200 million to invest in startups tackling projects like nuclear energy and manufacturing — joining a broader movement in Silicon Valley to back physical-world companies with national implications. The firm's founders include former Coatue Management general partner Abhijoy Mitra and Jeff Rosenthal, the co-creator of the events business behind Summit Series. Its chief executive officer, Patrick Maloney, previously founded Inspire Energy Capital, bought by Shell Plc. The firm is backed by high-profile tech figures like SpaceX Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell and Union Square Ventures co-founder Fred Wilson, as well as a group of traditional limited partners.

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