Apple's invention relating to the field of image capture, and more particularly, to acquiring images with a wide "field of view" (FOV) image sensor as they relate to taking superior 'Selfie' photos. The invention reveals that the sensor is smart enough to actually coax the user to hold the camera in a more optimal position. Apple's patent FIG. 2A presented below illustrates an exemplary self-po...

For all of its remarkable growth, ridesharing is still far from ubiquitous. To boost miles traveled, the industry will need new solutions, including smarter design.Quick quiz: What percent of 2016 vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States came from ridesharing? Given the hype, it would be reasonable if your estimate were higher than the right answer—1 percent. Currently, ridesharing do...

Stanford's soft snake robot grows outwards to explore rubble on a search and rescue mission.If you ever find yourself stuck in a disaster zone, your rescuer could take on some unexpected forms, like a drone or a cyborg cockroach – and now we can add a soft robotic snake to the mix. A Stanford team has developed a flexible robot that grows like a vine, squeezing through rubble to find trapped s...

AI assistants help make sales teams more efficient, freeing up human power to increase the bottom line. Bots can be more successful than human counterparts at weeding out dead-end leads. Experts say jobs in retail sales will most likely be computerized in coming years."You sound cute, got a picture?""Nicole, your [sic] beautiful, are you single?""I love you, Jen."Those may sound like messages f...

Automated technologies could have a big impact on 60% of Wall Street jobs, according to a new report by McKinsey, the consulting firm.Integration of new technology doesn't guarantee big revenue spikes, but it is necessary to keep firms afloat in the digital age. Some big firms are already taking action. The robots are coming for Wall Street's jobs, and McKinsey & Co has an idea of exactly w...

Indoor vertical farming company Plenty has raised $200 million in a Series B round of funding, the largest agtech investment to date. Just one month after the grower acquired indoor agriculture hardware company Bright Agrotech, this round was led by Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund, a $93 billion, multi-stage tech fund.Affiliates of Louis M. Bacon, the founder of Moore Capital Management, also joi...

Lenovo has been sharing some of its visions of the future at its annual Tech World Innovation summit in Shanghai. If the next generation augmented reality, digital assistant and health monitoring concepts are any indication, the company is getting ready to move beyond its usual remit of laptops and smartphones.First up is the Lenovo DaystAR augmented reality (AR) headset, which has all the proc...

Scientists have predicted that we might experience a big shortage of water by the time we reach 2030. Private gardening and greeneries could become luxury activities and be treated as unaffordable for average citizen. AERO is a water harvester, designed for future urban gardening communities.Powered by solar energy, AERO harvests water molecules from the air, using twisting motions to squeeze o...

Today’s infographic comes from Brian Solis and JESS3, and it visualizes the massive social media universe of 2017. Make sure to view the full-size version of the graphic for the best experience.[click to enlarge]It’s hard to believe that social media has emerged as such an expansive ecosystem in just the last 10 years.The incredible growth of this social media universe can be largely attribut...

Audi and Fraunhofer have teamed up to look into the way people will use self-driving interiors.Self-driving technology promises to dramatically change the way we interact with our cars, and in ways we're not entirely sure of yet. Audi has teamed up with the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering to explore how people will spend their time in autonomous cars, and how manufacturers can b...