Accelerating market forces are pressuring even well-established companies to innovate and tap new markets in order to stay ahead of the competition. While many corporates have been content to pursue internal, incremental change in response to global competition and disruptive technologies, others have boosted their innovation engines by collaborating with startups. These relationships give corp...

Elon Musk and top-level scientists from his neuroscience startup Neuralink Corp., who are developing a next-generation brain-computer interface, unveiled what they billed as a significant advance toward a therapeutic device.A sewing machine-like robot that inserts electrodes into the brain, under development by Neuralink. Company putting together submission to the FDA to start testing the techn...

Are deep discounts enticing consumers to shop on Prime Day? To find out, PwC surveyed 1,000 consumers to evaluate shopping trends for Amazon Prime Day 2019. And here is what we found:- 52% of consumers will wait for Prime Day deals this time of year- 40% told us they’ll make impulse buys if the price is right, but not without price comparisons- 55% will shop around for deals from other retaile...

The Dishwasher. The must-have kitchen appliance for the time-conscious and lazy home-occupiers alike.However, justifying the loss of valuable space and the increase in water-bill that comes with them is sometimes a little tricky… especially when you live in a place that is on the smaller side! This was the motive that led to the creation of Toasher, the portable dishwasher for limited living s...

DoorDash, Grubhub, others say seamless ordering and customer data make up for thin margins.The business of ferrying food from restaurants to diners is booming. But some restaurants say fees often make meals they send out for delivery unprofitable. Delivery companies are sharing more data and fusing technology more seamlessly with restaurants to counter the growing sense that sending food to cus...

Jaguar Land Rover is researching new artificial intelligence (AI) technology to understand our state of mind while driving – and adjust cabin settings to improve driver wellbeing. - Jaguar Land Rover is developing new AI technology to better understand changes in the driver’s mood while behind the wheel- Cabin settings will be altered in response to the driver’s facial expressions to help ta...

Venture capital funding in the United States reached its highest level since the turn of the millennium in the first half of 2019. According to PwC and CB Insights’ quarterly MoneyTree Report, U.S. venture capital funding climbed to $55 billion in the first six months of 2019, the second highest recorded total since the peak of the dot-com boom in 2000. Meanwhile, the number of completed deals...

It can lower the air temperature around you in under 10 minutes.The temperature is rising by the day, and so is your need for items that will help you beat the heat. You're not always going to have access to places with central air-conditioning, so you have no choice but to fend for yourself and be innovative when it comes to getting rid of the sweat streaming down your sideburns.A portable air...

Most retailers are nowhere close to delivering the personalized experiences that their customers expect. The vast majority have not even taken the essential first step of defining what personalization means to their customers and businesses. And many retailers are unclear about which capabilities to build to create a truly personalized experience. A few companies are pulling ahead, but the race...

WAVE Launches With $5.65M To Make Guided Meditation Mainstream.With startups like Calm and Headspace have brought innovation and accessibility to the meditation space, Mason Levey still thinks users are stuck with an all-too-similar experience: listening to a stereotypical meditation voice; sitting still; closing your eyes; being silent.So Levey founded WAVE with Brad Warsh, a startup working o...