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(Art)ificial Intelligence : The Confluence of A.I. and Art Takes Off
[Tech]
2019/08/08 09:07
Creativity has long been regarded as a “human-only” capacity, but the recent confluence of artificial intelligence and art is already evolving the future of creative expression as we know it. The following examples illustrate how A.I. art is going from a curiosity to a more mainstream—and even well-funded—creative pursuit.“Portrait of edmond de belamy” Last fall, famed auction house Chris...
Optimus Ride’s Brooklyn Self-Driving Shuttles Begin Picking Up Passengers This Week
[Business]
2019/08/08 09:06
Self-driving startup Optimus Ride will become the first to operate a commercial self-driving service in the state of New York — in Brooklyn. But don’t expect these things to be contending with pedestrians, bike riders, taxis and cars on New York’s busiest roads; instead, they’ll be offering shuttle services within the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a 300-acre private commercial development.The Optimus...
(PDF) Mckinsey : Prime Day and The Broad Reach of Amazon’s Ecosystem
[Business]
2019/08/08 09:05
Amazon’s Prime Day successes go way beyond sales. Retailers can learn from Amazon’s focus on leveraging and building out its ecosystem.Most shopping holidays on the retail calendar—Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and now Amazon’s Prime Day—function as major sales bonanzas for online retailers, often boosting average daily sales by double digits.But for Amazon, this past Prime Day did more than...
Augmented Audio Headphones Let You Beam your Tunes to Other Listeners
[Product]
2019/08/08 09:04
BG Audio's Augmented Audio experience allows users to invite others to the listening party.Though portable Bluetooth speakers allow music lovers to share audio with those around them, headphones are mostly a private listening experience. With the launch of Augmented Audio on Kickstarter, Australia's BG Audio gives users the choice to keep things private or simultaneously share with others, eith...
Natuzzi Launches Augmented Store for VR Furniture Shopping
[Business]
2019/08/08 09:03
The Italian furniture brand Natuzzi has embarked on what it calls "a new era of advanced, white-glove customer service" by launching a virtual-reality shopping experience.The brand's Augmented Store is part of its New York City Madison Avenue showroom. It enables customers to enter a digitally rendered version of their own home in virtual reality and decorate it with Natuzzi pieces.Customers we...
(Paper) Artificial Biomimicry-Inspired Tail for Extending Innate Body Functions - Arque
[Tech]
2019/08/07 09:10
A Wearable Robotic Tail Turns Anyone Into a Furry With Improved Balance.There are lots of companies who make wearable tails for humans, but they’re usually for cosplay or other entertainment pursuits. Researchers at Keio University in Japan have created a wearable animated tail that promises to genuinely augment the wearer’s capabilities—not just appearance—by improving their balance and ag...
(PDF) PwC - European Private Business Survey 2019
[Investing]
2019/08/07 09:09
Digitalization holds the key to growth for Europe’s private businesses - but how can companies make it happen? Most private business leaders in Europe see digitalisation as important for their future. Leaders already understand some of the ways it can provide technical fixes, for example for supply chain issues, and some are using some key technologies, like robotics and IoT solutions. What’s...
Trueface Raises $3.7M to Recognise That Gun, As It’s Being Pulled, In Real Time
[Investing]
2019/08/07 09:08
Trueface is a U.S.-based computer vision company that turns camera data into so-called “actionable data” using machine learning and AI by employing partners who can perform facial recognition, threat detection, age and ethnicity detection, license plate recognition, emotion analysis and object detection. That means, for instance, recognising a gun, as it’s pulled in a dime store. Yes folks,...
(Paper) AI-Based Knitting Design Software : MIT's Knitting Skeletons
[Tech]
2019/08/07 09:07
MIT researchers are working on AI-based knitting design software that will let anyone, even novices, make their own clothes.The growing popularity of 3D printing machines and companies like Thingiverse and Shapeways have given previously unimaginable powers to makers, enabling them to create everything from cosplay accessories to replacement parts. But even though 3D printing has launched a new...
