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NuvoAir Raises $3M to Help Patients Monitor Respiratory Diseases with AI
[Investing]
2019/04/18 11:38
With air quality not improving any time soon (hello pollution!) respiratory conditions are on the rise. This has created an opportunity for startups to employ smartphones to monitor respiratory diseases with apps and smart devices.ResApp’s smartphone app, called ResAppDx, diagnoses a wide range of respiratory illnesses accurately by using cough sounds. Healthymize listens for signals of COPD (...
After 60,000% Rally, America's Top Stock has Suddenly Gone Cold
[Investing]
2019/04/18 11:38
Who’s the biggest winner in the stock market this century? Amazon maybe? Or perhaps Apple? Up 2,300 percent and 5,300 since January 2000, respectively, they’re both good guesses.It turns out, though, that they’re not even close to the actual No. 1 stock in that period -- Monster Beverage. That’s right, the energy-drink company with the black and neon green label has dominated all other stoc...
We Now Live in a World With Customized Shampoo
[Product]
2019/04/18 11:37
With more data available, companies are personalizing everything from sports drinks to skin care to shampoo to suit individual needs.What does your sweat say about you?Gatorade thinks it says a lot. Using a sophisticated analysis of an individual’s perspiration, the sports-drink brand plans to introduce a line of products to personalize their beverages. Depending on whether you are trying to b...
Milan Design Week 2019 : Panasonic Vitrine - Artistic Transparent OLED Displays
[Design]
2019/04/18 11:37
This is the Vitrine. It isn’t a TV, but it’s more of a smart glass cabinet. The prototype TV is made of a simple wood frame holding what looks like a single pane of glass at a slight angle.It's only when the TV is switched on that it becomes apparent that the "glass" is actually an OLED screen. All the electronic components are hidden within the frame. Panasonic Design describes the televisio...
(Infographic) How Decentralized Finance Could Make Investing More Accessible
[Investing]
2019/04/18 11:30
Did you know that a majority of the global population doesn’t have access to quality financial assets?In advanced economies, we are lucky to have simple options to grow and protect our wealth. Banks are all over the place, markets are robust, and we can invest our money into assets like stocks or bonds at the drop of a hat.In the United States, roughly 52% of people are invested in the stock m...
(Patent) Sony Files Patent for PSVR eSports Tournament Spectator Tech
[Tech]
2019/04/17 10:58
Own a PlayStation VR headset? One day you might be able to watch esports leagues from inside virtual reality.Sony recently filed a patent application titled “Spectator View Into An Interactive Gaming World Showcased In A Live Event Held In A Real-World Venue.” The patent describes using an array of cameras to make the VR user feel as if they’re attending the tournament.The cameras and microp...
(PDF) Deloitte - Payments and The Future of Mobility
[Business]
2019/04/17 10:58
How can payment providers create value and seize opportunities in the evolving mobility ecosystem ?Consumers are used to seamless payments for most daily transactions—and they will expect integrated and secure ways to pay for any trip and service. For payment providers, that means both challenges and opportunities.LEADING retailers and technology companies have set a high bar for the financial...
(Video) NASA-Funded Inflatable Robots are Safe in Space, and in Homes
[Tech]
2019/04/17 10:58
Brigham Young University researchers are learning how to control a soft inflatable robot using a motion-tracking system and visual servoing.We don’t see a lot of inflatable robots, which is really too bad, because they’re weirdly excellent at being exactly the sort of robot that everybody seems to want: They’re cheap, being made of mostly fabric and rubber, and they’re very easy to fix. Rel...
(Infographic) A New Era of Venture Capital
[Investing]
2019/04/17 10:58
After a record-setting year, signs point to a strong 2019 in the up-leveled venture capital landscape. Activity in 1Q highlights a new reality where everything—from deals and funds to IPOs—is bigger. Explore the datagraphic below for more on the latest US venture capital trends in fundraising, deals and exits; click on the graphic to see a larger version of the image.Infographic : https://fil...
