TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) Visualizing the Rise of Co-Working Spaces
[Business]
2018/12/13 11:19
Thanks to the cloud, wireless protocols, and collaboration software, it’s possible for workers to be productive from a nearby coffee shop, another town, or a different country entirely.While this unprecedented freedom allows us to work further apart, it’s simultaneously enabled a new business model that brings people together. The rise of co-working spaces – led by companies like WeWork – i...
(PDF) MIT's Sun-Soaking Device Turns Water Into Superheated Steam
[Tech]
2018/12/13 09:06
High-temperature steam might be used in remote regions to cook, clean, or sterilize medical equipment.MIT engineers have built a device that soaks up enough heat from the sun to boil water and produce “superheated” steam hotter than 100 degrees Celsius, without any expensive optics.On a sunny day, the structure can passively pump out steam hot enough to sterilize medical equipment, as well as...
Bowery Raises $90M Series B For Pesticide-Free Farming
[Investing]
2018/12/13 09:05
Eating organic, sustainably grown produce is becoming a bigger priority for a lot of people today. And indoor farming startup Bowery has just raised $90 million in a Series B round to help make it easier for people to do just that.The round was led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) and included participation from Singapore’s Temasek, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, David Barber’s fund Almanac, Fir...
Researchers Developing the Cognitive Hearing Aid
[Tech]
2018/12/13 09:04
Camera-connected hearing aid would "think" to help users hear. The scientists have already developed a 3D mouth-tracking algorithm.When trying to hear what another person is saying, hearing aid users are often stymied by loud background noises, such as the voices of other people in the same room. Scientists at China's Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University are working on a solution, in the form of...
Moment Pen for Kokuyo
[Design]
2018/12/13 09:03
Moment Pen is an amalgamation of pen and paper, interdependent mediums that help to capture and share a thought or message on the fly. They are inherently conceived as a single tool as it is common for one to be present without the other. Moment Pen thus suggests a new “hybrid” in which information can be noted conveniently; in moments of need, people can peel off individual memo sheets, back...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2019 Insurance Industry Outlook
[Investing]
2018/12/12 11:13
Strategies to stay competitive in the insurance market.Sustained economic growth, rising interest rates, and higher investment income contributed to a strong year for insurers in 2018. With 2019 shaping up to be banner year, longer term challenges like the potential for economic slowdown and ongoing disputes over tariffs and trade rules may cast a shadow on the insurance market outlook.Take the...
How Big Tech Is Tackling Auto & Mobility
[Business]
2018/12/12 11:13
Emerging trends in the auto and mobility space are transforming the way vehicles are designed and how people interact with them. We take a look at how Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook are capitalizing on these changes.[click to enlarge]Monumental shifts are taking place in the automotive sector. Autonomy, connectivity, electrification, and sharing (ACES) require a set of capabilit...
Rich People are Protecting Their Homes With Surveillance Drones
[Product]
2018/12/12 11:12
Sunflower Labs is building a drone surveillance system for high-end homes. A startup from a former Evernote exec is eager to become a leader of drone-based securityThe buzz of an autonomous drone is the new barking dog.The bougie homes of the future may find themselves guarded by high-tech, defensive Sunflowers and Bees.Those are the brand names of security firm Sunflower Labs’ two flagship pr...
(Video) electroCore Vagus Nerve Stimulator Cleared for Prevention of Cluster Headache
[Product]
2018/12/12 11:12
electroCore, based out of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, received the first FDA clearance for a product to prevent cluster headache. The gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) system was previously cleared for treating pain that has already kicked in, that is related to migraines and episodic cluster headaches. The new clearance means that doctors can prescribe it for prevention as w...
