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(PDF) Dragonfly Inspires Predictive Vision for Driverless Cars
[Tech]
2017/07/31 11:55
Scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia and Lund University in Sweden have developed a machine vision system based on how dragonflies track their prey.The system, designed with autonomous vehicles in mind, takes inspiration from a neuron in dragonfly brains that anticipates movement. Known as CSTMD1, the neuron increases the insect’s response in a small ‘focus area’ just ahea...
AWS Won’t Be Ceding Its Massive Market Share Lead Anytime Soon
[Business]
2017/07/31 11:55
Now that all the major cloud players have reported their earnings, we have seen some eye-popping growth numbers, particularly from Microsoft. Yet in spite of that, AWS maintains a significant market share lead, according to the latest analysis from Synergy Research Group, released last night after Amazon reported its earnings.AWS, the cloud arm of Amazon.com reported a $4.1 billion quarter yest...
Your Robot Vacuum Has Secretly Been Mapping Your House
[Tech]
2017/07/31 11:55
If you spend any time on the internet, you’ve already experienced advertising customization. Visit one website and suddenly the item you looked at but didn’t buy haunts every page you visit.But what if advertisers could take this one step further and use maps of your home to infer what you do (or don’t) own and use that information to sell you more things? It’s an unnerving thought, but it...
The Chameleon Shoe with 10,000 Variations - The Ki Ecobe
[Design]
2017/07/31 11:54
The Ki ecobe is one of those eye-opening products that you experience once in a few years. Designed with an aim to be socially responsible and sustainable in mind, the Ki ecobe footwear becomes one of the most impressively designed products with an even more impressive list of problems solved through great design application.The footwear design comes as separate modules that can not just be int...
(PDF) BCG - Transforming Bank Compliance with Smart Technologies
[Investing]
2017/07/25 10:10
Banking organizations operate in an increasingly complex regulatory compliance environment that demands enhanced transparency and greater focus on combating financial crime and minimizing conduct risk. In a world of multiple threats, banks must work harder to show that they have the right controls and culture in place. Bank compliance capabilities are under the spotlight, too. Regulatory enfo...
A Year After Pokémon Go’s Meteoric Rise, No Other App Launch Has Come Close
[Business]
2017/07/25 10:09
That feeling that everyone was suddenly playing Pokémon Go when it launched a little more than a year ago? That wasn’t just a feeling. Its massive launch and rise was by far the biggest in the past year, and no other apps have come close, according to app store data estimates.Just three weeks after it launched last July, Pokémon hit a high of more 90 million downloads in one week, according...
(Video) Strengthening 3-D Printed Parts for Real-World Use
[Tech]
2017/07/25 10:08
A doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University has pioneered a countermeasure to transform the landscape of 3-D printing today.From aerospace and defense to digital dentistry and medical devices, 3-D printed parts are used in a variety of industries. Currently, 3-D printed parts are very fragile and only used in the prototyping phase of mat...
Fintech is in The Eye of the Beholder
[Investing]
2017/07/25 10:07
The development of new technology in the financial sector is happening at a breakneck speed.Finance professionals have very different perspectivesBetween the emergence of the blockchain, AI, robo-advisors, regtech, payment and loan services, and many other examples of technological progress, there are many ideas to keep track of at once.It would appear that these changes are happening so fast,...
More U.S. Households are Renting Than at Any Point in 50 years
[Consumer]
2017/07/25 10:04
A decade after the housing bust upended the lives of millions of Americans, more U.S. households are headed by renters than at any point since at least 1965, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau housing data.The total number of households in the United States grew by 7.6 million between 2006 and 2016. But over the same period, the number of households headed by owners re...
