$1.8 billion was invested across the 27 AR/VR investment sectors in Digi-Capital’s new Augmented/Virtual Report and Deals Database in the last 12 months to Q3 2017, with $300 million raised in the last quarter.This has been typical of AR/VR quarterly investment for the last 18 months, as Q2 2017’s outsize $800 million came primarily from two large deals. So Q3 wasn’t a dip, so much as Q2 was...

Bitcoin is the currency of the moment, but not necessarily of the future.Bitcoin and other digital currencies are the future. They're going to the moon. They're going to double in value, and double again, and double again. Better get on board, baby, unless you want to be a loser and get left behind.OK, we get it. Cyrptocurrencies are rocketing in price every day. And yes, they're in full-on man...

The world's first floating offshore wind farm started producing electricity off the Scottish coast on Wednesday.Hywind Scotland, as the project is known, consists of five huge linked wind turbines which float over deep ocean water while loosely tethered to the sea floor.They were constructed on land in Norway, and dragged across the North Sea earlier this summer before being moored off the Aber...

As We Are is an interactive public art installation, where visitors' selfies are displayed on a giant head for all to see.For every good selfie you take, there are dozens of duds that you'd rather didn't see the light of day, but the fastest way to get over those insecurities might be to project those selfies onto a giant head for all to see. Accepting your own face and flaws, and how you prese...

If the region surrounding the Great Lakes was its own country, it would be the 3rd largest economy in the world with a GDP of $6 trillion. That’s bigger than Japan or Germany, and certainly a force on the global stage.However, this highly-integrated Great Lakes economic engine is different than many others – that’s because it has an international border right down the middle of it. The area...

The market for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is flourishing. Beyond the hype and the heightened media attention, the numerous startups and the internet giants racing to acquire them, there is a significant increase in investment and adoption by enterprises. [click to enlarge]A Narrative Science survey found last year that 38% of enterprises are already using AI, growing to 62% by 20...

Get ready, because rumors are saying that Apple, Samsung, and others have plans to bring actual bendable phones to market within the next few years. But before than can happen, there’s some important prep that needs to get ironed out first. That’s where the dual-screen ZTE Axon M comes in.The two 5.2-inch screens are held together by a single hinge along with a few strategically placed notche...

In recent years, artificial intelligence has left the machine room and entered the world of mainstream business. Within the next five years, AI will have a major impact in all industries, according to research conducted by BCG and MIT Sloan Management Review. The research found that more than 70% of executives expect AI to play a significant role at their companies.Today’s AI algorithms alread...

The countries and firms that put the most into R&D.Given a choice of being the disruptor or the disrupted, many would prefer to choose the former.But it’s not as easy as just flipping a switch and subsequently reaping the benefits of a forward-looking vision, new product categories, and forthcoming patents. Instead, an organization has to proactively acquire this innovation and intellectua...