TREND REPORTS
How a Human-Machine Mind-Meld Could Make Robots Smarter
[Tech]
2017/03/06 10:17
Kindred AI is teaching robots new tasks using human virtual-reality “pilots.” The ultimate goal is to create a new kind of artificial intelligence.[This robot arm occasionally taps into human control as it learns how to grasp different objects.]A secretive Canadian startup called Kindred AI is teaching robots how to perform difficult dexterous tasks at superhuman speeds by pairing them with h...
Atom Bank raises $102M at $320M Valuation for a Mobile-Only Bank for Millennials
[Investing]
2017/03/06 10:17
Atom Bank, a startup out of the U.K. that has built a mobile-only bank targeting consumers between the ages of 18 and 34, has raised another £83 million ($102 million) in funding led by BBVA, the Spanish bank and owner of Simple in the U.S. The funding gives Atom a post-money valuation of £261 million ($320 million), TechCrunch has confirmed with the company. BBVA also led Atom’s previous $1...
U.S. Consumers Time-Spent on Mobile Crosses 5 Hours a Day
[Consumer]
2017/03/06 10:17
TV’s Content Jumps to “FYIS” (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and SnapChat)In our annual State of Mobile report, we reported that total time-spent in mobile apps grew by 69% year-over-year. Since then, Snap Inc.’s stock soared on its first day of trading as the company disclosed that its users spend an average of 25 to 30 minutes a day in its mobile apps. In addition, YouTube announced users s...
If Absolut Vodka Bottles Were Famous World Leaders
[Design]
2017/03/06 10:17
In this packaging design concept, creative agency The Jubilee Red reimagines what Absolut Vodka bottles would look like modeled after renowned world leaders. “We perceive politicians for what they are. Their personalities, the way they talk, the way they walk and how they handle situations. Now, what [would] you think of them if they [were] faceless. Do you think their personalities still carr...
(Infographic) The Growth of Autonomous Car
[Business]
2017/03/06 10:16
Believe it or not, autonomous vehicles have been many decades in the making.Even in 1939, General Motors had an exhibit called “Futurama” at the New York World’s Fair that presented a model of the world 20 years in the future. Central to this display was a system of automated highways and vast suburbs, with a focus on how automation could reduce traffic congestion and lead to the free-flowin...
(Infographic) From AOL to Snapchat - Snap Shares Leap 44% in Trading Debut
[Investing]
2017/03/05 10:10
Shares of Snap closed up 44 percent on their trading debut on Thursday, a strong start that could revive a moribund market for new stocks. It could also encourage other giant technology companies to go public in the months to come.In its early years, the Internet revolution spawned companies that helped people gain access to the nascent technology. Then came an e-commerce boom in companies sell...
(Patent) Apple Enters Race with Samsung in Developing a Next Generation Scrollable Smartphone
[Tech]
2017/03/05 10:09
On paper, Samsung has been a pioneer in patenting a great number of future scrollable devices based on flexible OLED displays for smartphones, mobile TVs, home televisions and more. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals their first scrollable iDevice that Apple notes could be an iPhone (cellular phone, iPad (tablet), iPod (media player...
(PDF) Generation CS : Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments Surge Since 2006
[Consumer]
2017/03/05 10:08
Across the United States and Canada, universities and colleges are facing a significant increase in enrollment in both undergraduate computer science (CS) courses and programs. The current enrollment surge has exceeded previous CS booms, and there is a general sense that the current growth in enrollment is substantially different than that of the mid-1980s and late 1990s. To investigate the cur...
(Video) Stryker to Use Microsoft HoloLens Augmented Reality Goggles to Design ORs
[Tech]
2017/03/05 10:07
Stryker, the company best known for orthopedic implants and devices, is also in the business of designing operating rooms. Planning an efficient surgical environment that can serve various needs has meant trying different configurations in real life, or on a small, flat computer screen. Since it seems like we’re living in the future, Stryker has now partnered with Microsoft to use the latter’...
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