TREND REPORTS
VC Investments Fell to The Lowest Point Since 2014 in Q3 2016
[Investing]
2016/10/17 10:28
Venture capital investments plummeted 36 percent in the third quarter to $10.6 billion, compared to $16.7 billion a year ago, according to the MoneyTree Report from accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. The number of deals was 891 in the quarter, down 25 percent from 1,189 deals in the third quarter a year earlier.The deals were also down 32 percent from $15.6 billion in the second quarter, a...
India's Astonishing Start-Up Boom – All You Need to Know in 5 Charts
[Investing]
2016/10/17 10:28
India is in the midst of a start-up boom. Supported by a range of government initiatives, new companies are popping up all over the country.In fact, for the sheer number of new tech outfits, India is now the third largest tech start-up hotspot in the world, according to a report by NASSCOM and Zinnov. Investment is rising, with the surge generating employment and providing solutions in areas fr...
Would You Rent Your Car to a Total Stranger ?
[Business]
2016/10/17 10:28
The peer-to-peer car rental app Drivy, in use in Paris, France. When carpooling service Amovens added a peer-to-peer car rental option in 2015, David Jurado didn’t hesitate to try it. The Seville native who lives in Madrid had frequently used Amovens and BlaBlaCar to find passengers who could split the costs of fuel and tolls on longer trips. And since he owns two cars, any money he could make...
The 'Wingjump' Aids Ski Jumping by Providing Skiers with Wings
[Product]
2016/10/17 10:27
Those looking to partake in some ski jumping will find the 'Wingjump' to be the perfect accessory to wear that will provide enhanced capabilities on the slopes.Coming in the Activ, Activ Air and Activ Carve styles, the 'Wingjump' works by providing additional lift for the skier to ski with more precision.Whether used for getting some serious air on jumps or providing a slowing effect for those...
(Video) Sartoris Project Explores Amplifying Virtual Reality
[Design]
2016/10/17 10:27
Designers Ava Aghakouchak and Maria Paneta at Interactive Architecture Lab at UCL want us to experience virtual worlds with eyes wide open, but also with the additional sensation of the tactile sitting directly over our largest organ: our skin.In brief, Sarotis is a tactile sensory amplifier prosthetic – a piece of conceptual wearable technology designed to expand perception by adding a physic...
Amazon Eats the Department Store
[Business]
2016/10/16 11:10
Amazon is already the biggest clothing seller online. It might soon overtake most of its brick-and-mortar rivals in fashion sales, as well.There were no runway models on any Amazon catwalk at last week's New York Fashion Week. But the e-commerce giant still loomed large in the minds of retail executives watching it elbow its way into the fashion industry. For the past decade, fashion brands had...
Innovative Water-Gen Machine Harvests Up To 825 Gallons of Clean Water from Thin Air
[Tech]
2016/10/16 11:09
You might remember from grade school science class that water vapor is all around us, taking part in a continuous cycle that fills the clouds, lakes, and oceans with moisture. The people at Water-Gen have found a way to draw this moisture out of the air to produce clean drinking water for those who have none. The device can yield up to 825 gallons of water per day, making it a necessity for inh...
(PDF) What Brands With Growing Websites Do Differently
[Business]
2016/10/16 11:08
Brand websites that have had increases in visits over the past three years are more focused on advertising, social media, and email traffic than are sites that have had declines in visits, according to a recent report from Adobe.The report was based on 2Q13-2Q16 data from 800 billion visits to 800 brand websites in North America. The companies included in the analysis were in the media/entertai...
(Video) Self-Driving Tech Startup Optimus Ride (MIT-Spinoff) Raises $5.25M Seed Round
[Investing]
2016/10/16 11:07
With sights set on developing fully autonomous driving technology, MIT spinoff startup Optimus Ride has raised $5.25 million in seed funding, led by NextView Ventures and FirstMark Capital. With the funding, Boston-based Optimus Ride hopes to provide something unique to the self-driving technology market, powered by a team with over 30 years of collective experience in robotics, on-demand trans...
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