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Plantiga Technologies’ AI-Powered Footwear Sensor Pod Aims to Reduce Injury Risks
[Product]
2023/11/07 09:05
Plantiga Technologies, a Vancouver-based movement analytics company, wants to help people improve rehabilitation and reduce injury risks through an artificial intelligence-powered monitoring sensor pod that can be embedded into shoes, orthotics or insoles to analyze users’ movement patterns. Plantiga is participating in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, and while it’s been aroun...
The World’s Broken Food System Costs $12.7 Trillion a Year
[Investing]
2023/11/07 09:04
The hidden costs of the global food system are equivalent to 10 percent of global GDP, according to new analysis from the United Nations.The United Nations has published a major new tally of the impact the world’s food system has on our health and the planet. According to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the total hidden costs of the world’s foo...
Sushi-Themed Suitcases Bring Joy to One of The Most Stressful Aspects of Traveling
[Design]
2023/11/07 09:03
After being stuck indoors for so long because of COVID, people have started traveling again en masse and with such intensity that the term “revenge travel” was coined. Whether it’s just across the country or to another one, people have started to remember the feeling of freedom that traveling produces. At the same time, however, it also reminds them of some of the stress involved, particular...
(Patent) Apple Continues to Refine One of Their Smart Ring Patents
[Tech]
2023/11/06 09:10
Apple has designed Vision Pro to use simple hand gestures to control elements of visionOS. This is accomplished by using a series of sophisticated cameras to track a user's eyes and hands. Yet for future smartglasses, televisions, Macs, Apple Watch and other wearables like AirPods, such cameras are not available to control such devices as noted in patent figure #16 below. For these devices, App...
BCG - Real Estate in Crisis
[Investing]
2023/11/06 09:09
The German real estate industry’s ongoing market uncertainty driven by higher interest rates, recession fears, and inflation will likely continue to weigh on property values and financing costs, according to Boston Consulting Group’s latest analysis. Transaction volumes are declining and it has become more difficult to refinance or redeem existing financing, with regularly maturing liabilitie...
New Weight Loss Drug Acts Like an “Exercise Pill”
[Tech]
2023/11/06 09:08
Long thought a pipe dream, scientists have discovered a drug that mimics the effects of exercise.The weight loss drug revolution appears to have truly arrived. For decades, there have been compounds available that trim weight or buff muscles, but they always have come with dangerous side effects and worsened long-term health. The trade-off simply wasn’t worth it. A prized weight loss pill stil...
Superfan Platform Fave Raises $2M from Warner Music, Sony Music and More
[Investing]
2023/11/06 09:07
The race to monetize music superfans is heating up, and one of the lead startups in the field says it’s in the process of raising millions more for its AI-powered superfan platform.Social media platform and fan-centric home for celebrity obsessives Fave says it has raised USD $2 million in an ongoing funding round that it expects will reach $6 million.The round has seen the return of early inv...
E.l.f : The Makeup Market's New Beauty Queen
[Business]
2023/11/06 09:06
Beauty behemoth Estée Lauder’s sales have been more break-up than make-up in recent reports: on Wednesday, the 77-year-old legacy brand posted quarterly revenues that were down 10%, or $410 million, from last year’s figure. The luxury label, with its vast portfolio brimming with brands like MAC Cosmetics and La Mer, saw its share price sink 19% to a 6-year low on the back of the weak earning...
(Video) Honda's Autonomous Work Vehicle Goes on Patrol at Toronto Pearson Airport
[Tech]
2023/11/06 09:05
As it moves towards commercialization, Honda has demonstrated potential applications for its Autonomous Work Vehicle at Toronto Pearson Airport.Back in March, Honda announced that it was looking for partners to test its rolling electric platform "designed to enhance workforce productivity and support repetitive tasks." Now the AWV has been given inspection duties at Toronto Pearson Airport.The...
