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Cultural AI Startup Qloo Raised 15M for Culture and Taste Preferences AI Platform
[Investing]
2022/09/16 09:05
Qloo, a New York-based provider of an artificial intelligence platform for culture and taste preferences, raised $15M in Series B funding.The round was led by Eldridge and AXA Venture Partners.The company intends to use the funds to expand its team of data scientists, enrich its technology, and build on its sales channels in order to continue to offer insights into global consumer taste for For...
The World's 1st Hydrogen Powered Train - Alstom Coradia iLint
[Product]
2022/09/16 09:04
Alstom contributes to the greenest rail network globally. CO2-emission-free trains in service just 4 years after the start of trial operations.Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, is proud to announce that the world’s first hydrogen train, the Coradia iLint, reached another historical milestone today in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is now used on the world premie...
Solar Cars Will be "Normal Within 20 Years" Says Lightyear's Head Engineer
[Tech]
2022/09/16 09:03
Integrated solar panels could help electric cars rival their fossil-fuel counterparts by making them less reliant on charging points and potentially free to run, says Lightyear's Emanuele Cornagliotti in this interview as part of our Solar Revolution series."I think most electric vehicles will have a solar roof in the future," he told Dezeen. "It's a topic that all big car manufacturers are wor...
(Patent) An Apple Patent Describes Group FaceTime Adding a Twist of Virtuality
[Tech]
2022/09/15 09:10
The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a possible future generation of Group FaceTime conferencing for iPhone, iPad, Macs and their Mixed Reality Headset. This future version will integrate gaze technology into their hardware camera systems in a way that will directly engage participants in a unique way.Today, when a participant is speakin...
New Unicorns Are Plummeting : Volatile Markets and Shrinking Valuations
[Investing]
2022/09/15 09:09
Regions like the US and Asia and sectors like fintech have been hit hardest by the drop-off. Using CB Insights data, we break down what the shifting venture landscape means for the world’s billion-dollar companies.In 2021, investment into tech startups exploded — more than doubling year-over-year (YoY) to reach $621B — and the number of unicorns (private companies worth $1B+) surged accordin...
Headroom, AI-based Virtual Meeting Analytics Startup, Raised $9M
[Investing]
2022/09/15 09:08
The round was led by Equal Opportunity Ventures, with participation from Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, and Morado Ventures.The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its development efforts.Led by CEO Julian Green, Headroom is developing a real-time communications platform for virtual meetings. The company uses AI to analyze participants’ vi...
(PDF) The Future of Capital Markets : Democratization of Retail Investing
[Investing]
2022/09/15 09:07
The global financial system is undergoing several simultaneous transformations. Digitalization and democratizations are reshaping how capital markets operate. Both investors and corporate issuers have changing needs and expectations, and a range of new actors are joining traditional financial institutions to meet this demand. There are many other systemic issues that pose a risk to global finan...
(Video) Futuristic SF Restaurant Mezli Serves Food With No Humans Involved
[Tech]
2022/09/15 09:06
Mezli is a fully-automated restaurant conceived by three Stanford engineers. These Stanford engineers built a fully autonomous restaurant in San Francisco that could make your lunch cheaper.If a robot making and serving you lunch sounds fancy and futuristic, Alex Kolchinski says you’re falling behind the times.This weekend, Kolchinski’s company Mezli is set to open a fully autonomous restaura...
Most Important Factors When Buying a Car
[Consumer]
2022/09/15 09:05
Buying a car is for many, one of the biggest purchases they will ever make. There are a lot of factors to consider in choosing the right one, but which are prioritized by potential buyers in the United States? According to data from Statista's Global Consumer Survey, at the top of the checklist are fuel efficiency and safety (switching places since 2018). With 56 and 55 percent, respectively, t...
