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Walmart Offers Snapchat AR Lens to Encourage Healthy Food Choices
[Business]
2022/05/19 09:08
Snap Scan Shop is launched in partnership with Meredith’s Allrecipes, Snap and Walmart and offers a shoppable solution for home chefs looking for the perfect, and perfectly responsible, meal. The collaborative trifecta being launched by Walmart lets mobile users find recipes and make meals with just the ingredients they have at home in their refrigerators and pantries, as well as allows them t...
The Cost of Groceries in America Rockets
[Consumer]
2022/05/19 09:07
Food-price inflation is nearly three times higher than pre-pandemic forecasts.On may 11th the us Bureau of Labour Statistics (bls) released its latest estimate of American retail prices. The Consumer Price Index, which tracks the cost of all goods and services weighted by their share of households’ expenditure, increased by 0.3% in April after rising by 1.2% in March. That was a welcome slowdo...
Tiny Bots Can Deep Clean Teeth
[Tech]
2022/05/19 09:06
Newly developed nanobot technology could make root canal treatments of infected teeth more safe and effective Depositphotos.The buildup of bacteria deep in our teeth can cause infections in difficult-to-reach areas, and scientists at the Indian Institute of Science have developed a set of tiny cleaning robots they believe are up to the task. The nano-sized machines can be steered with a magneti...
Influencers Help Brands Build More Personal Consumer Connections
[Consumer]
2022/05/19 09:05
In a world where marketers are tasked with engaging consumers across a growing abundance of channels and platforms, it can be challenging to establish relationships that feel genuine and personal. And while brand building remains global marketers’ top objective, mass reach channels may not always fit the bill.With a focus on brand building, marketers are continually looking for ways to stay to...
Oriient Raises $11M for Advanced Indoor Positioning Solution
[Investing]
2022/05/19 09:04
Oriient, A Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of an advanced indoor positioning solution, raised $11m in Series A funding.The round, which brought total funding raised to date to $16m, was led by OurCrowd, Regal Four (a Beren family venture entity), F2 Venture Capital, NGN Partners, and Future Energy Ventures.The company intends to use the funds to scale implementation to tens of thousands of loca...
(Video) Willow X Outdoor Robot Designed to Help Tend Your Garden
[Product]
2022/05/19 09:03
Currently in prototyping, the Willow X outdoor robot features articulating arms to tackle numerous tasks in the garden EEVE.We've already seen a number of attempts to realize a sci-fi vision of the future and put robot helpers in the home to make our lives easier. Belgium-based startup Eeve is also developing a personal robot pal, but Willow X's job is to help you keep your garden tidy.Eeve's p...
WSJ - For Tech Startups, the Party Is Over
[Investing]
2022/05/18 09:10
Funding is suddenly scarce as venture capital firms grow stingy, forcing young companies to get frugal and focus on breaking even.A dizzying turn in technology-startup investing is undoing the fortunes of founders and investors riding a 13-year bull run.Highflying startups have been grounded, swiftly, by the new climate: layoffs, skeptical investors, an exodus of funds and the prospect of a val...
Apple Adds Systemwide Live Captions as Part of Larger Accessibility Update
[Tech]
2022/05/18 09:09
Two iPhones and an Apple Watch showcasing Apple's new accessibility features. The iPhone on the left shows the new door detection tool in Magnifier, while the iPhone in the middle and the Watch on the right show the new mirroring feature.Global Accessibility Awareness Day is this Thursday (May 19th) and Apple, like many other companies, is announcing assistive updates in honor of the occasion....
(Patent) IBM Wants to Patent a Method for Generating Power Using an Electronic Cloth
[Tech]
2022/05/18 09:08
U.S. patent application, US20220149713, discloses a method for generating power using electronic cloth. The method includes generating power from the movement of metal coils, applied as a tattoo to a user’s skin, relative to the cloth containing electronic threads, and transferring the generated power to a device. The figure below depicts the electronic cloth generating power for a smart weara...
