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Air Company Raised $30M for Carbon Technology
[Investing]
2022/05/03 09:06
Air Company, a NYC-based carbon technology company that creates carbon-negative alcohols and consumer products from CO2, raised $30M in Series A funding.The round was led by Carbon Direct Capital Management with participation from Toyota Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, and Parley for the Oceans. Carbon Direct Capital Management will join the Air Company board.The company intends to use t...
The Record-Breaking Auctions of 2021
[Investing]
2022/05/03 09:05
This past year, Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs were not only at the center of ongoing discussions about the future of a more decentralized internet and the resurgence of pyramid schemes and scams in digital spaces, they were also rumored to completely disrupt the art market. While the top 10 highest-selling paintings at art auctions in 2021 did include the now-famous Everydays: The First 5000 Days...
(Video) Snap Announces a Mini Drone Called Pixy
[Product]
2022/05/03 09:04
Meet Pixy, Snap’s little flying companion. Pixy is a mini drone that can act as a camera sidekick when you can’t ask someone to take a video of you. It’s yellow, it’s cute and it’ll be available in the U.S. and in France for $229.99.“Today, we’re taking the power and magic of the Snap Camera — the spontaneity, the joy and the freedom — to new heights. A new camera to match the limitles...
(Infographic) Building Balanced Exposure to the Blockchain Economy
[Investing]
2022/05/03 09:03
Blockchain technology extends far beyond Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and other popular cryptocurrencies, as it provides a foundation for verifiable financial systems and proof of ownership for digital goods and assets.From privacy concerns to anti-trust issues, big tech has eaten away at the world’s trust in the technology sector. As people search for better and more trustless solutions for their finan...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Skinny Design : Smaller is Better
[Design]
2022/05/02 09:10
Designing packaging and products with supply chain and in-stock issues in mind can increase revenues and profits, all while meaningfully improving sustainability. Three steps can point the way.With global supply chains in disarray, consumer goods companies are scrambling to ensure their products get to market in a consistent, sustainable, and timely fashion. Despite their best efforts, many are...
(Video) NASA will Test This 'SpinLaunch' System That Hurls Satellites Into Space
[Tech]
2022/05/02 09:09
NASA has agreed to test startup SpinLaunch's kinetic launcher, a giant circular accelerator that aims to shoot 200 kilogram satellites into space.The California-based SpinLaunch's launcher is located at the Spaceport America facility in New Mexico where it will carry out a test flight with NASA later this year, according to the firm. Backed by Airbus Ventures, Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkin...
(Infographic) Why Investors Tuned Out Netflix
[Investing]
2022/05/02 09:08
Netflix shares have enjoyed an incredible run over the past decade. Subscriber growth seemed limitless, profitability was improving, and the pandemic gave us a compelling case for watching TV at home.Things took a drastic turn on April 19, 2022, when Netflix announced its Q1 results. Rather than gaining subscribers as forecasted, the company lost 200,000. This was the first decline in over a de...
(Paper) MIT CSAIL - A New State of the Art for Unsupervised Computer Vision
[Tech]
2022/05/02 09:07
MIT CSAIL scientists created an algorithm to solve one of the hardest tasks in computer vision: assigning a label to every pixel in the world, without human supervision.Unsupervised semantic segmentation seeks to uncover and localize semantically significant categories within image corpora without any annotation. However, there are several challenges in creating annotated training data. These c...
(Video) Nike x RTFKT Launch Nike Cryptokick NFT Sneakers
[Product]
2022/05/02 09:06
After months of teasing and elaborate quests, Nike and RTFKT have revealed what’s inside their elusive Mnlth collaboration: a virtual pair of Nike sneakers. What Happened: After months of teasing a metaverse expansion, Nike and RTFKT unveiled what lies within their Mnlth collectible series: a pair of digital Nike Dunk sneakers with various skins. Last Friday, owners of the Nike and RTFKT Mnlth...
