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(Infographic) Money Supply and Inflation Over 150 Years
[Investing]
2022/04/15 09:06
This Markets in a Minute from New York Life Investments shows the trajectory of money supply and inflation, taking a historical look at their relationship since the Industrial Revolution.Defining Money Supply and InflationTo start, here is a brief overview of money supply and inflation:Broad money supply: measures the amount of money circulating in the U.S. financial system, including assets th...
Cyclotech and Yamato Partner Up on a Bizarre, Tilting Cargo Drone
[Product]
2022/04/15 09:05
Cyclotech and Yamato Holdings have put together a fascinating cargo-carrying concept drone using cyclic propulsion systems.Innovative vertical propulsion company Cyclotech has partnered with Yamato, one of Japan's largest delivery companies, to produce a concept for a very unique-looking mid-capacity delivery drone using Cyclotech's thrust-vectoring propulsion system.This crazy-looking aircraft...
Slicing and Dicing the Meal-Kit Subscription Market
[Business]
2022/04/15 09:04
In 2022, US meal-kit subscription services will deliver $7.63 billion in digital sales to make up 22.8% of the country’s subscription ecommerce sales. The meal-kit subscription market has seen slowing growth since mushrooming by 85.0% in 2020, though its 17.0% increase this year is healthy nonetheless.Beyond the chart: Close to half of US meal-kit subscription ecommerce sales will come from...
ILMA Lets You Carry Your Lamp, CCTV, and Smoke Alarm on Your Travels
[Design]
2022/04/15 09:03
There seems to be a trend and a desire these days for products that do more than one thing, especially when it comes to tech gadgets. While minimalist design still informs the external appearance of some products, designers have become a bit craftier in hiding multiple functionalities from view. There are cases when more than one or two features unnecessarily increase the complexity of a produc...
(Patent) Apple's Granted Patent a Motion & Gesture Input for Apple Watch
[Tech]
2022/04/14 09:10
Apple's granted patent generally relates to Apple Watch detecting a user's motion and gesture input to provide commands to the device or to other devices.In particular, Apple Watch can use one or more sensors to determine a user's motion and gesture input based on movements of the user's hand, arm, wrist, and fingers. One or more optical sensors, inertial sensors, mechanical contact sensors, an...
(Infographic) The Metaverse Could be Tech’s Next Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
[Business]
2022/04/14 09:09
The metaverse is one of the hottest buzzwords in tech, and this far-reaching vision of a next-gen internet will rely upon an entire ecosystem of companies to make it a reality. We cut through the noise to explain what the metaverse is, how it's being built, and who's building it.The business world is obsessed with “the metaverse”: the idea of shared worlds driven by virtual products and digit...
(Paper) This $1 COVID Test Could Make Going Out Again a Breeze
[Tech]
2022/04/14 09:08
This cutting-edge sensor only requires you to spit on it to spot COVID, H1N1, and Zika.At this point in COVID, I don’t want to think about how many at-home test kits my family has burned through (or what that privilege has cost my bank account). And even still, my children have had to sit in pharmacy drive-throughs, with mom and dad swabbing and mixing samples in the front seat, for school-cer...
Global Venture Funding Reached $143.9B Raised Across 8,835 Deals in Q1’22
[Investing]
2022/04/14 09:07
After a red-hot 2021, global venture investment cools in Q1’22, even as the global unicorn club reaches a new high.Global venture funding reached $143.9B raised across 8,835 deals in Q1’22, down 19% from the previous quarter’s funding. Despite the slowdown, Q1’22 marked the fourth-largest quarter for funding on record.The US alone accounted for nearly half of total funding, with some of the...
Apple Targets Watch Blood-Pressure Tool for 2024 After Snags
[Product]
2022/04/14 09:06
New pill management, sleep, women’s health features coming. Group of physicians depart company’s health tech group.[Blood-pressure features may become a key selling point for smartwatches in coming years.]Apple Inc.’s plan to add a highly anticipated blood-pressure monitor to its smartwatch has hit some snags and the technology isn’t expected to be ready until 2024 at the earliest, accordin...
