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Francis Medical Announces Close of $55M Series B Equity Financing
[Investing]
2021/09/27 09:08
Francis Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing an innovative and proprietary water vapor ablation therapy for the treatment of prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer, today announced the completion of the company’s $55.0 million Series B equity financing.Solas BioVentures led the Series B round with other previous investors, including Arboretum Ventures, Coloplast A/S,...
The 4 Trends That Prevail on the Gartner Hype Cycle for AI, 2021
[Business]
2021/09/27 09:07
While advances in machine learning, computer vision, chatbots and edge artificial intelligence (AI) drive adoption, it's these trends that dominate this year’s Hype Cycle.[click to enlarge]Through the use of natural language processing (NLP) and emerging technologies such as generative AI, knowledge graphs and composite AI, organizations are increasingly using AI solutions to create new produc...
Meet Moon, A Short Throw Projector That Turns Textbooks Into Learning Experiences
[Design]
2021/09/27 09:06
In a world dominated by online learning, the Moon projector offers a hybrid style of teaching, where teachers/mentors can project AR content over their students’ textbooks.Designed to make learning from home just about as easy and rewarding as actually being around a teacher/tutor, the Moon projector lets teachers interact with students through augmented reality. The projector sits right in fr...
Back-to-School Presses Pause on Streaming's Gain According to The Gauge
[Consumer]
2021/09/27 09:05
After three months of consecutive growth, the rise of streaming took a pause this month, according to the August release of The Gauge, Nielsen’s Total TV and Streaming viewing snapshot. Compared to July, The Gauge’s reported August numbers remained mostly static, belying two strong undercurrents of change: the revival of a largely in-person school season and one of the highest-profile events...
A Virtual World for Conducting Meetings
[Business]
2021/09/27 09:04
WPP hopes to use the platform as a way to foster “cross-campus collaboration” and improve productivity while COVID-19 makes it difficult for employees to travel and meet in person.Global communications company WPP has created a world in Minecraft to be used for employee interactionsSpotted: The increased number of people working from home, at least part of the time, has led companies to think...
(Infogragphic) Sex Or Your Phone : Which Would You Give Up More Easily ?
[Consumer]
2021/09/27 09:03
Turns out, if forced to choose, a sixth of millennials would sacrifice sex for scrolling.What’s more addictive: sex or your phone? They both have the capacity to deliver a shot of pleasure-boosting chemicals to the brain (and nether regions), so it might be a tough pick.But for some, the answer is clear. One in six millennials (16%) say they would rather give up sex than part with their smartp...
10 iF Design Award 2021 Winners Bring High-Tech Automation Right at Home
[Design]
2021/09/24 09:10
Robots, artificial intelligence devices and smart-home technologies become easier to own, modify and operate. from wearable belt-like robots that assist physical mobility issues to a kitchen set that cooks everything from scratch, iF design award 2021 switches on the portal to automation at home. Including high-end products whether for individual or family use, 10 of the renowned platform’s aw...
(PDF) Pew - News Consumption Across Social Media in 2021
[Consumer]
2021/09/24 09:09
More than half of Twitter user get news on the site regularly. About half of Americans get news on social media at least sometimes, down slightly from 2020.As social media and technology companies face criticism for not doing enough to stem the flow of misleading information on their platforms, a sizable portion of Americans continue to turn to these sites for news. A little under half (48%) of...
User-Defined Area Wireless Charging
[Design]
2021/09/24 09:08
As Smart devices gradually cover all aspects of our lives, our lives ar filled with a large number of data cables, charging heads, and wireless charging heads. We are often overwhelmed by them. When the socket is fixed at home, or the position of the socket is not designed properly. Charging devices greatly restricts people's actionDesigner : Yifanzi J[behance]
