TREND REPORTS
Tesla Autopilot Saves Unconscious Drunk Driver’s Life
[Tech]
2021/08/04 09:04
The man was seemingly unconscious, but the autopilot was able to bring the vehicle to a stop.Companies like Tesla are creating software that can make highways safer, even when human drivers are incapacitated. And, this is one of those stories where autopilot saves the day.A 24-year-old Tesla owner in Norway’s eastern region ended up passing out while driving his Model S on Friday, July 30. Thi...
This Autonomous Delivery Robot Comes with Its Own Little Trailer
[Design]
2021/08/04 09:03
The age of Amazon Prime same-day delivery and Instacart grocery shopping has turned instant gratification into an expectation. For better or worse, modern delivery services have redefined priority mail, bringing goods to our doorsteps the same day we put in the order. As delivery operators streamline their services, designers are thinking up automated delivery bots to do the magic for us. Olive...
(Patent) Intel Aims to Patent a Wireless Charging Pad for Electronic Devices
[Tech]
2021/08/03 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20210234403, discloses an electronic device comprising wireless charging pads coupled to its body by a hinge. The wireless charging pads are rotatable about the hinges between a first position in which the wireless charging pads are closed and a second position in which the wireless charging pads are open. The wireless charging pads comprise wireless power transmittin...
(Infographic) How Reputable Are 100 Major Brands in the US ?
[Business]
2021/08/03 09:09
Whether you’re a country or a company, brand reputation is crucial. For corporations trying to stand out amongst an array of competitors, name recognition can be make or break.The Axios Harris Poll polled a nationally representative sample of nearly 43,000 Americans to find out which 100 companies emerge as top of mind—for better or for worse.How is Brand Reputation Measured?The polling proce...
(Video) BeachBot, an AI-Enabled Robot - Cigarette Butts Have Finally Met Their Nemesis
[Tech]
2021/08/03 09:08
Cigarette butts are poisoning shoreline animals. This beach rover may help clean all that up.Every year, 4.5 trillion cigarette butts end up in the environment. Edwin Bos and Martijn Lukaart, cofounders of TechTics, came up with a human-robot interaction concept for a world without litter: BeachBot. BeachBot, or “BB” for short, can spot cigarette butts, pluck them out of the sand, and dispose...
INKR Draws in $3.1M to Make More Comics Accessible to Worldwide Audiences
[Investing]
2021/08/03 09:07
INKR is a digital comics platform that crosses cultural and language divides, enabling creators to reach global audiences with its proprietary localization technology. Previously bootstrapped, the company announced today that it has raised $3.1 million in pre-Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, with participation from manga distributor TokyoPop founder and chief executive Stu Levy.He...
Tech Giants Crush Profit Records in Q2
[Investing]
2021/08/03 09:06
Amazon was the last of the big five U.S. tech companies to report its earnings for the three months ended June 2021 on Thursday. And like the other four GAFAM companies before it, Amazon reported another record-breaking quarter, despite falling just short of Wall Street expectation in terms of sales and Q3 guidance.The e-commerce behemoth saw net sales grow 27 percent to $113 billion in the pas...
MedRhythms Raises $25M to Get Patients Back in Tune After a Stroke
[Investing]
2021/08/03 09:05
MedRhythms secured $25 million in Series B funding to advance its digital therapy platform aimed at measuring and improving someone’s ability to walk after they have experienced a neurologic injury or disease.Morningside Ventures and Advantage Capital co-led the round, with participation from existing investor Werth Family Investment Associates, to give the Portland, Maine-based company $31 mi...
Which Americans are Against The Jab ?
[Consumer]
2021/08/03 09:04
All things being equal, supporters of Donald Trump are 18 percentage points more likely to shun covid-19 vaccines.A FOURTH WAVE of covid-19 infections is washing across America. It is strongest in the heartland and southern states: cases per 100,000 people are highest in Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas; Missouri has the highest hospitalisations. But the rapidly spreading Delta variant threatens...
