With 15,000 locations across the U.S., the coffee chain is betting it can convince electric vehicle owners that it’s the perfect place to charge up. By 2030, there could be 26 million electric cars in the U.S., which means we’ll need more than 10 times as many EV chargers. Starbucks, with its 15,000 locations across the country, thinks that it could help fill part of the gap.In a pilot this y...

Robotic Telekinesis leverages passive data from the internet to enable real-time teleoperation of a dexterous robotic hand in the wild. Over the past few decades, computer scientists have developed increasingly advanced techniques to train and operate robots. Collectively, these methods could facilitate the integration of robotic systems in an increasingly wide range of real-world settings.Rese...

The 2022 Retail Tech 100 has raised ~$25.4B in #equity funding across 373 deals since 2017. The list includes #startups at different investment stages of development, from early-stage companies to well-funded #unicorns. [click to enlarge]The Retail Tech 100 includes vendors working on hyper-personalized shopping experiences, blockchain-powered commerce, autonomous delivery, virtual shopping, an...

Engineers have developed a way to design concrete floors so that they use far less concrete to carry the same load – delivering huge carbon savings.According to the United Nations Environment Programme, emissions from the construction industry accounted for 30 per cent of global emissions in 2019 – with concrete production accounting for a large chunk of that. Now, an interdisciplinary team f...

We analyzed eight months of Netflix viewership data to determine what is and isn’t working on the world’s most popular TV network.The company releases statistics like “26 million people watched this show in the first 28 days.” That sounds impressive. But we don’t know what it really means. Netflix tells partners that it’s happy, or that a show is big in Japan. But that’s anecdotal, and d...

Tooth brushing doesn’t have to be a dull chore. It can be fun and exciting with the right tool. Regular toothbrushes may not be enough, especially after you try the PURE 2-in-1 Electric Oral Care Kit.This Dyson-inspired oral care essential system is promised to have long-lasting durability. It doesn’t just look like something Dyson would introduce in terms of the colors and aesthetics; it als...

AMBUSH® has launched the brand’s first-ever metaverse space in collaboration with American digital creative agency Active Theory. The space is titled AMBUSH® SILVER FCTRY, titled after Andy Warhol‘s creative studio Silver Factory which lead the pop art movement of the ’60s.Users can access the space simply by visiting the website, where they are transported into a futuristic spacecraft as...

Discover how embedding service at every step of the customer journey generates growth for your business.Customer service today exists mainly to fix something that’s gone wrong. The function focuses on fielding and resolving customer issues in the most efficient way possible. This longstanding approach to service offers limited upside. No matter how efficiently an organization runs it, customer...

A recently published patent reveals that Google is working on a new way of controlling wearable devices like earbuds and watches via skin gestures.A recently published patent suggests that Google may be working on skin gestures for wearables. While the rumored Pixel Watch remains to be one of the most discussed wearables on the internet, Google has not confirmed its existence yet. As of now, Go...