Virtual veterinarian care platform Dutch has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Forerunner Ventures and Eclipse Ventures. The San Francisco-based company’s latest round comes seven months after its market launch and brings its total funding raised to $25 million. Dutch utilizes licensed veterinarians and provides a digital health platform for pets and their families to make pet care...

As smartphone sales flatten, what happens to the prediction of a mobile-only future?With consumers mostly working and learning from home, sales growth of computers and TVs have overtaken that of smartphones—and they are predicted to grow equally going forward.Across the consumer electronics sales categories, computers (+34%) and TV sets (+12%) have grown much faster than smartphones (+1%) in t...

Among other things, Echo SAR could be used to locate people buried in an avalanche Robotics Centre.When arriving at a disaster site, one of the most crucial tasks is to locate any survivors who may be trapped in the debris. A new module is designed to let drones do so, by detecting the radio signals of victims' mobile phones.Designed by Canadian firm Robotics Centre and manufactured by Teledyne...

With soaring energy prices contributing to increases, the trend is not likely to reverse soon.U.S. food inflation rose at the fastest pace in four decades in the 12 months through January. With commodity prices and transport costs still rising, households may not get any relief soon.What’s Going UpDouble-digit increases for everyday staples such as oils and eggs make food inflation hard to esc...

We do have road cleaning vehicles, yet many of them look threatening and unfriendly. Therefore, it will become obsolete in the future where we need more humane city life. Here’s an Interactive Unmanned Sweeper concept that cleans city streets by accurate sensors and intelligent algorithms, and more. This futuristic automatic sweeper is designed to integrate into busy city life with its friendl...

ESG has grown beyond its socially conscious roots to become a core component of creating value in private equity.LPs are embracing ESG integration at increasing rates as implementation, awareness, and mobilization have passed the tipping point.In the past, ESG efforts were primarily viewed as good PR to receive favorable press, please socially conscious employees, and mitigate risk. Today, ESG...

What would western icons look like if exploded and set to be adored in the east? a dystopian, brutalist landscape where massive structures stand out because of their strong branding. New york-based architect quin wu brings us a creative look at the theme through a series of digitally-painted portraits that depict cultural idols being idolized.‘The conflict between the centrally planned economy...

Daring’s meatless chicken strips are an almost uncanny mimic of real chicken, and they bring a good amount of protein to the table.The first time I cooked Daring’s plant-based chicken pieces, I was freaked out. I’d let the product samples sit in their colorful little pouches in my freezer for about a month before I was brave enough to cook them. Chicken was what made me stop eating meat in t...

If you’ve ever interacted online with a customer service rep who seemed highly responsive and polite, yet also incapable of nuanced conversation beyond basic queries, chances are you encountered an AI bot. And chances are, it was pretty obvious.If investors have their way, however, there’s a strong likelihood that in the future it will be much harder to distinguish between a bot and an actual...