A new app makes meetings more efficient by recognizing and cancelling out all unwanted background noise and echoes.By now, we have probably all been there – you are in a virtual meeting and the first 10 minutes are spent reminding everyone to mute their mics before the sound of barking dogs, talking housemates, and feedback becomes too distracting. That is the situation that startup Krisp aims...

Workers and managers want to increase telework: OECD survey. OECD study finds bigger share of telework ads after pandemic.There may be no going back to the five-day week in the office, according to a survey of workers in 25 countries.Both employees and managers found working from home during the pandemic was positive for performance and well-being, a report by the OECD found. The proportion of...

Critics of non-fungible tokens say they are symptomatic of unsustainable digital gold rush.[Artworks titled Bored Ape Yacht Club, left, and The Last Warrior by Sepand Danesh, right, at the Portrait of an Era NTF exhibition in London.]The global market for non-fungible tokens hit $22bn (£16.5bn) this year as the craze for collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club and Matrix avatars turned digita...

The pandemic has acclimated more business-to-business buyers to virtual channels, including self-service. Here’s how winning suppliers are taking advantage.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3miKVdV[bain]

Consumers’ Delight, Regulators’ Challenge.Consumers give BNPL high marks, relative to other forms of payment, in our new survey. Retail merchants have embraced it as well. Imminent regulation should balance protection with innovation.Download PDF Report : https://bit.ly/3IYD2nN[bain]

While this is the norm right now, in a few years time, these supply chain snags and shipping deadlines may not matter as much, as we might be exchanging digital gifts in the — dun, dun, dun — metaverse.Ah, the metaverse — it seems like that word suddenly popped up out of nowhere, and now everyone’s using it. #amirite? Unsurprisingly, news mentions of the “metaverse” have spiked this year....

Unlike the Ascento 2 before it, the Ascento Pro is fully autonomous – although it can still also be remotely controlled.It was just last year that we heard about the Ascento 2, a self-balancing, two-legged, wheeled, hopping robot. Well, as if it wasn't already impressive enough, its designers have now unveiled the even more capable Ascento Pro.To quickly recap our previous coverage, the Ascent...

Elementary, an artificial intelligence machine vision company, closed on $30 million in Series B funding to continue developing its manufacturing quality and inspection tools.We last profiled the Pasadena-based company last June when it raised $12.7 million in a financing round led by Threshold Ventures. Elementary’s tools enable customers to create no-code inspection routines and train models...

What will be the big visual trends of 2022?The team from graphic design service 99designs by Vista have taken a look at the trends they’ve seen throughout the year to make some predictions on coming presentation shifts, which could help you stay ahead of the next wave.There are some interesting ideas here too, including 90’s nostalgia, Y2K and a grunge revival.Engaging visuals are key to stan...