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This Herb Garden was Designed with Smart Monitoring Tech
[Design]
2021/04/05 09:04
We have all killed a plant or two let’s just admit it. Gardening isn’t for everyone but it is sure nice to have fresh herbs to add to your meals. Imagine making a bomb pizza and realizing you don’t have basil (gasps!). To avoid such catastrophes even those of us without green thumbs do our best to keep herbs in our kitchen. The only drawback is that having five small pots takes up a lot of c...
(Infographic) The Future of Healthcare is Digital
[Business]
2021/04/05 09:03
The pandemic has brought up some changes for the better and one of them is in improving healthcare communications. Learn how healthcare messaging is improving patient care in the following infographic, courtesy of Soprano Design.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3mnVB9R[SopranoDesign]
(PDF) Mckinsey - China’s Travel Sector is Undergoing a Nonlinear Recovery
[Business]
2021/04/04 09:10
Our latest survey of Chinese-traveler sentiment indicates there’s no straight path to recovery. We suggest three areas travel companies can focus on to succeed.After being battered by COVID-19 at the start of 2020, China’s travel industry has been—slowly but steadily—on the mend. That is until an uptick in virus cases at the turn of the year set off a fresh wave of restrictions and precauti...
(Patent) Microsoft Patent - Content Aware Automatic Background Blurring
[Tech]
2021/04/04 09:09
Microsoft Teams offers a reliable video conferencing solution for organizations that are already familiar with the Microsoft suite of tools. Some of the recent features include Cortana search, swappable backgrounds, chat, participant reassignment (breakout sessions), meeting policies, low bandwidth mode, etc.A quick search revealed that Microsoft holds over 250 patent families and 400 active wo...
Men’s Health Startup Manual Raises $30M Series A from US and European Investors
[Investing]
2021/04/04 09:08
Men’s health and well-being startup Manual has raised a $30 million Series A round from U.S.-based Sonoma Brands and Waldencast, and Manual’s existing European investors Felix Capital and Cherry Ventures. FJ Labs and the GISEV Family Office also participated in the round. The cash will be used for product development and international expansion. Manual provides diagnostics, treatments and ong...
Apple is The Top Acquirer of AI Companies, Says GlobalData
[Investing]
2021/04/04 09:07
US tech giants are leading the AI companies acquisition race. Four FAAMG companies feature in the list of top five acquirers of AI companies, with Apple leading the race.The mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal-making landscape of the 2016-2020 artificial intelligence (AI) tech space was dominated by US tech giants, according to the deals database by GlobalData. Four of the top five acquirers...
Baseball Cards Go Crypto as Auction Houses Warm to New Currency
[Business]
2021/04/04 09:06
Goldin Auctions, the trading card and memorabilia auction house, is the latest to hop on the crypto bandwagon.[A Jackie Robinson rookie card from 1949 is currently up for auction.Source: Goldin Auctions]On Tuesday, the sports memorabilia auction house Goldin Auctions announced that it would accept cryptocurrency, making it one of the first traditional auction houses to follow the runaway succes...
Vaccine and Health Passports in the World
[Business]
2021/04/04 09:05
Traveling freely like we used to do in pre-pandemic times is still a long way off. Here's a list of vaccine and health passports currently under consideration.Vaccine passports: Can they save travel? Should they? Fairness vies with economics as governments weigh the risks of opening.The launch of China's International Travel Health Certificate on March 8 was music to the ears of frequent travel...
A Window-like Lighting Fixtures Create Playful Geometric Light - Māyā
[Design]
2021/04/04 09:04
There are some architects whose work transcends their medium and pours into in-between spaces of the design world. Tadao Ando and Luis Barragán, for instance, might be aptly known for their artful geometric structures formed primarily from plastered concrete, but they’re perhaps better known for the ways they use light to dance and interact with the angles and surfaces formed from those concr...
