TREND REPORTS
Facebook Reveals Plans for Mind-Reading Device in Leaked Audio Recording
[Tech]
2020/12/20 09:09
Facebook has revealed more details about its secretive plans to release a mind-reading device, telling employees in a private meeting on Tuesday how it will work.In an audio recording of the meeting, obtained by BuzzFeed News, Facebook’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer explained how a neural sensor would translate people’s thoughts into computer commands, such as typing or holding a...
(Video) This Hydroponic Smart Garden Mounts on Your Wall to Remove the Air Pollutants
[Product]
2020/12/20 09:08
A fully automatic pot plant that can text you when it's thirsty.Some people, and I count myself among them, are so scatterbrained and disorganized that they should never be put in charge of another living being. It's too late for my children – poor souls, wherever I left them – but technology is here to save your indoor plants from the ravages of your incompetence, allowing you the soothing j...
As Millions Stay Home, Home Furnishing Sites See Record Spend and Visitation
[Consumer]
2020/12/20 09:07
As millions of consumers are buying new homes and renovating their current homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail home furnishings category has seen tremendous growth in both site traffic and spend.In this analysis, Comscore examines recent trends in the online retail home furnishings category to understand how U.S. consumers engaged with these retailers online before and during the COV...
(Paper) New Framework can Train a Robotic Arm on 6 Grasping Tasks in Less Than an Hour
[Tech]
2020/12/20 09:06
Advances in machine learning have given rise to a range of robotics capabilities, including grasping, pushing, pulling, and other object manipulation skills. However, general-purpose algorithms have to date been extremely sample-inefficient, limiting their applicability to the real world. Spurred on by this, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley developed a framework — Framewor...
2021 Color Forecasts Center Positivity, Optimism
[Design]
2020/12/20 09:05
As we approach a new year in mere weeks, brands and consumers alike are closing out a tumultuous and uncertain 2020, and turning instead to what the future could hold in 2021. Interestingly, firms that broadcast color forecasts are, by and large, ushering in the upcoming year with colors that evoke positivity and hopefulness. Such color forecasts don't only prophesy what’s ahead, but also spea...
Epirus, A Startup Developing Smart Applications, has Landed $70M
[Investing]
2020/12/20 09:04
The new round, led by Bedrock Capital, brings Epirus’ total funding to more than $87 million. The company last raised a $17 million Series A led by 8VC in 2019.Founded in 2018, the Hawthorn, California-based company designs and builds high-powered microwave products. As CEO Leigh Madden puts it, Epirus combines the knowledge of aerospace with the speed and agility of Silicon Valley.“SmartPowe...
(Infographic) Making Moves in the Gaming Market
[Business]
2020/12/20 09:03
Gaming is a massive and hard-to-ignore market, but its continued rise has eluded many companies.Though it has grown into a hundred-billion-dollar market, major tech giants and conglomerates had avoided entering the gaming sector in the past. It was seen as a very difficult market to succeed in, and rightfully so, with many commercial failures and failed investments.But despite lackluster consol...
(PDF) Deloitte - Tech Trends 2021
[Business]
2020/12/17 09:10
Lead with confidence Deloitte’s 12th annual Tech Trends report provides insights and inspiration for the digital journey ahead.Dive into the nine trends and macro forcesDiscover key insights and actionable advice for business and technology leaders. See how tech is enabling fundamental business processes—from the way business strategy is engineered to the modernization of core assets—and evo...
(Video) Toilet Sensor Set to Transform Colorectal Cancer Screening - OutSense
[Product]
2020/12/17 09:09
OutSense believes that valuable information currently flushed down the toilet can improve wellness and save lives.Colorectal cancer grows slowly and can be cured when detected early. Yet nearly 700,000 people die of the disease every year worldwide, mainly because it’s just so very unpleasant to provide a stool sample and undergo a screening colonoscopy.Now there’s an early screening device c...
