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(Video) Self-Driving Cars Learn to Read the Body Language of People on the Street
[Tech]
2020/09/02 09:08
Game developers use motion-capture tech to teach Cruise’s autonomous vehicles to understand gestures. A four-lane street narrows to two to accommodate workers repairing a large pothole. One worker holds a stop sign loosely in his left hand as he waves cars through with his right. Human drivers don’t think twice about whether to follow the gesture or the sign; they move smoothly forward withou...
(PDF) Earning Report - Zoom Video Communications - Q2 FY21 Earnings
[Investing]
2020/09/02 09:07
Expectations have increased, but analysts still think Zoom can top them as COVID-19 continues to send companies and people to its videoconferencing offering.Zoom Video Communications Inc. enjoyed one of the biggest blowout earnings reports in history in early June, as the COVID-19 pandemic made the company’s name synonymous with videoconferencing and attracted millions of new users to its serv...
At-Home No-Stitch Wound Healing Kit Fundraises $3 Million
[Investing]
2020/09/02 09:06
The product is said to close wounds much faster than sutures.You may not have heard of KitoTech Medical, a Seattle-based medical device company, but you have likely caught a video of one of their products as the items have gone viral. Called the microMend, the product is described as a bandaid with the strength of sutures."microMend is a unique new alternative to sutures, staples, surgical glue...
Top 5 Trends Drive Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Marketing, 2020
[Business]
2020/09/02 09:05
The Gartner Hype Cycle highlights digital marketing technologies that have the capability to transform how marketers respond to changing conditions.[click to enlarge]Personalization can sometimes feel creepy, and we all know that creepy crosses the line. But what do consumers think about privacy and consent when it comes to their data?In 2017, Netflix came under fire on Twitter for tweeting tha...
This Handheld Portable Printer + Scanner Seamlessly Prints on Any Flat Surface
[Design]
2020/09/02 09:04
Ever found yourself in a need to print something quickly on a flat surface? This handheld digital multi-tool might just be the thing you need. Called ‘VIA’, this portable printer + scanner brings together the physical and digital worlds ever closer.Carefully designed to be used in many roles, this device comes with a protective cap, which when flipped over, exposes the printhead for printing...
These Dinosaur-Inspired Electric Toothbrushes Make Brushing Teeth a Fun Activity for Kids
[Design]
2020/09/02 09:03
Isn’t it always so difficult to get little children to do basic necessary stuff? Like getting them to eat food or brush their teeth? Adding a fun element to it always gets them going. And for ages, the mighty spoon has always been the airplane in the stories but what about the toothbrush? Where’s the fun in that? In fact where is the fun in toothbrushes for adults too?Well, get ready to begin...
(PDF) Pew - Most Approve of National Response to COVID-19 in 14 Advanced Economies
[Consumer]
2020/09/01 09:10
But many also say their country is more divided due to the outbreak.Countries’ approaches to combat the spread of the coronavirus have varied throughout Europe, North America, Australia, Japan and South Korea, but most publics in these regions believe their own country has done a good job of dealing with the outbreak, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of 14 advanced economies. Over...
AI Avatars Set to Transform Business and Education Outreach - Synthesia
[Business]
2020/09/01 09:09
Employers.AI avatars and synthetic video production could provide organizations with entirely new capabilities for training and multilingual global communication in the years ahead.In the digital age, the line between the material world and simulation often blur. The realm of simulacra is very much intermeshed within an increasingly virtual reality. The proliferation of synthetic media has crea...
(Paper) "Cold Tube" Cooling System Uses Half the Energy of an Air Conditioner
[Tech]
2020/09/01 09:08
Air conditioners are a convenient way to cool down offices and homes, but they use huge amounts of energy in the process. A team of scientists has been developing an alternative solution for those warm summer months called the Cold Tube, which works by absorbing body heat emitted from a person and can use around half the energy of traditional systems as a result.The notoriously bad energy effic...
