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Abacus.ai, Founded by Amazon and Google Alums, Raises $13M to Match Projects with AI Models
[Investing]
2020/07/16 09:07
AI startup Abacus.ai today announced the close of a $13 million series A round for its cloud platform for AI services. The company was founded last year by a team with experience scaling AI projects at AWS and Google,Including BigQuery cocreator Siddartha Naidu, former AWS manager of AI vertical services Bindu Reddy, and former Uber engineer Arvind Sundararajan. The company also announced today...
How Big is China’s Economy ? Let the Big Mac Decide
[Investing]
2020/07/16 09:06
Our index reckons China’s economy is bigger than the World Bank thinks.AMERICA'S ECONOMY did not exceed China in size until the 1880s, according to the Maddison Project at the University of Groningen. The two now rival each other again. Because China’s workers are 4.7 times as numerous as America’s, they need be only a fraction as productive to surpass America’s output. No fewer than 53 cou...
The Wealthy Are Leaving Cities For Good
[Consumer]
2020/07/16 09:05
Nearly half of wealthy individuals may move out of cities permanently, according to a new study on lasting life changes after coronavirus.In a survey of 3,750 wealthy investors, "forty-six percent may forsake cities for less populated areas," says UBS, a Swiss bank which conducted the poll.It is just one of the ways in which the wealthy are looking to change their lives for good. Around three q...
The Future Street Cleaner System Robot
[Design]
2020/07/16 09:04
In not so distant future, Robert Schäfer has envisioned that our future cleaning system would be robots. Inspired by the growing popularity of automatic and autonomous products and vehicles, it’s no brainer that the future of public service is robotic technology. This project demonstrates autonomous municipal street cleaner that focuses on workflow, functionality and design. It’s highly poss...
(Infographic) Online Gaming : The Rise of a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry
[Business]
2020/07/16 09:03
In just a few short decades, the world of online gaming has exploded in popularity. Estimated to reach $196 billion in revenue by 2022, it is now considered to be one of the fastest growing industries on the planet.The infographic above explores the humble beginnings of the online gaming market and dives into the technological possibilities driving its future.The Birth of Online GamingAlthough...
(Patent) Apple Patents Cloud-Based Proximity Pairing and Switching for Peer-to-Peer Devices
[Tech]
2020/07/15 09:10
Apple AirPods is expected to have a new feature that will allow your AirPods to automatically switch to a voice call on your iPhone when a video is being played on your connected iPad or laptop without any manual selection.Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Apple’s worldwide developer conference (WWDC 2020) was live-streamed online. The event was packed with big announcements and genera...
(PDF) Mckinsey : COVID-19 and The Employee Experience
[Consumer]
2020/07/15 09:09
The return phase of the COVID-19 crisis is a good time for organizations to create more tailored responses to workplace challenges, expanding on the goodwill and camaraderie earned in earlier phases.As it turns out, most companies did a solid job of addressing their employees’ basic needs of safety, stability, and security during the first phase of the COVID-19 crisis. However, those needs are...
(Video) MIT CSAIL Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank
[Tech]
2020/07/15 09:08
Using UV-C light, the system can disinfect a warehouse floor in half an hour — and could one day be employed in grocery stores, schools, and other spaces.With every droplet that we can’t see, touch, or feel dispersed into the air, the threat of spreading Covid-19 persists. It’s become increasingly critical to keep these heavy droplets from lingering — especially on surfaces, which are welco...
(Video) Bbot’s Platform To Help Restaurants Reopen Boosted By $3M Seed Round
[Investing]
2020/07/15 09:07
Startup Bbot secured a $3 million seed funding round, led by Craft Ventures, to simplify and improve the ordering and payments processes for restaurants.The 3-year-old company began in San Francisco by offering a robot for restaurants and bars, Bbot co-founder and CEO Steven Simoni told Crunchbase News.“It turns out that they just wanted the software part and no robot, so now we help operators...
