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What Investment Trends Reveal About the Global AI Landscape
[Investing]
2020/10/12 09:07
“We aren’t what we were in the ’50s and ’60s and ’70s,” former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter recently reflected.“In those days, all technology of consequence for protecting our people, and all technology of any consequence at all, came from the United States and came from within the walls of government. Those days are irrevocably lost.” To get that technology now, “I’ve got to go ou...
Hybrid 3D Printing Tech Produces Plastic-Metal Items
[Tech]
2020/10/12 09:06
A diagram of the system (bottom), as compared to an existing system that produces a lower-quality metal coating.While it's possible to 3D-print plastic or metal items, printing single items made of both materials is still quite difficult. Scientists have developed a new method of doing so, however, that could lead to increased production of fully functional 3D-printed electronics.First of all,...
Neocis Raises $72M from DFJ, Fred Moll, Others for Its Dental Surgery Robot
[Investing]
2020/10/12 09:05
Neocis has raised $72 million in funding to help support its groundbreaking robotic surgery system for use in dental implant procedures.The company’s series D round was led by DFJ Growth, with additional backing from Vivo Capital, Mithril Capital Management, Norwest Venture Partners, Section 32 and robotic surgery pioneer Fred Moll, co-founder of Intuitive Surgical and Auris Health. The latest...
Adidas Creates Robotically Woven Futurecraft Strung Uppers from "New Kind of Textile"
[Product]
2020/10/12 09:04
Sportswear brand Adidas has worked with design studio Kram/Weisshaar to create a robotically woven upper called Strung that can be made to the exact specification of athletes.Described by Adidas as a material revolution, the upper is woven from multi-directional threads by a robot that is programmed to the exact requirements of the wearer, incorporating factors such as their individual stride a...
(Infographic) Mainstream EV Adoption : 5 Speedbumps to Overcome
[Business]
2020/10/12 09:03
Many would agree that a global shift to electric vehicles (EV) is an important step in achieving a carbon-free future. However, for various reasons, EVs have so far struggled to break into the mainstream, accounting for just 2.5% of global auto sales in 2019.To understand why, this infographic from Castrol identifies the five critical challenges that EVs will need to overcome. All findings are...
(Patent) Apple's 'Measure' App Patent has Surfaced in the Patent Offices
[Tech]
2020/10/11 09:10
On September 3, 2020, the U.S. and German Patent Offices published a patent application from Apple that relates to their iOS AR Measurement app. The patent notes that in the future an Apple Watch or Smartglasses with a camera will also be able to perform the act of AR Measurements which is today restricted to the iPhone and iPad. Apple's patent begins by noting that "there is a need for a more...
(PDF) Rock Health's Q3 Market Insights - A New Annual Record for Digital Health
[Investing]
2020/10/11 09:09
Venture capital dollars flowing to US digital health continued to surge in Q3 2020. One thing is for sure—2020 will be the largest funding year ever for digital health, spurred by 24 mega deals so far.The initial uncertainty and dramatic changes at the outset of the pandemic in the US across March and April coincided with a dip in funding. Investors noted a shift in focus away from deal flow t...
(Infographic) The Largest Brands of the World 2020
[Business]
2020/10/11 09:08
Apple is the largest company in the world as of this writing, topping $1.9T in total market capitalization. That’s more than Saudi Aramco, the second most valuable company in the world at $1.8T.[click to enlarge]The US dominates the list of top 100, led by a handful of trillion dollar tech companies like Microsoft ($1.5T), Amazon ($1.5T), Alphabet ($969B) and Facebook ($711B).The US also produ...
(Video) The James Dyson Award - The Aved Barrier-Free Screen
[Tech]
2020/10/11 09:08
A team has designed a screen for buses and large vehicles that can show ads and also alert cars to oncoming trafficOne road hazard that has not received a lot of attention is that of large vehicles, such as buses, which can obstruct other drivers’ line of sight, leading to road accidents. This problem is especially acute in large, crowded urban centres. But now, a team from Ming Chi University...
