WAVE Launches With $5.65M To Make Guided Meditation Mainstream.With startups like Calm and Headspace have brought innovation and accessibility to the meditation space, Mason Levey still thinks users are stuck with an all-too-similar experience: listening to a stereotypical meditation voice; sitting still; closing your eyes; being silent.So Levey founded WAVE with Brad Warsh, a startup working o...

Roboticists at the Singapore University of Technology and Design have been experimenting with a bio-inspired drone that can split off into smaller drones.As useful as conventional fixed-wing and quadrotor drones have become, they still tend to be relatively complicated, expensive machines that you really want to be able to use more than once. When a one-way trip is all that you have in mind, yo...

To secure a spot in the uncertain future of retail, brands need to cater to modern youth’s desire for tactile, sensory, and immersive shopping experiences. The following fashion brands are doing just that by creating in-store environments that let shoppers test their products against the elements they’re intended to be worn in, ushering in the evolution of next-gen product sampling.Canada Goo...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: When it comes to Automation, executives get their priorities straight It takes two to tango, and as per a report published on The State of AI and Machine Learning suggests, 82% of technical practitioners and 94% line-of-business owners believe that both humans and machines will collaborate in the future, rather than one dominate the other. The concept of such an idealis...

The top 10 most influential luxury cosmetics brands in the world.We are all aware of Dior and Chanel’s immense success with their lines of beauty products, as well as Pat McGrath Labs, launched by the legendary makeup artist herself. However, we cannot help but ask ourselves what are the most influential beauty brands today? Forbes takes a closer look via Launchmetrics, revealing its list of t...

Sneaker brand Rens is reducing the fashion sector’s waste levels by making shoes from coffee grounds.Coffee is a big deal. While just a handful of countries dominate production, it’s consumed in vast amounts almost everywhere on the planet: around 2 billion cups are drunk every day.All that coffee produces a lot of waste. Coffee grounds often end up in landfill or being washed into sinks and...

Talk about how reductionism can lead for a better traveling experience, Land Rover BackPacker is a concept traveling vehicle that questions about space and complexity needed while exploring the world 4×4. This project actually adds appeal to the vehicle that could lead or encourage young adventurers to enjoy outdoors even more. Inspired by the idea of fighting climate change while offering lig...

They surveyed over 25,000 people from 32 countries and asked them various questions pertaining to investing. Some of the biggest findings are the usual suspects; people check their portfolio way too often (guilty), they don’t give their investments nearly enough time, and their return expectations are too high. Like, way too high.16% of people expect 20% annual returns over the next five years...

Are you a happy, sad, or angry walker? Scientists are teaching algorithms to perceive emotions based on gait alone.Our emotions can influence everything from our appetites to the way we perceive the world—and even how we walk (just ask Charlie Brown).So is it possible to interpret how someone is feeling based on their gait alone? That’s exactly what scientists at the University of North Carol...