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(Paper) Facebook’s DeepFovea : Using Deep Learning for Foveated Reconstruction in AR/VR
[Tech]
2019/11/25 09:10
DeepFovea uses AI to "reconstruct" pixels in your peripheral vision rather than rendering them at lower fidelity, saving considerable processing time.Foveated rendering addresses a growing challenge for VR headsets, rendering sharp details for your eye’s visual sweet spot — the fovea — and a simpler, blurrier version for your peripheral vision. Now engineers at Facebook Reality Labs have com...
(Infographic) GV, Formerly Google Ventures Investments
[Investing]
2019/11/25 09:09
GV, formerly Google Ventures, has invested in 120+ companies since 2018. From healthcare to artificial intelligence to cybersecurity, here's where Google's venture capital business sees the next big opportunities.[click to enlarge]Alphabet’s VC arm, GV, has been regarded as one of the most active — and successful — corporate venture capital firms since its inception in 2009. Among Google’s...
China’s Overnight Skincare Obsession Goes Mainstream
[Product]
2019/11/25 09:08
To China’s millennial beauty junkies, optimizing your sleep for skincare is the new thing. The plain old 10-step beauty routine or anti-aging diet no longer cuts it. Our bedtime, once considered a time for total body and mind restoration, is now activated as a beauty sanctuary to improve the skin. Hours can past before an average Chinese beauty junkie finally finishes her nighttime routine, an...
Vayyar Raises $109M to Bring Its 4D Radar Imaging Tech to More Markets
[Investing]
2019/11/25 09:06
Vayyar Imaging, an Israeli startup that provides radar imaging sensor technology to multiple industries, has raised $109 million in a series D round of funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), an investment subsidiary of U.S. multinational Koch Industries. Battery Ventures, Bessemer Ventures, ICV, ITI, WRVI Capital, Claltech, and Regal Four also participated in the round.Founded in 20...
New Liquor Trends Target Kiwis with a Conscience
[Consumer]
2019/11/25 09:05
Around the world, there are five key ways that consumers are influencing the fast moving consumer goods sector and these trends are consistent with what we are currently seeing in New Zealand. All of these factors create new demand for consumers and new growth opportunities for manufacturers and retailers.Changes in population with shifts in household sizes, ethnic make-up and ageing consumersI...
This Bubble Wrap-Inspired Sweater Uses Air to Trap Your Body Heat and Keep You Warm - Nobull
[Product]
2019/11/25 09:04
Nobull’s founders, Reebok veterans Marcus Wilson and Michael Schaeffer, launched their activewear company in 2015 to create trainers that would withstand the rigors of a Crossfit workout, which tend to quickly wear out the average foam sneakers. They designed shoes made from a lightweight, extremely abrasion-resistant material called SuperFabric. The trainers quickly became a cult product amon...
(Infographic) Winning in Today's CPG Market : The A-Z Checklist for Manufacturers
[Business]
2019/11/25 09:03
Want to be a winner in today’s consumer packaged goods (CPG) market? Then you need to act fast. In stores across the U.S., brands and retailers are already hyper-focused on growth. The industry grew $18 billion last year alone. Being well-informed about internal and external factors that can impact your business is a start. If you’re a small or mid-sized CPG manufacturer, you don’t just need...
(PDF) NRF - 2019 Winter Holiday Trends Report
[Business]
2019/11/24 09:10
According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are going to spend between $728 and $731 billion in the months of November and December this year, with average spending for gifts and other holiday-related items amounting to $1,048 per consumer.But how reliant are retailers on a successful holiday season? Can two months really make or break an entire year? Well, it depends. According to r...
(Paper) A Sensor-Packed “Skin” Could Let You Cuddle Your Child in Virtual Reality
[Tech]
2019/11/24 09:09
A second skin: A soft “skin” made from silicone could let the wearer feel objects in virtual reality. In a paper in Nature today, researchers from Northwestern University in the US and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University describe creating a multilayered material incorporating a chip, sensors, and actuators that let the wearer feel mechanical vibrations through the skin.For now, the feeling o...
