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‘Mona Lisa’ Gets Envisioned In 3D At The Louvre’s Massive Da Vinci Exhibition
[Design]
2019/11/12 11:01
HTC recreated the 'Mona Lisa' in 3D for the Louvre's da Vinci exhibition. The Louvre has assembled the greatest Leonardo collection ever.HTC created Vive Arts back in 2017 to bring museums and the public together in VR, but you may not have thought about it since then. It's definitely grabbed our attention now, though, with its latest, very high-profile experience, Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass....
Is Netflix Facing a Mass Exodus ?
[Business]
2019/11/12 11:01
While competition is generally considered a positive thing for consumers, and rightly so, there can be too much of a good thing, as subscribers of video streaming services may soon come to learn. With Disney about to join Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Apple in the video streaming market and WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal about to follow suit in 2020, the industry that was once dominated by Netflix co...
Fashion Technology Style Smart Clothing - High-tech Clothing Offerings Proliferate
[Product]
2019/11/12 11:01
As half of Trendsetters in the U.S. (53%) and the UK (49%) consider a brand innovative if it creates new materials, the fashion industry is taking note. Now, brands and institutions alike are developing innovative fibers and textiles that do much, much more than merely act as the baseline for garment construction. With the market for e-textiles forecasted to generate more than $2 billion in sal...
(Video) MIT's Growing Robot That Grows Like a Plant
[Tech]
2019/11/12 11:01
The new “growing robot” can be programmed to grow, or extend, in different directions, based on the sequence of chain units that are locked and fed out from the “growing tip,” or gearbox.Roboticists at MIT have developed a new robot with an extending limb that grows a bit like a plant. The appendage can weave its way through confined spaces before lifting a heavy load.The bicycle chain-like...
The Adtech Trends Rounding Out 2019
[Business]
2019/11/12 11:01
The adtech trends rounding out 2019: Programmatic growth, measurement standards, privacy implications.Looking to 2020, adtech players can expect new capabilities driven by a customer-first approach grounded in privacy, brand experience, and standardization.As the digital landscape continues to fragment, advertisers are looking for more ways to reach customers with one-to-one messaging that driv...
Sinclair Leads $10.3M Investment in Rideshare Advertising Startup Octopus
[Investing]
2019/11/12 10:04
Octopus Interactive, a startup bringing an interactive TV and ad experience into Uber and Lyft rides, has raised a $10.3 million funding round led by Sinclair Digital Group.Backseat TVs mixing show snippets and commercials have become a common part of the taxi experience in New York City and elsewhere. Octopus is offering something of a more interactive version of this concept to rideshare driv...
(Infographic) Mapping the Major Bitcoin Forks
[Investing]
2019/11/12 10:03
The emergence of Bitcoin took the world by storm through its simplicity and innovation. Yet, plenty of confusion remains around the term itself.The Bitcoin blockchain—not to be confused with the bitcoin cryptocurrency—involves a vast global network of computers operating on the same distributed database to process massive volumes of data every second.These transactions tell the network how to...
(Infographic) A Visual Timeline of AI Predictions in Sci-Fi
[Tech]
2019/11/11 21:37
Many early “predictions” about future technologies certainly missed the mark—but it seems science fiction was able to accurately forecast a thing or two about AI.AI Basics: Making Life BetterArtificial intelligence is all about equipping machines with the ability to mimic human decision-making processes. It has a wide range of applications, from basic automation to advanced machine learning...
(Patent) Google Files a Patent Application Relating to Associating Still Images and Videos
[Tech]
2019/11/11 12:17
US patent application 20190340194 discloses a method for presenting a search result interface for a received search query that includes search results referencing an image responsive to the search query and search results referencing a related video associated with the image.The figure below illustrates an example search user interface displaying video search results that are related to the que...
