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Sustainable Straws Made of Pasta - Stroodles
[Product]
2019/11/26 09:04
Edible and vegan, the straws outperform their paper alternatives and decompose within days.Stroodles is a UK startup that is transforming pasta into high performing, edible and sustainable straws. Made from only two ingredients — durum wheat and water — the straws are vegan-friendly and decompose in days. Compared to the many paper straws currently on the market, they stay strong for much lon...
Audi Meets Audio with These Wireless Earphones
[Design]
2019/11/26 09:03
It isn’t likely that the German car manufacturer would ever need to enter the audio industry, but owning them would be quite a power-move… like flashing that branded red cap while riding around in your Ferrari. Created as a concept by designer Yonghwan Kim, the Audi Hear (I’d much prefer if they’d been called the Audi-O) is a set of truly wireless earbuds designed for the car aficionado. Th...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Global AI Survey : AI Proves Its Worth, But Few Sale Impact
[Business]
2019/11/25 09:11
Most companies report measurable benefits from AI where it has been deployed; however, much work remains to scale impact, manage risks, and retrain the workforce. A group of high performers shows the way.Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to increase, and the technology is generating returns.1 The findings of the latest McKinsey Global Survey on the subject show a nearly 25 perc...
(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...
