Medical imaging startup Nanox hopes to reinvent the X-ray with hardware inspired by Star Trek’s biobed. In anticipation of future growth, Nanox recently raised $26 million in a funding round led by strategic investor Foxconn, with participation from previous investors Fujifilm, SK Telecom, and others.The round brings Nanox’s total raised to $55 million, and founder and CEO Ran Poliakine says...

Worldwide smartphone shipments dropped 11.7 percent in the first quarter of 2020, marking the largest year-over-year decline for the once booming industry. Companies shipped 275.8 million units in the first three months of 2020, down from 312.3 million the year before.The results were heavily impacted by a steep decline of the Chinese market, which saw shipments drop by more than 20 percent ami...

And it's adding support for the web, mobile and Oculus Quest.Two years ago, we called Spatial's virtual collaboration platform "FaceTime in VR." Since then, the company has focused on corporate users who have access to pricey augmented reality headsets, like Microsoft's HoloLens and MagicLeap's. After all, who else would need to chat with colleagues in virtual space? Fast-forward to the current...

There are a lot of innovative masks that we’re constantly seeing on the internet and it’s ironic because there is a global shortage of PPE for healthcare workers. So why are designers still creating masks? Because the lockdown may end in 8 weeks but the vaccine won’t be ready and therefore we need creative ways for the mass adoption of wearing masks as a part of everyday fashion. This way we...

New Data Reinforces Social Media’s Role in Driving Bottom Line Growth as More Consumers Plan to Increase Spending on Brands they Follow on Social.Sprout Social’s 2020 Index unveils data that illustrates how brands transform social into a significant growth engine and elevates the importance of learning new skillsAs consumer purchase behavior is rapidly evolving, with more consumers turning to...

Perovskite Photovoltaics on Roll-To-Roll Coated Ultra-Thin Glass as High- Efficiency Flexible Power-Generators for Indoors.It might sound counterintuitive to put solar cells indoors, but there’s still plenty of light energy inside that’s largely going to waste. Now, a team of engineers is claiming to have created flexible perovskite solar cells with the highest efficiency of any indoor flexib...

Beauty brands continue to focus their attention on environmentally-friendly practices as they create new products targeted toward young consumers, who prioritize reducing waste to ultimately live more sustainably. Beauty & grooming brands in the hair-care vertical have found ways to remove water and plastic from their products, giving people clean hair—and perhaps a cleaner conscience.1. P...

A new report from Bain & Company predicted global sales of personal luxury goods could fall as much as 60% in the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic.Bain said predicted sales for all of 2020 is expected between 180 billion euros to 220 billion euros (around $195 billion - $239 billion), down from the estimated 281 billion euros in 2019. Global sales of luxury goods are headed fo...

Sleeper, which has developed a social and gaming platform for sports, has raised a $20 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).A slew of other (high-profile) investors participated in the investment, which brings the San Mateo, California, company’s total venture raised to $27.3 million since its 2015 inception, according to Crunchbase data.Also putting money into the Series B were...