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The World's First Truly Wireless Over-Ear Headphones
[Product]
2019/08/26 09:04
Making you look sort of like an off-brand Princess Leia, these little black ear-cups are the world’s first truly wireless headphones. In short, they’re the sound you’d get from a good pair of Sennheiser or Beats by Dre cans, with the portability of the Airpods.I distinctly remember the sheer ridicule that the Airpods were subjected to when they were announced back in 2016, with practically z...
Cliff Concept Boutique Hotel with Cantilevered Swimming Pool
[Design]
2019/08/26 09:03
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio has designed a concept for a boutique hotel within a cliff edge in Norway that includes a cantilevered glass swimming pool.Istanbul practice Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio proposed building the hotel on a site 600-metres-high on Preikestolen – a steep cliff and popular tourist spot in the west of Norway that overhangs the Lysefjorden fjord.It is i...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Alternative Proteins : The Race for Market Share is On
[Business]
2019/08/25 09:10
Consumer interest in non-meat-based protein options is increasing globally. Food industry players that want to capture the opportunity must understand the evolving market dynamics and where to place their bets.In countries with economic wealth, there is growing consumer awareness of, and interest in, alternative proteins. Meat has been the main source of protein in developed markets for years,...
Porsche Invests In Israeli Startup TriEye, Expanding Funding Round To $19M
[Investing]
2019/08/25 09:09
German sports car manufacturer Porsche has made an investment in Israeli fabless semiconductor company TriEye, expanding its Series A funding round to $19 million. Intel Capital led the initial $17 million investment round back in May.Other investors in that round included Marius Nacht, the co-founder of Check Point Software Technologies, and existing investor Grove Ventures, headed by TriEye c...
(Paper) New Blood Test Can Predict If You'll Die in Next 10 Years
[Tech]
2019/08/25 09:08
This Blood Test Seems to Predict if People Are Going to Die Soon. It was 83 percent accurate in a test of 7,603 people. While death is inevitable, knowing when it will come isn’t necessarily, and scientists have been trying to develop a test that could reliably and easily predict how long a person will live.While death is inevitable, knowing when it will come isn’t necessarily, and scientists...
(PDF) The Business Case for Mobility Data Sharing
[Business]
2019/08/25 09:06
The explosive growth of mobility services—scooter-sharing, bike-sharing, ridehailing, peer-to-peer carsharing—is clear to anyone who walks around a city. Less obvious but equally game-changing is the accompanying explosion in mobility data being collected. App-based mobility services enable private companies to amass unprecedented amounts of information on how, when and where we travel, and h...
App Lets Users Rent Out Empty Parking Spaces - TuraQshare
[Business]
2019/08/25 09:05
TuraQshare, described as the “Airbnb for parking spaces,” aims to reduce traffic congestion by helping drivers find parking. The platform is mostly used by drivers looking for a parking space close to their workplace.Kazakhstan startup TuraQshare has developed an app that allows users to register and rent out their empty parking spaces. The concept was created in July 2018 for the Astana Inno...
Every Billion-Dollar Artificial Intelligence Exit
[Investing]
2019/08/25 09:05
Our timeline visualizes AI company exits valued at $1B+ at acquisition or IPO, including electric AV company NIO's public offering and Roche's massive acquisition of cancer tech company Flatiron Health.Artificial intelligence is a sector that attracts big investor checks: Q2’19 recently saw record quarterly funding to AI startups at $7.4B. This included several $100M+ mega-deals to companies l...
Vollebak’s New 100% Biodegradable T-Shirt is Made from Plants and Algae
[Design]
2019/08/25 09:04
Another new month, another new experimental garment from the inimitable creative apparel powerhouse that is VolleBak… except this time they haven’t made a hoodie that glows, or can be worn on Mars, or is made from graphene or carbon fiber. This time they’ve created a garment that doesn’t consciously last thousands of years, but rather, turns into worm-food when you’re done wearing it. Voll...
