TREND REPORTS
Artificial Intelligence That can Understand Meaning of a Baby's Different Cries
[Tech]
2019/06/13 11:02
While a baby's cry can worry a parent, at the same time it can be irritating too. A group of researchers in the US has come up with a new artificial intelligence method which is capable of identifying and differentiating normal and abnormal cries.The method can detect whether the cry is because of hunger, illness or something else. The research was published in the IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatic...
Helium Launches $51M-Funded ‘LongFi’ IoT Alternative to Cellular
[Investing]
2019/06/13 11:02
With 200X the range of Wi-Fi at 1/1000th of the cost of a cellular modem, Helium’s “LongFi” wireless network debuts today. Its transmitters can help track stolen scooters, find missing dogs via IoT collars and collect data from infrastructure sensors. The catch is that Helium’s tiny, extremely low-power, low-data transmission chips rely on connecting to P2P Helium Hotspots people can now bu...
Lego Struggles to Find a Plant-Based Plastic That Clicks
[Business]
2019/06/13 11:01
Toy maker’s slow progress shows challenge of scaling up bioplastic. Lego A/S has spent the past seven years trying to make its blocks with plastic derived from plants, but it keeps hitting brick walls.Lego tried making pieces from corn, but they were too soft. Its wheat-based bricks didn’t absorb color evenly or have the requisite shine. Bricks made from other materials proved too hard to pul...
Amazon’s New Credit Card Helps You Get Into Debt with Your Own Money
[Investing]
2019/06/13 11:01
Have bad credit? Does Amazon have a solution for you (as long as you have the collateral).The e-commerce giant has a new store credit card targeted at people with less-than-perfect credit scores. In partnership with Synchrony Bank, the “Amazon Prime Store Card Credit Builder” lets people put down a refundable security deposit (yes, like an apartment), which will be used to set the card’s tot...
Uber May Soon Deliver Big Macs to You by Drone
[Business]
2019/06/13 11:01
Uber is gearing up to get into the drone delivery game, and things are set to take off this summer with plans to start a pilot program to offer fast food drone delivery in San Diego, California.Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration selected San Diego as one of 10 cities to test commercial drone delivery. The city then partnered with Uber to test it out, and Uber is working with McDonal...
This Watch by Nendo Fuses Timepiece and Buckle Into One Single Element
[Design]
2019/06/13 11:00
Japanese studio nendo has unveiled the third product designed for the TEN:TEN watch collection. Cleverly dubbed buckle, this timepiece features only two components, in comparison to a traditional one that consists of three: the watch, the wristband and the buckle that adjusts the straps’ length.Buckle by nendo removes unnecessary parts by fusing the timepiece and buckle together into one singl...
(PDF) Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report
[Business]
2019/06/12 11:23
The Internet Trends report — everyone’s favorite slide deck — is back. Bond Capital founder and former Kleiner Perkins general partner Mary Meeker made her presentation onstage at Vox/Recode’s Code Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Tuesday.Meeker first crafted a report of this kind, which underlines the most important statistics and technology trends on the internet, in 1995.This morning,...
AI Tool Helps Radiologists Detect Brain Aneurysms
[Tech]
2019/06/12 11:23
Doctors could soon get some help from an artificial intelligence tool when diagnosing brain aneurysms—bulges in blood vessels in the brain that can leak or burst open, potentially leading to stroke, brain damage or death.The AI tool, developed by researchers at Stanford University and detailed in a paper published June 7 in JAMA Network Open, highlights areas of a brain scan that are likely to...
Driverless Cars are Coming for the Airlines
[Business]
2019/06/12 11:23
As driverless cars become more capable and more common, they will change people’s travel habits not only around their own communities but across much larger distances. Our research has revealed just how much people’s travel preferences could shift and found a new potential challenge to the airline industry.Imagine someone who lives in Atlanta and needs to travel to Washington, D.C., for busin...
