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Instant 3D-Printed Contact Lenses are The Future - Lensy Medical
[Tech]
2024/09/12 09:03
Israeli startup Lensy Medical pioneers custom-fit lenses to address price and comfort issues, potentially changing the eyewear industry.Instant 3D-printed contact lenses are the future. You’ll go for an eye exam, the optometrist will check your vision, press a button, and within minutes you’ll have a pair of contact lenses that are a perfect fit and provide perfect vision.Leonardo da Vinci...
(PDF) The Artnet Intelligence Report : Mid-Year Review 2024
[Business]
2024/09/11 09:10
Artnet's latest biannual report delves into the art market reset, as the industry rides the waves of change.What are the signs that we’re in a market reset?It might be that Art Basel swapped its free champagne for a pop-up gift shop, or that fewer private jets clogged the airways above Monaco during the principality’s Art Week. Despite stock market highs, the wealthy are tightening their Herm...
Fulcra Wants to Give You One Safe Place to Store and Analyze Your Personal Data
[Business]
2024/09/11 09:09
The AI-driven tool allows you to connect and visualize smart watch, calendar, and health tracker data.People today use all kinds of digital systems to track and plan their lives and health, from calendar apps to smart watches to sleep monitoring systems.But each of those tools typically store data in their own specific formats and repositories, making it difficult to easily analyze information...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Asia–Pacific’s Family Office Boom : Opportunity Knocks
[Investing]
2024/09/11 09:08
Banks, insurers, multi-family offices, and WealthTechs can serve the many family offices in Hong Kong and Singapore by using a framework focused on solutions, service, scalability, and security.According to McKinsey analysis, between 2023 and 2030, ultra-high-net-worth1 (UHNW) and high-net-worth2 (HNW) families in the Asia–Pacific region are set to experience an intergenerational wealth transf...
This Startup is Making Coffee Without Coffee Beans - Prefer Coffee
[Business]
2024/09/11 09:07
Singapore-based Prefer Coffee is using fermentation to upcycle food waste and make coffee-like drinks.DJ Tan, cofounder of the Singaporean startup Prefer Coffee, pops open a bottle of oat latte and pours some into my cup. The chilled drink feels wonderfully refreshing in Singapore’s heat—and it tastes just like coffee. And that’s impressive, because there isn’t a single ounce of coffee in i...
Foreign Workers : Korea Playing Catch-up
[Consumer]
2024/09/11 09:06
Affected by demographic change, both South Korea and Japan are in need of foreign workers. Each country has struggled with opening up to immigrants, but according to official numbers South Korea is lagging behind its larger neighbor somewhat and only recently made a significant push to accept more foreign workers.In the year 2023, South Korea's number of foreign workers rose to 923,000, a 9 per...
ZipBio, A New Seattle Biotech Startup Aiming to Compress Proteins, Raises $4M
[Investing]
2024/09/11 09:05
Seattle-based biotech startup ZipBio announced its official launch on Thursday and revealed $4 million in a seed funding round led by NFX.Founded last year, ZipBio is developing a platform that “compresses complex biological structures into smaller, more efficient de novo-designed proteins that retain full functionality, optimizing delivery and therapeutic effectiveness,” according to the com...
Indio Wall-Hanging Cookware Concept for Small Space Kitchen
[Design]
2024/09/11 09:04
When you live in a small house/apartment, every space counts. Indio Wall-Hanging Cookware is a series of kitchen tools designed for higher efficiency, it utilizes your empty wall to optimize your kitchen space. Existing gas stoves are bulky and thick, they can occupy large space in your kitchen, what a waste. Indio provides you with a wall-mounted induction cooker where you can utilize remainin...
Which Countries Publish the Most Books in Each Region ?
[Business]
2024/09/11 09:03
The publishing industry is forecasted to grow by $19.37 billion between 2023 to 2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 1.2% during this period, according to Research and Markets.This graphic visualizes the number of books published by the number of International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN, a unique product identifier for cataloging and tracking book sales) registered in 2022 for the top countries in...
