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(Patent) Amazon Is Working on a Device That Can Read Human Emotions
[Tech]
2019/05/26 09:10
Amazon might be working on a smart watch that can sense your feelings.Alexa, how am I feeling today? Amazon may be getting into the business of reading your emotions. The teams behind Amazon's Echo smart speaker and Alexa's voice are joining up to build a voice-activated wearable for your wrist, according to Bloomberg, citing an anonymous source.The smart watch or smart band will reportedly hav...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2019 US and Global Health Care Industry Outlook
[Business]
2019/05/26 09:09
As health care industry leaders look to shape the future of care and establish a sustainable smart health community, how can they better collaborate with stakeholders—both within the health care ecosystem and those in converging industries?As the US health care industry moves toward a financial model that is based on value rather than volume, keeping people healthy and out of the hospital will...
Many of Google Duplex's “AI” Phone Calls Are Made By Humans
[Tech]
2019/05/26 09:08
The New York Times found that some 25 percent of Google’s controversial AI-powered Duplex robo-callers actually turn out to be humans in call centers.Google has come a long way in making their automated calling feature sound exactly like a real person, but the report shows that it still heavily relies on humans to perfect the system.Mr. RobotGoogle’s Duplex feature, announced last year, was c...
(Video) Ultrafast Motion-Planning Chip Could Make Autonomous Cars Safer
[Tech]
2019/05/26 09:07
Realtime Robotics’ motion-planning processor helps autonomous cars make better decisions.While most autonomous cars rely on motion-planning systems running at a rate of between 3 Hz and 10 Hz, Realtime Robotics' system runs at 1,000 Hz, going through a massive data lattice of possible trajectories in parallel.About two years ago, we covered a research project from Duke University that sped up...
Targeted Ads : Interesting or Intrusive ?
[Consumer]
2019/05/26 09:06
The ability to target advertising based on demographic traits, past purchases or personal interests is arguably the biggest appeal of online advertising from an advertiser’s point of view. For consumers however, targeted ads can be a painful reminder that we’re never really alone on the internet, and it’s safe to say that targeted (or retargeted) ads have given away plenty of birthday surpri...
How This Bacteria-Crawling Skincare Line Became a Fast-Growing Wellness Brand - Mother Dirt
[Product]
2019/05/26 09:05
Mother Dirt is adding to its stable of microbiome-friendly products. Can the brand help consumers rethink their hygiene habits?When Mother Dirt first launched in 2015, the skincare line’s bold take on personal hygiene challenged long-accepted public health concepts. The young brand infused live-cultured bacterium into its face sprays and lotions, claiming our society was far, far too clean. We...
Andreessen Pours $22M Into PlanetScale’s Database-as-a-Service
[Investing]
2019/05/26 09:05
PlanetScale’s founders invented the technology called Vitess that scaled YouTube. Now they’re selling it to any enterprise that wants their data both secure and consistently accessible. And thanks to its ability to re-shard databases while they’re operating, it can solve businesses’ troubles with GDPR, which demands they store some data in the same locality as the user to whom it belongs.Th...
(Infographic) What People Want From Direct-to-Consumer Brands
[Consumer]
2019/05/26 09:03
The most compelling reason for trying out a new DTC brand is a free trial period (27.4%).From Allbirds to Dollar Shave Club, DTC brands are popping up everywhere and across categories, imploring consumers via aesthetically pleasing, colorful ads to ditch store brands and try out their products. Still, fewer than half have purchased a DTC product, according to new data from Toluna and social med...
(Video) Ford Self-Driving Vans Will Use Legged Robots to Make Deliveries
[Tech]
2019/05/23 11:40
Agility Robotics’ Digit will bring packages from a delivery vehicle to your front door.The automaker is announcing today that its fleet of autonomous delivery vans will carry more than just packages: Riding along with the boxes in the back there will be a two-legged robot.Digit, Agility Robotics’ humanoid unveiled earlier this year on the cover of IEEE Spectrum, is designed to move in a more...
