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How Austria's Far Right Turned The Stadium Artwork 'For Forest' Into a Campaign Issue
[Design]
2019/09/19 11:50
The art installation of 299 trees in a stadium aims to draw attention to the fragility of forests, but right-wing populists misappropriated the project for their election campaign. DW asked artist Klaus Littmann why.In the Austrian city of Klagenfurt, 299 trees have been installed on the pitch of a football stadium for a temporary artwork titled For Forest, by Swiss artist Klaus Littmann.Even t...
(Paper) CMU's GymCam Tracks Exercises That Wearable Monitors Can't
[Tech]
2019/09/18 10:14
HCII researchers have found that a stationary camera can not only detect exercises in a gym, but can also recognize the type of exercise and reliably count reps. Algorithm Enables Cameras To Recognize Distinctive Exercise Motions. Wearable sensors such as smartwatches have become a popular motivational tool for fitness enthusiasts, but gadgets don't sense all exercises equally. Researchers at C...
(PDF) Capgemini - World Wealth Report 2019
[Investing]
2019/09/18 10:14
Capgemini’s World Wealth Report 2019: with a loss of 2 trillion USD, High Net Worth Individual wealth declines after seven consecutive years of growth but HNWI’s trust and satisfaction in wealth managers and firms remain high.- 3% global decrease in HNWI wealth driven by slump in equity markets and slowing regional economies with Asia-Pacific, and especially China, worst affected by accountin...
Will Trade Tensions Delay 5G Deployment ?
[Business]
2019/09/18 10:14
5G, or 5th generation wireless, is emerging as the ultimate battleground in the race for technology supremacy between the US and China. Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest telecommunication equipment supplier, remains at the forefront of the trade tensions between the United States and China. The tensions can be attributed to two main reasons: 1. National security experts have expressed c...
Healthy.io Raises $60M to Help Patients Complete Urine Tests on Their Phone
[Investing]
2019/09/18 10:13
Healthy.io's at-home medical-grade testing kit for chronic kidney disease.Roughly six years ago, former Israel chief technology officer Yonatan Adiri cofounded Healthy.io, a digital health care startup leveraging AI to bring professional-grade medical imaging to the homes of those with chronic kidney disease. Its 10-parameter digital testing kit — Dip.io — enables patients to collect and anal...
Big Tech and the Hunt for the ‘Magic Number’
[Investing]
2019/09/18 10:13
Banish thoughts of Uber Technologies Inc., Airbnb Inc., or whatever other flashy startup comes to mind when you imagine Silicon Valley riches. In what’s been a bumpy year for tech companies, the superdull are the few sure things.These companies sell nuts-and-bolts software used by businesses or office workers and include Veeva Systems Inc., which makes programs that pharmaceutical reps use to...
New Recycling Method Liquifies Clothing by Evrnu
[Product]
2019/09/18 10:13
A new recycling technology, developed by Evrnu, is being used to produce a limited-edition Adidas by Stella McCartney sweatshirt.A new recycling technology, developed by Evrnu, is being used to produce a limited-edition Adidas by Stella McCartney sweatshirt. The Infinite Hoodie is the first commercially-produced garment to use the new method, called NuCycl.Although many methods exist for recycl...
(IPO) Why WeWork Doesn’t Work Yet
[Investing]
2019/09/18 10:13
The office-sharing company has postponed its IPO.WITH ITS stylish shared workspaces and chic occupants, lubricated by fruit-infused water and nitro coffee on tap, WeWork, a firm that rents out temporary offices, had seemed to be riding the wave of a new trend in managing desk-jockey life. But the nine-year-old private company has suffered a setback, announcing on September 16th that it would po...
A 'Machine Hallucination' at ARTECHOUSE in New York's Chelsea Market
[Design]
2019/09/18 10:13
Digital art presenter ARTECHOUSE announces its first exhibition in new york city: ‘machine hallucination.’ generated by los angeles-based, turkish artist refik anadol. the immersive digital art exhibition is situated in chelsea market’s historic boiler roomA 6,000-square-foot subterranean gallery space beneath the market’s main concourse, which serves as a destination for cutting-edge and e...
